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John Waite has reinvented himself several times throughout his lengthy career. First starting off as leader of the melodic rock outfit the Babys, Waite then went the 'adult pop' route of his solo career (the massive hit "Missing You"), before joining up with a few Journey alumni for the best-forgotten supergroup, Bad English. Afterwards, Waite continued on his merry way as a solo artist -- revisiting the same direction that made him well-known to the MTV masses back in the '80s, especially on his 2004 release, The Hard Way. Exactly what you'd expect from Waite in this stage of the game, Hard Way sees Waite continuing with what he's done well all along -- songs that focus largely on relationships (the album opening title track, the ballad "Always Be Your Man," etc.) -- while his voice remains in fine form. If you dug such past Waite favorites as 1982's Ignition and 1984's No Brakes, you're sure to enjoy The Hard Way. In fact, stylistically, it would have fit in perfectly as the follow-up release to the two aforementioned titles. ~ Greg Prato
Live Recording
Personnel: John Waite (vocals); Shane Fontayne (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass instrument, 6-string bass); Don Kirkpatrick (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Chuck Kentis (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Reese Wynans (Hammond b-3 organ); Sean Michael Ray, Lance Morrison (bass instrument); Johnathon Dresel, Jonathan Dresel (drums, percussion); KK Falkner (background vocals); Anthony Krizan (vocals, guitar); Debby Holiday, Dede Day (vocals); Damon Johnson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jeffrey Steele (acoustic guitar); Scott Baggett (acoustic 12-string guitar); Greg Morrow (drums, percussion).
Photographer: Alan Messer.
John Waite Hard Way Songs Hard Way Music Review Average Rating: (3.3 out of 5 stars)   John Waite is still a good songwriter
John do some nice songs here. Surprisingly there is a bluesy rocksong with slideguitar a plenty called " Keys to your heart". Also a acoustic remake of "Missing you" which win with every playing. Nothing earthshaking here but a nice cd from an underrrating musician.
Submitted by brechtelr (FÜRTH, GERMANY) 
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An acoustic,stripped down John Waite
Although most of the tracks are previously released(in John's "Figure in a landscape" cd of 2001),most fans will be pleased to hear 3 new tracks here..
Submitted by blackstar (Athens,Greece)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Some Re-recorded tracks and Killer new ones!
I recently saw him in concert where he did 3 of these songs on this disc and they just plain rocked, his voice never faltered. On this cd (produced by John) there are 5 remixed or redone tracks from his “figure in a landscape” disc, and they are all good. There is a blend of rock tracks and slow insightful songs typical of the way that only john can write them and sing them. The mix is typical of his past 3 discs; his vocals are right upfront on the mix front and center (right where they should be), giving his albums a personal feeling. After almost 30 years he has not lost a bit of his edge, he can still rock, he can still write pop songs and slower ballads, here he covers allot of ground here too. He is an under rated LEGEND in a business full of performers that don’t even write their on music. With lyrics he is a poet, he is emotional, and after meeting him in person (oh yes!!) I can say he is for REAL. The Hard Way is the PROOF.
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