Snowy White - Bird of Paradise, An Anthology [2 CD, 2003]

 

32 track double CD anthology of one of the great unsung guitar heroes of British rock music. This multi-talented songwriter and musician worked with Pink Floyd, Peter Green, Thin Lizzy and Roger Waters before launching a solo career with his debut album "White Flames" in 1983. Mixing blues rock compositions with pop-based tracks, the album spawned a UK Top 10 hit, "Bird Of Paradise", sounding uncannily like Peter Green, both in voice and guitar tone. Although White continued to issue similarly styled solo outings during the next few years, further hit singles proved elusive and he formed a strictly blues-based outfit, the Blues Agency. Afterwards, White recruited Walter Latupeirissa (bass) and Juan van Emmerloot (drums) to form another new group, Snowy White And The White Flames, which toured and issued albums on a regular basis throughout the '90s. This collection of the cream of his recordings from 1983 to 1999 serves as an excellent overview of one of rock music's most overlooked guitarists and singer/songwriters.  

Disc 1:

01. Bird of Paradise 04:41

02. Good Question 04:16

03. Open Carefully 03:02

04. At the Crossroads 05:09

05. Snow Blues 06:50

06. Rush Hour 03:49

07. Someone else is gonna love me 05:15

08. Only Women 04:38

09. Birthday Blues 04:34

10. Highway to the Sun 03:53

11. Love, Pain & Sorrow 05:13

12. All my Money 04:09

13. Judgement Day 05:05

14. Blues on me 04:52

15. Out of Order 03:20

16. I can't help myself 04:21

17. Land of Plenty 05:28 

Disc 2:

01. When You Broke Your Promise 03:55

02. Walking The Streets 03:44

03. Chinese Burn 05:27

04. Cat Flea Jump 03:41

05. The Answer 03:38

06. Muddy Fingers 03:07

07. Voices In The Rain 04:53

08. That Certain Thing 06:15

09. I'll Be Holding On 05:41

10. When I Arise 08:52

11. For The Rest Of My Life 08:25

12. The Yourneys (part 1 & 2) 06:32

13. Whaters Edge/Stepping Stones 05:46

14. For You 04:25

15. Bird Of Paridise (2000 re-mix) 03:55