May 31, 2008

Hello all, It seems I have been remiss in my posting on the forum lately. It's weird. I really didn't have anything to say for the longest time, and then I got SUPER busy.

It all started when I was just beginning to think my days as a guy on the road were over. Doug and David started the record, and I was going " UH OH!!!" What the hell do I do now? I started to talk to Kip about another Mob or solo cd, and then right out of the blue, at the best possible time, came Night Ranger.

It was one of my favorite bands growing up. When I heard Brad Gillis on MTV, I rushed right out and bought a guitar with a whammy bar. Now, I can't play without one. You can really hear his influence on the first Winger album. Pterodactyl screams are all his, but they are frequently ripped off by me. It was such an honor to play with him. He is such a strong, moving, unique guitarist. He came into the first day of rehearsal and played the first song like he was possessed. I stood there with my mouth open. It was so fun playing songs like "Don't tell me you love me", with the double solos from hell. Brad and I spent some great nights partying and drinking and laughing. One night I made him laugh so hard that he fell on the floor in the fetal position and stayed there for some time.

It was a great experience all around.

Then I was back to Winger, who are all my dear friends from long ago. I have to say that I prefer touring on a bus to doing fly dates... big time. I spent hours in Chicago and Dallas, with cancelled flights, and ungodly bar tabs. I slept on the floor with like 500 people one day in Chicago. Flying blows. Anyway, I have videos of the bizarre nights we would have on the bus making amazing music. I play my cig fiddle, which is a killer sounding little four string guitar which is made out of a cigar box. Johnny plays acoustic, and the crew does percussion on whatever is laying around. One guy shakes two cups taped together with corn flakes in them. Anyway, we make up songs and party all night and sleep all day.

I think the most memorable part of that tour for me was the show for the victim's families of the Great White fire. I think of my experience there for inspiration. It certainly was eye opening for me. Basically, it taught me just to be thankful for the way things have gone so far in my life, and that giving comes back to you. It also taught me to appreciate my loved ones even more, when I didn't think such a thing was possible.

So, Winger went right into Whitesnake, literally! I had a Winger gig, 9:00am rehearsals with Whitesnake all day, and then the last Winger gig, where I had to bail on the last show after party. It's the one in which Kip gets notoriously hammered. He doesn't drink or party at all because of his voice, but on the last night, look out!!!

Whitesnake is a totally different animal. You can't be fat in Whitesnake. It's a serious organization that is designed to put on a perfectly executed giant rock extravaganza. I drink less, I eat less, and I go to the gym. On stage and at rehearsal, it is like having a P.A. for monitors. It is so loud and good up there that I get off hard almost every time. David is amazing, and I want to be at my best for him.

The first show was opening for Ozzy in New Zealand to 50,000 people. Before the flight overseas, I hung out with Brett Michaels for a while in the lounge. Being from around Pittsburgh himself, he loves my Pittsburgh-ese impression, which I'm told I do well. "Hey MUM, Quit runnin a sweeper up pair! We're tryin to lisin ta hity n na bloaoofish dawn ne... Uh, Even if you were there, you wouldn't get it, but he asks me to do it every time I see him, and completely looses it. He is a nice guy. I have done two Poison tours, in different bands, and he was always very down to earth, and respectful to everyone. He says the new season of his show is going to freak everyone out.

It was the first time I had done a big rock show in awhile. There was a giant dragon that came out of the ground that it took twenty men to operate. It breathed fire and had lasers for eyes. They had fifty cheerleaders that would have been hot if they didn't have zombie make up on, and I am talking KILLER zombie make up ( no pun intended.) Oh wait, that was Thriller! Doh!!!!!! They danced on one stage while the fire dancers, who literally lit themselves on fire, were on the other little stage. Both little stages were behind the big stage to the right and left, so the people could watch while Ozzy played. I hung with Zakk a bit, who, as usual, put me in a headlock and kissed me. It was great to see him. We had a beer and talked about old times.

The new drummer Chris Frasier is a monster. Hats off to him for the wonderful job he did at being so prepared, and injecting a new style effortlessly into the band. His solo kicked my ass. I've had the opportunity to work with the best rock drummers around, and I was truly impressed.

I think the new album is strong, and Doug and David did a great job. We are learning half of it, and we'll see which ones stick live.

We started this current leg in the Amazon jungle. I don't recommend getting the shot for yellow fever and going out partying all night. They painfully inject you with a live virus in the fat, fleshy, underbelly of your arm. I spent the next day drooling in a bucket. I'm not sure if I would have needed the bucket, had I not had the shot. I certainly have never needed one before. The shows here in South America have been incredible, to say the least. The audiences are amazing . They appreciate and enjoy every note.

Doug and I are playing together like two guys who have been in a band together forever, and I think we have never been tighter. We even go out there and just jam on two guitars with no agenda. People say they enjoy the diversity of our different styles. It's very fulfilling, and the crowd loves it. They can tell we are just making it up as we go along. We play to 8000 people every night, who seem to enjoy slam dancing to "Love Ain't No Stranger", for some reason. It doesn't strike me as a "mosh pit" kind of song, but they all form a hole and start running into each other, and it's like a gay cavemen mating ritual...not that there is anything wrong with that. Sorry. "Hello Reb Bitch and I am South American fan that mosh dance and say you are giant poopy man!"

So, I'm looking forward to our big rock shows in Europe with Def Lep, one of my favorite bands. On the few times I have worked with those guys, I found them all to be so approachable and fun. I think it is a great double bill, and I am hoping it can come to the States one day.

Thanks so much for all of your well wishes and support. I couldn't do this without that. You all give me the confidence I need to do my best. I hope to meet all of you again, or for the first time, out here on the road. Here we go again!!!!

Cheers!
Reb

April 25, 2007

Winger Tour Dates

June 30 2007 8:00P

Water Works Park, Des Moines, Iowa

July 14 2007 8:00P

ROCKLAHOMA Rock Fest, Pryor, OK

http://www.rockfeverfest.com/

Night Ranger Tour Dates (with Reb)

May 5 2007 7:30P
Casino Aztar Caruthersville, Missouri
May 27 2007 8:00P
Rib America Food & Music Fest St Louis, Missouri
Jun 10 2007 8:00P
Shibuya Kokaido Tokyo
Jun 11 2007 8:00P
Club Quattro Nagoya
Jun 13 2007 8:00P
IMP Hall Osaka
Jun 15 2007 8:00P
Shibuya Kokaido Tokyo
Jun 30 2007 8:30P
Kewadin Shores Casino St.Ignace, Michigan
Jul 21 2007 8:00P
BagelFest Mattoon, Illinois
Jul 27 2007 7:00P
Halfway Jam 2007 Royalton, Minnesota, Minnesota
Jul 28 2007 9:30P
Budlight Downtown Live Raleigh, North Carolina
Aug 8 2007 8:00P
Napa Town & Country Fair Napa, California
Aug 10 2007 9:00P
Umatilla County Fair Hermiston, Oregon
Aug 11 2007 8:00P
Riverfront Park The Dalles, Oregon
Aug 15 2007 7:30P
San Mateo County Fair San Mateo, California
Aug 17 2007 7:30P
Monterey Cnty Fair Monterey, California
Aug 18 2007 8:00P
Boulder Station Hotel/Casino Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep 10 2007 8:00P
TN Vly Fair/Homer-Hamilton Amp Knoxville, Tennessee

April 9, 2007

Yep, the Winger tour was a great success.  Reb had a blast playing the shows as well as meeting with some terrific fans while on the road.  So what does Reb have in mind for the summer?  Go on vacation? Take those knitting classes he's been meaning to take since the 11th grade?  How about mountain biking?  Naw....it's been "hush, hush" until all of the particulars were handled, but now the cat's out of the bag.  Reb's just gotta play!!  As reported on melodicrock.com...

Thanks to our friends at www.melodicrock.com for their outstanding work on this.  Be sure to check them out.

February 14, 2007

I know, I know...it's been a while and everyone's thinking, "Well...how is it going on the road?  Great shows?  Great times?  WTF?"  Well from the mouth of Reb, here it is.....

How awesome is that?!?!  Sounds like all is going well and they are having an ass kicking time with the shows and all of you, the fans!!  Thanks for the support!!!  Make sure to go see Reb and Winger at a show near you.  The reviews have been great and the shows are even better!!! 

Be sure to check out www.myspace.com/wingertheband for info, updates, and tour dates.  Upcoming tour dates and locations will be posted below.  And be sure to stop in at the forum, give your reviews, and meet a great group of people! 

Until the next time......

                 Upcoming Winger Shows & Locations

Friday December 1st, 2006

Well it has been a while since the last update,  Reb was  overseas with Winger playing Firefest (among other venues), but now HE's BACK!!!  Winger is getting set to take the show on the road here in the US.  Below are a few dates and locations.  Keep coming back for updated dates as well.   

***Webbie's side note:  I might have to take a flight to my old stompin' grounds in the Windy City for the Feb 18th Show.  HOB in Chicago is a great intimate place!!

Thanks to Kip Winger for the info.  Be sure to check out http://www.myspace.com/kipwingermusic and http://www.myspace.com/rebbeach

Also, Greg Napier from WMMT FM (Kentucky) dropped us a line in the forum regarding some info and interviews with Reb and Kip.  Greg posted:

"I wanting to let you know, that I will be running a 2 week part Salute and New Album Release in highlight of the New Winger effort on The Rock Show on WMMT-88.7 Dec-3rd will be the 1st part followed by the 10th starting at 10:30 pm est the following Sunday..You can log in on those nights http://www.appalshop.org -click Radio and have the live365media player and you are ready to go.

I will have clips for 2 weekends of Reb and Kip's interview that I did by phone last week.

I will be running tracks from Reb's entire career.  Even some hidden gems you may not have heard on FM radio.  We were the 1st Station in America to even play the Mob.  You can always count on WMMTon Sunday Nights to be the Home of Reb Beach in the USA.  You can even request your Favorite Reb Track on Sundays at 888-396-1208.  You can e-mail us at wmmtrocks@yahoo.com  if you would like. I hope that you guys can listen Sunday Night at 10:30 pm est."

How cool is that?!?!  Thanks a million Greg for the support, the great work, and the passion to keep the rock going!!

Tuesday August 1st, 2006

NEW WINGER CD COVER &

SOUNDBYTES!!

Here ya go!!!  Some soundbytes from the upcoming Winger IV CD coming to you in October, 2006!  Click the link for a little sample of these tasty morsels:

http://melodicrock.com/showcase/winger-4.html

(Big Thanks to Melodicrock.com and Frontier Records)

Additionally, Winger will be playing in England for Firesfest3 (click link for more info) on October 28th.  To all of the overseas fans, be sure to post how awesome the show went as I'm sure you will definitely be in for a full-on Winger show at it's finest!  Until then, Reb can still be found in the European countries, tearing up the stage with Whitesnake. 

More news to come soon!!

Wednesday May 10th, 2006

WINGER TO PUT OUT A NEW CD!!!!

Winger 2006

(click for full image)

Well the cat's out of the bag.  After a long wait and after much anticipation, as announced today at MelodicRock.com,  "Frontiers Records is particularly excited to announce the signing of Winger for a brand new reunion studio album!"  The release further says, "after years of consideration Kip Winger decided to reunite Winger for a brand new album. This finally happened when he actually "heard" the musical path where he could "move the band sound forward, without repeating the same music over and over".
Kip therefore started at the beginning of 2006 to write new material with guitarist Reb Beach who "thought it would NEVER happen! But what we have worked on sounds really good and I have been so excited to be working with Kip on our own stuff again".  The new material will feature Kip, Reb, Rod Morgenstein, John Roth, and Cenk Eroglu on keyboards.

"The new Winger album" says Kip, "will start where Pull left off and will move forward to new directions mixing some classic Hard Rock like Van Halen and early Winger style, progressive and acoustic elements that may resemble Genesis, Mott The Hoople or King Crimson". 

Winger are currently working on touring plans in USA, Europe and Japan in support of the release of the album - a Frontiers Records world exclusive - scheduled for release in October 2006.
 

Many thanks to www.melodicrock.com and frontiers records www.frontiers.it

So there ya have it!!!  A scheduled October release and another great CD on the horizon!!  Told ya this would be a great year for Reb!!!  Stay tuned for more information as it is released!
 

Monday April 14th, 2006

Reb's gearing up for some shows overseas with Whitesnake over the next 3 months.  This summer's shows will take Reb to Japan, United Kingdom, and various stops in Europe including Germany, Spain, Switzerland, and Greece.  While in Japan, Reb's going for a McTeryaki burger at McDonalds and tells our beloved Beachboard members, "I love those things.  One of the best things about Japan is the vending machines with beer in them all over the city. What a country!" 
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SUPERBOWL SUNDAY February 5th, 2006

It's no secret that Reb is a HUGE Pittsburg Steelers fan.  And guess what...the STEELERS WON the Superbowl!!!  Congrats to Reb and the rest of the Steelers fans out there (myself included).  Let's hope this is the start of great things to come for Reb and all of us in 2006!

Sunday 29th January, 2006

ONE OF REB's ORIGINALS FOUND IN FINLAND!

Believe it or not, this beauty used to belong to our one and only Reb!  It was recently discovered in Finland with Matt's help.   Find out more...

Monday 14th November, 2005

MOB SITE ONLINE, STRIPPED TOUR PHOTOS

With the new album release from Reb's latest project The Mob on November 7th, the official Mob website is now online at www.rebbeach.com/mob/ - the site has a ton of info on the project, as well as ordering information, so take a look.

Following last year's VH-1 Metal Mania Stripped acoustic tour with Reb playing alongside both Kip Winger and Don Dokken, we've got some great photography from the tour, courtesy of Scott Legato, Roberta and Chessie in the Stripped Photo Gallery as well as lots of new shots in the Fan Photo Gallery.

Monday 22nd August, 2005

PHOTOGRAPHY BLOWOUT - PART 2!

Yup - more excellent shots from the current tour from Andy Sovich, Amy Marteeny, Don Lee and Wayne Dennon in the Whitesnake Gallery plus more with fans and friends in the Fan Gallery. Also, we've got the latest shots direct from Reb's guitar tech Cris Lepurage of his new OD100 amp rack and pedalboard in the Gear Gallery.

Sunday 14th August, 2005

PHOTOGRAPHY BLOWOUT!

We've got a TON of new photography on RB.com this week, with great new live shots from the current Whitesnake tour from Tom Harris and Wayne Dennon in the Whitesnake Gallery, some tremendous vintage Winger shots from Kim Feldmiller in the Winger Gallery, and even a few new (and old!) shots of Reb with fans and friends in the Fan Gallery. Check 'em out!

Sunday 7th August, 2005

GEAR UPDATE - REB SWITCHES TO OD100 AMPS!

After years of using his trusty John Suhr-modded Marshalls, Reb has switched to John's OD100 amplifier for the current Whitesnake World Tour. Check out the Gear Gallery where Reb gives us the scoop direct from the road on the change...

Sunday 17th July, 2005

TOUR UPDATE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BLOWOUT!

Lots happening around here at the moment. We've got some great photography for you in the Whitesnake 2005 Photo Gallery courtesy of 2 pro rock photographers Scott Legato and Wayne Dennon, some new Fan Photos and an update from Reb on the road with Whitesnake on the Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues Tour...

"I am in... Ah! Toledo Ohio. Today we play the 15th show of the tour and things are going very well. I have been in the band now for a solid three years and I am so comfortable and close with these guys. All we really do is laugh. Every night after the show, we all retire to the bus for vodka and tonics. It's kind of like drinking camp on wheels. Timothy is by far the funniest person in the band and he has us in stiches every night. Sometimes Uriah and I play Xbox in the back (Halo 2, Oddworld, James Bond) and the rest of the guys watch Direct TV in the front.

Yesterday was one of those days. It was in Lansing Michigan, a place known nationwide for its good kharma! We shared a dressing room with David. When David walked in he said as he always does for good luck "Bless this house and all who are in it!" Then I walked into the bathroom and the toilet overflowed when I flushed it, so even though the room was blessed by the boss, we all got dressed on the bus!

Right before I got onstage, my brand new Custom Audio head stopped working. We used the backup head and it blew a fuse on the third song. Then I ripped my favorite shirt. I thought maybe it was just a bad day for everyone because the space shuttle launch was scrubbed that day as well.

So far on the road I have seen many of my friends from the forum and it has been such a joy. I had a nice time seeing Jean, who looks fabulous, by the way. She and Deb hung out and talked girl talk for awhile. I hung with Maz and she drove me to the airport. I learned a lot of great things about her and I like her car. I saw Jamie in Denver and we talked about working together one day. I have met lots of musicians this time out. I talked to the Night Ranger guys and the guys from R.E.O. Speedwagon. I met Buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult yesterday, which was cool. They opened for us and played great! I miss the giant Godzilla head, though!

All in all this has been the most enjoyable tour yet for me with Whitesnake. Doug and I are having so much fun playing together and we are working out new double solos all the time. David has never sounded better, and I still get off hearing him sing "Still of the Night" every night.

I guess, for me, things are really good right now. I feel good and guess what? I AM THIN!!! I am actually thin. Anyone who knows me knows that to hear me say that is like hearing me say "BEER SUCKS!!!" I always gain weight when I am writing in the studio, and "The Mob" stuff took a long time to write. I mean, I was waddling and had manboobs. I was a manly wooden swedish doll with rosy cheeks and a beard! I decided for the first time to just have a little bit of discipline and instead of just dieting before the tour, diet DURING the tour as well! I didn't think it was possible on the road, but it is so easy now with all the fast food places offering low carb options. Anyway, it's 6:00pm and we are leaving at 6:30 for the gig, so I have to pack everything up, do a dummy check (cell phone, charger, headphones, computer cables and most important, wallet. Sometimes I say "wallet" as I am leaving the room)and get out to the bus. My best to you all! Thank you for keeping this place alive and I really look forward to seeing you all out here! Cheers!"
REB

Details of shows for 2007 will be added soon.

Important!

All dates on this site are subject to change. While we try to ensure all details are correct and up to date, please contact the venue before traveling.

WHITESNAKE TOUR

The 2007 tour will be starting towards the end of summer.   For the latest up to date tour dates and info, pay a visit to www.whitesnake.com