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White Lion is an American / Danish hard rock / heavy metal band that formed in New York City in 1983 by Denmark vocalist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Especially active in the 1980s and early 1990s, the band has achieved double platinum status with their # 8 hit "Wait" and the # 3 hit "When the Children Cry" from their second album Pride. [1] The band continued their success with their third album Big Game. After the fourth album Mane Attraction, White Lion disbanded in 1992, but reformed again by Tramp in 1999 with all new musicians.
After moving from Denmark to New York in 1983, vocalist Mike Tramp (formerly of the band Mabel and Studs) met guitarist Vito Bratta Staten Island (Formerly of the Dreamer) and decided to form a band. Both recruited drummer Dian Capozzi and bassist Felix Robinson (ex-Angel) and named the White Lion.
White Lion was signed by Elektra Records in 1984 and recorded their debut album struggling to survive. Elektra was unhappy with the final recording, and after refusing to release the album, terminated their contract.
Both Capozzi and Robinson soon left the band. Iwan Capozzi was replaced by former Anthrax drummer Greg D'Angelo, and Felix Robinson was replaced by bassist Dave Spitz (brother of Anthrax guitarist and Spitz). Within months of joining, however, Dave Spitz left to play bass with Black Sabbath and was replaced by James LoMenzo.
Album struggling to survive eventually re-recorded with new line-up and released in Japan by RCA Records in 1984. U.S. small independent record label Grand Slam finally released Fight To Survive in the U.S. on November 9, 1985. A few months later, the Grand Slam Records went bankrupt. This album charted at number 151 on The Billboard 200
In early 1986, White Lion, a member of a fictional woman (portrayed by Louise Robey), has a brief part in the Tom Hanks / Shelley Long movie The Money Pit.
Beginning in 1987, the band was signed by Atlantic Records on June 21, 1987 and their album Pride was released. The first single, "Wait", was released on June 1, 1987, but did not reach the charts for almost seven months.
Pride tour started in July 1987 as the White Lion opened for Ace Frehley's Comet 's 80's this band Frehley. Next year and a half-filled with constant touring, opening for bands such as Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Stryper and kiss. In January 1988 the White Lion landed the opening slot for AC / DC on their Blow Up Your Video American tour.
While on tour with AC / DC album, Pride, and "Wait" single finally charted, due in no small part to the MTV show "Wait" music video in rotation-nearly regular seven months after a single release. "Wait" hits # 8 on the singles chart, while the Pride hit # 11 on album charts Pride will remain on the Billboard Top 200 album chart for a full year, selling two million copies in the United States alone ..
In August 1988, the album's second single, "Tell Me", reached # 58. Around the time the single was released, White Lion playing at the Ritz club in New York City. The show was filmed and later aired on MTV.
Pride of the album's third single, a power ballad titled "When the Children Cry", managed to reach # 3 on the charts with heavy MTV airplay, making Pride one of about 20 hard rock albums ever have multiple top 10 hits.
The success of "When the Children Cry" will eventually push sales of Pride over the two million mark. In addition, Vito Bratta recognized for his instrumental talents by racking up Best New Guitarist awards with both Guitar World magazine and Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine. All You Need Is roll Rock 'n' is the last single released from the album.
In the spring of 1989, Pride tour finally ended, and they immediately began work on their next album
[Edit] Big Game & Mane Attraction
In August 1989, the White Lion released their third album, Big Game, a musical eclectic follow-up to Pride that featured the singles "Little Fighter" (which peaked at # 52), "Cry for Freedom" (no graphics), and a cover from Golden Earring "'s Radar Love" (which peaked at # 59). The album quickly went gold, with a peak of # 19 on album charts.
After two years of writing and recording, White Lion Mane Attraction was released in the summer of 1991. More from the album "back to basics", centered on strong hooks and melodic hard rock, the album was well received by fans. Unfortunately, the album failed to reach 20 over the last two albums, charting at # 61 on The Billboard 200. [5]. He received little or no playing because recently Grunge explosion and subsequent counter-attack on all the "hair metal" thing. The album also contains songs only instrument that the White Lion, "Blue Monday", a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died when the band was writing for the album. This album featured the singles Lights and Thunder, '91 Broken Heart and Love Do not Come Easy which peaked at number 24 on The Mainstream Rock Charts.
Greg D'Angelo and James LoMenzo left the band after the album's release, citing "musical differences," but White Lion carried out by bassist Tommy T-Bone Caradonna and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Megadeth, Alice Cooper, suicidal Tendencies, Y & T, Fiona) . After a brief tour to support the Mane Attraction, Tramp and Bratta decided to fold the group, their last show held in Boston at the Channel in September 1991. Exactly one year later in September 1992, the band released the first compilation album titled The Best of White Lion.
Unlike most bands of their genre, White Lion recorded occasional songs that addressed social issues such as apartheid or political ("Cry for Freedom") and the effects of divorce on children ("Broken Home"). The song "Little Fighter" is about the Rainbow Warrior, a ship owned by Greenpeace environmental group that was destroyed by the officers of the French intelligence service. Attention to issues of political and social is also hinted at in the album art into their Big Game, which features a lion's head hidden in tall grass with the White House in the background.
Mike Tramp went on to form Freak of Nature, released three albums, Love Nature, Gathering of Freaks, and Outcasts. Tramp also released four studio albums and one live album as a solo artist: Capricorn, Recovering Wasted Years, More To Life From this, and the song I Left Behind as studio efforts, with a roll Rock n 'Life as a live album. Tramp also reformed the White Lion with all new musicians. Today, Tramp continues his solo career, is now fronting his latest act, "Mike Tramp & Rock n Roll Circuz", a band based in Copenhagen Denmark with all members.
James and Greg D'Angelo LoMenzo Zakk Wylde joined the band, Lynyrd Skynhead, in the mid-90s who became the band Pride & Glory when Greg D'Angelo was replaced by Brian Tichy. Pride & Glory released one album, then James LoMenzo left the band. James went on to record and tour with former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth and the band was touring with Zakk Wylde Black Label Society. In February 2006, James joined the thrash band Megadeth permanently. Greg D'Angelo is the drummer for the band AntiProduct in 2006. Greg D'angelo recently joined Greg Leon Invasion featuring Greg Leon (formerly of Dokken and Quiet Riot).
Vito Bratta lived briefly with Atlantic Records to help produce an album for the CPR, and then try to form new music group that never panned out. Although a dedicated fan following worldwide guitar, Vito disappeared from public view from 1994 to interview by Eddie Trunk live on February 16, 2007. Vito is also the sole owner of the original catalog Lions White four music albums. Defend their rights after Mike sold all his rights to catalogs in the mid 90's. They are owned by Vavoom music owned by Bratta.
[Edit] New White Lion and legal issues
Mike Tramp in June 2008
In 1999 Mike Tramp, with all new musicians, released Remembering White Lion, which features new versions of some classic songs that the White Lion. In October 2003, TRAMP announced a White Lion reunion with original members. This statement was immediately contradicted by other former members. Then Tramp said that Vito Bratta want nothing to do with the reunion. With summer festivals in Europe are already booked, Tramp tries to collect "the new White Lion" featuring former members of James and Jimmy DeGrasso LoMenzo, along with Warren DeMartini of Ratt. Vito Bratta filed a lawsuit claiming partial ownership of the name, and the tour was canceled. Tramp then commented that despite its willingness, "There will never be an original White Lion reunion".
In 2005, Mike Tramp organized another group of musicians known and because of legal problems with a former member named act Tramp's White Lion. 'TWI' (aka White Lion 2) re-recorded song is played and the White Lion, touring and releasing a double live CD, titled Rocking the United States in 2005. In November and December 2006, the White Lion Tramp played several dates in Europe including Sweden, Norway, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Denmark.
On February 16, 2007, Vito Bratta appeared on Eddie Trunk radio show in New York, said that despite what Mike Tramp said, he never refused the White Lion reunion, which states that the only reason he can not participate is because of her father's illness . He added that he would still be open to ideas and have not closed the door to return to the music industry again. Trunk makes it clear that involvement in the show Bratta something he wanted to happen since the first time the White Lion disbanded in 1991. Bratta take calls and answer questions from fans for almost three hours. On 6 and 7, 2007, at L'Amours Reunion Shows in New York, Bratta make music his first public appearance in more than 15 years.
Three weeks later Mike Tramp called the same event from Australia, spoke about Bratta and the band's new album, including tour dates that Tramp's White Lion recently confirmed. Tramp said that he was grateful that Bratta finally answered fan questions, the same question he himself has been asked many times over the past 15 years. He also stated that he felt uncomfortable answering on behalf of Vito, and that he was upset that Vito had withdrawn himself from the music industry.
A compilation of the White Lion "Definitive Rock Collection" released in 2007 and the band is set for a summer tour with Poison and Ratt just to be discarded by the promoter of the tour after the former White Lion guitarist Vito Bratta threatened to take legal action on the band name. Mike Tramp can finally use the name White Lion again.
The band appeared at Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK on July 13, 2007 with Poison, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Slaughter, Y & T, Gypsy Pistoleros, Dirty Penny, Greg Leon Invasion and Zendozer. After their U.S. tour this festival.
A new album titled "Pride is Back" was released on March 14, 2008 and the band is now once again only known as the White Lion. The band toured the world to support the album. White Lion tour of India and played for 42,000 in Shillong, Meghalaya, and the 30,000 plus crowd at the stadium Dimapur in Nagaland. The band was invited to India by the head of the royal family of Tripura Maharaja Kirit Pradyot Deb Burman.
A live DVD was released on December 5, 2008, titled "Bang Your Head Festival 2005".
Mike Tramp - vocals (1983-1991, 1999-present)
Jamie Law - guitar (2005-present)
Troy Patrick Farrell - drums (2005-present)
Henning Wanner - keyboards (2005-present)
Claus Langeskov - bass (2005-present)
Bruno Ravel - guitar (early)
Vito Bratta - guitar (1983-1991)
James LoMenzo - bass (1984-1991)
Greg D'Angelo - drums (1984-1991)
Dian Capozzi - drums (1983-1984)
Felix Robinson - bass (1983-1984)
Dave Spitz - bass (1984)
And Hemmer - Hammond B-3 organ (1999-2005)
Kasper Damgaard - guitar (1999-2005)
Nils Kroyer - bass (1999-2005)
Bjarne T. Holm - drums (1999-2005)
has brought them malalang latitude in world music band dunia.Penasaran about the world that follows this one more.
White Lion is an American / Danish hard rock / heavy metal band that formed in New York City in 1983 by Denmark vocalist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Especially active in the 1980s and early 1990s, the band has achieved double platinum status with their # 8 hit "Wait" and the # 3 hit "When the Children Cry" from their second album Pride. [1] The band continued their success with their third album Big Game. After the fourth album Mane Attraction, White Lion disbanded in 1992, but reformed again by Tramp in 1999 with all new musicians.
After moving from Denmark to New York in 1983, vocalist Mike Tramp (formerly of the band Mabel and Studs) met guitarist Vito Bratta Staten Island (Formerly of the Dreamer) and decided to form a band. Both recruited drummer Dian Capozzi and bassist Felix Robinson (ex-Angel) and named the White Lion.
White Lion was signed by Elektra Records in 1984 and recorded their debut album struggling to survive. Elektra was unhappy with the final recording, and after refusing to release the album, terminated their contract.
Both Capozzi and Robinson soon left the band. Iwan Capozzi was replaced by former Anthrax drummer Greg D'Angelo, and Felix Robinson was replaced by bassist Dave Spitz (brother of Anthrax guitarist and Spitz). Within months of joining, however, Dave Spitz left to play bass with Black Sabbath and was replaced by James LoMenzo.
Album struggling to survive eventually re-recorded with new line-up and released in Japan by RCA Records in 1984. U.S. small independent record label Grand Slam finally released Fight To Survive in the U.S. on November 9, 1985. A few months later, the Grand Slam Records went bankrupt. This album charted at number 151 on The Billboard 200
In early 1986, White Lion, a member of a fictional woman (portrayed by Louise Robey), has a brief part in the Tom Hanks / Shelley Long movie The Money Pit.
Beginning in 1987, the band was signed by Atlantic Records on June 21, 1987 and their album Pride was released. The first single, "Wait", was released on June 1, 1987, but did not reach the charts for almost seven months.
Pride tour started in July 1987 as the White Lion opened for Ace Frehley's Comet 's 80's this band Frehley. Next year and a half-filled with constant touring, opening for bands such as Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Stryper and kiss. In January 1988 the White Lion landed the opening slot for AC / DC on their Blow Up Your Video American tour.
While on tour with AC / DC album, Pride, and "Wait" single finally charted, due in no small part to the MTV show "Wait" music video in rotation-nearly regular seven months after a single release. "Wait" hits # 8 on the singles chart, while the Pride hit # 11 on album charts Pride will remain on the Billboard Top 200 album chart for a full year, selling two million copies in the United States alone ..
In August 1988, the album's second single, "Tell Me", reached # 58. Around the time the single was released, White Lion playing at the Ritz club in New York City. The show was filmed and later aired on MTV.
Pride of the album's third single, a power ballad titled "When the Children Cry", managed to reach # 3 on the charts with heavy MTV airplay, making Pride one of about 20 hard rock albums ever have multiple top 10 hits.
The success of "When the Children Cry" will eventually push sales of Pride over the two million mark. In addition, Vito Bratta recognized for his instrumental talents by racking up Best New Guitarist awards with both Guitar World magazine and Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine. All You Need Is roll Rock 'n' is the last single released from the album.
In the spring of 1989, Pride tour finally ended, and they immediately began work on their next album
[Edit] Big Game & Mane Attraction
In August 1989, the White Lion released their third album, Big Game, a musical eclectic follow-up to Pride that featured the singles "Little Fighter" (which peaked at # 52), "Cry for Freedom" (no graphics), and a cover from Golden Earring "'s Radar Love" (which peaked at # 59). The album quickly went gold, with a peak of # 19 on album charts.
After two years of writing and recording, White Lion Mane Attraction was released in the summer of 1991. More from the album "back to basics", centered on strong hooks and melodic hard rock, the album was well received by fans. Unfortunately, the album failed to reach 20 over the last two albums, charting at # 61 on The Billboard 200. [5]. He received little or no playing because recently Grunge explosion and subsequent counter-attack on all the "hair metal" thing. The album also contains songs only instrument that the White Lion, "Blue Monday", a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died when the band was writing for the album. This album featured the singles Lights and Thunder, '91 Broken Heart and Love Do not Come Easy which peaked at number 24 on The Mainstream Rock Charts.
Greg D'Angelo and James LoMenzo left the band after the album's release, citing "musical differences," but White Lion carried out by bassist Tommy T-Bone Caradonna and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Megadeth, Alice Cooper, suicidal Tendencies, Y & T, Fiona) . After a brief tour to support the Mane Attraction, Tramp and Bratta decided to fold the group, their last show held in Boston at the Channel in September 1991. Exactly one year later in September 1992, the band released the first compilation album titled The Best of White Lion.
Unlike most bands of their genre, White Lion recorded occasional songs that addressed social issues such as apartheid or political ("Cry for Freedom") and the effects of divorce on children ("Broken Home"). The song "Little Fighter" is about the Rainbow Warrior, a ship owned by Greenpeace environmental group that was destroyed by the officers of the French intelligence service. Attention to issues of political and social is also hinted at in the album art into their Big Game, which features a lion's head hidden in tall grass with the White House in the background.
Mike Tramp went on to form Freak of Nature, released three albums, Love Nature, Gathering of Freaks, and Outcasts. Tramp also released four studio albums and one live album as a solo artist: Capricorn, Recovering Wasted Years, More To Life From this, and the song I Left Behind as studio efforts, with a roll Rock n 'Life as a live album. Tramp also reformed the White Lion with all new musicians. Today, Tramp continues his solo career, is now fronting his latest act, "Mike Tramp & Rock n Roll Circuz", a band based in Copenhagen Denmark with all members.
James and Greg D'Angelo LoMenzo Zakk Wylde joined the band, Lynyrd Skynhead, in the mid-90s who became the band Pride & Glory when Greg D'Angelo was replaced by Brian Tichy. Pride & Glory released one album, then James LoMenzo left the band. James went on to record and tour with former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth and the band was touring with Zakk Wylde Black Label Society. In February 2006, James joined the thrash band Megadeth permanently. Greg D'Angelo is the drummer for the band AntiProduct in 2006. Greg D'angelo recently joined Greg Leon Invasion featuring Greg Leon (formerly of Dokken and Quiet Riot).
Vito Bratta lived briefly with Atlantic Records to help produce an album for the CPR, and then try to form new music group that never panned out. Although a dedicated fan following worldwide guitar, Vito disappeared from public view from 1994 to interview by Eddie Trunk live on February 16, 2007. Vito is also the sole owner of the original catalog Lions White four music albums. Defend their rights after Mike sold all his rights to catalogs in the mid 90's. They are owned by Vavoom music owned by Bratta.
[Edit] New White Lion and legal issues
Mike Tramp in June 2008
In 1999 Mike Tramp, with all new musicians, released Remembering White Lion, which features new versions of some classic songs that the White Lion. In October 2003, TRAMP announced a White Lion reunion with original members. This statement was immediately contradicted by other former members. Then Tramp said that Vito Bratta want nothing to do with the reunion. With summer festivals in Europe are already booked, Tramp tries to collect "the new White Lion" featuring former members of James and Jimmy DeGrasso LoMenzo, along with Warren DeMartini of Ratt. Vito Bratta filed a lawsuit claiming partial ownership of the name, and the tour was canceled. Tramp then commented that despite its willingness, "There will never be an original White Lion reunion".
In 2005, Mike Tramp organized another group of musicians known and because of legal problems with a former member named act Tramp's White Lion. 'TWI' (aka White Lion 2) re-recorded song is played and the White Lion, touring and releasing a double live CD, titled Rocking the United States in 2005. In November and December 2006, the White Lion Tramp played several dates in Europe including Sweden, Norway, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Denmark.
On February 16, 2007, Vito Bratta appeared on Eddie Trunk radio show in New York, said that despite what Mike Tramp said, he never refused the White Lion reunion, which states that the only reason he can not participate is because of her father's illness . He added that he would still be open to ideas and have not closed the door to return to the music industry again. Trunk makes it clear that involvement in the show Bratta something he wanted to happen since the first time the White Lion disbanded in 1991. Bratta take calls and answer questions from fans for almost three hours. On 6 and 7, 2007, at L'Amours Reunion Shows in New York, Bratta make music his first public appearance in more than 15 years.
Three weeks later Mike Tramp called the same event from Australia, spoke about Bratta and the band's new album, including tour dates that Tramp's White Lion recently confirmed. Tramp said that he was grateful that Bratta finally answered fan questions, the same question he himself has been asked many times over the past 15 years. He also stated that he felt uncomfortable answering on behalf of Vito, and that he was upset that Vito had withdrawn himself from the music industry.
A compilation of the White Lion "Definitive Rock Collection" released in 2007 and the band is set for a summer tour with Poison and Ratt just to be discarded by the promoter of the tour after the former White Lion guitarist Vito Bratta threatened to take legal action on the band name. Mike Tramp can finally use the name White Lion again.
The band appeared at Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK on July 13, 2007 with Poison, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Slaughter, Y & T, Gypsy Pistoleros, Dirty Penny, Greg Leon Invasion and Zendozer. After their U.S. tour this festival.
A new album titled "Pride is Back" was released on March 14, 2008 and the band is now once again only known as the White Lion. The band toured the world to support the album. White Lion tour of India and played for 42,000 in Shillong, Meghalaya, and the 30,000 plus crowd at the stadium Dimapur in Nagaland. The band was invited to India by the head of the royal family of Tripura Maharaja Kirit Pradyot Deb Burman.
A live DVD was released on December 5, 2008, titled "Bang Your Head Festival 2005".
Mike Tramp - vocals (1983-1991, 1999-present)
Jamie Law - guitar (2005-present)
Troy Patrick Farrell - drums (2005-present)
Henning Wanner - keyboards (2005-present)
Claus Langeskov - bass (2005-present)
Bruno Ravel - guitar (early)
Vito Bratta - guitar (1983-1991)
James LoMenzo - bass (1984-1991)
Greg D'Angelo - drums (1984-1991)
Dian Capozzi - drums (1983-1984)
Felix Robinson - bass (1983-1984)
Dave Spitz - bass (1984)
And Hemmer - Hammond B-3 organ (1999-2005)
Kasper Damgaard - guitar (1999-2005)
Nils Kroyer - bass (1999-2005)
Bjarne T. Holm - drums (1999-2005)
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