Mike Tramp - Songs Of White Lion

[Stefan]

 

 

From Frontiers:

 

Respected vocalist and guitarist Mike Tramp has announced the upcoming release of "The Songs Of White Lion," via Frontiers Music Srl on April14, 2023. As the title implies, the album sees Tramp re-imagining select cuts from his former band White Lion's catalog. Additionally, Tramp will be embarking on a 'Songs of White Lion' U.S. tour in May 2023. Dates can be seen below and on Tramp's website. https://miketramp.dk/

"For me, the period of 1983-1991 was a once in a lifetime experience. Everything I did back then was for the first time, and even though it was beyond exciting and adventurous, when it came to an end, it was more than just the end of a band, it was also the end of a very specific time in my life that I had lived and been part of. Over the next 20 years, I would revisit that time in my life in small parts, but never felt 100% comfortable with it. I simply could not force myself to recreate what I once was," says Tramp. 

"Now, here I am again, the year is 2023 and I have recorded an album of the 'big' White Lion songs as close to the originals as possible, but exploring small new parts that today I feel should be that way. I am not 26 anymore, I don't sing like I am 26, and I wouldn't be doing justice to the songs or myself if I tried to sing like I am 26. Today, I sing the songs that I wrote with Vito Bratta over 40 years ago exactly the way I am today. This is the only way I can embrace them and feel at home and be honest to myself and the songs," he concludes.
Tramp first came to prominence in the music world with White Lion, who formed in 1983. After signing to Atlantic Records, the band enjoyed great success with the release of their second album, "Pride" in 1987, which included the hits 'Wait' and 'When the Children Cry'. The band's third album, "Big Game" (1991) and fourth album, "Mane Attraction" (1992) continued the band's winning streak, but ultimately White Lion disbanded in 1992. 

After White Lion, Tramp formed the hard rock band Freak Of Nature, who had a decidedly darker and harder vibe than White Lion. Freak Of Nature would release three studio albums before disbanding in 1996.

In 1998, Tramp initially started his solo career. His debut solo album, "Capricorn" came out in 1998 and in 2002, his second solo album, "Recovering The Wasted Years" was released. Tramp would then take a break from his solo career from 2004-2008 to tour and record under the name Mike Tramp's White Lion and eventually under the name White Lion, releasing the album "Return Of The Pride" in 2008. 

Since 2009, Tramp has been writing and recording as a solo artist releasing nine studio albums, including his most recent, 2022's "For Første Gang". He has also been a consistent presence on the road, both as an acoustic solo artist and with a backing band, with no plans of slowing down anytime soon.

Keep an eye out for news about the release of  "The Songs Of White Lion" and upcoming tour dates by following Tramp's social media at the links below.

Tracklisting:

1. Lady Of The Valley
2. Little Fighter
3. Broken Heart
4. Love Don't Come Easy
5. Hungry
6. Cry For Freedom
7. Going Home Tonight
8. Wait
9. All The Fallen Men
10. Living On The Edge
11. Tell Me
12. When The Children Cry

Line-Up:
Mike Tramp - Vocals
Marcus Nand - Guitars
Claus Langeskov - Bass
Alan Tschicaja - Drums
Sebastian Groset - Keyboard
Christoffer Stjerne - Harmonies

 

 

 

 

Edited April 10, 2023 by Stefan

[Stefan]

'Cry For Freedom'.

 

 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

What? Who the fuck wants this?

[Kristian]

Should suit the astronomically number of fans of this release:

https://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=490&CDName=Remembering White Lion

[tobi is an animal]

1 hour ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

What? Who the fuck wants this?

I don't think frontiers puts much stock into that particular question with the majority of their releases.  It would seem, that any record label that has a quota of 500 songs per annum, penned by the same individual;  couldn't care less what people might actually want. 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

2 minutes ago, tobi is an animal said:

I don't think frontiers puts much stock into that particular question with the majority of their releases.  It would seem, that any record label that has a quota of 500 songs per annum, penned by the same individual;  couldn't care less what people might actually want. 

Yeah, but surely they care about money. 

[tobi is an animal]

2 minutes ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Yeah, but surely they care about money. 

I guess having the same in house writer/producer for most of the albums would save on costs.  I can't see many of their releases being a high revenue stream.

[nyoilers]

2 hours ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

What? Who the fuck wants this?

Go listen to Enuff z' Nuff release called Diamond Boy . With Chip singing it's got to be one of the worst CD's put out by Frontiers.

[tts42572]

My guess is this has to be about Tramp recovering rights for some of these songs or something by re-recording them and putting them out.  Can't see any other reason why somebody would want to bother with this or why somebody would think it's a good idea.

I think I'd be surprised if this makes enough money to even cover the costs.

[AlphaMale]

Man this sucks!

[Thomas/Coastline]

Mike Trump. Singer good is I remember album White Meow. Play 80's sounds good is.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

33 minutes ago, Thomas/Coastline said:

Mike Trump. Singer good is I remember album White Meow. Play 80's sounds good is.

You having a stroke? 

[Thomas/Coastline]

Sorry Karpet, I do that when I'm bored. It's just for fun. On facebook you can sometimes see comments like that. 

[Doggy]

Good thing ADV might not involve.

[T-BONE]

Good lord..... they sound like they were down tuned a full step and sang with much less enthusiasm...

[CureTheSane]

To be fair, the dude has to earn a living.
WL are up there with Skid Row and the like as far as fans who want a reunion, so maybe he will make a few $$$
So good on him, gotta do what he needs to do to put bread on the table.

But not for me. Love WL as it was, and now it pales.
Sounds a lot lkike Mike's solo stuff vibe, and I love a lot of his solo stuff as well.
If I went to see him, I'd wanna hear pretty much all solo stuff that suits his voice better now, with a couple of WL tracks thrown in for fun.
Live no problems, but a live album... nope.
That said, it's pretty rare for me to be interested in live albums.

They peaked with Live After Death and World Wide Live. Been all downhill since then.

[gener8tr]

On 2/7/2023 at 11:18 AM, AlphaMale said:

Man this sucks!

You're being kind.  FM got it right with Indiscreet 30... this is not that release.

[AlphaMale]

First class ticket to Sucksville.

[Thomas/Coastline]

When will there be an ADV solo album?

[Ponen]

25 minutes ago, Thomas/Coastline said:

When will there be an ADV solo album?

Don't think so. He is a team player lol. 

[heavyharmonies]

This *IS* your grandfather's White Lion.

[tobi is an animal]

7 hours ago, Thomas/Coastline said:

When will there be an ADV solo album?

ADV's main band is Edge Of Forever. He writes produces everything as always, but you also get his breath-taking lead vocals as a bonus. Well according to the write up by adv on spotify they're breath-taking. 

 

Edited February 22, 2023 by tobi is an animal

[tobi is an animal]

She's got everything, and I want it; unless everything includes a copy of Mike Tramp's new Songs Of White Lion album. 

[Thomas/Coastline]

wHiTe mEOw. gOUd is likes much hEar.

 

Sorry, OCD again. Not ADV. ; )

[DaHun72]

Love White Lion, love Mike Tramp also but fuck me this sounds awful. I didn't think WL songs could sound worse than what he did on the Rembering WL album but there you go.