This is the most refreshing rock star interview I've ever seen. It really is so honest it's refreshing to see and hear it for a change. Mike Tramp comes out here to Des Moines Iowa I'm in line for that show.
Mike Tramp is AWESOME!!!! He has some GREAT solo stuff!! He is a great musician in EVERY since of the word!!!! But it cannot be DENIED that White Lion WAS one of THE straight up rock bands of ALL TIME. And Mike was a PART of that thing!!! But his solo stuff is REALLY good too, VERY talented musician and a real pro!!! GREAT MUSICIAN!!
Thank you Mike Brunn for bringing these amazing interviews and thank you Mike Tramp for helping me understand things more clearly, the utmost respect and love for you both.
I still think 80s rock is the pinnacle of what rock is. I'm fine with tuning things down to be easier to sing. Pride and other albums from that era are classic and are not dated. Good example: the stuff Robin McAuley has been doing for the past handful of years is hard rock every bit as phenomenal as Perfect Timing. I did pre-order Mike's re-record happily but don't really care for his Springsteen-esque solo material. Getting older doesn't mean you have to turn down the distortion on the guitar IMO.
Thanks for sharing this interview with us. Mike Tramp is amazing artist and white Lion is one of my favourite bands ever. Hope someone could bring him to Toronto Ontario Canadá. And I will always hope to see at least Mike & Vito tour new versions of white Lion songs and even new music..
Super interesting again. I saw him in Spain some years ago, at 12.00 day time performing a acoustic White Lion set in a village. Was super special. Will buy his new cd. I also own a few of his solo albums. Great artist. Thanks for the interview. Cool cuestions.
Was a big White Lion fan back in the day. Mike seems to really have his shit together. So refreshing to see an artist who is honest with himself about his legacy then and now instead of being one of those bands that are just embarrassing themselves and they are plenty. Really dig his solo stuff as well.
I'll be attending this tour when it hits the UK later in the year, as I always try to catch MT when he's here. Obviously Vito's absence from the scene continues to propagate the legend of White Lion, and it's a long shadow that Mike will never escape ....... but personally I'd love to see a tour - Mike Tramps Sings the Songs of Freak of Nature.
Vito Bratta is on the Mt Rushmore of Rock Guitartists. Tragic really with no output from him for decades. WL was a great band with a highly underrated catalog.
vITTO IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS IN HUMAN HISTORY. He actually mostly gave up his career to care for his parents. Can't NOT respect that, but yeah, he was a freaking WIZARD,
Hi Mike, cool interview. I saw White Lion open up for Ace back in the day and it was a great show. I'm sure Mike's new show is going to be great as well.
Rick Nelson had the same frustration. He played Madison Square Garden supporting a new record and the fans weren't interested in any new music. They kept shouting classic song titles while he tried to play his new stuff.
I saw mike in 98 opening for govt. mule then peter frampton and the headliner lynyrd skynyrd ! He was doing a acoustic set ! It was packed! I agree with mike that you can’t go back like you was before! If they did talk about getting back together! White lion could morph into these times still as a classic band ! But a new white lion ! It would be a good conversation ! All we can do is hope !!! Space ace Ron ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Tyler when high as a kite would open with Back in Thr Saddle screaming LUM instead of I'M cause it's was easier to hit hit cause of his non stop touting. Years later, he hits I'm! So cmon Tramp...we dig you. You can do it!
I loved When the Children Cry one say Jehovah and Jesus will change all this and they will not cry no more. The Earth will become a Paradise as it was intended in the Beginning.
One more thing , I think the idea of bringing one of your ole jackets onstage is brilliant simply because the 80's fashion was EVERYTHING back in those days. In fact, you would probably still rock your old spandex!!!!!
Honest. "I'd rather play in clubs..." Okay. I'll look for him in the clubs. We have great ones here in the Des Moines Iowa area. If he's in town here I will go see the show.
This makes me laugh because I remember reading in a guitar magazine with Vito Bratta about how Mike asked him about his trunk "Where are all of your clothes?". Vito said "I have guitars ... you have clothes" :D
Ya know how he was saying he can’t sing like he used on those old White Lion songs. Well I’ve noticed a lot of bands when their playing live, their old tunes, I noticed when I saw Ozzy a couple of years back, I video recorded some of the show an when u got home I grabbed my guitar to play along an I noticed Zak & the band musta tuned their instruments down like a whole step. I know Zak tunes his guitar for his own songs down in a low key, but these were old Ozzy tunes like the blizzard of Oz album an up thru the years were either standard tuning or at least flat tuned. But Ozzy wouldn’t have been able to sing the high notes if it wasn’t tuned down a whole step. So why wouldn’t Mike Tramp sing in a lower key? But maybe it’s hard for him sing in a different key too? Either way I at least appreciate his first white lion album.
While Lion will stand the test of time way better than anything he writes or sings now. Watch shows like Cobra Kai and you will see 80's rock is still getting circulated. There are all kinds of newer rock bands like Santa Cruz, Crazy Lixx, Hell In The Club, Wig Wam and many more Why would you think it's outdated. It's not outdated it's a genre. People still listen to it. By far more than they care about what your doing now.
seriously I believe someday very close from today Vito will say eventually Okay I want to Jam! Might not be whitelion And Mike I like his voice better now!! compare his voice in ALL THE FALLEN MEN both versions? ( here in america we only have 2) ALEX Van halen would be a great drummer for VITO ..something like that would kick this music scene where the good lord split it! half Van halen Half Lion meat! what a treat!
Tramp has had many years to write something better than White Lion has he succeeded ? Absolutely Not ….Go get Vito and grab the original 2 other members and go out doing White Lion reunion give the fans what they want.
But why is he talking bad about 80s heavy scene ? I hate it when people have made great music and then talks shit about the past, like it is better now? The present sucks, music sucks today, with a few exceptions off course .
Great episode ! It's cool to see Mike doing so well ! Mike makes a lot of sense. I love White Lion. In a lot of ways WL stopping when they did was the best thing that could have happened. I loved their last studio album. All their albums are great without a doubt. Not just Vitto but all the members are amazing players.
We had such a great time at the patchogue show. Mike Tramp is a humble dude. His presence is incredible
mike tramp has a lovely heart
love White Lion music always and my favorite band ever love you Mike Tramp
Mike I grew up listening to you man. I'm 50 now and those songs were timeless man !! Beautiful ❤️
White Lion is one of my favorite bands of all time.
This is the most refreshing rock star interview I've ever seen. It really is so honest it's refreshing to see and hear it for a change. Mike Tramp comes out here to Des Moines Iowa I'm in line for that show.
Mike Tramp is AWESOME!!!! He has some GREAT solo stuff!! He is a great musician in EVERY since of the word!!!! But it cannot be DENIED that White Lion WAS one of THE straight up rock bands of ALL TIME. And Mike was a PART of that thing!!! But his solo stuff is REALLY good too, VERY talented musician and a real pro!!! GREAT MUSICIAN!!
Love listening to Mike. Very smart , well spoken and approachable.
Thank you Mike Brunn for bringing these amazing interviews and thank you Mike Tramp for helping me understand things more clearly, the utmost respect and love for you both.
Love the straight forward, honesty of Mike, I enjoy WL but also his solo material 🤘
I still think 80s rock is the pinnacle of what rock is. I'm fine with tuning things down to be easier to sing. Pride and other albums from that era are classic and are not dated. Good example: the stuff Robin McAuley has been doing for the past handful of years is hard rock every bit as phenomenal as Perfect Timing. I did pre-order Mike's re-record happily but don't really care for his Springsteen-esque solo material. Getting older doesn't mean you have to turn down the distortion on the guitar IMO.
Was listening to White Lion this morning and discovered that Tramp is touring in hearing this, very nice!
Thanks for sharing this interview with us. Mike Tramp is amazing artist and white Lion is one of my favourite bands ever. Hope someone could bring him to Toronto Ontario Canadá. And I will always hope to see at least Mike & Vito tour new versions of white Lion songs and even new music..
Super interesting again. I saw him in Spain some years ago, at 12.00 day time performing a acoustic White Lion set in a village. Was super special. Will buy his new cd. I also own a few of his solo albums. Great artist. Thanks for the interview. Cool cuestions.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Way to go Mike! Tina from Queens lookin' so forward to seeing this all happen!!!!! Wishing you all the best on your tour!!!! Hope I can come see you.
Was a big White Lion fan back in the day. Mike seems to really have his shit together. So refreshing to see an artist who is honest with himself about his legacy then and now instead of being one of those bands that are just embarrassing themselves and they are plenty. Really dig his solo stuff as well.
Have a great tour Mike!
Great interview
Mike and Vito built L’Amours rock club in Brooklyn. Period.
Can't wait to see you out on tour Mike! Be rooting for big crowds for you and your band. Rock on!
Great Interview, Mike
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
I'll be attending this tour when it hits the UK later in the year, as I always try to catch MT when he's here.
Obviously Vito's absence from the scene continues to propagate the legend of White Lion, and it's a long shadow that Mike will never escape ....... but personally I'd love to see a tour - Mike Tramps Sings the Songs of Freak of Nature.
Great interview!
A really well done, open and honest interview with a super cool guest. Thank you. I appreciate it a lot. 🤘🤘
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it. Mike made my job very easy.
@@therockexperiencewithmikeb8365 Sounds good. Excellent choice. What about Jake E Lee as a possible future guest on your show?
Vito Bratta is on the Mt Rushmore of Rock Guitartists. Tragic really with no output from him for decades. WL was a great band with a highly underrated catalog.
Agree- he was unique and great! It's unfortunate he hurt his wrist.
vITTO IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS IN HUMAN HISTORY. He actually mostly gave up his career to care for his parents. Can't NOT respect that, but yeah, he was a freaking WIZARD,
Hi Mike, cool interview. I saw White Lion open up for Ace back in the day and it was a great show. I'm sure Mike's new show is going to be great as well.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Hoping he come closer to Atlanta on his tour
Rick Nelson had the same frustration. He played Madison Square Garden supporting a new record and the fans weren't interested in any new music. They kept shouting classic song titles while he tried to play his new stuff.
I saw mike in 98 opening for govt. mule then peter frampton and the headliner lynyrd skynyrd ! He was doing a acoustic set ! It was packed! I agree with mike that you can’t go back like you was before! If they did talk about getting back together! White lion could morph into these times still as a classic band ! But a new white lion ! It would be a good conversation ! All we can do is hope !!! Space ace Ron ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Main Reason for us to see RMC in Munich is Mike Tramp.
One thing i dont agree on with Tramp is that those White Lion albums sound dated, the production. In my ears they are not. They sounds fine. Timeless.
I understand his point in that they sound like “80s albums”, but I certainly don’t have any issue with that!
Tyler when high as a kite would open with Back in Thr Saddle screaming LUM instead of I'M cause it's was easier to hit hit cause of his non stop touting. Years later, he hits I'm! So cmon Tramp...we dig you. You can do it!
I loved When the Children Cry one say Jehovah and Jesus will change all this and they will not cry no more.
The Earth will become a Paradise as it was intended in the Beginning.
When the Children Cry is totally one of my all time favorites too. Makes me think this too.
One more thing , I think the idea of bringing one of your ole jackets onstage is brilliant simply because the 80's fashion was EVERYTHING back in those days. In fact, you would probably still rock your old spandex!!!!!
Honest. "I'd rather play in clubs..." Okay. I'll look for him in the clubs. We have great ones here in the Des Moines Iowa area. If he's in town here I will go see the show.
This makes me laugh because I remember reading in a guitar magazine with Vito Bratta about how Mike asked him about his trunk "Where are all of your clothes?". Vito said "I have guitars ... you have clothes" :D
His voice got better as he aged...
Ya know how he was saying he can’t sing like he used on those old White Lion songs. Well I’ve noticed a lot of bands when their playing live, their old tunes, I noticed when I saw Ozzy a couple of years back, I video recorded some of the show an when u got home I grabbed my guitar to play along an I noticed Zak & the band musta tuned their instruments down like a whole step. I know Zak tunes his guitar for his own songs down in a low key, but these were old Ozzy tunes like the blizzard of Oz album an up thru the years were either standard tuning or at least flat tuned. But Ozzy wouldn’t have been able to sing the high notes if it wasn’t tuned down a whole step. So why wouldn’t Mike Tramp sing in a lower key? But maybe it’s hard for him sing in a different key too? Either way I at least appreciate his first white lion album.
Tell me is one of the most beautiful songs
Dude looks terrific and better shape than anyone half his age
Omfg Patchogue!!! I'm there!
While Lion will stand the test of time way better than anything he writes or sings now.
Watch shows like Cobra Kai and you will see 80's rock is still getting circulated.
There are all kinds of newer rock bands like Santa Cruz, Crazy Lixx, Hell In The Club, Wig Wam and many more
Why would you think it's outdated. It's not outdated it's a genre. People still listen to it. By far more than they care about what your doing now.
Ouch! No master recordings? No masters at all 😔 😭 😢 I'll be ok. Let me go grab a Kleenex & BRB.
seriously I believe someday very close from today Vito will say eventually Okay I want to Jam! Might not be whitelion And Mike I like his voice better now!! compare his voice in ALL THE FALLEN MEN both versions? ( here in america we only have 2) ALEX Van halen would be a great drummer for VITO ..something like that would kick this music scene where the good lord split it! half Van halen Half Lion meat! what a treat!
Can really hear this your accent in this video
The only reason I listen to White Lion is the lead guitar and bass guitar . Not for the vocals or drumming .
Should have called the album "Tales of White Lion" . Lame pun?
Tramp has had many years to write something better than White Lion has he succeeded ? Absolutely Not ….Go get Vito and grab the original 2 other members and go out doing White Lion reunion give the fans what they want.
But why is he talking bad about 80s heavy scene ? I hate it when people have made great music and then talks shit about the past, like it is better now? The present sucks, music sucks today, with a few exceptions off course .
His butchering his own songs basically, don't see the point of doing it in ridiculously down tuned.
That was a fantastic interview you’ve got to get more of the legends of the 80s on there🙌
Great episode ! It's cool to see Mike doing so well ! Mike makes a lot of sense. I love White Lion. In a lot of ways WL stopping when they did was the best thing that could have happened. I loved their last studio album. All their albums are great without a doubt. Not just Vitto but all the members are amazing players.