Mike's DLR impression is so spot on, plus he's a great story teller.
@ScottAdair11 ай бұрын
Awesome. I still listen to Vito and Mike's work as White Lion to this day.
@johnkatsoudas476711 ай бұрын
Same here. I listen to all four studio albums often, especially Fight To Survive album. Very underrated in my opinion.
@brianshaffneraclc11 ай бұрын
As a bassist, I envied Robinson and Lomenzo getting to work with those two. One of the best rock frontlines ever.
@seagullpoet11 ай бұрын
We know that time flies……yet each year was speedball magic in the 80s. Then it was over. I can see Eddie smiling his smile “ I remember that “ !
@goodmorningsundaymorning453311 ай бұрын
It's a shame rap going on 30 yrs and hard rock only lasted a decade.
@LiquidSwords515011 ай бұрын
Teenagers + kids in their 20’s are like brain dead retarded now. They are all slaves to the Internet
@brianmeen215811 ай бұрын
@@goodmorningsundaymorning4533 yeah I really Miss the 80s and early 90s rock/metal scene .. I never thought it would end
@j.p.sixgunner719411 ай бұрын
@@brianmeen2158 it only ends if you let it.
@blahzay_10 ай бұрын
@@goodmorningsundaymorning4533you sound stuck in the past….
@richardgruenthaler952311 ай бұрын
I remember when the band was just called Lion they lived in Jackson Heights, Queens, where I lived they were a cool band. from Sweden. I remember Mike tramp, making a new band changed the band to White Lion with different musicians. The other musicians in lion moved back to Sweden and I was playing bass guitar at the time and bought the bass players Peavy stack. they were real nice guys.
@CMichaels5611 ай бұрын
Saw White Lion at Sundance in Bayshore (LI) just when “Wait” came out on MTV. Great band to see live.
@georgebarry864011 ай бұрын
I remember Frank Cariola's Sundance!!! Fun times!
@johnkatsoudas476711 ай бұрын
Love all four albums alot. Fighr To Survive is a very underrated album. One band that i never got to see live. Vito in my opinion is one of the greatest guitar players ever.
@e-rod159611 ай бұрын
I'm a big fan of Mike Tramp and I have listened or read lots of story telling from Mike through the years and let me tell you, this guy should write a book about his life!
@mercuripietro688811 ай бұрын
Mike was never a crazy singer or The best vocals out there but his unique tone and great feel gave him something
@whamsie402211 ай бұрын
Great interview. From the public perspective, a lot of these guys come across as a flash in the pan. Much respect to Tramp for putting in long years of work to achieve the success he had.
@tangerinerose372411 ай бұрын
Great stuff, Mike! 🤘😎🖤
@clemguitar6311 ай бұрын
April 1980...EVH at that time, the youngest fiddle player to grace the cove of 'GUITAR PLAYER' magazine!
@cbh44011 ай бұрын
Mike never gets credit for some seriously amazing lyrics. A true talent.
@garyt3hsna1l8211 ай бұрын
Best gang vocals in rock.
@jtaylor112011 ай бұрын
He's really cool and he's talented
@amsedelm5 ай бұрын
What a great interview. That Village People story is hilarious!!! Ha ha ha!
@bradhardisty165211 ай бұрын
Interesting comment about Roth backstage. I met Roth along with my best friend Parrish in 79 after the Logan Utah show. Post show, he was in blues jeans sitting on the stage talking to a roadie about some of the details or problems with lighting or something. Totally low key. We walk backstage with him I'm 19, Parrish is 16 and we played in a band called Roxx. He didn't talk to us directly but included us in the walk backstage. After we get in the hallway. He looks across at us and says wadda ya think of the show boys??!!. It's just the three of us. We just stumbled and said something like phenomenal and that was it. Then I talked one on one about guitars with Ed when he came out into the hall.
@ChristopherT111 ай бұрын
I met Mike, Vito, and Greg in Springfield, Illinois when they opened for Stryker I think. I can’t remember. What I do remember is Greg. He gave me a full tour of his kit on stage. So kind.
@gregc848311 ай бұрын
Nice! I drove from Granite City Illinois for that show
@tracypoole885711 ай бұрын
Stryper.
@rickfortine745411 ай бұрын
I TOTALLY DIG FINDING OUT NEW STUFF I NEVER KNEW ABOUT PEOPLE ... THIS IS TOO COOL !!!
@MorGuitarz11 ай бұрын
OMG, L'amour in Brooklyn.... I used to go there countless times. I was at that White Lion concert at The Ritz NYC that was on MTV. I haven't watched that show since
@johnkatsoudas476711 ай бұрын
Got that show on CD. One of my favorite live albums ever. Amazing set list.
@tracymallon848511 ай бұрын
Badass interview 🎉🤘Mike Tramp is super cool!! Love the way you put this whole thing together, with the pics how they match up to what you guys are saying! Haven't watched lately, so I'm definitely gonna catch up! Always a top notch channel and fave of mine!! 🎸🎶🎵🎼🎧🎙️🎚️🎛️ 💯❤️🔥🤘
@W1NGXER011 ай бұрын
I love the way this guy quotes Dave. It's so accurate. I love it!
@timothya.olmeda729911 ай бұрын
I got the chance to see White Lion when they opened for ac/dc on the Blow Up Your Video tour in ‘88. I knew about them from their first album video(s) and wasn’t expecting much from them. Our seats were on the floor mid section, and quite honestly at the time thought they put on a solid show. Vito stood out from the rest of the band though, and just was killing it nonstop. Everything from his stage presence, guitar tones, and playing was spectacular and as well as the band. Most of the crowd agreed, but of course were reluctant to give them much credit simply because ac/dc fans have always been critical no matter who opened for them. For the final bow at the end though the crowd agreed that they did put on a great show and gave them a well deserved applause, and some screams from the few female fans in attendance.
@Geerladenlad11 ай бұрын
Pride Tour?
@treff922611 ай бұрын
Vito was indeed a special player, the man had it all, technique, tone, phrasing....White Lion was special mainly due to Vito Bratta! It kills me that he retired so early - kills me!
@johnkatsoudas476711 ай бұрын
@@treff9226I agree. Vito is indeed very special, and I also hate that he retired at such a young age. Incredible guitar player!
@johnsmith-ug5tp11 ай бұрын
Now those are some great stories!
@julienceaser11 ай бұрын
Very cool, Such a humble guy what at thrill it must've been to not only find out that Eddie remembered but to be able to share the story with his son. Wolfie!~
@ejames64317 ай бұрын
I saw Mike play in NY with Vito when they were a club band. They were awesome! Mike was an all around great front man.
@skaz7779 ай бұрын
Zounds! That guy seems as genuine as he is entertaining! i really enjoyed this video.
@MusicGhostAccount6 ай бұрын
Mike had a club in Michigan and i performed there many times. He was so nice and honest. Cool guy with zero ego!
@JNC197311 ай бұрын
I never realized from listening to White Lion back in the 80s that Mike Tramp had an accent. I always assumed he was just another American White Boy from California or something. Like the accent goes away when he sings some how.
@_Clem_H_Fandango_6 ай бұрын
English, Irish,, Australia, and etc. sings with an American accent. Which means our dialect of English is music to everyone.
@jacobfralin54826 ай бұрын
I LOVE, absolutely LOVE the way he pronounces the word love. lol though it made him come off a bit odd… 😅
@localcrew15 күн бұрын
Singing and speaking are very different things and are actually processed in different areas of the brain. The American country artist and songwriter Mel Tillis was known for his lifelong stutter but he had no trouble singing because of the separation phenomenon. Speech therapists can sometimes help those with a stutter by having patients do rhythm and breathing exercises that can re-route the neural pathways in the brain and make the brain use the “singing” part for speech. So yeah -that kind of explains the accent thing.
@TempleGuitars8 ай бұрын
His DLR impersonation is amazing hahaha!
@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.11 ай бұрын
White Lion produced some of the greatest melodic metal from the 80’s their first two albums were excellent too bad they didn’t last longer they were such a good band .
@seagullpoet11 ай бұрын
I agree. Tramp’s voice was so unique. Vito’s playing. Glad they met !
@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.11 ай бұрын
@@seagullpoet Tramp and Bratta were such a good fit it was all about melody with them and just heavy enough 🤘
@deejay706011 ай бұрын
None of those “glam bands” from the 80’s were metal. They were rock n roll bands.
@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.11 ай бұрын
@@deejay7060 “Glam” metal or rock n roll whichever
@doctordetroit433911 ай бұрын
The 80s were incredible.....I would give my left nut to go back and stay there. If you missed it...too bad. White Lion was awesome. All the bands were awesome. What an incredible time it was. THANK YOU GOD for letting me be alive back then.
@christophercirocco86115 ай бұрын
Amazing stories and MT, you took some of those influences and became a fantastic front/vocal/entertainer!
@jamestcallahanphotographer6 ай бұрын
Holy shit, Mike is funny! Very enjoyable to listen to, especially the VH stories. 😄
@pedraw11 ай бұрын
Fascinating story.
@propaul442811 ай бұрын
Rock on
@kevinstimelsky67311 ай бұрын
Great story!!
@clausm22035 ай бұрын
Great video🙂🤘
@dennydude37375 ай бұрын
Mike Tramp is one of the great story tellers of his heyday. Hands down. I could listen to him for hours. Lol.
@GembaDocs6 ай бұрын
Love White Lion and these stories are great. These boys lived!
@charlesmayer709711 ай бұрын
This was a great video. I've heard these stories before but Mike really told them with a different twist and I was laughing most of the time. Thanks for sharing.
@stevedahl11 ай бұрын
Mainly the Vito solos. Vito was one of the best
@treff922611 ай бұрын
Lethal guitarist, Vito retired way too early! Dude was special!
@johnkatsoudas476711 ай бұрын
One of the greatest guitar players ever. Very special indeed.
@stevedahl11 ай бұрын
@@treff9226 his solos were best part of song Derrick Frigo in Enuff Z Znuff was another guy that was killer
@treff922611 ай бұрын
@@stevedahl Big fan of Enuff z Nuff! Always appreciated their strong vocals, hooks and tight songwriting. Cheap Trick is right near the top of my favorite bands list and Chip and Donnie came real close to matching them! And Derek's early years stint with the band showed his tuneful playing, with memorable soloing and really dug his tone! Nice call on his playing! You can remember his solos, only highly talented guitarists are capable of being able to combine notes that stick in the head. Howard Stern got me into the band, he was constantly praising them! Stern has damn good taste in music, he loved Leslie West and Mountain, as well!
@beeemm25789 ай бұрын
Wow...this guy in voice and everything else, isn't what I thought he was. This interview was captivating to say the least. What stories..
@blueberrypie86917 ай бұрын
Loved White Lion, always wondered what happened to them.
@johnspeck11 ай бұрын
Too many egos in the highest echelons on music. "Don't meet your idols" Kudos to Mike for staying grounded.
@432b86ed11 ай бұрын
Back then I could take or leave WL. but this dude Mike is more convincing than the guy he looked up to. That counts.
@bradhardisty165211 ай бұрын
Great Van Halen stories.
@dangermartin6911 ай бұрын
This gives insight to why Lars talks the way he does, since he's Danish as well.
@jimswordsnchords175911 ай бұрын
Great interview!
@CarrigansGuitarClub11 ай бұрын
Wolfgang must be very sensitive about his father - great to hear that!
@paulthompson864211 ай бұрын
Thank you
@kerzytibok321111 ай бұрын
I always admired White Lion because they openly admitted they were copying Van Halen and did it proudly --- Vito said he tapped in his songs as a sign of respect for Eddie --- and Mike was obviously copying Diamond Lee's look and hairstyle
@NEWYORKSTORM1311 ай бұрын
With Vito I remember reading something back in the day how it was his shout out to EVH. But Tramp didn't do a thing to have "DL Roth's look". I mean there were so many members of just as many bands that were out. It just so happen to turn out that similar/same look.
@kerzytibok321111 ай бұрын
@@NEWYORKSTORM13 you obviously didn't pay attention to this interview because Tramp openly admitted that VH was the template he wanted to follow --- both in look and sound
@Dan.505 ай бұрын
I saw White Lion open for AC/DC in G'boro back in the 80's.
@Richard-177611 ай бұрын
"Studs! They'll think you're the new Village People." lol
@GTLyons11 ай бұрын
Great story... man, I miss those days...
@bcanfield186011 ай бұрын
“ A visual date…whatever you may make of that” Is Mike Tramp implying that his future ( now ex) wife was DLR’s beard?
@jasona580611 ай бұрын
Bad ass
@johnprettie234811 ай бұрын
Fleur did some stuff for Motley Crue as well if I'm not mistaken.
@jackwillson80999 ай бұрын
Cool shit mike stories are killer lucky man 👍
@michaeldcarson489411 ай бұрын
Fantastic
@Dastardly_X11 ай бұрын
🤘🏻 🌟 🤘
@jamesbarrick340311 ай бұрын
Not gonna lie - I don't care for White Lion. But that guy has stories and educated and he is living his life for sure.
@GORGOROTH4211 ай бұрын
Big Game was a pretty good album!!
@user-cs6up8eq7s11 ай бұрын
They were just as good if not better if any of the rest of those lame hair bands of that day they sure had a hell of a lot better guitar player than all the rest of them
@warriorv935911 ай бұрын
They had a badass song
@CrimeSchool1389 ай бұрын
White Lion was the best hair band
@jamesdelaney379711 ай бұрын
Great story
@dtcdtc83287 ай бұрын
Just did a quick search on him. Something Ive began doing back around 2015. I refuse to listen to a word from anyone if they are in the group of people that tows that communist talking points. This Mr Trempenau is a solid dude . I can still listen to W.L & D.L. so many I refuse to listen to now, its sad but , none of us should be supporting bands and people who support the present regimes by either agreeing with them or staying silent .
@johnsmith-ug5tp11 ай бұрын
"Studs?" That aint gonna work in America. They're gonna think your the new village people. haha He does a great Dave impression and he was right. haha
@whamsie402211 ай бұрын
He studied and studied American culture and the rock scene, but there are some things you can’t learn in books!
@medievaltimes647311 ай бұрын
Listen To The Flower People
@ccerwin11 ай бұрын
well, When you are around friends “who have seen you naked” lol,, don’t take it personally it’s a routine, not meant to be a personal attack is all… imho. Thank you 🙏 for sharing your memories
@synthogd80811 ай бұрын
White lion was the closest thing to Van Halen but without ripping them off. Like Zakk said Vito was the only guitar player in the 80s who did tapping with class while obviously inspired by Van Halen didn’t sound like a cheap ripoff
@sparkonthehorizon11 ай бұрын
Sounds about Dave...
@dougmiller560811 ай бұрын
Mr Yngwie Malmsteen is another guitarist that many people have forgotten. Check him out
@doctordetroit433911 ай бұрын
Vito was every bit as good a shredder as EVH......maybe even a better melodic one at that. There was no one better at point for point melodic shredding than Vito.
@DeeJay00311 ай бұрын
You obviously haven't listened to much Van Halen - Listen to his live solo on the concert 'live without a net' and think again. There is no comparison, lol
@jimmycampbell7811 ай бұрын
Vito is/was a great guitar player. Of course Eddie van Halen was the original and the innovator. But I think you need to check Vito out as well- he was a great technical player too.
@toddprater1411 ай бұрын
Eddie said out of all the 80’s guys that copped my style , none of them impressed me much , but this guy Vito bratta, he gets it(or something to that effect)..they even did a photo shoot and Vito said he was Eddie and Eddie said he was Vito. Lol…Vito phrasing , and solos were very melodic and I think that’s why Ed liked him ….
@user-cs6up8eq7s11 ай бұрын
Doctor Detroit you Don't know Jack 💩 boy
@user-cs6up8eq7s11 ай бұрын
@@cryptoholica72 agreed
@1224Peterson11 ай бұрын
Amazing Van Halen stories and Mike tells them so well, it's a shame DLR treated him like a nobody later on but that's Dave I guess lol. Small world!
@pulsarlights282511 ай бұрын
"An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance" David Lee Roth If you ever heard him sing live, you know that's the truth.....
@joeinjun40111 ай бұрын
Roth never ever was a singer, but that's what made VH a stand alone band. Edward was the heart, Dave brought the attitude.
@jwhowsezjwhowsez544811 ай бұрын
I HATE KZbin!! POLITICS AND CENSORSHIP but love to find gems like these vids!! Great Post!!!
@user-cs6up8eq7s11 ай бұрын
And most normal people hate Trump knob shiners like you
@kevbev152411 ай бұрын
Hail Mary
@steevkelly11 ай бұрын
11:33 - even just as a "visual" date whatever you may make out of that - wonder what mr. tramp is implying there. hmmmm....
@DirtySouthConnection80311 ай бұрын
I picked up on that as well. I've always wondered and thought that, about Dave. Mike pretty much just said it all, without saying it.
@Drfrostybrew11 ай бұрын
Yep. He def said it. 😮
@whamsie402211 ай бұрын
Exactly. I am on my way to Google Dave’s personal life.
@AJ-yi6hg11 ай бұрын
I heard about this in a different interview with another person maybe 2 years ago? Can't remember but u can probably find it if u really wanted to. A credible person making the same indirect remark.
@glampervert11 ай бұрын
A friend of mine who lived in LA 30 years ago,who I haven't spoken to in years,told me a story of his buddy who knew people in the music scene there,who got a call from Dave one time,wanting him to come over his house for some gay activity.Dude was surprised and was saying something about"I didn't know you were into that,what about your reputation with groupies"The quote I got from my friend,his buddy told him Dave said"I'm sick of pussy,I've had so much pussy,I want to try some new things..."Now I wonder how many times over the years Dave used that line on cute guys he was trying to hook up with?😂Every time I hear stories about Dave being in the closet gay ever since,I think about that story my friend told me.😅
@mikedegarmo320311 ай бұрын
Dude, you're like a police interrogator the way you go after these people when they give those vague answers to your questions. Most every other interviewer out there NEVER bother to get to the bottom of anything, are afraid to "rock the boat", and just take what they get. YOU ARE THE MASTER!!!!
@Purespirit77711 ай бұрын
Not a fan of the band White Lion at all but I like the stories...
@hellchild666811 ай бұрын
Didn't know Mike tramp is Danish?
@scottm28283 ай бұрын
Sounds like he could be Lars Ulrich’s cousin.
@scottwhite275711 ай бұрын
Interesting, jumping around stage for Screaming girls.. what a life.. Studs.
@Desmondbrowne66611 ай бұрын
White Lion were a remarkably average band, insignificant even.😊
@steveludwig420011 ай бұрын
Who is this guy? NEver heard of him/ LOL
@jamesragsdale820211 ай бұрын
His ex-wife weny on a visual date? That's a platonic date just for show? He is implying Dave swings gay or bi?
@drphuckurfeelingsproffesor864811 ай бұрын
Truthfully White lion was freaking horrible !!!
@DemskePaul20179 ай бұрын
Sounds like a bot
@thebluesrockers11 ай бұрын
So "Mike Tramp" stole his stage persona from "Diamond Dave" & "Diamond Dave" stole his stage persona from "Jim Dandy" I wasn't into "White Lion" at all. I loved the Van Halen "DLR" years. hated "Van Hagar" I liked "BOA" but I also hated seeing Mike, Dave and Jim Dandy all prance around on stage like a male stripper. I understand why women may have enjoyed it but come on guys. There shouldn't be any straight guys that actually like their male stripper persona's!"
@guitar-phantom11 ай бұрын
old news
@ST-lm9bh11 ай бұрын
Can ya hear them crying out...... for the people in El Salvador... Hear them cry.....
@michaelmichaels13811 ай бұрын
That dude sounds really cool but I never got into White Lion, the name was too gay for me at the time.
@user-cs6up8eq7s11 ай бұрын
🤪🤪🤪🤪
@e-mail88111 ай бұрын
W.L. was totally irrelevant... Pure garbage.
@Geerladenlad11 ай бұрын
Poser 🤡
@punkassfunk11 ай бұрын
Most singers sing at a higher pitch than they speak. Not this guy...
@guitarizt684 ай бұрын
Christ that guy's dialect is so terrible I couldn't even make it through the interview!