The Definitive Rock Collection (2CD) [Original recording remastered]

White Lion | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B000KN7BM2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,482 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Fight to Survive

2. El Salvador

3. Wait

4. Tell Me

5. When the Children Cry

6. Lonely Nights

7. Don't Give Up

8. Sweet Little Loving

9. Little Fighter

10. Radar Love

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Broken Heart

2. Lights and Thunder [Edit]

3. Farewell to You

4. Hungry [Live][#]

5. Don't Give Up [Live][#]

6. Lonely Night [Live][#]

7. Sweet Little Loving [Live][#]

8. Broken Heart [Live][#]

9. Fight to Survive [Live][#]

10. Tell Me [Live]

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Definitive retrospective of glam/pop metal masters White Lion. Formed in New York City in 1983, White Lion was fronted by charismatic, pin-up handsome lead singer Mike Tramp.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remastered, Absolute Rock, January 12, 2008

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LawrenceSvetlana (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Definitive Rock Collection (2CD) (Audio CD)

After many years of not listening to White Lion, this cd, bought on a whim, is what turned me into a fan all over again. I sat and listened to it, and I can only describe it as watching a string of old Mike Tyson fights (before he turned ear-biting psychotic) and watching him demolish one guy after another after another and getting better and stronger and fiercer with each punch. This cd is nothing but fifteen absolute rock-n-roll hits from the studio and another fifteen live, high-octane hard-rock epics. Each one will having you thinking it just can't get better. And then it will. And it's amazing how many hits these guys had. I'd forgotten half of them and started singing along in my head with every single one once I heard just the first few notes. They're up-beat but rock solid songs that deserve a lot more attention than they get. Granted these were all MTV Top 40, high-ranking hits, but few people remember White Lion today. They were much, much more than a flash in the pan. Mike Tramp had a genius stroke for writing hits, and Vito Bratta's guitar musicianship is unparalleled, and he's one of the few guys who sounds just as good if not better live. In the era of Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, Warrant, and Bon Jovi, White Lion carved out a niche all their own, part die-hard heavy metal, part pop, and 100% rock-n-roll greatness. This cd comes with an eleven-song New York concert in which Bratta blisters himself through every song on the set. They say he has nothing to do with music anymore, and this live set will show you how sad and how much of a loss that is. Another highlight here is how much the crow gets involved. I'm telling you: at one point in time, these guys were all over the top of the ladder. Bratta does by-the-way fill riffs that most guys never get to in a career of playing. Mike Tramp's voice was one-of-a-kind memorable, more for being unique than amazing. But, in a good way, no one else has ever had a voice like his. It's tough and gritty and ultra sexy (so the girls I know say) all at the same time. It was nice to see a forgotten, hardrock great, "The Lady of the Valley" on the live set. Rhino had to make some decisions here, and they went for the biggest hits. And no band ever had so many hits in so short a span of time. Do yourself a favor and rediscover them. You get an unbelievable 30 songs, and each one will have you jumping off your chair. The cd also includes very thorough liner notes chronicling White Lion's entire career. This is a necessary addition to any rock or metal collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for white lion die hards, February 22, 2007

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Kevin Munroe (staten island new york) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Definitive Rock Collection (2CD) (Audio CD)

Like a greatest hits on the 1st cd but the second is pretty much all live from the 1988 show at the ritz in nyc

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Put.....AWESOME!, February 23, 2007

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J. Lemas (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Definitive Rock Collection (2CD) (Audio CD)

A remastered best of with a full live show (Mtv Ritz concert) from the 'Pride' tour...what more could you ask for? Buy this!