The Ultimate White Lion

White Lion | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 4, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B0006SSS46
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,076 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Recently recorded greatest hits from glam rock barons White Lion!

Features brilliant new versions of the hit singles Wait, When The Children Cry and much more!

Re-worked and re-recorded to recreate White Lion s bold live sound!

White Lion s albums Mane Attraction and Pride have combined to sell over 500,000 units!

One of the many mid to late 80s metal acts that barely sipped at the glass of superstardom, NYC s White Lion combined great songs with a front man possessing cover boy good looks and a guitarist that some say gave Eddie Van Halen himself a run for his money! White Lion managed to keep up with the Joneses of their time a la their huge and loyal fan base and several successful tours with Aerosmith, AC/DC and the madman himself, Ozzy Osbourne! A gold album and a string of hit MTV music videos kept the band in the mix within the Atlantic Records empire until the band was able to gracefully bow out (before burning out) just in time for the grunge movement of the 90s - but not before making their mark with four stellar studio albums and a greatest hits package. In honor of their achievements, we re proud to bring you this collection of recently rearranged and re-recorded versions of classic White Lion compositions, featuring the one and only Lion crooner Mike Tramp, that can only be called The Ultimate White Lion! --Cleopatra Records

Product Description

1. All The Fallen Men
2. Warsong
3. El Salvador
4. Wait
5. Little Fighter
6. When The Children Cry
7. Fight To Survive
8. Living On The Edge
9. She s Got Everything
10. Lonely Nights
11. Broken Home
12. Till Death Do Us Part

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A look back at White Lion, sort of...., October 11, 2005

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William Matson (Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate White Lion (Audio CD)

This collection, 'The Ultimate White Lion', is actually a recent reissue of a previous album, 'Remembering White Lion'. That album was recorded in 1999 by White Lion's former lead singer, Mike Tramp. It was a collection of White Lion tunes rerecorded for Deadline Records by Mike Tramp and his solo band. If you are familiar with that album, then this is precisely what you will find here. The track listing is pretty much the same, so it should be easy enough to figure that out.

There isn't a lot to say here, since if you're not familiar with the music then you would want to read separate reviews for 'Remembering White Lion' (Mike Tramp). However, the new versions here are a mixed bag. The bulk of them are no match for the originals. That doesn't mean that you won't find some worthy moments. It is interesting to hear Tramp reinterpret a lot of these tunes several years after the fact. You'll find that the new versions are generally longer, slower, and in some cases heavier, than the original album versions done by White Lion.

"Fight to survive" and "When the children cry" are the two favorites of this reviewer. This is the type of album that will merit plenty of discussions from loyal fans of White Lion and/or Mike Tramp. Tastes will certainly vary among the die-hards.

Chances are, someone may be fooled into thinking that these are the original recordings of these hit songs. It is unreasonable to expect original versions, since Deadline is a minor rock label from California. The main point of cutting new versions was so Deadline could add those "hit songs" to their catalog, not a bad move on their part. Mike Tramp probably made some good coin off the release and had a lot of fun in the process while knocking these out in the studio.

'The Ultimate White Lion' is an enjoyable listen, whether it is really White Lion or not. Seeing that Mike Tramp is the only original member involved in the recordings, it isn't a reunion of any sort. I will say that the cover art to this album looks awfully good. Should you buy this? Sure, if you don't already have 'Remembering White Lion' then it won't hurt to add this to your collection. These are not note-for-note remakes and you'll get the opportunity to hear something a little bit different. It is worth saying that you may be able to pick up 'Remembering White Lion' (a six-year old catalog release) for a cheaper price than this brand new release. If you already have 'Remembering White Lion' then forget about it, there is nothing new here.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate White Lion, February 21, 2011

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John Jay "John" (Boston) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Ultimate White Lion (Audio CD)

I think that The Ultimate White CD is excellent,I like all of the songs on the CD they all sound really cool,If your a fan of the band from the beginning like I am you should own this CD in your collection,this is one of my favorites.