White Lion/Germany 1989

WHITE LION was at its peak in the 1980s, featuring master Vito Bratta, who was said to be the successor to Eddie Van Halen. A new excavation live album that allows you to fully experience the scene is now available for the first time. This work includes “October 5, 1989 Bonn Performance”. This is a super tight audience recording. Speaking of 1989, it is also memorable because the miraculous Japan tour was realized. First of all, let’s look back at the schedule at that time and check the show’s position.・January 28th: ​​Appearance at Party Ninja’s Benefit ・May 23rd – August 8th: North America #1 (42 performances) [BIG GAME released on August 10th] ・August 19th – September 24th: North America #2 (19 performances) ・October 3rd – November 4th: Europe (25 performances) ←★Here★ ・November 17th – 24th: Japan (5 performances) ・December 10th: London performance This is it WHITE LION in 1989. After the breakthrough of the masterpiece “PRIDE”, they ran through the end of the 80’s without taking a break, but the following year, 1990, there were no live performances due to the production of “MANE ATTRACTION”. It was truly a turning point. The Bonn performance of this work is the third concert of the “European” leg of their largest West German tour (by the way, the opening act on this day was PINK CREAM 69 led by Andy Deris. Unfortunately, the performance of this work was It seems that the taper was not recorded). The timing was about a month before the performance in Japan. This work recorded at such a show is the best audience with a tight feeling. The “Biskuithalle” that became the scene is a nightclub in Bonn and is supposed to be an indoor venue, but the sound is like outdoors. There is almost no hole noise, and if the edges are clear, there is no sense of distance. It directly picks up the sound output from the PA. I thought it might have been because the club was so close to the PA, but there was no chatter at all. Even the band’s fortissimo is vividly extended to the peak, and even the extremely weak sound is clear. The recording artist himself is happy to announce that he has digitized it for the first time, so it is definitely an audience recording, but it is a super tight recording that is far from a guest record. The vivid sound depicts a full show full of Vito’s virtuoso skills and 80’s repertoire. Speaking of the heyday of WHITE LION’s live, the official video “CONCERT ANTHOLOGY: 1987-1991” is the basis, so let’s organize it while comparing. Classics (6 songs)・FIGHT TO SURVIVE: Fight To Survive/ All The Fallen Men・PRIDE: Hungry/Tell Me/Wait/When The Children Cry BIG GAME (7 songs)・Let’s Get Crazy (★)/Dirty Woman (★ ) / Little Fighter (★) / If My Mind Is Evil (★) / Living On The Edge (★) / Cry For Freedom (★) / Radar Love (★) *Note: “★” marks are official DVD “CONCERT ANTHOLOGY” : 1987?1991” but you can’t listen to it. …and it looks like this. Although it is a little sad that there are only 4 songs from the famous album “PRIDE”, the number of “BIG GAME” numbers that are played on a large scale (?) are valuable instead. In particular, the encore performance of GOLDEN EARRING’s cover “Radar Love” was a passionate performance that lasted over 11 minutes, far exceeding the album version which was approximately 6 minutes. The balance of new songs making up about half of the album, the composition that ends with songs from the new album, and the feeling of expanding it by nearly twice as much…it’s a live album that overflows and overflows with the real-time feeling that was a hit from every corner. . WHITE LION is a famous band that, despite having more than enough talent, has unfortunately been swept away by the changing times. This is a new excavation live album where you can experience their full show with the best sound. A sequel to the official work “CONCERT ANTHOLOGY” and a live version of “BIG GAME”. Super tight audience recording of “October 5, 1989 Bonn Performance”. There is almost no hole noise, and if the edges are clear, there is no sense of distance. You can fully enjoy the master Vito Bratta’s skill with vivid sound that directly picks up the sound output from the PA. The “BIG GAME” number, which takes up about half of the show, is valuable, especially the GOLDEN EARRING cover “Radar Love”, which lasts for over 11 minutes. This is a masterpiece live album that is the sequel to the official work “CONCERT ANTHOLOGY” and also the live version of “BIG GAME”. Biskuithalle, Bonn, Germany 5th October 1989 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1(41:05) 1. Let’s Get Crazy 2. Hungry 3. Dirty Woman 4. Tell Me 5. Little Fighter 6. If My Mind Is Evil 7. Wait 8. Fight To Survive Disc 2(40:46) 1. Audience 2. When The Children Cry 3. Living On The Edge 4. All The Fallen Men 5. Guitar Solo 6. Cry For Freedom 7. Band Introduction 8. Radar Love Mike Tramp – vocals Vito Bratta – guitar James Lomenzo – bass Greg D’Angelo – drums