'Songs Of White Lion' -- Album Out Now
Mike Tramp has a new album called Songs of White Lion via Frontiers. The album came out April 14.
I was surprised to see a review of the new album by the Associated Press. Unfortunately, the AP reviewer doesn't seem too impressed with the work.
"That's the problem with this album, in which Mike Tramp, the former singer of White Lion, re-records some of the hair metal heroes' greatest hits. On the one hand, this is some of the finest music of the genre, and it's great to have these songs back in circulation. On the other hand, Tramp is now 62, and the voice that powered hits like 'Tell Me,' 'Wait,' 'Little Fighter' and 'When The Children Cry' is just not there anymore.
To his credit, Tramp doesn't reach for what's not available. But singing these high-energy hits an octave lower robs them of a good deal of their energy and immediacy."
To be fair, Parry is right that the songs were not written for a lower octave. They were high and hard to perform for a reason: to show off Tramp's abilities and sell records.
I haven't had time to go through the whole album myself to determine if the review is fair or not. The review from Classic Rock / Louder Sound is more favorable, which definitely makes me want to give the record a spin.
