Danger Danger Bassist on Joining White Lion, Vito Bratta, Mike Tramp - Bruno Ravel Interview - 2021
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- This excerpt was taken from a full in bloom interview with Danger Danger Bassist Bruno Ravel.
Bruno talks about his days in White Lion, Vito Bratta, Mike Tramp, Greg D'Angelo, Dave Spitz, Twisted Sister, White Tiger, Prophet, & more.
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I absolutely dig the hell outta this channel !
Absolutely! These interviews are like the first time you got to see a behind-the-scenes footage of a movie being made and your thinking "ohh, that's how they did that!?". Something kind of like that lol.
Agreed!
Hell yeah!
Subbed recently. Lot of good stuff here.
Same here dude.
Dave Spitz is Danny Spitz's older brother. The White Lion/Anthrax connection deepens.
Except Dan made edgy and amazing music while his brother pursued a career in Shit Music
Do you know of another connection between W.L. and Anthrax?
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Dave played with Black Sabbath dude.
@@mariopalos9238
Greg D'Angelo.
@@Powermad-bu4em I was going to say "shit music"?...yeah, dude is a beast and a really nice guy..I agree on the Dan comment but..damn
Great interview. I'd be interested to hear any stories about his days with Danger Danger!
These clips are f'n Awesome! I love the longer clips like this one. Interviewing people that were 'lesser known' contributors are my fav to listen to,they give more of a non-biased perspective most times.
Awesome Interview Bruno is a Stellar Musician
He does a pretty good version of Mike Tramp's accent!
I love Vito and Mike, but without knowing what Bruno had to offer in songwriting that's short-sighted on Vito & Mike's part. Could have been a big hit in there somewhere.
Awesome, as always.
Makes me wanna listen to the whole interview.
Vito was in a band called Dreamer before WL. He had another guitar player named Ace I believe. He was dropping jaws even then. Saw them many times along with White Tiger, Twisted, and all the other Jersey club bands Late 70's all through the 80's. Hole in the Wall, Soap Factory, Mothers. NJ had a great club scene.
Bruno, you were remembering the band Zebra. They were from Louisiana and were a trio. They performed in the Tri-State area all of the time.
Came here to say this
Thanks for posting that, Jim. I've been listening to Zebra for over 35 years, and I always thought they were Canadian. I guess they just had a different vibe than most American bands, and I got it wrong.
Another cool interview .. :)
Bruno Ravel, a very good bassist songwriter. Had White Lion taken him in, they would have far reach than what they are now. M addicted to Danger Danger's debut album, Screw It and Cockroach esp. with Andy Timmons. 3 amazing rock albums each with 3 different color vibes. Amazing history, love it.
Why would you say that? Lomenzo was great in White Lion and the rhythm section wouldn’t have been the same with Bruno in the band. Not to mention Bratta didn’t want anyone contributing to the music so Bruno’s ideas would have gone nowhere.
I dont know about that. White Lion was more succesful than Danger Danger and Lomenzo was a great fit for White Lion.
I was hoping it was Mike and Vito getting back together now.
That's a cream dream bro. I saw Tramps White Lion a few years ago. It was great just to hear the songs live. The guitarist played them well, but not like Vito.
This stuff is Gold. I love glam rock music and I enjoy glam rock news.
Such a great channel. Cheers brother. Would love to have a few beers with you and chat the best music - 80s rock. Austin TX.
I was from Jersey and White Lion was popular there. Those days I would see guys would start looking like Mike Tramp and all the hair, even on the shore boardwalk.
Any White Lion, White Tiger, Prophet stories?
@@fullinbloom well I have not met any of the actual rock stars, I know White Lion songs get played a lot on New York's radio rock stations in the 1980s which lead me to purchase Fight to Survive album. So what I meant was in those days young guys (who have the looks) in Jersey wanted to look like "hair" rocker like Mike Tramp and other popular rock stars of the time.
@@fullinbloom I am friends with the prophet guitar player Kenny Dubman, he is still making music, has an album coming out soon and his stuff is killer. I am a life long 45 yr old jersey resident that was deeply involved in the late 80's music scene.
@@potatolew4495 Absolutely. You can send the info through the website fullinbloom.com if you like. I would love to interview him. Thank you!
I think Bruno's misremembering Winger. They were from Colorado, not New Orleans. Lillian Axe, according to the LaMour Wikipedia page, played at the club and they were from New Orleans. Although, reading the Lillian Axe history, I don't see that they were ever a trio. (Sorry,, that's all I got.)
Somebody else pointed out it was probably Zebra, who were a hell of a band.
Zebra split time between New York and their home of New Orleans in the late 70's/early 80's. Lillian Axe was a four piece that added keys/second guitar when they were signed in 87, they never spent a lot of time in the New York area.
Both banes are still active, Zebra with the original three guys. (My nickname came from a tour with Lillian a long time ago)
Absolutely correct. I live in Nola and I wish Kip lived here! His home base is in Nashville now, though. I am guessing it's cause it is such a good music town, in general, and a scenic, mountainous area that's much more laidback and low-cost than other places. Paul Taylor lives there, as well.
It would be interesting to hear about Ravel's time in Talas, when he replaced Billy Sheehan.
You will. I asked him.
@@fullinbloom That's fantastic - looking forward to it. Thank you.
Like I said on twitter,the best podcasts on the net. Be interesting to interview Mick mars when the motley thing is over(again!)
So great
These videos are the next best thing to the 80s
What great interviews man. The best online. I've not seen any other news outlets, or podcasts or anything that gets the dirt and or just cool info you get. Thanks for sharing man.
Lamour East was about a mile from my house in Queens. I saw a bunch of bands there when I was a teenager. Lamour in Brooklyn was THE rock club in NYC at the time though. I saw Slayer and L.A. Guns there at different times. It’s a shame about Vito because he could’ve had an epic career but it was his choice to go away so I wish him the best.
Lamours is in Brooklyn I went to a show there in winter and came out to a car with its window smashed out. I noticed all the other cars on my side of the street smashed too tuff place
Although short lived, I miss those days where bands would tour and play live then cut a demo or album. These days there is no music scene, it's all crap/garbage on the radio.
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On the radio? Even that doesn't exist anymore - it's all online now.
@@TLofHTown Yeah, I guess we progressed from having 2 FM rock stations to blue tooth, sirius, playlists, Spotify, downloading disographies, RUclips etc. I miss those days though- Friday midnight albums, plus live concert simulcasts, album of the year countdown, etc.
2:30 I saw White Lion get deafeningly booed offstage at the NJ Meadowlands show 1989 opening for Ozzy. That poofy lead singer was so awful that the audience was throwing M80 fireworks at him!! He stopped the show and started insulting the audience for not appreciating his wanna-be rockstar goofyness, and they threw another round at him and it blew out the PA!! I remember it like it was yesterday. Major props to bassist James Lomenzo for standing his ground. He was by FAR the most humble [and subsequently most successful] member of that group.
White lion was a great band
Kip Winger's little brother did back up vox on Lillian Axe's debut
And here I was hoping it a Mike and Vito White Lion reunion
Imagine if Mike Tramp joined Danger Danger...
Good stuff thanks
I have heard and read so many interviews that almost universally said that Vito was an absolute prick to anyone whose name wasn't "Vito Bratta"...
When I went to see white Lion open up for Cinderella in 1989 after the show fans gathered by the buses to get autographs I remember one guy walking up to Vito and saying hey dude can I get your autograph obvious the guy didn't know his name he just knew he played in a band and Vito looked and him and said MY NAME AIN'T DUDE
He's a prick from long Island right..? Still one of the best guitarists ever
@@gasiouswiener I don't know about "ever", but he had some brilliant moments on Pride and Big Game.
@@gasiouswiener Vito lived in Staten Island
@George Lynch Dixon yeah one of those islands. I'm from Texas so I have no idea lol
When I was young I wished I could play an instrument and be in a rock band BUT I wouldn't want all the drama and diva bull shit. I don't know why many of these people just couldn't simply play and have fun but not too much and being over the top and to check their attitudes and egos at the door. I would have liked to have been in a band like Rush for one example. A good happy balance of having a little fun but being a serious musician and having a middle class work ethic like those guys, being humble, and having a little bit of class. Too many of these 80's rock stars were a bunch of conceited trouble making douche bags.
Ran lights for Danger Danger in Bradenton, Florida at the Crowne Lounge they had a laser setup, met my future ex wife at that show, also down the road was the porn shop theater that Peewee got busted
1:36 Greg D'Angelo White Lion/Anthrax drummer...WHAT? Charlie Benante is the only drummer Anthrax has ever had.
Between 1981 and 1983, D'Angelo was a member of Anthrax.[1] After leaving Anthrax, D’Angelo joined Cities. In 1985 he appeared on the Jack Starr Rock the American Way LP.
@@robertthomas7239 Damn, I just learned something new, back in their demo days.
@@robertthomas7239 They had another drummer in between then also named Dave Weiss
@@cheeseguy4998 Dave Weiss was before D'Angelo.
@@robertthomas7239 Yea i relised my mistake afterwards :P
You said Winger KIX songs? Please elaborate!
I think Winger is based out of New York not New Orleans. 👍
Vito one of those lucky guitar players who has a very distinct sound you know it when you hear it most guitarists aren’t that lucky to have that you know when you hear that guitar you know which guitar player that is Vito was lucky enough to be able to have his own sound
Look folks , Mike tramp , and Vito Bratta had the writing and composing down to a science in White Lion from 1985 to 1991 . They wrote some original amazing stuff . They only really had one cover song (Radar Love) which is pretty unusual for an 80s Metal / Hard Rock band like that . Nobody had the scorching melodic riffs , solos , and Bluesy Metal / Hard Rock sound like White Lion had . They didn't need this Danger Danger 3rd guy Bassist to LA Glam White Lion up . Mike and Vito really wrote about interesting topics other than partying , and getting laid like the 80s Glam Bands were doing . They tackled brilliant subjects like Social Injustices , Politics , Child Abuse , Heartbreak , Love , Financial Crisis . Obviously Mike and Vito wanted their songs to not be dated , to mean something , be relevant , and transcendant over future decades . They succeeded pretty well at that . I guess James Lomenzo came in on Bass on the Pride Album . He is more of a team player , and not a music writer / composer at all . That's probably why Dave Mustaine picked him to be the Bassist in Megadeth recently .
Oh shit we got a fan! Couldn't agree more. Vito and Mike didn't need any help. Brilliant song writers. Greatest guitarist
@@gasiouswiener Been a Fan of White Lion since 1985 . Nobody could touch Vito's playing . I Have all 4 of the Vito Bratta Era Albums , and listen to them often .
White Powder was #1 in the 80s! 😂
i know . the lines were crazy long.
@@scottjoyner9267 - 🤪👍
Ah he saw White Lion at the famous L’Amours
I think Bruno confused Winger with ZEBRA, 3 guys, lots of zep and rush covers.
Yea the songwriting royalties broke up many a band. What’s fair though? Cause it’s not easy writing good songs let alone hits and some guys in the band just don’t have that ability. Maybe paying them more from live gigs and merch? Ringo’s worth like 300 million or something crazy and he barely wrote anything
BANG YOUR HEAD DAMMIT! :-D
I love Bruno racial with danger danger not with white lion
Danger Danger the most undangerous looking band in metal history, Poison looked more dangerous, LMAOROTF.
"You don't see that anymore!"
No. Because now every "edgy" (or seriously deluded) tryhard or teen wannabe looks that way.
Danger Danger somehow managed to be more lame than White Lion
BULLSHIT
you're outta your mind. Andy Timmons is one of the best guitarists I have ever seen, and I have seen them all. Bruno definitely got an upgrade when he joined Danger Danger.
That means nothing....The 80s were loaded with amazing musicians who made shitty music.
Who cares (about this reunion)? Tramp doesn't sing *any* of the tunes like the album, anymore ... Or he refuses to. .. Unless he believes he has to do something about that - it's going to be a wash.
What reunion?
@@gasiouswiener All I heard is they're talking about a (partial) reunion.
And I love White Lion but I'm just saying singer Mike Tramp {and his attitude, live, towards the classic music} is going to be a problem.
Bruno Ravel could write WAY Better songs than any of White Lions[ songs, Tramp melodies are Horrible, whinny, sad and lacks good sense of Melody, White Lion had Success because of Vitto's Playing and Tramp Looks, but man, what a boring melodies, maybe they have 3 decent melodies in their whole records. any of the songs of the First 2 Danger Danger Records are way , way better than any White Lion songs.....
You noticed how good the singer looked but don't remember much about the music. Lol...nuff said.