@@BBash19 That's a tough one to beat. It's the best part of the song (that's not saying much but...). He gets SO much across in just a few measures. It really is an awesome composition within another musical composition.
Mike just released an album on Frontiers Records called Songs of White Lion where he did solo performances of a lot of his old White Lion classics. You could tell that the songs were in a different key but that was intentional. Mike said that he can't sing a lot of those songs today like he did 30+ years ago so he doesn't try. He still killed it on that album, though. The songs are truly timeless and they give us a glimpse of Mike Tramp 2023 instead of Mike Tramp 1987. He's one of those guys like Michael Sweet from Stryper or Jeff Keith from Tesla: he realizes that Father Time is catching up to him so he adjusts accordingly and is honest enough with his fans to be upfront about it. I can totally respect that.
Fellow guitarists know...the rhythm parts on this song are no joke to play at tempo, and the solo...fuggetaboutit. Even Vito doesn't quite nail it live compared to the studio recording. Its a monster of melodic taps and bends. Vito even said in an interview that the nuances and subtlety of such solos don't translate well into an aggressive live show and the simpler stuff goes over better.
That was when Vitto was self doubting himself and was when he did an overhaul in style making it more aggressive and simpler, being influenced by the current bands at time they were touring. He was also chained by the technology of that time, he couldn't get the clean arpeggios since the amps and pickups couldn't handle the gain and would turn to mush allegedly.
Even more amazing when you consider the studio cut was just him practicing the solo. Michael Wagener had the tape rolling and they cut it right from Vito's first practice take.
Zakk Wylde said this song is the only Song he thought guitar tapping fit perfectly with he was not into guitar tapping. But he said the song it’s perfect with it.
This is a great song they never got the real recognition that they deserve Mike tramp sounds great and the band is tight and Vito brata is an amazing guitarist one of the best
I absolutely love this song I used to love driving in my 67 red Firebird convertible and playing this song and I absolutely love the guitar part in the song blows me away I just love this song
@thedude4672 From what I read, he injured his fret hand around 1997 or so. He can still play classical guitar without too much trouble but it causes him quite a bit of pain when he tries to play electric. I'm not sure if his situation has gotten any better on that front. I hope it has. Of course, it's also entirely possible that he had his fun as a rock star and wants to live his life as a faceless nobody like the rest of us. Nothing wrong with that. Not everyone can live the life of a touring musician for their entire lives.
Killer players. Wish Vito hadn’t dropped off the face of the Earth and we could have seen what else he could have done. The bass player of course is James Lomenzo who now plays for Megadeth which is a pretty darn cool gig!
Really good performance but they should’ve focused on the guitarist more when he was playing- he really made the song extra special.. I remember this song from my youth even though I wasn’t into hair bands. Why? Because it’s a really good song! ✌️
As long as people get asked 'who was the greatest guitarist?' and the answer comes back 'EVH' or 'Hendrix' or (insert any even worse answer), then Bratta is vastly underrated.
@@thorman944 on a list of "greatest guitarists," Bratta has to be rated under EVH and Hendrix. He is a good guitarist, but he is way too derivative of Eddie. He fell into the same trap I do. I like the way EVH sounded so much, my tone, technique, phrasing, and note choice end up being a little too much like EVH..
I think it was due to White Lion's place in the pecking order of glam metal bands. They were kinda like Ratt and Skid Row: they had some commercial success but never reached the popularity of your Poisons and your Motley Crues and your Bon Jovis so people never paid as much attention to them as they did the more popular bands of the movement. Vito was a ridiculous talent for sure, though.
Why did the camera guy move away from Vito's fingers while he was soloing? I don't need to see Mike Tramp waiting for the solo to be over. I need to see Vito working that fretboard!
Here's something to think about. Vito Bratta constructed this solo. Many have copied it...but listen to it again. Could you come up with something so melodic and meaningful?
😲 What A Clean Playing & Sound Recording !! Holly (Lion) 🙏 It's More Better Then Studio Take. Lucky To Find All Those Performance Of '88 / Feeling Like EIDDAY 💙 ♪ ♫
Vito is on my top 5 of all time list for tone. IMO the top 5 are, in no particular order: Brian May, Carlos Santana, David Gilmour, Eric Johnson and Vito Bratta.
Because the director figures the lead singer is the most important member of the band. Just like the "After Hours" show with Ozzy and Randy. Camera cuts to Ozzy and drums and bass during the guitar solos.
@@JoeR203 yes but that was a more critical as there is limited video footage of randy because Ozzy and Sharon were too cheap to make videos for the first two records. And the live show wasn’t planned until after randy‘s death. Every second away from randy on after hours is a crime.
Against the guitar solos from other "comparable" types of mid-late 80s n perhaps early 90s rock ballads... Vito's solo here just stands alone.... melodic, thrilling, and (to be less obvious/trite) unmatched!
Sad.. all I think about is the model that played his love interest in the video Julie that was killed in a car wreck 😭🌈 Why couldn't he at least mention her at the end or beginning of this song. So strange cuz it sounds like he's singing it to her.. cause she is gone.. for real
Thanks for info. The other day I was wanting a good doc covering babes in Rick videos then and now zz top golden earing white lion motley Crue countless videos.. May she rip Julie.. For the time she sorta had the Paula Abdul sight resemblance and it was almost like seeing Paula in a cool White Lion video and song imo back then What year did she die is there a link?
Where did you hear that EVH was a big fan of Vito Bratta? In all the interviews of EVH I've seen and read throughout the 80's and 90's I don't remember him ever mentioning being a fan of Bratta at all.
Vito replaced Eddie as my favorite guitarist when I heard this song in '88. Still love Eddie, but Vito became #1 for me. I just wish Vito would at least upload some 5 minute videos of himself just noodling around on guitar. 1 or 2 videos a month would be enough to satisfy the fans. We don't need a band/album/tour. Just Vito playing.
He mentioned a wrist issue ... I think he developed arthritis in his fretting hand. ..the only way to improve this issue... Is through stem cell injections... I have experienced. This and had the injection... But I'm not what I used to be ... In my playing.
C’mon director. You never cut away from the solo. Golden rule of filming music.
that's been the bane of my life watching live performances. the director never knows the songs and when to spotlight the soloist.
Vito is so underrated! One of the best there is!
He’s only underrated because he hasn’t made new music in 30 years. However, he received plenty of attention and accolades between ‘87 - ‘91.
Agreed
Absolutely !
i like vito and all but he's not a strong live player in the least.
Best there was
Simply one of the best guitar solos of all time.
Simply empty sound without rhythm guitar during solo
Simply an overstatement. Vito is a great guitarist and highly underrated, but there are plenty better solos out there.
@@BBash19 That's a tough one to beat. It's the best part of the song (that's not saying much but...). He gets SO much across in just a few measures. It really is an awesome composition within another musical composition.
Vito is a great guy, professional, talented beyond anyone else, yet humble and generous.
Vito had it all....tone..ability...taste..class...one of my favourites...
Brilliant melodic solo by VIto.
Video Producer, “I got an idea let’s switch the camera to Mike right in the middle of the solo”
Yes let's watch him stand in the corner while Vito is shredding this solo
This is such a great song. Man, those were the days.
Mike was pretty spot on vocally live. Nice job. I was at this show too :)
What a time to be alive 🤘this song is fkn incredible , a perfect pop metel song imo , and that solo by Vito bratta is bone chilling
You're a lucky man, Sean Naughton
Tough to pull off any “real” live stuff ...pretty good job here!
He sounded pretty gassed to me. Maybe better to do this song as an encore.
But Vito was spot on as usual.
He was pretty good. Probably should have done some cardio though.
Bratta and tramp what a great duo. The music they made Never forgotten
The voice on this dude is timeless ✌️
Mike just released an album on Frontiers Records called Songs of White Lion where he did solo performances of a lot of his old White Lion classics. You could tell that the songs were in a different key but that was intentional. Mike said that he can't sing a lot of those songs today like he did 30+ years ago so he doesn't try. He still killed it on that album, though. The songs are truly timeless and they give us a glimpse of Mike Tramp 2023 instead of Mike Tramp 1987. He's one of those guys like Michael Sweet from Stryper or Jeff Keith from Tesla: he realizes that Father Time is catching up to him so he adjusts accordingly and is honest enough with his fans to be upfront about it. I can totally respect that.
When this song came on the radio it was electric ..Reached number # 8 in 1988 .. So many memories.. Wait was an anthem..
Fellow guitarists know...the rhythm parts on this song are no joke to play at tempo, and the solo...fuggetaboutit. Even Vito doesn't quite nail it live compared to the studio recording. Its a monster of melodic taps and bends. Vito even said in an interview that the nuances and subtlety of such solos don't translate well into an aggressive live show and the simpler stuff goes over better.
That was when Vitto was self doubting himself and was when he did an overhaul in style making it more aggressive and simpler, being influenced by the current bands at time they were touring. He was also chained by the technology of that time, he couldn't get the clean arpeggios since the amps and pickups couldn't handle the gain and would turn to mush allegedly.
Plus the tempo is usually a bit faster live
Even more amazing when you consider the studio cut was just him practicing the solo. Michael Wagener had the tape rolling and they cut it right from Vito's first practice take.
There is another video on Ytube of Vito nailing this lead live. It's a half hour show in Japan. Check it out sometime
@@thelordofhellaz that's ridiculous, but perhaps not unsurprising. no pressure = best take.
That solo is incredible, never herd something like that.
Retchie Blackmore and Vito bratta like father and son. two great legendary
OMG going back to the Best Time to be Alive and to know Really Great Music the 80s
Yes what a time to be alive
Vito Bratta....Amazing! I could listen to him for another 30 years!
Zakk Wylde said this song is the only Song he thought guitar tapping fit perfectly with he was not into guitar tapping. But he said the song it’s perfect with it.
I remember seeing White Lion , Motley Crue & Skid Row on the same tour Birmingham NEC UK Nov 1989. Now that was special...
betul saya pun ada di sana NEC 1989 :) my very first concert in UK ;white lion and skid row opening for motley
I gotta say, those live vocals are pretty damn impressive...dude nails the pitches.
I've always been amazed watching Vito playing guitar.. He remains as the best guitarist in my whole life
Damn the 80’s were great!
80’s hair metal is the best era.In music history
This is a great song they never got the real recognition that they deserve Mike tramp sounds great and the band is tight and Vito brata is an amazing guitarist one of the best
I absolutely love this song I used to love driving in my 67 red Firebird convertible and playing this song and I absolutely love the guitar part in the song blows me away I just love this song
Ah, the days of getting someone to buy my friends & I some wine coolers & hanging out listening to this as a teenager.
This song and Band gives be goosebumps great memories!
One of rocks best solos. One of the best guitarists around. Too bad he lost his passion
I think something happened that destroyed his ability to play
@thedude4672 From what I read, he injured his fret hand around 1997 or so. He can still play classical guitar without too much trouble but it causes him quite a bit of pain when he tries to play electric. I'm not sure if his situation has gotten any better on that front. I hope it has.
Of course, it's also entirely possible that he had his fun as a rock star and wants to live his life as a faceless nobody like the rest of us. Nothing wrong with that. Not everyone can live the life of a touring musician for their entire lives.
Wow, sound great live
80s. The best music
Vito Bratta and Mike Tramp Great music band 🎶 Legends
Great performance. Entire band so tight.
When Rock music was the best!!!! The 80's was the best decade hands down!!!
Hell ya so many awesome singers and musicians and fantastic songs hands down
great live performance......
Amazing!
Killer players. Wish Vito hadn’t dropped off the face of the Earth and we could have seen what else he could have done.
The bass player of course is James Lomenzo who now plays for Megadeth which is a pretty darn cool gig!
swietny koncert oraz super piosenka oraz wspanialy zespol white lion
This is an insane live performance!!! Seriously fantastic 🙌🏼
Love mikes voice! Great band, always.
One of the most underrated hair metal bands. Warrant and white lion are my top favorites
Before the tatoos.❤
A pitty they sing this song (we love) so fast.🥴
Love this song!
I would like to thank the editor for cutting to Mike Tramp exactly at the part of the solo I was trying to figure out.
Live version really kicks ass
A great tune by one of the most gifted guitarists from the 80s. Alas, he was just too good for his band.
I remember being down at the Jersey Shore that summer. Every car on the strip was cranking this album.
I wish vito bratta back to white lions with original members
God, I'm so glad I came of age in the '80s.....
I never noticed it y til I heard this video, but Mike Tramps voice reminds me of Davy Jones singing rock.
Timeless...
I think I,d melt if I ever saw Mike Tramp up close or n concert🤣
He,s soooo AWESOME!!!
Really good performance but they should’ve focused on the guitarist more when he was playing- he really made the song extra special..
I remember this song from my youth even though I wasn’t into hair bands. Why? Because it’s a really good song! ✌️
無理せずがんばってほしいです
Vito is a world genius guitarist
Great rocking hair metal song.
Underated??? Vito was a guitar god!!! People dont even know who he is?? Crazy!!!!
As long as people get asked 'who was the greatest guitarist?' and the answer comes back 'EVH' or 'Hendrix' or (insert any even worse answer), then Bratta is vastly underrated.
@@thorman944 on a list of "greatest guitarists," Bratta has to be rated under EVH and Hendrix. He is a good guitarist, but he is way too derivative of Eddie. He fell into the same trap I do. I like the way EVH sounded so much, my tone, technique, phrasing, and note choice end up being a little too much like EVH..
I think it was due to White Lion's place in the pecking order of glam metal bands. They were kinda like Ratt and Skid Row: they had some commercial success but never reached the popularity of your Poisons and your Motley Crues and your Bon Jovis so people never paid as much attention to them as they did the more popular bands of the movement. Vito was a ridiculous talent for sure, though.
Why did the camera guy move away from Vito's fingers while he was soloing?
I don't need to see Mike Tramp waiting for the solo to be over. I need to see Vito working that fretboard!
Vito is definitely underrated great band! ❤
VITO WAS NUMERO UNO !!!!!
Vito was great!
Here's something to think about. Vito Bratta constructed this solo. Many have copied it...but listen to it again. Could you come up with something so melodic and meaningful?
Such a tight band live.
Fn, AMAXING...
😲 What A Clean Playing & Sound Recording !! Holly (Lion) 🙏 It's More Better Then Studio Take. Lucky To Find All Those Performance Of '88
/ Feeling Like EIDDAY 💙 ♪ ♫
good job Mike
Top stuff for real men👍
God they were so damn good...It's a real shame they aren't still playing.
Vito is on my top 5 of all time list for tone. IMO the top 5 are, in no particular order: Brian May, Carlos Santana, David Gilmour, Eric Johnson and Vito Bratta.
George lynch #1,Vito brata #2
White lion is one of the hair metal bands I haven't checked out On RUclips hair metals where it's at baby
Excelente recuerdo
Can you believe they cut away from Vito on that wait solo? ugh...who edited this??
I know! I'm here to take notes!
Because the director figures the lead singer is the most important member of the band. Just like the "After Hours" show with Ozzy and Randy. Camera cuts to Ozzy and drums and bass during the guitar solos.
@@JoeR203 yes but that was a more critical as there is limited video footage of randy because Ozzy and Sharon were too cheap to make videos for the first two records. And the live show wasn’t planned until after randy‘s death. Every second away from randy on after hours is a crime.
Stupid MTV
De las pocas bandas de hair metal que tocaban bien en vivo, jeje.
Against the guitar solos from other "comparable" types of mid-late 80s n perhaps early 90s rock ballads... Vito's solo here just stands alone.... melodic, thrilling, and (to be less obvious/trite) unmatched!
The grandfathers of the k pop for style , and songs pegadizos
Damn shame this Band broke up awesome band
Came cross your video on white Lion.
Cool you got see them. Cool you got see them
TRES Cool
July 2023❤❤p❤
Vitto... Where are you?????
Wish he would come back
David Lee who? White Lion was an immensely good band. RIP Eddie, you inspired countless guitarists. Mike Tramp- You rock, I can tell you loved it.
ROAR WHITE LION ROAR
Sad.. all I think about is the model that played his love interest in the video Julie that was killed in a car wreck 😭🌈
Why couldn't he at least mention her at the end or beginning of this song. So strange cuz it sounds like he's singing it to her.. cause she is gone.. for real
Thanks for info. The other day I was wanting a good doc covering babes in Rick videos then and now zz top golden earing white lion motley Crue countless videos.. May she rip Julie.. For the time she sorta had the Paula Abdul sight resemblance and it was almost like seeing Paula in a cool White Lion video and song imo back then
What year did she die is there a link?
@@ALSILVERU2en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wait_(White_Lion_song)
How do you take the camera off Vito in the middle of his solo?!?!?
3 days later i was born
Tight.
Idk if I was at this concert ❤
Really, during his solo, they show Mike??
Should be selling out arenas right now!
00:52
Robert Plant
Skill gitar yg gila dri Vito Bratta, sayang band se legend ini bubar...
🙌❤💯💃💃
Vito Bratta was so bad ass. Know wonder EVH was such a big fan.
Where did you hear that EVH was a big fan of Vito Bratta? In all the interviews of EVH I've seen and read throughout the 80's and 90's I don't remember him ever mentioning being a fan of Bratta at all.
🎸🎸🎸🎼🎯🔥❤💯❤💯❤.
Vito replaced Eddie as my favorite guitarist when I heard this song in '88. Still love Eddie, but Vito became #1 for me. I just wish Vito would at least upload some 5 minute videos of himself just noodling around on guitar. 1 or 2 videos a month would be enough to satisfy the fans. We don't need a band/album/tour. Just Vito playing.
I'm not a huge fan of glam metal as a whole but Pride is such a great record.
🎉😂❤ Q17 3 GOD BLESS YOU ALL I'm sure you all have just forgot me ??
Vito Bratta
Great Guitarist
He mentioned a wrist issue ... I think he developed arthritis in his fretting hand. ..the only way to improve this issue... Is through stem cell injections... I have experienced. This and had the injection... But I'm not what I used to be ... In my playing.
But I don't have any more pain👍👍👍
I read that as well. He can still play classical guitar without too much trouble but playing electric guitar is pretty painful for him.
another great guitar solo ignored by a camera man or the editor
Vito.