White Lion - Return Of The Pride
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Artist: White LionEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-04-29
Music Label: Airline Records
Soundtracks:
- Sangre De Cristo
- Dream
- Live Your Life
- Set Me Free
- I Will
- Battle At Little Big Horn
- Never Let You Go
- Gonna Do It My Way
- Finally See The Light
- Let Me Be Me
- Wait (live) - bonus track
- When The Children Cry (live) - bonus track
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Free Music Review: Return Of The Pride! Return Of The TRUE Rock!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I have always been a HUGE White Lion fan and at first when I heard Mike Tramp was the only original member, I was hesitant to get this album. But then I heard Set Me Free on YouTube and sampled some of these tracks and was totally blown away so I ordered this album and am hearing it for my 3rd time as I write this review and am totally speechless! This just rocks and sounds so much like their 80's stuff that if I didn't know better, I would say it's 80's but not completely a replica. There is a heaviness on about half of these songs that have a more modern sound but still sound 80's at the same time. I encourage any rock fan to check this out. I guarantee at least 1 song you will completely fall in love with. Especially the song Let Me Be Me which I talk about more below. Of course I'm in love with every song on here.
Oh and Mike Tramp sings so wonderful! Amazing vocalist!
The album opens up with this awesome Indian sounding music which is really awesome. This song called Sangre de Cristo is almost 9 minutes which might sound too long but actually it's heaven sent for anyone who really loves rock and the band like I do. I really love how this sounds like a rock opera and in a way sounds like something Blind Guardian would do but also has the White Lion 80's sounds. Another big plus is this epic song has two guitar solos which rule!! We need more guitar solos. Guitar solos are a big part of rock and I feel like without them, it's not a true rock song. This song talks about just doing what you believe in. Very mature for White Lion.
Dream is a really awesome melodic rocker and it totally sounds 80's. I love the guitar solo and I really feel like I'm back in the 80's. It's about keep dreaming.
Set Me Free is my favorite track on this album and reminds me of When The Children Cry in the beginning. It starts off slow but then builds up to this awesome rocker with awesome keys and melody. This has the best guitar solo on the album and the musicanship is incredible. It's the most 80's song on this album and it rules!!
I Will has a piano in the beginning and then turns into this awesome melodic rocker. Again, I hear all these different things going on. I just LOVE this! And the guitar solo is heaven.
The next song is a really creative song, just like Sangre de Cristo. In the CD booklet, this song is dedicated to the Native Americans and you hear an actual Indian speaking or at least it sounds like an Indian talking in the beginning. This song, Battle Of Little Big Horn talks about Custard's Last Stand and the war. It's another very mature song for White Lion. It is a pure rocker and very melodic. Here's some of the lyrics:
What A Great Day To Die
And Justice Will Be Done
And The Eagle Will Fly
When The Battle Has Begun
And A Hero Will Rise
He Will Be The One They'll All Be Talking About
In A Thousand Years Or More
This is just so epic and amazing. Of course the guitar solo doesn't fail to amaze. I also love the backing vocals singing "oooohhh oooohhh oooohhhh oooooohhhh ooohhh."
Never Let You Go is an incredible power ballad. Very melodic and a piano is used also. Love the epic guitar solo obviously. From the song, one line is "Love can never die."
Gonna Do It My Way is another thunderous rocker that sounds a lot like Hungry from their 1987 Pride album. Another all time favorite. This is so 80's, especially the guitar solo. This is the reason I'm a rock fan. Because of awesome sounds you hear in this.
Finally See The Light is another rocker where the musicianship just blows me away. There are keys and a very creative solo.
Let Me Be Me is a straight up rocker. Another 80's sounding masterpiece. I love the guitar playing and guitar solo. This song especially should be loved by all rock fans.
The booklet has the lyrics to another song called Take Me Home but it's not on the album. Someone messed up. Just to let you know, inside the booklet is so cool and artistic with all these awesome pictures of sculptures of different people doing different things. I love it!
The last two tracks on the album are recent live versions of Wait and When The Children Cry. They are bonus tracks and not exactly like the album version which is really cool because it shows creativity. I especially love the beginning of When The Children Cry.
After hearing this album over 3 times it actually impresses me just a tad more than my favorite band Def Leppard's new album but not by much. This album really sounds like it could have been a second disc to Pride. And please don't listen to anyone who says don't get this album because Mike Tramp is the only original member on this album. I am VERY impressed with this album and proud to be a White Lion fan because of this album. It shows that rock still lives. Anyone who loves rock and/or White Lion MUST get this album. You will be just as impressed and amazed as I am. ROCK ON!!!
Return Of The Pride Poster
All the trademarks of the classic White Lion sound can be found again on Return Of The Pride, the sequel to their biggest album: Pride. White Lion was formed by Mike Tramp in 1982. Pride, released in 1987, was White Lion's breakthrough album, bringing them to world-wide prominence, thanks to the hits Wait (#8 on the Billboard Hot 100) and the gentle ballad When The Children Cry (#3), but the rest of the album is also well constructed pop metal, with little of the over-the-top testosterone-heavy posturing of their peers, as well as a low sleaze factor. In addition to the socially conscious Children, Pride contained the positive anthems Don't Give Up and All Join Our Hands. Pride went on to sell over 2 million albums and became one of the landmark albums of the era. After several more albums and world tours, the band retired. Fast forward to 2007 (the 20th anniversary of Pride). Reflecting on the changes in music and the world in general, Mike felt it was time to return to the lyrical themes and musical territory of their classic album. Return Of The Pride kicks off with Sangre de Cristo, a thunderous epic that ventures into the lyrical and musical territories better heard than described. Battle At Little Big Horn is the album s other soaring epic, a musical reenactment of one of Native America s most significant historical events: Custer's Last Stand. Hook-laden rockers such as Dream, Live Your Life and Finally See The Light maintain a positive musical and lyrical vibe throughout the album, and Gonna Do It My Way and Let Me Be Me reflect the spirit of rebellion and individualism.Classic Rock Music CDs
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