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| Sunday, August 21, 2005 - Mike Tramp up-date | Mike Tramp will be playing his only European show in 2005 October 14th at the Pumphouse in Copenhagen. The latest news is a Tramps White Lion site is coming. "Fight To Survive" with live bonus tracks is now available in the Tramp Shop. A Tramps White Lion double album "Rocking in the USA" is done and a release date will be announced soon and Mike has also started working on a new solo album. Mike Tramp, "The Teen Years" is also in production and on the way to the Tramp Shop as well! There are still several Tramp White Lion T-shirt still available, email TrampshopUSA@aol.com for more details. Sizes M, L and XL.
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| Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - Songs Mike Tramp left behind | While preparing for brand new European tour, Mike Tramp, former singer of White Lion and Freak of Nature, decided to look through his archives and compile some of the songs that were either demoed or recorded during the sessions of his solo-albums and simply were "left behind" for various reasons. Hence the titles of the new album "Songs I Left Behind".
Ranging back from 1992 to 2002, these songs are unique and classic and will leave any Tramp-fan beaming with happiness. A welcome bridge to the next studio-album which will be released in 2005 on Frontiers Records.
Currently Mike Tramp tours Europe.
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| Saturday, September 4, 2004 - New Mike Tramp albums and European Tour up-date | News from Mike Tramp:
Beside the long awaited "The Bootleg series" which officially will be a limited box set (a total of 7 cds). I am also going to release new Tramp music in the form of an album called, "Songs I Left Behind" a total of 14 unheard and unreleased songs. With an additional two bonus tracks of two of my songs in their original version. This album will be ready by the first European show and there is a possibility that it will be a double album with the second album being "Best of Tramp". Again for the USA fans and everywhere else. It will be in the Tramp Shop which should be open prior to the tour starting. On the subject of touring. The European band will be Texan guitar slinger Lance Keltner on guitar (www.lancekeltner.com) Claus Langeskov on Bass and Kasper Foss on Drums. The band has put a new killer set together, that will feature a lot of songs I've never played as Tramp.
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| Saturday, October 25, 2003 - Mike Tramp live album | Mike Tramp will issue his first-ever live album before the end of the year through Germany's ulfTone Records. The show was recorded at the concert this summer at Pumpehuset, Copenhagen. Tramp, being a native Copenhagener, and his band blew the roof off the club that was cooking from the summer heat as they tore through a 110-minute set of new songs, classics and surprises. Without any overdubs, this album is now released under the only title Tramp could see fit: "ROCK `N´ ROLL ALIVE"!
The album is released as a limited-edition double-DigiPak
The complete track listing for "Rock 'N' Roll Alive" is as follows:
Disc 1:
01. Live For Today
02. If It Ain't Gonna Rock
03. Living On The Edge
04. Lay Down My Life For You
05. Mr. Death
06. Better Off
07. Broken Heart
08. Follow Your Dreams
09. Wait
Disc 2:
01. Falling Down
02. Little Fighter
03. Living A Lie
04. What Am I
05. Nothing At All
06. I Won't Let Go
07. More To Life Than This
08. When The Children Cry
09. Rocking In The Free World
The album is available for preorder through ulfTone's webshop
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| Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - Mike Tramp news | Mike Tramp has checked in from his European base in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he is recording his new solo album with producer Flemming Rasmussen. Things are going well, with Mike stating that he will be home in Tasmania with finished mastered CD just after the start of the new year.
Mike says: "Man I have some strong songs. Going to be a monster of an album...."
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| Wednesday, October 9, 2002 - Great Mike Tramp news | On November 11th, former White Lion leader Mike Tramp will enter the Sweet Silence studios in Copenhagen to record his next solo album! Production will be handled by the legendary Flemming Rasmussen (Metallica, Deep Purple) while guitars will be played by Todd Wolfe (Sheryl Crowe). The label says that the new demos promise a killer album.
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Mike was a teenage star in Denmark fronting the band Mabel. The band wanted to change musical style and territories and moved to Spain.
Mike Tramp wanted to follow his dreams and went to New York to pursue his goals. (This is documented on the song Follow Your Dreams from his 2002 album "Recovering the Wasted Years").
Mike teamed up with guitar virtuoso Vito Bratta and together they formed White Lion, which was about to become one of the most successful Hard Rocks acts of the 80's. White Lion was an amazing band fronted by Mike, who also contributed with some great lyrics on White Lion's album. Most memorable lyrics are off "Big Game" from 1989. The song Little Fighter was about the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior and the fantastic Cry for Freedom was about apartheid. Broken Home also had strong lyrics about families breaking up and the kids being the losers.
After White Lion broke up Mike formed Freak Of Nature. Freak of Nature played more groovy Rock with 2 guitars - one for each speaker. They released 3 amazing albums, which unfortunately never saw the day of light in the US. So if you are a fan of Mike Tramp and haven't got all 3 Freak of Nature albums I strongly encourage you to order them now.
Since Mike Tramp has released 3 solo albums. The style on his solo records is more traditional Rock n Roll. I have read an interview, where Mike was comparing White Lion as Mike playing Tennis, Freak of Nature as playing Rugby and his solo stuff as playing Golf. I should take up golfing then, because his solo albums are all masterpieces. His strong voice is still the trademark of his high quality music.
Having met Mike Tramp myself I cannot think of a person, who is more dedicated and passionate about his music. He is the real deal breathing Rock 'n' Roll. Quoting from Don't Take my Rock 'n' Roll 2002:
You take all my money
You can take my fancy car
You can take the bed I sleep in
But don't you take my Rock 'n' Roll
Solo albums:
Capricorn (1997)
Recovering the Wasted Years (2002)
More to Life than This (Due out in April 2003)
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| Comment by Hagen BALDRIMSON (Anonymous) - Sunday, April 27, 2003 | STAND UP AND CRY FOR ROCK'N'ROLL !
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| Comment by Shannon Grate (Anonymous) - Tuesday, June 3, 2003 | What a great article. Mike is an amazing songwriter and great person. He is always there for his fans. Freak of Nature fu&*ing rocked!
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| Comment by Maria (Anonymous) - Monday, October 27, 2003 | I agree with you. Mike tramp is excellent. I was sixteen years old when White Lion came out with "Pride". Since then, I've been hooked. I love his voice, style, the songs...he's really great.
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