White Lion - Tell Me - 5/5/1988 - Ritz

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  • Опубліковано 13 лис 2020
  • Recorded 5/5/1988 - Ritz (New York, NY)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 277

  • @j3dwin
    @j3dwin 2 роки тому +219

    Who's here for Vito?

    • @JeffJE44
      @JeffJE44 2 роки тому +9

      I'm definitely here for Mr. Bratta. 🤘🎸

    • @xyclonX9393
      @xyclonX9393 2 роки тому +6

      Me. ... Love Mr Bratta .XDDD

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 2 роки тому +10

      The only reason to listen to this band imo, without Vito they'd be nothing

    • @JeffJE44
      @JeffJE44 2 роки тому +2

      @@lrn_news9171 Agreed. Vito is the foundation and everything that embodies White Lion. 🤘🎸

    • @Qisya3391
      @Qisya3391 2 роки тому +3

      No am here for white lion

  • @crimsonskies1445
    @crimsonskies1445 3 роки тому +305

    Vito Bratta is one of the greatest guitarist's I've ever heard, I'm 52 years old listening to Metal/Rock since 7 years old.

    • @erikolsen1333
      @erikolsen1333 3 роки тому +29

      Underrated along with Warren Demartini

    • @crimsonskies1445
      @crimsonskies1445 3 роки тому +14

      @@erikolsen1333 Yes good call.. Warren wrote one of the best 1980's riffs ever in "Lay it Down".

    • @mr.potter4661
      @mr.potter4661 3 роки тому +5

      @@erikolsen1333 Warren is definitely a monster on the fiddle

    • @m.shanebritton7830
      @m.shanebritton7830 2 роки тому +2

      Indeed. His harmonic work and unorthodox mode patterns are simply incredible.

    • @AWAKENDUSK
      @AWAKENDUSK 2 роки тому +7

      And Jake E Lee

  • @Nick-xs4om
    @Nick-xs4om 9 місяців тому +28

    Vito freaking rocks. Even in a concert, they sound great

  • @anthonylv64
    @anthonylv64 4 місяці тому +9

    Vito, the most underrated guitar genius❤ I wish I were good enough to copy his style…

  • @Thedesertguy75
    @Thedesertguy75 3 роки тому +97

    Vitto had the most melodic and tasteful solos I've ever heard. Just jaw dropping beautiful, and technically tight as hell. What a genius.
    Such an understanding of peicing together melodies and notes that melt as fluid together gorgeously...what an artist. Surprisingly, alot of geniuses sometime shy away from the spotlight...he deserves this recognition.
    The solo of "wait" is pure genius... The lady of the valley is phenomenal. Little fighter is awesome too. But I've never heard a more beautiful song than "When the children cry."
    His solos just sing incredibly by themselves but fit in so effortlessly snug into each song. A rare Artist indeed. The real kind...

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 2 роки тому +7

      His rhythm playing was incredible as well

  • @tomassopantera7071
    @tomassopantera7071 4 місяці тому +9

    White Lion was my favourite band back in the 80's. Pride and then Big Game were an absolute success here in Chihuahua, Mexico back then. Now I'm 49 yrs old and still listen heavy metal. I miss those days when I hung out with friends, drank beer and listened to awesome music like this. Salud from my own corner.

  • @edzebrowski4445
    @edzebrowski4445 Місяць тому +3

    I've been playing guitar over 35 years, and Vito's tabs are hard to duplicate. Just so fast, perfect timing and genius. Amazing, what skill

  • @johnbartone7618
    @johnbartone7618 2 роки тому +79

    Im 68 playing guitar since 10. Dont get me wrong Eddie was great. But Vito is without a doubt, one of the greatest. Sound, style, all totally amazing.

    • @roseoris297
      @roseoris297 Рік тому +9

      Agreed. Even vito once said eddie was his major influence. But vito took to another level.

    • @RS-qo1rb
      @RS-qo1rb Рік тому +4

      Brothers saw them three times and Vito left me dumbfounded. He was perfect.

    • @sean8470
      @sean8470 Рік тому +4

      @@RS-qo1rb wish he would come back to the scene. I heard his wrist has healed

    • @RS-qo1rb
      @RS-qo1rb Рік тому +2

      @@sean8470 me too brother. So great live. Perfect every chord. And lick. 🤟🏻

  • @nicholaskasper6468
    @nicholaskasper6468 2 роки тому +39

    Vito was the first guitarist I ever saw in concert. White Lion was the opening gig for KISS on their Crazy Nights tour. Vito found his spot on stage, hardly moved but made that Steinberger SCREAM!!!! The old days of leather, spandex and big hair! Those were the days!!!

  • @louisstm5119
    @louisstm5119 4 місяці тому +6

    Vito is the best ,I'm melodious guitarist of all times,im 49 still listening his songs

  • @outerspace6236
    @outerspace6236 2 роки тому +23

    In the late 80's I was a headbanging thrasher..this man's guitar work was impossible to ignore and had me listening to this band just to hear his guitar solos.

  • @12centuries
    @12centuries Рік тому +12

    I'm 140 and have been listening to Metal/Rock since I left the birth canal and have been playing guitar since I was a zygote and Vito Bratta is the absolute greatest. Somehow perfect solos that you can also hum to. Nobody else does that.

  • @sergemaster
    @sergemaster 2 роки тому +46

    Vito took the EVH style to the next level, and did so with humility..

    • @xyclonX9393
      @xyclonX9393 2 роки тому +1

      TRUE

    • @mr.astrophysics9115
      @mr.astrophysics9115 2 роки тому +6

      No one touches EVH

    • @antoniopavicevac-ortiz8886
      @antoniopavicevac-ortiz8886 2 роки тому +4

      It’s called progression, come on bruh’s… The next generation always builds upon the next. Have you all ever heard Nuno live? Beach? Gilbert? Zach Wydle once said Bratta was thee most melodic guitar player ever. You all gotta get out of the static and myopic.

    • @stonecold9132
      @stonecold9132 2 роки тому +7

      Vito destroys EVH. Better phrasing, melody and technicalsq

    • @termsofusepolice
      @termsofusepolice 2 роки тому +1

      @@stonecold9132 lol Cool story, bro.

  • @maxmenius9839
    @maxmenius9839 2 роки тому +25

    Vito was an extremely talented guitarist. Like Eddie, he musically carried the band with a combination of perfect rhythm and killer leads.

  • @shrimpboutique3584
    @shrimpboutique3584 Рік тому +8

    We're all here to admire Vito's genius. He was just mind blowing. So under rated as a writer and guitarist...

  • @drewdog7482
    @drewdog7482 2 роки тому +7

    Goosebumps! Reminds me of puppy love with my HS sweetheart and our days and nights of sneaking around, holding one another, the soft warmth of her kiss and body temperature and her unique smell that I will always have a longing for. 🥺

  • @IIIElijah
    @IIIElijah Місяць тому +3

    Vito loves his parents.
    He cared for them
    till they passed.

  • @kurtmanasco67
    @kurtmanasco67 2 роки тому +10

    Yes Lord thank You for letting me be alive and ABLE to have been in my teens and WILD and LOVED every minute of it to those who were there you know it was KICK ASS

  • @bretts6861
    @bretts6861 8 місяців тому +3

    I was at the show. I had never heard of them, but a guy from work told me they were great. I keep looking to see if I can locate a 24-year-old me in the crowd.😂 It’s not an accident that the sound is so good. That place always had great sound.

  • @emilyscandycakes4530
    @emilyscandycakes4530 2 роки тому +6

    Vito's solos and melodies are beautiful ...and fit the songs perfectly...and not only beautiful he can also get dark...

  • @markwalter9218
    @markwalter9218 Рік тому +3

    Vito was the BEST!! Every one of his solos were like mini symphonies.....so melodic and sooo much texture with all those nuanced things only guitar players hear! Lol I've been playing for a few decades and his playing will always blow my mind.

  • @user-dn1ov5hn5v
    @user-dn1ov5hn5v 3 місяці тому +2

    It's the sound of a generation. Like the mama's and Pappas of the 60s and , zeppelin of the 70s... the 80s and 90s were so fun.

  • @ANDYSUH
    @ANDYSUH 6 місяців тому +1

    I think that I've loved this song about 15years ago. Finally i bought steinberger guitar GM-2 model (Vitto's main Guitar).
    So important video~~ Excellent !!🤩

  • @russellward4624
    @russellward4624 Рік тому +2

    The quality of the recording is incredible. Mixed to perfection. Each member can be clearly heard.

  • @Windof
    @Windof 2 роки тому +6

    Lot of comments here about Vito Bratta. I heard this group only now, but must agree with all the comments: he's really awesome.

  • @carlabend-ih4kz
    @carlabend-ih4kz 9 місяців тому +2

    At 2:46 the true mastery begins, absolute guitar genius. One might dare say one of the greatest guitar players ever.

  • @andygullion5182
    @andygullion5182 Рік тому +4

    We honestly had no idea the monster band we had at the time.
    It was a crowded field but these 4 guys were head and shoulders above.

    • @jasonlawson8980
      @jasonlawson8980 3 місяці тому

      That's so true man, well said. I loved them when they first came out, huge fan. But as the years have went by, I realize how truly great they were...above the crowded field for sure.

  • @user-rr9ii9pu3c
    @user-rr9ii9pu3c 26 днів тому

    Прекрасное видео. Thank U for all

  • @kenshea3152
    @kenshea3152 Рік тому +3

    The baseline in this is absolutely amazing!

  • @kingmodestfirst4487
    @kingmodestfirst4487 3 роки тому +13

    Vito Bratta & Criss Oliva (Savatage, r.i.p.) : best hard & heavy guitar players in the 80's!

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 2 роки тому +2

      Love both but I think George Lynch and Warren DeMartini are hard to beat

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 2 роки тому +1

      One of the most underrated guitarists I've ever heard is Doug Aldrich

    • @petescafidi
      @petescafidi 2 роки тому

      @@lrn_news9171 How can someone be underrated when they've been a member of one of the most famous bands of all time? Whitesnake? If that's not reaching the top, I don't know what is. Goodness. I'm sure if you asked him, he wouldn't agree with you. I'd love to be underrated like that. LOL

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 2 роки тому +1

      @@petescafidi Because essentially no one knows who the hell he is or even talks about him ever. Everybody talks about Lynch, about Bratta, even Olivia is more popular.

    • @petescafidi
      @petescafidi 2 роки тому +1

      @@lrn_news9171 I hear what you're saying, of course, but he doesn't have a catalog of songs that people know, compared to the other guitarist. He's an amazing hired gun, but unfortunately, that alone isn't going to put anyone into the conversation with Lynch and Bratta. Even Eddie wouldn't be so well known if he didn't have a mountain of popular hits under his belt.

  • @lolipalmer7598
    @lolipalmer7598 2 роки тому +2

    I still Love U Mike Tramp.. OMG! Love the voice💞🎸

  • @Zulumann25
    @Zulumann25 Рік тому +3

    The Amazing Mr. Bratta!

  • @remymaximilian938
    @remymaximilian938 2 роки тому +3

    I always amazed hearing Vito playing his guitar

  • @jodyvance4114
    @jodyvance4114 4 місяці тому +1

    LOVE THIS SONG!!!! Well, all of there’s

  • @MoonKhan39
    @MoonKhan39 3 роки тому +5

    😲 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 💙 ♪ ♫

  • @thomasgrabowski2202
    @thomasgrabowski2202 4 місяці тому

    What a beautiful song

  • @mtp04987
    @mtp04987 10 місяців тому +2

    Mikes voices was great! V I T O. 🤘🏽

  • @johnarvanitis4718
    @johnarvanitis4718 2 роки тому +3

    Vito bratta is the guy that inspired me to start playing guitar

  • @magorzataworoch1002
    @magorzataworoch1002 2 роки тому +1

    swietny koncert oraz super piosenka oraz wspanialy zespol white lion

  • @newwavepop
    @newwavepop 2 роки тому +1

    5-5-88, man that was about a month before i turned 16. there was a girl i was crazy about back then and for some reason this is the song that always makes me think of her.

    • @speedtrapp28
      @speedtrapp28 Рік тому

      Five days before I turned 17. What a time to be a kid right?

  • @Lalodlh70
    @Lalodlh70 Рік тому

    This is beautiful!

  • @RobertoGonzalez-ot8hn
    @RobertoGonzalez-ot8hn 9 місяців тому

    never got a chance to see vito live, but i was able to see eddie a few times, taken those memories to the grave, RIP Eddie Van Halen.

  • @kpupz75
    @kpupz75 2 роки тому +5

    Vito is great, plus Mike was an awesome lead singer!

    • @sean8470
      @sean8470 Рік тому

      he gets a lot of hate but he was and still is an awesome front man

  • @danysharma4790
    @danysharma4790 3 роки тому

    Tye song from this song makes my everyday..💚

  • @petersarich2418
    @petersarich2418 2 роки тому

    Superb guitar vito as always 👌

  • @remyr5749
    @remyr5749 2 роки тому +12

    Vito's tone is this live setup...it's like he just plugged his guitar into an ADA and a Marshall and went for it without Delay or Verb. Just imagine if he had his studio efx here, how epic the sound would have been.

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 2 роки тому +1

      I just plug straight into the amp, no special effects, no pedals. That's how I roll.

    • @sean8470
      @sean8470 2 роки тому +2

      loved that ADA sound!!

  • @Yusfi5150
    @Yusfi5150 2 роки тому +2

    Miss Vito so much :(

  • @FreddieCinquinajr.
    @FreddieCinquinajr. 3 місяці тому +2

    the greatest guitarist 🎸 other than EVH

  • @MGPMusic81
    @MGPMusic81 2 роки тому

    Amazing

  • @thomasscott9400
    @thomasscott9400 Рік тому +2

    Damn what a band what a voice

  • @lolipalmer7598
    @lolipalmer7598 2 роки тому +1

    Ok
    So this is where He really tears it up.. Vito Bratta..
    WOW! Just Wow!😀💞🎸

  • @senderodelpalomonte
    @senderodelpalomonte 2 роки тому +6

    if you want a replacement for Eddie Van Halen it's Vito Bratta.

  • @Anonymous-tz4tp
    @Anonymous-tz4tp Рік тому

    My Favorite Band White Lion

  • @Packer1290
    @Packer1290 5 місяців тому

    Saw these guys a year later on their World Series of rock tour with Poison. Also included WInger, BUllet boys , and Tesla.

  • @Charlie_Video_Addict
    @Charlie_Video_Addict 10 місяців тому

    Take me back to the 80's when you finally appear folks from the stars 👽👽👽👽👽👽👽🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸

  • @noorvanprasetyo9437
    @noorvanprasetyo9437 2 місяці тому

    Very nice..

  • @stephaniepayne3497
    @stephaniepayne3497 Рік тому

    Definitely relate xx

  • @kippgriffin7671
    @kippgriffin7671 4 місяці тому

    Hell yeah I love this fuckin kickass band...

  • @EVC5044
    @EVC5044 Рік тому

    Best sound,melody

  • @sunnys3325
    @sunnys3325 Рік тому

    We will always love u Vito even though you left the biz never to be musically heard from again 🤘

  • @clankruby4928
    @clankruby4928 8 місяців тому

    Cinco de Mayo? Thursday, May 5th, 1988?
    Must have been an amazing 18th birthday!

  • @shane1v
    @shane1v 2 роки тому

    I was at this plus 10 other NYC show, mostly at Lamour. Envy me.

  • @tino911123
    @tino911123 Рік тому

    Dam ,, Vito mike and the boys wer bad ass !!
    Great rockers

  • @MyGuitarArtistry
    @MyGuitarArtistry 5 місяців тому

    AWESOME!!! Great Tune!!! Vito Bratta is one of the best musicians on the planet!!!!!

  • @transformationproject3583
    @transformationproject3583 10 місяців тому

    Seen them open for AC/DC in the 80s. good times.

  • @davidbuswa9425
    @davidbuswa9425 8 місяців тому +1

    Damn that was a great performance. White Lions should've been huge like the other 80 hair bands. Vito Bratta was a legit guitarist just like Eddie

  • @whitelion1111
    @whitelion1111 3 роки тому +1

    ROAR White Lion ROAR

  • @AppaKat1818
    @AppaKat1818 Рік тому +3

    This Lycries is good, vocal very good but... the Guitar is... White Lion!!! An real Lion!!!

  • @jon1550
    @jon1550 Рік тому +4

    Vitto was phenomenal but some comments say he was at another level than EVH. Eddie was and always will be the standard. Simply the best.

  • @JoeR203
    @JoeR203 2 роки тому +6

    When I first heard "Wait" on the radio in '88, Vito replaced Eddie as my favorite guitarist. And Eddie was pretty much the ONLY player I cared to listen to. Yeah there were other that I liked. Like Night Ranger, Dokken, Ratt and I admit I got into Randy Rhoads after the Tribute album was released. But Eddie was my favorite and nobody else really impressed me as much. Until I heard Vito.

    • @kurtsicily
      @kurtsicily 2 роки тому +1

      No Vai, Satriani? They r impressive players aren't they?

    • @JoeR203
      @JoeR203 2 роки тому +4

      @@kurtsicily Yeah they are. I bought Surfing With The Alien and Passion and Warfare. I even bought Yngwie's first 3 albums before growing tired of his speed playing. It just all sounded the same after awhile. But Vito just checked all the right boxes for me.

    • @LouisPSU
      @LouisPSU 9 місяців тому +2

      Randy and Vito are my two favorites. There’s something about their playing that you feel in your chest. Their solos are just so much more creative that all the other guys. Eddie was great too but damn do I love listening and playing Randy and Vito’s licks

  • @DiegoGonzalez-ck6fh
    @DiegoGonzalez-ck6fh 7 місяців тому +1

    Severisimos expontes

  • @roosternm6830
    @roosternm6830 Рік тому

    Those Strat head ESPs Vito played.........I'm drooling. What I would do to have one of my own.

  • @adrenachrone
    @adrenachrone 3 роки тому +10

    4:20

    • @mr.potter4661
      @mr.potter4661 3 роки тому +1

      Yesssss!!!!!

    • @trucebuildman
      @trucebuildman 2 роки тому +1

      I thought I was alone with the “whoa what a lick”

  • @franciscoorellana4938
    @franciscoorellana4938 2 роки тому

    Remember the song when working in the 📻 my first time turbulencia del metal

  • @ZZ-topp
    @ZZ-topp 8 місяців тому

    I was there,they opened for acdc

  • @mozzer1981able
    @mozzer1981able Рік тому

    Vito and Johnny Marr two of the best from the 8o's

  • @JORGERODRIGUEZ-sw8mj
    @JORGERODRIGUEZ-sw8mj 2 роки тому

    Bestial la guitarra.

  • @Coachcoutinhoo
    @Coachcoutinhoo 9 місяців тому

    É incrível como o vito brinca com a guitarra

  • @oleriis-vestergaard6844
    @oleriis-vestergaard6844 3 роки тому

    Kom så Mike - og forresten , din sang i melodi grandprix 2021 er den eneste der huskes , så selvom så Tillykke herfra

  • @andimuhammadarsyad6335
    @andimuhammadarsyad6335 2 роки тому +3

    Vitto Bratta..my god guitar

  • @philipisbell244
    @philipisbell244 11 місяців тому

    And starting in NYC

  • @unstablebobgable
    @unstablebobgable 11 місяців тому

    Very tight band. 👍

  • @rossw73
    @rossw73 Рік тому +1

    I came to see Vito but the whole band sounded great

  • @rosemariejuan977
    @rosemariejuan977 11 місяців тому

    Yes 2023❤❤❤

  • @edyhartanto8594
    @edyhartanto8594 Рік тому

    Vito brata ❤Josss👍

  • @chadfortman8098
    @chadfortman8098 Рік тому

    They second band open up for the Crue. Skid row was first . The whole concert was great on outside London

  • @alicedishman1606
    @alicedishman1606 2 роки тому

    🎸🎸🎸🎼🎯🔥❤💯❤💯❤.

  • @mrreemann3739
    @mrreemann3739 Рік тому +2

    Not unlike Brian May, Vito's tone has just enough distortion that you can still hear all the harmonies in his chords. It's glassy, not muddy. I wish I knew what amps he's using

    • @jeffwarner2266
      @jeffwarner2266 Рік тому

      Not necessarily the amplifiers more in the fingers 😎

    • @mrreemann3739
      @mrreemann3739 Рік тому

      @@jeffwarner2266 true that, but tell that to a sports arena. May uses 9 vox AC-30s, I'm guessing Vito used a Marshall, being of the 80s, but it sounds like some sort of tube pre-amps as well.

    • @outernationalstudios
      @outernationalstudios Рік тому

      ADA preamps and power amps into marshall cabinets most likely-

  • @nickm.3836
    @nickm.3836 3 роки тому +19

    Mike tramp had such an awesome voice! Too bad it sounds like vince niel taught him how to use it 😆

    • @b.scottfarthingsworth
      @b.scottfarthingsworth 2 роки тому +3

      oh god he's horribly flat every line he sings, even on albums. The girls liked him, but he's hell on the ears

    • @kostasdounias6418
      @kostasdounias6418 2 роки тому +1

      @@b.scottfarthingsworth he's probably the least talented frontman of every hair metal band from that era that hit big

  • @LouisPSU
    @LouisPSU 9 місяців тому

    Just a shame that he gave it all up. So talented. Vito and Randy are by far my two favorites. I heard Vito is playing again. Would be great to hear him release something new. Anyone think 80’s hair bands will make a comeback? Music sucks now. There aren’t even solos. But there are a few good guitarist but man so I miss the.days of kick ass 80’s guitarists!!!

  • @gregorysleeth1792
    @gregorysleeth1792 Рік тому +2

    I love Vito’s guitar playing, it’s a shame he gave it all up after White Lion broke up.

  • @fornication90
    @fornication90 2 роки тому +1

    Vito uses ESP strat guitar great sound.

  • @philipisbell244
    @philipisbell244 11 місяців тому

    Everybody start spreading it round that white lions getting back up and touring

  • @Tbraves111
    @Tbraves111 Рік тому +1

    Vito is Eddie with his own style. Him, WVH, Nuno, Jake, Warren and the extremely underrated Harry Cody are the Closest things to Eddie. I forgot Vai, Lynch and, Reb Beach.

    • @sean8470
      @sean8470 Рік тому

      warren's work on Way Cool Jr. was incredible always wished satriani, De Martini, and Bratta for a G3 tour man the people would pay cash

  • @jr_-cm2bd
    @jr_-cm2bd 29 днів тому

    Khas banget petikan Vito Bratta

  • @mill89027
    @mill89027 3 роки тому +2

    I thought white lion was horrible after seeing this concert but I saw them with Cinderella and Mike voice sounded a lot better he started taking lesson and cut down the partying he wasn’t out of breath like he is in this show

  • @sackinsam6787
    @sackinsam6787 2 роки тому +1

    C Blake I got to see White Lion in 88 they open for Kiss, I agree with you, Vito is so Melodic jus glad I got to see them

  • @jetsmith6281
    @jetsmith6281 7 місяців тому

    Hate when singers half ass songs live. I have this dvd and instantly hated it. LOVE VITO HES SPOT ON!

  • @philipisbell244
    @philipisbell244 11 місяців тому

    Just came up with an idea ready

  • @alejandrohardrock80s60
    @alejandrohardrock80s60 2 місяці тому

    Vito Bratta el mejor guitarrista ,para mi con todo respeto supero de lejos a E.V.H.