Lights and Thunder
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"Lights and Thunder" is a song by American
/Danish
Glam metal
band White Lion
and was released as the first single from their 1991 album Mane Attraction
.
"Lights and Thunder" was White Lion's longest song, from 1991–2008, with a length of eight minutes and ten seconds. In 2008, "Sangre de Cristo", from Return of the Pride
became the bands longest song, with a length of eight minutes and forty-four seconds.
The song charted at #95 in the UK
.
In 2005 for the White Lion live album "Rocking the USA
" a music video was made for the live version of the song.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
/Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band White Lion
White Lion
White Lion is an American/Danish hard rock/heavy metal band that was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, the band achieved double platinum status with their #8 hit "Wait" and #3 hit "When the...
and was released as the first single from their 1991 album Mane Attraction
Mane Attraction
Mane Attraction was the fourth studio album by the hard rock band White Lion. It was released in 1991 by Atlantic Records, and reached #61 on The Billboard 200.- Overview :...
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"Lights and Thunder" was White Lion's longest song, from 1991–2008, with a length of eight minutes and ten seconds. In 2008, "Sangre de Cristo", from Return of the Pride
Return of the Pride
Return of the Pride is the fifth studio album by White Lion. The album was released in 2008 on March 14 , April 9 , April 29...
became the bands longest song, with a length of eight minutes and forty-four seconds.
The song charted at #95 in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
In 2005 for the White Lion live album "Rocking the USA
Rocking the USA
Rocking the USA is the first White Lion live compilation album released in 2005, now better known as Tramp's White Lion or White Lion 2, with all new band members again but still features original lead singer Mike Tramp....
" a music video was made for the live version of the song.
Personnel
- Mike TrampMike TrampMike Tramp is a Danish singer and songwriter who is best known for his work with the hard rock bands White Lion and Freak of Nature...
- Lead vocals - Vito BrattaVito BrattaVito Bratta is the former lead guitarist and lead songwriter for the 1980s rock band White Lion from 1983 to 1992....
- Lead guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - James LomenzoJames LomenzoJames "JLo" LoMenzo is a metal bassist known for his roles as a former member of White Lion and Megadeth. He is also known for his work in Black Label Society .-Past bands and other works :...
- Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Greg D'AngeloGreg D'AngeloGreg D’Angelo, is a drummer most famous for his work in the American band White Lion.-Early career :...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....