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LIVE AIRDATE:  05/24/2023 WEDNESDAY
GUEST:  MARCUS NAND
(GUITARIST OF MIKE TRAMP’S “SONGS OF WHITE LION” ALBUM/SPRING TOUR”)

NOTABLE COMMENTS & TIME STAMPS:
00:00 – 05:30         SHOW INTRO, TINA TURNER RIP, + WITH GUEST BACKGROUND
05:30  - 08:00          AUDIO SAMPLE OF COMPARING WHITE LION’S “WAIT” GUITAR SOLO BY VITO BRATTA AND THE RE-RECORD BY MARCUS NAND ON “SONGS OF WHITE LION”
10:45                      MARCUS NAND JOINS THE SHOW

11:30                      WE DISCUSS HOW THE TOUR WAS AN ACOUSTIC TOUR AND NOT A “FULL BAND” SOUND DUO TOUR
12:35                      MARCUS DISCUSSES WHY A FULL BAND WAS NOT POSSIBLE THIS RUN
HOWEVER, WHILE IT’S A “FULL BAND FEEL” YET STILL INCLUDES THE STORIES.
WE WEREN’T IN A POSITION TO TAKE A RHYTHM SECTION AT THIS TIME, (BUT THE TRACKS) ALLOW US TO HAVE MORE OF A FULL BAND FEEL”

14:45                      NAND SPEAKS ABOUT HIS HISTORY AS A FLEMENCO GUITARIST PLAYING WITH THE LIKES OF STEVE STEVENS, ETC AND HOW HE MORPHED HIS style AND EXPERIENCE into that of a vito bratto STYLE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THE SOLOS.

‘YOU SORT OF HAVE TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE FRAME OF MIND OF SERVING THE MUSIC. IT'S SORT OF SACRED GROUND, VITO BRATTA IS A VERY, VERY HIGHLY RESPECTED GUITAR PLAYER, WHAT HE (BRATTA) DID AT THAT TIME WITH THOSE SONGS, AND AS A SONGWRITER, THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ME TO TRY DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT”

THE keys are different, the tempos are different.
WE TRIED TO STAY TRUE, I TRIED TO STAY TRUE TO THE SONGS, I COMPARE IT RECITING TO A CLASSIC POEM, YOU CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT NARRATOR (VOICE) BUT THE WORDS HAVE TO BE THE WORDS.  THAT WAS THE INTENTION THAT WAS CREATED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I TRY TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN WAS THEN AND WHAT (IS) NOW, IT WAS ON ME TO FIND WAYS THESE SONGS WOULD EXIST IN THESE NEW KEYS (ABOUT A FOURTH DOWN)

MIKE’S VOICE HAS MATURED OVER THE YEARS.

17:20            WE DISCUSS THE “WAIT” SOLO AND HOW IMPORTANT AS THE SOLO WAS AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE BY MARCUS NAND LIVE.

18:30            MARCUS DISCUSSES HIS APPROACH TO PERFORMING THE “WAIT” SOLO
HE ALSO NOTES: “IT’S NERVE RACKING” “I THINK PEOPLE APPLAUD BECAUSE IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THEY’VE HEARD THAT LIVE”
PLUS “THE LYRICS AND STYLE (OF THE SONGS) HAS “HIT THEM IN THE HEART”

21:00            WE ASK THE QUESTION IF VITO BRATTA HAS HEARD THE ALBUM AND HAS MARCUS HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH VITO BRATTA AND WOULD THERE BE ANY PUSH BACK (LIKE IN THE PAST) FOR DOING A “SONGS OF WHITE LION”

WE DISCUSS SOME OF THE TENSION WITH VITO AND MIKE W/ PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF WHITE LION.

21:40            WE ARE IN TOUCH, AND IT’S PRETTY ASTONISHING TO ME, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I’M A MASSIVE MASSIVE FAN, I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR WHAT HE DID & HIS CONTRIBUTION TO GUITAR IS JUST PHENOMENAL.

HE’S VERY VERY SUPPORTIVE;
HE LIKES WHAT WE’RE DOING, I WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THAT INITIALLY, HE WROTE AN EMAIL TO TRAMP, TRAMP PUT US INTO CONTACT AND WE’VE BEEN COMMUNICATING THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND DEVOLOPING A VERY COOL FRIENDSHIP.

IT’S PRETTY SURREAL TO COME HOME FROM A SHOW AND WRITE TO VITO AND “YOUR NAME WAS MENTIONED SO MANY TIMES, AND ITS EVIDENT HOW MUCH PEOPLE LOVE YOU AND ADMIRE YOU”, SO IT’S NOTHING BUT SUPPORT FROM VITO, IT’S REALLY GREAT.

IT’S SURREAL IN A WAY.

23:30            WE DISCUSS IF HIS FLEMENCO BACKGROUND HELPS HIS APPROACH TO THE VITO BRATTA SOLOS (TWO HANDED APPROACH), DOES THAT GIVE MARCUS AND ADVANTAGE?

“THAT’S A REALLY INTERESTING POINT, YOU MIGHT BE ONTO SOMETHING THERE! IT’S NOT JUST A PIC IN YOUR HAND, THE FINGERS ARE SORT OF INDEPENDENT THINGS”.

27:00            WE CLARIFY HIS PARTICIPATION WITH “RATT”

28:00            WE DIVE INTO MARCUS’ HISTORY WITH MANY ARTISTS
RICKY PHILLIPS (STYX), FERGIE FREDERICKSEN (TOTO) AND MORE

30:30            WE DISCUSS MARCUS’ CONTRIBUTION TO A ROD STEWART SONG ON THE ALBUM “ANOTHER COUNTRY” AND NOT BEING CREDITED.

33:30            WE DISCUSS THE “SONGS OF WHITE LION” TOUR OVERSEAS (FULL BAND TOUR)

34:30            MARCUS DISCUSSES THE FALL 2023 USA TOUR BRIEFLY (SEPT-NOVEMBER- A FULL BAND 8 WEEK TOUR)


35:45            REGARDING VITO BRATTA’S CONTRIBUTION TO WHITE LION: HE IS SPECTACULAR,  AS YOU STUDY THESE SONGS, IT’S NOT JUST THE SOLOS, ALSO HIS RHYTHM WORK AND ALL THE LITTLE NUANCES, ALL THE OPEN STRING WORK UNDER THE vocal IS REALLY SPECTACULAR, REALLY REWARDING TO FIGURE OUT.


38:20            WILL YOU EVER HAVE A MEETING WITH VITO?
I WOULD LOVE THAT, HE HAS SOME OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES AT THE MOMENT, BUT I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT, WE DID TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THAT, THAT WOULD BE PRETTY AMAZING TO DO”.