Mane Attraction

Mane Attraction is the fourth album, closing the golden era, on which White Lion kept their melodic character while stepping into longer development and thicker guitar. Released on Atlantic in 1991, produced by Richie Zito and recorded at A&M Studios, it stalled at number 61 in the US amid the rise of grunge, but its playing and songwriting are highly rated by fans. Vito Bratta’s phrasing works not just as speed but as melody that lifts a song’s emotion, giving Mike Tramp’s singing vivid shading. The eight-minute “Lights and Thunder” is an epic inspired by Led Zeppelin’s “Achilles Last Stand.” It also holds a re-recording of the debut single “Broken Heart,” the Gulf War-inspired “Warsong,” and the band’s only instrumental “Blue Monday,” a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died suddenly during its making. Ballads like “You're All I Need,” “Til Death Do Us Part” and “Farewell to You” stand out too. After it, D’Angelo and LoMenzo left, and Tramp and Bratta brought the band to a close.