Showing posts with label Whitesnake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Whitesnake. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2020

Whitesnake-1987 (1987)

"1987" would be the creative and commercial peak of Whitesnake, but also the later beginning of its decline with a very standardized sound and a predictable rock.
Until this album, the band had immersed themselves in blues-based sounds and a certain dose of boogie-rock, combining the influences of bands like Deep Purple (something logical since three of its members belonged to that band) or Led Zeppelin.
But from this new album the band is updated to more modern sounds, with a style according to the 80s without neglecting wisdom and experience, marking a style that would influence many later bands.
In this album is the culmination of all his influences, as can be heard in the zep "Still Of The Night", the powerful ballad "Is This Love" or the melodic "Give Me All Your Love", "Crying In The Rain", or the stale and superb "Here I Go Again".

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Whitesnake- Live...In The Heart of the City (1980)

Another of the great live doubles in history, which although recorded in 1980, retains the greatness of the live shows of the previous decade.
This live album is divided into two distinct parts, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in the 1978s and 1980s.
With a repertoire that brought together the best of a band that had only two years of experience with only three albums, "Trouble" (1978), "Lovehunter" (1979) and "Ready an´Willing" (1980).For 80 minutes Whitesnake delights us with a marvelous demonstration of that hard rock and blues rock, which only they presumed to do like no other band in the late 70s.
Songs like the stupendous rockers "Come On", "Sweet Talker", "Walking in the Shadows of the Blue" or "Love Hunter" are mixed with versions of Deep Purple, such as "Mistreated" or "Might Just Take Your life" both from the album "Burn"(1974), or the Bobby Bland blues "Ain't no Love in the Heart of the City".
In this album Whitesnake was formed by his most classical band, with Coverdale on vocals supported by two great guitars such as Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody, the mythical Jon Lord on keyboards and a devastating rhythmic section such as the myth Ian Paice as drums and a huge Neil Murray on bass.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Whitesnake-Slide It In (1984)

"Slide it In" (1984) would be the sixth work of Whitesnake, an album as great as controversial, and it is that Slide It In contains two editions, one European produced by Martin Birch, and another American remixed by Keith Olsen. The differences are quite remarkable, including different order in the songs, a sound suited to American tastes, participation of other musicians and additional guitar tracks by Coverdale's new spoiled child: John Sykes. 
Although the American edition was more successful, it is the original, the English edition, which highlights the virtues of the band much better until that moment. "Slide It In", "Standing In The Shadow", "Guilty Of Love" or "Love Ain't No Stranger" are several of his best compositions.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Whitesnake-Trouble (1978)

With the first breakup of Deep Purple, the so-called "Purple Saga" emerged, comprised of the bands led by Ritchie Blackmore and Rainbow, the one led by Ian Gillan and his Ian Gillan Band, and the one David Coverdale would form with Whitesnake. All three were tremendously popular in the late seventies, although it was the latter that enjoyed much greater continuity and commercial success. In 1977, David Coverdale released a four-song EP titled "White Snake" under the name David Coverdale Band. This band included, in addition to the vocalist, his former Purple bandmate Roger Glover, guitarist Micky Moody, and drummer Simon Phillips. This EP already featured two of his classic tracks, "Come On" and "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City", although these were rather rudimentary versions compared to the arrangements that would later be added. “Trouble”, released a year later, is officially considered Whitesnake’s first album. The band was almost entirely reformed with the addition of former Deep Purple member Jon Lord (keyboards), Bernie Marsden (guitar), Neil Murray (bass), and Dave Dowle (drums), in addition to Coverdale (vocals) and Micky Moody (guitar). On this debut, the band showcased the sound that would define them for much of their career: hard blues rock and boogie rock that established them as one of the leading acts in the genre during the late 1970s. Among its tracks, the energetic and seductive “Take Me with You”, the dynamic “Love To Keep You Warm”, and the vintage, Deep Purple-infused “Nighthawk (Vampire Blues)” and “The Time Is Right For Love” stand out, not forgetting the powerful “Don’t Mess With Me” or the exceptional “Belgian Tom’s Hat Trick”.