Whitesnake "1987" 20th Anniversary edition

[Mr Badguy]

When I heard this was coming out I thought it would be an essential purchase, "Whitesnake" or "1987" is without doubt one of THE definitive albums of 1980`s rock.

However, I felt pretty let down when I read the tracklisting. There are NO previously unreleased demos or alternate versions included and no "1987" vintage live performances.

This is disappointing as I have various bootlegs including an officially recorded live show from Tokyo in 1988 and demos from the album sessions that I would have enjoyed in better quality.

Here it is:

CD:

01 Still Of The Night
02 Bad Boys
03 Give Me All Your Love
04 Looking For Love
05 Crying In The Rain
06 Is This Love
07 Straight For The Heart
08 Don`t Turn Away
09 Children Of The Night
10 Here I Go Again `87
11 You`re Gonna Break My Heart Again
12 Still Of The Night (Live)*
13 Here I Go Again (Live)*
14 Is This Love (Live)*
15 Give Me All Your Love (Live)*

*Live tracks from "Live In The Shadow Of The Blues"

DVD:

01 Still Of The Night
02 Here I Go Again `87
03 Is This Love
04 Give Me All Your Love
05 Give Me All Your Love*
06 Is This Love*
07 Here I Go Again*
08 Still Of The Night*

*Taken from "Live...In The Still Of The Night"

The only reason for buying this is to get the promo videos that set MTV on fire back in the day or maybe some of you will want it because it is the UK track listing rather than the US version.

Shite.

[Terry]

I'll probably still pick it up.

Would rather have seen a full-length concert dvd put out with the touring lineup of Campbell, Sarzo, Aldridge, Adrian V and Coverversion, but such is life.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

I've got everything that is on this release...so, why bother?

This IS a letdown.

[BruinJer]

I have a question regarding the recording of the "Whitesnake" album.... Why exactly did Coverdale fire Neil Murray, Ansley Dunbar & John Sykes??? That lineup had a lot of energy and Sykes had a very unique sound, he is still a VERY underrated guitar player.

[Mr Badguy]

Originally posted by BruinJer
I have a question regarding the recording of the "Whitesnake" album.... Why exactly did Coverdale fire Neil Murray, Ansley Dunbar & John Sykes??? That lineup had a lot of energy and Sykes had a very unique sound, he is still a VERY underrated guitar player.

Dunbar: Never a band member, filled in on a session basis after Cozy Powell left.

Sykes: Fell out with Coverdale and had left the band before the album was even finished.

Murray: Finished his parts in 1986 then went back to the UK and read in a magazine months later that he had been replaced by Rudy Sarzo, who Coverdale had his eye on when Whitesnake supported Quiet Riot in `84. Speculation says he wasn`t good looking enough for the "1987" touring line up and promo videos.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
Murray: Speculation says he wasn`t good looking enough for the "1987" touring line up and promo videos.

Well, he had a point. He does look a little out of place if you think aboot it.

[PumpedUpMidget]

Whitesnake--only good song was "Still of the Night"

[Diamondjimi]

Whitepickle sucked after "Slide it In"('84).........

[Shaun Ponsonby]

I agreed with that statement until recently.

I now think "1987" was a bloody good album for what it was, although I still can't get into "Slip of the Tounge".

Most people know nothing aboot Whitesnake except the permed hair/shoulder pads/Bon Jovi period, which is a shame. One thing I hate is people judging bands by their most commercially successful stuff.

That's how you get comments like


Originally posted by PumpedUpMidget
Whitesnake--only good song was "Still of the Night"

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by Terry
Would rather have seen a full-length concert dvd put out with the touring lineup of Campbell, Sarzo, Aldridge, Adrian V and Coverversion, but such is life.

Yes, Adrian Vandenberg....

I always liked "Burning Heart", '83-ish... Maybe one of the 1st power rock ballads ??

[pflo]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
Speculation says he wasn`t good looking enough for the "1987" touring line up and promo videos. And Tommy Aldridge was? What about Vivian Campbell , later on? Both those dudes are pretty ugly. I think Coverdale was probably a controlling prick ($$) and guys (Sykes, Murray, Powell) with any balls and self respect said "fuck it". They probably realized werent gonna get a fair share. Fuckin Sarzo, he's made a career off sliding into someones spot after all the work is done. Hasnt written a fuckin lick in his life....whatta whore.

[Mr Badguy]

Originally posted by pflo
And Tommy Aldridge was?

Well, no.

But at least you could hide him behind a drum kit.

[Three Lock Rock]

Whitesnake was an OK band, I guess, but their singer tried too hard to sound like Sammy Hagar and that made it good, but kinda bad at the same time, too.

Three Lock Rock
Kicking ass and taking names

[bru87tr]

this is one cd that needed a remaster. the original sounds harsh. SLide It In original sounds great. I could never understand why the S/T sounded so terrible.

but..... why include current live footage on a 20th ann instead of original old live stuff from the same time ? makes no sense why artists do this. I wont be buying this unless I hear the remaster is a huge improvement and not loud like most of todays remasters.


what a let down.

[Can`t drive 55]

is this love. that song rocks.

[pflo]

Originally posted by bru87tr
[B I could never understand why the S/T sounded so terrible.

[/B] Thats easy, Steve Vai :D . He did his tracks in his basement studio! The guy has horrible tone, and pairing his goofy ass playing with Coverdale makes about as much sense as putting Frank Zappa in Led Zeppelin. Bad move there.

[ppg960]

David Cunterdale is an asshole. He's a total Robert Plant rip-off artist.
Sorry Dave, but Plant had it down in 1969 you fag.

[Eyes of the Night]

Whitesnake is aight ... what I look for today are "remasters" seeing how that's the only way I would rebuy any albums ...

[pflo]

Originally posted by ppg960
David Cunterdale is an asshole. He's a total Robert Plant rip-off artist.
Sorry Dave, but Plant had it down in 1969 you fag. Plant had it down in 69, and then he lost it in 72. I always though Coverversion was rippin off Paul Rodgers, anyway

[Tiki-Tom]

Not long ago, a friend let me check out a recent DVD he had bought. After all these years I didn't expect much. I gotta say, I was surprised to find that the guys still sound great.
If David Coverdale or, as some would wisecrack "Cunterdale or Coverversion:rolleyes: " can still belt'em out like that at his age then rock on old dude.:killer:
Thats more than can be said about a certain other couple of "influential" old farts these days.
That is all............................

[Steve Savicki]

Gentlemen,

When it comes to Whitensnake, http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=5325582&cart=509621700&BAB=E is enough for me.

[nico69]

Hi guys,
I am living in France and i do love Coverdale:he is a great human being:he is always positive with people (he is never criticize his formers bandmates:he said in interviews that he never got along with John sykes) and i prefer his old albums (listen his solo album"northwinds ":it is very a powerful and soulful ballad(his finest and best ballad)
I do hope that van halen will tour w dave:I have been expecting this reunion for more 15 years(the first album I bought was "1984" and I had 14 years old)
i do hope that Ed is going well
Have a nice guys

[Steve Savicki]

Originally posted by Can`t drive 55
is this love. that song rocks.
Never understood why. Perfect arrangement, but too ballady.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by ppg960
David Cunterdale is an asshole. He's a total Robert Plant rip-off artist.
Sorry Dave, but Plant had it down in 1969 you fag.

Hey, cut him some slack.

OK, you don't like him becuase you feel he tries too much to be Robert Plant (which I personally don't fully believe), but to call him an asshole? Its well known that he's a bloody nice bloke.

[Steve Savicki]

I'll agree with Pons about the cutting slack bit.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Fuck off calling me Pons.

[pflo]

When I think of Eds tone and Coverdales voice together, it is a pretty interesting combo. It could maybe work out, who knows? BTW, Plant himself called David "coverversion". Sour grapes. Plant always sucked ass live, he had to sing all his high stuff an octave lower.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

True dat.

Never understood why people sing nothing but praises aboot Plant cos he SUCKED and still SUCKS live.

[binnie]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
Fuck off calling me Pons.

You know people are gonna start calling you it now you've said that!

[Seshmeister]

https://i.ibb.co/FVm70kL/betty-whitesnake.jpg (https://ibb.co/6Brs1c7)

[Nickdfresh]

LMFAO, are these guys still playing fairs?

"In the still of the night, I gotta pee baby...."𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮...

[Terry]

I'm not sure if Coverdale still works or performs as 'Whitesnake' sometimes...or...he has perhaps performed as recently as maybe...ten years ago? Maybe more recent than that?

I want to say most of that has been in the United Kingdom and Europe, if memory serves. I can't recall offhand if he has performed in America, or still is. I think he has basically been retired from performing for at least several years now.

[Nitro Express]

If White Snake got with Hole a new band would pop out in nine months.

[Nitro Express]

I ran into Coverdale in Lake Tahoe. Real nice guy to talk to. He lived there for awhile but lives in Malibu. He was doing some casino gigs.

[FORD]

If White Snake got with Hole a new band would pop out in nine months.

That's a horror I wouldn't even wish on Covercheeseball. I had the sense to say "no" to that. Just a damn shame Kurt didn't do the same. :(

[Kristy]

I think he has basically been retired from performing for at least several years now.


https://www.1065thearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Getty_DavidCoverdale_052423.png

He looks like the third member of the Indigo Girls. BoTox fucked him up.

[Seshmeister]

I'll save y'all a google - 72 years old.

[Kristy]

I personally find it to be highly offensive that limeys are allowed to live that old.

[Nitro Express]

Well he still has enough dough to look at the ocean from his house in Malibu. I’m sure his white snake doesn’t rise and strike like it used to. Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson are getting his money selling him blue pills and KY Jelly to get the white snake into a something that uses more plastic and Botox than he does.

[Mushroom]

I ran into Coverdale in Lake Tahoe. Real nice guy to talk to. He lived there for awhile but lives in Malibu. He was doing some casino gigs.

Coverdale had (still has?) a house in Income Village. It was up for sale a couple of years ago. I know where the house is. I assume he sold it and moved out. I never heard of him doing local gigs in Tahoe unless he performed under a pseudonym or it was a 1-off or 2 gig engagement. Please people, Tahoe area sucks, stay away!

[Mushroom]

Whitesnake sucked once Steve Vai joined the band. Epic mismatch.

[Mushroom]

I personally find it to be highly offensive that limeys are allowed to live that old.

Charlie Sheen: “Winning”

David Coverdale: “Hold my cigarettes, I’ve been winning since the 70’s”

Jimmy Page: “Hold my syringes, I’ve been winning since the 60’s”

[FORD]

Whitesnake sucked once Steve Vai joined the band. Epic mismatch.

Yeah... he probably was a better fit for PiL than Whitesnake... even though he only played on one record with them, and never did a live show.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLAFB1Fxals

[Nitro Express]

I like Steve Vai as a person but his guitar playing never moved me. I did like him with David Lee Roth. Could you imagine Yankee Rose without Steve Vai? It would be like removing tomatoes from the spaghetti sauce.

[Mushroom]

I like Steve Vai as a person but his guitar playing never moved me. I did like him with David Lee Roth. Could you imagine Yankee Rose without Steve Vai? It would be like removing tomatoes from the spaghetti sauce.

No doubt

[Terry]

https://www.1065thearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Getty_DavidCoverdale_052423.png

He looks like the third member of the Indigo Girls. BoTox fucked him up.

Yeah, although he has been getting various elective reconstructive cosmetic facial surgeries since at least the mid-1980s. Somewhere between the Slide It In album and the 1987 album he got cheek implants and a slight nose job. It has really accelerated since 2000, though. Guy looks way weirder now than he would have had he just left well enough alone.

[Terry]

Whitesnake sucked once Steve Vai joined the band. Epic mismatch.

Once the 1987 album was basically done and Sykes was fired, Whitesnake was over in creative musical terms. Least for me they were. That became apparent to everyone once the follow-up, Slip Of The Tongue, came out. Suddenly, people realized just how much Sykes had brought to the table with the 1987 album.

[Nitro Express]

Ha! My brother had a place on Lake Tahoe on the south shore. Our daughter would play in a classical guitar recital there every summer. My brother and I four wheeled the whole Rubicon Trail. We totally beat the fuck out of a Jeep doing it. Had some good times in the Lake Tahoe area.

[Nitro Express]

These people are full of more plastic than Sammy Hagar’s dildo and butt plug collection.