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Old 10-25-2017, 09:35 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I think Urban had this discussion going in another thread at some point. he wanted people to understand there were two phases of Whitesnake, what he considered decent 70's rock, to the absolute horror it turned into.
You mean this post by Urban?

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OK i`m going to risk losing even more credibility here but who cares.......



Right then lets get one thing straight there are 2 Whitesnakes.

Most people remember the mid - late 80s abomination of a hair metal band with steve Vai on guitar (UGH!!!!).But what people don`t seem to realise is between 1978-82 Whitesnake put out some of the best British blues rock i`ve ever heard , easily on a par with the likes of Thin Lizzy.
This album takes the best of David Coverdale`s first 4 Whitesnake albums & also tracks from some of the material he recorded with Deep Purple.
It`s also recorded by the best Whitesnake line up of all time featuring 4 ex members of Deep Purple (Coverdale himself , Jon Lord , Ian Paice & Glenn Hughes)as well as the underrated duo of Mickey Moody and Bernie Marsden on guitar.The 11 minute version of Mistreated is absolutly blistering.

Anyone who calls themself a fan of classic rock should own this.
I agree with this. And I'm standing by my statement that Whitesnake at its best is overlooked in America, while they were always beloved all over Europe.
"Live...In the Heart of the City" is a very good live album, arguably their best record. Even their most successful, "hair metal" record 1987 has some really kick-ass tunes on it and IMO it ****s on any album by Motley Crue or any other record by lame 80's hair bands.
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Old 12-09-2021, 02:09 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Listening to Whitesnake's "Live in the Heart of the City" would change people's perception of Whitesnake. That album is killer and sometimes all Whitesnake I really need.
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Old 02-03-2022, 03:25 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Hot take incoming.

You all have it backwards, Whitesnake started out as a bog standard blues rock band that makes me wish I was listening to similar but better bands of which there were many, I'm glad they sold out big time because their s/t is the best hair metal album ever made, it legitimately f*ckng rules.

It's ok to like mom rock guys.
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Old 02-03-2022, 05:04 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Early Whitesnake is fine but David Coverdale sounds like a cover band singer on a cruise ship.
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Fun fact when Ian Gillian left Deep Purple they tried to get Paul Rodgers to replace him but he turned them down to form Bad Company so they decided to get a Paul Rodgers impersonator instead and that's how David Coverdale got his big break.

Ok that last bit is speculation on my part but you know I'm right.
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Hot take incoming.

Whitesnake...their s/t is the best hair metal album ever made
It's good...but better than WASP's debut? I don't know about that...



Cinderella's Long Cold Winter would also get a nod from me for best hair metal album.

"Is This Love?" is a great ****ing song though. Even the house remixes of it are tight.
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John Sykes is a monster player and the only reason anyone should ever consider listening to anything they made after Saints and Sinners.
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Old 02-04-2022, 04:11 AM   #18 (permalink)
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No joke I've been meaning to delve more into hair metal because why not?

I unironically love Dokken's theme song for Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

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George Lynch is another swell player and a nifty guy.


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The Motley Crue hate can get Robloxed. Too Fast for Love, Shout at the Devil, and Dr. Feelgood are amazing.
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