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It marked my start at ║ │ │║ university, my first trip to the US and also my ║ │ │║ first taste of Whitesnake. At that time, ║ │ │║ Whitesnake were supporting Motley Crue in the ║ │ │║ States. And what a wakener this album proved to ║ │ │║ be. 'Still of the Night' must be one of the best ║ │ │║ heavy rock songs written of all time. As well as ║ │ │║ David Coverdale's extremely flexible vocals, it ║ │ │║ combines elements of both heavy rock and ║ │ │║ classical music superbly intertwined with each ║ │ │║ other. John Sykes (guitars), Aynsley Dunbar ║ │ │║ (drums) and Neil Murray (bass) all perform to ║ │ │║ the the best of their abilities to produce ║ │ │║ classics such as the brilliant 'Is this love?', ║ │ │║ the sing along 'Here I go Again' and the ║ │ │║ thunderous 'Bad Boys.' Geoff Nicholls guests as ║ │ │║ keyboardist and though some heavy rock bands ║ │ │║ have shunned the ivories in the past, his ║ │ │║ efforts compliment the album in a spectacular ║ │ │║ way. 1987 is one album where no track can be ║ │ │║ accused of being lame and is a must have not ║ │ │║ only for every rock fan but also for those of a ║ │ │║ different musical leaning. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This 1987 classic is a must for all Whitesnake ║ │ │║ fans and for all metal fans in general.It also ║ │ │║ ranks as one of the top selling albums of all ║ │ │║ time and sports more than one Billboard ║ │ │║ hit.Whitesnake has been making bluesy type rock ║ │ │║ since the 70's,but this album shows their ║ │ │║ versatility to update to the modern sound.The ║ │ │║ production on this album is fantastic and opens ║ │ │║ with the thundering track"Crying in the Rain" ║ │ │║ and has the in between ballads like "Here I go ║ │ │║ Again" and "Is this Love" and rocks hard all the ║ │ │║ way to the finishing track,"Don't Turn Away" It ║ │ │║ sounds as good today as it did in '87.I ║ │ │║ originally bought it on cassette,but I had to ║ │ │║ have a CD copy of it too.When you hear this ║ │ │║ album,I think you'll agree. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Whitesnake's self-titled release is one of the ║ │ │║ best Rock albums of 80's and with his huge ║ │ │║ history is one of the best Rock albums ever. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Who can forget, "Here I go again", or "Is this ║ │ │║ love" or even "Still of the night", one of the ║ │ │║ biggest anthems of rock history. ║ │ │║ Who can forget an album that was on the Top 5 ║ │ │║ positions of United States for 6 months. Selling ║ │ │║ worldwide over 13 million copies (8 million in ║ │ │║ US), also "Whitesnake" was the album of the year ║ │ │║ 1988. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I tried to rate all the songs of this historic ║ │ │║ LP ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 1. Crying in the rain 10/10 ║ │ │║ 2. Bad boys 9/10 ║ │ │║ 3. Still of the night 10/10 ║ │ │║ 4. Here I go again 10/10 ║ │ │║ 5. Give me all your love 9,5/10 ║ │ │║ 6. Is this love 10/10 ║ │ │║ 7. Children of the night 9,5/10 ║ │ │║ 8. Straight for the heart 9/10 ║ │ │║ 9. Dont turn away 9,5/10 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ It's 1987 and Whitesnake throws in guitarist ║ │ │║ John Sykes. He was from the band Thin Lizzy. ║ │ │║ "The Boys Are Back In Town" was one of Thin ║ │ │║ Lizzy's biggest hits. If you noticed, Thin Lizzy ║ │ │║ didn't have alot of huge guitar solos with John ║ │ │║ Sykes. So, how will he fit into Whitesnake then? ║ │ │║ In the song "Straight To The Heart" a very fast ║ │ │║ guitar solo is present, and it shocked me. This ║ │ │║ song mos def rubbed off me alot, because of the ║ │ │║ guitar solo. It's so incredibly fast. I'm sure ║ │ │║ this also shocked Whitesnake lovers. Also, a new ║ │ │║ version of "Here I Go Again" came out. It wasn't ║ │ │║ so "churchy" as some of my friends say. This ║ │ │║ album has everything, and after this album was ║ │ │║ thrown out there, John Sykes left the band. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ So, 1989 comes around, just about to crack into ║ │ │║ 1990. Whitesnake has a crazy guitarist named ║ │ │║ Steve Vai. He was in David Lee Roth's band, and ║ │ │║ was taught guitar by Joe Satriani who are 4 ║ │ │║ years apart. Steve Vai mos def does a great job. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Basically, Whitesnake's self-titled debut was a ║ │ │║ huge hit, just like Boston's self-titled debut. ║ │ │║ But, it wasn't a debut. So, you need to go out ║ │ │║ and get it if you love classic rock/hair metal. ║ │ │║ What a surprise John Sykes was. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ How do you know when you are listening to ║ │ │║ commerock? When a self-proclaimed hard ║ │ │║ rock/heavy metal band suddenly releases an album ║ │ │║ that your wife or girlfriend likes better then ║ │ │║ you do. I guess even "hard rock" bands have to ║ │ │║ make a living too. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As far as commerock goes though this is a pretty ║ │ │║ good representative of the genre; I liked the ║ │ │║ unabashedly commercial tracks i.e. "Here I Go ║ │ │║ Again" and "Is This Love" but I found that I ║ │ │║ liked the other tracks even better! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Still of the Night" is my favourite and you ║ │ │║ have to give guitarist, John Sykes, a lot of ║ │ │║ credit as he plays some fantastic guitar on this ║ │ │║ album which makes me wonder why he was replaced ║ │ │║ soon after. Have to admit though that many of ║ │ │║ the riffs he uses he "borrowed" from Jimmy ║ │ │║ Page's Led Zeppelin days (in fact, ║ │ │║ "Stil...Night" is a prime example of this)but ║ │ │║ still he pulls the guitar parts off very well. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I hope they do remaster this album and even ║ │ │║ release it in a mini-lp package format as that ║ │ │║ should make the whole thing sound and even look ║ │ │║ a lot better. Even in this unremastered version, ║ │ │║ I thought the sound was pretty decent enough so ║ │ │║ overall if you are into commerock, this is a ║ │ │║ good disc to get although you may want to ║ │ │║ imitate me and wait for the remastered version ║ │ │║ that hopefully will come out someday soon. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This is the one that really brought some well ║ │ │║ deserved popularity to this band. Whitesnake was ║ │ │║ nothing new to the rock-&-roll world but they'd ║ │ │║ gone largely unnoticed until 1987 when they ║ │ │║ released this self titled album. Every song was ║ │ │║ a masterpiece and the album shot the band into ║ │ │║ the spotlight. David Coverdale's tobacco stained ║ │ │║ vocals were at their best and his band was right ║ │ │║ on the money. The album was supported by three ║ │ │║ very flashy videos but it was the music which ║ │ │║ really counted. This album brought in loads of ║ │ │║ fans who went in search of the band's earlier ║ │ │║ albums. They weren't disappointed. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Each of Whitesnake's albums is unique. David ║ │ │║ Coverdale has been and always will be the lead ║ │ │║ singer. It's his band. But the band lineup ║ │ │║ changes with each new record. This tends to keep ║ │ │║ the band fresh and gives the band a different ║ │ │║ sound each time they enter the studio. Along ║ │ │║ with an incredible voice, one of Coverdale's ║ │ │║ strong points is his ability to surround himself ║ │ │║ with the best musicians in the world of ║ │ │║ rock-&-roll. Consequently, each album is a new ║ │ │║ and wonderful rock experience. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ No fan of rock should be without the 1987 ║ │ │║ Whitesnake album. It's great music. And it will ║ │ │║ lead to even more great music. Buy this one if ║ │ │║ you don't already have it. You won't regret the ║ │ │║ purchase. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The year is 1987, hair metal is at the top, and ║ │ │║ Whitesnake releases their big break through ║ │ │║ album. Though this was the bands peak they have ║ │ │║ been making classic blues driven rock since the ║ │ │║ 1970's. 1984's Slide It In suggested this is ║ │ │║ where the band was going with this album which ║ │ │║ brought on a more pop but a more metal sound. ║ │ │║ The tag team of David Coverdale and John Sykes ║ │ │║ on guitar is something out of this world. Though ║ │ │║ this is a very pop oriented album it is one of ║ │ │║ the greatest hard rock/heavy metal albums to ║ │ │║ ever be released. It kicks off with "Crying In ║ │ │║ The Rain" and rocks all the way through to ║ │ │║ "Don't Turn Away". Sandwiched in the middle of ║ │ │║ the album is the mega power ballad "Is This ║ │ │║ Love" which had a memorable video back in '87. ║ │ │║ When hearing the opening guitars by Syke's and ║ │ │║ Coverdale's howling on "Bad Boys" I get the ║ │ │║ chills every single time. This song is f---ing ║ │ │║ metal. Syke's shreds away and performs an ║ │ │║ amazing solo mid way through the song. "Still of ║ │ │║ the Night" is a memorable tune with an ║ │ │║ astonishing guitar break down that knocks me off ║ │ │║ my feet every time I hear it. This album also ║ │ │║ produced what is Whitesnake's biggest hit "Here ║ │ │║ I Go Again" which is recognized as a hard rock ║ │ │║ anthem. The band's follow up Slip of the Tongue ║ │ │║ was very good but I still say that this is the ║ │ │║ definitive Whitesnake album. This album should ║ │ │║ be owned by anyone who considers themselves a ║ │ │║ hard rock/heavy metal fan. If you get the chance ║ │ │║ to see Whitesnake live anytime soon please do ║ │ │║ so. Reb Beach and Doug Aldrich are the two ║ │ │║ current guitarists and it is just unreal to ║ │ │║ witness it live. If you have any doubts about ║ │ │║ this band being metal they have a dvd on the way ║ │ │║ sometime in 2005, pick it up and afterwards ║ │ │║ you'll be picking your jaw off the ground. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I didn't get to hear the whole album until 1989, ║ │ │║ but I recall Whitesnake's impact in 1987 and ║ │ │║ 1988 with the mileage they had with it! Dynamic ║ │ │║ rock songs here, especially Still Of The Night ║ │ │║ and Here I Go Again. Bad Boys I also like with ║ │ │║ its attitude and fast pace! As I'm writing this, ║ │ │║ the song Is This Love might be playing on some ║ │ │║ stations. Adult contemporary pop stations still ║ │ │║ love this record a good 17 years later! It is a ║ │ │║ well crafted song with its reflective breaks ║ │ │║ that match with the song's lyrics and David ║ │ │║ Coverdale's longing for that woman. I like the ║ │ │║ guitar solo, of which they play it a lot more ║ │ │║ versus the single version. The other members ║ │ │║ such as John Sykes, Vivian Campbell and Adrian ║ │ │║ Vandenburg played an important part in this ║ │ │║ album! I still like Still of The Night, and its ║ │ │║ rocking sections and reflective section in the ║ │ │║ middle before rocking once again. It's kind of ║ │ │║ something Led Zeppelin would do if they had ║ │ │║ continued. This is a phenomenally done effort, ║ │ │║ one of the '80s best albums in terms of the big ║ │ │║ production and bombast! Coverdale matched ║ │ │║ romanticism and emotional sides with aggressive ║ │ │║ rock all in one album with his band! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ If you grew up in the 80's, like I did, then you ║ │ │║ know this album brings back alot of great ║ │ │║ memories. To quickly answer one of my fellow ║ │ │║ reviewers, John Sykes came out of Thin Lizzy ║ │ │║ after Gary Moore left and Phil Lynott died from ║ │ │║ a overdose and a broken heart. I also recommend ║ │ │║ most everything from Thin Lizzy, too. Me and my ║ │ │║ 2nd best friend used to crank this album ║ │ │║ (cassette)up every morning before school and on ║ │ │║ the weekends cruising around in his father's '82 ║ │ │║ black Cross-fire injected Corvette Stingray. ║ │ │║ John Sykes is, by far, one of the best ║ │ │║ rock/metal guitarists in the world! If you love ║ │ │║ his sound like I do, go out and get his band ║ │ │║ Blue Murder, as well. John's vocals are ║ │ │║ reminiscent of Coverdale and Phil Lynott on his ║ │ │║ records. Many of the guys who recorded this ║ │ │║ album left for different reasons before all of ║ │ │║ the videos were made with Rudy and Vivian in ║ │ │║ them. Vivian should have stayed in Dio and ║ │ │║ continued to shred like he used to, in my humble ║ │ │║ opinion, but I digress. ║ │ │║ Every song is pretty much a good rocker. I ║ │ │║ normally skip over 'straight from the heart', ║ │ │║ but it's definately a great road trip or party ║ │ │║ album. David Coverdale comes from that school of ║ │ │║ vocalists like Dio, Ian Gillan, Paul Rodgers and ║ │ │║ of course Robert Plant, and he has never sounded ║ │ │║ better than on this album, I believe, due to the ║ │ │║ slick, and masterful production that was ║ │ │║ produced on this album. Although I feel corny ║ │ │║ sometimes when this cd is played at get ║ │ │║ togethers today because I used to dis many ║ │ │║ hairbands that, looking back, I really liked, I ║ │ │║ realize how good this album really was, and how ║ │ │║ great the musicians were who played on this ║ │ │║ album. All things with Coverdale and/or Sykes in ║ │ │║ them, in my opinion is a winner! Get this ║ │ │║ classic monster record and take an hour or so ║ │ │║ trip back to yesteryear. If you really want to ║ │ │║ hear a massive shredding solo, check out my man ║ │ │║ John Sykes ripping it up on 'BAD BOYS'.. track ║ │ │║ 2. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ By the time the 80's had rolled around ║ │ │║ Whitesnake had been making albums for about ║ │ │║ decade, so they had time to perfect their ║ │ │║ craft.1987 was finally their year, 1984's Slide ║ │ │║ it In had became a minor hit, which helped pave ║ │ │║ the way for the 1987 to become a smash hit. The ║ │ │║ opener of the album is Crying in the Rain, which ║ │ │║ had originally appeared on their 1982 album ║ │ │║ Saints and Sinners, Here I go Again was also a ║ │ │║ rerecording of a song that appeared on Saints ║ │ │║ and Sinners. Besides Crying in the Rain, and ║ │ │║ Here I go Again, other highlights include The ║ │ │║ Still of the Night,Give me all your love, and ║ │ │║ the rest of the songs are awesome too! ║ │ │║ Whitesnake is the essential 1980's album, buy it ║ │ │║ today! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Still Of The Night [06:37] │ │ 02 - Bad Boys [04:07] │ │ 03 - Give Me All Your Love [03:32] │ │ 04 - Looking For Love [06:33] │ │ 05 - Crying In The Rain [05:38] │ │ 06 - Is This Love [04:44] │ │ 07 - Straight For The Heart [03:40] │ │ 08 - Don't Turn Away [05:10] │ │ 09 - Children Of The Night [04:24] │ │ 10 - Here I Go Again 87 [04:35] │ │ 11 - You're Gonna Break My Heart Again [04:11] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [53:11 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘