┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Whitesnake - Love Hunter + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-11-2006 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1982 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......rainbow Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.whitesnake.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Whitesnake Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Love Hunter Label : EMI ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This album is very, very good...not as very, ║ │ │║ very good as the following recording, but good ║ │ │║ enough for me to recommend as a must-have LP for ║ │ │║ all you fledgling Whitesnake freaks. The band ║ │ │║ hadn't hit top gear yet, BUT this album brought ║ │ │║ them to the attention of then vinyl junkies of ║ │ │║ the planet. "Long way from home", "Walking in ║ │ │║ the shadow of the blues" and "Lovehunter" are ║ │ │║ top tunes...some of the other offerings on the ║ │ │║ LP are not. So once you've listened to the 2 ║ │ │║ albums that originally followed this recording, ║ │ │║ buy Lovehunter with confidence and ENJOY! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The only thing I like about this album is the ║ │ │║ cover. The music itself is artificial, a ║ │ │║ collection of mechanically connected uninspired ║ │ │║ cliches + Coverdale's trademark moaning and ║ │ │║ grunting that comes out rather forced on this ║ │ │║ record. Whitesnake had produced only two decent ║ │ │║ albums, Come and Get It, and Saints and Sinners ║ │ │║ -- confirmed once more. Oh well... ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Being a Deep Purple - Mark-II fan I always gave ║ │ │║ Whitesnake a stepmotherly treatment. This album ║ │ │║ I realy like. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The only album I realy listend to by the band ║ │ │║ was 'lovehunter', I also have some later albums ║ │ │║ which I listen to occasionally. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I bought the 'Lovehunter' CD yesterday and here ║ │ │║ is my review based on long listening over 15 ║ │ │║ years and a couple yesterday. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This is a bluesy rock album with some realy ║ │ │║ great songs. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The classic here is 'Walking in the shadow of ║ │ │║ the blues' a realy great blues song with great ║ │ │║ guitar work Bernie. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 'Help me through the day' is another slow blues ║ │ │║ song which is brought alive by David Coverdale. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The other songs are the traditional '70's rock ║ │ │║ and roll mixed with simple but pleasent ║ │ │║ arrangements by David Coverdale & team and ║ │ │║ having the regular Coverdale lyrics of love, ║ │ │║ suggestive sex and sex. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 'Outlaw' is a song which has Bernie Marsden on ║ │ │║ the vocals. More on the American '70s rock ║ │ │║ tradition with lyrics not the cliche David ║ │ │║ coverdale penchant for love, women & sex. This ║ │ │║ song breaks the monotony of the later half of ║ │ │║ the album. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ All in all a great album one of the better ones ║ │ │║ by Whitesnake, First half of the album is real ║ │ │║ classic stuff, the second pretty average with ║ │ │║ the exception of 'outlaw'. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This album has more roots than the later albums ║ │ │║ by the band like '1987', 'Slip of the tongue' ║ │ │║ which were an overdose of giving the masses what ║ │ │║ they wanted. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Lovehunter" opens with the groovy blues-rock of ║ │ │║ "Long Way From Home", and the classic, ║ │ │║ swaggering "Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues" ║ │ │║ - perhaps David Coverdale's best composition, ║ │ │║ and certainly one of his best and most mature ║ │ │║ lyrics. ║ │ │║ Other highlights include the foot-stomping "Rock ║ │ │║ 'N' Roll Women", which is precisely as clichΘd ║ │ │║ as it sounds, and the supremely funky title ║ │ │║ track, which features some fiery slide guitar ║ │ │║ from Mickey Moody. And "You 'N' Me" is a pretty ║ │ │║ solid rocker as well. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ There are too many mediocre songs for ║ │ │║ "Lovehunter" to be a great album, but it's still ║ │ │║ a pretty good one. A fine purchase for fans of ║ │ │║ Whitesnake's earlier material...and good enough ║ │ │║ for some 3╜ stars. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The album cover says it all. It's one more slab ║ │ │║ of mucho macho hard rock for a ║ │ │║ testosterone-charged audience that, even when ║ │ │║ new wave was ultra-hip and "heavy metal was ║ │ │║ dead", didn't forget the pleasures of beer, ║ │ │║ women and song. ║ │ │║ It was 1979 and Whitesnake was a hell of a band. ║ │ │║ Coverdale and Lord were the "former Purple ║ │ │║ stars", Micky Moody & Bernie Marsden knew the ║ │ │║ tricks for simple and memorable rock guitar, the ║ │ │║ rhythm section just grooved. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Walking In the Shadow fo the blues" is the ║ │ │║ classic, and anyone who considers himself a ║ │ │║ Whitesnake fan has to love it! "Love Hunter" is ║ │ │║ the great hour of Moody's slide, "Mean Business" ║ │ │║ is fast and strong, with Mr. Lord kicking @$$! ║ │ │║ "You and Me" and "Rock 'n'ROll Women" are that ║ │ │║ kind of uplifting, ║ │ │║ I-know-is-silly-but-what-the-hell rock 'n'roll. ║ │ │║ The same can be said of "Medicine Man" (I would ║ │ │║ prefer a heavier version). "Outlaw" is an ║ │ │║ endearing rock (sung by Bernie Marsden, I ║ │ │║ guess), with some cool guitar work and a synth ║ │ │║ solo. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ About the ballads: "Long way from home" is a ║ │ │║ mistake, and I can't believe they opened the ║ │ │║ album with this one. It could scare the ║ │ │║ rock-hungry audience. "Help me through the day" ║ │ │║ is a cover from Leonard Russel, and it's much ║ │ │║ better. It reminds me of "Ain't no love in the ║ │ │║ heart of the city", but this time they didn't ║ │ │║ create a stage favourite. "Wish you well" is a ║ │ │║ gentle closing. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I think this album is a satisfying experience ║ │ │║ for fans of late '70s long-haired rock. It ║ │ │║ doesn't sound like the glam metal monster ║ │ │║ Coverdale created in 1987. It is a more sincere, ║ │ │║ rootsy affair, in the tradition of British hard ║ │ │║ rock. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The following tour turned the band into a major ║ │ │║ attraction, and after the arrival of Ian Paice ║ │ │║ some months later, they were ready to record ║ │ │║ "Ready and Willing", Whitesnake's most respected ║ │ │║ album. But hey, Love Hunter has a much cooler ║ │ │║ cover! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Long Way From Home [04:57] │ │ 02 - Walking In The Shadows Of The Blues [04:25] │ │ 03 - Help Me Thro' The Day [04:40] │ │ 04 - Medicine Man [04:00] │ │ 05 - You 'N' Me [03:30] │ │ 06 - Mean Business [03:49] │ │ 07 - Love Hunter [05:39] │ │ 08 - Outlaw [04:04] │ │ 09 - Rock 'N' Roll Women [04:46] │ │ 10 - We Wish You Well [01:35] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [41:25 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘