┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Whitesnake - Slide It In (USA Version) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-11-2006 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1984 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......rainbow Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.whitesnake.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Whitesnake Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Slide It In (USA Version) Label : Geffen ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Following up the splendid Saints & Sinners album ║ │ │║ was no easy task, but 1984's Slide It In turned ║ │ │║ out to be an even greater triumph for David ║ │ │║ Coverdale's Whitesnake. From the boisterous ║ │ │║ machismo of "Spit It Out" and "All or Nothing" ║ │ │║ to the resigned despair of "Gambler" and ║ │ │║ "Standing in the Shadow," and the embarrassingly ║ │ │║ silly title track, everything seems to click. ║ │ │║ For hit singles, look no further than the twin ║ │ │║ guitar attack of "Guilty of Love" and the sheer ║ │ │║ poetry and emotion of "Love Ain't No Stranger," ║ │ │║ one of the decade's greatest power ballads, bar ║ │ │║ none. Not to be outdone, "Slow an' Easy" is a ║ │ │║ masterpiece of sexual tension and the kind of ║ │ │║ power-blues which no one does as well as ║ │ │║ Whitesnake. On a quirky historical note, ║ │ │║ Coverdale fired most of the band soon after the ║ │ │║ album's release, replacing them with younger, ║ │ │║ prettier faces with which to better conquer ║ │ │║ America. For that purpose, Geffen Records even ║ │ │║ released a re-recorded version of Slide It In ║ │ │║ with flashy soloing from new guitarist John ║ │ │║ Sykes, sparking an ongoing debate as to which ║ │ │║ version is better. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Neil Murray Bass ║ │ │║ Keith Olsen Mixing ║ │ │║ Cozy Powell Drums ║ │ │║ Jurgen Reisch Photography ║ │ │║ Manfred Brey Artwork, Design, Art Direction ║ │ │║ Jon Lord Keyboards ║ │ │║ John Sykes Guitar ║ │ │║ Martin Birch Producer ║ │ │║ David Coverdale Percussion, Vocals, Piano ║ │ │║ Mel Galley Guitar, Vocals ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ From what I have read in a couple of rock guides ║ │ │║ this album was finished in 1983 with Mick Moody ║ │ │║ and Mel Galley on guitars. It was later re-mixed ║ │ │║ for America, at which point Moody left and ║ │ │║ former Tygers Of Pan Tang/Thin Lizzy guitarist ║ │ │║ John Sykes joined the band. Sykes had recorded ║ │ │║ the excellent Thunder And Lighting with Thin ║ │ │║ Lizzy in 1983. I am not sure how much input he ║ │ │║ had on SIN but I remember he was the only ║ │ │║ guitarist to appear in the Slow N Easy video. ║ │ │║ Anyways, I have heard every Whitesnake album and ║ │ │║ this one is their best. The riffs are good, the ║ │ │║ solos are melodic, the choruses are catchy, and ║ │ │║ the rhythm section is tight. The production by ║ │ │║ the one and only Martin Birch is very clear and ║ │ │║ robust. I like every song with the exception of ║ │ │║ just a couple tracks so I won't bother going ║ │ │║ into each one. Just get the album if you don't ║ │ │║ already have it and enjoy good early 80s hard ║ │ │║ rock. Four and a half stars! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Buy the time 1984's Slide it In came out, ║ │ │║ Whitesnake had been around for seven years. I ║ │ │║ guess the time was right in the early 80's for ║ │ │║ Whitesnake's bluesy hard rock. Before the early ║ │ │║ 80's Whitesnake had been more popular in Europe ║ │ │║ than in the U.S.A., but finally in 1984 they got ║ │ │║ their chance in the U.S. Whitesnake is a great ║ │ │║ band, songs like Slide it In, Guilty of Love, ║ │ │║ and Slow An Easy still sound great coming out of ║ │ │║ the radio in 2000's. It's a crime that ║ │ │║ Whitesnake is globbed in with the hair bands, ║ │ │║ this is a great band! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Coverdale was peaking at this point with some ║ │ │║ great rock songs ║ │ │║ and the production and playing is brilliant. It ║ │ │║ all clicked. ║ │ │║ Is is just me or does it sound like Sykes ║ │ │║ doesn't play a lot ║ │ │║ on this album? It doesn't matter it's still ║ │ │║ great Whitesnake ║ │ │║ music and I say it's a must for fans of this ║ │ │║ kind of music. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ There are three or four Whitesnake albums which ║ │ │║ are pretty much a must-have if you're a fan, and ║ │ │║ "Slide It In" is one of them. ║ │ │║ It was originally released in 1984, and shortly ║ │ │║ afterwards frontman David Coverdale was the only ║ │ │║ original member of the band, surrounding himself ║ │ │║ with young, pretty faces (and huge hairdos) so ║ │ │║ as to better conquer America. ║ │ │║ He even re-recorded some of the band's best ║ │ │║ songs in pop-metal fashion (argh!), so "Slide It ║ │ │║ In" is really the last "real" Whitesnake album, ║ │ │║ or at least the last album where Whitesnake ║ │ │║ still sounded like the magnificent, bluesy hard ║ │ │║ rock band from London that they were from the ║ │ │║ beginning. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ It is filled with big, muscular riffs and great ║ │ │║ hooks; catchy power ballads ("Slow An' Easy" and ║ │ │║ the classic "Love Ain't No Stranger"), and ║ │ │║ genuine hard rock ("Gambler", "Slide It In", ║ │ │║ "All Or Nothing", and the superbly catchy ║ │ │║ "Guilty Of Love"). ║ │ │║ Among the best songs are the mid-tempo rockers ║ │ │║ "Standing In The Shadow" and "Give Me More ║ │ │║ Time", and the two power ballads, but virtually ║ │ │║ every song here packs a serious wallop, not ║ │ │║ least the tough "Hungry For Love", and the ║ │ │║ almost AC/DC-like "Give Me More Time" with its ║ │ │║ stop-start guitar riff.) ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ There is no need to program anything out here. ║ │ │║ "Slide It In", with is silly macho lyrics, ║ │ │║ shout-along choruses and all, is a fun rock n' ║ │ │║ roll record and a recommended antidote to all ║ │ │║ the serious music you should listen to as well, ║ │ │║ like Dylan and Neil Young ;o) ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The 1984 Whitesnake "Slide it In" band was ║ │ │║ actually in transition to what was to become the ║ │ │║ biggest selling Whitesnake band in the early ║ │ │║ 1990s (with new guitarists and others) "Slide It ║ │ │║ In" however is respectable with newcomer John ║ │ │║ Sykes (Thin Lizzy) laying down remarkable guitar ║ │ │║ along with veteran blues slinger Mel Galley, and ║ │ │║ Jon Lord, Neil Murray, and Cozy "I'm dead now" ║ │ │║ Powell. Coverdale's songs are good, too, most ║ │ │║ being written with longtime partner Galley, and ║ │ │║ one with venerable ex-whitesnake guitarist ║ │ │║ Mickey Moody. Hooks are everywhere and Coverdale ║ │ │║ just seems to along for the ride as this is a ║ │ │║ top-notch act delivering a formidable sound. Of ║ │ │║ course, it all sounds a bit dated now, but such ║ │ │║ as life. If you don't know it, get it. ║ │ │║ Production is very good and stills cranks loud ║ │ │║ very well. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Slide It In [03:23] │ │ 02 - Slow An' Easy [06:13] │ │ 03 - Love Ain't No Stranger [04:22] │ │ 04 - All Or Nothing [03:45] │ │ 05 - Gambler [04:02] │ │ 06 - Guilty Of Love [03:28] │ │ 07 - Hungry For Love [03:31] │ │ 08 - Give Me More Time [03:46] │ │ 09 - Spit It Out [04:28] │ │ 10 - Standing In The Shadow [03:43] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [40:41 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘