Here’s a story to make you weep. David Coverdale used to live down the road from where I grew up in London in the early ‘80s. One day when I was around 14 I went into an electrical goods shop near me wearing a Whitesnake t-shirt. The owner was a very sweet Polish guy who seemed old to me but was probably only about 55. He said he had something for me and went out the back of the shop. He returned with an object that made my jaw drop to the floor. He had in his arms the statue from the cover of ‘Saints and Sinners’. “This is for you,” he said. I couldn’t believe it. Coverdale had given it to him as well as a band sweat shirt and he then passed them on to me. I imagine the statue was a promo item and that a few had been made, but at the time I reacted as if I’d been given the very one from the cover. Anyway, it proudly adorned my bedroom shelves for a while until I had a party while my parents were away (you can tell where this is going...) During said party, drink was taken. Lots of drink. Drink and Whitesnake statues don’t mix and at some point in the evening (morning?) it was smashed into a million pieces. If you’d heard my language at that moment, I was definitely more of a sinner than a saint...
It isn't just about the hair though, I think it has got more to do with a genre that never wanted to be mainstream becoming just that. All these goddamned ballads everywhere ! So many bad albums came out back then. I was so happy when I listened to Show No Mercy by Slayer for the first time ! And then Thrash was pussyfied too, Metallica and Anthrax being the guilty party in that.
@Sonaj 6969 When people call Cinderella "hair" metal, I doubt they've ever listened to their whole catalog. That categorization of them is laughably wrong.
I agree, love the power of '80s hard rock. Not a big fan of the L.A. sound but much of the others like Bonfire, Krokus, Y&Tand Europe. Also the first four of Bon Jovi and of most of the NWOBHM wow...
@Sonaj 6969 Not Poison, lol I saw them in a club before they were big and hated them then. It was like 4 David Lee Roths in a band with no Van Halen brothers to back them up. None for me thanks!
@@iangillard9820 yeah....I was so into Whitesnake and such a fan that there was no way I could stomach them after Saints and Sinners ...Moody and Marsden and the rest being ousted... in a clear sellout business move to concoct a commercially contrived formulaic spandex teased hair 80's hair band sound for MTV....overall it was a bad time .........Aerosmith...another of my all time favorite bands....not only sold out to MTV with trash .....they committed a further blasphemy by allowing rappers to butcher their song in one of the worst sellouts of all time.....desecration.....and the realization that Led Zeppelin is finished...never to return....
I think Pete has since disavowed that, but if you look at and listen to Night Songs, it is pretty hair-band formulaic. It is not a bad album, but it is a fairly classic example of what people called hair metal.
23 : Live at Donington 22 : Restless Heart 21 : The Purple tour 20 : Live in the shadow of the blues 19 : The purple album 18 : Made in Japan 17 : Flesh & blood 16 : Trouble 15 : Live At The Reading Rock Festival 1979 14 : Slip of the tongue 13 : Snakebite 12 : Good to be bad 11 : Forevermore 10: Starkers in Tokyo 9 : Made in Britain - world record 8 : Lovehunter 7 : Live At The Reading Rock Festival 1980 6 : Come an' get it 5 : Saints and sinners 4 : Slide it in 3 : Ready an' willing 2 : 1987 1 : Live in the heart of the city .. one of the best live albums ever ;-) Greetings from Flanders Belgium Robby
Robby Verreth I have big love for Saints & Sinners, it’s even more amazing considering the band and management was falling apart, the songs on Restless Heart are great ( the title track alone ) but huge mistake only having one guitarist Adrian Vandenburg playing on it, you really miss the extra rhythm twin guitar attack
I’ve got two copies of Live in the heart of the city. Single album and double album version. Moody and Marsden played beautifully. Would love to hear more live tracks from that era. 🍻🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎸
If you want to hear a bass MASTERCLASS, check out Neil Murray’s work on the Trouble album, he absolutely kills. And his bass is so high in the mix that it’s such a dominate force. Amazing stuff.
With 1987 they maybe lost some old fans of theirs, but at the same time they gained millions of new fans... including myself.. And now I love almost all albums from oldest to recent.. 1987 was a jackpot for the band
Their creative output has been on hiatus since 1987 when Coverdale fired his whole band including the excellent John Sykes. They haven't released anything remotely iconic since 1987. Coverdale is the ultimate control freak and John Sykes doesn't want to work with him again after he was mistreated because Coverdale was jealous and insecure about losing the spotlight. I don't blame him either, John Sykes is too good a musician for Whitesnake. I like the Blue Murder album better than every Whitesnake album. I always thought Coverdale was a Robert Plant imitator and not unique like Rob Halford, Freddie Mercury or Bono as vocalists. Coverdale made the band solely about him, like putting only him on album covers and denying John Sykes the ability to tour their biggest album.
Pete, I have to say thanks for doing this list. I grew up in the 1990's listening to what can best be described as "betwetter indie" and I always dismissed Whitesnake as "old" and "Dad Rock". Since watching this video I've got out and bought Trouble and Good to be Bad. Love this band now. Got the kind of bass that you can feel vibrating you across the room.
1 Come n Get it 2 Ready n Willing 3 1987 4 Slide it in 5 Love Hunter 6 Flesh and Blood 7 Trouble 8 Saint and Sinners 9 Forevermore 10 Slip of the tongue
A very young Coverdale pulled off quite an amazing feet when he joined Deep Purple on the Burn Album. I barely noticed Gillian's absence and I love Gillian.
Watch him sing Led Zeppelin material live with Jimmy Page when they got together in 92/93. He will make you not miss Robert Plant! Coverdale is/was quite simply a great rock singer. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HRlx12uJqZM.html
Might be auto-correct screwing things up there for him. I know it does the same thing with me on my device with less common names. Can make you look stupid or ill-informed if you do not check over what you have typed.
Just my opinion. Hands down. Number 1. Slide it IN. 2.Saints & Sinners 3.Ready and Willing. 4.Come & Get it 5.LOVEHUNTER 6.Trouble. 7.WHITESNAKE(1987). 8.Slip of the Tongue 9.Forevermore 10.Snakebite 11.Flesh and Blood. 12. Good to be Bad. 13. Restless Heart. My number 1. ( favorite) & my number 13 ( least ). Are set in stone 2-12. Could fluctuate at times. Another awesome show with album rankings PETE. Thank you
“Come An’ Get It is my favourite of the early Whitesnake albums. It’s down to the band’s performance and the consistency of the songs. Production’s good from Birchy too.” - Coverdale “Come An’ Get It is a great album. It’s the zenith of the ‘classic’ line-up. Ready An’ Willing is very good, the live album is pretty good, but overall Come An’ Get It takes the biscuit. Who knows? Ask the fans, really. Don’t ask me. I was perfectly happy with the way things changed later on as well. The 1987 album was great too. I’m very much on the fence when people say Whitesnake were crap after Saints An’ Sinners, or when they say they hate all the old blues stuff. I can enjoy a lot of it, right across the board.” - Neil Murray
Great show Pete...thanks.....the Marsden Moody band is one of my all time favorite bands.....I love blues based hard rock....Coverdale my all time favorite vocalist...amazing that they had Ian Paice and Jon Lord at times as well....always wished Come Taste the Band was not lumped in as a Purple album....it was phenomenal but it didn't sound like Purple....it could have been considered the first Whitesnake album....I love Coverdale's two solo albums as well....yes...Queen of Hearts is awesome....so is the original Blindman....I love the Love Hunter album cover.....
Larry Noletti. "always wished Come Taste the Band was not lumped in as a Purple album.". It wasn't "lumped in", it was a Purple album and the follow up to Stormbringer. You may not like the sound but its an official Deep Purple album. I hate Slaves & Masters but I reluctantly have to agree that its a DP album whether I like it or not.
@@CB-xr1eg I couldn't care less what name they.put on it...it is either the first Whitesnake album or Tommy Bolin solo with Coverdale and Hughes.....Paice and Lord do not make it Deep Purple....it was a pure bullshit move for money to call that Deep Purple...cashing in on the name for album and ticket sales.....Bolin playing kick ass funk that Blackmore hated....both.Paice and Lord went on to Whitesnake....they certainly didn't make that Deep Purple....no Blackmore...not Purple.....and this is the biggest proof pal....I keep my cd of Come Taste the Band with my Tommy Bolin cd's on the shelf....not with Deep Purple....
@@larrynolletti4594 I think you mean you could NOT care less, but its no biggie, all you Americans get that phrase wrong. Anyhoo...why are you getting so angry about an album. You state that Bolin played "kick ass funk that Blackmore hated", but the previous album, Stormbringer had even more funk on it than CTTB, like Hold On, or You Can't Do It Right, for example. So the fact that you keep the cd with your Tommy Bolin cds is some sort of "proof"? Come on "pal", you can't expect to be taken seriously when you come out with garbage like that" 🤣🤣
@@CB-xr1eg 'cause my opinion is the most.important opinion ..pal...not some troll from across the pond......Blackmore hated funk and Stormbringer....that's why he left....Stormbringer sucks....sounds like FM top 40.....only the title track is salvageable....you started this Percy....must be real bored....does it really bother YOU that much that I don't consider Come Taste the Band a Deep Purple album..??....probably.a lot of Blackmore fans agree...once again....the proof that I am correct is that I keep my Come Taste the Band cd with my Tommy Bolin on the shelf....not with Deep Purple.....carry on...
You are teaching me a lot about the seventies bands back in the day. I was born in 1976. I loved a lot of the eighties stuff. Scorpions, Whitesnake, Kiss. And Van Halen. I went back to listen to those earlier ones. Thank you, brother! I love all these older albums as well. Btw, yok like John Sykes? Check out the band, Blue Murder. They put out only 2 records. Both awesome.
I definitely cannot argue your ranking, great show. However you definitely piqued my curiosity. I want to see this werewolf video that you guys shot. Let us see the young, inspired creatively of Pete Pardo.
My favourite period of Whitesnake is the original period, especially with Moody and Marsden, but with Mel Galley as well. If I had to pick favourites from Whitesnake's cannon it would be Ready An' Willing, Come and Get It and Love hunter with Saints and Sinners and Slide It In close behind.
Jerry Attwooll How can he put Slide it in,Saints and Sinners and 1987 ahead of Come ‘an get it? Come ‘an get it,is there strongest studio album by a Fucking country mile.Clearly not a Musician.
Sin lugar a duda ,No podría estar mas de acuerdo con tu opinión..... antes de leerla,la hice yo en mi cabeza al escuchar al "entendido" este del video ....👌👍All right man
I kind of agree with you but as a very cynical and precise student of vocals, David did his very career topping work on Slide It In where his timbre, tone, projection, pitch and CONTROL was at its pinnacle bar none. In other words he hit his peak right there. Plus there is Cozy Powell!
Really looking forward to the King Crimson one since they're my favorite band. I never really got into Whitesnake but I love Dio era Rainbow and Deep Purple. Your list is making me want to check out all those Whitesnake albums.
Gretings from Croatia Pete! Don't Break My Heart Again my favorite song from Whitesnake... Great Video...I love the long and nostalgic comments ;) - Awesome and entertaining content!
Cornell sounded like he spent his whole chiildhood imitating Coverdale, and that's how he learned how to sing. The closest sound to DC next to Jorn. I love them both but for my money, Coverdale is the best ever@@kmsharley75
Was never a huge fan of Whitesnake but saw them in their early bluesy days and have to say they were brilliant live. Lovehunter is a great album and song..
Come and Get It, for me. Was difficult to continue with them after 1987, the Vai and Co joining, from my old man perspective, but they certainly became a successful world wide band because of those post Marsden/Moody albums. Doubt that would ever have happened with the old line up. Fair play to Mr Coverdale for the vision to achieve that.
Can't argue with your ranking. I would rank them pretty close to what you have with a few albums switching spots. I first heard of them when Slide It In came out but it was the 1987 album that made me love this band. I found out that David Coverdale was the singer for Deep Purple a few years later and I have to say after In Rock, Burn is my favorite Deep Purple album. Anyway, back to Whitesnake. After 1987 hit big all the previous albums started popping up in the record stores so it was fun picking those up and discovering how awesome Whitesnake really are! Love your work, Pete! Keep it up. P.S.-I would love to see your Werewolf video.
Another great ranking list. To hear you tell your love of this band reflects my own. I think I drudged through the snow to buy when the 87/self titled album came out too only I was living in the Midwest. But, my love of Whitesnake came from being a fan of Deep Purple. So the albums like "Ready and Willing" and "Come and Get it" with Lord and Paice in the band made me a fan. I originally bought "Slide it In" on a cassette and it was the perfect combination of their old school blues feel with the new heavy rock energy that Sykes and Cozy Powell would bring to the band. I originally saw the video for "Still of the Night" while I was visiting my sister and her family while I was on Spring break from college in 87 and I knew I had to have the album. I was in a huge Tommy Aldridge kick at the time and to see in the video solidified it. Obviously, I'm aware he didn't play on the album. But, I didn't care. Over the years, I still get people who give me a hard time about liking the band and those people who lump them in with the "hair" bands of the 80's. It's so refreshing to see videos like this and fans like you who appreciate them and the music for more than just "Here I Go Again" and "Is this Love".
Come and get it is my favorite because of the fantastic drumming of Ian Paice and the melodies Hot stuff is a perfect exemple with a superb chorus of Jon Lord I met David Coverdale and his wife doing some shopping on a Paris boulevard near my home in the early morning I still can't believe it today but it was him Very humble and such a gentleman I told him I was at Donington in 83 and asked him if he liked jazz and he said yes
Hi Pete, I didnt realise the running order of 1987 on your us version is different to the uk version that kicks of with Still of the night. My top five would be. 5.1987 4.Love Hunter 3. Come an' get it 2. Ready n willin 1. Slide it in When slide it in came out i couldnt get enough of it, it had everything, great songs, great singing, great guitar work and stella drumming by Cozy, he takes this album to another dimension. Dont break my heart again got me into rock and metal when i watched them on top of the pops in the uk. Life changer. Andy H
Love your deep insight brother. I am born -61 in Sweden. Statetelevision (got to be one word). three radiochannels (gottobeoneword). Still a free world for those to find it. Great recordstores in every city. In mid -70ties when I was around 13 a class mate introduced me to DP. Before that I had som LP´s with Elvis, and some great R&B from the 60ties. I was blown away. From that day heavy rock became my music for 3 decades. Now as 58 I listen to all kind of various music, but hey bro I am an expert on all of the guys from Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake, AC/DC, Kiss Aeorosmith, Nazareth, Blue Öyster Cult, Thin Lizzy and for and example Judas Priest. All those bands that set example for later bands. One of my uncles drove me from Stockholm to Gothenburg in -76 and he constantly played "On Your Knees or on Your feet"-the classic double LP with BÖC. It was not possible to get around it. Love your passion and knowledge. Real nice to see your rankings and comments. Of course I disagree for one album to the next but hey that´s why we are here right? God Bless.
Have seen Whitesnake on 1st of Dec 1981 in Offenbach/Germany aged 15. Actually my ticket stub made it onto the M3 DVD release as part of the artwork (M3 was project by Moody, Marsden and Murray in the early 2000s where they revisited the early Whitesnake songs). It was my 2nd ever concert and I remember it vividly still today. I never managed to see them again. While I had tickets for their show in 1987 they cancelled the gig some days before it actually happened and I never really got the chance to see them live again. But I am soooo glad I did in 1981. I like them stil until today but the Coverdale/Paice/Lord/Moody/Marsden/Murray line up was their best IMO. Have seen The Company Of Snakes with Moody/Marsden playing these songs live again however which was a great compensation for not being able to see DC with WS, but DC's vocals were missing of course. Therefore my favourite albums are Lovehunter/Come and get it/Saints&Sinners in no particular order.
Thx for this ! I pretty much like all their albums, so many amazing tracks. I was a teen when i bought "1987" and thinking "you can't do better than that !" and then ... i've heard "Live in the Heart of the City" ... just WOW !
My top 3 favorite albums from Whitesnake have always been: 1) Slide It In 2) Come And Get It 3) Ready and Willing. I could never get into the 1987 album, as much as I tried. It just didn't do anything for me, apart from 'Still of the night' and 'Here I go again'. Some people I knew loved it but not me.
Coverdale is really underestimated. He is an unbelievable songwriter, all the way through his career right up to Flesh and Blood. He always writes memorable hard rock numbers and beautiful ballads, deserves far more recognition for the nearly 50 years hes been in the business!
When Coverdale left Purple his first conscert was at Recar North East of England also when Whitesnake first consert was at Redcar Coatham Bowl bowl a very small veenue less than 400 people two brill concerts where you could drink Newcastle Brown ale at a table less than 20 feet away from the band two great nights love the reviews
It always makes me laugh when David puts on that ridiculous accent, apparently when he talks to people he knew in the old days in the North East he goes back to his real voice.
001] Slide It In 002] Ready an' Willing 003] Trouble 004] Lovehunter 005] Whitesnake 87' 006] Come an' Get It 007] Saints & Sinners 008] Snakebite 009] Forevermore 010] The Purple Album
I never have gotten tired of hearing "Still Of The Night". I also have a great memory of that song forever burned into my brain. 🥰It involved my girlfriend at the time, me when I was 17, "Still Of The Night", the 1987 album & the back seat of a new Mercedes my parents let me borrow that night. Even though "Slide It In" is my favorite Whitesnake album, "Still Of The Night" is my favorite song.
I love your lists. They are very close to what I think as I watch. You make me feel like taking all the songs you mention and putting them on a playlist. And now I know that there are four albums I don’t have and two that I should really get.
Here's mine Pete. 1. Come An' Get it 2. Slide it in 3. Whitesnake 4. Saints An' Sinners 5. Ready An' Willing 6. Lovehunter 7. Trouble 8. Bad To Be Good 9. Forevermore 10. Slip of the Tongue 11. Restless Heart 12. Flesh & Blood 13. The Purple Album
Your top 2 are same as mine... By miles on Come and Get It. So much the best. I have no problem with the rest, either, but I'd stop ranking after Slip of the Tongue. Were they really a band by that point? 👍💯💯💯
So in the summer or 1983 I was 18 and Slide It In came out. There was a place in Albany, NY called Worlds Records. Every Friday I would drive there to get whatever heavy rock metal record was released as an import and of course there was Kerrang mag. So that day I brought home Slide it In which was much anticipated. So it was taped off the LP and cranked out the windows of my 67 Firebird every day as loud as possible. A few weeks later maybe September I go and the manager knowing how much I love my rock grabs me and says “hey the new Snake with John Sykes is out and you need to hear it” so of course I had read that Sykes had joined but her was the remixed and re-recorded product here in my hands, I went home and listened. That night I taped it and went around to all my friends to have a listen. This was truly earth shattering stuff! Fond memories and my pals still mention to me how they remember me calling or visiting them to share the remix with Sykes. It’s funny how we have similar experiences from all over about these musicians and their work in our youth,
Such a great band. Thank u Pete! My favourites are: 1987 and Ready and Willing. Albums that I grew up on and that blew my mind away! Love also all the rest of their albums, but still have to dig their recent and debut albums. Love your shows and always looking farward to them. Shaul. Haifa Israel.
My list: 1. Slide it in 2. Ready n willing 3. Saints and Sinners. Slide it in meant to me what 1987 meant to you, Pete. It was my soundtrack for at least a year when it came out and I then kinda discovered the older stuff through that album and loved it!
Great picks Pete from a great band that evolved through different lineups through the years, i really loved the forevermore album. Think this was a great return to some of there heavier stuff . Keep up the good work 💪
Hey, David Coverdale has always been one of my favorites, since his performance at Cal Jam , his purple years are superb... Whitesnake has been great ever since they began, I wished some of the lineups stayed around longer, the top three , are all great music “ Ready & Willing “ especially with Lord & Paice” on board ... check out David doing the unboxing of the deluxe set of “Slide it In” hilarious 🎤🥁🎸🎸🎹
Ain’t no love in the heart of the city. I prefer early ‘snake but love that DC & Co. is still bringing it. Caught them in ‘80 with Lord & Paicey when they blew Jethro Tull off the stage at MSG. Also saw them on The Purple Tour where it was wonderful hear DP Mk.IV numbers live. Love that you’re rocking the old logo tee, Pete! Top Five: Saints & Sinners Slide It In (UK version) Love Hunter ‘87 Trouble All Time Fave: Live In The Heart of the City
Agreed about your take on Slide It In. Good, Good list! I will never get tired of hearing the enthusiasm and excitement in your voice when you discuss your Werewolf story and 1987/Whitesnake. Soooo cool!!!
Thank you for this video. I pretty much thought Whitesnake was an 80's band with Slip of the Tongue and the Still of the Night album. I have been listening to the early bluesier albums and they are great! Thank you!
My Top 14 Whitesnake Albums. 14. Restless Heart 13. The Purple Album 12. Good to be Bad 11. Flesh and Blood 10. Forevermore 9. Slip of the Tongue 8. Snakebite 7. Trouble 6. Ready an' Willing 5. Lovehunter 4. Slide it in 3. Whitesnake 2. Saints and Sinners And..... My Number 1.... ..Come An' get It!
These are my rankings of all the Whitsnake albums I've listened to so far. It may change with time. 8. Snakebite 7. Slide It In 6. Trouble 5. Come an' Get It 4. Ready an' Willing 3. Saints and Sinners 2. Lovehunter 1. Live... in the Heart of the City
1. Slide it In 2. Ready & Willing 3. Saints & Sinners 4. Come and Get it 5. Trouble 6. Snakebite 7. Lovehunter 8. Purple Album 9. Whitesnake 10. Slip of the Tongue 11. Restless Heart 12. Forevermore 13.Good to be Bad 14. Flesh & Blood
great list Pete!! I went to SUNY New Paltz too - class of 93- and I have great memories of blasting the 1987 album while running and working out there...Also went on a trip to Ireland for 2 weeks and had only 2 cassettes...Slide it in and Lizzy's Jailbreak....a great combination.
Saw Whitesnake in the mid-2000s at a festival - the headliners were Alice Cooper, Kiss, and Ozzy. Whitesnake were incredible - their sound was amazing. Best on the billing.
My Whitesnake list!!! 1. 1987 2. Ready and Willing 3. Slide it In 4. Lovehunter 5. Saints and Sinners 6. Slip of the tongue 7. Forevermore 8. Come and Get It 9. Trouble 10. Flesh and Blood 11. Good to be Bad 12. Restless Heart
Thanks Pete! Whitesnake is one of my all time greatest bands as well.. I agree, they were unfairly ranked with hair metal because of the self titled album. Great stuff before and some good stuff after with phenomenal players. Thanks again for your review
1 Slide It In 2 Saints & Sinners 3 Ready An Willing 4 Come An Get It 5 Lovehunter 6 Trouble 7 1987 (Overrated) 8 Slip Of The Tongue 9 The Purple Album 10 Good To Be Bad 11 Flesh & Blood 12 Forevermore 13 Restless Heart
colemann76 well i didnt like the commercial shift with 1987 and Slip Of The Tongue. Yes Trouble are average i like the whitesnake era 1978-1984 the most
I've just seen Whitesnake in Manchester AND Birmingham in the UK and absolutely loved it. Coverdale is an absolute legend! Wish I could see them again. My fav is Lovehunter only because my mum bought it for me when I was 10 or 11 years old because I was good at the dentist 😂😂
