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Whitesnake - Live... In The Still Of The Night
Whitesnake is a rather classic band and even if I am not that familiar with the band, this setting must be considered more like David Coverdale and friends? These guys however, how original or not, do a great job and whether you being a fan or not you can't avoid being entertained by this concert recorded at Hammersmith in London 2004. That fact that David Coverdale is getting old can be seen in his face but there is no way of telling that judging by his voice. The band is surely delivering right from the start and I find my self being captivated by their performance, and then I am not much of a Whitesnake fan in the first place. They start the concert with the track Burn and they really get it rocking from the beginning as both band and crowd seem to be equally excited over this concert. It keeps on rolling in a great manner and there is a good flow in the concert up until Is This Love. Although performed flawless and more lively than the original version, that doesn't stop it from being a boring ballad that slows it all down. With Give Me All Your Love the concert gets going again and a song that I remembered as boring got some new life breathed into it here, and Coverdale also lets the crowd take over the singing for a part. The concert keeps going with a heavy version of Judgement Day and I must say that I am dazzled that Whitesnake sound so vital and much better than what I remembered, and then I have seen Whitesnake live, but never as good as this. Unfortunately it gets slowed down a bit again with a long version of Crying In The Rain that is interrupted by an endless drum solo by Tommy Aldridge. Even though he is one great drummer I am thankful for the skip button on my remote. Overall this is a solid work from the guys that make a performance that sounds tight and Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach on guitar give Whitesnake a heavier touch than what I am used to, a most welcome addition. David Coverdale is a charismatic front man that knows his way around the stage but it is that his voice is in such good shape that is most impressing. Many like me probably would mention Here I Go Again as
the most known Whitesnake song and also as one of their better ones,
and this time is no exception. It took a while for them to get back
to the top after the part with the drum solo. Even though it is good,
it was in not until Here I Go Again it started to be sparkling again,
and with the splendid Still Of The Night as last song I must say that
this is a DVD that is worth checking out. What about the selection of
songs then? Since I am not familiar with the entire past of Whitesnake
I can't tell for certain if it a good or poor selection. But the songs
I knew I liked on forehand is there so I don't complain, and some other
I knew before got better than what I remembered them as with the great
performance from the band. The extra material is not featured on my review copy so
I can't give any details according to those but the show itself is very
good. Live
In The Still Of The Night will also be available as
a DVD/CD boxset.
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