I don't expect much from these guys at this point, but this is an album of Deep Purple remakes of songs from the three albums that Coverdale sang on. Not blown away by the first track.
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The last couple CDs had some good stuff on them, but why would you do THIS???
How much does he think he can make off this project?
It's over Johnny.... or in this case Davey.
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Is Billy Sherwood involved?
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I think Doug Aldrich leaving Whitesnake was a big let down for Coverdale. The albums Aldrich was on had some good songs, as you stated. I'm sure Coverdale probably thought that this was an easy way to get something released so soon after Aldrich's departure.Originally Posted by Jimmy Giant
I actually think this cover version cd is a good idea--there's still a lot of love out there for these tunes.
But what's with Dave's voice in the video? Has he completely lost it (the voice, that is...)?
^There have been rumblings about the decline of Coverdale's vocals, especially in concerts, for some years.
I've not seen him live so couldn't comment on that, but I feel his shrieky period in the 80s can't have helped. I think he had sounded marvellous in the 70s, before he was doing so much of that.
If Blackmore hears this he'll get a good laugh out of it. I'm still waiting for Coverdale to clear his throat. He sounds awful.
He sounded great in the 70s when most of what you were hearing was Hughes.
Deep Purple "covers?" They're all the songs he worked on when he was in the band! Would that make "Speak of the Devil" or "Genesis Revisited" "covers" albums?
I would be more impressed if there was Gillan-era stuff in there.
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Agreed. Some fans on Facebook are saying that it might be the arrangement of the song that is causing him to sing this way. Not so sure about that.
^That doesn't hold up to any kind of scrutiny. The song has actually been downtuned by one whole key, and the arrangement is very similar to the original (albeit rather 'metalled up', not really for me but others might disagree).
No. I never liked Hughes in Deep Purple apart from 'This Time Around'.He sounded great in the 70s when most of what you were hearing was Hughes.
actually, yes
Coverdale's voice is shot, by all accounts. I haven't seen him in concert in over a decade, but even then he sounded horrible in concert.
Good point. I actually thought their last one "Forevermore" was a pretty strong effort.
The lead single, "Love Will Set You Free", was the best I have heard from Whitesnake since the 80s.
Doug Aldrich is a great guitar player and an even cooler guy. I've known him since his House Of Lords days, circa 1991.
I think Robert Plant once called him David Coverversion. I see that has now come true.
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A bold move. Never realized Whitesnake were such an eclectic bunch…
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Excellent, just what I've been waiting for. Love DC's voice & he's great at singing DP songs.
So why not play the original DP albums, when his voice was still strong?
Well, the Coverdale/Page album (which ultimately caused such comments from Plant), dated production and 'Feelin' Hot' aside, is very enjoyable IMHO. I certainly like it more than the one Page did with Plant, 'Walking Into Clarksdale'.
I bought Coverdale/Page and Page/Plant's Walking Into Clarksdale at about the same time. Every time I listened to the former I kept forgetting I wasn't listening to the latter. Coverdale's Plant impression is frighteningly accurate on that one.
I'd prefer these tunes without Hughes shrieking. Too bad Coverdale's voice is no longer up to the task. Maybe he should have taken Plant's route and switched to a gentler style of tunes but I don't think subtlety is Coverdale's strong suit.
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Being a huge Deep Purple & Whitesnake fan, I'm actually looking forward to SOMEONE dusting out all these great MK III & IV DP classics. Coverdale's vocals these days might be a shadow of what they once were, but I caught the band 3 years ago back on their last US tour, and he sounded pretty good for the most part. Apparently the upcoming tour will feature half of these DP songs and half Whitesnake classics.
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likewise, auntie cov once quipped that “one can hear ‘kashmir’ on moroccan radio all day’ ”. strange then that both fellas went off to cut “coverdale/page” (1993) afterwards which had “derivative-ness” stamped all over it.
exactly what i was thinking. an unexpected but, ultimately, understandable move.
why not?
Got my tickets yesterday to see them in AC. Funny I am a huge old school Coverdale and DP fan yet all the times I have seen him he has never done a DP song at that particular show and this dates all the way back to the Slide it In Tour. Looking forward to seeing Joel on guitar as he is quite the beast. BTW, Coverdale did not start sounding like Plant until his voice took a drastic change following throat surgery after Slide it In. Prior to that he had a deeper growly blues voice. The high pitch shrieking was always Hughes. I miss the Dave of old.
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