I think a more appropriate title would have been B Sides Tuned to A,or something of that nature..What …. am I talking about? I’ll put it to you this way. A lot of the tracks on the album are not well known to the average rocker. The avid Whitesnake fan will surely know them, but many will not. The songs I outline below could have very well charted just as high if they were released at the right time..David Coverdale of Whitesnake has just re-released a mixed concoction of 14 previously released Snake tunes with a bit of a twang to salute the blues influences he grew up learning from and admiring such as Howlin’ Wolf, B. B King, Muddy Waters and others. .The Blues Album features cuts from the albums Slide it In, Whitesnake, Forevermore, Good to be Bad, Restless Heart, and David’s 2000 solo piece, Into the Light.. The Blues AlbumWhitesnack’s ‘The Blues Album’. Photo credit: Whitesnake .Aside from the well known songs like Slow An’ Easy, Give Me All Your Love, Steal Away Your Love, and a couple of other top Snake classics, the listener also will appreciate the brilliance of David’s cast of guitarists over the years that bring other great tracks to the table to round out this release..Former guitarist Doug Aldrich masterfully kicks your ass with a Robert Johnson and Ry Cooder-ish kind of fuzzy stringed and harmonic punch,in hardhitting tunes like Whipping Boy Blues (Good to be Bad) and A Fool in Love (Forevermore). The Drop D tuning is a signature move by Aldrich and these songs although blues influenced, are hard rock to the core..A superior cut on the vinyl from David’s 2000 solo album features the six string genius of Earl Slick who is known in the A side musical circles from his work with John Lennon, John Waite, David Bowie, and many other notables. The track The River Song is as outstanding as its singer who slides in “baptized by muddy water” in the juice; and every blues fan will appreciate this one as you can hear a Stevie Ray Vaughn influence a mile away..Rounding things out is Adrian Vandenberg and his wizardry from the Restless Heartalbum with Too Many Tears which has a Rolling Stones vibrato and feel. .Also from that early album, the obviously Beatles-influenced song Take Me Back Again;with the chord progressions that scream of Canada’s Kick Axe with their cover of A Little Help from my Friends. .Most that know the Beatles classic will hear it in this Whitesnake B side. . david coverdaleDavid Coverdale. Photo Credit: Whitesnake .The Blues Album is part three of the trilogy three album release by Coverdale; red (Love Songs), white (The Rock Album) and (The Blues Album) blue..Any rock fan will enjoy this gathering of odds and ends or A sides and B sides, if you will..I did have the honor to speak with Sir Coverdale about the album, and due to some technical issues, it sounded like I “was on the space shuttle” he said. . Once we got things rolling, a smooth tongued Coverdale shot back with “Aaah yea, it’s like a sex call now darling” when I asked him if things were better and a bit clearer..We talked about many things regarding the album that I summed up above. He also wanted me to tell you..“I can’t wait to see my Canadian fans again.”.Long liveWhitesnake!.Ernest Skinner is the WestRock music columnist for the Western Standard
I think a more appropriate title would have been B Sides Tuned to A,or something of that nature..What …. am I talking about? I’ll put it to you this way. A lot of the tracks on the album are not well known to the average rocker. The avid Whitesnake fan will surely know them, but many will not. The songs I outline below could have very well charted just as high if they were released at the right time..David Coverdale of Whitesnake has just re-released a mixed concoction of 14 previously released Snake tunes with a bit of a twang to salute the blues influences he grew up learning from and admiring such as Howlin’ Wolf, B. B King, Muddy Waters and others. .The Blues Album features cuts from the albums Slide it In, Whitesnake, Forevermore, Good to be Bad, Restless Heart, and David’s 2000 solo piece, Into the Light.. The Blues AlbumWhitesnack’s ‘The Blues Album’. Photo credit: Whitesnake .Aside from the well known songs like Slow An’ Easy, Give Me All Your Love, Steal Away Your Love, and a couple of other top Snake classics, the listener also will appreciate the brilliance of David’s cast of guitarists over the years that bring other great tracks to the table to round out this release..Former guitarist Doug Aldrich masterfully kicks your ass with a Robert Johnson and Ry Cooder-ish kind of fuzzy stringed and harmonic punch,in hardhitting tunes like Whipping Boy Blues (Good to be Bad) and A Fool in Love (Forevermore). The Drop D tuning is a signature move by Aldrich and these songs although blues influenced, are hard rock to the core..A superior cut on the vinyl from David’s 2000 solo album features the six string genius of Earl Slick who is known in the A side musical circles from his work with John Lennon, John Waite, David Bowie, and many other notables. The track The River Song is as outstanding as its singer who slides in “baptized by muddy water” in the juice; and every blues fan will appreciate this one as you can hear a Stevie Ray Vaughn influence a mile away..Rounding things out is Adrian Vandenberg and his wizardry from the Restless Heartalbum with Too Many Tears which has a Rolling Stones vibrato and feel. .Also from that early album, the obviously Beatles-influenced song Take Me Back Again;with the chord progressions that scream of Canada’s Kick Axe with their cover of A Little Help from my Friends. .Most that know the Beatles classic will hear it in this Whitesnake B side. . david coverdaleDavid Coverdale. Photo Credit: Whitesnake .The Blues Album is part three of the trilogy three album release by Coverdale; red (Love Songs), white (The Rock Album) and (The Blues Album) blue..Any rock fan will enjoy this gathering of odds and ends or A sides and B sides, if you will..I did have the honor to speak with Sir Coverdale about the album, and due to some technical issues, it sounded like I “was on the space shuttle” he said. . Once we got things rolling, a smooth tongued Coverdale shot back with “Aaah yea, it’s like a sex call now darling” when I asked him if things were better and a bit clearer..We talked about many things regarding the album that I summed up above. He also wanted me to tell you..“I can’t wait to see my Canadian fans again.”.Long liveWhitesnake!.Ernest Skinner is the WestRock music columnist for the Western Standard
