Pre-1984 era Whitesnake pretty underrated in the USA?

DinoDavid · 02-05-2022, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Texas Boy

You are entitled to your opinions, but I don't see things the same way as you. I find the whole 80's Whitesnake to be much better than post-High'n'Dry Def Leppard, the 80's Aerosmith(in terms of quality Pump is a mile behind either Slide it in or Ready an' Willing), post-Blackout Scorpions(they became so damn lame) and all the 80's American hair metal bands.

Isn't Whitesnake a hair metal band though?

Texas Boy · 10-29-2023, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DinoDavid

Isn't Whitesnake a hair metal band though?

Pre-1987 WS was not hair metal. They have two different eras stylistically.

**Frownland** · 01-24-2017, 08:19 AM

That's a pretty low bar for them to top.

Texas Boy · 12-09-2021, 01:09 PM

Listening to Whitesnake's "Live in the Heart of the City" would change people's perception of Whitesnake. That album is killer and sometimes all Whitesnake I really need.

Queen Boo · 02-03-2022, 02:25 AM

Hot take incoming.

You all have it backwards, Whitesnake started out as a bog standard blues rock band that makes me wish I was listening to similar but better bands of which there were many, I'm glad they sold out big time because their s/t is the best hair metal album ever made, it legitimately f*ckng rules.

It's ok to like mom rock guys.

SGR · 02-03-2022, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Queen Boo

Hot take incoming.

Whitesnake...their s/t is the best hair metal album ever made

It's good...but better than WASP's debut? I don't know about that...

Cinderella's Long Cold Winter would also get a nod from me for best hair metal album.

"Is This Love?" is a great ****ing song though. Even the house remixes of it are tight.

The Batlord · 02-03-2022, 04:04 AM

Early Whitesnake is fine but David Coverdale sounds like a cover band singer on a cruise ship.

Queen Boo · 02-03-2022, 06:25 AM

Fun fact when Ian Gillian left Deep Purple they tried to get Paul Rodgers to replace him but he turned them down to form Bad Company so they decided to get a Paul Rodgers impersonator instead and that's how David Coverdale got his big break.

Ok that last bit is speculation on my part but you know I'm right.

Plankton · 02-03-2022, 08:27 AM

John Sykes is a monster player and the only reason anyone should ever consider listening to anything they made after Saints and Sinners.

Queen Boo · 02-04-2022, 03:11 AM

No joke I've been meaning to delve more into hair metal because why not?

I unironically love Dokken's theme song for Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

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Texas Boy Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 191	Listening to Whitesnake's "Live in the Heart of the City" would change people's perception of Whitesnake. That album is killer and sometimes all Whitesnake I really need.