What Was The Last Album You Bought?

[AngryHeart]

John Lee Hooker - The Cream

[devilmaycare]

Whitesnake - 1987 The contrast was hightened by the arrival of Trouble. This is a far superior band playing much stronger music. I find it odd that in the booklet Coverdale states that he was sick of screaming his way through Deep Purple and wouldn't limit himself with his own album/band yet in the end thats exactky what 1987 does. Shame because Coverdale's voice on Trouble is excellent, more emotion and more organic.

1987, much like Good To Be Bad just doesn't feel like Whitesnake. It is for all intents and purposes a different band. Thats not to say that 1987 doesn't have any good songs, simply that it is A) outclassed by the earlier albums as evidenced with B) two of the strongest songs on the album are rerecordings of old tracks.

For me "Whitesnake" (to give 1987 it's proper name) marked the second step down a long slippery staircase for Coverdale & Whitesnake... "Slide It In" being the first with the appalling "Slow And Easy" & "Spit It Out".

Even so I think Trouble was a low point in Coverdale's early post DP career. I loved "Northwinds" and "Snakebite" but "Trouble" just lacked a little magic despite DC being in fine form.

I loved the "Lovehunter"/ "Ready & Willing"/"Come An Get It" trilogy... loathed "Saints & Sinners" apart from the infinitely superior original "Here I Go Again' & "Crying In The Rain"... thought the non Sykes "Slide It In" was solid but the Zep influences were getting to strong... The "Whitesnake" album had a moment or two, especially "Looking For Love"... and "Slip Of The Tongue" was a fucking dead dog from start to finish. "Restless Heart" was even worse.

Isn't there a Whitesnake thread somewhere? Yeah, this turned into one...

http://www.black-sabbath.com/vb/show...ght=whitesnake

[Sabbathman]

Monday's quick order arrived yesterday...

Slayer
- Decade Of Aggression - Live 2CD (I love the good old double CD case!)
- Chris Illusion special edition

One of my 2 backorders arrived today...

Gary Moore (remasters)
- Corridors Of Power
- Victims Of The Future
- Run For Cover
- Wild Frontier
- After The War

ZZ Top
- Eliminator (the old CD pressing)

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What comes to the notorious & evil fun of the album number #666 I was talking about...I could have planned this thoroughly to get a certain album to have the running number #666 in my collections, but instead I just made regular purchases and let the destiny form on its own...

With these latest cash purchases, quick orders and 2 back orders it can get a bit confusing as to what album gets the number, added that some albums arrive in a bundle...So I'm not deciding the number by purchase, I'm deciding it by which order the albums emerge from the packaging to further join my collection...As I opened today's packaging and took the albums out, it was Gary Moore's Wild Frontier that became the number #666 in my collections...Ironically, the first song on my first ever C-cassette collection back in late 1989 was the first song from this very album, Over The Hills And Far Away...

[Ady]

The Specials ~ s/t

Wolfmother ~ Cosmic Egg

Hawkwind ~ Weird Tapes 3 - Free Festivals

[Wicked Cricket]

Whitesnake - 1987

It was on sale and although I couldn't stand "Is This Love", the rerecorded songs got me curious. as did John Sykes on guitar. The album is is best summed up to me as a Coverdale/Sykes album as opposed to Whitesnake. The direction of the album is certainly very 80's - though not in (what I would consider) a good way.

The contrast was hightened by the arrival of Trouble. This is a far superior band playing much stronger music. I find it odd that in the booklet Coverdale states that he was sick of screaming his way through Deep Purple and wouldn't limit himself with his own album/band yet in the end thats exactky what 1987 does. Shame because Coverdale's voice on Trouble is excellent, more emotion and more organic.

1987, much like Good To Be Bad just doesn't feel like Whitesnake. It is for all intents and purposes a different band. Thats not to say that 1987 doesn't have any good songs, simply that it is A) outclassed by the earlier albums as evidenced with B) two of the strongest songs on the album are rerecordings of old tracks.

Sabbathman - you were right about the quality of the remastering, it sounds excellent and is how remastering should be done (Megadeth & Judas Priest take note!). Doesn't hurt that the songwriting and performances are great either.

You coul dmake an argument that the original WHITESNAKE was actually Deep Purple MKV, after Tommy Bolin left, wasn't Coverdale Lord and Paice all in th eoriginal band? FOOL FOR YOUR LOVIN' was very Purple sounding, and I still like the original better than the remake.

[devilmaycare]

You coul dmake an argument that the original WHITESNAKE was actually Deep Purple MKV, after Tommy Bolin left, wasn't Coverdale Lord and Paice all in th eoriginal band?

No, Paice & Lord didn't join up straight away...

[Gardener]

No, Paice & Lord didn't join up straight away...

Exactly. Purple disbanded in 1976 and the first version of Whitesnake was created in 1978. Jon Lord joined the third version of the band and recorded the first album ("Trouble") with them, and Paice joined the band about a year later for the recording of "Lovehunter".

[Ady]

Exactly. Purple disbanded in 1976 and the first version of Whitesnake was created in 1978. Jon Lord joined the third version of the band and recorded the first album ("Trouble") with them, and Paice joined the band about a year later for the recording of "Lovehunter".

"Ready an' Willing" was actually the first album Paice played on. It was Dave Dowle on "Lovehunter", but he was replaced by Paice before the album got released.

[Sabbathman]

My second backorder arrived yesterday...

ZZ Top
- First Album
- Rio Grande Mud
- Tres Hombres (2006 remaster)
- Fandango! (2006 remaster)
- Tejas
- Degüello
- El Loco

All items for just 6,95/album, no postage costs...

Today's visit at one of the local flea markets was again worthwhile...

Europe
- The Final Countdown (old CD print)

Kilpi
- II Taso (special edition with DVD)

8,50 total...

[Sabbathman]

Today's visit at another local flea market was a pleasure...

Motörhead - Ace Of Spades Classic Albums DVD

5 €

[Metal Priest]

Rush - Grace Under Pressure

[AngryHeart]

Levon Helm - Electric Dirt

[Echoes]

Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Opeth - Blackwater Park

...can't remember if I already posted the Opeth album...

[Wall 666]

On Order -
Jorn - Live In America

On Pre-Order -
Blaze Bayley - Promise & Terror
Charred Walls of the Damned - S/T
Overkill - Ironbound
Gamma Ray - To The Metal

or me "Whitesnake" (to give 1987 it's proper name) marked the second step down a long slippery staircase for Coverdale & Whitesnake... "Slide It In" being the first with the appalling "Slow And Easy" & "Spit It Out".

Even so I think Trouble was a low point in Coverdale's early post DP career. I loved "Northwinds" and "Snakebite" but "Trouble" just lacked a little magic despite DC being in fine form.

I loved the "Lovehunter"/ "Ready & Willing"/"Come An Get It" trilogy... loathed "Saints & Sinners" apart from the infinitely superior original "Here I Go Again' & "Crying In The Rain"... thought the non Sykes "Slide It In" was solid but the Zep influences were getting to strong... The "Whitesnake" album had a moment or two, especially "Looking For Love"... and "Slip Of The Tongue" was a fucking dead dog from start to finish. "Restless Heart" was even worse.

I can't comment on "Slide It In", "Slip of the Tongue", "Restless Heart" or "Come 'An Get It " as I have not heard them but I find "Trouble" to be enjoyable (except for the cover of "Day Tripper" ) - more so with the bonus tracks from the "Snakebite EP". I also rate "Lovehunter/Ready & Willing" highly along with the "Live In The Heart Of The City".

[Metal Priest]

Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll, Too Young To Die!
Jethro Tull - Rock Island
Fleetwood Mac - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
HolyHell - HolyHell