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 GOOD, not BAD but not GREAT April 30, 2008
Dean R. Doherty (Sydney, N.S.W Australia)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Dont expect 1987 or slip of the tongue here , i think this is a good album album , but def not classic , its start off well with BEST YEARS a solid rocker , then it starts to rock with WHERE THE WIND BLOWS (very nickelback), easily the best track on the album ,ALL I WANT ALL I NEED is a great ballad up there with IS THIS LOVE n DEEPER THE LOVE , this is the best ballad on the album . Doug n Reb have been taking their JOHN SYKES lessons ,GOOD TO BE BAD is a rocker with a modern twist , quite good all for love is a rocker , but i have to admit there is a few filler songs here .
This album has a great sound but it is very directionless , it doesnt have the brilliant musicians of slip of the tongue , no where near the great songwriting of JOHN SYKES of 1987 .
The biggest mistake david coverdale ever was getting rid of JOHN SYKES ! end of story , wld of ruled the world if they did , a trully great songwriter n guitarest .
If you like whitesnake , buy this just dont expect greatness ,reb probably shd have played a bit more he is a more acomplished axeslinger.
the albums rank in this order
1987
blue murder
slip of the tongue
nothin but trouble
good to be bad
Do yrself a favour and buy blue murders debut , the most underated album of all time in my opinion.
David coverdales voice is straining a bit too
 ripp off May 13, 2008
eric shaffer (cleveland, ohio United States)
3 out of 15 found this review helpful
There is no second CD, just the first one when you order from Amazon. What a ripp off
RIP OFF May 14, 2008
B. Passannante
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I AGREE WITH THE OTHER BUYER ! THERE WAS NO SECOND CD AS ADVERTISED ! AMAZON SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT'S OWN LISTING AND CHANGE IT BEFORE MORE CUSTOMERS GET TAKEN !
 My steering wheel hates this album...but I love it. May 21, 2008
Ryan E. Mickelson (Kokomo, IN USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'll state my only negative comment first: David Coverdale is a horrible lyricist. With a few exceptions, almost all the lines are in some way recycled from previous WS material. There's an ongoing joke between my brothers and I, all of whom are rock aficionados, that if the label forbade DC to use the word "love" in his lyrics, Whitesnake's music would be instrumental.
But, in the words of the brilliant Nigel Tufnel, "That's nitpicking, isn't it?"
Fortunately Coverdale's still got the pipes and the hooks, and has once again surrounded himself with a group of dazzling musicians who provide enough sonic fireworks to lift Whitesnake's tunes WAY above the muck and drivel of modern rock music. Listen to Beach and Aldrich trading lines on the solo in 'Good to be Bad'. AMAZING. The production is great- clear as a bell yet massively crunchy. If you listen to this in the car and you're not banging on the steering wheel along with it, you'd better check your pulse.
If you liked their older stuff, you're gonna eat this up.
The Good....The Bad.....The Ugly...... July 19, 2008
D-Knuckle (RI)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's good to be mediocre is closer to what this title should be. I'm going to give my 2 cents in a very brief synopsis. Oh, by the way, I have been a Whitesnake fan for 20 years, and it pains me to write some of this but here goes.
The good-The Songs. Coverdale has written/assembled some great songs here. Standouts are the title track, all I want, all I need, summer rain, and the bluesy all for love.
The bad-The Production/Packaging. This production and packaging is not up to Whitesnake standards and the arrangements are off on some songs. There is a defined inconsistency to this production, as they seemed to spend more time with the potential singles, i.e. All I want, All I need leaving the album unbalanced. I bought the European edition with the bonus tracks and my track listing was way off. The CD itself looked a little bootleg, and the final track which is the live version of The deeper the love is downright unlistenable.
The Ugly-Coverdale's Voice. It funny, while other front men from the 80's struggle to hit the upper range of their voice as they get older (Don Dokken), Coverdale struggles with his lower. His voice on the slower tracks is so raspy, it literally sounds like he has laryngitis or something. His upper register is still great, which puzzles me why his lower is shot. I played this album for a couple of girls that were casual Whitesnake fans, and they were like "What happened to his voice" and "Is this the same guy". Seriously, he really struggles with his lower range on Summer Rain, especially the acoustic version. Too Bad because it's a great song too. I listened to this track along with tracks from Lovehunter, Come and Get it, and Slide it in, and the difference is quite noticeable. Come on Dave, get your lower register back in shape again.....
Thant's my 2 cents...You know the old attache. Opinions are like ********......Everyone's got em!
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