Whitesnake question

[Spiff]

Hello

I'm extremely lazy and therefore can't be bothered doing any real research for this question:

How many songs from 1987 are original for that album and how many were rerecorded?

Thank you.

 

[Goreripper]

Two I think. "Here I Go Again" and either "Children of the Night" or "Crying in the Rain"

 

[Goreripper]

Yep. It was "Crying in the Rain". Both were originally on 'Saints and Sinners'.

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Yeah Gorey is right. The "1987" versions slaughter the "Saints & Sinners" versions too. I can see why they picked those 2 though, Saints & Sinners was the first Whitesnake album I got and out of the whole album only 3 songs stood out. Here I Go Again and Cryin' In The Rain were two of them. The other was "Young Blood" which was the best song on the album (though doesn't come close to the '87 versions of the other 2 obviously).

They also did a remake on their 1989 album Slip Of The Tongue. They re-recorded Fool For Your Lovin' which was a big hit in 1980. Also a far better version than the original! I remember seeing an interview with Dave Coverdale around 1989 where he said he wishes he could re-record every song they've ever done with their 1989 lineup. And what a lineup it was - Coverdale, Steve Vai, Adrian Vandenberg, Tommy Aldridge, Rudy Sarzo! Supergroup!

 

[Spiff]

Hmm, and all this time I thought there were plenty of songs from 1987 that were rerecorded - probably because there are so many classic tracks on it.

Thanks dudes!

 

[Seventh Son]

Slip Of The Tongue is a better album than 1987 IMO

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

I think it is too It's my favourite Whitesnake album.

 

[Goreripper]

Coverdale, Steve Vai, Adrian Vandenberg, Tommy Aldridge, Rudy Sarzo! Supergroup!

Killer fucking line-up, that.

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

One of the best supergroup lineups ever!

 

[spawn]

I liked John Sykes better Slip Of The Tnogue does have Now Youre Gone though

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Yeah John Skyes suited Whitesnake really well but the overall lineup on Slip Of The Tongue is more of a supergroup. Five extremely well respected big names of rock at the time!

1987 and Slip Of The Tongue are very hard albums to choose between but I would just go Slip because it has my 3 fave Whitesnake songs - Now You're Gone, The Deeper The Love and Fool For Your Lovin'