WHITESNAKE LIVE ROCK CRITIC

WHITESNAKE: LIVE ROCK CRITIC TWENY ONE

A Positive Review

Whitesnake exploded onto the Apollo Stage in London England, the performance is from 2004 but it is so good.

The first song is a Deep Purple cover and the lead vocalist David Cloverdale has performed as a member of Deep Purple. In look fitness, and overall sound I think Whitesnake is deeper. The essence of Rock is demonstrated in most of the Whitesnake concert.

                                                                            

Timothy Drury recreates “Burn” with his charging clanging organ sound. The second Deep Purple cover “Stormbringer” is executed with an authentic British Rock sound. “Bad Boy” has incredible guitar sounds delivered so relaxed.

                                                                                 

Doug Aldrich plays a Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty with gold hardware and the big Turkish Cross on the headpiece. There are about nine Marshall Amps. behind him. His rapid response Les Paul work is amazing. I did not know that such quick play was possible.

Equally amazing on what looks like a Fender Stratocaster is Reb Beach. Both guitarists are still with David and Whitesnake, and Brian Drury is back again on keys. Brian Tichey from Billy Idol has replaced the fantastic looking and great drummer Tommy Aldridge. Michael Devon is the latest bass player in 2011. In the 2004 “Still Of The Night” tour bass is played by Mario Mendoza who sings as well.

I hear that this band performs constantly I wonder how the musicians can do that and look so fresh! The energy good spirit and camaraderie is visible and audible.

“Love Ain’t No Stranger” features the keys with Drury setting up the song so well on synth and then synth organ. “Is This Love” what a voice Cloverdale has. David Cloverdale can sing all the time for an hour and sound great all through.

When Whitesnake covered the Bobby Bland hit “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City”, the organ, the guitars the drums work perfectly behind Cloverdale’s voice. The song “Don’t break my heart again has guitar which goes from pure abstract Rock sound to lyrical voicings with Pop undertones. The guitars chime and whine and diminish to a soft backing. Very skilled, very dynamic.

The last song and tour title “In The Still Of The Night” sounds like Led Zeppelin in their prime. The giant guitar sound melds with synth by Drury and Cloverdale’s voice to range from hardest Rock to most mysterious space music with a clever neo-classical morphing back to hardest Rock. Beautiful performance Whitesnake on HDNET. Whitesnake will probably be shown again and I am looking forward to a new concert soon on HDTV.