Whitesnake garners mostly favorable reviews, who knew. Next up Saxon

Blitzen Trapper
Heard a bunch about these guys and was curious about them. Still am too. Not quite sure the simple pop tunes, or am I distracted with some of the background going on within the songs. I have a feeling it will be the former as I continue listening to the disc. 3.0

Everest
Decent cd from a bunch of studio players. Maybe that’s the problem because at times the oomph just seems to be missing. Blending a My Morning Jacket/ Band of Horses feel with a Luna type jam can work, but at times it seems its just playing and not building to anything. 2.5


Whitesnake
After months of countless Springsteen cover bands and an occasional Neil Diamond I decided it was my turn to return the favor and annoy everyone else.

Clichéd yes. But it still remains one of the best pop metal cd’s ever produced. Coverdale assembled his finest band ever for this. Cozy Powell and Neil Murrey bringing up the bottom. Bernie Marsden’s guitar reminds us that Deep Purple once had a boogie feel to it, while John Sykes brings in the Zeppelin, which eventually would be the bands albatross. Love him or hate him but when he wasn’t trying to ape Plant, David Coverdale possesses one of the greatest rock voices ever. The songs just rock. Slide it in has a great riff, Slow an Easy starts the Lep, and Love Ain’t no Stranger is a great ballad. Sure all the songs are about sex, but hell the bands name is Whitesnake, did you think it was named after an albino boa. 4.5


Yayhoos
It’s funny how when a band is influenced by one type of music it’s called playing in a style, while others are called impersonators. These guys definitely were weaned on the Stones, Faces teat, (with a little bit of Chuck Berry added). Not my favorite background to begin with, but when these guys tried to veer away from these influences the songs become even less memorable. Also lose a half point for the horrible ABBA cover. If you are going to do a cover make it memorable especially if it closes the cd. 2.0

Golden Smog
Any collection that starts with a Thin Lizzy cover is all right by me. Love this band, but could have done with a few more Dan Murphy penned tunes.

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