{"id":6902,"date":"2011-05-23T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=6902"},"modified":"2022-01-06T19:53:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T00:53:58","slug":"album-review-whitesnake-forevermore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=6902","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Whitesnake “Forevermore”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Whitesnake – Forevermore<\/strong>
\n Release Date: March 25, 2011<\/strong>
\n Highlights: Steal Your Heart Away, Love Will Set You Free, Easier Said Than Done, Love Me and Treat Me Right, Fare Thee Well,<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Coverdale has never been one to surround himself with slouches. He has recruited everyone from Bernie Marsden and John Sykes to Steve Vai and most recently Reb Beach and Doug Aldrich. Coverdale knows how to really pick a quality line up of musicians and on their latest album \u201cForevermore,\u201d Whitesnake shines brighter than they have in more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

As a fan of Whitesnake since I first heard them in 1987, I have grown to love that earlier, more bluesy side of Whitesnake more so than the later 80\u2019s hair metal version of Whitesnake. With all due respect, these days i found the 87 self titled album and \u201cSlip of the Tongue\u201d to both sound somewhat dated so you can imagine my reluctance to open up to \u201cForevermore\u201d but once I opened up I found myself completely enjoying the hell out of this album.<\/p>\n

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Coverdale and Co. have managed to create a perfect mix of what I loved about the hair metal version of Whitesnake and the earlier bluesy stuff \u201cSlide It In.\u201d \u201cSteal Your Heart Away\u201d opens with an infectious groove that had me nodding my head with a sheepish grin as I was totally loving what I was hearing. The groove was completely driven by drummer Brian Tichey who I honestly have to is probably one of my new favorite drummers because of this album. \u201cLove Will Set You Free\u201d is a shining moment for not just guitarists Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach but a great example of why David Coverdale is one of rocks greatest lead singers. The song is so melodic and has such a nasty groove that it gives you a big ol\u2019 stank face.<\/p>\n

While I\u2019m not a huge fan of ballads, \u201cEasier Said Than Done\u201d has to be one of the best Whitesnake ballads ever. Coverdale\u2019s breathy, deep yet emotional voice sounds raw and very natural on this one and it surprisingly doesn\u2019t take much wind out of the albums sails if any. Too band I can\u2019t say the same of the 2nd ballad of the album, \u201cOne Of These Days.\u201d This acoustic based country tinged ballad sticks out like a sore thumb and would have been much better suited as either a b-side or just left off completely. Luckily \u201cLove and Treat Me Right\u201d was the perfect song for a quick recovery as it totally cooks and has a really great rocking vibe reminiscent of \u201cLove Ain\u2019t No Stranger\u201d from the \u201cSlide It In\u201d album.<\/p>\n

\u201cFare The Well\u201d is yet another acoustic based ballad but this one actually captivated me and drew me in. Unlike \u201cOne of These Days,\u201d it had a real and natural feel to it and it didn\u2019t sound the least bit contrived. The passion and pain in Coverdale\u2019s voice shows a man that has said good-bye more than a few times in his life. This just may be his greatest vocal delivery as it made the hair on my arms stand up. He sounds so connected on this song that it obviously means a lot to him and as a listener, I can feel it as well. \u201cMy Evil Ways\u201d once again showcases Brian Tichey as an unstoppable drummer as guitarists Doug Alridrich and Reb Beach play along with each other like they\u2019ve been playing together forever. Its amazing how these two can play with so much restraint and then just throw it all down without stepping on each other\u2019s feet.
\nThe title track \u201cForevermore\u201d closes out the album which is without a doubt the album\u2019s shining moment. The song opens with a gorgeous acoustic based opening with some really lush harmony vocals only to kick in with a groove possessing a \u201cKashmir\u201d like quality giving the song an epic quality to it that works really well as a closing track. Its the perfect ending to an already great album.<\/p>\n

\u201cForevermore\u201d is yet another surprise that I was not prepared for. This is a great testament David Coverdale is far from running out of ideas. He has managed to artistically and creatively revive himself by surrounding himself with stellar players and putting out an album of really well written and well executed songs. Both diehard and casual Whitesnake fans will find that this album is a fantastic listening experience. I can guarantee that this album will be getting multiple spins without a doubt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whitesnake – Forevermore Release Date: March 25, 2011 Highlights: Steal Your Heart Away, Love Will Set You Free, Easier Said Than Done, Love Me and Treat Me Right, Fare Thee Well, David Coverdale has never been one to surround himself with slouches. He has recruited everyone from Bernie Marsden and John Sykes to Steve Vai and most recently Reb Beach and Doug Aldrich. Coverdale knows how to really pick a quality line up of musicians and on their latest album […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,277],"tags":[641],"class_list":["post-6902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-music-news","tag-whitesnake"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19850,"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6902\/revisions\/19850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}