Audio CD review:
Whitesnake - Slide It In

Whitesnake - Slide It In

Band: Whitesnake Title: Slide It In Rating: Release Date: 2007-03-01 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Slide It In 2: Slow An' Easy 3: Love Ain't No Stranger 4: All or Nothing 5: Gambler 6: Guilty of Love 7: Hungry for Love 8: Give Me More Time 9: Spit It Out 10: Standing in the Shadow

Slide WHAT in? S. I bought the U. version of this first, so I'm obviously more partial to that one. This U. K. version was the first one to be recorded and has Micky Moody instead of guitarist John Sykes, and some bassist by the name of Colin instead of original Whitesnake member Neil Murray. The songs are in a completely different order, starting out with the atmospheric hard rocker " Gambler " instead of the title track, which actually comes next. The difference in the mixes are immediately noticeable. . . the U. S. version has the guitars and drums louder in the mix, while Jon Lord's keyboards and Colin's bass are more prominent on the U. K. version. There is also a noticeable difference in some of the backing vocals. As I stated earlier, I prefer the U. S. one, probably because I heard it first and I think it sounds louder, more radio friendly and has more guitar. Well, whatever one you choose to buy, this is still a very good album and one of Whitesnake's best albums. It's more consistent in terms of musical style than their earlier albums, with the emphasis more on straight forward, in your face hard rock, with just a little bit (but not too much) rhythm and blues thrown in. And Coverdale still has a bit of a preacher man quality about his singing, except that he is preaching about love and sex and sliding his thingy in! He is in top vocal form here, as well. Cozy Powell provides a very solid backbeat throughout the entire album, breathing some extra fire into these songs. And the guitar playing cannot be faulted either. In terms of songs, my favorites include the blistering title track (though I like the U. S. version of this song much better, especially Sykes' guitar solo, which just blows me mind!), the aforementioned " Gambler ", the upbeat hard rocker " Guilty of Love ", the highly singalongable and clappable " Slow An' Easy ", and "Standing In the Shadow "( I particularly like the backing vocals during the refrain). There is some filler here, like " Hungry For Love ", and "Spit It Out ", but overall, I find this to be one of Whitesnake's most consistently listenable and enjoyable albums. Hear the difference This release features Mel Galley & Mickey Moody on guitar with the US version including John Sykes & combinations of Moody & Galley. This is the version of Slide It In that was released in Europe & Canada only, prior to the US release. This version has a more blusey sound with John Lord's organ more prominent than on the US version. Listen to some of the solos as they differ from the one's recorded on the US release. A great hard rock album without all the overproduction. This is what a hard rock album should sound like not the pretty boy bands that call themselves rockers today!. You can see a complete list of all Whitesnake discography, or go back to the Whitesnake tabs