Audio CD review:
Whitesnake - Chronicles

Whitesnake - Chronicles

Band: Whitesnake Title: Chronicles Rating: Release Date: 2005-09-27 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 11: Crying in the Rain 12: Bad Boys 13: Still of the Night 14: Here I Go Again 15: Give Me All Your Love 16: Is This Love - Whitesnake, Coverdale, David 17: Children of the Night 18: Straight for the Heart 19: Don't Turn Away 20: Slip of the Tongue 21: Cheap an' Nasty 22: Fool for Your Loving 23: Now You're Gone 24: Kittens Got Claws 25: Wings of the Storm 26: The Deeper the Love 27: Judgment Day 28: Slow Poke Music 29: Sailing Ships

Whitesnakes "Chronicles" some sort of ode to CD's time capsule They've been called everything from metal-glam to hard rock, and now are probably fading into the "classic rock" territory, although even that can be argued. The high points of this is that for a small amount of money you are getting three of the best studio albums Whitesnake offers. However, I'm not here to argue, just review this product, which for the most part, I'm pleased with. The strange thing about "Chronicles" is that there is not necessarily anything really special about it. It will look cool on your shelf, but if you already have the albums then it's redundant to have. The booklet opens up to hold 2 CD's in one side and a 3rd in the other, while the 4th compartment on its second "page", if you will, holds all three liner notes for the featured albums CD's. The three albums included are: Slide it in (1984) Whitesnake (1987) and Slip of the tongue (1989). The cover of the Chronicles package bears the cryptic stone WS Seal that is also seen on a few of their albums. There really isn't much effort that went into this, as most fans probably wanted something with a little more innovation in terms of unreleased tracks, B-sides, or Booklets on band history. As I said in the headline, it's almost like some sort of time capsule to hang on to the CD's of this band that garnered them so many fans over the years. Just judging the three albums aside from the packaging, I'd give them a collective four stars. Slightly disappointed!! Whitesnake has not released a bad album to this date and probably never will. When I bought this 3 CD Box-set I was suprised to learn that it wasn't the typical Box-set that I am used to buying. I am used to Box-sets being like a large compilation of nearly all of the band's most popular material. This Box-set contains 3 CDs that most every Whitesnake fan already owns. In my opinion, these 3 albums are the best 3 albums that Whitesnake ever released!! Disc 1 is Whitesnake - Slide It In, Disc 2 is Whitesnake - Whitesnake and Disc 3 is Whitesnake - Slip Of The Tongue. The Self titled Whitesnake CD is my all time favorite CD! This CD really rocks!!! David Coverdale and company really hit it big on this one! I was slightly disappointed to find that these 3 CDs aren't even Remastered that I could see. I collect CDs so, despite my being disappointed in this Box-set, I will keep it and put it away in my safe without even playing any of the discs. It will be worth more money someday maybe. If you do not have these 3 CDs separately as I do, I recommend that you get this Box-set as soon as possible. It is fairly priced and definitely worth the money!!!. PLAIN AND SIMPLE IF YOU DON'T THEN YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF WHITESNAKE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE BOUGHT THESE WHEN RONALD REGAN WAS PRESIDENT IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE WORLD OF WHITESNAKE BUY THERE 2/DISC GREATEST~HITS COLLECTION IT IS ALL YOU WILL EVER NEED {ROME,NEW YORK}:HOME OF WOODSTOCK 1999. IF YOU LOVE WHITESNAKE THEN YOU HAVE THESE ALREADY. Why? I didn't buy it so I don't remember the full title. What is the purpose of this set? These 3 albums have already re-released and remastered on a CD called "Here I Go Again - Best Of" or something like that. Where are the bonus tracks and stuff die hard fans want. Think about who is buying this. Geffen must really need some cash flow. I assume Mr. Coverdale didn't have much to do with this so I won't blame him. EMI needs to step up to the plate and re-release "Trouble" with bonus live tracks or how about a bonus DVD. Fans of the old Whitesnake will snag in a heartbeat. Also, there is not one official DVD from Whitesnake. I know there's one coming out filmed last year or whatever but how about some old classic footage! Use "The Early Years" DVD by Iron Maiden as a guide. They are a band who do not disappoint their fans and I respect them for that. . You can see a complete list of all Whitesnake discography, or go back to the Whitesnake tabs