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Whitesnake - Trouble Audio CD

A fair review of the Whitesnake "Trouble" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Whitesnake reviews here, or go back to the Whitesnake tabs.

Whitesnake Band: Whitesnake
Title: Trouble
Rating:
Release Date: 2006-05-15
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Take Me with You 2: Love to Keep You Warm 3: Lie Down (A Modern Love Song) 4: Day Tripper 5: Nighthawk (Vampire Blues) 6: Time Is Right for Love 7: Trouble 8: Belgian Tom's Hat Trick 9: Free Flight 10: Don't Mess with Me 11: Come On [*] 12: Bloody Mary [*] 13: Steal Away [*] 14: Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City [*]

Here's where it all started


A truly blues/rock classic. Three and a half stars actually. If you call yourself a Whitesnake fan and don't own this shame on you! This was the first Whitesnake album I ever heard, and quite by accident. I was 14 in 1987 and asked for Whitesnake for Christmas, well my aunt grabbed the first thing with Whitesnake printed on it, and this is what I got! Imagine my surprise. . . . . . . I actually enjoyed it then and still do today.
While not as polished as the afore mentioned album, it has a certain grit to it, that you don't find on recordings anymore.

Take Me With You, Love to Keep You Warm, The Time is right for Love, Trouble and Don't Mess With Me are the strongest tracks. I even like their version of Day Tripper.
Before purchasing this just ask yourself, "do I like 70's blues rock?". . . . . . . . "do I like David Coverdale's singing?" If the answer is yes this is a no brainer. .


Classic Whitesnake - remastered
Growing up with that album, as well as the band's 1989 follow-up Slip of the Tongue, make listening to the band's early works a challenge. Like many people, I first discovered Whitesnake in 1987 when they released their smash hit self-titled album. They're all good albums, but it's just not the Whitesnake I'm used to.

Released in 1978, Trouble is the band's fourth album (I'm counting counting White Snake and Northwinds). The blues and boogie Whitesnake sound on Trouble bears precious little resemblance to the hooks n' hairspray Whitesnake I was introduced to in 1987, but it's still plenty of fun to listen to. I love the hard charging Don't Mess with Me and the bluesy take on the Beatles' Day Tripper best, but the whole album is enjoyable and has something of a Thin Lizzy meets early Kansas vibe.

Trouble (or any other pre-1987 Whitesnake album) isn't for casual Whitesnake fans. If you're a serious fan of Whitesnake and David Coverdale though, it's definitely an album worth owning.

NOTE: There are a few different versions of Trouble available on CD, but the best (by far) is the 2006 reissue, which features digitally remastered sound and four bonus tracks taken from the Snakebite EP. The remastering is first rate, and really breathes new life into this classic album. Unfortunately it is only available for the Japanese market, which means an extraordinarily high price tag for US customers. Hopefully these remasters will receive a proper US (or at least European) release some day soon.
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WTF??
I had to go elsewhere to get it for the price it was really worth. I think Amazon needs to pay me some dividends!! When this first came out Amazon was listing this for a price of between $35 and $45. Now after paying $25 elsewhere, Amazon lists it for less than $15. What a rip off!! .


Simply the best!
This is my favorite album of Whitesnake of the seventies, Take me with you, Day trippe, this time is right for love. . . .
This album is like a thin lizzy's style, but only in this album!.


Great Whitesnake Album
It features tough, bluesy hard rock that's sort of like a UK answer to Southern rock- unflinchingly raw and honest, yet melodic. TROUBLE is Whitesnake's first great album. Some songs may be a bit underdone, but Martin Birch was clearly the right man to produce the band, and listening to this CD/cassette, it becomes obvious what was lost when the band became more commercial in the late 80s.


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