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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.nov-28-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2014 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.whitesnake.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Whitesnake Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Live in ┤84 Back To The Bone (Label : Frontiers ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Perhaps the most unique thing about Whitesnake ║ │
│║ is that this four- or five-piece band is in fact ║ │
│║ a one manÆs band in many respects and that the ║ │
│║ frequent personal changes within their line-up ║ │
│║ are nothing surprising. Whitesnake is then a ║ │
│║ band of many incarnations and many faces, and ║ │
│║ there are staunch followers of every û from ║ │
│║ their blues rock beginnings in the late æ70s to ║ │
│║ the recent line-up that toured the world in ║ │
│║ support of 2011 Forevermore album. There was ║ │
│║ something truly special, however, about the ║ │
│║ æ83/Æ84 era line-up of Whitesnake as itÆs the ║ │
│║ one that featured the unforgettable Cozy Powell ║ │
│║ (Rainbow, MSG, Black Sabbath etc.) on drums, ║ │
│║ Neil Murray (Black Sabbath, Gary Moore) on bass ║ │
│║ and the impressive John Sykes on lead guitar ║ │
│║ alongside the ever-charismatic David Coverdale. ║ │
│║ ItÆs also the one thatÆs finally immortalized on ║ │
│║ the new release in WhitesnakeÆs discography, ║ │
│║ entitled Live In Æ84 û Back To The Bone. Due to ║ │
│║ be released in November 2014 by Frontiers ║ │
│║ Records in CD and DVD format, Live In Æ84 û Back ║ │
│║ To The Bone is a fascinating journey thirty ║ │
│║ years back, back to the days before the success ║ │
│║ of 1987 and Slip Of A Tongue that transformed ║ │
│║ Whitesnake into the first league of rock giants ║ │
│║ and largely contributed to their now-legendary ║ │
│║ status. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ It stops being 2014 as you give this album a ║ │
│║ spin û the music transforms you right into the ║ │
│║ heart of Japan, to the Super Rock festival in ║ │
│║ 1984. The audience start to roar. They roar ║ │
│║ louder and louder and the well-known, old ║ │
│║ feeling of excitement appears, a blissful ║ │
│║ illusion youÆre participating in the legendary ║ │
│║ gig tooà And when David CoverdaleÆs trademark ║ │
│║ scream ôAre ya readyà?ö pierces the air, youÆre ║ │
│║ eager to respond you are and do it at the top of ║ │
│║ your lungs û even though youÆre just sitting at ║ │
│║ home with your headphones on, about thirty years ║ │
│║ after the concert was heldà There go the ║ │
│║ classics of the Slide It In Era û starting with ║ │
│║ ôGamblerö and ôGuilty Of Loveö. The latter ║ │
│║ featuring the master of ceremonies playing with ║ │
│║ the audience as well as making his infamous ║ │
│║ bananas-related comments when referring to the ║ │
│║ 1984 albumÆs titleà Well, if you ever saw ║ │
│║ Whitesnake live, you have experienced yourself ║ │
│║ that the bandÆs front-man is famous for his ║ │
│║ gold-mouthed antics, havenÆt youà? Next is a ║ │
│║ splendid rendition of ôLove AinÆt No Strangerö ║ │
│║ followed by pure hard rock madness of ôSlow AnÆ ║ │
│║ Easyö and ôWalking In The Shadow Of The Blues,ö ║ │
│║ both much feistier in their live versions and a ║ │
│║ mind-blowing showcase of John SykesÆ shredding ║ │
│║ talents. ║ │
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│║ ôReady AnÆ Willingö in its concert version makes ║ │
│║ you want to get up and dance even with your ║ │
│║ slippers and a worn-out college t-shirt on, ║ │
│║ leaving you no doubt about the entire band being ║ │
│║ at the top of their abilities back in 1984. It ║ │
│║ precedes a two-minute long piece every guitar ║ │
│║ aficionado will relish in û SykesÆ sublime and ║ │
│║ wistful guitar solo that smoothly morphs into ║ │
│║ the pounding rhythm of ôCrying In The Rainö. And ║ │
│║ as for the latter, even the fans of 1987 version ║ │
│║ must admit there is some indefinable charm in ║ │
│║ the raw, bluesy original, especially when played ║ │
│║ live. Having therefore reached a bit back û to ║ │
│║ 1982 album Saints And Sinners û Coverdale goes ║ │
│║ even further in his retrospective journey. And ║ │
│║ itÆs no wonder the screams of fans become almost ║ │
│║ deafening at this point, as the singer goes ôI ║ │
│║ have often told you stories about the way, I ║ │
│║ lived the life of a drifter waiting for a dayàö ║ │
│║ in his trademark soulful manner (and almost ║ │
│║ aÆcapella!). The Mark III-era Deep Purple ║ │
│║ classic of the 1974 Stormbringer album is a ║ │
│║ favorite of many a Whitesnake fan and is always ║ │
│║ anticipated in the set. ItÆs only a shame is ║ │
│║ that the cut of ôSoldier Of Fortuneö thatÆs ║ │
│║ included here is not a full two-verse version of ║ │
│║ the song. ║ │
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│║ Next are another versions of Whitesnake classics ║ │
│║ recorded sometime during Slide It In tour. All ║ │
│║ of them were featured in the Japan set ║ │
│║ previously included on the album, making it ║ │
│║ twice as hard to choose between the two ║ │
│║ different versions of ôReady AnÆ Willingö or ║ │
│║ ôSlow AnÆ Easyö as there are different charms ║ │
│║ and flavors to all of them. However, perhaps ║ │
│║ these repetitions were not the best idea at all, ║ │
│║ as the majority of listeners wouldnÆt feel ║ │
│║ offended if there was a live recording of ôAinÆt ║ │
│║ No Love In The Heart Of The Cityö or some other ║ │
│║ Snake classic to finish the album with instead. ║ │
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│║ ThereÆs also a couple of ôin memoriamö bonuses ║ │
│║ on the album û a medley of the four standard ║ │
│║ tracks of the era (ôGambler,ö ôGuilty Of Love,ö ║ │
│║ ôLove AinÆt No Strangerö and ôReady AnÆ ║ │
│║ Willingö). These are pretty special treat for ║ │
│║ every fan of early Whitesnake line-up, being the ║ │
│║ recordings of the last concert the late Hammond ║ │
│║ master Jon Lord played with CoverdaleÆs band ║ │
│║ (ôMσndagsb÷rsenö Swedish TV show, April 1984). ║ │
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│║ Apart from the obvious aspects of enjoyable ║ │
│║ listening and high quality of digitally enhanced ║ │
│║ recordings, Live In Æ84 û Back To The Bone is ║ │
│║ back-to-basics, retrospective release that ║ │
│║ Whitesnake should have already released a long ║ │
│║ time ago, as it portrays the era that was a ║ │
│║ breakthrough for Coverdale and his band in many ║ │
│║ respects. First of all, it was Slide It In that ║ │
│║ got off the bluesy track of the first Whitesnake ║ │
│║ recordings, gravitating towards commercial side ║ │
│║ of rock that will reach its peak on glam metal- ║ │
│║ oriented, multiplatinum 1987 (a.k.a. ║ │
│║ Whitesnake). ItÆs also all about the ║ │
│║ extraordinary line-up Whitesnake had at the time ║ │
│║ û from the late genius-behind-the-kit Cozy ║ │
│║ Powell to the aforementioned Lord or the ║ │
│║ brilliant John Sykes. All these being facts, no ║ │
│║ listener can escape the feeling the star that ║ │
│║ shines the brightest on Live In Æ84 û Back To ║ │
│║ The Bone is WhitesnakeÆs singer extraordinaire ║ │
│║ anyway. Love him or loathe him, this band was ║ │
│║ always about David CoverdaleÆs mighty voice, ║ │
│║ trademark microphone twirling and onstage ║ │
│║ charisma. Back in 1984, he had it all û and the ║ │
│║ newest Whitesnake release is a clear proof of ║ │
│║ this fact. ║ │
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│║ Band: ║ │
│║ David Coverdale û lead vocals ║ │
│║ John Sykes û guitar ║ │
│║ Neil Murray û bass guitar ║ │
│║ Cozy Powell û drums ║ │
│║ Jon Lord û keyboards/Hammond organ (tracks 13, ║ │
│║ 14, 15, 16) ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Gambler [03:27] │
│ 02 - Guilty Of Love [05:02] │
│ 03 - Love Ain┤t No Stranger [05:09] │
│ 04 - Slow An┤ Easy [05:48] │
│ 05 - Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues [04:02] │
│ 06 - Ready An┤ Willing [04:33] │
│ 07 - Guitar Solo [02:10] │
│ 08 - Crying In The Rain [07:42] │
│ 09 - Soldier Of Fortune [02:20] │
│ 10 - Love Ain┤t No Stranger (Live ┤84) [04:38] │
│ 11 - Ready An┤ Willing (Live ┤84) [05:07] │
│ 12 - Slow An┤ Easy (Live ┤84) [05:45] │
│ 13 - Job Lord┤s Final Whitesnake Performance [16:17] │
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