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JMO opinion but the instrumentals are good but what the hell happened to Coverdale's voice? My throat hurt listening to him sing on those two songs.

Would love to see a reunion of the DP MK III band but don't know if Blackmore would do it. As much as I love his playing he is a major asshole as a person and can't see him doing reunion.

JLT keeps saying how Blackmore is dead keen on getting Rainbow back together, with either Bain or Daisley.

Ugh, the only Rainbow I'd be interested in would be the Dio line up, maybe the Graham Bonnet line up.

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JMO opinion but the instrumentals are good but what the hell happened to Coverdale's voice? My throat hurt listening to him sing on those two songs.

Would love to see a reunion of the DP MK III band but don't know if Blackmore would do it. As much as I love his playing he is a major asshole as a person and can't see him doing reunion.

JLT keeps saying how Blackmore is dead keen on getting Rainbow back together, with either Bain or Daisley.

He's full of it. All Blackmore wants to do until he retires, is Blackmore's Night.

Besides, Dio and Cozy are gone.

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JMO opinion but the instrumentals are good but what the hell happened to Coverdale's voice? My throat hurt listening to him sing on those two songs.

Would love to see a reunion of the DP MK III band but don't know if Blackmore would do it. As much as I love his playing he is a major asshole as a person and can't see him doing reunion.

JLT keeps saying how Blackmore is dead keen on getting Rainbow back together, with either Bain or Daisley.

He's full of it. All Blackmore wants to do until he retires, is Blackmore's Night.

Besides, Dio and Cozy are gone.

Yeah but Ritchie had no problems changing personnel in Rainbow. He even cut ties with Dio and Cozy so if he wanted to, which I can't see happening, he could easily put a version of Rainbow together with him, JLT and several hired hands.

The guy hates Ian Gillan, probably as much as Axl hates Slash, yet he worked with him again in DP in 84 and again in 93 so you can never say never.

Here is tough choice for you all... what seems more possible a GnR reunion or some form of a Rainbow or Deep Purple reunion including Blackmore? My first knee jerk reaction would be a Blackmore band reunion of some type but now I am not so sure.

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I also think he's way soured on doing mainstream rock after the last Rainbow album and tour in the mid 90s. I don't even believe if discussions with Coverdale got past consideration for a split second with him.

Oh I don't disagree with you but Blackmore is a strange cat so nothing would surprise me at this point. :shrugs:

One thing nobody mentioned is even if Coverdale and Hughes signed up to play together with Ritchie they might have to do a "don't call us Black Sabbath" Heaven and Hell type deal as I don't think they could use the Deep Purple name since there is abnd already existing with that name. Original Purple lead singer tried to tour as Deep Purple and the band at the time sued him and won.

http://www.cream-revival-band.com/Bogus_Deep_Purple_1980.html

Check out this clip of the bogus Rod Evan's Deep Purple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYuLwQMB7h4#t=112

Also would Ian Paice join them on tour? might cause issues with Mr. Gillan

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I actually kinda dig these renditions, sure they are not as good as the originals, but I don't think they are "bad". Honestly they are harder, and rock more IMO, while DP was more hippie dippie sounding. Which I'm not saying that's a bad thing, But it's nice to hear "New" rocking music, even if it's not really "new". At least with DC doing the vocals, the songs sound like they should.

I've never been a HUGE Deep Purple guy anyways, so that's why I don't mind these renditions. But to big DP fans I suppose it's the same as NUgnr redoing Appetite and The Illusions.

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JMO opinion but the instrumentals are good but what the hell happened to Coverdale's voice? My throat hurt listening to him sing on those two songs.

Would love to see a reunion of the DP MK III band but don't know if Blackmore would do it. As much as I love his playing he is a major asshole as a person and can't see him doing reunion.

JLT keeps saying how Blackmore is dead keen on getting Rainbow back together, with either Bain or Daisley.

Recently on That Metal Show (VH1 classic here in the states) David Coverdale said that him and Ritchie Blackmore recently made amends. He also said that they discussed doing a Deep Purple/Rainbow/Whitesnake kind of super band, where they play the hits of all three bands. But for whatever reason it fell apart, that's why DC decided to do this album instead. To bad the project with Blackmore fell through, that would have been awesome.

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David voice is dead years now,i remember how edited sounded in the DVD years ago,his two last albums were decent ,now this tribute album was a wrong marketing choice with awful result will not sell nothing.A plastic fake sound,cmon if i want to hear strombringer,burn etc will go with the originals.

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Well, I'm seeing Whitesnake on June 22, so I will let you all know how David sounds.

I think he had one of the best voices in 70's and 80's rock, so I really hope he can still sing well.

I love the new version of "mistreated" on this cd. I remember my brother playing this song back in the 70's. usually when he was down, this was his go to song. If he was pissed off, he would play "highway to hell".

I think music is a great way to vent what you're feeling when you can't find the words to say.

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David voice is good in low and mid notes,never had it with high notes live expect 1-2 screams like still of the night,good to be bad and forevermore were good albums with some hits,you cant judge negative coverdale for the qualify of the band,i mean always did good guitar and drum players choices for every line up.

The bad is he has lost his high notes many years ago,nobody expects to scream like 20 years back in hard songs like burn or stormbringer or still of the night,i think his voice is done,its worst from axl rose for example who had bad and good periods.

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I'd like to see Whitesnake trapped in a high school gym with the doors locked attempting to fight off a 500 lbs Scorpion with foam bats.

wow, you are really angry

did they shagged your girlfriend or what?

Can i tell you a secret?

*whispers in his ear* theres no such thing as 500 lbs scorpions!

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It's physically impossible, even if they did exist, they'd just collapse under their own weight because they don't have the means to move that much mass around.

But you can bet they'd still rock you like a hurricane.

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I'd like to see Whitesnake trapped in a high school gym with the doors locked attempting to fight off a 500 lbs Scorpion with foam bats.

The power of Aldrich's modded 1959's would blow the fucking thing's head off, bring it on.

I own a Whitesnake.

It's in me pants.

Already done, that's the entirety of the reason why David Coverdale chose the name. :) (Seriously, it's true).

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I'd like to see Whitesnake trapped in a high school gym with the doors locked attempting to fight off a 500 lbs Scorpion with foam bats.

The power of Aldrich's modded 1959's would blow the fucking thing's head off, bring it on.

I own a Whitesnake.

It's in me pants.

Already done, that's the entirety of the reason why David Coverdale chose the name. :) (Seriously, it's true).

Ha Ha, thanks for making me laugh.

David Coverdale at least he did icebucket challenge and f**cked many chicks all over the years.

David-Coverdale.jpg

David is still hot!

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I'd like to see Whitesnake trapped in a high school gym with the doors locked attempting to fight off a 500 lbs Scorpion with foam bats.

The power of Aldrich's modded 1959's would blow the fucking thing's head off, bring it on.

He left last year unfortunately, although he will be touring Europe this summer with David's old Purple bandmate Glenn Hughes.

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JMO opinion but the instrumentals are good but what the hell happened to Coverdale's voice? My throat hurt listening to him sing on those two songs.

Would love to see a reunion of the DP MK III band but don't know if Blackmore would do it. As much as I love his playing he is a major asshole as a person and can't see him doing reunion.

JLT keeps saying how Blackmore is dead keen on getting Rainbow back together, with either Bain or Daisley.

Recently on That Metal Show (VH1 classic here in the states) David Coverdale said that him and Ritchie Blackmore recently made amends. He also said that they discussed doing a Deep Purple/Rainbow/Whitesnake kind of super band, where they play the hits of all three bands. But for whatever reason it fell apart, that's why DC decided to do this album instead. To bad the project with Blackmore fell through, that would have been awesome.

Yup here is an interview where he discusses the almost reunion

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/how-close-did-david-coverdale-come-to-reun iting-with-ritchie-blackmore/

In a brand new interview with Classic Rock Revisited, former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale was asked how close a PURPLE-and-Coverdale reunion came to being a reality. He responded: "Glenn Hughes [former DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist] and I are very close, and Glenn's been after me to do some sort of a PURPLE reunion for some time. To be honest, and I mean no disrespect to my former colleagues, but it was never something that was interesting enough to stop me from doing what I love, which is WHITESNAKE.

"I certainly loved working with DEEP PURPLE and it was the beginning of my journey. I am forever grateful to those guys for having the courage to give me the opportunity, but it was not something I was wanting to do. I am totally happy to create new stuff working as WHITESNAKE."

He continued: "A representative of Jon's [Lord, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist] called me just after he’d been diagnosed with cancer, to give me that information, which was chilling enough. He said, 'Jon said, on his recovery, would you be up for doing some kind of DEEP PURPLE reunion, whether it was Mach III, or whatever?' I said, 'Absolutely, I will be there for you.' As we know, sadly, Jon passed away. This opened up an opportunity to reach out, after thirty years of acrimony, with somebody that I truly respected, as a musician, which is Ritchie Blackmore. One reason was to express and commiserate the loss of Jon."

Coverdale added: "Regardless of whatever, those guys basically formed DEEP PURPLE and were incredibly influential to me. I've been able to tell everyone else I worked with how much I appreciated the opportunity, and still do to this day, other than Ritchie. Ritchie doesn't really bother reading rock mags and stuff like that. When I've said these things before, he doesn't see them. It was important for me to reach out to him for those reasons, with no other agenda whatsoever."

Asked when this was happening, David replied: "This was in 2012, and we communicated into 2013, and then he asked me if I'd speak to his manager to which, of course, I said, 'Absolutely.' She came on and said, 'Can you keep a secret?' I said, 'Of course not, I'm a **** ing singer.' She said, 'Would you be interested in doing something with Ritchie? My first thought was like BLACKMORE/COVERDALE like I did with Jimmy in COVERDALE/PAGE. That would be a very exciting musical premise because he introduced me to his first songs that he did on the first Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW album. They were initially songs he was proposing for DEEP PURPLE."

He continued: "I love the early RAINBOW stuff. 'Rainbow Rising', are you kidding me? When Cozy Powell came on board? That was fantastic. The idea of being able to do PURPLE, RAINBOW and WHITESNAKE was interesting, but then she said, 'Ritchie is curious. Who would you go for? Roger [Glover] or Glenn?' I said, 'I really appreciate the musicality of Roger, and he produced two of my solo albums, but Glenn is my soul brother.' I recommended Keith Emerson as the keyboard player. He was a fan of PURPLE and Jon and Keith had a very healthy musical rivalry. Keith is a breathtakingly gifted musician. Nobody had spoken to Keith, as this was just a discussion.

"It was during the talks for this that I started digging into our original [DEEP PURPLE] work. I was going, 'I hope he's into a fresh coat of paint on some of these songs.' I was a **** ing kid then. It was the first time I had written for an album. I can hear naivety all over the place. I started working on bits and pieces. I thought my arrangement of 'Sail Away' could have been a nice transition for what he is doing with his BLACKMORE'S NIGHT and we could tie it in with that thing and maybe even do something with Candice [Ritchie's wife] on that song. Once Carol, his manager, and I started talking about their vision for touring and stuff, it just did not resonate, and I wrote her a very, very respectful e-mail withdrawing from whatever that project could have gone forward with.

"It was literally sitting down with my wife, Cindy, and just saying, 'What a pity. I've done all this work.' Actually, that is typical of me to move forward with things. Pagey [Jimmy Page] would go, 'Fuck, man, you're so prepared.' I would go, 'I can't help it.' Cindy goes, 'Why don't you do this as a WHITESNAKE project?' I was, like, 'Why not?' I sounded out my [WHITESNAKE] colleagues, and Doug [Aldrich, guitar] was still onboard at that time, and the response from everyone was a resounding 'yes.'

"Doug and my wife were the only people at that time that I was sharing the news that I was talking with Ritchie, communicating with him, during the 'Year Of The Snake' tour. I think something must have been going on for Doug as he was really encouraging me to do it. [Laughs] Go figure! Doug would have been onboard, of course, but we just couldn't get together. It was just impossible to give it the kind of time.

"This project [WHITESNAKE's upcoming 'The Purple Album'] has been hugely respected by all my colleagues. There was nothing flippant or throwaway, you know. It was really, as I was mixing the project with Michael McIntyre and Reb Beach, that I started feeling that this was coming full circle for me. It was a feeling of completion. This is how I started, what an appropriate way to go back out. The other **** ing thing is, quite honestly, as Glenn and I have discussed for decades, the people that were running the PURPLE organization never ever thought of putting out a best-of Mach III and IV. We never understood it… **** ing whatever… so this is my best-of and everything is done with love and respect."

WHITESNAKE's twelfth studio album, "The Purple Album", will be released in Europe on May 15 and in North America on May 19 via Frontiers Music SRL. "The Purple Album" is a re-imagination of classic songs from David Coverdale's time as the lead singer for DEEP PURPLE. The album is currently available for pre-order in various configurations on Amazon: a standard edition, a deluxe edition featuring two bonus tracks, four music videos and a behind-the-scenes featurette on the recording of the album and in a double LP vinyl format. Plans are also underway for a special limited box set edition with memorabilia and merchandise.

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