WHITESNAKE – Good to Be Bad

Whitesnake – Good to Be Bad [United States/Canada Limited Edition] (2008, SPV/Steamhammer Records)

Track Listing:
1. “Best Years” – 5:15
2. “Can You Hear the Wind Blow” – 5:04
3. “Call on Me” – 5:02
4. “All I Want All I Need” – 5:41
5. “Good to Be Bad” – 5:14
6. “All for Love” – 5:13
7. “Summer Rain” – 6:11
8. “Lay Down Your Love” – 6:01
9. “A Fool in Love” – 5:50
10. “Got What You Need” – 4:16
11. “‘Til the End of Time” – 5:35

BONUS CD:
1. “Burn/Stormbringer” [Live] – 8:38
2. “Give Me All Your Love Tonight” [Live] – 4:27
3. “Walking in the Shadow…” [Live] – 5:10
4. “The Deeper the Love” [Live] – 4:31
5. “Ready & Willing” [Live] – 5:41
6. “Don’t Break My Heart Again” [Live] – 6:08
7. “Take Me with You [Live] – 10:22
8. “Ready to Rock” [Enhanced Video]

Band:
David Coverdale – Vocals
Doug Aldrich – Guitar
Reb Beach – Guitar
Uriah Duffy – Bass
Timothy Drury – Keyboards
Chris Frazier – Drums

This is absolutely an OUTSTANDING release. After hearing the studio cuts from 2006′s Live: In the Shadow of the Blues, I knew any upcoming Whitesnake release was going to be fantastic and David Coverdale certainly didn’t disappoint me with this release. The album has debuted in somewhere in the 60s on the Billboard charts, but apparently is tearing it up on the European charts. Good for them, this is one of top WS releases and deserves the success.

Coverdale’s voice is amazing still and the songs are just plain heavy and catchy. If you’re wanting classic Whitesnake– here it is in 2008. Coverdale doesn’t try modernize the band, Whitesnake still sounds Whitesnake, which is refreshing amongst the current crop of rock music.

The playing here is great as well and just plain powerful. This labum is meant to be played LOUD. Dave’s always done a great job of bringing top musicians into the group and he’s done it again. The songs and band are inspired and at the top of their game. The guitars sound great thanks to the talents of veteran rockers Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach.

Tis is easily one of the best releases of the year, if not THE best, and one of the best Whitesnake albums. If I had a complaint, it would only be that I’m disappointed none of the studio songs from Live: In the Shadow of Blues make it onto this release. I was really hoping at least “Ready to Rock” would make it.

Initial pressings are “Limited Editions”, with Europe having their own and then US/Canada getting one. The US/Canada release features 7 songs from Live: In the Shadow of Blues (all of which are great) along with the “enhanced video” for ”Ready to Rock” (Which makes it even more frustrating the actual song didn’t show up here!). The live cuts are simply awesome, the band and Coverdale are incredibly energetic.

Can anyone top this release in 2008?

Highlights: The whole album. Both discs. Okay, you want a serious answer? The creme de la creme? “Best Years”, “Can You Hear the Wind Blow”, “Call On Me”, “All I Want All I Need”, “All For Love”, “Lay Down Your Love”

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