Celebrating the release of new Whitesnake album 'Flesh & Blood' available on Frontiers Records (you can find it here: amzn.to/2YoG8cx), here is a 1987 throwback from the days of David Coverdale & Co. opening up for Motley Crue on the Girls, Girls, Girls tour. It's a short set list but a worthwhile watch. Timestamps have been added though I always encourage viewers to watch the whole show as there is a lot of stage banter and audience interaction missed when skipping around. Enjoy the show and rock on!
I've always been a huge Crue fan but I can honestly say that in my opinion Whitesnake was so much more of musicians then the Crue and this tour Motley should have been opening up for Whitesnake...
Great video and audio for its age! It’s already been discussed here but the first thing that caught my eye was how small the stage was…and then I remembered they weren’t headliners at that point. Openers for the Crue. As stated on here, it should be the other way around. I caught Whitesnake in March ‘88 and again in April ‘90. Solid shows!
Not to knock this video,but I saw this show in 87 and the sound quality was far better than this video would suggest and here's the thing,while i'm a big(ger)fan of the Crue...Whitesnake actually stole the show as far as natural performances go! Coverdale's voice was amazing...and unlike Nikki their bassist and the whole band actually played their instruments and sang live! *Mind you Mick and Tommy were incredible!
@@BDE360 MC wanted to headline when Saxon came in 1982 . Thats why Metallica replaced them in opening . There was a Fight in the Peace festival because MC didnt want play before Ozzy Just say MC / management have a shitty behavior of rockstar since early on .. David Coverdale is Miles ahead of Vince .
They crushed Motley Crue on this tour. The "Vets" teaching the youngsters how to do it. Coverdale is nine years old than Vince and Tommy Aldridge is twelve years old than Tommy Lee and gave a masterclass. There is no Tommy Lee without Tommy Aldridge.
BULLSHIT I WAS AT THIS SHOW MOTLEY CRUE BURIED THEIR ASS!!!! The show is on You Tube look it up!! I do agree Aldridge is a much better drummer than Tommy Lee!! Blows him away! By the way this concert had the highest attendance EVER at Vets😎
@@BDE360 I appreciate your passion and your opinion. I saw multiple shows and my personal opinion is as I stated. Doesn't make me right..or wrong. I have heard the show and I still stand firm. We love what we love..and don't what we don't. As it should be.
It´s a mystery, Whitesnake, supporting band for Mötley Crue. It should have been the other way around. How can Coverdale agree on this? They even sold more records than Crue and as a band, I can honestly say, Whitesnake should never, ever open for bands like Mötley Crue. Whitesnake should have been able to fill the arena themselves. Don´t get this, at all!
I saw Vandenberg today explaining on RUclips, it was like a revamp of the whole liveband and they together only rehearsed the 1987 album for an opening 45 min slot for a mayor tour supporting the album. The album sales exploded and the rest is history :)
@@AkiRiihimaki They toured in America in ´88, as headliners with huge success, they should never be supporting band whatsoever. Whitesnake belonged to those bands, which always should headline, even though Whitesnake 1987-1988, not was at their best period, as they were back in the glorious days with Jon Lord, David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray and Ian Paice.
@@larsnilsson8949 but the tour for 1987 album went on for 18 months because of its success. 87 they opened up for Motley, by 88 the tables were turned and they were headlining. Here is the link posted yesterday: ruclips.net/video/gVkytrr2Xqw/видео.html
@@AkiRiihimaki As for Whitesnake and their success with 1987, they should always headline. This line up, 1987, includes Steve Vai, Tommy Aldridge, Rudy Sarzo, Adrian Vandenberg and of course David Coverdale, from Deep Purple. Musicians like those, should never, ever be supporting band, specially not for Mötley Crue. Have seen Crue, but that´s not really my type of band. Saw Whitesnake on the Monsters of rock ´90 with Poison and they were good, but not great like the old days with Moody, Marsden, Paice, Murray and Lord.
@@larsnilsson8949 Vai came in at Slip of the tongue 1990. Revamp of the band and DC was 100% set to break in USA. Thats why they opened up for other bands 87. By 88 they were where DC wanted them to be.
He definitely wasn't the shredder type guy John was, Vivian should have had more solos. Overtime Adrian did get better which is a good thing but I'll always be sad that John wasn't on this tour
He's not even close to being the worst, he made the iconic solo for Here I Go Again, and composed all the material for Slip of the Tongue, that makes him at least one of the best
Absolutely!! Saw them 2 times on this tour. Vivian Campbell should've had all the solos. Vivian had tone and something you can't teach. "FEEL" Vandenberg was all "thumbs".
Celebrating the release of new Whitesnake album 'Flesh & Blood' available on Frontiers Records (you can find it here: amzn.to/2YoG8cx), here is a 1987 throwback from the days of David Coverdale & Co. opening up for Motley Crue on the Girls, Girls, Girls tour. It's a short set list but a worthwhile watch. Timestamps have been added though I always encourage viewers to watch the whole show as there is a lot of stage banter and audience interaction missed when skipping around. Enjoy the show and rock on!
I've always been a huge Crue fan but I can honestly say that in my opinion Whitesnake was so much more of musicians then the Crue and this tour Motley should have been opening up for Whitesnake...
Great video and audio for its age! It’s already been discussed here but the first thing that caught my eye was how small the stage was…and then I remembered they weren’t headliners at that point. Openers for the Crue. As stated on here, it should be the other way around. I caught Whitesnake in March ‘88 and again in April ‘90. Solid shows!
Amazing quality considering 1987 was pre-Smartphones. Thank you. Even the bass is audible!
Coverdale’s on fine form here. Great stuff.
I was there ❤, great concert!
Not to knock this video,but I saw this show in 87 and the sound quality was far better than this video would suggest and here's the thing,while i'm a big(ger)fan of the Crue...Whitesnake actually stole the show as far as natural performances go!
Coverdale's voice was amazing...and unlike Nikki their bassist and the whole band actually played their instruments and sang live!
*Mind you Mick and Tommy were incredible!
i wonder how VINCE NEIL could dare to be on stage afer COVERDALE i wouldn't! jajaja
Vince’s performance that night was very good way better than Coverdale! Coverdale was butthurt he had to open up for THE CRUE
@@BDE360 MC wanted to headline when Saxon came in 1982 .
Thats why Metallica replaced them in opening .
There was a Fight in the Peace festival because MC didnt want play before Ozzy
Just say MC / management have a shitty behavior of rockstar since early on ..
David Coverdale is Miles ahead of Vince .
@@BDE360 vince never had a good show vocally!!, he is great frontman which is different
mötley crüe was better that night
They crushed Motley Crue on this tour. The "Vets" teaching the youngsters how to do it. Coverdale is nine years old than Vince and Tommy Aldridge is twelve years old than Tommy Lee and gave a masterclass. There is no Tommy Lee without Tommy Aldridge.
BULLSHIT I WAS AT THIS SHOW MOTLEY CRUE BURIED THEIR ASS!!!! The show is on You Tube look it up!! I do agree Aldridge is a much better drummer than Tommy Lee!! Blows him away! By the way this concert had the highest attendance EVER at Vets😎
@@BDE360 I appreciate your passion and your opinion. I saw multiple shows and my personal opinion is as I stated. Doesn't make me right..or wrong. I have heard the show and I still stand firm. We love what we love..and don't what we don't. As it should be.
@@BDE360 oh..and attendance and quality have nothing to do with each other. Never has.
pjones8404 I was just adding information
David is a real singer .
Yorkshire guy , ballsy .
Not Vince
No Viv without Moore. No Sykes without Moore. Guess I’m lucky to have seen the master
🔥🔥🔥
Chills at 41:40!
Saw that tour. Whitesnake was better. And Vivian Campbell should have been playing all the solos.
Of course he should’ve he’s much better than Adrian Vandenburg
It´s a mystery, Whitesnake, supporting band for Mötley Crue. It should have been the other way around. How can Coverdale agree on this? They even sold more records than Crue and as a band, I can honestly say, Whitesnake should never, ever open for bands like Mötley Crue. Whitesnake should have been able to fill the arena themselves. Don´t get this, at all!
I saw Vandenberg today explaining on RUclips, it was like a revamp of the whole liveband and they together only rehearsed the 1987 album for an opening 45 min slot for a mayor tour supporting the album. The album sales exploded and the rest is history :)
@@AkiRiihimaki They toured in America in ´88, as headliners with huge success, they should never be supporting band whatsoever. Whitesnake belonged to those bands, which always should headline, even though Whitesnake 1987-1988, not was at their best period, as they were back in the glorious days with Jon Lord, David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray and Ian Paice.
@@larsnilsson8949 but the tour for 1987 album went on for 18 months because of its success. 87 they opened up for Motley, by 88 the tables were turned and they were headlining. Here is the link posted yesterday: ruclips.net/video/gVkytrr2Xqw/видео.html
@@AkiRiihimaki As for Whitesnake and their success with 1987, they should always headline. This line up, 1987, includes Steve Vai, Tommy Aldridge, Rudy Sarzo, Adrian Vandenberg and of course David Coverdale, from Deep Purple. Musicians like those, should never, ever be supporting band, specially not for Mötley Crue. Have seen Crue, but that´s not really my type of band. Saw Whitesnake on the Monsters of rock ´90 with Poison and they were good, but not great like the old days with Moody, Marsden, Paice, Murray and Lord.
@@larsnilsson8949 Vai came in at Slip of the tongue 1990. Revamp of the band and DC was 100% set to break in USA. Thats why they opened up for other bands 87. By 88 they were where DC wanted them to be.
Adrian Vandenberg....the worst whitesnake axe...ever
true he got smoked by vivian on this tour!
He definitely wasn't the shredder type guy John was, Vivian should have had more solos. Overtime Adrian did get better which is a good thing but I'll always be sad that John wasn't on this tour
No way man
He's not even close to being the worst, he made the iconic solo for Here I Go Again, and composed all the material for Slip of the Tongue, that makes him at least one of the best
Absolutely!! Saw them 2 times on this tour. Vivian Campbell should've had all the solos. Vivian had tone and something you can't teach. "FEEL" Vandenberg was all "thumbs".