Nobody will mention them, but a shout out to Neil Murray, Ainsley Dunbar, and John Sykes, who actually play on this track. Neil Murray does a phenomenal job on bass.
@@colrhodes377 ... yep. I mean the original members of this 1987 album who were then abruptly fired after making it, never to tour on what they made together.
John Sykes died today. I'm heart broken over his passing. His kind of playing was just perfect. All groove, slickness, catchy riffs and...hips. It’s just painfull knowing these monsters of rocks, that i considers my oldest friends, will not be here forever.
R.I.P John Sykes, the genius who brought this song to life. Coverdale had found a box of tapes from his time in Deep Purple, including a jam with Ritchie Blackmore, who had an undeveloped riff. Coverdale gave it to Sykes, who took it much further, until it became "Still of the Night".
If I remember correctly, he did all the vocals on the album because Coverdale was recovering from a throat injury, and the band wanted to get tracks down. Coverdale was not pleased, which resulted in Sykes being fired.
Yep he never got the credit he deserved.. and in this video we have to watch to ‘hip thrusting guitarists’ that couldn’t hold a candle to John, not they’re fault by they nicked a good living off the back of this album and John was a massive part of that project. He was a really fantastic vocalist too. Ahh this world is so cruel. RIP John Sykes
Met Mr coverdale back in the late 80's in my local pub, he was staying in a posh hotel in the town while playing a few nights at a venue, cardiff i think, recognised him and went over to just say thanks for all the music over the years, invited me and a couple of mates to have some beer with him, one of the nicest people i've ever met, talked and drank with him for over 2 hours, great bloke, fantastic singer
Guy I worked with went to the pub in his village one night and Ronnie Wood came in. Was staying in a castle hotel and wanted to have a few drinks someone normal. Said he was a lovely guy and everyone got photos with him. People say you should never meet your heroes but most famous people are nice. The arseholes are the exceptions for the most part.
I loved Whitesnake in the 80's but I was a teen in the 90s and kinda shunned the 80s for the last 20+ years. Looking back a lot now I'm digging stuff I didn't like in the 80s. Good times
RIP John Sykes. Love to see this video being featured. First saw Whitesnake on The Slide it In tour 1984 London, one of my first gigs and brilliant memories. It’s what rock and roll is all about! Great music, don’t take yourself too seriously and have fun.
One of the best breakdowns in rock history. The sudden drop, then that slow build. Sykes was a helluva guitarist. Love his Blue Murder project as well. Edit: Cant believe we are here recognizing Sykes genius and he passes. R.I.P. John.
Blue Murder is awesome. Valley of the bloody Kings!!! The middle section and the re-entry into the verse is AWESOME. John Sykes, what an incredible musician.
Just heard that the guitarist on this track, also the person who wrote most of it, John Sykes, passed away from cancer today aged only 65. He was a phenomenal talent, he could sing equally as well as David Coverdale, all the while playing mind bending guitar. I'm streaming tears as I type this.
Best comment award for throw back reference in a 🎥 movie. You have won🎉. 🏆 Tell him what he's won Clark. A dinner for two at Dee's Nuts. The best Nuts in La. Followed up with desert at the famous Warrents. Where the famous Cherry Pie is served hot.
I was a teenager through the 80's so I am very biased. I remember when this video came out on MTV. I love 80's music and miss MTV and Headbangers Ball.
Some things are objectively true, and this vocal coach proves that to all of us by assessing and breaking down the vocals. The 80s had insanely talented vocalists, and had so many of them. 🤍
I, for some reason, remember this more from late night on Night Tracks, in the heat of the summer. MTV, Friday Night Videos, and Night Tracks all seemed to complement one another, different focus I think.
@@galadrielwoods2332 You had to be a good singer back then, it was pretty much a requirement. Same for being a musician skilled at your craft. Now you can mumble into a microphone over three fake computer chords and have a number 1 album.
The guitar tone, the progression, vibrato in the fretting hand, etc combined together is mesmerizing. It sounds like an orchestra coming out of the amps. John Sykes was incredible.
I must say Elizabeth, you have really changed since I first started watching your videos. It seems like rock and metal have opened your mind to really appreciate life. Keep up the good work MANY of us love your work, enthusiasm and how you analyze music. I grew up in the 60's with rock and metal but you have shown me how to appreciate it in a whole new way! John.
R.I.P. Miss Tawny Kitaen. Her appearances in Whitesnake videos helped elevate the band into the stratosphere with her sexy, mysterious, fierce, elegant presence and otherworldly beauty. The guys wanted her, and girls like me wanted to BE her. A true 80s gem!
I have heard this song hundreds of times and it still gives me chills. It is such a joy to watch your face and hear your appreciation -- especially your awe around the 10:30 mark.
As I mentioned above, I saw the concert for this album on the night of my 16th birthday, and that was also my first concert, but I'm 53 now. And it's still a great memory to this day. So glad my mom made that my birthday present from my parents, even if I had to go with my brothers (one older, who was our chaperone and had just gotten married a couple weeks earlier, and one who is a year younger).
That's awesome. You're right, where does the time go? I took my daughter to see Boston when she was 13. That would have been around 2000 or so, and she's now 37. We still go to concerts together, saw Greta Van Fleet and Nightwish in the last couple years. Hopefully you can still go see live music together, it's a great way to keep the bond.
@@Snakehead1964 Thanks for the recommend. Dude is incredibly down to earth but manages to retain the mystique. Classy, huge intelligence, and can also roll around in the gutter. Just became a big fan.
Joe Elliot of Def Leopard envied Coverdale's voice. After a long, difficult day recording with Mutt Lang, Elliot went down the hallway and heard Coverdale at work and told him that he wished he had his voice. Coverdale was flattered and invited him to go partying where they both got really drunk together.
Elliot really benefitted from Mutt Lange doing that constant layering. When you hear a Def Leppard vocal (later ones), it sounds like 100 layers, with about 70 of them being Mutt Lange's voice in it, too. Pour Some Sugar on Me is a perfect example of it.
There's a bit more to that story too. Joe was doing take after take and getting tired. David walked in with 2 girls on his arms, nailed it in 1 take and walked out!
Not a lot of people remember that David Coverdale replaced Ian Gillen in Deep Purple. He has an incredible voice. He also formed Coverdale Page with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.
@@francisseidel8014when Glenn Hughes was in Trapeze, there was apparently (I'm not a massive fan so haven't got much by them) a note in a song that even he couldn't reach, so they asked a fantastic local (i.e. Midlands, UK) singer to get it instead.
Coverdale is an amazing singer with a massive hits catalog, love the Whitesnake and his time in Deep Purple, but thers something bugging me in his voice. While the other giant you mentioned he replaced - Ian Gilan is probably the singer with the most insanely good smooth voice quality in his whole range. Deep Purple have not even remotely bad lineup, but mark 3 gave us some amazing songs Burn, Stormbringer, Keep on moving, Mistreated, Soldier of fortune.
SO many incredible Whitesnake songs to be heard, but Love Ain't No Stranger will ALWAYS hit me hard from the second it comes on. Also Slow An Easy is not only ULTRA sexy but just oozes Coverdale's charisma and that VOICE!! 🤘😝🤘
That harmonized guitar outro (around 23:14 through the end) still gives me goosebumps for some reason. In fact, whenever I hear this song's final few bars, I find myself merely _tolerating_ Coverdale's yelling, just so I can hear those gorgeous guitars again! 🤘🎸🎸
I loved being a teen in this era, when everything was SO right there.. in your face. Hot like something ready to explode. I was still into prog rock, anything produced by Daniel Lanois, and Industrial metal.. hair metal wasn't my main event, but yeah, this was one of my unapologetic favorites from that time. The 80's was the BEST decade to be a teen, (flashy, adventurous) and the 90's was the best decade to be in one's 20's (AIC, Pantera, Soundgarden) And no, it didn't lead to my demise. In fact, I look very fondly on those days. Thank you again, for this analysis, and helping me appreciate this song on a deeper level, from my current perspective. It would be like my late mom looking back on her HS years in the late 50's. Note: While you were wondering about the hip movements, my mind wandered to the splash cymbal and how it was used.. :) And that deeper base note to me seems very, very natural and expected. The end? They faded off into the night in the sex van..
First concert I ever went to was Whitesnake with Great White opening. It was great. I was probably 13/14 at the time. Jack Russell telling stories and belting out great songs. Whitesnake had just gotten huge. What an amazing time to grow up.
@@MSgt_D After that show my brother and I were hooked. We saw a lot of concerts after that, back when they were affordable. $20 a ticket. Brittany Fox/Kix/Ratt, Skid Row & Bon Jovi, Warrent & Motley Crew, LA Guns & Def Leppard, Queensryche & Metallica (amazing), White Lion & AC/DC (7th row center), Megadeth & Iron Maiden (4th row center - couldn’t hear after that show), Ozzy and whoever opened for him (I was really sick for that show), Cinderella & Poison (I think there was a third band for that one), Faster Pussycat/Slaughter/Kiss. And the tickets were so cheap. I miss the 80s. That was a blast.
The woman you see in the video is Tawny Kitean. She was the girlfriend of lead singer David Coverdale at the time. She was in a couple of movies in the '80s, especially "Bachelor Party". She also was in other music videos of Whitesnake, "Is This Love" and "Here I Go Again". She passed away in 2021. Also, Whitesnake was very big in 1987 when this album came out. It's SOLID from start to finish. "Crying in the Rain" is amazing, but of course besides this son, "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love" were the biggest hits. Amazing band.
Both Crying in the rain, and Here I go again, had been on previous Whitesnake albums. The original ones are much better. Don't fall for the hairspray and slick production , Whitesnake used to be a much better band.
I've said it for the last 38 years and i'll say it again, ONE OF THE VERY BEST ALBUMS OF 87, and OF THE 80's, PERIOD!! Still remember the day i bought my Whitesnake 1987 LP, still proudly have it. My 14yo self running my ass off after school to the record shop before it closed, getting home and put this on the turntable turned up to 11. Bought this, Def Leppard - Hysteria and U2 - The Joshua Tree that same week, completely blew my allowance for the month.
@ 85, 86 and 87 where the absolute Peak of the 80's. Watching the Top40 charts every week was a musical/emotional roller-coaster... Sadly the world will never be like that again... 😢
In contrast to Purple at the California Jam where his natural Yorkshire accent is still there. 'If you see me spitting it's cos I've got flies in me mouth.'
according to history, Cov had surgery on throat nodules a few months before recoding vocals for this album. The other guys in the recording band were moaning about him taking too long to get to the vocals. When he DID get to them, he did everything in one or two takes and then fired everyone and replaced them before going on tour. Brutal way to treat each other.
According to Sykes (the guitar player who was co-writing this stuff with Coverdale), ol' Dave had problems delivering when it came time to doing vocal tracks. Sykes called it nerves on Dave's part. Regardless, Coverdale stuck to his "throat problems" line. The delays caused issues. Sykes side of the story isn't as glowing for Coverdale as Coverdale's version of the story. lol
@@ch3nz3n Yeah I've read that too. The fact Cov delivered live though on that 87 Tour....I don't know how much I believe Sykes either. It's a shame they never patched things up cos the writing and guitar on that album are unmatched. It's a perfect album.
Neil Murray did a super in-depth interview with Rolling Stone back in 2021 that's worth seeking out. Here's part of what he had to say about it: "All the backing tracks were done within six weeks in the fall of ’85. After that, I’m on a different continent and David and John take an absolute eon to do the vocals and all the guitar tracks and they use all kinds of different studios. It ends up costing an absolute fortune. What happened is we’d be on a wage in virtually all these situations. There wouldn’t be any royalties being paid. None of us, at that point, were earning anything from back albums. When our wages suddenly got stopped in April ’86, Aynsley immediately left."
Another great example of 80s pop metal , I completely wore out this cassette in the tape deck of my car in 87, R.I.P. Tawney , you were great in videos, I even remember her hosting America's funniest videos for a short time back in the day lol, rock on Elizabeth 🤘.
I remember vividly when I first heard this album. My friend and I already were fans of Whitesnake, but one day my friend came bursting into my room with a new copy of this album saying "you HAVE to hear this!!" He put it on, and from first song to last, I sat there with my jaw on the floor. This is the PINNACLE of that era's production and sound. Unfortunately, everyone tried to be the "next Whitesnake" after that, and 80's "hair metal" became a parody of itself. The whole album has everything you would want from this era: heavy riffs, plenty of shredding guitar, big arena sound, and David's amazing vocals. The videos were the icing on the cake. John Sykes was deliberately brought into the band to "modernize" their sound. Originally, Whitesnake were a bunch of older English blues-rock players - all very accomplished and wonderful players, but very "old-school" for the day. David wanted the modern, aggressive guitar sounds to try and bring American success to the band, re-releasing 1984's "Slide It In" with Sykes adding his guitar to it prior to recording this one. Sadly, due to internal infighting, the recorded lineup was sacked, and David hired an MTV-friendly lineup, which put on GREAT live shows. They were all fantastic musicians, but future Whitesnake albums did not capture the lighting in a bottle that the 1987 release did.
Elizabeth, I just love watching your facial expressions and seeing they smile on your face when you hear these incredible songs that we heard in real time. Thank you. 🤘👏🙏
I think Elizabeth's pregnancy hormones are now Whitesnake fans. In all honesty though, I really appreciate how you decode each song from vocals to rhythm and everything in between. It helps me gain a new appreciation for each song, especially the ones I grew up with and related to on an emotional and animalistic level. Keep up the great work.
John Skyes was masterful. Despite Whitesnake in this era being somewhat "looked down upon" by fans of heavier metal, Sykes is absolutely blistering on this album. His tone, his chord selection, the shred .. its all there and perfectly summed up in the brilliant solo section of this track. Just a classic.
Sykes was wicked on this album! And he can sing his butt off too. Look up his live performance with Mendoza and Sykes sounds as good or better than David singing this song
@galadrielwoods2332 I'm referring to *my* narcissistic delight in another generation enjoying the music of my childhood. Idk if you simply don't know the definition of narcissism, but that certainly fits -- or if you took some kind of personal offense.
Given his age, and the amount of rasp/gravel he put on everything……… Coverdale still sounds pretty good. I think he’d make a great guest for the channel…….. and he’d probably do it! He’s usually quite funny, and is a treasure trove of experience/knowledge
His voice is well known for breaking early in a tour. Saw them in Glasgow in the farewell tour 2 years ago, was only 3rd or 4th night, and his voice audibly cracked during still of the night. His voice has unfortunately has been like that for over 20 years. Watch live footage from the last tour and see the guitar player Joel Hoekstra doubling his vocals, to cover for the broken voice.
the word "MILF" is NOT one I exptected to hear in this channel. But it made my day. Also, Sailing Ships from Whitesnake is a great one to continue to appreciate David's vocal abilities
This is such a rockin' song, and I still like it as much now as I did in the 1980s. The sad thing is that the awesome guitarist John Sykes just passed away from cancer yesterday (1/20/25) at the age of 65 years old. :(
Just to say......I was 18 when this song came out. And Tawney Kitaen? Oh Lord! Every guy I knew thought she was smokin' hot in all these videos! There's 3 off this album that have her in it. So this is your trifecta! Love all your reactions, but certain bands just hit different for me. Usually the bands I took my hard-earned allowance and rode my bike to Hastings on release day and bought.
Fun fact: Coverdale in his hay day were referred to “one take Dave”. Def Leppard once were recording in the same studio as Whitesnake and the producers asked if they should go and watch them record and Joe Elliot said “go and watch one take Dave? No way”
Congratulations, to you both, Elizabeth on your 2nd child. Being a teen in the '80's, David and so many more vocalists, set the bar and standard very high, but, we the listener didn't realize that fact. It's 1 of the reasons '80's metal is still so popular with a generation. Thank you for the review.
When you analyzed Need You Tonight, you said your viewers called it the sexiest video ever. I disagreed and said it was Still of the Night. So glad you're watching it!
By the way. On the recording it's actually... John Sykes - guitar, bowed guitar Neil Murray - bass guitar Aynsley Dunbar - drums Don Airey - keyboards Between the recording and the video Coverdale fired the entire band.
Fron everything i have read... not a bowed guitar.. keyboards were used for the cello. At the time of filming SotN Adrian and Vivian didn't even know the song.
Coverdale did the guys wrong, but their replacements were no joke with former Dio guitarist Vivian Campbell, former Vandenberg guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, and former Ozzy Osbourne bassist and drummer Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge.
The whole album captures a moment in time in the late 80's hard rock scene. The guitar work is insanely good, and so are the lead vocals. It's still a favorite in my collection. The music is timeless and it is showcases musicians in their prime. I didn't realize until years later, but the band name pretty much sums up their music, the double entendre that it is.
@Ooofaa-Maa I'm struggling to remember who they opened for the first time I saw them. I think it was Motley Crue, possibly the spinning drum set cage thingy. It was either Des Moines, or Cedar Rapids, IA. I went to so many concerts that they are starting to all run together in my mind. My uncle got Tawny's autograph at one of them. She was in the sound booth area hanging out.
The 80's was crazy time. Best time. Music was hot and fun. Was one big party. These heavy metal stars were our heroes fighting all evil. I'm 54 now and will always love my heavy metal.
I have been down an 80's rabbit hole all week and then this pops up! I never understood the draw of reaction videos until this type. So cool to see someone experience something for the first time. Especially, when it is something you've known of and loved for years.
I really appreciate you choosing this particular Whitesnake song to analyze. While this one got its fair share of radio play and was played fairly heavy in MTV's rotation at the time, it paled in comparison to songs like Is This Love or Here We Go Again, the more pop oriented and radio friendly type songs. This and Crying in the Rain were my two favorites from this album, and Slow and Easy was another Whitesnake favorite from an earlier album.
It's ironic that you came out with this reaction within a week that I introduced the original guitarist for this track, John Sykes to a lifetime but young metal fan. RIP John... your legacy lives on.
Man, this took me straight back to my teenage years. There are so many Led Zeppelin influences in this song, it almost felt like a tribute to them at times. Now that you are releasing more of the "steamier" songs on RUclips, Elizabeth, can you please release your breakdown of the Divinyls "I touch myself"?
I worked as a light tech in the late 80's for a lounge act called The Kidz and they decided to take on this song and it was one of the coolest songs to do lights for. It was always a crowd favorite!
Those shows like that are just garbage. I have a classmate who made it pretty far, but he didn't have a "sob story" to support him. No rising from the depths of poverty or anything like that. They love a good story.
While all my friends were dressing like Madonna, I went for Tawny. Her hair was more glorious than mine but I had a 25 inch waist so her fashion and stilettos were perfect for me. It was so fun to dress like that. Miss it.
The guy with the pink guitar is Vivian Campbell. Before this he was the guitar player in Dio and currently he’s in Def Leopard. He’s always worked with great singers.
I should think that one would have to not only be extremely talented to sing this, but have supreme confidence in the lyrics and their ability to deliver them with such conviction.
Jimmy Page pioneered playing electric guitar with a bow on Led Zep's classic "Dazed And Confused", 1969. Trust me, it sounds *nothing like* the strings sound in this track. The guy bowing his guitar in the video is just putting on a bit of theater.
Elizabeth, you should look into Sailing Ships next, for another awesome display of Coverdale's voice. But this song became my favorite by Whitesnake, the first time I heard it. The vocals are fantastic, but the guitars are quite literally beast mode from start to finish with their power, emotion, and depth. That solo sends a chill up my spine every single time!
Maybe one of your most entertaining reactions yet! You are the master at uncovering the subtle nuances of a song and once again, you nailed it! Great job!
The bow is a prop - the cello-esque sound is in fact generated by sliding the volume knob in and out on the guitar whilst set to a delay/echo effect and hammering on the fingerboard on the neck of the guitar (no plectrum/pick) is being used
@@zepsaint9891 Page had been known to play guitar with a bow, on specific occasion, albeit rarely - Dazed and Confused and Whole Lotta Love - this is a music video, mate - no-one is actually playing here lol
I asked Kirk this in live chat about a year ago, he said he'd look into it. Hold on to my heart, mean man, rebel in the FDG, The real me, or FOREVER FREE ❤❤❤
They're not even considered like a true Heavy Metal band ala Metallica, Slayer etc, but man that guitar riff and the voicing on the guitars is so freakin' heavy on that intro. Soooo good.
True, they're a hybrid. They get lumped in with Hair Metal, and I get it, but they're generally heavier than most hair metal. But not as hard as what we normally consider heavy metal.
@@dave30076ehhh they aren’t much harder than bands like crue or leppard! They are certainly heavier than bands like poison tho but I do think they are def hair metal, not saying it’s bad by any means like I love this song but it isn’t nearly on the heavy level of bands like slayer, megadeth, Metallica, etc
Yes that's John Sykes came up with that riff . check out Thin Lizzy . 1983 Thunder and Lighting album and the song Cold Sweat John came up with that riff too before he joined whitesnake .
Well, the fact that John Sykes was a genuine Metal guitarist probably tips Whitesnake towards that genre. Most of his career, Sykes had that really thick, beefy sound in his riffing and also a melodic style of shredding. That being said, I don't consider Whitesnake a "Heavy Metal" band. Closer to Hard Rock.
R.I.P John Sykes. The actual guitarist and composer of this classic tune.
This and Here I go again 💯🔥
@@edwardmunoz7853actually…. This entire album
@@edwardmunoz7853 no, here i go again was written by coverdale and bernie marsden
Nobody will mention them, but a shout out to Neil Murray, Ainsley Dunbar, and John Sykes, who actually play on this track. Neil Murray does a phenomenal job on bass.
John Sykes is a crushing tone master
Ainsley is in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame with Journey. John Sykes was with Thin Lizzy. Awesome resume all the original band members had.
@dangrissom7367 The original members were Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden, Jon Lord, David Coverdale, Neil Murray, and Dave Dowl.
Such a badass lineup.
@@colrhodes377 ... yep. I mean the original members of this 1987 album who were then abruptly fired after making it, never to tour on what they made together.
John Sykes died today. I'm heart broken over his passing. His kind of playing was just perfect. All groove, slickness, catchy riffs and...hips. It’s just painfull knowing these monsters of rocks, that i considers my oldest friends, will not be here forever.
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They live forever in music !
R.I.P John Sykes, the genius who brought this song to life. Coverdale had found a box of tapes from his time in Deep Purple, including a jam with Ritchie Blackmore, who had an undeveloped riff. Coverdale gave it to Sykes, who took it much further, until it became "Still of the Night".
RIP to one of the most underrated strummers ever!!!
John Sykes is criminally underrated. Incredible riffs, solos, and a great voice.
If I remember correctly, he did all the vocals on the album because Coverdale was recovering from a throat injury, and the band wanted to get tracks down. Coverdale was not pleased, which resulted in Sykes being fired.
RIP John Sykes…. Underrated is not enough.
@@vornado8715 hey man I just found out. What a sad loss :(
@@vornado8715 Oh, damn, that one hurts. He was a brilliant guitarist. RIP indeed.
Yep he never got the credit he deserved.. and in this video we have to watch to ‘hip thrusting guitarists’ that couldn’t hold a candle to John, not they’re fault by they nicked a good living off the back of this album and John was a massive part of that project. He was a really fantastic vocalist too. Ahh this world is so cruel. RIP John Sykes
Met Mr coverdale back in the late 80's in my local pub, he was staying in a posh hotel in the town while playing a few nights at a venue, cardiff i think, recognised him and went over to just say thanks for all the music over the years, invited me and a couple of mates to have some beer with him, one of the nicest people i've ever met, talked and drank with him for over 2 hours, great bloke, fantastic singer
So cool!
That's so cool
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Guy I worked with went to the pub in his village one night and Ronnie Wood came in. Was staying in a castle hotel and wanted to have a few drinks someone normal. Said he was a lovely guy and everyone got photos with him. People say you should never meet your heroes but most famous people are nice. The arseholes are the exceptions for the most part.
This is a cool story!
Welcome to being a teenager in the 80's! What an amazing time to grow up.
Amen!!!! I'm 55 and I wouldn't trade those memories for all the youth in the world!!!
@@mrgraham5521 I would. This song brings back so many memories of alcohol, hair and stupid.
The 80’s were the best of times for sure 👊🏽😁
I loved Whitesnake in the 80's but I was a teen in the 90s and kinda shunned the 80s for the last 20+ years. Looking back a lot now I'm digging stuff I didn't like in the 80s. Good times
Yeah it was...
RIP John Sykes. Love to see this video being featured. First saw Whitesnake on The Slide it In tour 1984 London, one of my first gigs and brilliant memories. It’s what rock and roll is all about! Great music, don’t take yourself too seriously and have fun.
Rip John sykes u will be never forgotten a true legend🤘
John Sykes died today...so sad. RIP. One of the greatest guitarists.
The 80s were a great time to be in high school with this as a soundtrack.
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Amen
88 gradhere. Preach brother.
The 80's was a great time to be in my late teens thru mid 20's. I loved it, And I still live for it.
This came out about the same time I got my driver's license. Spent many hours cruising back roads at night with this cranked to 11...
RIP Tawny Kitaen 🫶
Girl of my dreams circa 1986. Little did 16-year-old me realize that she was *way* more woman than I could possibly have handled! XD
@@matthbva Now I have to watch "The Perils of Gwendoline" again after so many years in between. Cult classic
My lifetime love for readheads were kindled by these videos in HS.
100% certified smokeshow. Sadly she had major mental health issues.
Came to the comments to see if that was Tawny Kitaen.
One of the best breakdowns in rock history. The sudden drop, then that slow build. Sykes was a helluva guitarist. Love his Blue Murder project as well.
Edit: Cant believe we are here recognizing Sykes genius and he passes. R.I.P. John.
I'm glad someone else mentioned Blue Murder. Valley of the Kings is a favorite. Epic, much like this one.
Blue Murder! Love Mr. Sykes and company and man his playing and vocals are amazing
Blue Murder is awesome. Valley of the bloody Kings!!! The middle section and the re-entry into the verse is AWESOME. John Sykes, what an incredible musician.
Would love Elizabeth to do Valley of The Kings by Blue Murder. Amazing stuff
Jelly Roll by Blue Murder is pretty good too.
Not to mention Tony on his fretless bass.
RIP John Sykes, the guitar maestro behind this masterpiece.
Just heard that the guitarist on this track, also the person who wrote most of it, John Sykes, passed away from cancer today aged only 65. He was a phenomenal talent, he could sing equally as well as David Coverdale, all the while playing mind bending guitar. I'm streaming tears as I type this.
It seems like Elizabeth has never had a bad day. Her enthusiasm is so inspiring!
And great hair :)
@@thor7564 shame she talks too much ;)
She is downright charming!
Love her style
"I am feeling Tawny, I can't Kitain myself". Thanks Garth!
"Kitaen".
Ffs, he's playing her name for the joke... 🙄
It wasn't that complicated 😅
Best comment award for throw back reference in a 🎥 movie. You have won🎉. 🏆 Tell him what he's won Clark. A dinner for two at Dee's Nuts. The best Nuts in La. Followed up with desert at the famous Warrents. Where the famous Cherry Pie is served hot.
@ Pay a visit to the Wizard, Scarecrow 😙
Wait, what? Did he really say that?!
I was a teenager through the 80's so I am very biased. I remember when this video came out on MTV. I love 80's music and miss MTV and Headbangers Ball.
Headbangers Ball is still on Friday Nights at 9:00 PM PST for a couple of hours. Fun to flashback occasionally.
Some things are objectively true, and this vocal coach proves that to all of us by assessing and breaking down the vocals. The 80s had insanely talented vocalists, and had so many of them. 🤍
I, for some reason, remember this more from late night on Night Tracks, in the heat of the summer. MTV, Friday Night Videos, and Night Tracks all seemed to complement one another, different focus I think.
@@galadrielwoods2332 You had to be a good singer back then, it was pretty much a requirement. Same for being a musician skilled at your craft. Now you can mumble into a microphone over three fake computer chords and have a number 1 album.
Agreed . Headbangers Ball was the shit !
Talk about timing with the passing of the legend John Sykes today. RIP.
The guitar tone, the progression, vibrato in the fretting hand, etc combined together is mesmerizing. It sounds like an orchestra coming out of the amps. John Sykes was incredible.
👍👍the unsung hero who was not in the band when the video was shot
Guitar tone is sick as fuck
He really was incredible and 100% irreplaceable. R.I.P. John Sykes
I must say Elizabeth, you have really changed since I first started watching your videos. It seems like rock and metal have opened your mind to really appreciate life. Keep up the good work MANY of us love your work, enthusiasm and how you analyze music. I grew up in the 60's with rock and metal but you have shown me how to appreciate it in a whole new way! John.
I second this statement!!
I can't wait until you hear their early stuff.
Love Ain't No Stranger
Slow An' Easy
Slide It In
Go back further to, Walking in the shadow of the blues, from Live in the heart of the city. Also, Ain't no love in the heart of the city
Or my favourite Wine, women and sing. That rock/blues sound is killer
@@MrCforsYes!
" Give me a rock'n'roll band with a mean dirty blues guitar"...
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Ain't No Love, In The Heart Of The City is an incredible song...
Come an' Get it, Would I lie to You, Love Hunter, Ready and Willing.
R.I.P. Miss Tawny Kitaen. Her appearances in Whitesnake videos helped elevate the band into the stratosphere with her sexy, mysterious, fierce, elegant presence and otherworldly beauty. The guys wanted her, and girls like me wanted to BE her. A true 80s gem!
And I, as a guy, wished I could sing like David Coverdale and win over a girl like Tawny!
Every schoolboy at my school in Poland had a photo of this girl in his bag, and the videotape with this clip was a reason for fights.
I have heard this song hundreds of times and it still gives me chills. It is such a joy to watch your face and hear your appreciation -- especially your awe around the 10:30 mark.
"WWWwwwowwWWW! WwowW!"
Awesome way to warm you up. DAVID COVERDALE would be an epic guest to interview.
I took my daughter to see WhiteSnake for her 16th birthday (1st concert) it’s hard to believe she’s now 47 years old. How time flies…!!!
Very cool
As I mentioned above, I saw the concert for this album on the night of my 16th birthday, and that was also my first concert, but I'm 53 now. And it's still a great memory to this day. So glad my mom made that my birthday present from my parents, even if I had to go with my brothers (one older, who was our chaperone and had just gotten married a couple weeks earlier, and one who is a year younger).
They were one of my first bands to see in concert as well, but I saw them when I was 12 in 1988, and I will be 49 this year.
You Sir, are a very cool Dad 👍
That's awesome. You're right, where does the time go? I took my daughter to see Boston when she was 13. That would have been around 2000 or so, and she's now 37. We still go to concerts together, saw Greta Van Fleet and Nightwish in the last couple years.
Hopefully you can still go see live music together, it's a great way to keep the bond.
Speaking as someone with zero guitar experience, I can guarantee you that the hip thrusting is 100% necessary when playing this song.
Awesome 😊😊😊 lmao
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Any Whitesnake song, really.
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I think it's written into the tablature too.
You should ping Mr. Coverdale and discuss vocals with him. He's a tremendous interview.
One of his best: ruclips.net/video/O4bLJpVOhY0/видео.html
+1.
and his speaking voice is very different from what you'd expect based on his singing voice.
His experience having vocal surgery is definitely of interest to this audience.
@@Snakehead1964 Thanks for the recommend. Dude is incredibly down to earth but manages to retain the mystique. Classy, huge intelligence, and can also roll around in the gutter. Just became a big fan.
I haven't listened to this song for years! Now I've got a new appreciation for it. Thank you!
I have to admit that I giggle and smile every time Elizabeth tackles a song that makes her blush-it’s fun!!!!
Joe Elliot of Def Leopard envied Coverdale's voice. After a long, difficult day recording with Mutt Lang, Elliot went down the hallway and heard Coverdale at work and told him that he wished he had his voice. Coverdale was flattered and invited him to go partying where they both got really drunk together.
And they are good friends ti today...
That's fucking awesome
Elliot really benefitted from Mutt Lange doing that constant layering. When you hear a Def Leppard vocal (later ones), it sounds like 100 layers, with about 70 of them being Mutt Lange's voice in it, too. Pour Some Sugar on Me is a perfect example of it.
@@Snakehead1964and they're both Yorkshire boys too. David to the North and Joe to the West.
There's a bit more to that story too. Joe was doing take after take and getting tired. David walked in with 2 girls on his arms, nailed it in 1 take and walked out!
Not a lot of people remember that David Coverdale replaced Ian Gillen in Deep Purple. He has an incredible voice. He also formed Coverdale Page with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.
Actually, Coverdale and Hughes both did lead vocals. Hughes is the one signing the really high parts.
Coverdale Page was a missed opportunity. Two huge egos eventually imploded
@@francisseidel8014when Glenn Hughes was in Trapeze, there was apparently (I'm not a massive fan so haven't got much by them) a note in a song that even he couldn't reach, so they asked a fantastic local (i.e. Midlands, UK) singer to get it instead.
The official press release when he left Deep Purple said that he left because ‘he was tired of screaming his head off’ 😂
Coverdale is an amazing singer with a massive hits catalog, love the Whitesnake and his time in Deep Purple, but thers something bugging me in his voice. While the other giant you mentioned he replaced - Ian Gilan is probably the singer with the most insanely good smooth voice quality in his whole range. Deep Purple have not even remotely bad lineup, but mark 3 gave us some amazing songs Burn, Stormbringer, Keep on moving, Mistreated, Soldier of fortune.
SO many incredible Whitesnake songs to be heard, but Love Ain't No Stranger will ALWAYS hit me hard from the second it comes on. Also Slow An Easy is not only ULTRA sexy but just oozes Coverdale's charisma and that VOICE!! 🤘😝🤘
That harmonized guitar outro (around 23:14 through the end) still gives me goosebumps for some reason. In fact, whenever I hear this song's final few bars, I find myself merely _tolerating_ Coverdale's yelling, just so I can hear those gorgeous guitars again! 🤘🎸🎸
I loved being a teen in this era, when everything was SO right there.. in your face. Hot like something ready to explode. I was still into prog rock, anything produced by Daniel Lanois, and Industrial metal.. hair metal wasn't my main event, but yeah, this was one of my unapologetic favorites from that time. The 80's was the BEST decade to be a teen, (flashy, adventurous) and the 90's was the best decade to be in one's 20's (AIC, Pantera, Soundgarden) And no, it didn't lead to my demise. In fact, I look very fondly on those days.
Thank you again, for this analysis, and helping me appreciate this song on a deeper level, from my current perspective. It would be like my late mom looking back on her HS years in the late 50's.
Note: While you were wondering about the hip movements, my mind wandered to the splash cymbal and how it was used.. :) And that deeper base note to me seems very, very natural and expected.
The end? They faded off into the night in the sex van..
"Oooh it went deeper"
Thats what she said
Lol!!!
Bravo sir.
I came here looking for a comment about that line. Was not disappointed...
That has to be clipped up into a meme
He's a four octave baritone! His vocal range covers B1 to A5.
First concert I ever went to was Whitesnake with Great White opening. It was great. I was probably 13/14 at the time. Jack Russell telling stories and belting out great songs. Whitesnake had just gotten huge. What an amazing time to grow up.
That was probably 1988. I saw them at Mississippi State University on that tour; great concert!
Not seeing Great White live is one of my few regrets.
@ Jack Russell was awesome. The guy had so much energy and was just a storyteller. Kept the crowd pumped and they were just the opening act.
@@MSgt_D After that show my brother and I were hooked. We saw a lot of concerts after that, back when they were affordable. $20 a ticket. Brittany Fox/Kix/Ratt, Skid Row & Bon Jovi, Warrent & Motley Crew, LA Guns & Def Leppard, Queensryche & Metallica (amazing), White Lion & AC/DC (7th row center), Megadeth & Iron Maiden (4th row center - couldn’t hear after that show), Ozzy and whoever opened for him (I was really sick for that show), Cinderella & Poison (I think there was a third band for that one), Faster Pussycat/Slaughter/Kiss.
And the tickets were so cheap. I miss the 80s. That was a blast.
Yeah. That was in 88. I saw that tour in Philly. Awesome show.
The woman you see in the video is Tawny Kitean. She was the girlfriend of lead singer David Coverdale at the time. She was in a couple of movies in the '80s, especially "Bachelor Party". She also was in other music videos of Whitesnake, "Is This Love" and "Here I Go Again". She passed away in 2021.
Also, Whitesnake was very big in 1987 when this album came out. It's SOLID from start to finish. "Crying in the Rain" is amazing, but of course besides this son, "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love" were the biggest hits. Amazing band.
She was also on the cover of the first 2 ratt albums. Self titled and out of the cellar.
Raquel Welch's daughter.
Both Crying in the rain, and Here I go again, had been on previous Whitesnake albums. The original ones are much better. Don't fall for the hairspray and slick production , Whitesnake used to be a much better band.
@colrhodes377 So you preferred the word "hobo" to "drifter"?
@grilledspaghetti No. I prefer the original version by the real Whitesnake.
I've said it for the last 38 years and i'll say it again, ONE OF THE VERY BEST ALBUMS OF 87, and OF THE 80's, PERIOD!!
Still remember the day i bought my Whitesnake 1987 LP, still proudly have it. My 14yo self running my ass off after school to the record shop before it closed, getting home and put this on the turntable turned up to 11.
Bought this, Def Leppard - Hysteria and U2 - The Joshua Tree that same week, completely blew my allowance for the month.
87 was a great year for album drops or albums from late 86 blowing up
@ 85, 86 and 87 where the absolute Peak of the 80's.
Watching the Top40 charts every week was a musical/emotional roller-coaster...
Sadly the world will never be like that again... 😢
R.I.P. John Sykes😢
You should hear his voice when he simply talks....Lord David Coverdale! DARLING
In contrast to Purple at the California Jam where his natural Yorkshire accent is still there. 'If you see me spitting it's cos I've got flies in me mouth.'
according to history, Cov had surgery on throat nodules a few months before recoding vocals for this album. The other guys in the recording band were moaning about him taking too long to get to the vocals. When he DID get to them, he did everything in one or two takes and then fired everyone and replaced them before going on tour. Brutal way to treat each other.
According to Sykes (the guitar player who was co-writing this stuff with Coverdale), ol' Dave had problems delivering when it came time to doing vocal tracks. Sykes called it nerves on Dave's part. Regardless, Coverdale stuck to his "throat problems" line. The delays caused issues. Sykes side of the story isn't as glowing for Coverdale as Coverdale's version of the story. lol
@@ch3nz3n Yeah I've read that too. The fact Cov delivered live though on that 87 Tour....I don't know how much I believe Sykes either. It's a shame they never patched things up cos the writing and guitar on that album are unmatched. It's a perfect album.
Neil Murray did a super in-depth interview with Rolling Stone back in 2021 that's worth seeking out. Here's part of what he had to say about it:
"All the backing tracks were done within six weeks in the fall of ’85. After that, I’m on a different continent and David and John take an absolute eon to do the vocals and all the guitar tracks and they use all kinds of different studios. It ends up costing an absolute fortune.
What happened is we’d be on a wage in virtually all these situations. There wouldn’t be any royalties being paid. None of us, at that point, were earning anything from back albums. When our wages suddenly got stopped in April ’86, Aynsley immediately left."
Another great example of 80s pop metal , I completely wore out this cassette in the tape deck of my car in 87, R.I.P. Tawney , you were great in videos, I even remember her hosting America's funniest videos for a short time back in the day lol, rock on Elizabeth 🤘.
I remember vividly when I first heard this album. My friend and I already were fans of Whitesnake, but one day my friend came bursting into my room with a new copy of this album saying "you HAVE to hear this!!"
He put it on, and from first song to last, I sat there with my jaw on the floor. This is the PINNACLE of that era's production and sound. Unfortunately, everyone tried to be the "next Whitesnake" after that, and 80's "hair metal" became a parody of itself.
The whole album has everything you would want from this era: heavy riffs, plenty of shredding guitar, big arena sound, and David's amazing vocals. The videos were the icing on the cake.
John Sykes was deliberately brought into the band to "modernize" their sound. Originally, Whitesnake were a bunch of older English blues-rock players - all very accomplished and wonderful players, but very "old-school" for the day. David wanted the modern, aggressive guitar sounds to try and bring American success to the band, re-releasing 1984's "Slide It In" with Sykes adding his guitar to it prior to recording this one.
Sadly, due to internal infighting, the recorded lineup was sacked, and David hired an MTV-friendly lineup, which put on GREAT live shows. They were all fantastic musicians, but future Whitesnake albums did not capture the lighting in a bottle that the 1987 release did.
I always wondered what happened to Whitesnake. They were SO GOOD that it seemed wrong for them to just fade away like that.
Elizabeth, I just love watching your facial expressions and seeing they smile on your face when you hear these incredible songs that we heard in real time. Thank you. 🤘👏🙏
Great analysis of Mr. Coverdale! To John, may you rest in peace, thank you for the music. He had some great vocals in Blue Murder.
I think Elizabeth's pregnancy hormones are now Whitesnake fans. In all honesty though, I really appreciate how you decode each song from vocals to rhythm and everything in between. It helps me gain a new appreciation for each song, especially the ones I grew up with and related to on an emotional and animalistic level. Keep up the great work.
John Skyes was masterful. Despite Whitesnake in this era being somewhat "looked down upon" by fans of heavier metal, Sykes is absolutely blistering on this album. His tone, his chord selection, the shred .. its all there and perfectly summed up in the brilliant solo section of this track. Just a classic.
Yep. Too bad the band dynamics weee so bad because Sykes really should’ve been on the tour. Adrian did great tho.
Sykes is amazing. He went on to form Blue Murder after leaving Whitesnake. His guitar work and singing is so good. Check out their song “Jelly Roll.”
Sykes was wicked on this album! And he can sing his butt off too. Look up his live performance with Mendoza and Sykes sounds as good or better than David singing this song
John Sykes IS the Whitesnake sound, IMHO!
@ Absolutely! That guitar tone, sustain, and killer playing is absolutely signature to Sykes.
RIP Tawny Kitaen, every 80's boy's massive crush
Plenty of girls too, lol. 😂
And now we have Elisabeth, every grown man's fantasy, especially those of us that play guitar and grew up in the 80s
Really hope you do Slow and Easy at some point. That’s always been my favorite vocal performance from David and favorite Whitesnake song in general.
*Best ever reaction on metal song I've seen from author is Pantera "Cemetery Gates". Unforgettable!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Keep on rockin' Hun 😊*
Our innocent Elizabeth is growing up! 😂
Amazing that people in 2020s are still growing up to music from the 80s. Such a nostalgic delight, albeit narcissistic too.
@@denniscarney5249 It is not narcissistic to want everyone to know and appreciate music that was from before they were born.
@galadrielwoods2332 I'm referring to *my* narcissistic delight in another generation enjoying the music of my childhood. Idk if you simply don't know the definition of narcissism, but that certainly fits -- or if you took some kind of personal offense.
Isn't it the cutest thing watching her becoming a rock fan? She's adorable!
I love WhiteSnake and good morning from freezing Winnipeg..-35C
Same in Kenora
My all-time favorite 80s metal song. No matter how many times I hear this, it still charges me up.
It's great to hear you enjoying this song. David and this lineup were incredible.
Given his age, and the amount of rasp/gravel he put on everything……… Coverdale still sounds pretty good.
I think he’d make a great guest for the channel…….. and he’d probably do it! He’s usually quite funny, and is a treasure trove of experience/knowledge
He gives wonderful interviews!
His voice is well known for breaking early in a tour. Saw them in Glasgow in the farewell tour 2 years ago, was only 3rd or 4th night, and his voice audibly cracked during still of the night. His voice has unfortunately has been like that for over 20 years. Watch live footage from the last tour and see the guitar player Joel Hoekstra doubling his vocals, to cover for the broken voice.
the word "MILF" is NOT one I exptected to hear in this channel. But it made my day. Also, Sailing Ships from Whitesnake is a great one to continue to appreciate David's vocal abilities
yeah, right I burst out laughing, also a great recommendation
Exactly...MIFL and "it's what birds do every day" cracked me up enough my wife had to come in and see if I was ok.
Sykes solo on this song is legendary. So much in just a few seconds...just incredible. \m/
I love listening to your videos, as there is no one in my life with which I can enjoy the details! Thanks!
This is such a rockin' song, and I still like it as much now as I did in the 1980s. The sad thing is that the awesome guitarist John Sykes just passed away from cancer yesterday (1/20/25) at the age of 65 years old. :(
Just to say......I was 18 when this song came out. And Tawney Kitaen? Oh Lord! Every guy I knew thought she was smokin' hot in all these videos! There's 3 off this album that have her in it. So this is your trifecta! Love all your reactions, but certain bands just hit different for me. Usually the bands I took my hard-earned allowance and rode my bike to Hastings on release day and bought.
She was on the cover of Ratt’s album a few years before too.
Bobbie Brown was smokin' too! 😁
Yeah, senior year of high school. I graduated in 87.
I had a VHS entitled 'The Whitesnake Trilogy'. Good times.
@@sjk8273 I have that still. Great Trilogy - it had four songs. Give Me All Your Love had no Tawny in it.
That main guitar riff still holds up. Sykes continues to be an underrated guitar player.
Fun fact: Coverdale in his hay day were referred to “one take Dave”. Def Leppard once were recording in the same studio as Whitesnake and the producers asked if they should go and watch them record and Joe Elliot said “go and watch one take Dave? No way”
Ha, I just made a comment about this, and then realized you had already mentioned it. 😎
@ all great minds think alike 😎
Congratulations, to you both, Elizabeth on your 2nd child. Being a teen in the '80's, David and so many more vocalists, set the bar and standard very high, but, we the listener didn't realize that fact. It's 1 of the reasons '80's metal is still so popular with a generation. Thank you for the review.
One of the all time great songs of my childhood. The riff, the video at the time, everything. Burned in me forever since 1987
John Sykes is still one of my favorite guitarists ever!! His band after Whitesnake is called Blue Murder and it’s an amazing album 🤘🏻💥🔥🙏🏻💯
Super under appreciated guitarist
His playing on Thin Lizzy's 'Thunder and Lightning' is great. And 'Spellbound' by Tygers of Pan Tang is maybe their best album.
When you analyzed Need You Tonight, you said your viewers called it the sexiest video ever. I disagreed and said it was Still of the Night. So glad you're watching it!
By the way. On the recording it's actually...
John Sykes - guitar, bowed guitar
Neil Murray - bass guitar
Aynsley Dunbar - drums
Don Airey - keyboards
Between the recording and the video Coverdale fired the entire band.
aynsley dunbar from journey ?????
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Yeppers
Fron everything i have read... not a bowed guitar.. keyboards were used for the cello. At the time of filming SotN Adrian and Vivian didn't even know the song.
Sykes is in the video.... but he also got fired shortly after
Coverdale did the guys wrong, but their replacements were no joke with
former Dio guitarist Vivian Campbell, former Vandenberg guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, and former Ozzy Osbourne bassist and drummer Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge.
Perfect piece of 80's rock. What a masterpiece. 😊
Should just say masterful. Coverdale's voice and songs are in my opinon the very best of the 80's. My favorite artist.
No open flame in chat please. Hairspray is HIGHLY flammable 🔥🔥🔥
Especially Aquanet. That stuff could have been used as rocket fuel
Final Net, extra hold. I'm a veteran of the hairspray wars in the 1980s.
This comment wins the Internet today.
Also keep a look out for those ceiling fans!
🧙🏼♂️🇬🇧I just got my beard caught in a clockwork Thomas the Tank engine 🚂 ...does that count or is that just me Kirk and ZZ top.🧙🏼♂️ 🥴😂😂
The whole album captures a moment in time in the late 80's hard rock scene. The guitar work is insanely good, and so are the lead vocals. It's still a favorite in my collection. The music is timeless and it is showcases musicians in their prime. I didn't realize until years later, but the band name pretty much sums up their music, the double entendre that it is.
I saw them live back in the day. I'm old.
Saw them twice locally...I'm 77.
Whitesnake/Motley Crue, Nassau Colliseum 1986/ 87? Tommy Lee's rotating drum kit? Awesome
Great White opened for Whitesnake, 1988-ish, Indy, Market Square Arena. Is a parking lot now.
@@mavfin8720 I saw them on this tour in the Texas leg. Great White would be a good study here.
@Ooofaa-Maa I'm struggling to remember who they opened for the first time I saw them. I think it was Motley Crue, possibly the spinning drum set cage thingy. It was either Des Moines, or Cedar Rapids, IA. I went to so many concerts that they are starting to all run together in my mind. My uncle got Tawny's autograph at one of them. She was in the sound booth area hanging out.
Probably my all time fav song, fantastic be be in the audience screaming this out with David , the whitesnake choir!!
The 80's was crazy time. Best time. Music was hot and fun. Was one big party. These heavy metal stars were our heroes fighting all evil. I'm 54 now and will always love my heavy metal.
I have been down an 80's rabbit hole all week and then this pops up! I never understood the draw of reaction videos until this type. So cool to see someone experience something for the first time. Especially, when it is something you've known of and loved for years.
I can't stand reaction videos, but analysis videos by someone with talent are educational.
I know you're mostly about analysing vocal performances, but that middle part is one of my favourite instrumental sections ever!
@matthewgclarke. Same for me! I absolutely adore that breakdown!
Coming out of that solo back into the main riff is just so badass
I really appreciate you choosing this particular Whitesnake song to analyze. While this one got its fair share of radio play and was played fairly heavy in MTV's rotation at the time, it paled in comparison to songs like Is This Love or Here We Go Again, the more pop oriented and radio friendly type songs. This and Crying in the Rain were my two favorites from this album, and Slow and Easy was another Whitesnake favorite from an earlier album.
It's ironic that you came out with this reaction within a week that I introduced the original guitarist for this track, John Sykes to a lifetime but young metal fan. RIP John... your legacy lives on.
Man, this took me straight back to my teenage years. There are so many Led Zeppelin influences in this song, it almost felt like a tribute to them at times. Now that you are releasing more of the "steamier" songs on RUclips, Elizabeth, can you please release your breakdown of the Divinyls "I touch myself"?
Great liveband and great musicians, seen them live 8times through the years and they always delivered✌️🙏😁
Oh my!!!! FINALLY! The best one of the trilogy!!! This one not only gives me chills, but puts me in a baby-making mood!!! ❤❤❤🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@michellepetrillo2235 i see you like kitty's, me too if your in the mood.. LoL 🤣 🐺
Anyone else want to hear Heart: Who Will You Run To? Such amazing vocals and guitar!
In this particular song I love that groovy riff. I could be listening to it on loop and wouldn't get bored 🙂
Such a great kickass song!! 😍Everything feels real - unhindered! Love it.
That's a GREAT vocal performance by my man DC!
I worked as a light tech in the late 80's for a lounge act called The Kidz and they decided to take on this song and it was one of the coolest songs to do lights for. It was always a crowd favorite!
Elizabeth should be a judge on The Voice!
NO! She is so much more than that commercialized offal!
Those shows like that are just garbage. I have a classmate who made it pretty far, but he didn't have a "sob story" to support him. No rising from the depths of poverty or anything like that. They love a good story.
This music will NEVER be duplicated-SO PROUD to have been born in the 80's!!!
While all my friends were dressing like Madonna, I went for Tawny. Her hair was more glorious than mine but I had a 25 inch waist so her fashion and stilettos were perfect for me. It was so fun to dress like that. Miss it.
The guy with the pink guitar is Vivian Campbell. Before this he was the guitar player in Dio and currently he’s in Def Leopard. He’s always worked with great singers.
I should think that one would have to not only be extremely talented to sing this, but have supreme confidence in the lyrics and their ability to deliver them with such conviction.
Jimmy Page pioneered playing electric guitar with a bow on Led Zep's classic "Dazed And Confused", 1969. Trust me, it sounds *nothing like* the strings sound in this track. The guy bowing his guitar in the video is just putting on a bit of theater.
John Sykes actually used a bow on this song. But yeah. Vandenberg is just mimicking it in the video.
Elizabeth, you should look into Sailing Ships next, for another awesome display of Coverdale's voice. But this song became my favorite by Whitesnake, the first time I heard it. The vocals are fantastic, but the guitars are quite literally beast mode from start to finish with their power, emotion, and depth. That solo sends a chill up my spine every single time!
Maybe one of your most entertaining reactions yet! You are the master at uncovering the subtle nuances of a song and once again, you nailed it! Great job!
The bow is a prop - the cello-esque sound is in fact generated by sliding the volume knob in and out on the guitar whilst set to a delay/echo effect and hammering on the fingerboard on the neck of the guitar (no plectrum/pick) is being used
Not to a certain J Page it isn't .................... 🙂
It is actually a synthesizer on this recording
@ erm, no - it’s obvious you don’t play guitar - apologies
@@zepsaint9891 Page had been known to play guitar with a bow, on specific occasion, albeit rarely - Dazed and Confused and Whole Lotta Love - this is a music video, mate - no-one is actually playing here lol
Yes, it was obvious it wasn’t actually being played, bow to fretboard. - well, it *should* have been obvious.
Thank you for reacting to this 😊
When will you ever give Blackie Lawless a listen? W.A.S.P. was one of my favorites!
Absolutely second this.
@@Martin-jk2ng Yeah - amazing voice!
"The Idol" or "Hold on to my Heart" would be a great starting point for Blackie's great vocals. Cheers!
I asked Kirk this in live chat about a year ago, he said he'd look into it.
Hold on to my heart, mean man, rebel in the FDG, The real me, or FOREVER FREE ❤❤❤
Always surprised he survived the 80s.
Watched this video more times than I can count back when it came out. 12 yrs old…this music and mtv were GOLD.
Been waiting years for you to do this song! Coverdale is the man!
They're not even considered like a true Heavy Metal band ala Metallica, Slayer etc, but man that guitar riff and the voicing on the guitars is so freakin' heavy on that intro. Soooo good.
True, they're a hybrid. They get lumped in with Hair Metal, and I get it, but they're generally heavier than most hair metal. But not as hard as what we normally consider heavy metal.
@@dave30076ehhh they aren’t much harder than bands like crue or leppard! They are certainly heavier than bands like poison tho but I do think they are def hair metal, not saying it’s bad by any means like I love this song but it isn’t nearly on the heavy level of bands like slayer, megadeth, Metallica, etc
Yes that's John Sykes came up with that riff . check out Thin Lizzy . 1983 Thunder and Lighting album and the song Cold Sweat John came up with that riff too before he joined whitesnake .
Well, the fact that John Sykes was a genuine Metal guitarist probably tips Whitesnake towards that genre. Most of his career, Sykes had that really thick, beefy sound in his riffing and also a melodic style of shredding. That being said, I don't consider Whitesnake a "Heavy Metal" band. Closer to Hard Rock.
I always considered them 'Heavy Rock" to coin a term for them. Rock with a pinch of Metal in the DNA.