Haven't heard that in a while myself. Always preferred the Hammersmith side with Duck Dowle, that must have been a magic gig. The Paice performance is good, but not as good, the band sounds a little knackered on that, heavy touring was already beginning to take toll.
Neil Murray's bass playing set WS' sound apart more than anything else - including the contributions of all ex-Purple musicians. For some reason, that always went unnoticed, even by Coverdale, the fool. And Bernie Marsden was the most sympathetic co-songwriter Coverdale ever had.
Groove- and performance-wise, early Whitesnake put other DP spin-off contemporaries such as Rainbow and Gillan (the band) to shame.
But you're certainly good enough to do it, Rob. I could never play like Neil Murray, his style is very much determined by his right hand finger dexterity, you can't get that with a pick. There is a bit of Rocco Prestia going on there.
Apt analysis of the WS saga here:
https://mayobat.wordpress.com/tag/john-sykes/