The Coverdale controversy continues...

[Highlander]

I know, and I explained to him how dangerous it was to wander too far into your site...   

Re you and your playin' - now I've listened... none of your band sound like musical slouches, although I think your keys player is not used too much effect; don't know if it is the choice of tracks as she plays well enough when she does, some very good guitar playing is evident! Jackie is a good singer, too...
Great bass work; good sound, too... nothing to be ashamed of... damn...! deepest voice I've ever heard on a girl...!  ease up on the gravel gargles...

Right, that's enough bolstering your ego... 

I dip (musically) into anything I can find, which is cheaper than buying, so I can listen on my road trips for work, which can add up... most of what I have found is great listening... I'm still trawling...

[Freuds_Cat]

I saw JLT at the Hammersmith during the Slaves and Masters tour and it only confirmed what I had already worked out from listening to his stuff with Rainbow.  He sang about 4 songs before his voice went hoarse from blowing it out.  Most of the rest of the show was just a great Purple jam between the other members which was totally fine by me. In fact it was damn fine.

I dont like the sound of JLT's voice there is something whimpery and try hard about it and always has been.

As far as Mr Coverdales voice goes, well, His catalogue speaks for itself IMHO. The fact that he (like all of us) is getting older is sad but inevitable.

Comment Rob?

[uwe]

I saw him at those three Hammersmith shows too, second or third night I believe. His voice was fine, his stage raps cringeworthy and the band was in fine jammy mood. Turner was a bad choice as a DP vocalist, but for some reason the Slave and Masters album and some shows of the tour actually worked, DP was laid back with Turner, to me it sounded sometimes like a Dire Straits influence had crept in, but Blackmore seemed comfortable with it and hence inspired. But it was clear that it couldn't last and that the novelty effect would wear off. At the time, I thought the tour refreshing because it had them revamp their setlist which had become stale. And Turner showed guts by opening with Burn. More important, most of the SM tracks worked well on stage.

That said, Turner is absolutely charisma-less on stage. None of Gillan's witticism and hilarious puns ("There was a football team from down where I lived in Perfect Street. The Perfect St. Rangers. What a great team! This is a song about them ..." and then DP play Perfect Strangers!), none of Coverdale's mix of macho gaucheness and gentlemanlike behaviour, none of Bonnet's off-the-wall humor and sheer intrepid energy, none of Dio's gripping command. Just some dork from New Jersey who can have a pleasant voice but is kind of embarrassing to be seen with.

Uwe

[gearHed289]

None of Gillan's witticism and hilarious puns ("There was a football team from down where I lived in Perfect Street. The Perfect St. Rangers. What a great team! This is a song about them ..." and then DP play Perfect Strangers!)

Uwe

LOL! I still use the "cunning linguist" one I picked up from him in '84. Along with Lynott's "any of you girls like a little MORE Irish in ya?" Hey, I'm an entertainer! 

[Freuds_Cat]

I dissagree with you Uwe, JLT got through Burn ....just (his voice is too thin) and by about another 4 or 5 songs he had no balls left in his voice at all. Personally I thought all of the EXTRA jamming was because DP knew he was struggling. I've seen DP 4 times with 3 with different lineups and they definitely were more relaxed than usual I will give you that, but there was a lot more jamming going on....which I love. I expect there were a few songs that didnt make it on the list that night.

[Highlander]

I haven't seen DP since the 80's saw mk2a a few times and mk4 once...

Saw JLT in Rainbow a couple of times (saw 5 variants - but Dio and "Rainbow at the Rainbow" was rather special...) and he was pretty good, but definitely generic... Hendrix covers by Ritchie...? where did that come from...?

Not bought any DP since Perfect Strangers... but used to be quite keen on Steve Morse (saw Dixie Dregs supporting an Allmans spin-off called Sea Level) so anyone care to recommend anything to go for, and don't say "all" please Uwe... 

[uwe]

Purpendicular - the first album with Steve Morse in Purple is still the best effort of that line up. Unleashed from Blackmore's reign of intimidation, the band was creative and firing on all cylinders.

[uwe]

Re JLT's Hammersmith performance: Are you sure we saw the same night? I have bootlegs of the other nights too and on one - not the one I saw - Turner is indeed straining. My night was not the one where they attempted - yes ... - Yesterday, the old Macca chestnut.

[Highlander]

Ta Uwe, I'll check it out...

[Freuds_Cat]

OK Ken, degrees of separation right?

Deep Purple - Roger Glover
Allmans - Warren Haynes

= Govt Mule - The Deep End vol 1  - Maybye I'm a Leo


I missed Rainbow with Dio in 78 (I think itwas) ....still getting therapy for that.


Although I just found out that Heaven and Hell are plaing here in June. Looks like will gett to see Dio and the boys after all

[Freuds_Cat]

I must have seen the "Straining" night I guess. My memory is too foggy to remember weather or not they did Yesterday.  I really remember a stack of jamming and really enjoying watching them having fun passing the ball and trying to get each other to slip.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Coverdale ROOLS! He outshines Plant on the highs & croons the lows better than anyone!
Coverdale Page is the best album of the 90s! Been blastin' it a lot again lately.

Turner can go piss off a cliff.

I will tell you that I ain't goin' to any WS shows this time in Cali.
Only cuz they've got just an opening slot & I've got no money to BUUUUUURRRRRRRN!
Not wild about the headliners at all.

Been listening to WS today~ Slide It In & Good To Be Bad. Both are brilliant albums!!

[Basvarken]

We were going to do another support act for Whitesnake in june. But this week we heard that the show has been cancelled because of disappointing ticket sales...

Guess the Coverdale fans were a bit disappointed after the last WS gig in december? Or ticket prices are too steep? Or...?

[uwe]

Fresh from the official Whitesnake news alert:

Whitesnake U.S. Tour Announcement
08-12-2009
"Unfortunately, last night at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver, Whitesnake had to cut their performance short due to Mr Coverdale experiencing considerable pain in his vocal chords. He was immediately taken to a specialist for examination. The specialist discovered that David was suffering from severe vocal fold edema and a left vocal fold vascular lesion. He was instructed to cancel all performances for the next two weeks & then undergo a further examination. The doctors told us we were fortunate this was caught at a stage where no apparent permanent damage has been caused. We therefore regretfully have to announce that Whitesnake will not be appearing on the remainder of the US tour with Judas Priest, Whitesnake sincerely regrets any disappointment this may cause."

What this means is that Coverdale has been singing his rich baritone to shreds all these years - the darn idiot - just because after his first vocal chord operation mid-eighthies he had a short phase where he could reach never-believed Robert Plant-like tones and then over-indulged in that screaming frenzy. Tragic. What a vocal waste. And this from a man whose once rich male voice graced a track like this (for the uninitiated: higher second voice alternating in the verses and singing harmony in the chorus is Hughes, not Coverdale):





And then this happened  , David Coverscreech:

[leftybass]

I have worked with some of the finest musicians in contemporary music

Contemporary music?  I thought he was in Whitesnake.