Quiz #124 - Whitesnake "Fool for your loving"

When former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale re-emerged with a new version of Whitesnake in 1984, the band sounded revitalized and energetic. "Slide It In" may have relied on Led Zeppelin's and Deep Purple's old tricks, but the band had a knack for writing hooks; the record became their first platinum album. Three years later, Whitesnake released an eponymous album (titled "1987" in Europe) that was even better. "Still of the Night" was a dead ringer for early Zeppelin — but the group could write powerful, heavy rockers like "Here I Go Again" that were driven as much by melody as riffs, as well as hit power ballads like "Is This Love."

For 1989's "Slip of the Tongue" Coverdale assembled a completely new version of the band, featuring guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. Although the record went platinum, it was a considerable disappointment after the success of the previous Whitesnake album (1987). "Slip of the Tongue" wasn't as successful because the band's songs weren't as catchy and the riffs weren't as powerful.

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Whitesnake "Fool for your loving"
Album "Slip of the tongue" - 1989

Quiz #56 - Steve Vai "I would love to"

More commercial than experimental, but still cool to watch/listen...

UPDATED:

Was I the only one who saw Steve Vai live in Bucharest in 2000?!

I even bought the poster :P



Along with his one-time teacher Joe Satriani, six-string wizard Steve Vai set the standard for rock guitar virtuosity in the '80s. Born on June 6, 1960, and raised in Carle Place, NY, Vai became interested in the guitar via such legendary artists as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and Alice Cooper as a teenager, and upon starting high school, took lessons with an older player from his high school, Joe Satriani.

Playing in several local bands, Vai quickly picked up on the instrument, and by the age of 18 was attending the renowned Berklee School of Music in Boston. As a student there, Vai transcribed several of Frank Zappa's most technically demanding compositions for guitar, and even sent a copy of one such transcription, "Black Page," to Zappa himself.

Zappa was so impressed with the young guitarist that upon meeting him, he invited Vai to join his band.

Read more about Steve Vai here



Steve Vai "I would love to"
Album "Passion and Warfare" - 1990