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Whitesnake
- Forevermore
 Only
three years after the good album "Good to Be Bad"
(2008), Whitesnake seems to continue sailing in strong creative
tides and releases its 11th studio album, "Forevermore"
is in the same spirit that keeps "fresh" the old
alchemical formula that after 33 years on the road still moves
the band: relentless guitar riffs over generous layers of
good hard rock and blues.
And
on the long road of Whitesnake, always under the command of
David Coverdale, there were many good and bad things, even
the usually unwelcome, but steady, high turnover of its musicians
may present as a positive factor, because it served and still
serves to reveal to the world great talents like the guitarist
John Sykes.
This
new album, as it should be, the changes in the band's line
up are the departures of bassist Uriah Duff, keyboardist Timothy
Drury (who have participated in the recordings Forevermore)
and drummer Chris Frazier for the entry of Michael Devin (baixo)
Brian Ruedy (keyboards) and Brian Tichy (drums)
Opening
the works with "Steal Your Heart Away", the band
gives the impression that we are still in the second half
of the 80s, a time when Whitesnake experienced for a long
time the "thin air" from the top of the world, with
its greatest masterpiece, the album known as "1987",
selling no less than 8 million copies worldwide and earning
praise from critics and audiences.
In
the same frame of mind, sail the tracks "All Out Of Luck,"
"Tell Me How," "Love Me and Treat Me Right"
and "Dogs in the Street," but after so many years,
countless changes in line-up, they present fresh sounding,
even when they drink from the old sources.
Merit
of the competent integration of the two players who are part
of the current incarnation of the band: guitarrists Doug Aldrich
and Reb Beach keep the flame lit and still get excellent results
in slower songs like the lovely acoustic ballad "One
of These Days", which by the way, relies on more recent
works like "Into the Light" (2000) or even "Good
to Be Bad."
The
music selected to be the first single, "Love Will Set
You Free" has already become a music video with the participation
of the son and wife of David Coverdale's, and it's been distributed
for free by the band's website.
But
for those familiar with Whitesnake, there is the need to comment
on the new ballads, something like a "house specialty",
they always have a special place in every work of the band
and in the case of "Forevermore" they are "Easier
Said than Done, "" Fare thee well" and "Forevermore",
each with much ability revisit a moment that was part of the
universe created by the band's long journey.
"Forevermore"
is one of those epic melodies in the like's of "Judgement
Day" from the album "Slip of the Tongue" (1989),
with its orchestrated base, will enter the deepest unconscious
roots of the audience, evoking memories of much older classic
rock and it's the best track on the album.
Now
"Fare Thee Well" revises and expands the concept
of "We Wish You Well" from the album "Lovehunter"
(1979), usually used by the band to thank and bid farewell
to the public on the live shows, in its new version, has lyrics
which might point to the more definitive farewell of retirement.
David Coverdale in recent interviews has already denied this
possibility for the moment. Better for us, as we still have
more chances to see Whitesnake playing around the world.
Faixas
de "Forevermore":
1.Steal
Your Heart Away
2.All Out of Luck
3.Love Will Set You Free
4.Easier Said Than Done
5.Tell Me How
6.I Need You (Shine a Light)
7.One of These Days
8.Love and Treat Me Right
9.Dogs in the Street
10.Fare Thee Well
11.Whipping Boy Blues
12.My Evil Ways
13.Forevermore
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