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Whitesnake: Slip of the Tongue

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Label: Geffen Records
Released: 1989
Time:
 76:22
Category: Hard Rock
Producer(s): Mike Clink, Keith Olsen
Rating: *****..... (5/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.whitesnake.com
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Purchase date: 2010.05.22
Price in €: 2,00





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[1] Slip of the Tongue (Coverdale/Vandenberg) - 5:20
[2] Cheap An' Nasty (Coverdale/Vandenberg) - 3:28
[3] Fool for Your Loving (Coverdale/Marsden/Moody) - 4:11
[4] Now You're Gone (Coverdale/Vandenberg) - 4:12
[5] Kittens Got Claws (Coverdale/Vandenberg) - 5:02
[6] Wings of the Storm (Coverdale/Vandenberg) - 5:01
[7] The Deeper the Love (Coverdale/Vandenberg) - 4:22
[8] Judgment Day (Coverdale/Vandenberg) - 5:16
[9] Sloe Poke Music (Coverdale/Vandenberg) - 3:59
[10] Sailing Ships (Coverdale/Vandenberg) - 6:02

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David Coverdale - Vocals
Steve Vai - Guitar, Sitar, 7 String Electric Guitar, Guitar Effects, 12 String Acoustic Guitar
Don Airey - Keyboards
Tommy Aldridge - Percussion, Cymbals, Drums, Stick

Claude Gaudette - Keyboards
David Rosenthal - Keyboards
Rudy Sarzo - Bass
Adrian Vandenberg - Guitar

Tommy Funderburk - Vocals
Glenn Hughes - Vocals

Mike Clink - Producer, Engineer
Keith Olsen - Producer, Engineer
Greg Fulginiti - Mastering
Dan Hersch - Mastering
Hugh Syme - Artwork
John Kalodner - Contributor
Bob Bradshaw - Contributor

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1989 CD Geffen 2-24249
1990 CD EMI Music Distribution 1527
1997 LP Geffen Goldline 24249
1997 CS Geffen 24249
2009 DI Geffen B001306800

When it became known that Vivian Campbell had left Whitesnake and been replaced by six-string master Steve Vai in 1989, the rock world and guitar fans everywhere waited with bated breath for the new line-up's first album together. Vai was supposed to join forces with Whitesnake's other guitarist, Adrian Vandenberg, but a freak injury to Vandenberg's hands prior to the sessions meant that Vai handled all the guitar duties himself. While the album wasn't on par with such past releases as 1984's SLIDE IT IN and 1987's smash self-titled release, SLIP OF THE TONGUE was another hit--the band, and especially singer David Coverdale, was once again in fine Zeppelin-esque form. A re-recording of an earlier UK hit, "Fool For Your Loving," was an MTV favorite, while such raunchy rockers as the album-opening title track, "Cheap An' Nasty," and "Kittens Got Claws" fitted in well with the then-thriving party/glam metal climate. Once the world tour for SLIP OF THE TONGUE wrapped up, Coverdale would quietly retire Whitesnake.



Vorsicht, die weiße Schlange gleitet mal wieder auf Beutezug. Dabei züngelt Whitesnake auf "Slip Of The Tongue" noch giftiger als in der Vergangenheit. Spielerisch prescht das Rock-Reptil mit raumwandlerischer Sicherheit über härteste Pfade. So klingt die gekonnte Neuaufnahme des Band-Klassikers "Fool For Your Loving" noch eine Nuance professioneller. Aber auch von dem neuen Kraftfutter kann sich Whitesnake bestens ernähren: Der Opener "Slip Of The Tongue" macht mit scharfer Gitarre und kräftiger Stimme richtig Appetit. Das balladeske "Now You're Gone" und das besänftigende "The Deaper The Love" sind nicht ganz so kalorienschwer in diesem Hardrock-Menü. "Slow Poke Music", das in Riff und Rhythmik an Led Zeppelins "Kashmir" erinnert, zeigt daß das Raubtier auch mal in den Töpfen fremder Köche wildert. Dompteur David Coverdale hat für Whitesnake wieder mal ausgezeichnete Schlangenbeschwörer um sich geschart. Bassist Rudy Sarzo und Schlagzeuger Tommy Aldridge übten früher schon mit Gitarren-Meister Tony MacAlpine das Präzisions-Handwerk. Und Saitenhexer Steve Vai vertritt den etatmäßigen, aber verletzten Gitarrero Adrian Vandenberg (der zusammen mit Coverdale fast alle Songs geschrieben hat) glänzend. Keine Frage, die Schlange hat soviel Biß wie schon lange nicht mehr. Mit ihrer letzten Venyl-Attacke "1987" fand sie weltweit über zehn Millionen Opfer. "Slip Of The Tongue" hätte noch mehr verdient.

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Anthems such as 'Slow An' Easy' and 'Fool For Your Loving' capture the love-hunting Coverdale in his priapic prime.

Classic Rock, July 2009, 8/10



Any band would have been hard-pressed to follow the success of a multi-platinum album with another one of equal or higher quality both critically and commercially. Needless to say, that's exactly what David Coverdale and Whitesnake were faced with when it came time to record 1989's Slip of the Tongue, the follow-up to their 1987 smash self-titled LP. To complicate matters, Coverdale lost Irish guitarist Vivian Campbell during pre-recording sessions due to artistic differences, and his songwriting partner and lead guitarist, Adrian Vandenberg, injured himself to the degree that he couldn't play; he did some early work that made it on to the final album. Coverdale, faced with a quickly approaching deadline and pressure from management and the label finally recruited former Frank Zappa guitarist Steve Vai to fill the chair. Commercially, Slip of the Tongue was an unqualified success. The album ended up being Whitesnake's third platinum recording. Musically, however, the set is so drenched in '80s production - huge compression, Midi keyboards, a thin bottom end, etc. - it seems that little of the band's tough blues-based metallic persona remains. The album sounds dated, full of overblown sounds and effects that have little to do with the act's trademark heavy guitar-and-bass approach to hard rock and early Brit metal. Some of the songs have merit, even if their finished productions ruin them - the tough "Now You're Gone" and "Judgment Day," are great examples, as is "The Deeper the Love," a classic Coverdale power ballad needlessly drenched in keys and synths. The fit between Vai and Whitesnake is also questionable; his busy approach is at odds with the meat and potatoes strut and pound of the band. Fans ate it up at the time, but Slip of the Tongue is, unfortunately, still an album very much of its time and the curious, as well as fans, may want to check out their earlier work before picking this up.

Thom Jurek - All Music Guide



After two-and-a-half years, a personnel change (six-string stunt man Steve Vai replaced Vivian Campbell), a hand injury that left guitarist/co-songwriter Adrian Vandenberg unable to play on any of this album (Vai played all the guitar parts), and countless rumors and allegations, S.O.T.T. is finally here. And as expected, it's a consummate, state-of-the-art, mass-appeal commercial rock record. While it's obviously aimed at CHR as much as AOR (the weepy ballad, "Now You're Gone," will be an enormous hit, and the keyboards pour way too much sugar on the title song), there are several tracks here for the rockers who've been with the band from the start: "Fool For Your Lovin'" (the single, a re-recorded version of their 1980 British hit) is the obvious track, but we'd also go with "Cheap An' Nasty," a bluesy grind that would've fit perfectly on Slip It In, and especially "Judgement Day," which has an absolutely killer riff and a really funny "Kashmir" rip on the bridge. While we would've liked something a little bit more adventurous, this record will probably be multi-platinum within weeks, and the band just smokes-especially Mr. Coverdale himself, who possibly turns in the performance of his career.

CMJ.com - Nov 10, 2000
 

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