Coverdale Page [Import]

Jimmy Page, David Coverdale | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B000024ZWL
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,855 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shake My Tree

2. Waiting On You

3. Take Me For A Little While

4. Pride & Joy

5. Over Now

6. Feeling Hot

7. Easy Does It

8. Take A Look At Yourself

9. Don't Leave Me This Way

10. Absolution Blues

11. Whisper A Prayer For The Dying

Editorial Reviews

Out of print in the U.S. 1993 hard rockin' album that united Whitesnake vocalist David Coverdale with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. 11 tracks including 'Shade My Tree', 'Pride And Joy' and 'Waiting On You'. EMI.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Guilty Pleasure, April 19, 2007

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James Choma - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coverdale Page (Audio CD)

I'm not sure why so many people, myself included, consider this album a guilty pleasure. Maybe it's because prior to its release, there were so many Whitesnake/Led Zeppelin (Coverdale/Plant) comparisons over the years, that something like this seems almost taboo. Plus, I recall reading that both Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were very critical of Adrian Vandenburg's liberal "borrowing" of Jimmy Page's violin bow and guitar technique for the "Still of the Night" video. So it was a surprise to see David Coverdale and Jimmy Page get together.

Upon first hearing of this pairing, the assumption was that we'd be treated to Led Zeppelin-Lite, so there defintely reservations about what the final product would sound like. Would David Coverdale try to emulate Robert Plant? Did Jimmy Page still have the guitar chops to make a relevant album?

The answer is yes. And as some other reviewers have stated, this is some of the best material Page has put out since leaving Led Zeppelin. It makes me wish Plant and Page picked up where this album left off when they reunited for the somewhat disappointing "Unledded" album.

Had Coverdale/Page been a Plant, Page, and Jones project, it would have made a much bigger splash on the music scene. Instead, this great album seemed to fly under the radar and fade away. there was a tour of Japan, but to my knowledge, no tour of the States. And that's a shame, because it would have been a treat to see these two in concert.

The stand-out songs for me are "Easy Does It," "Shake My Tree," and "It's Over Now," but I truly enjoy the album as a whole.

If you're a Led Zeppelin fan looking for a fix, don't feel guilty -- pick it up and give it a try.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Rock from Rock Giants, May 30, 2007

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John McCormack (Tullamore, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coverdale Page (Audio CD)

This album from two of rock's greatest giants has been around for a while now but to call it simply classic rock would be to do it a great injustice. The whiskey and tobacco weathered vocals of David Coverdale masterfully blended with the gut-wrenching guitars of Jimmy Page (and lots of lush strings) thrill from the start.

There is not a single weak track on this album; from the large and loud opening 'Shake My Tree' to the epic close with 'Whisper A Prayer For The Dying'.

Other highlights include the anthemic duo of 'Take Me For A Little While' and 'Take A Look At Yourself'.

This is one for the open road when the sun is shining.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Return to classic mid-70's Zeppelin greatness, October 7, 2008

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Matthew Schwarz (Bridgewater, nj United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coverdale Page (Audio CD)

I'll say right here that I like Zeppelin, but I'm not a HUGE fan - I prefer Tull and Purple from that era. Because, otherwise I think this might have to get 5 stars. I'm not in touch with what Jimmy Page has been up to since Zep broke up, but here he's in full Zeppelin mode most of the time - maybe with a little more kick to suit the 90's production values. The music is probably better than some of the stuff on "Presence" and "In Through The Out Door" in my opinion. Except for a kind of late 80's power ballad or two, most of the music has Page's signature mixture of blues, eastern influences,etc. and the guitar playing and songwriting is top-notch.

Coverdale (who really didn't sound at all like Plant for his first 10 studio albums) is very Zeppelin/Plant inspired here, making it sound more like classic Zeppelin than most 70's bands lineups after 1980 came to their early days. He's a bit hoarse/gravelly at times, but overall does a fine job. Admittedly, Robert Plant is one of the great all-time singers in rock, and this isn't David Coverdale at his best - but it's still great singing.

It's a shame this album seems to have fallen by the wayside - on purely musical grounds I can't see any reason this wouldn't please anyone who likes mid 70's Zeppelin.