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Good To Be Bad [CD]

WhitesnakeAudio CD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (144 customer reviews)

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Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple). The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple but by the mid 1980s Whitesnake had moved away from the early blues influenced hard rock to a more commercial heavy metal style. Whitesnake was named the 85th greatest hard rock band of all time by ... Read more in Amazon's Whitesnake Store

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  • Audio CD (April 22, 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Steamhammer / SPV
  • ASIN: B000VL9XBU
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (144 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,438 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Best Years
2. Can You Hear The Wind Blow
3. Call On Me
4. All I Want All I Need
5. Good To Be Bad
6. All For Love
7. Summer Rain
8. Lay Down Your Love
9. A Fool In Love
10. Got What You Need
11. `Til The End Of Time

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The premier household name in melodic hard rock returns with a vengeance! Whitesnake is back with "Good To Be Bad", their 10th studio album and first in over a decade. This brand new album features a slew of instant-classic Whitesnake songs that are destined to stand side by side with such favorites as "Here I Go Again", "Still Of The Night" and "Fool For Your Love." Led by world-renown vocalist extraordinaire David Coverdale, "Good To Be Bad" is truly classic Whitensake, displaying that rare combination of high class and kick ass that has made them what they are today... the absolute best!

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In conclusion, if you buy this album as an old Whitesnake fan or a new one, you won't be disappointed. Edwin R. Mackert  |  43 reviewers made a similar statement
Great songs, good hooks. Gary L. Bringman  |  30 reviewers made a similar statement
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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
THE BAND: David Coverdale (vocals), Doug Aldrich (guitars), Reb Beach (guitars), Uriah Duffy (bass), Tim Drury (keyboards), Chris Frazier (drums & percussion).

THE DISCS: (2008) Disc 1: 11 tracks clocking in at approximately 59 minutes. Disc 2: 7 live tracks clocking in at approximately 42 minutes (recorded songs taken from the DVD "Live: In The Still Of The Night" from 2006). Also on Disc-2 is a 4 minute video "Ready To Rock". Included with the discs is an 18-page booklet containing song titles/credits, song lyrics, one band photo, and thank you's. Recorded at Casa DALA (Los Angeles) and Snakebyte Studios (Lake Tahoe, CA). All songs written by Coverdale/Aldrich. Label - SPV / Steamhammer.

COMMENTS: I approached this album with hesitation upon release. I had to know if Coverdale and Company could still push it to the limit. Or, if they'd gone limp and flooded this disc with sappy power ballads geared toward their female audience and perhaps the dentist's office. With that being said - I was pleasantly surprised by this album. 8 songs rock hard. 3 songs soft. As an old school rocker who grew up in the 70's, I'd like this album a tad bit more if it had only one or two ballads. Coverdale, plain and simply, sounds old on these sentimental songs (57 years old in fact). The softer songs include "All I Want All I Need" (for some reason I keep picturing creepy old Herbert from "Family Guy" singing this), "Summer Rain" (the worst song on the disc - pure Vermont sap), and "Til The End Of Time" (a bluesy and folksy album closer - even though the album doesn't close on a hard rocking power chord... this is a beautiful acoustic song and Coverdale makes it work). The rockers are glorious - and there are a lot of them. Highlights include the opener "Best Years" (featuring ultra crunchy rhythm guitars with a blistering solo - listening to this first track caught my attention and I really felt this song kicked the album off nicely); "Call On Me" (my favorite song on the album... heavy and full of attitude... showcasing Aldrich and Beach's mastery of the axe); the title track (great song - reminiscent of the "Slip Of The Tongue" era); and "A Fool In Love" (bluesy... simply an infectious groove... my 2nd favorite song here). The only thing that perhaps grows tiresome is Coverdale crooning about the weather bringing changes, and that ready-and-willing / surrender-to-me / do-it-all-for-love self serving rock and roll attitude. But wait, this is David Coverdale - and he's done that for the past 3 decades... so surely this comes as no surprise. Disc-2 is a treat - the sound production is crisp and the live songs rock. For me, the highlights from Disc-2 are the opener "Burn/Stormbringer" (anyone hear Iron Maiden's "Wrathchild" rhythm section when the band goes into "Stormbringer"?), and "Take Me With You" where Aldrich and Beach really let loose on guitar. Whitesnake fans from the 80's might compare "Good To Be Bad" with their well-known albums "Slide It In" (1984) and/or their self titled (1987) release... and I'll agree - it's probably not as good as these two quintessential albums. In the end, "Good To Be Bad" isn't a classic at this point... though, in time it very well could be. A great comeback - and in my opinion, Coverdale still has it (4.5 stars).
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28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars HEEEEERE'S A GREAT ALBUM FER YA..... April 22, 2008
Format:Audio CD
This album is exactly what you would expect from Whitesnake. Great vocals, ripping/wailing guitars, pounding drums. There are eight rockers and three power ballads. All thriller and no fillers at all.
The album has a fresh energy to it that brings Whitesnake into 2008 with a kick.
I highly recommend this album to all who love to rock.
CRANK UP YOUR SOUND SYSTEM and enjoy......
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34 of 43 people found the following review helpful
By JP
Format:Audio CD
Being a hardcore Deep Purple fan for 35+ years I knew who Whitesnake was WAY before mainstream America discovered them complements of shallow MTV posing. And by that statement you can tell I was a little disappointed in the hair metal poser direction Coverdale took the band after the late 70s - early 80s line-up broke up; when they changed from a pretty good blues-rock band to just another Led Zep/Sabbath clone band. While I'd never say it wasn't fun to listen to, I really got tired of his shallow posing vanity show and it got to the point where I simply couldn't watch him and preferred just to listen to the CDs instead!

And, after hearing the first track on "Good to be Bad" I was even more disappointed...heck, it's such a BLATANT rip-off of the Allman Bro's classic "Whipping Post", with a different chorus, it's nothing less than disgusting!! The verse phrasing, even the organ itself is such an exact copy I expected to hear David sing "sometimes I feel, sometimes I FEEL..." at any moment!! While I do think it's a catchy tune and definitely listenable I thought, wow...here he goes ripping other bands off again, not an original idea in his head!!

But, as the other tracks played I became more and more impressed and track #5, the title track, sunk its hook in me on the very first listen!! So now I have to say that I am impressed and heartily agree with my fellow reviewers...Coverdale and the boys have produced a heck of a come back album!! In fact I wouldn't hesitate to say it's one of the best comebacks I have ever heard!!! And I'm telling everyone I know about it too!

As mentioned above, track #5 "Good to be Bad" is nothing less than one of the GREATEST Whitesnake songs I have ever heard and "Best years" (the Whipping Post clone), "Call On Me", "Lay Down Your Love", "A Fool In Love" and "Got What You Need" are also already on my MP3 player!

Bottom line: if you are a Whitesnake fan, GET THIS! Get it immediately!! And if you like good rock in any form, even if you were never a snake fan, get it anyway!! And crank it up!!!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Got It
Great album that proves Coverdale and co have still got the goods and are not relying on the old classics, in fact some of these songs will become classics in time. Read more
Published 4 days ago by GJ
4.0 out of 5 stars Still Rocking
I was a big fan of Whitesnake back in the 80's when they released "slide it in" and the self titled album. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Jersey in NC
5.0 out of 5 stars Album and band are excellent
While listening to a vinyl edition.
I collect vinyl and five could not miss this.
I have a website that I comment on vinyl editions:... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Divkloss
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD
If you are a Fan of 80's metal or a fan of Whitesnake in the 80's this disc will not disappoint you. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jeff73
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!
Wow, what an ass kickin' CD; I really didn't know what to expect when I ordered it. Saw the band on a concert on Direct TV the other day (2004 show) and they ROCKED. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Michael G. Stephens
5.0 out of 5 stars Whitesnake!
Cd exactly as described! There was also a bonus disc I was unaware of. Fast shipping as well, thanks! The 'snake has not lost its venom!
Published 13 months ago by T. A. Gray
3.0 out of 5 stars imo
great cast of musicians,as always for a whitesnake album..what took em so long to record new material?to me,this is juist ok..dont love it,dont hate it.. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Will Ailshie
4.0 out of 5 stars N/A
Its a great cd..All the songs are great beginning to end.Its my 2nd favarite Whitesnake cd . Its a must have for my cd collection.
Published 17 months ago by dusty
3.0 out of 5 stars Good not great
David Coverdale knows how to put a band together; and he did that well with this release. It's just straight up rock though; doesn't have the extra licks that Slide It In,... Read more
Published 21 months ago by John E. Ellison
2.0 out of 5 stars David Coverdone
I love Whitesnake but this album leaves much to be desired. Coverdale's voice might be done and the riffs are stale. Expected more from Reb Beach (Winger fan also).
Published 24 months ago by Mackitude
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You guys are kidding yourselves
Well, I think it deserves 4 stars, just not 5. While there are no "Still of the Night"/etcs. on it, I do think it's more consistent than the 1987 or "Slip Of the Tongue" albums - aside from 2 somewhat boring ballads, "Good To Be Bad" rocks and grooves better and... Read more
Oct 7, 2008 by Matthew Schwarz |  See all 9 posts
OVER 200,000 Sold!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess for these days music biz, selling 200 grand today is like selling 800,000 in 1987.
Maybe?
Jun 13, 2008 by Hoagie Mike |  See all 4 posts
How to play "Ready to Rock" enhanced video
Had trouble with this too, but here's what I found out:
From Desktop: insert bonus CD into dvd-rom drive. Click Start. Choose My Computer. Click on your DVD drive...it should be showing "Whitesnake". Right click your mouse. Choose Explore or Open. This pulls up picture in square. Click... Read more
Jul 19, 2008 by S. Kopydlowski |  See all 2 posts
enhanced video from good to be bad disc 2.... how to pull it up
Had trouble with this too, but here's what I found out:
From Desktop: insert bonus CD into dvd-rom drive. Click Start. Choose My Computer. Click on your DVD drive...it should be showing "Whitesnake". Right click your mouse. Choose Explore or Open. This pulls up picture in square.... Read more
Jul 19, 2008 by S. Kopydlowski |  See all 2 posts
Over 175,000 Copies of "Good to Be Bad" Sold!!!!!! Be the first to reply
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