Restless Heart [IMPORT]

Whitesnake

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 1997)
• Original Release Date: June 30, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B000006TNQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,031 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Their 1997 album featuring the singles 'Too Many Tears' & 'Don't Fade Away'. 10 tracks total. An EMI release.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Partial return to the good times!, July 1, 1999

By	"[e-mail]" (Rio de Janeiro,Brasil) - See all my reviews

....RESTLESS HEART sounds more honest than the glam metal albuns that hit the big time in America during the late '80s. And it is so good to listen to Coverdale singing closer to the style of the old days of COME AND GET IT and READY AND WILLING. There's almost no high-pitched histrionics in this album. Coverdale doesn't need it. His bluesy, deep voice is what made the old Snake so special, together with the no-frills arrangements, and he rescued this legacy in this album.

The band is competent. Of course I miss the old guitar-players Moody and Marsden, but I have to admit Coverdale put together a line-up that played true to the spirit of bluesy hard rock.

"Don't Fade Away" ia a gentle opening. It is a beautiful ballad, Coverdale's voice is superb. It is like a '90s version of "North Winds", the title song of a pre-Snake solo album. The lyrics are meaningful, displaying a mature side of the singer that many people can relate to.

The energy builds on the next tracks. "All in the name..." is charming, the arrangement right to the point. Good classic rock. "Restless Heart" is the first hard rock. Strong! "Too many tears" is a ballad with a Nashville feel. Good to listen to, and it sounds like a progression from songs of the old Snake like "Carry Your Load"(1980).

"Crying" is the heaviest rock of the album. The riffs remind me of Zeppelin. Actually, the Coverdale-Page collaboration of the early nineties shows the direct influence in this song and also in the slow heavy blues of "Take Me Back Again" and the last track, "Woman Trouble Blues". That's allright, Coverdale! Don't forget the roots of the best British rock!

"You're So Fine" is an unremarkable rock 'n' roll, but every Snake album had a song like that and all the fans can dig it. The others are rock ballads. If nothing else, the singer is in fine shape in all of them.

People who expect an album like 1987 or SLIP OF THE TONGUE will be disappointed (Thank god!). But if you are a fan on the old Snake, RESTLESS HEART is a satisfying experience. There are maybe too many romantic numbers and too few of the cocky rock ones. But that would be innevitable, since at this point in David's life it makes more sense for him to sing something like "Don't fade away" than "Sweet Talker"(don't get me wrong, I know the latter is great rock 'n'roll).

If only he could return to record with Moody, Marsden and Murray... But it is unlikely, the singer and the players haven't been exactly in friendly terms recently.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally the voice is back!, January 5, 1999

By A Customer

I've been waiting for this to come! It's like "candy to my ears" to hear Coverdale really sing the way only he can. The first track Don't Fade Away is a majestic melodic rock-blues-ballad that truly shows his powerful, at the same time sensitive, voice. A truly great opening. All In The Name of Love, with great guitarwork from Adrian Vandenberg, has a lot of Hendrix-spirit in it. In all, this album has everything that the other late Whitesnake albums were lacking; strong melodies, superb singing. It really seems honest. Tomas Lange

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong blend of 70's 80's+90's "Whitesnake" sound, October 9, 1999

By A Customer

David's vocals are very strong.After being in the band for almost 15 years we finally get to hear how Adrian Vandenberg sounds on album.HE SOUNDS GREAT! They do everything from the "Trouble" type sound to the "Slip of the tongue" sound.(The Zeppish sounding ones,not the bad pop-metal ones)I listen to this CD frequently+never get tired of it.Fans of any Whitesnake era will enjoy this CD.