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Slip of the Tongue (W/Dvd) (Aniv)

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I was born in England(i now live in Boston USA)and have loved Whitesnake since 1980,saw them live in 88,and in donnington 1990,where incidentaly 2 tracks on the dvd are taken,and this album has,and never will sound better,do not quarrel with yourself over the price,its worth every cent!
Gorgeous packaging,and an album that has aged very,very well.
Get in your car and crank it up.
God bless you Mr.Coverdale.

Sorry but after slide it in Whitesnake
was never the same. 87' album was much
better as Sykes fit in better but
the slide it in line up was best ever!
of course Coverdale is great & some
material is awesome but most is just
not the best & I bought this for the
bonus tracks and videos. Vai as great
as he is did not fit & it's almost
unbearable to listen to these solos
of speed if your not impressed by
that sort of thing. I'm not. I think
Coverdale is great as he proved with
the new Whitesnake lineup and album
Bad to the Bone so if your looking
where to start I say anything from
the early days to slide it in then
the new album. Whitesnake is still
great but this wasn't the best.

I will start off by saying in 1990, Whitesnake was the first concert I saw w/out adult supervision. Me and my frinds all went alone, and we all loved the Slip of the Tongue cassette (no CD's back then for us!!). I was totally excited when I saw this come out...with live footage of some of my favorite songs from the album...

The re-mastering is really well done. It sounds great. The problem is I realized some of these songs dont hold up so well 20 years later. There are some fillers...althought there are still some great songs...Slip of the Tongue, Sailing Ships, Judgement Day, all great songs...Now Your Gone, Slow Poke Music, and even Kittens Got Claws, not so much. BUT, still a great CD.

Now, the extras...The live stuff on the CD is decent (with the exception of the horrid opening line Coverdale says before Slip of the Tongue "Here's one For Ya..."...makes me laugh every time I hear it). The DVD I have the biggest problem with. It has 3 videos, but some of the live performances dont have Steve Vai...One is an acoustic "Sailing Ships" w/ I think Adrian Vandenberg, "Judgemant Day" from like 2008, and the 2 songs w/ Vai is way over produced, dosent even look like a concert footage. Different camera styles, some slow motion, kinda poor quality, no shots of the crowd at all. Not really something I would re-watch. Too bad, I was totally looking forward to seeing Live Whitesnake w/ Vai.

Overall, if you like the original and want a much better sounding CD, buy this. If just buying for the extra's, I would save my $$.

Whitesnake had just come off the major mainstream success of there 1987 album and were riding the storm of fame and glory. It was no easy task for them to follow-up with a as good or better album. They Brought In Super Guitar Hero/Legend: "Steve Vai" which just made things a whole lot wicked, as he ended up recording all guitar parts on the album, which really gives the album a spark that the 1987 album didn't have (as great as that album was)

As For The Songs: they're all fantastic, none of them miss, they're all straight shooters and are filled with tons (and i mean tons) of ear candy, courtesy of "Steve Vai". The Band sounds tight and i never believed the others who said that Steve didn't fit...although i understand there argument.

The Remastering On Here Is A Major, Major Contribution To Making The Record Shine Like Never Before, The Package Is Awesome Too. This Is A Must Have For Any Whitesnake Or "Steve Vai" Fan...I've Found Myself Listening To This Remaster Every Single Day In It's Entirety...Simply Brilliant.

Just like the Slide it in Deluxe Edition, this is really a treat for all the fans!! It's an unbelievable big difference between this remix and the original album from 1989. It's like you hear the album for the very first time but you know the songs.... It's simply great!

This is another great addition to the WS collection, always loved the song anyway. Would recommend to any devoted WS fans!!!!

The first run of this deluxe edition has problems. The CD will not track in any of the 4 players I own. Had to return it.