Product Description

Marking the end of a decade of non-activity, Whitesnake's 'Good To Be Bad' is their 11th studio album. It's a typicallyhard-rocking affair, with band leader David Coverdale delivering unashamedly masculine glam-metal anthems that will delight die-hard fans. As the only original member Coverdale essentially is Whitesnake, but replacement guitarist Doug Aldrich acts as a songwriting collaborator for many of the recordings here. Co-produced by Coverdale, Aldrich and long-time friend of the band Michael McIntyre, 'Good To Be Bad' is exactly what one would expect as a continuation of the Whitesnake legacy, and all the better for it.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

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

Disc 2:

1. Summer Rain (acoustic version)
2. All I Want All I Need (radio edit)
3. Take Me With You
4. Ready To Rock ((enhanced video)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #95 in Music
• Released on: 2008-04-21
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Limited Edition, Box set

From the Artist
The new album sounds so unmistakably, typically Whitesnake says David Coverdale: "For me, the heart and soul of Whitesnake remains the same."

It's no surprise that Good To Be Bad has turned into more than a terrific album, but is without doubt one of the best releases in this band's long history. "For me, it has all the elements, all the ingredients that I enjoy about Whitesnake", says Coverdale. "It's a very solid, muscular, melodic rock record with a couple of fine ballads, so there's a little tenderness when the moment calls for it, and of course the ballads help balance out the chest beaters! I find it a very complete piece of work, actually. It covers a lot of musical ground, a positive chapter in the Book of Whitesnake."

Customer Reviews

Just another pension fund
Before anyone gets nasty, I am an old rocker too - been a fan of all the big bands since the early sixties. This includes Whitesnake. I never liked Coverdale when he was part of Purple but when he formed Whitesnake i was a converted fan and saw the band many times. DC also brought out some old solo stuff which has one of the best rock ballads ever, Viz:Time and Again.
However as with all good things, enough is enough! While I admit there are a few good sounds on the new album, it will never recapture the feel and excitement of the albums when they were at their best. Still - if it means that more people listen to rock,then I will concede there is a value to pension rock!

Oh Dear, Here He Goes Again!!
David Coverdale is the classic example of a man for whom some US success (20 years ago) has completely stifled all talent and creativity. He has one of the greatest voices in rock and is a superb live performer (although the crotch rubbing is a bit scary at his age), but he insists on trying to recapture his most financially (albeit brief) lucrative moments. In short this is soulless, unoriginal, clichéd, 80's hair metal-by-numbers on a cringeworthy scale. "Good to be Bad" will only ever appeal to middle-aged men and the occasional MILF (or GILF!!!) who still think they look good in spandex. Although 1987 was, on the whole, a good album it was certainly where the rot set in for Cov. That album still had some soul and great songwriting, although the truly dreadful "Bad Boys" was simply inexcusable. Well, "Good to be Bad" is a whole album full of "Bad Boys" with different (equally bad) lyrics. Even his last two albums (Restless Heart and Into The Light) had some class and promise, I can only guess that the some clueless suit stepped in to change all that and "Good to be Bad" is the result. Unless you're one of the aforementioned I suggest you save you money and invest in some reissues instead. Dave, you're so much better than this, make the album that you want to make not the one that your record company say that you have to!

Pure Genius!!
The wait has been far too long but with as tight a unit as coverdale has gathered in such a long time this record will not fail to please any snake followers. I've been a snake fan all my life and after being disappointed seeing them at Edinburgh Playhouse in the late eighties I thought they were majestic at the Carling Academy in Glasgow in 2006. With Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach hammering out the strings you just know you are in for a treat and Chris Frazier is a more than able replacement for Tommy Aldridge. The thing I like about this album is the fact that it doesn't pretend to be something it's not! This is a no holds barred, balls to the wind, unashamed Melodic hard rock album that MUST BE PLAYED LOUD AND PROUD!! Welcome back to your best guys - Keep Rockin'