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: #4216 in Music
• Released on: 2008-04-21
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Limited Edition, Box set, Extra tracks

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

Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad
I'd given up on the 'Snake in the early nineties as I'd thought musically and (in particular) lyrically they'd stagnated. As a returnee to the band following thier UK tour with Def Leppard & the release of the 30th Anniversary album I thought I give the new album a listen. I wish I hadn't bothered - if, like me, your a fan of the old heavy rock/bluesy Snake - or maybe even the more melodic MOR rock of the later eighties - well, keep those memories as this is poor stuff. I'm surprised DC has put his name to this given the quality of his solo/Page releases. The vast majority of this is metal verging on thrash with a poor set of stereotypical lyrics. As bad as this is, DC's voice isn't what it once was, although it must be said that a bad mix doesn't help. The biggest problem is with the guitars, there's far too many of them. They compete with DC's vocals on most of the tracks (again this may be in the mix) but also when we get to the solo's we get the 'thrash effect' of trying to simply cram in so many notes in the space alloted that it sounds a mess - sometimes less is more guys!!. Similar to another reviewer I'd comment that compared to the Bernie Marsden & Micky Moody era these guys have traded speed & cheap guitars for loss of soul, quality and (more importantly) knowing when to play, and equally as important, when not to play.

I suppose it might be a money generator on the back of the tour but I expect that the 30th Anniversary album will sell better and remind us of how good DC's vocals were and early band really was.

At around 60 years old DC needs to give up this rubbish and give us a real bluesy album that showcases his voice.

Are You Ready To Rock?
This album has some wonderful moments - it is what you'd expect and more from David and his crew. Aldrich does a wonderful job on guitars and I really do not understand what some of the more negative people were expecting. This is a Whitesnake album in every sense of the word, without too much influence from the comtemporary rock scene (and better for it). More albums please Mr. Coverdale...

Time to Give it Up Mr. Coverdale
Good to be Bad, Whitesnake's first album in a long, long time. And whilst it's their best offering since the fantastic '1987'(which wouldn't be difficult, seeing as Slip of the Tounge has to be the WORST album in rock history and Restless Heart was also disappointing) it's overshadowed by the shocking state of David Coverdale's voice.

The frontman from Saltburn by Sea has been my favourite singer for over 25 years and was, I thought, simply untouchable. But, truth be told, his voice is no longer the joy to listen to it has been for most of my life. And that's such a shame, as the songs are strong and well played, if a little over heavy in places. And the lyrically Coverdale is just repeating himself-again. "Over the mountains/across the sea..." Heard it before somewhere on a better Snake album.

The Snake well of lyrics has run dry, it would appear.

My opinion may seen harsh, but I don't mean it to, as Overall, Good to be Bad is a good album-musically speaking. It's played by fine musicians who have honed thier craft over many years and have deilvered well on this album. But I honestly think that David Coverdale should hang up his mic. His once magnificent voice is gone...only a rasping, tired, pale imitation remains.