Whitesnake

The Profile

Whitesnake were a British rock band formed by singer David Coverdale after his tenure in Deep Purple, moving from blues-influenced hard rock into mainstream ’80s arena hard rock and heavy metal, with frequent lineup changes across their history.

Formed by David Coverdale; closely associated with Deep Purple members early on (including Jon Lord and Ian Paice). Achieved major global success with the 1987 self-titled album (often referred to as “1987”) featuring hits such as “Here I Go Again” and “Is This Love”.

Across these reviews, Whitesnake are framed as David Coverdale’s blues-soaked hard rock vehicle, evolving from late-’70s hard blues to ’80s melodic hard rock aimed at the U.S. market. Early records (Trouble, Lovehunter, Ready an' Willing) are praised for class, feel, and musicianship (Moody/Marsden, Lord, Paice). The 1987 album is treated as a global hard-rock manifesto, while later releases (Good to Be Bad, Forevermore) are viewed as strong but not revolutionary. Live documents split opinions: some call them definitive and majestic, others dismiss them harshly.