Whitesnake
Come An' Get It

THE REVIEW

“Uh babe… I’ve drinkin’ too much wine…”.
I can already imagine David, sitting at a table, staring at his shapely interlocutor. Pretending despair, shamelessly denying, singing incredible and improbable stories to her, kneeling and asking for forgiveness with the performance of an Anglo-Saxon Ugo Pagliai. And I've always had the impression that, especially on more recent albums, he now bases his lyrics precisely on these vicissitudes. Good old David Coverdale has always used the expressiveness of a seasoned Latin-lover, playing on this image of his like a rough painter with his subjects. Take a close look at the front of the CD, observing “the head” of the “White Serpent”, enclosed in an apple (the “forbidden fruit”)... the double meanings are plentiful...

This “Come An' Get It”, however, is another cornerstone of the genre. Mainly, I must specify, because the singer is aided by great giants of hard rock. Jon Lord's organ, first and foremost, surpasses the rock energy of all the other members. After all, along with Paice (who also takes part in this work), he is one of the historic Deep Purple members. Class, you can hear it even with your ears plugged. “Come An' Get It” precedes both the period of the carousel of musicians that will follow in the second half of the eighties, and the commercial turn that Coverdale will impose to conquer the overseas market. This is, in short, old school rock.

It starts in grand style with the “title track”, where we still appreciate a remarkable Jon Lord. The rhythmic pace of “Don’t Break My Heart Again” takes away the heart and intellect of the undersigned. Of great impact are the guitar parts, and obviously the “golden lion” interpretation by Coverdale. The same performance and masterful accompaniment are offered by “Lonely Days” and “Girl”. Lastly, I mention “Hit An’ Run”, a true anthem to machismo, with decidedly catchy choirs and arpeggios. “Nostalgia canaglia!” declared a virtuous and womanizing singer from our parts... Even the two historic guitarists (Mickey Moody and Bernie Mardsen), to scrounge up some cash, formed a clone band a few years ago: The Snakes. And those two crafty guys even found a perfect singer to fill the vacant spot behind the microphone (Jorn Lande, a Norwegian Viking with a voice very similar to that of Coverdale). But never mind, treat yourself to the originals.