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And we continue reviewing the undead: here they are again, dentures and facelifts dusted off for the occasion, Whitesnake come back, back, back, back with an exclusive live set of the best of their phantasmagorical and never-too-often-heard production, a new gem to add to the never-too-long stacks of CDs, cassettes, and vinyl of a frankly useless band, just as useless as Mr. Coverdale is to hard rock, the undertaker of Deep Purple, who managed in the short span of three years to transform them from the greatest rock band on the planet to one of the most mediocre blues bands in the entire universe. Before leaving to form this deplorable group made up of fifty different characters, all mercenaries without any art except getting million-dollar commissions and who never die, damn NEVER. Even Steve Vai played horribly with Whitesnake, and that says it all.
I'm not only not buying the album, as if I search through the live recordings I have at home, I'll discover they're the same old songs again, even if this time in a blues version, at least to justify the expense, but I won't even bother to download it. I just want to tell Mr. Coverdale and his limp snake: do you like blues so much?, damn it, then do blues, real blues if you can, and stop asking the rock crowd for money with your little songs for nostalgic long-haired fans.
Memorize what was declared at the last Gods of Metal: "what pulses in me is the blues, everything I do is a tribute to the blues", from which it's deduced that hard rock is only for making money (see the website, with a direct link to Amazon for purchasing on the homepage).
Since it's unlikely he said that nonsense to woo Maugeri, and this album is instead the confirmation of a full-blown Alzheimer's, dear Dave, you know what I say: fuck you!
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Bad Boys (06:22)
I know you, you know me
I'm the black sheep of the family,
I'm in an' out of trouble
I'm the talk of the town
I get wild in the street
When the sun goes down
I steal around, like a thief in the night
Dancing 'til the break of day
Bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Wild in the city
I see you, you see me
Just a black street boy in society
With high-heeled women full of champagne an' lies,
Getting wild in the street
'Til the hot sunrise
Stealing round like a thief in the night
Dancing 'til the break of day
Bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Wild in the city,
Wild in the city,
Wild in the city
Bad, bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Wild in the city
I know you, you know me
I'm the black sheep of the family,
I'm in an' out of trouble
I'm the talk of the town
I get wild in the street
When the sun goes down
I don't care what the people think,
I can't hear what the people say,
I steal around like a thief in the night
Dancing 'til the break of day
Bad, bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Bad, bad, bad boys,
Running undercover of moonlight
Bad, bad boys,
Getting wild in the street,
Wild in the city
Undercover of moonlight...
02 Slide It In (05:11)
You talk too much,
Never saying what's on your mind,
It's written on your face,
An' in the words you hide behind.
I know what you want,
I can see what you're looking for,
I know what you want from me,
An' I'm gonna give you more.
I'm gonna slide it in
Right to the top,
Slide it in,
I ain't never gonna stop.
Slide it in,
Right to the top,
I'm gonna slide it in, slide it in,
Slide it, in baby.
Sometimes you seem
Just like a stranger to me,
But, all the games you play
Make it so easy to see.
You're looking for love,
Tho' you try to deny,
The things you put me through
Tell me what I've got to do to you.
I'm gonna slide it in,
Right to the top,
Slide it in,
I ain't never gonna stop.
Slide it in,
Right to the top,
I'm gonna slide it in, slide it in.
(Solo)
You talk too much,
Always treating me so unkind,
I know what I've got to do,
To get me some peace of mind.
I'm gonna slide it in,
Right to the top,
Slide it in,
I ain't never gonna stop.
Slide it in,
Right to the top,
I'm gonna slide it in, slide it in,
Slide it in,
Right to the top.
Slide it in,
I ain't never gonna stop.
Slide it in,
Right to the top,
I'm gonna slide it in, slide it in, slide it,
Slide it in, slide it in,
Right to the top, baby.
03 Slow an' Easy (06:54)
You keep on pushing, babe,
Like I've never known before.
You know you drive me crazy, child,
An' I just wanna see you on the floor.
I wanna superstitious woman
An' she got a superstitious mind.
I can't see you, baby,
I can't see you anymore, no more.
You keep on loving me
Like I've never known before.
I wanna superstitious woman
With a superstitious, a superstitious mind, an' I don't mind, baby.
My heart is beating faster, babe,
It's beating like a big bass drum.
You know you got me speeding, child,
Faster than a bullet from a gun.
You're a superstitious woman
An' I got a superstitious mind, an' I don't care.
So take me down slow an' easy,
Make love to me slow an' easy.
I know that hard luck an' trouble
Is coming my way,
So rock me 'til I'm burned to the bone,
Rock me 'til I'm burned to the bone.
I don't care about, oh,
I don't care about love, no more.
The way you keep abusing me
Oh, I can't take no more.
I wanna woman
She got a superstitious mind.
So take me down slow an' easy,
Make love to me slow an' easy.
I know that hard luck an' trouble
Is coming my way,
So rock me 'til I'm burned to the bone,
Rock me 'til I'm burned to the bone,
Rock me 'til I'm burned.
(Solo)
So take me down slow an' easy,
Make love to me slow an' easy.
Take me down slow an' easy,
Rock me 'til I'm burned to the bone.
Take me down slow an' easy,
Make love to me slow an' easy.
I know that hard luck an' trouble
Is coming my way,
So rock me 'til I'm burned to the bone...
05 Judgement Day (05:33)
The night is gone,
The time has come
To find a new day has begun,
An' it promises to stay.
To soothe the pain of wasted years
An' kiss away the bitter tears
A love to light the way.
And from the darkness
Comes a smile,
That reaches out for many miles,
Touching everyone.
No more shadows of the past,
Your spirit free to fly at last,
Shining in the sun.
Like the rolling thunder,
I feel the power of love,
It's a gift from heaven
And the Lord above.
We walk toward desire,
Hand and hand
Through fields of fire.
With only love to light the way
On the road to Judgement Day.
Take it easy, take it slow,
I'll take you anywhere you wanna go,
Places never seen before.
'Cause I love you, an' I need you,
I'll do my best to please you,
My love can open any door.
When you hear the thunder
In your darkest night,
I'll be there to hold you
When the lightning strikes.
So don't you worry,
You can ease your mind
'Cause we'll be dancing
At the end of time.
Who loves you, who needs you,
Who'll do his best to please you,
I love you, I need you
I'll get down on my knees.
We walk toward desire,
Hand and hand
Through fields of fire.
With only love to light the way
On the road to Judgement Day.
(Solo)
So don't you worry, baby
On the road to Judgement Day.
Who loves you, who needs you
On the road to Judgement Day.
So I love you, and I need you.
My love can open any door.
My love can open any door.
06 Is This Love (04:57)
I should have known better
Than to let you go alone
It's times like these I can't make it on my own
Wasted days and sleeplees nights
And I can't wait to see you again
I find I spend my time waiting on your call
How can I tell you babe,
my back's against the wall
I need you by my side to tell me it's all right
'Cause I don't think I can take anymore
(chorus)
Is this love that I'm feeling
Is this the love that I've been searching for
Is this love or am I dreaming
This must be love
'Cause it's really got a hold on me
A hold on me
I can't stop this feeling
I've been this way before
But with you I've found the key
to open any door
I can feel my love for you growing stronger
day by day
And I can't wait to see you again
So I can hold you in my arms
(chorus)
Is this love that I'm feeling
Is this the love that I've been searching for
*Is this love or am I dreaming
Is this the love that I've been searching for
*repeat
09 Crying in the Rain (05:46)
A black cat moans
When he's burning with the fever,
A stray dog howls
When he's lonely in the night,
A woman goes crazy
With the though of retribution
But, a man starts weeping
When he's sick and tired of life.
I keep on dreaming dreams of tomorrow
Feel I'm wasting my time
Lighting candles in the wind.
Always taking my chances
On the promise of the future
But, a heart full of sorrow
Paints a lonely tapestry.
The sun is shining
Oh, but, it's raining in my heart.
No one understands the heartache,
No one feels the pain,
'Cos no one ever sees the tears
When you're crying in the rain,
When you're crying in the rain,
Crying in the rain.
I can never deny
All the sweet things I have tasted,
Tho' I've been mistreated
I keep coming back for more, more, more.
I know where I'm going
There's no hope of absolution,
I can't seem to separate
The good times from the bad.
The sun is shining
Oh baby, it's still raining in my heart, in my heart.
No one understands the heartache,
No one feels the pain,
No one ever sees the tears
When you're crying in the rain,
When you're crying in the rain,
When you're crying in the rain,
When you're crying in the rain, no, no, no.
The sun is shining
But, it's raining in my heart.
No one understands the heartache,
No one feels the pain,
No one ever sees the tears
When you're crying in the rain...
Crying in the rain,
Crying in the rain.
12 Here I Go Again (05:53)
I don't know where I'm going
But I sure know where I've been
Hanging on the promises and songs of yesterday
And I've made up my mind
I ain't wasting no more time
Here I go again, Here I go again
Though I keep searching for an answer
I never seem to find what I'm looking for
Oh Lord I pray you give me strength to carry on
'Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
But I've made up my mind
I ain't wastin' no more time
I'm just another heart in need of rescue
Waiting on love's sweet charity
And I'm gonna hold on for the rest of my days
'Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
And I've made up my mind
I ain't wasting no more time
But here I go again
Here I go again
Here I go again
Here I go
(guitar solo)
'Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
But I've made up my mind
I ain't wastin' no more time
And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
'Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
And here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known...
(fade)
13 Still of the Night (08:38)
In the Still of the Night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door.
In the Still of the Night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more.
In the shadow of night
I see the full moon rise
Telling me what's in store,
My heart start aching.
My body start a shaking
And I can't take no more, no, no.
Now I just wanna get close to you
An' taste your love so sweet
And I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat.
In the Still of the Night.
In the Still of the Night.
Over here baby.
In the heat of the day
I hang my head down low
And hide my face from the sun.
Through the light of the day
Until the evening time
I'm waiting for the night to come.
In the Still of the Night,
In the cool moonlight,
I feel heart is aching
In the Still of the Night.
(Solo)
Tell me here baby.
In the Still of the Night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door.
In the Still of the Night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more.
Now I just wanna get close to you
An' taste your love so sweet
And I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat.
In the Still of the Night...
Still of the Night,
Still of the Night,
Still of the Night...
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