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Rating: Probably Richie Blackmore sleeps peacefully, but thinking about David Coverdale's stratospheric career after the Deep Purple, considering that there was just scorched earth around, one wonders what might have been if the two careers had continued together. But with his beautiful voice, he has conquered audiences all over the planet, and not just with hard tracks, but also with many beautiful ballads.
This album, arriving in a period of slight decline for Whitesnake, seems to want to introduce a sort of new genre, a melodic-rock with dark and romantic tones at the same time, but also leaving room for some slightly more intense riffs. From certain points of view, it could be defined as one of the worst albums of Coverdale's "White Snake," but its listenability is not hindered, especially thanks to the great vocal skills of the band's leader and founder. Of course, the "David Coverdale's Whitesnake" (this, for the occasion, being the name used on the cover) generally need no introduction, but this album, a bit controversial, a bit commercial, might anger fans of the heavier versions of the group, but the atmospheres created by Coverdale's voice make several tracks of this album pleasantly listenable.
"Don't Fade Away", the first track, like "Can't go on", seems to recall the times of "Soldier Of Fortune", but the result, aided by the matured voice and the additions of female choirs, is not the same. Pleasant nonetheless. Uncertain and not perfect, songs like "Crying" and "Stay With Me" might almost make you want to turn off the stereo, but the title track "Restless Heart" and "You're so fine" set things right. The harmonica and the stop&go solo of "Woman Trouble Blues" greatly recall the "Shake My Tree" experiment with Jimmy Page, but the quality, despite the effort of the talented guitarist Vandenberg, will never be the same. However, Adrian makes his presence felt in several parts throughout the rest of the album. Nothing innovative though.
Very beautiful is the print on the disc, compared to Coverdale's lifeless photo on the cover, a gothic logo with a heart and a sword intertwined with roses and thorns, in silvery gray tones. Perhaps it deserved the cover.
That's all, in the end, "Restless Heart" serves more than anything to remind us that Whitesnake and especially Coverdale never rest, but also to remind, if someone turns their nose up at these "slow" deviations, that Coverdale is hard rock, but also melody.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
04 Too Many Tears (05:44)
I used to be the man for you,
Did everything you wanted me to,
So, tell me, baby,
What did I do wrong...
I told you what you wanted to know,
Precious secrets never spoken before.
All I'm asking,
Where did I go wrong...
Some things are better left unsaid,
But, all I do is cry instead,
Now, I've cried me a river,
Thinking how it used to be...
And there've been too many tears falling,
And there've been too many hearts
Breaking in two.
Remember what we had together,
Believing it would last forever.
So, tell me, baby,
Where did I go wrong...
Everything I had was yours,
More than I have ever given before,
So, won't you tell me
Did I hurt you so bad...
I guess I'm fooling myself,
'Cause I want you and no one else.
And I can't understand
Why you're doing these things to me...
And there've been too many tears falling,
And there've been too many hearts
Breaking in two...
Remember what we had together,
Believing it would last forever.
So, tell me, baby,
Where did I go wrong, where did I go wrong...
(SOLO)
Now my heart is breaking,
My whole world is shaking,
'Cause I can't understand
Why you're doing these things to me...
There've been too many tears falling,
And there've been too many hearts
Breaking in two...
Remember what we had together,
Believing it would last forever...
So, tell me, baby,
Where did I go wrong...
Where did I go wrong...
Mmmm
Where did I go wrong...
Mmmm
Where did I go wrong...
06 Stay With Me (04:09)
(Pagowoy/Weiss) Where did you go When things went wrong, baby, And who did you run to, To find a shoulder To lay your head upon. Baby, wasn't I there, Didn't I take good care of you. Oh no, I can't believe you leaving me... Stay with me, baby, Stay with me, baby... Won't you stay with me, baby, I can't go on... Who did you touch When you need tenderness. I gave so much And in return I found happiness. Baby, what did I do Maybe I was too good, too good for you. No, no, I can't believe you leaving me. Stay with me, baby, Stay with me, baby. Won't you stay with me, baby, I can't go on. Remember, You said you're always gonna need me, Remember, You said you'd never, ever leave me, Remember, remember, I'm asking you, begging you. Stay with me, baby, Stay with me, baby... Won't you stay with me, baby, I can't go on, can't go on... Stay with me, baby, Stay with me, stay with me, baby. Won't you stay with me, baby, I can't go on...
08 You're So Fine (05:10)
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)
I want you so bad,
The thought is driving me mad
Like a cat on the prowl,
You come when you want
And not when I call
So sly, so pretty,
I wanna steal all the keys to your city
Tight skirt, skinny leg,
You make a bad dog sit up and beg
You're everything I want,
Everything I need
Come in out of the cold, pretty woman,
Spend the night with me
Oh, you're so fine
Oh, I wanna make your mine all mine,
'Til the end of time,
Baby, you're so fine
You're so hot with body heat,
You cause a fire walking down the street
You got class, you got style,
The girls don't like it,
But, the boys go wild
You're everything I want,
Everything I need
Come in out of the cold, pretty woman,
Spend the night with me
Oh, you're so fine
Oh, I wanna make your mine
Dance little sister,
Spinning on a dime,
Shake a shimmy little twister
I'm gonna make you,
I'm gonna make you mine,
Mine all mine,
You're so fine
I want you so bad,
Just the thought is driving me mad,
I wanna know what you'll do,
Baby, baby, I can't wait
To get my hands on you
You're everything I want,
Everything I need
Come in out of the cold, pretty woman,
Spend the night with me
Oh, you're so fine
Oh, I wanna make your mine
Oh, you're so fine
Oh, I wanna make your mine all mine
You're so fine, you're so fine
You're so fine, you're so fine
You're so fine...
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