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Artist: Whitesnake

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CD Title: Slide It In

 

Category: Blues Hard Rock

Year: 1984

Label: Geffen

Catalog Number: 4018-2

Personnel

David Coverdale vocals
Jon Lord keyboards
Mel Galley guitar and vocals
John Sykes guitar
Neil Murray bass
Cozy Powell drums

Tracks

1.	Slide It In
2.	Slow An' Easy
3.	Love Ain't No Stranger
4.	All Or Nothing
5.	Gambler
6.	Guilty Of Love
7.	Hungry For Love
8.	Give Me More Time
9.	Spit It Out
10.	Standing In The Shadow

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Existing comments about this CD

From: Rock	Date: October 10, 2001 at 11:35
This album rocks big time!

From: Steve T	Date: March 1, 2002 at 12:01
The bands best release. John Sykes is a revelation and gave the band the shot in the arm it needed.

From: Andre

Date: May 21, 2002 at 12:12

It's my turn now.This album have my second favourite line-up.Classic songs like'Slow','Guilty'and'Love'showed that Cov's reached maturity and comercial aproach without compromizing themselves as renomated musicians.Sykes shows a impecable guitar work, Cozy shows his hard hittig style,rest in peace .Keybords are weak but who cares.Some tunes are boring,but this is an 80 out of 100.I also saw them in 85 on Rock in Rio,Slide's tour .It's a good starting point for a Whitesnake collection

From: DANDOS GR	Date: October 17, 2002 at 16:31
IT'S PLATINUM.....

From: Rockforever

Date: November 2, 2002 at 6:30

This is their best album. It features 3 guitarists (including flashy new-boy John Sykes),and it is an excellent collection of bluesy hard rock.The title track,while lyrically juvenile perhaps,is a great example of Coverdale's sexually-charged songwriting;rockers like Give Me More Time and Guilty of Love are similarly enjoyable.Of particular note is Love Ain't No Stranger,one of the band's best songs and an example of a great power ballad before bands like Poison and Warrant hijacked the term.

From: Metal_Ed	Date: December 28, 2002 at 5:42
I also agree that this is their best Cd!! It put them on the map....Slow and easy...ROCKS!!!

From: SrFloppy5	Date: January 22, 2003 at 15:38
I have this one in a different order, it changes depending on the countries, perhaps? Anyways, I prefer to have Slide it in as the first song. It shows the ways to follow for the rest ot the album. Great!

From: wadelink	Date: January 22, 2003 at 21:52
THIS ALBUM ROCKS START TO FINISH. GREAT GUITAR PLAYING TOO A REAL JEM COMPARE TO EARLIER ALBUMS

From: byrdman69	Date: June 12, 2003 at 16:20
Hands down the best Whitesnake release by far. One the best rocking c.d.s period! I think what I like the most is the hard pounding drums provided by Cozy Powell,simply awesome! Great songs,talented musicians,I give it a 9 out of 10.......almost perfect.......

From: perfectstranger	Date: June 16, 2003 at 7:47
THE BEST WHITESNAKE LP HANDS DOWN! NO BULLSHIT SAPPY BALLADS,GREAT PLAYING,AMAZING SONGS,AND EVEN SOME COOL EARLY VIDEO'S FOR THIS ONE! IF YOU ONLY BUY ONE WHITESNAKE MAKE SURE IT'S THIS IT. ALL I CAN SAY IS I'VE BLOWN 3 SETS OF CARS SPEAKERS UP WITH THIS ONE IT'S THAT GOOD!!!!!!!!

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From: Blue Charvel	Date: July 15, 2003 at 13:04
My fav by the snake. Stands the test of time much better than 87's hairsprayed pop-metal which I loved at the time but just don't listen to much anymore. This just has a lotta heart and soul. 9.5/10

From: Rocker76	Date: October 16, 2003 at 17:41
Great album from one of the better hard rock bands to dominate the 80s. Not a weak song on it. Great musicians - one of Whitesnake's best line-ups (Coverdale, Sykes, Powell, Murray). I still would recommend the 1987 self-titled album but this one is definitely worth having. Simply put: a classic 80s hard rock album.

From: Dusty	Date: February 3, 2004 at 8:40
there are two versions of the album, one with Mick Moody on guitar and one where they replaced moody's guitarplay with Sykes parts. My copy has a different order of the tracks and lists Moody as guitarplayer. Is the Sykes version better? Cause i've seen that one, and i'd like to hear his play, but is it worth $16,- when you already own the other version?

From: Impaler	Date: February 22, 2004 at 11:19
The best Whitesnake album! Maybe one of the very best Hard Rock albums of all time.

From: AORster	Date: April 8, 2004 at 19:58
I love this album! 8,5/10 but gave it a 9/10 because Cozy Powell is on it.

From: Lynchomaniac	Date: June 6, 2004 at 7:47
Extremely underrated Whitesnake album that contains one of the greatest songs ever: Standing in the shadow

From: Big Papa K	Date: June 30, 2004 at 17:02
I have heard the John Sykes version of this album only. This is a strong album, giving hints of what was to come. Still retains their bluesy sound of old while adding more flashy guitar work. 8/10

From: jack	Date: July 19, 2004 at 6:39
A quite bluesy album. Not as good as slip of the tongue and 1987 album but contain hits like love ain't no stranger and guilthy of love,my favourite whitesnake song! Highly recommended for people who loves blues metal bands like cinderella and great white although this one hardly ranks as metal or as heavy as long cold winter or stick it.

From: Rockhead	Date: July 19, 2004 at 6:48
Jack-which version are you listening too (there are 2)? The American version features John Sykes and is much heavier and metallic thean the original UK domestic release.

From: Blue Tequila	Date: July 19, 2004 at 10:50
So which album is better the one w/Sykes or w/Moody (my guess would be Sykes) and how dow you tell the two albums apart? Different artwork or track listing?

From: Rockhead	Date: July 19, 2004 at 10:57
Track listing and artwork are the same, The main difference is the US version was remixed and had John Sykes provide lead and additional guitar to the already recorded tracks. The original has more in common soundwise with the classic Come and Get It and Ready and Willing (very bluesy). This was the 1st product on the Geffen label in the states. The Sykes version rocks!!

From: jack	Date: July 20, 2004 at 0:29
Rockhead-i listen to both version and i think the american version is a bit better:the guitar sounding and guitar riff. But all in all, i like both of them very much and both are whitesnake clasiics.

From: Uusiolli

Date: August 5, 2004 at 18:54

I have heard both versions, but only own the re-mixed one, and can't quite remember the otherone, so I can't compare. This album anyway strted to show the direction where Whitesnake were heading: American markets. Still very good album. Nice songs and all, and somehow back then the change back then felt right. For me the last classic Whitesnake-record. After this, Whitesnake were just David Coverdale/Geffen-project. Still making nice records though. 9/10

From: Ben	Date: September 6, 2004 at 16:26
one of my favrt bands, theyr cool...song like guilty of love , r catchy.. love them...great power ballads...

From: Propane	Date: December 1, 2004 at 21:31
A fantastic line-up. Cozy could rip you apart and put you back together again without you even noticing. This was to be the Whitesnake of new. What a powerful disc! Great sound without any compromise whatsoever.

From: zld	Date: October 22, 2005 at 6:29
I always thought that the drumparts by Cozy on the original release were just too prominent (too heavy) in the mix. With the extra layer of guitars added by John Sykes things are more in balance. So i think the (usa)second release is better than the first. Damn good record.9/10

From: Remastered Reason	Date: January 15, 2006 at 0:37
Finally, after each disc becoming a stepping stone in the bands career, Coverdale found the winning combination for high tech boogie rock. Essential to any hard rock collection.

From: swriter

Date: January 23, 2006 at 19:12

hmm, not sure which is better, this or the 87 release, I do love that one, but I just listened to this again, and I think this one for me beats the 87 by a tiny little hair, only because the look gimmicky pretty boy think did not overcome this album or 87 for that matter, the band was revamped after the 87 album was recorded, this one is just great rock with no image stuff, and a bit different then the real bluesy stuff, a mix of both!!!

From: handron	Date: October 10, 2006 at 5:42
THE best album of WHITE SNAKE,IMO

From: Figge

Date: July 27, 2007 at 12:42

Fantastic blues oriented hard rock album. One of the decades best efforts and one of my all time favourite hard rock albums. This one sits perfect between the more bluesy Whitesnake and the more commercial breakthrough album 1987. Without a doubt in my mind the best Whitesnake album. Standing In The Shadow, Love Ain't No Stranger, Give Me More Time, All Or Nothing are all spectacular but the best track of the album must be Guilty Of Love.

From: darobinson	Date: February 21, 2008 at 18:28
These tunes kick ass!!! This is a must have for rock fans of all kinds. Go get it.......

From: Animal!	Date: January 21, 2011 at 2:16
Still stands the test of time. the hits we all know, However give All or Nothing a listen...very good song.

From: Doug	Date: January 21, 2011 at 18:39
AGREE! "Hungry For Love" is the sleeper track for me, it rocks.

From: edwithmj	Date: January 21, 2011 at 19:22
Guilty of Love is my favourite off this one. Love Ain't No Stranger, Slide It In, Spit It Out and Give Me More Time are all classics too. In fact, I'd say this is my favourite Whitesnake album.

From: hair metal again	Date: June 14, 2011 at 12:50
fantastic hard rock release that stands the test of time.Coverdale here achieves the perfect balance between the bluesy hard rock and the comercial hooks needed to have success!ALL the songs are great and catchy and there is a party vibe all over.this is a total masterpiece and maybe WHITESNAKE s best release

From: newscandi	Date: October 26, 2011 at 18:49
What first comes to my mind is who likes RAINBOW or AC/DC does like this too. I like them all only very mediocre. But everything of those are no bad (late 70s/early 80s) bluesy hard rock.

From: newscandi	Date: October 26, 2011 at 18:57
I'm more a "hairsprayed pop-metal" lover as Blue Charvel states so well ,) However, the most-mentioned songs "Guilty of love" & mostly "Love is no stranger" are my favourites, followed by the AC/DC-alikes "Slide it in" & "Spit it out".

From: rick kerch vzla	Date: November 22, 2015 at 12:46
This one's a top notch album and one of the band's most interesting ones for sure previous to the big commercial time they had in mid/late 80's...my fave tracks in here are 1,2,3,5,6,8 & 10 .88/100

From: tomdwa	Date: April 21, 2020 at 14:19
This album is a true powerhouse, at least in the US version which is beefed up with the guitar licks of John Sykes. You can test your speakers on the hitting hard-drumwork of the late Cozy Powell. Just try songs like Slow an'easy, Love ain't no stranger, Gambler or Standing in the shadow on your stereo system, you'll be blown away. A classic!

From: Doug	Date: April 21, 2020 at 22:05
Powerhouse, indeed! I commented back in '11, every track is great on this one. One of those albums 'ya gotta play loud.

From: Auslander

Date: October 4, 2022 at 13:29

The US Remix version is the one to get. It's meatier and more 80s sounding. This is the start of the more commercial Whitesnake that latest for a trilogy of fine albums. I know a lot of people prefer the bluesier, early Whitesnake, but I am not one of them. The three songs with Love in the title would be my favourite tracks, but they aren't alone as quality tunes. Any self-respecting hard rock fan has this album, 1987 and Slip of the Tongue in their collection. If you don't yet, get the 35 year anniversary issue as I can confirm the remix adds new life to the tracks and makes them sound even better. Grade A.

From: Doghouse Reilly

Date: October 5, 2022 at 10:54

A few years back, tesnake came out with a six-disc box set of this album, including both the UK and US mixes of the album, AND an all-new 2019 mix. All three had different track sequences, naturally. For me, the new mix is the best one, combining the punch of the 1984 US version with the rawness of the UK mix. Absolutely fantastic drum sound, one of the best I've heard anywhere, with a snare that bangs instead of taps, and a kick-drum that booms instead of clicks, like a kick-drum does when you're right in the room with it. The other three discs are live tracks from period, demos with David's commentary, and some studio outtakes, including one featuring David and Bernie(?) snorting coke and acting stupid. (It's labeled something like "David and Bernie Fighting A Cold.")

From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: October 5, 2022 at 11:03
I am also one of those who prefer the later incarnation of Whitesnake. To me, albums like Ready An' Willing and Saints An' Sinners just sound very, very square—dorky, almost—even for their time.

From: sweetsinnndy	Date: July 22, 2023 at 17:14
Possibly the greatest rock album ever. Every song is really good to great, my favorites are Side it in, Love Ain't no Stranger and Hungry for Love, but the rest of the songs are just so good. The band is tight, my favorite drummer Cozy is a maniac. Must have for any rock lover. I gave this a 100.

From: Oz

Date: May 3, 2024 at 11:38

Half of the songs co-written by excellent guitarist Mel Galley, meaning he was very important to this nice album. He did well with Phenomena, with his brother and some all stars, but still it was very unfortunate that he damaged his arm. In the songwriting department, Sykes and Galley were the best DC ever employed, yet they only got to stay for such a short time. Slow an' Easy, was a cool song written by Micky Moody (his autobiography Snakes & Ladders is good read!), other than that, Slide It In was Galley's. DC was of course a great singer, but his treatment of band members seemed not any better than Dio's or Ozzy's. Even Bernie Marsden (who wrote Here I Go Again) talked about it. But while there are bands with a better HR policy, like Leps and AC/DC, yet still the whole rock biz can often be rather "cut throat", so you better study the papers before you sign 'em... Both skilled drummers Cozy Powell AND one of history's best Aynsley Dunbar quit when DC stopped their payments...

From: Oz	Date: May 3, 2024 at 12:23
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artist/whitesnake/ Nice pic of original album's line-up. Soon Neil Murray was back and Sykes was added too on the US re-mix. Here's a rare shot of next drummer Aynsley Dunbar recording Whitesnake 1987 album at Little Mountain Studios, he indeed was very quick and precise in Vancouver already back in October 1985. https://se.pinterest.com/pin/372391462942423406/

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