I always thought Bernie was a perfect guitarist for Coverdale mainly because his voice blends so well on the harmonies but also because his solos are so melodic.
this song will always have a place in my heart... a good friend of mine took his own life and used this song as a "Note".... I love this song but it is so bittersweet for me.
While I get why Coverdale would want to keep trying new things this was a lineup and set of songs (Live in the Heart of the City era) that define classic Whitesnake (for me). Superb, sublime, soulful stuff. Coverdale at his vocal best around this time. What a voice, great lineup and wondeful songs. Thanks for finding and uploading the clip.
when discussing live albums, they bang on about UFO and the who but, for me, live in the heart of the city is miles better. great singer and not a duff track on it.
This is by far the best Whitesnake. This is a band! The shared vocals are so beautiful... Davids voice works best when there is someone like Bernie (or Glenn Hughes) to back it up. Love this lineup like no other. Okay, later on there were some astonishing guitarists involved, but this is simply stunning.
Both Jon Lord and Ian Paice (from Deep Purple) were bandmates of David C.... and they joined him to record this in the studio and tour. This album/song has been in my collection over 40 years... (damn, has it been that long?)
This is the DC that I grew up with in the 70's and 80's, was really disappointed to see him live in 04, a note for bzaluh the music scene in the UK was very different to the states in the 70's and 80's, Whitesnake were British.
Thanks!!!! Time past away, but I keep listneing the same music since I was 15... It´s so difficult for me to discover new interesting music... just old R&B, jazz from 70s, you Know...
@gsv800r It's great to hear some real fans that realize that although good, Vai wasn't the driving force behind Whitesnake. I love all WS, and anything that DC sings. Great post!!!! 100 thumbs up!!!!!
Best lineup, best songs, Coverdale vixls at an all time high. Plus, you have Jon Lord and Ian Paice, both were never bettered and Neil Murray's bass work is just sublime. Paicey's groove is just fantastic, whereas Tommy Aldridge is mainly all power, no finesse, no light and shade., he murders 'Ain' t No Love In The Heart of The City' and the Deep Purple songs Whitisnake have covered.
I love Whitesnake from the beginning... but I just think the band moved with the times too, i mean everyone is influenced by current music and changes. Dont think DC will ever be a pale shadow of neting tho, he's larger than life an always will be.......:D
Dawna T Nick Simper's lineup brought DP the Billboard Top 5 position. This is the highest they ever had, and someone still not consider it as a classic lineup?))
Judging by your comments and your favorite video (lame nothing else matters karaoke). It's obvious that you still can't tell that music is about performance as much as the music itself. This a tight band with a great singer. And nothing else matters...
thanks for notice about that video .. i had no idea i had something like that at all in my records.. no offence but this tells only that judging by that you can tell nothing od someone ..
Well, it's not "they", it's "he"... David Coverdale fired all the 1987 players and hired a group of vedettes to do the tour. Of course he sold out. If you read a little about the history of the band you'll see how desperate for success he was. He was craving for success in the US. Just watch the ridiculous transformation, and all the things he had to do in order to appear on the infamous MTV.
Not only my favorite Whitesnake song, but one of my favorite songs EVER.
They had such a raw sound in those days, and what an incredible song, so many people have never had the pleasure of hearing the song
Agree with all of you!
THIS IS THE REAL WHITESNAKE!!!!!
Thanks for sharing
This is so much better than todays whitesnake :)
all Whitesnake is good Whitesnake. i like their bluesy music too, but i'll never understand the elitism of the "classic" era fans.
music like this is not made anymore, sad times we live in! nothing left but memories...
The good old times with the origial Whitesnake - thank you!!
I always thought Bernie was a perfect guitarist for Coverdale mainly because his voice blends so well on the harmonies but also because his solos are so melodic.
I've Been playing This in my Acoustic Set for 20 years...A Great song and Still Sounds great!
David sounds Awesome!
this song will always have a place in my heart... a good friend of mine took his own life and used this song as a "Note".... I love this song but it is so bittersweet for me.
This is my favorite Whitesnake song. I loved Ready an Willing. Amazing. I've never seen this video, thanks for posting!
Mind 2 !!! 🌹
In 1978, David Coverdales own description of Whitesnake was a "Progressive Blues Band".
While I get why Coverdale would want to keep trying new things this was a lineup and set of songs (Live in the Heart of the City era) that define classic Whitesnake (for me). Superb, sublime, soulful stuff. Coverdale at his vocal best around this time. What a voice, great lineup and wondeful songs. Thanks for finding and uploading the clip.
when discussing live albums, they bang on about UFO and the who but, for me, live in the heart of the city is miles better. great singer and not a duff track on it.
Coverdale traded soul, integrity and authenticity for easy US dollars. You can't have both.
@@portcullis5622 Love this era Whitesnake, an r 'n' b band.
Yes. This was their best line up ever. I love the Guitar play of Bernie Marsden.
This is by far the best Whitesnake. This is a band!
The shared vocals are so beautiful... Davids voice works best when there is someone like Bernie (or Glenn Hughes) to back it up.
Love this lineup like no other.
Okay, later on there were some astonishing guitarists involved, but this is simply stunning.
Both Jon Lord and Ian Paice (from Deep Purple) were bandmates of David C.... and they joined him to record this in the studio and tour. This album/song has been in my collection over 40 years... (damn, has it been that long?)
The Classic line up did three Albums AND THE BEST line up
A beyond-any-limits song.
Only Whitesnake could produce such a melody. God bless them.
87 and tongue years never reached this high class masterpiece
Takes me back a few years!!!!! Whitesnake closing the 1980 Reading Festival on the Sunday was one of the many highlights of that year.
One of the best WS' song ever!
The best IMO
What a song!!! WOW.. I love this and I play and sing this almost every time on my gigs.
this is awesome!!!
This is Whitesnake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best whitesnake line up .
my favorite whitesanke song
Great! The best Whitesnake lineup!
Awesome tune from an awesome band 😎
Coverdale and marsden at their best , happy days
Whitesnake's best tune
i'm going to their concert on saturday here in BRAZIL !! can't wait !
This is the DC that I grew up with in the 70's and 80's, was really disappointed to see him live in 04, a note for bzaluh the music scene in the UK was very different to the states in the 70's and 80's, Whitesnake were British.
Thanks!!!! Time past away, but I keep listneing the same music since I was 15... It´s so difficult for me to discover new interesting music... just old R&B, jazz from 70s, you Know...
@gsv800r It's great to hear some real fans that realize that although good, Vai wasn't the driving force behind Whitesnake. I love all WS, and anything that DC sings. Great post!!!! 100 thumbs up!!!!!
Best lineup, best songs, Coverdale vixls at an all time high. Plus, you have Jon Lord and Ian Paice, both were never bettered and Neil Murray's bass work is just sublime. Paicey's groove is just fantastic, whereas Tommy Aldridge is mainly all power, no finesse, no light and shade., he murders 'Ain' t No Love In The Heart of The City' and the Deep Purple songs Whitisnake have covered.
@midnighttilldawn I listened to this song a billion times since it's on of my favourite ones, and still love it to bits.
for those about to rock,,,,we salute you ,,,
That´s a really beautiful song! :)
Yes, the best lineup!!
Their best song in my opinion
RIP JON LORD
i agree, best line up.
Worked with Mel’s Dad in the coal mining industry in the 1960s when Mel was in Trapeze
Una de las mejores rolas de Whitesnake. La introduccion con guitarra acustica es increible. ¡¡Bandota!!
¡GRANDÍSIMOS!
BEST WHITESNAKE LINE-UP EVER
Paice and Murray swung the shit out of anything they touched..Cozy and Colin were passable replacements but not a patch on this rhythm section.
Tremendo. Enhorabuena y gracias por compartirlo.
Excelentísimo :)
@TheWhite1961 Bernie Marsden and Mickey Moody together, a match made in heaven
the whitesnake.........end of story
la mejor banda de rock de todos los tiempos......
💓💓💓💓💓
the real whitesnake
O melhor!
this is ROCK!!!! thx for the video
el disco live in the heart in the city.una de las cosas que me llevaria a una isla
Didn´t read the comments.... it´s very near to the "Live in the Heart of the City" version. And, well, what should i say, its amazing! I love it!
great song:)
pure whitesnake!
I love Whitesnake from the beginning... but I just think the band moved with the times too, i mean everyone is influenced by current music and changes. Dont think DC will ever be a pale shadow of neting tho, he's larger than life an always will be.......:D
😍🌹
RIP Bernie Marsden.
I FULLY AGREE WITH YOU
There’s a Redcar lad, right there...
3/5 of second classic Deep Purple line up
Dawna T Nick Simper's lineup brought DP the Billboard Top 5 position. This is the highest they ever had, and someone still not consider it as a classic lineup?))
Same show as "Live in the heart of the city" album easily the best line up question is where is the rest??
saltburns finest
Amazing gospel song - did the heavy rock guys realise?! x
Coverdale was God.
Real whitespace before big hair debacle!!
Fl mejor tema de la Serpiente Blanca, increiblemente subvalorado
@Hubbel2010 You might be able to hook your speaker output to your stereo and bring out the bass, and trim the top end a bit.--
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@gsv800r
This is so true...!
@midnighttilldawn David is forgiven since he's the author, so maybe he wanted to call the song like that when he wrote it xD
@stashyjon Yes! I agree......
Judging by your comments and your favorite video (lame nothing else matters karaoke). It's obvious that you still can't tell that music is about performance as much as the music itself. This a tight band with a great singer. And nothing else matters...
Don't forget dbout PAICE AND LORD
NEIL MURRAY A GOOD BASSISTS TO
thanks for notice about that video .. i had no idea i had something like that at all in my records.. no offence but this tells only that judging by that you can tell nothing od someone ..
Great tune! Was this when the snake opened for Jethro Tull in 1980? IIRC I remember DC saying something about that in an interview once.
AIVAN LOISTAVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Well, it's not "they", it's "he"... David Coverdale fired all the 1987 players and hired a group of vedettes to do the tour. Of course he sold out. If you read a little about the history of the band you'll see how desperate for success he was. He was craving for success in the US. Just watch the ridiculous transformation, and all the things he had to do in order to appear on the infamous MTV.
true.. but still you can't tell that this song is bad.
Not only my favorite Whitesnake song, but one of my favorite songs EVER.