In 1997, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Whitesnake's popular self-titled album, Coverdale and Vandenberg released an unplugged-style show recorded in Japan entitled Starkers in Tokyo. This reunion inspired them to then work together on a new album - Restless Heart. This was originally to be a solo album for Coverdale, but record company pressures made him release it under the Whitesnake tickets Trent Fm Arena - Nottingham name (similar to the case of Seventh Star by Black Sabbath, originally a Tony Iommi solo project). However, despite a release in both Japan and Europe, it was never available officially in the United States. The album marked a return to Whitesnake's earlier R&B stylings. The album peaked in the UK Top 40 and produced the bluesy ballad "Too Many Tears" (#46 UK). The album featured Coverdale, Carmassi, Vandenberg and Pink Floyd touring bassist Guy Pratt and keyboardist Brett Tuggle who, like Carmassi had played in Coverdale/Page. The touring lineup featured Coverdale, Vandenberg, Carmassi, ex-Mr. Mister guitarist Steve Farris, keyboardist Derek Hilland and ex-The Firm and Blue Murder bassist Tony Franklin. Coverdale folded Whitesnake tickets at the end of the tour.
After another major personnel shift (including the firing of Moody and hiring of John Sykes and firing of Hodgkinson and re-hiring of Neil Murray) and a major recording deal with the Geffen Records label, Whitesnake tickets released a partially re-recorded and fully remixed version of Slide It In (guitar parts redone by Sykes and bass parts by Murray) for the U.S. market in 1984 (released April 1984). Coverdale initially hated the new Geffen re-recording of Slide It In, as Whitesnake tickets had found nothing wrong with the original, famously declaring that it had "lost its British bollocks". Despite Whitesnake's misgivings, however, the album did manage to give Whitesnake tickets some much-needed US exposure, and David soon altered Whitesnake's opinion. Slide It In later went double platinum in the US on the back of 1987. The Slide It In album spawned the American album-oriented rock hits, "Slow an' Easy", "Love Ain't No Stranger" as well as the album's title track - although in Europe Whitesnake tickets had a run with other songs, "Guilty of Love" and "Give Me More Time". While touring the first few months in support of the album, Mel Galley was forced to leave in the spring of 1984 due to an accident involving a broken arm, leaving John Sykes solely handling the guitars for the rest of the dates. A few weeks after Galley's departure, the next to leave was Jon Lord, who left to reform Deep Purple MKII. Keyboard duty was then handled by an off-stage keyboardist, Richard Bailey.
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Second revival - Starkers in Tokyo and Restless Heart (1997-1998)
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The full-length debut, "Trouble" came out later that fall and made it to #50 in the UK. It was a blues rock/ R&B styled album with some Led Zeppelin and Free influences. Coverdale steered away from any Deep Purple connotations during this time period. Whitesnake tickets toured Europe to promote the album and their first live album, the Japanese-only Live at Hammersmith (1979), was recorded on this tour.
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The band's line-up changed yet again for the 1989 album Slip of the Tongue, when Vivian Campbell left in late 1988 (he later joined Def Leppard). While preparing for the recording of the album, Adrian Vandenberg suffered a debilitating hand injury related to isometric exercises and was unable to participate in the sessions. With all of the foundation tracks completed, guitarist Steve Vai was called in to record all the guitar parts. The resulting album sold in three million copies and hit #10 in US and UK. Hit singles included a re-working of "Fool For Your Loving" (#37 US, #43 UK) the melodic "The Deeper The Love" (#28 US, #35 UK in 1990) and "Now You're Gone"(#96 US, #31 UK in 1990).
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David Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg around 1990
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The full-length debut, "Trouble" came out later that fall and made it to #50 in the UK. It was a blues rock/ R&B styled album with some Led Zeppelin and Free influences. Coverdale steered away from any Deep Purple connotations during this time period. Whitesnake tickets toured Europe to promote the album and their first live album, the Japanese-only Live at Hammersmith (1979), was recorded on this tour.
During Whitesnake's early years, their music was primarily blues rock (although Coverdale described Whitesnake's early style as "progressive R&B") . At this time, Whitesnake was made up of David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody, Neil Murray and drummer David "Duck" Dowle with keyboardist Brian Johnston. Johnston would soon be replaced by ex-Procol Harum member Pete Solley, who in turn was replaced by ex-Deep Purple legend (and Coverdale bandmate) Jon Lord during sessions for the first LP.
The band's line-up changed yet again for the 1989 album Slip of the Tongue, when Vivian Campbell left in late 1988 (he later joined Def Leppard). While preparing for the recording of the album, Adrian Vandenberg suffered a debilitating hand injury related to isometric exercises and was unable to participate in the sessions. With all of the foundation tracks completed, guitarist Steve Vai was called in to record all the guitar parts. The resulting album sold in three million copies and hit #10 in US and UK. Hit singles included a re-working of "Fool For Your Loving" (#37 US, #43 UK) the melodic "The Deeper The Love" (#28 US, #35 UK in 1990) and "Now You're Gone"(#96 US, #31 UK in 1990).
David Coverdale officially founded Whitesnake Trent Fm Arena - Nottingham tickets in 1978. However the core lineup had been working as Whitesnake's backing band (he called them 'The White Snake Band' on the White Snake album tour, and they retained the title) on tour prior to Whitesnake's official founding. They toured with him in support for both of the solo albums Whitesnake tickets released between exiting Deep Purple and founding Whitesnake Trent Fm Arena - Nottingham tickets - White Snake (1977) and Northwinds (1978)
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