David Coverdale built Whitesnake's commercial breakthrough on a collection of loud, polished hard rockers, plus the band's best set of pop hooks. The Led Zeppelin-ish "Still of the Night" offered headbanger appeal, but it was the big chorus of "Here I Go Again" -- one of the very small number of non-power allad '80s hard rock singles to actually top the pop charts -- and the quiet allad "Is This Love" that really sold the album in spades. The rest of the album generally holds interest as well, and it's easily the band's best.
I have gone on the hugest 80s kick, recently. I've always identified myself with the 80s, even though I was really a 90s teen and the highest I got was junior high during the 80s. I was exposed, though, and young enough that what I _was_ exposed to has indelibly marked me. I still have Dexy's Midnight Runners, Fine Young Cannibals, The Clash and New Order with 5-star songs in my library. (g...
I have gone on the hugest 80s kick, recently. I've always identified myself with the 80s, even though I was really a 90s teen and the highest I got was junior high during the 80s. I was exposed, though, and young enough that what I _was_ exposed to has indelibly marked me. I still have Dexy's Midnight Runners, Fine Young Cannibals, The Clash and New Order with 5-star songs in my library. (g...