1987 - Whitesnake

This album by Whitesnake always sticks out in my mind and the production is fantastic and of course of the 80s big rock sound. I am a big fan of the 'heavy metal' guitar sound and on this album John Sykes plays some amazing guitar all throughout the album. If you are into good old fashioned shredding guitar solos, you will love this album, but Sykes plays with great feeling too and I personally love technical ability intertwined with felt passion and sustained notes. The guitar solo on 'Crying in the Rain' is a phenomenal masterpiece. Of course, I am being a bit single-minded on the guitar playing on this album and mustn't forget David Coverdale's amazing ...  Read the complete review

As well as bringing Whitesnake mega global success and fame, I have always credited the 1987 self titled record as being the bands finest hour, and their entry into the 80's heavy metal scene couldn't have come at a better time for the group. The opening anthem Still Of The Night stated the albums intentions from the get go and gave the head bangers something right from the top, as did Looking For Love which is well placed to cover the entire rock spectrum from melodic and delicate keyboards to some insane guitar solos towards the back end of the track. The first of the two hit singles, Is This Love is nestled into the heart of the album and is ...  Read the complete review