LOVED the all star band but John Sykes and his wall of sound should've been on guitar for the '87 tour because without Sykes' song writing & incredible playing on Whitesnake "1987" COVERDALE wouldn't have had that monster album. I'd put the first Blue Murder album up against WS'87 any day! It's an incredible album with excellent songs and insane guitars and vocals from John Sykes,Tony Franklin on fretless bass and Carmine Appice on drums. A fk'ng masterpiece!
Bruhhh you’re on crack lol 😂 that 87 Whitesnake record is one of the greatest rock albums of all time. That first blue murder record is not even close to the league 87 record is in
Vivian shouldn't have been expected to be in a situation in which he was not to have his creative contributions recieved or capitalized on. The first 3 Dio albums are killer ( yeah, even Sacred Heart) because of what he brought to the table. Kind of wierd that he went on to Def Leppard to be...under utilized. I am definitely into The Last in Line band that he has been doing over the last few years, like having a guitar hero come home.
People remember the names of the bands and the frontmen, but people like Vivian who make the magic are seldom known to casual fans. Dio was an idiot to go on without him.
The only possible reason for joining Leppard would be the money. They're not really a credible rock band... although they were once. I never thought he was right for them, right from the word go, when I saw them play the Freddie Mercury tribute gig in 92. He's far too good for them.
He’s definitely under utilized, but he’s in a band where they take care of each other. At some point you have to choose a better situation and a steady paycheck. He has his side projects to feed his creative outlet. Met him a few times and seems like a pretty genuine guy.
I was fortunate enough to see this lineup live when Whitesnake opened for Motley Crue on Motley's Girls ×3 tour @ The San Diego Sports Arena. I bought a Whitesnake jersey shirt instead of a Motley Crue shirt. My uncle was a rocker and took me to all of shows starting in 82/83 with KISS Creatures Of The Night Tank Tour w/Motley opening in San Diego. I was only in 5th grade for the KISS show. It planted the seed for the love I have for most genres of rock music.
I think the band could have remained relevant for much longer had Sykes been in the band for all the post 87 records. There might have been a perfect chemistry between him and Coverdale that could have produced at least a few more classic records. It seems like after Blue Murder didn't go very far, John lost his purpose in life and then stopped doing music altogether.
John Sykes didn't stop doing music. After Blue Murder he recorded several records under his name, none of them successful. He was about to release a new record somewhere between 2020/21 but (still) delayed. There's a couple of new songs in his YT page as advances. Nothing to die for honestly.
David Coverdale is notorious a**hole and extremely difficult to work with is the word, doesn't surprise me at all that John left or any of the rest of the 20 guitarist he went through.
Saw Blue Murder during a snow storm Sykes and his beat up les Paul custom killed it ! He had something to prove, and didn’t get the credit he deserved for the success of 80s whitesnake
1988. Hell of a show they put on at The Castle, in Charlevoix, Michigan that summer, and Great White were hitting their stride--they rocked every bit as much as Whitesnake that Saturday night. One of my favorite concerts I've ever attended...
Vivian has been with a more popular as well as revenue giant called "Def Leppard" for 30 years with a higher salary --- This was a blessing for him. Believe that. In addition, I have always adored Whitesnake for a litany as well as plethora of reasons...However, David has some issues. Yes, it is his band, we get it and how Sykes was treated during the 1987 fall out, was all the evidence needed. David and Sharon Osbourne--- two legends in their own minds.
Adrian is great. I always thought adrian was a better writer than guitarists in the band, although he can play too. Adrian's tone or style was raw compared to the polish of Vivian and Vai to me. Great interviews. This channel rocks. Just great stuff. Tha is for sharing. Really appreciated.
@@fullinbloom You're welcome. You kinda remind me of Charlie "The Butcher" Kendall from M-M-Metal Shop, the only show with teeth. I really miss that show.
Getting rid of guitarists seems to be a career ender for several bands. You have Ozzy getting rid of the Blizzard od Ozz band which included a main songwriter and then Jake E Lee. He made No More Tears and then that's it for Ozzy. Dio got rid of Vivian and his career was shot after that. He actually made a great record with Rowan but then got rid of him. Whitesnake found lighting in the bottle with Sykes and then threw it all away. Nothing good happened after 87, what a shame.
Whitesnake has 2 epic songs and the rest is shit. I don't think it really matters who the lead guitarist is as long as they were at a professional shred level.
After No More Tears came the grunge era, which practically none of the 70s/80s rockers survived/thrived in. Aerosmith is the only one of those bands I can think of who still had huge records in the grunge era and beyond. Others lost their careers entirely or remained a good touring draw but didn't sell records.
It’s one of those ‘what ifs’ but incorporating Vivian’s Dio-esque riffs into the Whitesnake pallet, would have made for a different, or arguably, a better follow up to ‘1987’. We’ll never know...
So what was the deal with Vivian's wife? I wonder how Slip of the Tongue would have done with Vivian instead of Vai. I liked the album at the time, but in retrospect it was a bit of a letdown after the '87 album.
As a guy who loved Slide it In and the self-titled 1987 record, I can't for the life of me, understand all these years later, why Slip of The Tongue was such a huge dissapointment. Every single musician on that record was top notch. The lyrics were kinda lame and uninspired, Steve Vai's guitar tone was over-processed to death and sounded very thin, and considering Adrian is great guitar player, the song arrangements were nothing special, except for Judgement Day and a couple others. Slip of the Tongue was definitely a case of the whole NOT being greater than the sum of the parts. And to be honest, except for the rabid Fan Boys that worship at the Coverdale Altar no matter HOW many truly mediocre albums David has released since 1987, Whitesnake never regained anything close to their glory days in the 80s. And that's a huge shame considering the immense talent of Reb Beach and Tommy Aldridge.
I think Vai ruined the songs. They likely would have held up a lot better with a different guitar player (Vivian?) on them. That being said, I listened to that album plenty at the time.
You're right. My words exactly. That "Slip Of The Tongue" era & Tour was truly GROTESQUE. Steve Vai music & style doesn't have ANYTHING to do with Whitesnake. For some strange reason he was excellent in Alcatrazz & DLR. But it's not ALL his fault. "Slip Of.." besides an enormous brilliant production it's an sterile album. Vandenberg compositions were sh3te. Vai tried to save that train wreck for a few moments but (still) that wasn't his album at first place.
@@MrMatthiasSchneider instead of Vivian I would say Adrian Vandenberg as he wrote all the songs with David. Check out the anniversary edition with all the demos and pre mixes. Without all the Vai wizardry these songs were much stronger.
Whitesnake was the chasm between the two peaks of Vivian Campbell’s career - Dio and Def Leppard. Granted maybe he’s always been on a bit of a leash in DL but still much greener pastures than Whitesnake.
Even on a very small local level, you cannot be nice and caring all the time. The classic singer versus guitar is initiated by volume wars. It's easy to crank the Marshall to 11. The vocal is limited to the feedback level of the room or stage. Hence the wars. As folks get older it doesn't get better. I would think after all the crap gigs and getting no where, the guys would appreciate the success. They were all killer. Wow, Dave's band. It was, but a revolving door, getting rid of guitarist's, I guess was the way to hog all the cash. Nothing more. Such great music in the begining.
While Adrian is a good guitar player, Vivian, had he been given the opportunity, would have smoked both Vandenberg and Vai in creating a heavy yet commercial new Whitesnake album. Just my opinion.
I don't think Vandenberg's 'accident' had anything to do with him not playing on Slip of the Tongue. Campbell was the better player and Vai was flashier. If it hadn't have been Vai it would have been Campbell.
to me whitesnakes success was because of john sykes!!!!!! slide it in and the epic fucking masterpiece 87 set the bar for the late 80s!!!! vivian campbell was fucking stellar in the Dio albums and i saw him live 3 different times ending on the sacred heart tour!! i was appauled when i saw him in whitesnake???? and even more pissed off seeing Steve VAI joining!! both of these shredd gods had zero business as hired guns for the asshole coverdale!! neither a good fit period!!!!! however, when doug aldrich and reb beach were added i was overjoyed!!! and gained a little respect back for coverdale!! nonetheless, after John Sykes left whitesnake the chemistry was never the same again or topped the 87 atomic fucking bomb of a record!!
Good for him!! He wasn't happy with his role within the band as he said several years ago. He felt ridiculous at first when they were forced to do the "1987" videos with Sykes guitars on the mix. Not a good start. A shame nobody cared for his side projects. Shadow King did an excellent record with him & Lou Gramm and Riverdogs were pretty good too. Leppard is just a source of safe money for him since his inception.
Slip of the tongue has to be one of the most commercially disappointing albums of all time. It barely goes platnuim after the previous one sold over 8 million.
They were never going to top that album. Very few bands repeat that kind of success. Slip of the Tongue is still a great album. Davids vocals are incredible. Sailing Ships, deeper the love, now youre gone. awesome ballads. I have great memories of this album.
Steve Vai although among the greatest ever didn't fit Whitesnake - in 1989 Slip of The Tongue album guitar sounds just sterile and synthetic, the feeling John Sykes transmit in 1987 just wasn't there.
I get it @Sweet William. The internet can give you a false impression that your opinion matters, but, I assure you, it does not. The clip has gotten over 14K views in less than 24 hours. That's over 14K people (so far) who didn't whine about something that's subjective. Be one of those people next time because I can guarantee that somebody out there thinks the crap you listen to is ridiculously cheesy and that you're a moron for doing so.
Outside of Dio, Viv's done nothing I'm interested in. Riverdogs went nowhere, Coverdale said Viv was bringing him music that wasn't his style and Def Leopard went to poop when PC joined the band. He was demigod level in Dio though.
Lol long ? dio and whitesnake? and then what def leppard for 30 f years .would you like to stack up the number of musicians that have left/been fired from snake ???? and have had bitter things to say ? then add that to dios list ? vivs rep is far superior to dave and rons .apply a liitle intellectual rigor.
Certain players just don't gel with each other. My humble opinion is I like John Sykes better as the only guitarist. He doesn't fit with a 2nd one in a band. Same with Vai. Vai and Vandenberg weren't a good match. Just listen to live at Donnington. Sounds like a mess.
Vivian seems like he spent some time being a poor sport. He left Dio because he wanted more money and more stardom. Instead he got to find out the hard way the grass ain't always greener. Maybe he made more money idk.
More money? How about some money. Dio was keeping it all. Would you be a chump and help write all of the songs while someone else kept all of the money? I know I wouldn't.
@@MrMatthiasSchneider idk what he was paid. Idk what the agreement was. If someone signed an agreement with you would feel bad they didn't like it later? Maybe you would. I don't have those details and one half of the party is dead. On another note, I wonder if you or I would know who Vivian Campbell is if RJD didn't put him on. Probably not.
@@MrMatthiasSchneider what r you Vivians mother or something? Who's we? You got a pack of people with you? Like West Side story you in a gang that hunts down people with opposing opinions? Lol. Geeze guy. Tell Vivian I'm sorry.
@@MrMatthiasSchneider also, whyd you use quotes? I didn't say that. I asked a question. Perhaps you can't or don't want to answer it, that's fine. Don't misquote me
Coverdale decided to write the next album with Adrian Vandenberg instead of Vivian Campbell and the album sucked. Whitesnake never really recovered from that.
I love Vivians playing and he seems a nice enough chap. But we have to excuse some of his paranoid and crybaby recollections that may not be true because he is Irish after all.
It takes at least two normal guitar players to equal the amount of metal nutrition, virtuosity and attack of one TOTAL guitar player..like John Sykes 😂😂🤘🤘🤘
40 years playing guitar, where's coverdale now, is he even singing anymore, singers are always assholes, RJD, ozzy, coverdale and axel, what a bunch of prima Donna's, oh we sing give us all the money , no one would go see them without the real musicians.
LOVED the all star band but John Sykes and his wall of sound should've been on guitar for the '87 tour because without Sykes' song writing & incredible playing on Whitesnake "1987" COVERDALE wouldn't have had that monster album. I'd put the first Blue Murder album up against WS'87 any day! It's an incredible album with excellent songs and insane guitars and vocals from John Sykes,Tony Franklin on fretless bass and Carmine Appice on drums. A fk'ng masterpiece!
Bruhhh you’re on crack lol 😂 that 87 Whitesnake record is one of the greatest rock albums of all time. That first blue murder record is not even close to the league 87 record is in
The story of how they survived the great Aqua Net shortage of 1988 is simply legend.
Whitesnake has literally had some of the greatest guitarist line ups in history....they still do! 😉🤘
Adrian seems a class act. No offense to Eddie Trunk ;but this is how you conduct an interview ..make it a conversation ..Great content..
Come on, Eddie Trunk's interviews are a conversation. With himself.
Eddie Trunk sucks..
I think Eddie Trunk enjoys hearing himself talk. Right?
@@stevengoodman3498 Bingo....always wants to interject his connection with the industry/artist rather than let the guest tell their story.
Eddie Trunk is a complete blow hard
One of my favorite guitar solo's is Heaven and Hell, live at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. Go watch it!
Vivian shouldn't have been expected to be in a situation in which he was not to have his creative contributions recieved or capitalized on. The first 3 Dio albums are killer ( yeah, even Sacred Heart) because of what he brought to the table. Kind of wierd that he went on to Def Leppard to be...under utilized.
I am definitely into The Last in Line band that he has been doing over the last few years, like having a guitar hero come home.
I agree, but the Leppard gig ment a huge paycheck and stability👍
People remember the names of the bands and the frontmen, but people like Vivian who make the magic are seldom known to casual fans. Dio was an idiot to go on without him.
I always loved Sacred Heart. The first 3 Dio albums are easily the best that band ever made. Though Dream Evil was a decent follow up.
The only possible reason for joining Leppard would be the money. They're not really a credible rock band... although they were once. I never thought he was right for them, right from the word go, when I saw them play the Freddie Mercury tribute gig in 92. He's far too good for them.
He’s definitely under utilized, but he’s in a band where they take care of each other. At some point you have to choose a better situation and a steady paycheck. He has his side projects to feed his creative outlet. Met him a few times and seems like a pretty genuine guy.
I was fortunate enough to see this lineup live when Whitesnake opened for Motley Crue on Motley's Girls ×3 tour @ The San Diego Sports Arena. I bought a Whitesnake jersey shirt instead of a Motley Crue shirt. My uncle was a rocker and took me to all of shows starting in 82/83 with KISS Creatures Of The Night Tank Tour w/Motley opening in San Diego. I was only in 5th grade for the KISS show. It planted the seed for the love I have for most genres of rock music.
a big thanks for mentioning the band for your background, it has been driving me nuts, now i can check them out
I always like Vivian's playing on the first couple Dio records. But where there is all this smoke - there must be some fire !
I think the band could have remained relevant for much longer had Sykes been in the band for all the post 87 records. There might have been a perfect chemistry between him and Coverdale that could have produced at least a few more classic records. It seems like after Blue Murder didn't go very far, John lost his purpose in life and then stopped doing music altogether.
John Sykes didn't stop doing music. After Blue Murder he recorded several records under his name, none of them successful. He was about to release a new record somewhere between 2020/21 but (still) delayed. There's a couple of new songs in his YT page as advances. Nothing to die for honestly.
David Coverdale is notorious a**hole and extremely difficult to work with is the word, doesn't surprise me at all that John left or any of the rest of the 20 guitarist he went through.
Whitesnake should have never fired their early 80s line up. Ian price, Jon lord, Bernie Mars den and mick moody was a hell of a lineup…
Coverdale, Sykes, and Vandenberg were great performers but not much authenticy in making songs there.
Saw Blue Murder during a snow storm Sykes and his beat up les Paul custom killed it ! He had something to prove, and didn’t get the credit he deserved for the success of 80s whitesnake
I’m a big fan of Vivian’s tone, and playing. In fact he reminds me a little of Sykes who’s one of my faves.
Saw the tour with Great White opening in Seattle…so good
Saw that concert in Seattle too \m/
I saw it too in my little hometown of Huntsville, AL. in March of ‘88. It was just a couple of months before my HS graduation. Great times!🤘👊
1988. Hell of a show they put on at The Castle, in Charlevoix, Michigan that summer, and Great White were hitting their stride--they rocked every bit as much as Whitesnake that Saturday night. One of my favorite concerts I've ever attended...
Saw that, 1988. Irvine Meadows. Coverdale: "Condoms are to be worn at all times tonight!"
I seen Whitesnake with Vivian and Steve on guitar. I cant tell ya which was better? They were great everytime i seen them. Absolutely Fantastic.
Vivian has been with a more popular as well as revenue giant called "Def Leppard" for 30 years with a higher salary --- This was a blessing for him. Believe that. In addition, I have always adored Whitesnake for a litany as well as plethora of reasons...However, David has some issues. Yes, it is his band, we get it and how Sykes was treated during the 1987 fall out, was all the evidence needed. David and Sharon Osbourne--- two legends in their own minds.
Adrian is great. I always thought adrian was a better writer than guitarists in the band, although he can play too. Adrian's tone or style was raw compared to the polish of Vivian and Vai to me.
Great interviews. This channel rocks. Just great stuff. Tha is for sharing. Really appreciated.
The Full In Bloom interviewer has the ultimate classic rock/metal radio journalist voice.
What a cool thing to say. My haters will surely cringe, which makes your comment even more special. Thank you for taking the time, Chris!
@@fullinbloom You're welcome. You kinda remind me of Charlie "The Butcher" Kendall from M-M-Metal Shop, the only show with teeth. I really miss that show.
Getting rid of guitarists seems to be a career ender for several bands. You have Ozzy getting rid of the Blizzard od Ozz band which included a main songwriter and then Jake E Lee. He made No More Tears and then that's it for Ozzy. Dio got rid of Vivian and his career was shot after that. He actually made a great record with Rowan but then got rid of him. Whitesnake found lighting in the bottle with Sykes and then threw it all away. Nothing good happened after 87, what a shame.
Whitesnake has 2 epic songs and the rest is shit. I don't think it really matters who the lead guitarist is as long as they were at a professional shred level.
After No More Tears came the grunge era, which practically none of the 70s/80s rockers survived/thrived in. Aerosmith is the only one of those bands I can think of who still had huge records in the grunge era and beyond. Others lost their careers entirely or remained a good touring draw but didn't sell records.
Aerosmith and Guns n Roses also had some sort of success in the 90s, but I agree that those years were bad times for Rock
Vivian was the best part of every band he played in,just look at how every Dio album sucked after he left.
It’s one of those ‘what ifs’ but incorporating Vivian’s Dio-esque riffs into the Whitesnake pallet, would have made for a different, or arguably, a better follow up to ‘1987’. We’ll never know...
Steve Vai never made any sense in this band to me at all. Vai is like Jeff Beck. Too much of a lone wolf to fit into a national band
But, if it HAD worked out, we’d be calling that album genius today.
Artists have to experiment. Sometimes it works and sometimes not.
Vai on eat em and smile was incredible...most everything else he did not so much.
Another great interview 👍🏻
So what was the deal with Vivian's wife? I wonder how Slip of the Tongue would have done with Vivian instead of Vai. I liked the album at the time, but in retrospect it was a bit of a letdown after the '87 album.
I agree, would have preferred Campbell. SLIP OF THE TONGUE isnt bad, but certainly nowhere near as good as the work with Sykes.
Campbell’s ex-wife didn’t get on with Coverdale’s wife at the time, Tawny Kitaen.
With Vivian it would be more european sounding .
At least heavier too and keep that bluesiness here and there better too .
Lol,after the '87 album it (the next album) was bound to be a let down.
Campbell was brought in just to fill the spot when Sykes left. personally I think Doug Aldrich was a better fit for Whitesnake than Campbell
Sounds like Vivian just didn't like that situation of simply being a "hired gun" for the band with no creative input.
I like Doug but he pretty much did a limited Sykes impersonation in Whitesnake.
I saw them with Aldrich. Early 2000s (?) Killer guitarist.
“Vivian Vivian Vivian! Honestly whenever Anything in this house explodes, it’s always Blame Vivian?!!”
Vyvyan, where did you get that howitzer?
As a guy who loved Slide it In and the self-titled 1987 record, I can't for the life of me, understand all these years later, why Slip of The Tongue was such a huge dissapointment. Every single musician on that record was top notch. The lyrics were kinda lame and uninspired, Steve Vai's guitar tone was over-processed to death and sounded very thin, and considering Adrian is great guitar player, the song arrangements were nothing special, except for Judgement Day and a couple others. Slip of the Tongue was definitely a case of the whole NOT being greater than the sum of the parts. And to be honest, except for the rabid Fan Boys that worship at the Coverdale Altar no matter HOW many truly mediocre albums David has released since 1987, Whitesnake never regained anything close to their glory days in the 80s. And that's a huge shame considering the immense talent of Reb Beach and Tommy Aldridge.
I think Vai ruined the songs. They likely would have held up a lot better with a different guitar player (Vivian?) on them. That being said, I listened to that album plenty at the time.
why it failed you ask . well take a look at the songs . kittens got claws ; cheap and nasty . so lame and the lyrics so dumb .
You're right. My words exactly. That "Slip Of The Tongue" era & Tour was truly GROTESQUE. Steve Vai music & style doesn't have ANYTHING to do with Whitesnake. For some strange reason he was excellent in Alcatrazz & DLR. But it's not ALL his fault. "Slip Of.." besides an enormous brilliant production it's an sterile album. Vandenberg compositions were sh3te. Vai tried to save that train wreck for a few moments but (still) that wasn't his album at first place.
Weak guitar sound and overplaying.
@@MrMatthiasSchneider instead of Vivian I would say Adrian Vandenberg as he wrote all the songs with David. Check out the anniversary edition with all the demos and pre mixes. Without all the Vai wizardry these songs were much stronger.
Nothing worse - as a musician - to be kicked out of a band.
Very tough awkward moment.
Especially when the band sucks
Thanks again
I'm happy both Vivian and Rudy survived the musician graveyard called, "Whitesnake!"
Whitesnake was the chasm between the two peaks of Vivian Campbell’s career - Dio and Def Leppard. Granted maybe he’s always been on a bit of a leash in DL but still much greener pastures than Whitesnake.
Depends what "greener pastures" means. He played in Whitesnake for a year-and-a-half and got paid a mint for it....
@@MrMatthiasSchneider Perhaps financially but I meant musically.
Even on a very small local level, you cannot be nice and caring all the time. The classic singer versus guitar is initiated by volume wars. It's easy to crank the Marshall to 11. The vocal is limited to the feedback level of the room or stage. Hence the wars. As folks get older it doesn't get better. I would think after all the crap gigs and getting no where, the guys would appreciate the success. They were all killer. Wow, Dave's band. It was, but a revolving door, getting rid of guitarist's, I guess was the way to hog all the cash. Nothing more. Such great music in the begining.
While Adrian is a good guitar player, Vivian, had he been given the opportunity, would have smoked both Vandenberg and Vai in creating a heavy yet commercial new Whitesnake album. Just my opinion.
I don't think Vandenberg's 'accident' had anything to do with him not playing on Slip of the Tongue. Campbell was the better player and Vai was flashier. If it hadn't have been Vai it would have been Campbell.
your content is cool but bro turn down the intro/outro music please.
Everyone wants to do it themselves, few can. I'm surprised Vivian fell into the same situation he just left with dio.
Something about David Coverdale that seems shady.John Sykes got screwed over I guess.
to me whitesnakes success was because of john sykes!!!!!! slide it in and the epic fucking masterpiece 87 set the bar for the late 80s!!!! vivian campbell was fucking stellar in the Dio albums and i saw him live 3 different times ending on the sacred heart tour!! i was appauled when i saw him in whitesnake???? and even more pissed off seeing Steve VAI joining!! both of these shredd gods had zero business as hired guns for the asshole coverdale!! neither a good fit period!!!!! however, when doug aldrich and reb beach were added i was overjoyed!!! and gained a little respect back for coverdale!! nonetheless, after John Sykes left whitesnake the chemistry was never the same again or topped the 87 atomic fucking bomb of a record!!
Never should have gotten rid of Sykes.
Look I like Adrian so I can see having him but he should have kept Sykes
The reason Coverdale sacked Campbell was because his hair wasn't fluffy enough.
Fake news. It was fluffier than Vai's!
I can't imagine why he stayed in Def for 30+ years. Any coverband guitarist could fill that role, it's not like Def is cranking out new music.
Money
Saw Whitesnake at the German Monsters Of Rock in 1983…. Forgot who was guitarist that year….
Micky Moody and Mel Galley.
@@blastfromthepast8344 thanks!!
Good for him!! He wasn't happy with his role within the band as he said several years ago. He felt ridiculous at first when they were forced to do the "1987" videos with Sykes guitars on the mix. Not a good start. A shame nobody cared for his side projects. Shadow King did an excellent record with him & Lou Gramm and Riverdogs were pretty good too. Leppard is just a source of safe money for him since his inception.
Seems like a nice guy.
Slip of the tongue has to be one of the most commercially disappointing albums of all time. It barely goes platnuim after the previous one sold over 8 million.
They were never going to top that album. Very few bands repeat that kind of success. Slip of the Tongue is still a great album. Davids vocals are incredible. Sailing Ships, deeper the love, now youre gone. awesome ballads. I have great memories of this album.
Even though the videos were all over MTV.
Didn't help Guns and Roses changed the entire scene and the glam stuff was fizzing off
Steve's guitars sound like sh!t.
Steve Vai although among the greatest ever didn't fit Whitesnake - in 1989 Slip of The Tongue album guitar sounds just sterile and synthetic, the feeling John Sykes transmit in 1987 just wasn't there.
Love your channel but, I hate the bumper music at the end.
You should listen to the whole song. It’s called The Parting by Fool of Fate. It’s actually pretty good.
@@RFXLR I'll give it a listen. Thanks.
I like it. It’s haunting.
@@RFXLR Wow... I guess I always assumed it was Blue Oyster Cult or something. Haha.
I get it @Sweet William. The internet can give you a false impression that your opinion matters, but, I assure you, it does not. The clip has gotten over 14K views in less than 24 hours. That's over 14K people (so far) who didn't whine about something that's subjective. Be one of those people next time because I can guarantee that somebody out there thinks the crap you listen to is ridiculously cheesy and that you're a moron for doing so.
Outside of Dio, Viv's done nothing I'm interested in.
Riverdogs went nowhere, Coverdale said Viv was bringing him music that wasn't his style and Def Leopard went to poop when PC joined the band.
He was demigod level in Dio though.
Whitesnake 87 was John Sykes... Everyone else was just a cover guitartist...
Coverdale is like a Male version of Sharon Osbourne which is to say toxic around other people.
Seems like the math comes down to the common denominator being Vivian Campbell.
Vivian Campbell has a long history of getting fired suddenly leaving bands and badmouthing fellow musicians. No surprise to me.
Lol long ? dio and whitesnake? and then what def leppard for 30 f years .would you like to stack up the number of musicians that have left/been fired from snake ???? and have had bitter things to say ? then add that to dios list ?
vivs rep is far superior to dave and rons .apply a liitle intellectual rigor.
Certain players just don't gel with each other. My humble opinion is I like John Sykes better as the only guitarist. He doesn't fit with a 2nd one in a band. Same with Vai. Vai and Vandenberg weren't a good match. Just listen to live at Donnington. Sounds like a mess.
Vivian seems like he spent some time being a poor sport. He left Dio because he wanted more money and more stardom. Instead he got to find out the hard way the grass ain't always greener. Maybe he made more money idk.
More money? How about some money. Dio was keeping it all. Would you be a chump and help write all of the songs while someone else kept all of the money? I know I wouldn't.
@@MrMatthiasSchneider idk what he was paid. Idk what the agreement was. If someone signed an agreement with you would feel bad they didn't like it later? Maybe you would. I don't have those details and one half of the party is dead. On another note, I wonder if you or I would know who Vivian Campbell is if RJD didn't put him on. Probably not.
@@Lordhumongus Ah, the obligatory "Vivian Campbell should thank Dio for his career and work for peanuts" argument that we all knew was coming.
@@MrMatthiasSchneider what r you Vivians mother or something? Who's we? You got a pack of people with you? Like West Side story you in a gang that hunts down people with opposing opinions? Lol. Geeze guy. Tell Vivian I'm sorry.
@@MrMatthiasSchneider also, whyd you use quotes? I didn't say that. I asked a question. Perhaps you can't or don't want to answer it, that's fine. Don't misquote me
Coverdale decided to write the next album with Adrian Vandenberg instead of Vivian Campbell and the album sucked. Whitesnake never really recovered from that.
I love Vivians playing and he seems a nice enough chap. But we have to excuse some of his paranoid and crybaby recollections that may not be true because he is Irish after all.
What the fuck does that mean??
Explain that stupid fucking comment,
Viv would have made a better record then vai. More suited to whitesnake
Agree
I had to put on closed captions to help me through some of this interview and that is about as useless as a blind seeing eye dog
Not the strongest Dutch accent but he talks too fast. Just slow down the playback speed.
It's too bad that Campbell joined Leppard.
not for campbell .
@@fig1115 Ok. You're probably thinking monetarily. I was thinking dynamically and creativity-wise.
It takes at least two normal guitar players to equal the amount of metal nutrition, virtuosity and attack of one TOTAL guitar player..like John Sykes
😂😂🤘🤘🤘
Dave has made career mistakes for sure
And made some very good decisions also.
Vivian is a big insecure baby. Always thought someone was out to get him.
40 years playing guitar, where's coverdale now, is he even singing anymore, singers are always assholes, RJD, ozzy, coverdale and axel, what a bunch of prima Donna's, oh we sing give us all the money
, no one would go see them without the real musicians.