In their early years, Whitesnake played in a hard-edged blues rock and heavy metal influenced style. By the mid-80s, the band had moved towards a more commercially friendly arena rock and pop metal ethos, garnering them major hits such as "Love Ain't No Stranger", "Now You're Gone", "Slide It In", "Still of the Night", and the iconic tune "Here I Go Again" (arguably their 'signature song'). They were named the 85th greatest hard rock band of all time by VH1.
Whitesnake were active primarily in the 80s, but they still tour, albeit with an entirely new line-up (bar Coverdale), to this day. Some of the most famous musicians who have joined the band for a time include Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody, Rudy Sarzo, John Sykes, Adrian Vandenberg, Vivian Campbell, Tommy Aldridge, and Steve Vai.
The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple. This is not only because three past members of the band were once in Deep Purple but also because of their sound and influences. Later, the band took on a sound more in line with the hair metal style popular in the mid to late 80s, but they never truly left their heavy, blues rock roots behind
Formed in 1978 by David Coverdale after leaving Deep Purple, Whitesnake were originally a straightforwards heavy rock group with Jon Lord and Ian Paice from Deep Purple in the band. Despite a few album releases and constant touring, Whitesnake was unable to attain any significant commercial success in America, though becoming popular in the U.K., Europe, and Japan. Their critical reviews as well for their albums were somewhat mixed.
After acquaintance with Chris Cuttler, Fred Frith and most importantly, young guitarist John Sykes, David Coverdale decided to turn to a slicker, more commercially viable sound. Whitesnake made their first major splash in the States in 1984 with the album 'Slide It In', featuring the self-titled single as well as rock tracks "Slow An' Easy" and "Love Ain't No Stranger". All three of them gained major airplay and were eaten up by fans. Sykes was not involved in any of the song writing for 'Slide It In', though re-did some of Micky Moody's guitar work in the American remastering of the U.K. version of the album.
Three years later, thanks to radio-friendly, Zeppelin-ish songwriting and MTV friendly Tawny Kitaen's automobile acrobatics, Whitesnake became superstars with the album 'Whitesnake' (titled '1987' in Europe, and 'Serpens Albus' in Japan). Containing the U.S. smash hits "Here I Go Again", "Is This Love", "Still of the Night" and others, the album eventually sold over 10 million copies. Coverdale replaced the entire band for the subsequent tour, ditching Sykes for guitarists Adrian Vandenberg and Vivian Campbell. Also joining the band at this point were bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge.
Campbell left shortly after the tour (going on to replace Steve Clark in Def Leppard. Vandenberg, despite penning most of the material on the follow-up album, was unable to record due to a freak wrist injury. Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai was brought in to record all of the guitar parts for Slip of the Tongue, which was released in the spring of 1989. Despite going platinum, the album did not reach the stratospheric heights of Whitesnake (entitled 1987 in Europe, and Serpens Albus in Japan). With a divorce looming, and the alternative 'grunge' movement threatening to destroy the melodic rock movement, Coverdale dissolved Whitesnake.
In the late 90s, David Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg finally recorded together again. Initially intended to be a Coverdale solo effort, the Whitesnake name was eventually attached (much like the Tony Iommi/Black Sabbath projects of the late 80s). The resulting products were a new studio album entitled Restless Heart, and the live acoustic set, Starkers In Tokyo.
In the early 2000's Coverdale relaunched Whitesnake fully with an entirely new lineup centred around guitarists Reb Beach and Doug Aldrich (previously of Winger and Lion/Dio). This Whitesnake embarked on tours across the globe, releasing the "Live In the Still of the Night" DVD and "Live... In the Shadow of the Blues" on CD in 2006. A new studio album, "Good to be Bad", was released in 2008 reaching the top 10 in the UK album charts.
Over the last few years Coverdale has been involved in a remastering project which has seen all albums from 1978's Trouble, to 1989's Slip of the Tongue reissued with bonus material.
Whitesnake released Forevermore, on March 25, 2011 in Europe, and on the 29th in North America. They have released a number of scheduled 2011 tour dates on their website, with six scheduled UK tour dates and other European dates. In February 2011, Whitesnake was announced as one of the headliners to play the annual Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, on Memorial Day weekend. A digital single for the song 'Love Will Set You Free' was released, along with a video for the song, on February 21.
The album Forevermore was released as a special edition 'Snakepack' through Classic Rock magazine on 25 March, a full 3 weeks before its commercial release. The fan pack includes the full, official new album Forevermore, a 132-page magazine, poster and pin badge. On 20 March 2011, Whitesnake announced that Brian Ruedy would play keyboards on the Forevermore World Tour.
The album did not chart highly upon its official release in the UK (number 33, possibly due to the copies released as part of the aforementioned Classic Rock Snakepack, which are not eligible for the charts). It did, however, show signs of Whitesnake's slow rebuild of support in the US with the album charting at number 49 - the band's highest charting album since the 80s.
Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach are Whitesnake longest standing guitar players, both being in the band 10 years by 2012.
Whitesnake are set to embark on their farewell tour in May 2022, beginning in the UK and Ireland with Foreigner and Europe. In July 2021, the group announced the addition of multi-instrumentalist Dino Jelusick to their ranks, turning Whitesnake into a septet for the first time. Later that November, Michael Devin parted ways with the band. He was replaced by Tanya O'Callaghan, marking the first female musician to join the band.
Website: http://www.whitesnake.com/
Only My Soul
Whitesnake Lyrics
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Wondering why I feel alone.
And only my love keeps me from
Weeping, so bad,
Giving me strength, to carry on.
Lead me on thro' restless waters,
Walk with me along the way.
For the Lord will take it all
On judgment day.
Broken dreams lay all around me,
Sad eyed children of despair.
Whispered voices in the distance
Call me on to who knows where.
Lead me on thro' restless waters,
Walk with me along the way.
Live the moment, and tomorrow.
'Cause the Lord will take it all on judgment day,
And the Lord will take it all on judgement day.
Hear me crying out for love.
Hear me crying out for love.
I'll never let you know it,
I can only show it in my song.
Only my soul.
Hear me crying out for love.
Hear me crying out for love.
I'll never let you know it,
I can only show it in my song.
Only my soul
Whitesnake's "Only My Soul" is a powerful ballad that deals with feelings of loneliness, despair, and the search for hope. The opening line, "Only my soul, stops me crying," sets the tone for the rest of the song, as the singer grapples with the pain of being alone in the world. The song's central theme is the power of love to heal and give strength in difficult times, expressed in the lines "And only my love keeps me from weeping, so bad, giving me strength to carry on." The singer acknowledges that their broken dreams and the sad state of the world around them could easily overwhelm them, but they are sustained by the hope and faith that there is something greater beyond this life, expressed in the lines "Live the moment, and tomorrow, for the Lord will take it all on judgement day."
Throughout the song, there is a sense of searching for something beyond the present moment, beyond the pain and suffering of this life. The repeated refrain, "Hear me crying out for love," speaks to a yearning for connection and belonging that is universal in human experience. The final line of the song, "Only my soul," emphasizes the idea that this search for meaning and hope is ultimately an internal one, and that it is through our own souls that we can find the strength to endure and overcome.
Line by Line Meaning
Only my soul, stops me crying,
The only thing that keeps me from crying is my soul.
Wondering why I feel alone.
I often wonder why I feel alone and this makes me feel sad.
And only my love keeps me from
The only thing that keeps me from weeping is my love.
Weeping, so bad,
I weep worse than anything because of my sadness and loneliness.
Giving me strength, to carry on.
My love for someone gives me the strength to continue living.
Lead me on thro' restless waters,
Please guide me through the rough and stormy waters.
Walk with me along the way.
Please take my hand and walk with me on this journey.
Live the moment, and tomorrow.
Enjoy the time that you have now and don't worry too much about the future.
For the Lord will take it all
God will take care of everything for us
On judgment day.
On the day of reckoning, everything will be made clear.
Broken dreams lay all around me,
I am surrounded by shattered dreams and lost hopes.
Sad eyed children of despair.
The people around me are tired and hopeless.
Whispered voices in the distance
I can hear faint whispers in the distance as if someone is calling out to me.
Call me on to who knows where.
Someone is trying to pull me towards an unknown location.
Hear me crying out for love.
Listen to me as I scream for love.
I'll never let you know it,
I won't tell you outright that I need love.
I can only show it in my song.
I can only express my need for love through my music.
Only my soul.
My soul is the only thing that truly knows my pain and can help me find solace.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAVID COVERDALE
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Only my soul, stops me crying,
Wondering why I feel alone.
And only my love keeps me from
Weeping, so bad,
Giving me strength, to carry on.
Lead me on thro' restless waters,
Walk with me along the way.
Live the moment, and tomorrow.
For the Lord will take it all
On judgment day.
Broken dreams lay all around me,
Sad eyed children of despair.
Whispered voices in the distance
Call me on to who knows where.
Lead me on thro' restless waters,
Walk with me along the way.
Live the moment, and tomorrow.
'Cause the Lord will take it all on judgment day,
And the Lord will take it all on judgement day.
Hear me crying out for love.
Hear me crying out for love.
I'll never let you know it,
I can only show it in my song.
Only my soul.
Hear me crying out for love.
Hear me crying out for love.
I'll never let you know it,
I can only show it in my song.
Only my soul
Mirko Gizela Pericic
Salvation...For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 6 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus love Him.”[c]
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him...Bible
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Само душата ми ме спира да плача,
Чудя се защо се чувствам сама.
И само любовта ми ме пази
Плач, толкова лошо,
Давайки ми сила, да продължа.
Води ме на неспокойни води в гърлото,
Върви с мен по пътя.
Живейте момента и утре.
Защото Господ ще вземе всичко
В съдния ден.
Разбити мечти лежаха навсякъде около мен,
Деца с тъжно око на отчаяние.
Шепнали гласове в далечината
Обадете ми се на кой знае къде.
Води ме на неспокойни води в гърлото,
Върви с мен по пътя.
Живейте момента и утре.
Защото Господ ще вземе всичко това в деня на съда,
И Господ ще вземе всичко това в деня на съд.
Чуйте ме да викам за любов.
Чуйте ме да викам за любов.
Никога няма да ви кажа,
Мога да го покажа само в песента си.
Само душата ми.
Чуйте ме да викам за любов.
Чуйте ме да викам за любов.
Никога няма да ви кажа,
Мога да го покажа само в песента си.
Само душата ми
mavirenes
Only my soul, stops me crying,
Wondering why I feel alone.
And only my love keeps me from
Weeping, so bad,
Giving me strength, to carry on.
Lead me on thro' restless waters,
Walk with me along the way.
Live the moment, and tomorrow.
For the Lord will take it all
On judgment day.
Broken dreams lay all around me,
Sad eyed children of despair.
Whispered voices in the distance
Call me on to who knows where.
Lead me on thro' restless waters,
Walk with me along the way.
Live the moment, and tomorrow.
'Cause the Lord will take it all on judgment day,
And the Lord will take it all on judgement day.
Hear me crying out for love.
Hear me crying out for love.
I'll never let you know it,
I can only show it in my song.
Only my soul.
Hear me crying out for love.
Hear me crying out for love.
I'll never let you know it,
I can only show it in my song.
Only my soul
Marcus Vinicius Machado
David Coverdale sempre sensacional......... Mestre das baladas
Andreas M
αα ρε david,αγέραστος και αειθαλής!!! Σ'αγαπάμε!
Kazimierz Naumowicz
Thank you David Coverdale .. I love your music ....
Kazimierz Naumowicz
@Margaret Carter Dzięki Małgoś i wzajemnie skarbie.Pozdr!
Margaret Carter
Pogodnej i miłej niedzieli Kaziu :))
ROADKALE2
magnífica música!!!
The Hutch Music and Video
Loved this for years! For me this album was DC at his most soulful. Just wait for the "hearing me crying out for love"! And Northwinds the track is awesome.
joyce garcia
Im soooo ever hyptnotized by your music David Coverdale.... has helped me in very troubled times... knowing im not akone....your with me
David Coverdale
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