DAVID COVERDALE - stub review added 26th October 2008
Album Review: Northwinds (1978)
For fans of: blues rock... and, well, David Coverdale
Take two measures of gently chilled blues rock, infuse with a hint of gospel, a dash of Mississippi piano, then top up with hard rock and you'll have yourself a Northwinds cocktail.
This album, as far removed from his hair-rock work as is possible, shows David Coverdale revealing his soulful side. Tunes like the title track and 'Only My Soul' have a vibe that takes you back to the seventies, even if you didn't experience that decade first hand. The last two tracks, bonuses on the now available re-mastered version, have a sleazy air like they were written for an old cop show.
Good album with a lot of likeability. Not much to blow you off your feet, but that isn't what this sort of music is about.
Check out... The title track. Mmm, chilled.
Track List:
1. Keep on Giving Me Love
2. Northwinds
3. Give Me Kindness
4. Time and Again
5. Queen of Hearts
6. Only My Soul
7. Say You Love Me
8. Breakdown
9. Shame on the Devil (not on original, only on remastered version)
10. Sweet Mistreater (not on original, only on remastered version)
Band websites: Whitesnake
