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WHITESNAKE WORLD TOUR: LIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR…..FOREVERMORE
All classic rock music fans will have the opportunity of a lifetime when they will be able to catch for the very first time the Live performance of one of Rock music’s immortals WHITESNAKE with its iconic legendary vocalist David Coverdale.
WHITESNAKE FOREVERMORE LIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR will be held at Stadium Negara Sunday, 30th October 2011 at 8.30 pm.
THE WHITESNAKE LEGACY…..
Whitesnake was founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple…. After recording two solo albums, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed Whitesnake around 1977.
Whitesnake recorded the EP Snakebite which was released in 1978 . The EP had some success in the UK and subsequent reissues of this EP included four bonus tracks from Coverdale’s second solo album Northwinds .A blues rock/R&B debut album Trouble, was released in 1978. Whitesnake toured Europe to promote the album and their first live album Live at Hammersmith was recorded on this tour and released in Japan in 1979.
Whitesnake released Lovehunter in 1979….The album made the UK Top 30 and contained the minor hit “Long Way From Home. Shortly after that Ian Paice replaced David Dowle giving Whitesnake three ex-Deep Purple members. The new line-up recorded the 1980 release Ready an’ Willing, which was a breakthrough hit for the band reaching the UK Top 10 and becoming their first entry into the U.S. Top 100.
The single “Fool For Your Loving“, which the band originally wrote for B.B. King, made #13 in the UK single charts and #53 in the US, and the title track also hit #43 in the UK charts.. While still mostly unknown in the US, the modest success of Ready an’ Willing helped Whitesnake increase awareness there as an opening act for established bands such as Jethro Tull and AC/DC. The band also released Live…In The Heart Of The City, which contained recordings made in 1978 and 1980 and achieved a #5 ranking in the UK album charts.
In 1981 the band recorded the album Come an’ Get It which climbed to #2 in the UK album charts and produced the Top 20 hit “Don’t Break My Heart Again” and the Top 40 hit “Would I Lie To You”.
During 1982 Coverdale took time off to look after his sick daughter and decided to put Whitesnake on hold. When David Coverdale returned to music he reformed the band and after the recording of the album Saints & Sinners It was another Top 10 UK album and contained the hit “Here I Go AgainThe new lineup toured in 1982–83, headlined the Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington UK in August 1983 and the single “Guilty of Love” reached #31 in the UK singles chart.
In late 1983, the band recorded Slide It In, which was released in Europe in early 1984. At this same time, the band secured a major US record deal with the Geffen label. The album had its US release in April 1984. The Slide It In album led to the album-oriented rock hits in the US: “Slow An’ Easy” and “Love Ain’t No Stranger“, as well as the album’s title track
The self-titled Whitesnake album was finished in 1987,and marked the band’s first mainstream success in the US…The success of Whitesnake also pushed sales of Slide It In from its RIAA certified gold status to platinum status, and made the band a bona fide arena headliner for the first time in North America. The album continued to sell throughout 1987 and 1988 and peaked at #2 in the US album charts. The album’s biggest hits were the #2 power ballad “Is This Love” and the #1 hit single “Here I Go Again“,
Vivian Campbell left Whitesnake in late 1988 due to creative differences, and so the band’s line-up changed yet again for the 1989 album Slip of the Tongue. While preparing for the recording of the album, guitarist Adrian Vandenberg sustained a serious wrist injury, making it impossible for him to play without experiencing great discomfort. Coverdale had no choice but to find a new guitar player. He eventually found former Frank Zappa and David Lee Roth guitar player Steve Vai, whom Coverdale had seen in the 1986 film Crossroads. Upon its release, Slip of the Tongue sold three million copies and hit #10 in both the US and UK album charts. The album also spawned three successful singles: a reworking of the band’s 1980 classic “Fool for Your Loving” (#37 US and #43 UK), the melodic “The Deeper the Love” (#28 US and #35 UK) and “Now You’re Gone” (#96 US and #31 UK). Steve Vai became an official member of the band and appeared in all of the band’s new music videos.
in 1990 Coverdale decided he would fold the band. . Coverdale announced that he would be taking a break from the music business. , but the next year Coverdale started to work with former-Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page, which resulted in the album Coverdale and Page.
A new line-up of the band was assembled for 1994’s Whitesnake’s Greatest Hits album. They embarked on a short tour in Europe, with former Ratt guitarist Warren DeMartini playing lead guitar, drummer Denny Carmassi, bassist Rudy Sarzo guitarist Adrian Vandenberg and keyboard player Paul Mirkovich before their recording contract with Geffen expired. Following this Whitesnake was in hiatus for three years and spent time in Bolivia.
In 1997 Coverdale and Vandenberg re-grouped to work together on a new Whitesnake album Restless Heart. This was originally to be a solo album for Coverdale, but the record company pressures released it under the Whitesnake name. However, despite a release in both Japan and Europe, it was never available officially in the US. The album marked a return to the band’s earlier R&B music.
The album reached the UK Top 40 album chart and produced the blues ballad “Too Many Tears” which reached #46 UK singles chart. The album featured Coverdale, Carmassi, Vandenberg, Pink Floyd touring bassist Guy Pratt with keyboardist Brett Tuggle who had played with Coverdale and Page.. In the end of ’97, Coverdale folded the band at the end of the tour, and took another break from the music business.
In December 2002 Coverdale reformed Whitesnake for Whitesnake’s 25th anniversary In February 2006, Whitesnake released a live DVD titled, Live… In The Still of the Night and announced a Spring and Summer tour of Japan and Europe. In June 2006 it was announced Coverdale had signed Whitesnake to a new record deal with Steamhammer/SPV Records who released a double live album entitled, Live: In The Shadow Of The Blues during November 2006 in UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The album had tracks recorded since 2003, and also included four new studio tracks: “Ready to Rock”, “If You Want Me”, “All I Want Is You” and “Dog.”
In April 2008 the band released their tenth studio album, Good to Be Bad, which reached #5 in the UK album chart.In early November 2008, Whitesnake received the Classic Rock Best Album award for Good To Be Bad..
Whitesnake released Forevermore, on March 25, 2011 in Europe, and on the 29th in North America.. A digital single for the song ‘Love Will Set You Free‘ was released, along with a video for the song, on February 21 On March 25, 2011 it was announced by Amazon.co.uk, that pre-order sales for Whitesnake’s album had exceeded Britney Spears’ new Femme Fatale album by 35%.
For rock music fans eager to see them live ; can get their tickets online at www.ticketpro.com.my & www.airasiaredtix.com
Tickets can also be purchased at the following outlets; Victoria Music; Guitar Store and Rock Corner outlets and is priced @ RM 358, RM258, RM158, RM98.
For enquiries call Ticket Hotline : +603-78807999 (Ticketpro) / +603 – 8775 4666 (AirAsiaRedTix)
WHITESNAKE WORLD TOUR: LIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR…FOREVERMORE….specially brought to you by JS Concert Productions in association with Midas Promotions with official hotel Hilton KL and official radio stations Sinar fm and Lite fm,
