Let yourself be blown away by songs like "Gambler", "Guilty of love", "Love ain't no stranger", "Standing in the shadow"!


The best before the quick slide down.   May 18, 2000
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

Whitesnake, to me, never put out great music. But, this album kicks. The title track opens things up and it sounds just like the old Whitesnake. "Love Ain't No Straner" and "Slow And Easy" are also good, but point to things to come. The rest of the album is solid. After this, they went video and really started sounding like all the other hair metal bands of the 80's.


The peak of Whitesnake.   October 26, 2006
Kevin H. Dudley (Roanoke, VA (USA))
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

Slide It In represents (to me at least) David Coverdale and Whitesnake at their peak. While this album didn't quite set any sales records when it initially came out back in 1984, word of mouth spread about it and it reached respectable gold status here in the states. After the self titled 1987 album blew things wide open, people would go back and check out Slide It In and push it's overall sales to double platinum.

As a few other reviewers have already mentioned, this album was originally recorded back in 1983 and came out in Britain first. On the advice however of Whitesnake's new A&R rep with their new lable Geffen, David Coverdale would re-mix the album, add some flashier guitar parts on the tracks and re-sequence the song listing.

I have never heard the original British version, but most Whitesnake fans seem to agree that it's the superior version compared to the American version.

Even if you end up getting the more widely available American version, you'll end up getting one of the best hard rock albums to ever be made.

While David Coverdale's sexist at times lyrics can get kind of goofy here and there, his surefire delivery and amazing range manages to sell every single line with the utmost sincerity and authority.

The backing band is amazing as usual with keyboards by ex-Deep Purple member Jon Lord, seering guitar leads by John Sykes (on the American verion only) and thundering drum work by Cozy Powell. The bass work is a little lower in the mix compared to their prior albums to this, but it still is rumbling and moves things along quite nicely.

Slide It In represents to me a perfect balance between their blues/rock past and the much more commercial direction that they would go in with their next release.

Any discerning hard rock or 80's metal fan would do wise to snatch up this album as I feel that it greatly represents this band at the height of their musical prowess.


A solid album   December 10, 2004
sauerkraut
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Whitesnake's Slide It In was released in 1984. It is comprised of ten tracks. The material is in a straight-ahead hard rock musical direction. All in all, I find the songwriting to be worthy, the musicianship to be tight, and the sound quality to be satisfying. I like David Coverdale's distinctive, industrious, meat-and-potatoes vocal delivery. The guitar work is gratifying. The keyboard playing, provided by Jon Lord, is minimal. Cozy Powell's drumming sounds crisp in the mix. My favorite songs are "Slide It In," "Gambler," and "Standing in the Shadow." The energetic, fun "Slide It In" sports a catchy refrain. "Gambler" supplies a pretty keyboard intro and a smooth solo from Lord; also, engaging drumming is furnished by Powell. "Standing in the Shadow" presents a pleasing refrain. Examples of other cuts that I enjoy are "Slow An' Easy" and "Love Ain't No Stranger." "Slow An' Easy" features a remarkable singing performance from Coverdale and a captivating chorus. "Love Ain't No Stranger" exhibits attractive keyboarding from Lord and pleasing rhythm guitar playing. The CD booklet includes the song lyrics and an essay. The album cover photo is memorable. The disc is almost 41 minutes. This is a recommendable piece of work.