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Nowhere in the repertoire of Warrant or Poison or Winger will you find a song as ferocious as "Crying in the Rain," as noir as "Is This Love," as rich as "Now You're Gone," as soulful as "Looking For Love" or as biting as "Slide It In." Whitesnake may have put Tawny Kitaen and Jaguars in their videos, but it belied the sheer mettle and reserve of will that kept Coverdale and his revolving cast of cohorts on track for more than ten years, waiting for a breakthrough hit. And while the band may have only blown up with their self-titled 1987 release, it is simply incorrect to state that their best music was power balladry. In fact, a routine listen to each album yields many great tracks, proving that the _Slide It In_ era was not a fluke, but a *culmination*. Steering through personnel problems, ill health and a close call with permanent loss of singing voice, Coverdale led his band to one of the top rock positions of the late 80's with music of gritty teasing and ribald punch. The sweet and the symphonic come together in rippingly bluesy music meant for broken hearts as well as partying.

Beginners should grab this disc and spin it a few times to set the tone of a first-class education in what was a strange and wonderful time in pop music. This music hasn't dated, however. John Sykes' solos still soar, Coverdale's vocals still burn. It's not hair metal because Whitesnake sold their talent and chops to you along with their image. It was and is up to you to decide what is more important-- the devices in place to sell the music or the music itself-- and with this band that decision should be clear.


A deceiving title   March 7, 2003
 4 out of 6 found this review helpful

Please don't get me wrong! There's a reasons for this low rating:

This is NOT the best of Whitesnake, its simply a collection of songs taken from only 3 of the bands 11 studio albums. I think it's deceiving to call it "Whitesnake's greatest hits", even tho the songs themselves are good. I guess it all has something to do with the rights to the material, and maybe the fact that the earlier work of Whitesnake is rather unknown in America. As an introduction to this great band I guess it's alright but for the more than casual fan it won't do.

I advise you to get the original studio albums instead, because Whitesnake is one of the best bands in this genre. From the early blues rock, via the more traditional hard rock to heavy metal, Coverdale with his amazing voice have been able to release top material time after time.


Whitesnake - 'Greatest Hits' (Geffen)   March 28, 2005
 4 out of 6 found this review helpful

It's been said that Whitesnake is much classier than most 'other' hair bands that emerged in the '80's.Isn't that just ANOTHER way of saying they're more mainstream?I've always been a fair weather Whitesnake fan.I mean,ever since they released 'Slide It In'(their best ever lp),they've proved to be the most mainstream,commercial and straight ahead band in rock&roll.Keep in mind that if vocalist David Coverdale didn't look as good as he did,Whitesnake wouldn't have made it AS big as they did.I think a lot of people will agree with me on that.Don't get me wrong,their music is good,not great but good.As for the good songs,they're all here,like "Still Of The Night",the rather bluesy "Love Ain't No Stranger",the unreleased "Lookin' For Love","Slide It In"(my personal Whitesnake favorite),"The Deeper The Love","Slow And Easy","Judgement Day" and "Fool For Your Loving".Finally got to see them headline awhile back and in concert,they still kick some serious ass.