While the breakup felt jarring to longtime fans, Whitesnake began seeing trouble on the horizon beginning with guitarist John Sykes and Vivian Campbell's departure in and respectively due to creative differences. The void that both members left resulted in several subsequent lineup changes, according to Louder.
Following Coverdale firing all core musicians in , leading to even more lineup changes, the band behind "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love" quickly disbanded following the last tour dates, with members Adrian Vandenberg, Rudy Sarzo, and Tommy Aldridge promptly forming a new band, Manic Eden, per Sleaseroxx.
The band featured bassists Tony Franklin and drummer Carmine Appice. The album was toured extensively to great success. There were two versions available; an "aged" look recreating the exact looks of John's Les Paul and a "standard" or "VOS" model. We did have a laugh, but one of the main instigators of these laughs was David Coverdale. He was a clever wind-up merchant. Micky Moody is in goal wearing a pair of big boots. I have the photos.
Neil Murray is a straight guy and these two used to take him to bits all the time. They used to do it to Coverdale as well, take the piss out of him. Who knows? Ask the fans, really. I was perfectly happy with the way things changed later on as well. I can enjoy a lot of it, right across the board.
The energy was low at rehearsals and it was evident that enthusiasm was on the wane. The suggestion of adjourning to the pub was greeted with more eagerness than working on the new tunes. Well, yeah. Personally I think I was at the time. Management shenanigans with John Coletta, an old nemesis from Deep Purple days, plus the distraction of solo albums from the likes of Lord and Marsden, played their part.
By contrast, Marsden claims that he, Ian Paice and Neil Murray walked out on Whitesnake after a make-or-break meeting with management that Coverdale failed to attend. It was quite a major thing to do. He had to buy himself out. Lord and Moody were still there alongside Coverdale, and the band was completed by guitarist Mel Galley ex-Trapeze , bass player Colin Hodgkinson ex-Backdoor and drummer Cozy Powell ex- just about everyone.
He wanted to put together more of a spectacle than a show. You had to have an appointment to go and see him. I resented that. This guy used to help carry my gear a few years ago. A little later, Neil Murray was welcomed back into the fold. I was always a muso.
I found it difficult to be a rock star, I really did. John and Cozy put a welcome firecracker up my arse after all the jolliness, merry-making and the safe approach. To electrify Whitesnake and help me take it to the next level. But who cares? It [ Slide It In ] sold over four million in the States alone. Probably more, by now. I said, "What do you want to start with? He said, "Still of the Night". I almost vomited! He says, "I won't record it. It's a blend of two passes.
And then he went, "I think we've got that one". And I - cause I thought I was just doing run-throughs, so there wasn't the psychological weight that I was going for it. Cheers, Jack. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum. Click here to login. Moderator: Andrew. Powered by Phorum. Disclaimer: melodicrock. Why did John Sykes leave Whitesnake?
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