Whitesnake - Love Hunter

To this day, Whitesnake are still often tagged as an 80s band, but it all began with bluesy hard rock in the 70s. Then along came 1979’s game-changer, Lovehunter. For all of its musical merits, Whitesnake's second full-length album, Lovehunter, is probably best remembered for its lurid cover painting (featuring a very naked female and a very large snake) rather than the band's ever-improving recipe for blues-infected hard rock. The group's performance in the studio environment remains strangely tame, however, and though blaming the producer seems like the obvious explanation, one has to wonder if this is the case when a veteran like Martin Birch (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) is at the helm. Still, all things considered, the record is quite consistent; the band is equally at home rocking through the foot-stomping "Long Way From Home," and gliding through the bluesy ballad "Help Me Thro' the Day." "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" combines near-perfect song writing with one of Coverdale's maturest and most compelling lyrics, while the masterful slide guitar of Mickey Moody literally ignites the awesome title track. The gorgeously simple piano treatment of "We Wish You Well" closes the disc in fine fashion.
"Lovehunter" cannot be considered as an essential album of Whitesnake, even if some tracks have logically entered the legend of the great white snake. This album seems to be more of a confirmation of the hopes that "Trouble" could have given birth to. It is now obvious that David Coverdale's band can look forward to the future in a big way. So don't hesitate to let yourself be bitten by the animal, the venom it will inject into your veins will only bring you positive symptoms.

 

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1. Long Way From Home 04:56

2. Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues 04:23

3. Help Me Thro' The Day 04:39

4. Medicine Man 03:59

5. You'n'Me 03:29

6. Mean Business 03:48

7. Love Hunter 05:37

8. Outlaw 04:03

9. Rock'n'Roll Women 04:45

10. We Wish You Well 01:35