Whitesnake at the Turning Point

Slide It In is the 1984 album by Whitesnake. It represents a kind of transition album. Until Saints & Sinners, the band was more specialized in earthy bluesy rock songs with a touch of soul and R & B and folk. During the recording of the 82er predecessors Saints & Sinners which began to crumble actually since Ready An 'Willing 1980 very stable lineup for Whitesnake. For Slide It In the tape was converted to 3 points. Technically sound made the difference. The bluesy hard rock gave way to more commercial or stadium rock. Slide It In was also the last album with keyboardist Jon Lord (Deep Purple difference due to Reunion from) which anyway was in Whitesnake somewhat underutilized and had very little to do here or goes down in the mix. While at the controls was still Martin Birch (including Deep Purple, Rainbow, Iron Maiden) responsible. Since the first album of the band was released in America at the Geffen, it was remixed for this market by Keith Olson. Also guitar parts were replaced by the new guitarist John Sykes and bass parts from returnees Neil Murray. In the US, Slide It should be in the first multi-platinum album of the band which is why this path was continued on the next two albums. So smooth and overproduced as in 1987 and slip of the tongue is not Slide It In. Nevertheless Slide It is exported to the album from Whitesnake sound arrived in the '80s, whether the good will or not.
With Slow An Easy album features a harder rockers Led Zeppelin in style and with Guilty Of Love and Give Me More Time are at least two songs before that are very targeted at the American market and not far from Journey, Survivor, Bon Jovi, Van Halen or Foreigner at that time were. AC / CD you can hear out as an influence also partly at the reef. With Love Is not No Stranger is also one of the greatest classics of the band on board. Furthermore, holds on the album of bombastic collection Whitesnake. Of the mix me the original UK mix like better because it is less inflated, earthy and warmer comes along. When US Remix the guitars are mixed much louder.
All this you can now listen to the wonderful anniversary edition of the album there and compare the different versions. The CD has a total of 20 songs. They include the entire US-Remix, 8 songs from the UK mix (without Love Is not No Stranger and Hungry For Love), the B-side Need Your Love So Bad, and a live recording of Love Is not No Stranger , Compared to the albums before it sounds Slide It In somehow dull, which is partly due to Cozy Powell's drum sound. Cymbals and hi-hats are there rather quiet and the bass drum mixed quite loud.
There is also a nearly half-hour DVD with 7 videos (promo clips and live and TV appearances).
You can once again be divided on the latest remastering. If you like it loud is right here. To criticize is once again (as in the Collector's Editions of 1987 and Slip Of The Tongue) that the songs are again not completely hidden until the end and then at the end a little choppy act when they are heard separately.
The booklet provides a lot of pictures, a very informative text about the album and the lyrics. Who is missing the original album art on the CD case find on the first page of the booklet.

Conclusion:
A band at the turning point. Bottom line, I like the songwriting is not quite as good as on Ready An 'Willing or Come An' Get It, which offer more highlights and are also varied. In addition, the band Slide It In no longer sounds so distinctive. Very nice that both mixes are almost completely to hear. For this, a detailed booklet and a nice DVD. Overall, a successful remake. 4 stars in the rating there.