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I was never a fan of him in DP but his work in WS was worthy. Sad but inevitable and, in true DC style, done with grace and humour. Enjoy your retirement and thank you.
Thanks for the Deep Purple and early Whitesnake music ole Cov’s. All the best to you. P.S. Is the hair colour really au naturel? I will have to ask my hair stylist just to make sure. Cheers.
It’s been more than three years since the last WS show and he has confirmed Forevermore was the last of the box sets to be done, so this was expected. Especially since he sold his publishing a few years back, which made any further touring even more redundant from a financial standpoint. Not much emotion in that clip though, strangely enough, since he’s so big on emotion in other interactions with his fans.
We wish you well, ole Saltburnian-by-the-Sea! Thanks for being a proud Yorkshire man, great frontman, inbrünstiger singer and, last not least, rhyming sperm with burn. Happy retirement and long may it last.
@3 Daniel, I wouldn’t say that there’s little emotion in these 90 seconds of announcement, look in his eyes, he’s working hard to hold it together. Hope no cancer is involved with that. Thank you, David. “Burn”, “Mistreated”, “Gypsy”, “Drifter” and “You Keep On Moving” are steel slabs of classic rock and forever will be seen as such. Live 1975 takes of the 1st mentioned two will always bring a hair on the neck to the meld, and proper goosebumps on arms – thanks to the MK3 live stage rapport. “Northwonds” – I will always see as one of the most underrated Purple tree solo albums – where the soul and the melody absolutely shone and were never appropriately appreciated. Whitesnake was what it was, a mixed bag, but when it rocked – it did a proper sail away for the boat. Coverdale with John Sykes, Jon Lord, Neil Murray and Cozy Powell was the best kick-ass quintet there for me (with re-worked “Crying In The Rain” and THAT badass JS’s solo). And “Starkers In Tokyo”, where Adrian Vandenberg brought out ole Cov’s voice the depth and the low breadth if the beauty to the fore. “Sailing Ships” might be their mightiest tune ever. Plenty to appreciate and be grateful for, forevermore. We wish you well, Sir!
Sad but overdue. Last saw David in 2019 and his voice was in bad shape. Have many fond memories of Whitesnake though. Good luck and Happy Retirement to David.
They didn’t believe he was devil’s sperm
He said I’ll be back for the second term
I’m gonna leave and then return
But people laughed till he said ‘Burn!’
From Saltburn via Wartaweil to Lake Tahoe – what a ride. His songs were, are and will always be part of my life. His recordings from Burn to Slide it in may well be the music I have listened to the most over the last decades. Guess I can sing them in my head start to finish without even putting them on. Never failed to make me feel better. First time I saw him live was with Whitesnake in Karlsruhe, 1978, in front of say 300 people? More than a hundred times more attended Monsters of Rock in Mannheim – big crowd, even bigger hair but less emotion. Last time was in Cologne – his last show on German soil as it seems now – where you could already sense a feeling of farewell. I had hoped for a tour of David telling stories and doing some stuff on acoustic, you know like many do now (I am sure Uwe can tell you more about Francis Rossi doing the rounds like this) but it may be too small a setting for a bigger than life persona. Or the voice won’t have it. Or the cats. Fare thee well!
That was expected. David did it with style
However..it saddens me as a DP fan, that farewell video clip
No picture of Mk III ?, no Ritchie!? their relationship is still not good? or did the video director miss 100%.
Of the 6 biggest-most commercial songs of David that he sang, recorded in his career (we all know those three WS)..the other three biggest from the DP era (Burn, Soldier of Fortune and “Mistreated”) were co-written by him and Ritchie (+ “Burn” Lord and Paice).
Is David the most successful (commercially) member of the DP family?
Whitesnake was my first gig in 1979 with Dave Dowle on drums. Incredible, life changing moment for me so this is a loss and reminds me of my own aging as well. What a voice and presence he had and of course some wonderful songs with some amazing players. A pretty good legacy all told. A shame there isn’t a final album but there you go.
All Things Must Pass…My favorite WS gig was Reading (Paicy had just joined), was at the very front with shopping bag of beer tinnies and old DC enquired from the stage was that my party boozie for later…audiable on the Live at Reading 1980 CD!
Many great memories off the 20 odd times saw the band….god bless you
I do hope that there is no life-threatening diagnosis of anything, but the doctors have likely meanwhile told him that his professional singing days are over for good, at least in a rock environment. And Glenn who is close with him has been indicating that in interviews for a while, calling his return to stage unlikely.
The Fare Thee Well video doesn’t really say that Whitesnake ends though … I also find it conspicious that there is absolutely nothing on YouTube from that Whitesnake Experience gig in Serbia in the summer, it’s like it never happened.
We will surely miss one of the 5 best frontmen in the history of 70s/80s hard rock, with his iconic “flying” games with the microphone stand!
he wrote masterpieces for 25 years, up to Restless Heart.
even though I consumed 1987 & SOTT when I was a kid, obviously the early Whitesnake period is the most incredible..
I’m sorry that Cov didn’t take care of his vocal cords in time, otherwise he could still be setting the stages of the world on fire!
Thank you David! “Burn” is the better “Highway Star”, Mistreated is a Masterpiece in Blues-Hardrock, Stormbringer is the first Rainbow-Song and Soldier of Fortune is Purple´s only great Ballad. You and Glenn were the real Prime of Deep Purple!
For David’s standards it’s very somber and matter of fact, none of his often baroque larger-than-life grandstanding (which can in equal parts be charming or tiring). He also seems to be reading off a teleprompter and makes little effort to hide it, but that doesn’t make the message disingenuous. I think he is truly moved, Cindy probably told him that it was time for a message like this and for beginning his next and final chapter as a private man with some kind of closure as the fanged one.
There is quite a bit of chaff in DC’s oeuvre, but man, when he shone he really did …
Ian Gillan is the best singer for Deep Purple! David Coverdale was the best singer in Deep Purple! His incredible and versatile voice, amazing! And with Whitesnake, Coverdale broke away from Deep Purple and created his own brand! And, as a man, I have to admit, he’s a cool guy!
David Coverdale, I raise my glass and wish you a long and fulfilling life! Cheers! I will miss you!
#15. It was cancelled. There was an interview with Dino in a recent issue of Sweden Rock Magaazine, in which he vaguely referred to DC: “You will have to ask DC about that” (the cancellation).
His output veered wildly from incredible to appalling and his live performances were often inconsistent, cringeworthy and belonging to another era. I will miss Coverdale however as an artist who could very occasionally surpass all others and produce wonderful and inspired performances in the studio and on stage. This decision of his is overdue and certainly the right one. So many have stayed on stage and in front of the microphone for far too long.
Thanks Daniel, so Whitesnake will not turn into Blackfoot then.
I would have liked to have seen how that turns out. And DC, who probably had a change of heart and got cold feet, just didn’t.
Apparently, there was also some political turmoil with the promoter re the Guitar Fest Zajecar which led to the majority of bands pulling out, reducing the bill from a planned thee-day-event to just one.
Max, I was in Cologne 2019 too! Why didn’t you say hi to the poor guy who had dragged himself there on crutches after a fresh knee joint replacement surgery? It was the one and only rock concert where people willingly made room for me – I loved it! It was indeed DC’s last gig auf deutschem Boden.
Karin, in the 90s and 00s I watched a lot of MTV and the RnB songs of those decades did leave their imprint on me. My son Leon was a committed Eminem fan
and there was no escaping that music in our house. And rather than dismiss it out of hand, I began listening to it more intently after a while. And yes, it grew on me.
Whatta Man by Salt-N-Pepa’s + En Vogue was another classic from that era. A lot of that stuff was really, really good.
I spread my admiration and support where I can see it will do good! 😍
Btw: the 90s: I must admit I listened to Purple! (Not even the branches…) of course I couldn’t completely avoid the tunes of that period, but they didn’t catch my attention.
However ‘what a man’ has a certain je ne sais pas quoi about it. But should I, with a gun to my head, be forced into naming a tune from that period, it would be this guy: https://youtu.be/_ElORM9O-0U
Ok late in the ‘90s, guess it was ‘99 it caught my attention.
Another tune: https://youtu.be/qZUn-KtTNmA
Mostly because it wasn’t completely lame pop (sorry to those who might feel offended: I’m not saying all Pop is lame, but man a lot of it in the 90s was…)
Finally: https://youtu.be/rkQsoyKoiWg
This is a Danish band, very heartbreaking song..
(Ups, not sure if that is from the 90s, but cute it is)
And of course these lovely lads: https://youtu.be/Ab1nJg4RKw0
I love this song because it is not a love song, actually Noel wrote it after their mum had a severe illness, and the brothers were so afraid of losing her.
Luckily she got better. And the bros started their long fight, which is over now, I’m very pleased to know.
But thank you Uwe, for acknowledging my ongoing love and respect for brilliant music 🤩
Uwe, I was too busy making room for the missus who decided to give up the great spot front of stage center that my sons and me had won for us in favour of a visit to the bathroom as she just began feeling sick moments before the band got on… I made it back in time…but don’t ask…
Classic rock recently covered everything from David Coverdale’s career, from last to first or worst to best. A rather good take on his journey too I might add. Scathing of his later years but very respectful of his earlier work and of course with Deep Purple. Burn s listed at number one and CTTB is very high number at three, Ready An’ Willing at five, the 1987 album at two plus Northwinds at four. A good bit of humour also with a few reviews, especially the Coverdale/Page album. The woeful 2015 DP tribute album is listed last of course and gets a bit of hammering and rightly so. Cheers.
Taking wimmin to rock concerts when it gets crowded front of stage is a pest, they’re not built for that, I hear you. You always end up having to mover farther back in the hall. They were no good chasing mammoths
and they’re no good in the mosh pit either, nothing has changed, at least for me it hasn’t.
That wasn’t a bad WS gig. Of course DC’s voice was damaged and I’m not sure all the vocals were live, but he put his heart in it. I had my little brother with me (someone had to drive me there, crippled as I was, he also made room for me murmuring “He’s an Afghanistan vet …” 🤣) and he had seen DC last on the Come An’ Get It tour, but still liked it.
So I see, Karin, you were a Boy Bands & Emo Music-Maus!
No bad it wasn’t, Uwe…but it had a sense of melancholy about it. And I’m pretty sure I heard DC scream ‘Tommy Aldridge!’ on top of his lungs – when in fact his mouth was shut and he stood 2 m away from his mike. But he did the best he could.
The insular Tasmanian: Of course American Football and not soccer! In the interview, Candice even jokes about Ritchie procuring a soccer ball to play with his son in the garden when Rory asked for a “football”, with Mrs Blackmore declaring in no uncertain terms to her husband: “You’ve been living in the States long enough now to know what “football” means here!” 😂
Is Rory named after Rory? That was always my guess, given that Ritchie gushed over DP’s opening act
“Rory was probably the most natural player I’ve ever seen. In all the gigs we did together I don’t think I ever heard him play the same thing twice … He was the ultimate performer.”
It doesn’t seem a stretch to me given that
– I have never met anyone who liked Ritchie’s, but not Rory’s guitar playing and vice versa,
– given that poor Rory is already blighted with Dartanyan as a middle name (horrible American spelling, why not do it correctly D’Artagnan; luckily Rory will be able to hide it with a middle initial by being Rory D. Blackmore in the future), it seems reasonable to assume that his dad has a thing with historical figures as name givers.
Rory isn’t a name I hear a lot, however having said that the Dutch brother of my lady friend here in Oz, has a son they named Rory. It had nothing to do with Rory Gallagher though from my understanding. Ritchie and his lad and it could be an ode to the great Irish guitar slinger, hopefully it is. They both played a Stratocaster and were on their own musical mission of sorts, although Ritchie doesn’t sing, well not that we know of. A guitar playing friend of mine had a t-shirt with ‘in the land of dope and Rory’ printed on the front, ha ha ha. Plus of course it had a silhouette of Gallagher with his guitar, classic. Cheers.
@39 I attest to your assessment Uwe, being a fan of Ritchie’s style I also feel attracted to Rory’s style who – on his good days bringing the streaks of flow and genius – could have been just the best guitarist you’d see. And he had this one trick in a bag that Ritchie never dared to try to copy and own – dragging up the strings off the fretboard, threatening to rip them out of the Fender’s headstock. These wailing yells in the ending section of “Moonchild” solo are just that, it has to be seen to be believed, eyes out of head at the first sight of it – guaranteed.
Rory is a gender-neutral name of Irish origin meaning “red king,” derived from the Gaelic names Ruairí or Ruaidhrí. While traditionally masculine, it has become a popular unisex name in many parts of the world, though it remains predominantly masculine in Ireland and Scotland.
I stumbled across this … it mentions DP (whom he really seems to have befriended in their Mk II incarnation, especially Ritchie) and Roger Glover (who shook his head at some of Rory’s decisions) as his producer a couple of times and is also very revealing about his personal issues – not just alcohol – that killed him in the end. A good read, but he did seem to have a real talent for shooting himself in the foot.
@ 43 – thanks for that Rory Gallagher article Uwe. A rather large one and really good history indeed. I am up to the late 1970’s at present. Just finished the Calling Card recording and the issues that went with that. He was hard on himself Gallagher, not to worry at least he did it his way. Cheers.
The amount of crap AI produces these days is unbelievable. Here there are ‘make believe’-statements by allegedly Ritchie (who (i) lives in Germany and (ii) played on Come Taste The Band) to DC’s retirement, but before you watch remember …
I’m by now with the Catholic Church in Medieval Times (= always a solemn source of a measured approach towards any type of progress), you can’t just put the dissemination of info into the hands of everyone! 😂
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Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
I was never a fan of him in DP but his work in WS was worthy. Sad but inevitable and, in true DC style, done with grace and humour. Enjoy your retirement and thank you.
November 13th, 2025 at 23:08Thanks for the Deep Purple and early Whitesnake music ole Cov’s. All the best to you. P.S. Is the hair colour really au naturel? I will have to ask my hair stylist just to make sure. Cheers.
November 14th, 2025 at 05:11It’s been more than three years since the last WS show and he has confirmed Forevermore was the last of the box sets to be done, so this was expected. Especially since he sold his publishing a few years back, which made any further touring even more redundant from a financial standpoint. Not much emotion in that clip though, strangely enough, since he’s so big on emotion in other interactions with his fans.
November 14th, 2025 at 05:22We wish you well, ole Saltburnian-by-the-Sea! Thanks for being a proud Yorkshire man, great frontman, inbrünstiger singer and, last not least, rhyming sperm with burn. Happy retirement and long may it last.
November 14th, 2025 at 05:27You can’t cheat death but you can control your life.
November 14th, 2025 at 05:28Thank you for the music Mr Coverdale.
Peace ✌️
What a man!
A dignified farewell 💝
November 14th, 2025 at 06:20@3 Daniel, I wouldn’t say that there’s little emotion in these 90 seconds of announcement, look in his eyes, he’s working hard to hold it together. Hope no cancer is involved with that. Thank you, David. “Burn”, “Mistreated”, “Gypsy”, “Drifter” and “You Keep On Moving” are steel slabs of classic rock and forever will be seen as such. Live 1975 takes of the 1st mentioned two will always bring a hair on the neck to the meld, and proper goosebumps on arms – thanks to the MK3 live stage rapport. “Northwonds” – I will always see as one of the most underrated Purple tree solo albums – where the soul and the melody absolutely shone and were never appropriately appreciated. Whitesnake was what it was, a mixed bag, but when it rocked – it did a proper sail away for the boat. Coverdale with John Sykes, Jon Lord, Neil Murray and Cozy Powell was the best kick-ass quintet there for me (with re-worked “Crying In The Rain” and THAT badass JS’s solo). And “Starkers In Tokyo”, where Adrian Vandenberg brought out ole Cov’s voice the depth and the low breadth if the beauty to the fore. “Sailing Ships” might be their mightiest tune ever. Plenty to appreciate and be grateful for, forevermore. We wish you well, Sir!
November 14th, 2025 at 06:59Sad but overdue. Last saw David in 2019 and his voice was in bad shape. Have many fond memories of Whitesnake though. Good luck and Happy Retirement to David.
November 14th, 2025 at 07:44@4 Lemme fix it for ya, man.
They didn’t believe he was devil’s sperm
November 14th, 2025 at 08:03He said I’ll be back for the second term
I’m gonna leave and then return
But people laughed till he said ‘Burn!’
From Saltburn via Wartaweil to Lake Tahoe – what a ride. His songs were, are and will always be part of my life. His recordings from Burn to Slide it in may well be the music I have listened to the most over the last decades. Guess I can sing them in my head start to finish without even putting them on. Never failed to make me feel better. First time I saw him live was with Whitesnake in Karlsruhe, 1978, in front of say 300 people? More than a hundred times more attended Monsters of Rock in Mannheim – big crowd, even bigger hair but less emotion. Last time was in Cologne – his last show on German soil as it seems now – where you could already sense a feeling of farewell. I had hoped for a tour of David telling stories and doing some stuff on acoustic, you know like many do now (I am sure Uwe can tell you more about Francis Rossi doing the rounds like this) but it may be too small a setting for a bigger than life persona. Or the voice won’t have it. Or the cats. Fare thee well!
November 14th, 2025 at 08:30That was expected. David did it with style
November 14th, 2025 at 09:19However..it saddens me as a DP fan, that farewell video clip
No picture of Mk III ?, no Ritchie!? their relationship is still not good? or did the video director miss 100%.
Of the 6 biggest-most commercial songs of David that he sang, recorded in his career (we all know those three WS)..the other three biggest from the DP era (Burn, Soldier of Fortune and “Mistreated”) were co-written by him and Ritchie (+ “Burn” Lord and Paice).
Is David the most successful (commercially) member of the DP family?
Whitesnake was my first gig in 1979 with Dave Dowle on drums. Incredible, life changing moment for me so this is a loss and reminds me of my own aging as well. What a voice and presence he had and of course some wonderful songs with some amazing players. A pretty good legacy all told. A shame there isn’t a final album but there you go.
November 14th, 2025 at 10:01Everyone loves David Coverdale.
November 14th, 2025 at 11:38How can you not?
All the best to Him.
All Things Must Pass…My favorite WS gig was Reading (Paicy had just joined), was at the very front with shopping bag of beer tinnies and old DC enquired from the stage was that my party boozie for later…audiable on the Live at Reading 1980 CD!
Many great memories off the 20 odd times saw the band….god bless you
November 14th, 2025 at 12:00I do hope that there is no life-threatening diagnosis of anything, but the doctors have likely meanwhile told him that his professional singing days are over for good, at least in a rock environment. And Glenn who is close with him has been indicating that in interviews for a while, calling his return to stage unlikely.
The Fare Thee Well video doesn’t really say that Whitesnake ends though … I also find it conspicious that there is absolutely nothing on YouTube from that Whitesnake Experience gig in Serbia in the summer, it’s like it never happened.
https://www.thehighwaystar.com/news/2025/06/03/whitesnake-without-dc/
Has anybody heard or seen anything from that?
November 14th, 2025 at 12:08We will surely miss one of the 5 best frontmen in the history of 70s/80s hard rock, with his iconic “flying” games with the microphone stand!
he wrote masterpieces for 25 years, up to Restless Heart.
even though I consumed 1987 & SOTT when I was a kid, obviously the early Whitesnake period is the most incredible..
I’m sorry that Cov didn’t take care of his vocal cords in time, otherwise he could still be setting the stages of the world on fire!
November 14th, 2025 at 19:4917 years old, first gig, Glasgow Apollo, 1981. I was blown away, and I’ve been listening to DC ever since.
Northwinds is in my top ten albums by anyone.
Thanks for all the great music, David, and enjoy your retirement.
November 14th, 2025 at 19:54Thank you David! “Burn” is the better “Highway Star”, Mistreated is a Masterpiece in Blues-Hardrock, Stormbringer is the first Rainbow-Song and Soldier of Fortune is Purple´s only great Ballad. You and Glenn were the real Prime of Deep Purple!
November 14th, 2025 at 20:28Karin Verndal says: What a man!
And there we have it, it is now revealed to all to what music Lil’ Karin really listened back in her (comparatively recent***) reckless youth …
https://youtu.be/5vgV_dVkXN4
***Note to Max: Listen, learn, read on!
November 14th, 2025 at 22:37For David’s standards it’s very somber and matter of fact, none of his often baroque larger-than-life grandstanding (which can in equal parts be charming or tiring). He also seems to be reading off a teleprompter and makes little effort to hide it, but that doesn’t make the message disingenuous. I think he is truly moved, Cindy probably told him that it was time for a message like this and for beginning his next and final chapter as a private man with some kind of closure as the fanged one.
There is quite a bit of chaff in DC’s oeuvre, but man, when he shone he really did …
https://youtu.be/_6YhdHN3pDI
https://youtu.be/5PklxyHBU_k
https://youtu.be/Tdm1zvXBgVQ
Ain’t it time for an autobiography now? From Saltburn-by-the-Sea to the multiple platinum s(c)ales of Serpens Albus.
November 15th, 2025 at 01:27@4: “and, last not least, rhyming sperm with burn” Well, very nearly, sir.
November 15th, 2025 at 03:42Thanks for all you did- after Purple split Whitesnake filled the void!
November 15th, 2025 at 04:02WE WISH YOU WELL!
Have a nice retirement.. but please.. dont get any comeback ideas in your head two years from now.. that would be too much to handle…
November 15th, 2025 at 11:22Thanks for all the Great music!! Wishing you a happy retirement!!
November 15th, 2025 at 11:37Ian Gillan is the best singer for Deep Purple! David Coverdale was the best singer in Deep Purple! His incredible and versatile voice, amazing! And with Whitesnake, Coverdale broke away from Deep Purple and created his own brand! And, as a man, I have to admit, he’s a cool guy!
David Coverdale, I raise my glass and wish you a long and fulfilling life! Cheers! I will miss you!
With deepest respect – Sven Sarge.
November 15th, 2025 at 14:06@19
😂
Well Uwe, I appreciate very much the overwhelming amount of support I get in here, when it comes to learn more about music 😃
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
November 15th, 2025 at 21:48#12. Yes.
November 16th, 2025 at 06:44#15. It was cancelled. There was an interview with Dino in a recent issue of Sweden Rock Magaazine, in which he vaguely referred to DC: “You will have to ask DC about that” (the cancellation).
November 16th, 2025 at 06:46His output veered wildly from incredible to appalling and his live performances were often inconsistent, cringeworthy and belonging to another era. I will miss Coverdale however as an artist who could very occasionally surpass all others and produce wonderful and inspired performances in the studio and on stage. This decision of his is overdue and certainly the right one. So many have stayed on stage and in front of the microphone for far too long.
November 16th, 2025 at 12:52Thanks Daniel, so Whitesnake will not turn into Blackfoot then.
I would have liked to have seen how that turns out. And DC, who probably had a change of heart and got cold feet, just didn’t.
Apparently, there was also some political turmoil with the promoter re the Guitar Fest Zajecar which led to the majority of bands pulling out, reducing the bill from a planned thee-day-event to just one.
Max, I was in Cologne 2019 too! Why didn’t you say hi to the poor guy who had dragged himself there on crutches after a fresh knee joint replacement surgery? It was the one and only rock concert where people willingly made room for me – I loved it! It was indeed DC’s last gig auf deutschem Boden.
November 16th, 2025 at 19:30Karin, in the 90s and 00s I watched a lot of MTV and the RnB songs of those decades did leave their imprint on me. My son Leon was a committed Eminem fan
https://youtu.be/_Yhyp-_hX2s
and there was no escaping that music in our house. And rather than dismiss it out of hand, I began listening to it more intently after a while. And yes, it grew on me.
Whatta Man by Salt-N-Pepa’s + En Vogue was another classic from that era. A lot of that stuff was really, really good.
https://youtu.be/MoaceIZxaao
November 16th, 2025 at 21:07Every artist needs his own Karin Verndal. David Coverdale’s happens to be Justin Hawkins:
https://youtu.be/OqaBSoTtZRg
November 17th, 2025 at 00:46@32
Well Uwe, what can I say?
I spread my admiration and support where I can see it will do good! 😍
Btw: the 90s: I must admit I listened to Purple! (Not even the branches…) of course I couldn’t completely avoid the tunes of that period, but they didn’t catch my attention.
However ‘what a man’ has a certain je ne sais pas quoi about it. But should I, with a gun to my head, be forced into naming a tune from that period, it would be this guy:
https://youtu.be/_ElORM9O-0U
Ok late in the ‘90s, guess it was ‘99 it caught my attention.
Another tune:
https://youtu.be/qZUn-KtTNmA
Mostly because it wasn’t completely lame pop (sorry to those who might feel offended: I’m not saying all Pop is lame, but man a lot of it in the 90s was…)
Finally:
https://youtu.be/rkQsoyKoiWg
This is a Danish band, very heartbreaking song..
(Ups, not sure if that is from the 90s, but cute it is)
And of course these lovely lads:
https://youtu.be/Ab1nJg4RKw0
I love this song because it is not a love song, actually Noel wrote it after their mum had a severe illness, and the brothers were so afraid of losing her.
Luckily she got better. And the bros started their long fight, which is over now, I’m very pleased to know.
But thank you Uwe, for acknowledging my ongoing love and respect for brilliant music 🤩
November 17th, 2025 at 08:21Uwe, I was too busy making room for the missus who decided to give up the great spot front of stage center that my sons and me had won for us in favour of a visit to the bathroom as she just began feeling sick moments before the band got on… I made it back in time…but don’t ask…
November 17th, 2025 at 15:59Classic rock recently covered everything from David Coverdale’s career, from last to first or worst to best. A rather good take on his journey too I might add. Scathing of his later years but very respectful of his earlier work and of course with Deep Purple. Burn s listed at number one and CTTB is very high number at three, Ready An’ Willing at five, the 1987 album at two plus Northwinds at four. A good bit of humour also with a few reviews, especially the Coverdale/Page album. The woeful 2015 DP tribute album is listed last of course and gets a bit of hammering and rightly so. Cheers.
https://www.loudersound.com/features/david-coverdale-and-whitesnake-albums-ranked
November 17th, 2025 at 23:15Taking wimmin to rock concerts when it gets crowded front of stage is a pest, they’re not built for that, I hear you. You always end up having to mover farther back in the hall. They were no good chasing mammoths
https://t3.ftcdn.net/jpg/07/22/62/52/360_F_722625261_yHXXh1oAP1FUpMwbaVMHjPILlAkux8bc.jpg
and they’re no good in the mosh pit either, nothing has changed, at least for me it hasn’t.
That wasn’t a bad WS gig. Of course DC’s voice was damaged and I’m not sure all the vocals were live, but he put his heart in it. I had my little brother with me (someone had to drive me there, crippled as I was, he also made room for me murmuring “He’s an Afghanistan vet …” 🤣) and he had seen DC last on the Come An’ Get It tour, but still liked it.
So I see, Karin, you were a Boy Bands & Emo Music-Maus!
November 17th, 2025 at 23:20No bad it wasn’t, Uwe…but it had a sense of melancholy about it. And I’m pretty sure I heard DC scream ‘Tommy Aldridge!’ on top of his lungs – when in fact his mouth was shut and he stood 2 m away from his mike. But he did the best he could.
November 18th, 2025 at 09:36@36
“So I see, Karin, you were a Boy Bands & Emo Music-Maus!”
– what?
I mean: WHAT? 😄
Uwe, my favourite lawyer in the whole wide world: what are you talking about here?
Because I linked to Five? It was that one number…
Btw: have I mentioned Purple are coming to Denmark next year? 🤩 25. of October 😃😃
November 18th, 2025 at 13:58The insular Tasmanian: Of course American Football and not soccer! In the interview, Candice even jokes about Ritchie procuring a soccer ball to play with his son in the garden when Rory asked for a “football”, with Mrs Blackmore declaring in no uncertain terms to her husband: “You’ve been living in the States long enough now to know what “football” means here!” 😂
Is Rory named after Rory? That was always my guess, given that Ritchie gushed over DP’s opening act
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSOY23CQw82oQfBnSiMIVh5tZYhSBMFscdKUg&s
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https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQKw7GgVaDuohqWZrvQ2O5nHY2wjb1-tYDsOg&s
in 1972/73:
“Rory was probably the most natural player I’ve ever seen. In all the gigs we did together I don’t think I ever heard him play the same thing twice … He was the ultimate performer.”
It doesn’t seem a stretch to me given that
– I have never met anyone who liked Ritchie’s, but not Rory’s guitar playing and vice versa,
– given that poor Rory is already blighted with Dartanyan as a middle name (horrible American spelling, why not do it correctly D’Artagnan; luckily Rory will be able to hide it with a middle initial by being Rory D. Blackmore in the future), it seems reasonable to assume that his dad has a thing with historical figures as name givers.
November 18th, 2025 at 15:07Rory isn’t a name I hear a lot, however having said that the Dutch brother of my lady friend here in Oz, has a son they named Rory. It had nothing to do with Rory Gallagher though from my understanding. Ritchie and his lad and it could be an ode to the great Irish guitar slinger, hopefully it is. They both played a Stratocaster and were on their own musical mission of sorts, although Ritchie doesn’t sing, well not that we know of. A guitar playing friend of mine had a t-shirt with ‘in the land of dope and Rory’ printed on the front, ha ha ha. Plus of course it had a silhouette of Gallagher with his guitar, classic. Cheers.
November 18th, 2025 at 20:30@39 I attest to your assessment Uwe, being a fan of Ritchie’s style I also feel attracted to Rory’s style who – on his good days bringing the streaks of flow and genius – could have been just the best guitarist you’d see. And he had this one trick in a bag that Ritchie never dared to try to copy and own – dragging up the strings off the fretboard, threatening to rip them out of the Fender’s headstock. These wailing yells in the ending section of “Moonchild” solo are just that, it has to be seen to be believed, eyes out of head at the first sight of it – guaranteed.
November 18th, 2025 at 20:52Thorsun, I know what you mean! 😂
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oX9rJPDD6NA
AI Overview
Rory is a gender-neutral name of Irish origin meaning “red king,” derived from the Gaelic names Ruairí or Ruaidhrí. While traditionally masculine, it has become a popular unisex name in many parts of the world, though it remains predominantly masculine in Ireland and Scotland.
November 19th, 2025 at 03:20I stumbled across this … it mentions DP (whom he really seems to have befriended in their Mk II incarnation, especially Ritchie) and Roger Glover (who shook his head at some of Rory’s decisions) as his producer a couple of times and is also very revealing about his personal issues – not just alcohol – that killed him in the end. A good read, but he did seem to have a real talent for shooting himself in the foot.
https://shadowplays.com/blog/?p=708
What a waste.
November 19th, 2025 at 04:16@ 43 – thanks for that Rory Gallagher article Uwe. A rather large one and really good history indeed. I am up to the late 1970’s at present. Just finished the Calling Card recording and the issues that went with that. He was hard on himself Gallagher, not to worry at least he did it his way. Cheers.
November 19th, 2025 at 22:31The amount of crap AI produces these days is unbelievable. Here there are ‘make believe’-statements by allegedly Ritchie (who (i) lives in Germany and (ii) played on Come Taste The Band) to DC’s retirement, but before you watch remember …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsGl-0pzEEc
Now put on your helmet, take your red pill & off we go at yout own risk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAqXNJZLf0
I’m by now with the Catholic Church in Medieval Times (= always a solemn source of a measured approach towards any type of progress), you can’t just put the dissemination of info into the hands of everyone! 😂
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQz2xyJORwvTR4PIdTDHPz97ZTztY5-Hxr5iQ&s
November 20th, 2025 at 23:00