To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the 'Report to Facebook' and 'Mark as spam' links that appear next to the comments themselves. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint ofĭoes not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. Story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. You Fool No One (interpolating Itchy Fingers) Songs like 'Lady Double Dealer', 'Soldier Of Fortune' and 'Sail Away' are given a new energy in the very capable hands of the current WHITESNAKE lineup, featuring David Coverdale on vocals, Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra on guitars, Michael Devin on bass and Tommy Aldridge on drums.Ġ2. We've Whitesnaked them up and given them a fresh coat of paint, but it's still the same House of Purple.'įrom the opening notes of the classic track 'Burn' to album closer 'Stormbringer', WHITESNAKE are back and better than ever. They didn't even have platinum records back in those days!'Ĭoverdale added: 'When we were working on it, each one of my musicians said these songs sounded as if they were written yesterday, and none of them were born when I first recorded them! It's a testament to the songs that they stand up. I'd never even made a record when I joined DEEP PURPLE, and my first record went double gold, which was early platinum. It's a tribute to Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Ritchie Blackmore, who gave me my break in the first place.

He continued: 'There were respectful nods to the original musicians throughout the album, and it has come out delightfully. 'Though I focused on the twin-guitar attack of WHITESNAKE, we had a guest keyboard player because a huge part of the DEEP PURPLE sound was Jon Lord playing that amazing Hammond organ.'

'Everyone did their homework, and every performance is done respectfully in honor of musicians,' Coverdale told.

The official video for the song 'Soldier Of Fortune' from 'The Purple Album' can be seen below. Plans are also underway for a special limited box set edition with memorabilia and merchandise. The album is currently available for pre-order in various configurations on Amazon: a standard edition, a deluxe edition featuring two bonus tracks, four music videos and a behind-the-scenes featurette on the recording of the album and in a double LP vinyl format. 'The Purple Album' is a re-imagination of classic songs from David Coverdale's time as the lead singer for DEEP PURPLE's Mark 3 and Mark 4 studio albums. 'The Purple Album' will be released in Europe on May 15 and in North America on May 19 via Frontiers Music SRL. Rock icons WHITESNAKE are set to return with their 12th studio album this spring.

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