You must hear this record. John Sykes is one of the greatest guitarists of all time - I am not joking. He writes killer songs and the solos are outstanding. He has created a musical masterpiece with this release. His songwriting skills shine and in particular his arrangements of the songs are brilliant. These songs are destined to be played forever. You will not be musically complete until you hear this stuff.

This album was among "the best of the best" of all the great hard rock albums that came out in 1987. The combination of classic and melodic hard rock make this an all time mainstream rock masterpiece.

"Still Of The Night" is, beyond a doubt, one of the best hard rocking tracks of all time. Clocking in at just over 6:30, this song just doesn't let up! Begins and ends heavy with a slight slowdown in the middle for dramatic effect. Obviously the two huge radio hits "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love" are fantastic--the epitome of a time when pop radio was listenable. "Give Me All Your Love" is an underrated track--I particularly love the exploding drums at the end of the track. "Cryin' In The Rain" and "Children Of The Night" both are great heavy rockers, and "Don't Turn Away" is an excellent anthem to end the album.

Quite simply, there is not a bad track here. Nearly 15 years after its release, this album is just as rocking and enjoyable to me today as it was when it came out. Absolutely an essential purchase for fans of '80s melodic hard rock.

I decided to buy this special edition to replace my cassette tape of 1987 (U.S. Version) from 20 some years ago. This turned out to be such an excellent replacement. Comes with so much more than just the remastered album. I particularly enjoyed the DVD and 2 additional tracks from the originally released European version of the album. The other reviewer said DVD wouldn't work for US region, but it played fine on my standard JVC $100 DVD player. I highly recommend this special edition, especially, if you don't already own their recent releases such as Live in the shadow of the blues CD or Live in the Still of the Night DVD.

If you're looking for an album, from the 80's, that drives full throttle on all cylinders and in your face, look no further....you've found that album here....Whitesnake's self titled album! It opens with Crying In The Rain....a guitar blazing rocker which became a modest hit for Whitesnake. Song #3, Still Of The Night....an operatic rock song which charted well, and received round-the-clock air play on MTV in 1987! Song #4, a Whitesnake classic....Here I Go Again, displays David Coverdale's unique gritty vocals and great songwriting skills backed by smooth keyboards/synthesizers, driving bass and drum playing....Ansley Dunbar is one hell of a drummer....his skills are featured well on this album! Song #6, Is This Love, their power-ballad hit....it's played daily over KOIT 96.5 FM's airwaves, here in the Bay Area! I never grow tired of hearing this monster of a love song! The other songs on this album wouldn't be considered filler, to me. They are all unique in their own way....Children Of The Night would definitely have to be their most hardest rock song....crank up your stereo for this one!!!! Most remembered about Whitesnake's videos, from this album, is the heavenly body of Tawny Kitaen shown doing a summersault over Coverdale's car in a very thin, white silk dress(in Here I Go Again)....yeah baby!!!! Do yourself a favor by breaking out the plastic and ordering this CD, today! You'll thank yourself, soon after!

First there was Deep Purple's "The House of Blue Light" from January 1987, and then, "Whitesnake" [the album] from March 1987. Whitesnake's turned out to be the more popular album, maybe the most popular album of the year because of it's commercial appeal, and the music videos that helped to sell it, but make no mistake it's a really good album. But Deep Purple's was even better in my opinion, a far less commercial rock album who's videos were unfortunately banned by MTV, which helped keep it out of the Billboard top 20.

Finally, I'm so tired of reading about the Whitesnake songs from this album being Led Zeppelin rip offs. Coverdale has already confirmed that a lot of the riffs come from Deep Purple rehearsal tapes back in the mid seventies when Coverdale was their lead singer. These riffs are "borrowed" from Ritchie Blackmore, not Jimmy Page. Case closed!

I advise getting both of these great rock albums of 1987:

*Whitesnake - Whitesnake

*Deep Purple - The House of Blue Light