This DVD was filmed in 2004 at the Hammersmith Odeon (it's true name, none of this Apollo stuff), and clearly a lot of work has gone into it. Over 20 cameras, slick visuals and top notch production make this DVD easy on the eye. The director managed to have a heart attack last year, which delayed things somewhat. At least, that's the official line.

The band is an interesting line-up, which will please generic rock fans, and probably annoy those who have been fans since the early days (ie Marsden/Moody era). The idea seems to be to use the 1987 vibe as a template.
Doug Aldrich plays very much in the John Sykes mode (Still of the Night/Bad Boys, that sort of thing), and is very VERY good.
Reb Beach (ex-Winger/Alice Cooper) is more of a Steve Vai-ish player in this context - fast scales, loads of tapping, wang bar excesses and wierd harmonics.
They play together very well, and appear to be having a blast (mind you, any guitarist with a half-decent job these days… more »

This DVD was filmed in 2004 at the Hammersmith Odeon (it's true name, none of this Apollo stuff), and clearly a lot of work has gone into it. Over 20 cameras, slick visuals and top notch production make this DVD easy on the eye. The director managed to have a heart attack last year, which delayed things somewhat. At least, that's the official line.

The band is an interesting line-up, which will please generic rock fans, and probably annoy those who have been fans since the early days (ie Marsden/Moody era). The idea seems to be to use the 1987 vibe as a template.
Doug Aldrich plays very much in the John Sykes mode (Still of the Night/Bad Boys, that sort of thing), and is very VERY good.
Reb Beach (ex-Winger/Alice Cooper) is more of a Steve Vai-ish player in this context - fast scales, loads of tapping, wang bar excesses and wierd harmonics.
They play together very well, and appear to be having a blast (mind you, any guitarist with a half-decent job these days ought to be happy!).
Marco Mendoza on bass is very versatile, total poser, good stuff.
Tommy Aldridge is an animal on drums - you don't realise how good he is until you experience him live.
And Timothy Drury on keys is excellent, gets to show off in Burn, and is audible throughout the DVD, which is unusual for a rock band - and very welcome.
The songs are played flawlessly well, with emphasis on the rock as opposed to blues-rock, which'll also probably grate with longer-standing fans. I like it, but I didn't really get into Whitesnake until 1987.
Problems? Well, you can't include everyone's favourites in a live show. I'd have loved to hear/see Guilty of Love, but I don't think it's featured in the show for years. And the fact that some old Mark III Purple has been resurrected I think is fantastic.
A couple of complaints: the camera-work is very busy, and personally I like to be able to see what's going on, especially when there's a guitar solo (might learn something) but it keeps cutting to other shots, which is a bit irritating.
Also there is regular use of grany black & white shots. Now I know some people think this is cool - to me it's just annoying.
And some of the vocals have clearly been "tidied up", shall we say, which given DC's age, and how much he's lost as far as vocal prowess, is understandable. Shame it needed doing, though.

The interview section is OK, but only 14 minutes long, although the whole band gets a say.

This version comes with a bonus CD, which is also very well produced and mixed.

So overall a good buy, whether people enjoy it will depend on what Whitesnake means to you; blues rock, or rock/metal.