I can see inducting Coverdale as a member of Deep Purple, who we can all agree are LONG, LONG overdue. He's a great singer who made his mark. Truth be told, Coverdale/Page in 1993 was a far superior album to anything Whitesnake ever did, and is Coverdale's best case for greatness, but Whitesnake had their moments. 'Still of the Night' is an immortal hard rock song. Never will be inducted, of course, nor should they be. Steve Vai, who played all the guitar parts on their 1989 record, might be considered as a solo artist, but that's a long-shot.

Posted by Sunking278 on Wednesday, 04/24/2013 @ 06:18am

Whitesnake

01. Jon Lord (1978-1984: keyboards; Deep Purple)
02. David Coverdale (1978-Present: vocals; Deep Purple)
03. Bernie Marsden (1978-1982: guitar)
04. Micky Moody (1978-1984: guitar)
05. Neil Murray (1978-1982: bass)
06. Dave Dowle (1978-1979: drums)
07. Ian Paice (1979-1982: drums; Deep Purple)
08. Mel Galley (1982-1984: guitar; Trapeze)
09. Colin Hodgkinson (1982-1984: bass)
10. Cozy Powell (1982-1985: drums; Rainbow)
11. Richard Bailey (1985: keyboards; Magnum)
12. John Sykes (1984-1987: guitar; Blue Murder)
13. Adrian Vandenberg (1985-1991: guitar)
14. Aynsley Dunbar (1986-1987: drums; Journey, Jefferson Starship)
15. Vivian Campbell (1987-1988: guitar)
16. Rudy Sarzo (1987-1991: bass; Quiet Riot)
17. Tommy Aldridge (1987-1991: drums; Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band)
18. Steve Vai (1989-1991: guitar)

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 04/23/2014 @ 10:30am

Whitesnake

01. Jon Lord (1978-1984: keyboards; Deep Purple)
02. David Coverdale (1978-Present: vocals; Deep Purple)
03. Bernie Marsden (1978-1982: guitar)
04. Micky Moody (1978-1984: guitar)
05. Neil Murray (1978-1987 bass)
06. Dave Dowle (1978-1979: drums)
07. Ian Paice (1979-1982: drums; Deep Purple)
08. Mel Galley (1982-1984: guitar; Trapeze)
09. Colin Hodgkinson (1982-1984: bass)
10. Cozy Powell (1982-1985: drums; Rainbow)
11. Richard Bailey (1985: keyboards; Magnum)
12. John Sykes (1984-1987: guitar; Blue Murder)
13. Adrian Vandenberg (1985-1991: guitar)
14. Aynsley Dunbar (1986-1987: drums; Journey, Jefferson Starship)
15. Vivian Campbell (1987-1988: guitar)
16. Rudy Sarzo (1987-1991: bass; Quiet Riot)
17. Tommy Aldridge (1987-1991: drums; Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band)
18. Steve Vai (1989-1991: guitar)

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 04/23/2014 @ 11:01am

Whitesnake

01. Jon Lord (1978-1984: keyboards; Deep Purple)
02. David Coverdale (1978-Present: vocals; Deep Purple)
03. Neil Murray (1978-1987 bass)
04. Micky Moody (1978-1984: guitar)
05. Bernie Marsden (1978-1982: guitar)
06. Dave Dowle (1978-1979: drums)
07. Ian Paice (1979-1982: drums; Deep Purple)
08. Cozy Powell (1982-1985: drums; Rainbow)
09. Mel Galley (1982-1984: guitar; Trapeze)
10. Colin Hodgkinson (1982-1984: bass)
11. John Sykes (1984-1987: guitar; Blue Murder)
12. Richard Bailey (1985: keyboards; Magnum)
13. Adrian Vandenberg (1985-1991: guitar)
14. Aynsley Dunbar (1986-1987: drums; Journey, Jefferson Starship)
15. Vivian Campbell (1987-1988: guitar)
16. Rudy Sarzo (1987-1991: bass; Quiet Riot)
17. Tommy Aldridge (1987-1991: drums; Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band)
18. Steve Vai (1989-1991: guitar)

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 04/23/2014 @ 11:14am

Whilst I listen to their music like it's a drug, no.

In the real Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
David Coverdale, Jon Lord and Ian Paice have already gotten their due and the likelihood/slim possibility is that Tommy Aldridge, John Sykes, Aynsley Dunbar, Steve Vai and others will get their due years later with Ozzy Osbourne, Thin Lizzy, Journey and an achievement award.

But in the Future Rock Legends version whilst Marsden, Moody, Galley, Hodgkinson and others would miss out, many of the others have already been inducted.

Of who is currently inducted
David Coverdale, Jon Lord and Ian Paice are inducted with Deep Purple in 1994
Neil Murray and Cozy Powell are inducted with Black Sabbath in 1996
Steve Vai receives Sideman award in 2011
John Sykes is inducted with Thin Lizzy in 2013

Of those who are inducted later
Aynsley Dunbar is inducted with Journey in 2019
Tommy Aldridge (and Don Airey) are inducted with Ozzy Osbourne in 2029 so me nominating Airey for a sideman award was pointless on my end and... there you go.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 11/2/2016 @ 18:35pm

Also add Rudy Sarzo to the Ozzy Osbourne induction pool in 2029.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 12/4/2016 @ 13:49pm

Since Whitesnake had never been impactful and didn’t made enough influences, there is no need to give David Colverdale another induction.

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 07/26/2018 @ 12:44pm

This band is absolutely terrible. If they ever get in, i lose my hope in the Rock Hall.

Posted by Michael on Tuesday, 10/30/2018 @ 16:19pm

David Colverdale is in the Hall with Deep Purple. He doesn’t need a second induction for his band.

Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 10/30/2018 @ 16:40pm

LISTEN TO NEW WHITESNAKE SONG, ‘TROUBLE IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME’

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/whitesnake-trouble-is-your-middle-name/

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 03/14/2019 @ 10:58am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY54Nb9gXOk

Eddie Trunk on why Whitesnake isn't big as Def Leppard.

This pretty much sums up why seeing David Colverdale as a two-timer is just a fan's pipe dream; they only have one key album, and also weren't game-changing as other hard rock bands from the 80's like Leppard, Motley, GNR, and Bon Jovi.

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 05/24/2019 @ 12:18pm

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/whitesnake-love-songs-compilation/

WHITESNAKE ANNOUNCE NEW 'LOVE SONGS' COMPILATION

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 09/18/2020 @ 15:16pm

It is a very sad day, indeed.

My most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Tawny Kitaen on her rather unexpected passing. My most sincere condolences to her former husband David Coverdale. In my honest opinion, Tawny's presence in several Whitesnake videos had really made them and her rather iconic.

Well, what do you think?

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 05/9/2021 @ 12:24pm

Actress, Whitesnake Video Vixen, Tawny Kitaen Dead at 59
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNRZbh6r5n8

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/12/2021 @ 15:19pm

Early Whitesnake was incredible. Paice/Powell on drums, Lord on keyboard, Moody and Marsden on guitar and Murray on base. What a lineup! I had the pleasure of seeing Whitesnake at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto with Steve Vai. Fantastic live band and David Coverdale sounded fantastic! Great memories!

Posted by Ryan on Thursday, 01/27/2022 @ 19:38pm

Whitesnake only had three hits. Their hits were "Here I Go Again", "Is This Love?", and "Still Of The Night." The videos for all those songs featured Tawny Kitaen. She was married to David Coverdale.

Posted by Brian Schonour on Tuesday, 07/5/2022 @ 21:47pm

RIP Bernie Marsden

Posted by J.W. on Friday, 08/25/2023 @ 13:00pm

Rest in Peace Bernie Marsden, 1951-2023.

Posted by Joe S. on Friday, 08/25/2023 @ 15:10pm

Whitesnake is a great band and much more than their 1987 big hit album. They are still so well known and popular because have a ton of great blues-hard rock songs, from love ballads to heavy rock hitters - which will outlive and gain more recognition with thime than of other 80s bands. Lyrics everyone can identify with and incredible vocals of Coverdale and band's musicianship. They are underrated and certainly deserve one day to be in the hall.

However, there's few issues with considering them to enter The Hall. Whitesnake is Coverdale (mostly), but Whitesnake is also kind of a spinoff of Deep Purple and Purple as well as Coverdale are by now already in The Hall.

Whitesnake is by style something between Purple and Zeppelin. That's one of the issues with Whitesnake, they are by style "nowhere" i.e. somewhere between blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal and glam metal. For some critics they lack style, while for others that's exactly their style and are distinctively blues compared to other big hard rock and heavy metal bands from the 80s. Whitesnake and especially Coverdale were admired and listened by many musicians and singers worldwide, but it's difficult to argue the range of influence they had on others (but the same goes also to other The Hall inductees).

In the end, the biggest problem is the lineup & albums with which Whitesnake would be inducted. Whitesnake could be easily inducted if it was considered as a name or music project or simply as David Coverdale without bothering with other inductees. The number of recording band members is too big as changed every few albums or years or from album to album so it is disputable how much each individual member, besides Coverdale of course, contributed to be considered as worthwile and notable for induction.

Posted by M.M. on Wednesday, 11/22/2023 @ 04:07am

Here's the thing when it comes to me and this debate. I don't look at it the same way as most but hear me out. Were you successful? Whitesnake was, Were you one of the main contributors to the rise of Pop Metal in the 80s? Are you well-known within a popular genre? Whitesnake were both those things, Did they sell over 50 million albums worldwide? Whitesnake definitely did, Have they sold over 3-6 million tickets? probably right? so I think when you look at those things and I think when you look at some of the members of Whitesnake such as David Coverdale for example he's a hall of fame singer because of his career overall right? with Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Jimmy Page, and others he's a hall of famer so Whitesnake has a hall of fame member at least one If not two with one of the guitarists I think but anyways at least they have David Coverdale like I said should be a Hall of Fame singer not to mention Whitesnakes hits such as: Here We Go Again, Is This Love, Still of the Night, Fool For Your Loving, and Deeper the Love so it's not like they were just a one hit wonder and they were almost as big and as popular as Iron Maiden and Def Leppard just not quite but guys If Judas Priest, Anthrax, and Megadeth are Hall of Famers which Anthrax, Megadeth should get in at some point then Whitesnake are without a doubt Hall of Famers because Whitesnake is more popular then all of those bands I just listed yes even more poplar then Judas Priest and Megadeth you'll. I also love Whitesnake so I hope they get but I hope you guys get my argument. They are clearly a first ballad Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band I don't know what these people are talking about wen they say Whitesnake don't belong in the Hall of Fame bro they were literally one of the biggest bands of the entire 1980s like they were a part of that great run of Pop Metal and 80s Metal like what are people talking about and I had the stats to prove them as well. Yeah I don't think it's a debate I think they deserve it If anybody has a counter argument to this, bring it on but you probably lost by the time you read this whole thing. Whitesnake thank you for what you've done for Rock and Heavy Metal music you guys are all-time greats and I hope you get in. Alright I'm out.

Posted by Justice on Monday, 01/22/2024 @ 13:33pm

Whitesnake is definitely one of the greatest bands of all time. Their music just gets better with age. So many hits: Slide it in, Slow n' easy, Love ain't no stranger, Still of the night, Is this love, Crying in the rain, to name a few and of course one of the greatest songs every created called Here I go again. Then came the Slip of the Tongue album, one of my best friends thought it was their best with Fool for your loving, and now you're gone. Thank you for everything to the members of the band new and old and God bless. Rock and glam metal music is what I want to listen to everyday for the rest of my life.

Posted by Brian on Saturday, 03/30/2024 @ 12:47pm