All Artists:David Coverdale & Whitesnake Title:Northwinds Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label:Spitfire Release Date: 11/7/2000 Album Type: Enhanced, Original recording remastered Genres:Pop, Rock Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC:670211507621
"I've loved this album since I first heard it some 20 years ago. Coverdale's voice never sounded better than on this album -- if all you've ever heard of him is from Whitesnake's metal days, this will surprise you. But then again if you're only into Whitesnake's metal days, you probably won't like this album. It's more indicative of earlier, bluesy Whitesnake but - for my money - better than anything they did. Great stuff."
If I could give it 10 stars..
Joseph Filippazzo | New York | 07/27/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I cannot say anything here that has not been said already.Someone said that this is a part of David Coverdale that is now dead.I don't think so.In concerts and most recently, he has been teasing the hell out of people with an acapella version of 'Only my soul' that can be found on youtube.I advise everyone to check it out.As for this album, it has to be the greatest cd in my collection right now.Yes, it is that good.Northwinds, only my soul, give me kindness, sweet mistreater and on..Do I wish David still sang like this? I wish. A very moving, stirring and powerful album that the old cliche applies..THEY JUST DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE.Buy it.You won't regret it."
The perfect rock singer!
Tremoglie Giuliano | Turin. Italy | 06/29/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love all records of David Coverdale, this is the second after he Join a group called Whitesnake, this cd is not a classical hard rock album, if you want an album like burn or ready and willing, this is not the cd for you!"
70's Mix of soft soul-rock and blues rock
Matthew Schwarz | Bridgewater, nj United States | 10/08/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"David Coverdale's two solo albums from the late 70's (this and "Whitesnake") are both full of soul/funk-influenced soft rock (even drifting into gospel once or twice) - quite a difference from his harder rocking stuff, although one can see the influence of such black American music on his later Deep Purple and early Whitesnake albums. This album also contains a few rockers (not really metal, yet), which would appear on the "Snakebite" CD release combined with the first 4 recordings of the band Whitesnake. To my ears, the 4 songs that ended up on Snakebite sounded significantly different on my copy of "Northwinds" (which was a release from the late-80's coupled on one CD with the "Whitesnake" solo album). They just sound like a fuller, more rocking band than the mellower, soft-rock direction of the rest of the album. Either way, the softer stuff is decent 70s soft-rock (if you like such music), and the rock stuff is quite good - Coverdale's beautiful rich voice was at its peak here, rich and full of feeling (and sounding NOTHING like Robert Plant at this stage in his career!)."