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Super deluxe box with 5 cds, dvd, 60-page booklet, lyric booklet and poster

Fans have been clamouring for some acoustic Whitesnake (at least according to David Coverdale) and boy did they deliver the goods with this set. It is a 5CD/1DVD Box set that spans the career of Whitesnake and even some Deep Purple. All in all you get 96 songs. Thats impressive. Well 96 songs might be a bit misleading as it isn’t 96 different songs. It is actually around 60 songs and the rest are different versions of some of their most famous tracks. But 60 tracks is still DAMN!! A lot of tracks! And a very reasonable price.

Disc 1: Unzippped…In The Studio: The Love Songs
This disc is 12 songs and consists of a couple songs from David’s solo album ‘Into the Light’ and the rest are unreleased acoustic tracks of songs on the band’s more recent albums ‘Forevermore’ and ‘Good to Be Bad’. And there is one previously unreleased track, “All the Time in the World”, which was sensational. David Coverdale states in the collection that he just loves ‘love songs’ and this first disc are some of his favourites that they have done in the last 20 years. The sound is great and this is a nice start to the set.

Disc 2: Starkers In Tokyo (1997)
This disc is the previously released acoustic live set that David Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg released back in 1997 at a show in Tokyo. The cover is a replica of the original album and it contains 12 tracks that are all top notch. Sound quality again is amazing especially for a live album. Dave has never sounded better.

Disc 3: Snakeskin Boots: Starkers In Europe
Disc 3 is a bunch of Starker shows in Europe. The quality of some shows are definitely bootlegs, but still worth a listen. You get the Warsaw show with Adrian Vandenberg and then you get Stockholm, Cologne and Paris with Doug Aldrich. The only complaint is that the shows are very repetitive with the setlist, so a lot of duplication, but there are still some gems icnluding “Dog”, “Northwind” and “Slow & Easy”.

Disc 4: More Starkers
This disc are more acoustic tracks which includes the New York Starker show from 2008 as well as some rehearsal cuts and then some songs from some radio jams which includes “Shake My Tree” (hell yeah). A couple great songs on this disc are “Judgement Day”, “Mistreated”, “Slide It In” and “Good to Be Bad” among many others. Another disc that I really like.

Disc 5: Up Close and Personal
This is the gem of the bunch by far! This a collection of 25 tracks that are demos or just ideas. It has some fully developed songs that I find incredible such as “Surrender” and “Love’s Gone Crazy”. But what is great is all the little Blues Riffs and ideas. They might only be 1 to 2 minutes of playing, but they are fantastic. This disc is just full of creativity and great peek into Dave’s personal collection of ideas. Some of these songs became other songs and some have never seen the light of day.And another great thing is the song he does with his daughter, “Just the Two of Us (Together You and I)…really cool!

DVD: Unzipped..The DVD Video
I can’t believe I sat and watched this from beginning to the end. It was 3 hours of music and fun. The video consists of the entire ‘Starkers in Tokyo’ show from Disc 2 as well as the ‘Starkers in New York’ from Disc 4. You also got the bootleg shows from Sweden, Poland and several other cities that are on Disc 3. The New York show seemed so unprepared and unrehearsed, but they looked like they were having so much fun which actually makes this a wonderful show. Plus, David says “fuck” a lot. There are a couple music videos and a bonus interview with David and Adrian (mostly David as Adrian doesn’t talk a whole lot). All-in-all it is a great watch, but maybe in smaller doses.

Track list:
Cd 1: Unzipped… In The Studio:The Love Songs
1. Love Is Blind
2. One Of These Days
3. All The Time In The World
4. Wherever You May Go
5. Easier Said Than Done
6. Fare Thee Well
7. Summer Rain
8. Forevermore
9. Till The End Of Time
10. Wherever You May Go (instrumental)
11. Love Is Blind (instrumental)

Cd 2: Starkers In Tokyo (1997)
1. Sailing Ships
2. Too Many Tears
3. The Deeper The Love
4. Love Ain’t No Stranger
5. Can’t Go On
6. Give Me All Your Love
7. Don’t Fade Away
8. Is This Love
9. Here I Go Again
10. Soldier Of Fortune
11. Only My Soul (a cappella)
12. Fool For Your Loving (excerpt)

Cd 3: Snakeskin Boots:Starkers In Europe
1. Intro
2. Sailing Ships
3. Too Many Tears
4. Here I Go Again
5. Intro
6. Give Me All Your Love
7. Ain’t Gonna Cry No More
8. Only My Soul (a cappella)
9. All I Want Is You
10. Dog
11. Here I Go Again
12. Intro
13. Give Me All Your Love
14. Ain’t Gonna Cry No More
15. All I Want Is You
16. Slow & Easy
17. Dog
18. Give Me All Your Love
19. Ain’t Gonna Cry No More
20. Northwinds (a cappella)
21. All I Want Is You
22. Dog
23. Blindman (a cappella)
24. Here I Go Again

Cd 4: More Starkers
1. If You Want Me
2. Give Me All Your Love
3. Slow & Easy
4. All I Want Is You
5. Judgement Day
6. Ain’t Gonna Cry No More
7. Dog
8. Give Me All Your Love
9. Can You Hear The Wind Blow
10. All I Want All I Need
11. Lay Down Your Love
12. Fool For Your Loving
13. The Deeper The Love
14. Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City
15. Here I Go Again
16. Easier Said Than Done
17. Fare Thee Well
18. Love Will Set You Free
19. Mistreated
20. Slide It In
21. ‘Till The End Of Time
22. Shake My Tree
23. Good To Be Bad
24. Tell Me How

Cd 5: Up Close And Personal (Previously Unreleased Acoustic Demo Ideas)
1. Wherever You May Go
2. Surrender
3. Ain’t No Doubt About My Girl
4. Scat Man Blues
5. Love’s A Crazy Game
6. I Will Love You
7. Oh Baby You’re The One
8. So Long
9. So Long
10. It Would Be Nice
11. Slide Thingy Blues
12. Down To The River
13. Feel Your Love Grow Stronger
14. Blues Jam Riff
15. Fun Lick Blues
16. Don’t Wanna Change The World
17. It’s So Hard
18. River Song
19. Let’s Have A Drink Before I Go
20. Can You Ever Forgive Me
21. So Much To Live For
22. Another Lick While The Missus Is Busy In The Kitchen
23. Just The Two Of Us (Together You And I)
24. Oh S___ Blues
25. Seasons

Dvd: Unzipped… The DVD Video
1. Sailing Ships
2. Too Many Tears
3. The Deeper The Love
4. Can’t Go On
5. Is This Love
6. Give Me All Your Love
7. Here I Go Again
8. Soldier Of Fortune On
9. Love Ain’t No Stranger
10. Don’t Fade Don’t Fade Away
11. Only My Soul
12. Fool For Your Loving
13. Give Me All Your Love
14. Can You Hear The Wind Blow
15. All I Want All I Need
16. Lay Down Your Love
17. Fool For Your Loving
18. The Deeper The Love
19. Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City
20. Here I Go Again
21. Intro
22. Sailing Ships
23. Too Many Tears
24. Here I Go Again
25. Intro