Sail Away : Whitesnake's Fantastic Voyage Paperback – 23 Feb. 2015

It's about time Whitesnake got the full biog treatment .Popofff has done a sturdy logical job narrating the story album by album and excelling by untangling the USA story in the mid 80s and putting it into context.This is not just for the converted it's also good for anyone interested in the mechanics of stardom and the music business in the 80s.

A great book of David Coverdale and Whitesnake.

I fairly chomp through any books dealing with bands like Sabbath, Purple, etc. I've been a Whitesnake fan since the 80s, and always found the lineup changes and drama surrounding the band quite fascinating. Popoff does a competent job in this area, and also when it comes to covering the earlier years of the band. That said, there are two areas I found annoying. Firstly, Popoff's personal reviews of each album song by song, a cheap trick for getting the word count up, made worse by the throwaway quality of said commentary. A prime example is "Mean Business" on Lovehunter being referred to as a punk song! The other area where found the book lacking was the sacking of the band members who recorded 1987. I really wanted to hear the band members' side of the story, as its such a contentious period, and there is plenty of good dirt to be uncovered there. Instead, there is the ludicrous suggestion that Dan Huff may have been responsible for solos on the album because Sykes couldn't play in tune. Any guitarist worth his salt can hear there is no way that anyone bar Sykes is playing those solos. Popoff should have given Sykes and Huff a chance to comment on this, but surprise surprise, nothing.

This book is excellent and with interesting bits I did not know,although being a longtime fan of Whitesnake I was pleased to find a biography I had not got.

As a lover of rock and metal, this book just gave me a great insight into the history of David Coverdale that I didn't know

Very interesting read good to read comments from ex members of band so its not just David Coverdale's version of events

I don't know how Martin Popoff does it but his books never fail to disappoint. Great researching, informative writing. quotes from members make it an absorbing read.

Interesting read about a great band./ Well worth it

As with all of Mr. Popoff's books, well researched and well written - with his own inimitable style of humour thrown in for good measure.I fully endorse this product. :-)

Fan written book that helps explain whitesnake. It covers virtually every release and explains all the confusing photo line ups and changing band members an out sider wouldn't be able to figure out. Read it in a day or two while listening to my whitesnake box set ( little box 'o' snakes ) and it makes a handy reference guide to anyone interested in whitesnake but also persons who own the music and need a guide to the changing band members and history of the band.

Me ha gustado mucho el libro la manera en que describe cada etapa de whitesnake y la transformación de la misma y su líder, de ser un grupo a prácticamente un proyecto individual

good read did not read too much I did not already know as a fan since 1980 but nice to re-live the bands early 80s blues days

Well, ...I really wasn't familiar with David Coverdale's career after the Purple, so this book was very informative to me. I can talk all day about the events related to MARK III, and was aware of all the hoopla surrounding the 1987 album; but the high quality of the MARK ONE version of "White snake" had escaped me. I picked up a copy of the live CD they made, and it blew my mind! That band was very, very good!I hate the name "White Snake", and all the phallic insinuations involved with all those ridiculous album covers of naked women, etc. that seemed to always "adorn" Coverdale's albums during those years. Many of his lyrics suffer from this adolescent perspective as well. But that man can sing with the best of the great rock singers in my opinion. I think he did all that "hair metal" music in '87 because that genre was the money-making method of success at that time, and who can blame him for cashing in. We all need money, ...right?But he is a reasonably good guy, and can command the stage as well as anyone. I watch the California Jam about once a year, every year, ..for many years now. I love that MARK III band, and "Storm Bringer" is my favorite classic Purple record. But the blasted drug culture ruined that monster group just as they were really taking off, so Coverdale had to take the bull by the horns, and build a successful career, ..which he did.This book, ...for me was able to answer the questions I had about what all happened with him in those decades immediately following the Purple demise in 1976. Maybe it is not a consummate story, but I really don't want to read a whole chapter on that Tammy Kitten woman anyway. I am interested in those blues-rock albums in the early 80's, and wanted to know about those three guitarists in that band. The live album I have tells a lot about their wonderful playing, but I had no idea that the bassist named Murray was THAT good! I have a hard time focusing on the other players because the bass lines keep drawing my attention on that CD.Back to the book though, ...I believe it tells what there is to tell about Coverdale's journey. There are a few surprises like I did not know that the current bassist in STYX actually was playing with Coverdale & Page on their album in the early 90's. He is a great player! Also, I did not know that Glenn Hughes did some background vocals on that '87 album. Glenn Hughes records seem to stay in my CD player all the time; that guy is flat out the best at everything he does, ...he just can't seem to get a monster record noticed by the world yet. I'm glad that Coverdale got that notice with all those singles from that '87 thing with all those videos of that girl rolling around on hoods of those Volkswagens back then. That record was nowhere near his best music, but he deserved the rewards that sprung from that project.This book tells the stories of all his endeavors in music, while not getting stuck in the Purple stories that I already knew so well.