Re: Page Outrider LP

[Percy <percy88@xxxxxxxxx>]

- --- Larry Burnett <lburnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey all, I decided to pop this disc in and give it a
listen. Really not a bad album, but could probably
have used a bit more work. 

Too bad Page sold out and decided to scrap the double
album concept he had originally planned which would
have meant more blues and acoustic stuff. Instead we
got pap and schlock like "Wasting my time" and "Wanna
Make Love" - two of the most hurl-inducing tracks I've
ever heard. Until Coverdale/Page came along, that is.
And don't get me started on Prison Blues. Yuck.

>The three instrumentals are probably my favorite
tracks on the album. 

Agree here. Inspired stuff. Came off well live, too.

>>The Only One (with Robert) is also one of the
standouts. 

Agree here, too. This one should have been played
instead of the god awful "Shake My Tree" during the 95
tour.

>>It sounds as if it was specifically written for
Plant, and if I remember  right, Page said shortly
after it was released that he did write it with Robert
in mind.

I seem to remember that the "The Only One" was a
cheeky response from Percy to Page as in this is "the
only one" you're going to get - no full scale reunion.

> The only real distractor of the album is the vocals
> and lyrics of Chris Farlow. God, I really can't see
why Jimmy kept going back to this guy. (he also worked

> with him on the Death Wish II soundtrack) I mean,
> c'mon, "I gotta weasel in my pocket and I'm gonna
stick it down that hole"?????

Hideous. A poor man's Joe Cocker. At best.

> Also, another thought. Outrider was released on
> Geffen records. It's never really  been touched on
that I can remember, but Jimmy had probably signed a
two record deal with Geffen, and since Coverdale was
> also on the label, that was most likely one of the
main driving factors in the colaboration. 

Absolutely one of the driving factors. A classic case
of a record label trying to cut their losses. The last
few Whitesnake albums stiffed, Page's album sold about
four copies. So why not put them together and see what
happens? Probably seemed like a god idea on paper.

Love,
Billy