Whitesnake: Live at Donington 1990

I am surprised by the reviewers who are rating down the product because of something which couldn't have been done better. You, Whitesnake lovers would be feeling better if there wouldn't be any video at all? I have seen worse video quality than that. The thing is that you can have it, watch it or listen to it, sound quality is superb. So put your snobish complaints aside and rate it for what it is - 5 star music event for generations to come. Stop spooking people away from buying this. There's no alternative to this release, is it? My only little personal remark is since it has some early songs there, I would love to see Cozy Powel behind the drums, but maybe I will be lucky to live long enough to see the dvd release of the 1984 Donington DVD concert. Buy it and enjoy it.

If you were in high school in 1990 like I was, you remember Whitesnake as an arena rock powerhouse. For those of us who didn't make it to Donington UK for the Monsters of Rock festival that summer, this DVD is the next best thing to catching the headlining act in person.Others have complained about the video quality here. The source tape is obviously a mid-grade videotape from the time period which has been in storage for the last two decades. It's unfortunate that the event wasn't captured on a higher quality cassette (rumor has it the video is what fans at the show saw on video monitors near the stage), but digital enhancement has made the best of a bad situation. Furthermore, superior re-mixed digital sound (5.1 surround) taken from the official BBC Radio broadcast goes a long way toward making up for the disappointing video. It's puzzling that an inferior videotape is the only official film of this 1990 show when, for example, Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii concert was captured on professional grade videotape in 1973 and makes for a near perfect DVD.A high-energy performance by the band (a superb Whitesnake lineup featuring Steve Vai and Adrian Vandenberg on guitars) makes this a fun concert video to be sure. I felt like I was transported back to those magical days of glam metal that I remember so fondly. The viewer can tell that after an intense summer of touring and performing, David Coverdale's voice was more raspy than usual at this show. On a few tunes, including "Kitten's Got Claws," Coverdale sounds more like Brian Johnson of AC/DC than the Whitesnake frontman we know. This element somehow adds to the intensity of the performances and leaves one wishing for more concert DVDs from that period. WS Live at Donington 1990 was definitely worth the $ and two hours of my time.

Great show, Sounds & looks pretty good. Not the quality of newer DVD's, but still a great show. Whitesnake Rocks!

And seriously, Wright Brothers.. we have the space shuttle now. What were you thinking??I can't believe people are criticizing this release for 20 year old video technology. Hello, wake up everybody. There was no Hi-Def smart phone blue ray technology in 1990. David didn't claim that this was stellar footage - in fact he made sure you knew up front that it wasn't. But fans (like me) have waited and hoped for 20 years to have something released from that era - and here it is.I gave it a 4 cause there are a few things that maybe could have been done better - but like David said - it is what it is. And I'm glad to have it. Now, a few of you probably need to get back to watching your hidef Brittney bluerays and let the grown ups watch Whitesnake in peace.

Great product, movie, I recommend it!

I finally watched this, bought it about 2 months ago......better than I expected......But, there is no way you can give it more than 3 stars. The quality of the audio would be 4 stars easily but the video is worth 2 at the most. The video is really bad. Let me put it this way: it is a video bootleg quality level.But I read the reviews before purchasing it and would buy it again. The reason why I bought it was to see Steve Vai playing with David Coverdale. And the band is great with Vandenberg, Sarzo and Aldrigde. The entire band is motivated, energetic and dedicated through the entire concert.David is singing great, really great.Another reason for you to buy this is that Whitesnake gets worse every year after this. The real Whitesnake, for me, is the one of the first albums. after Bernie left they still could come up with some good albums, Saints and Sinners, 1987, Slide it In, but as time went by David sung higher and higher, and the music of the band got heavier and heavier. This is not a problem in itself. The problem though is that Whitesnake is not a heavy metal band and David is not Glenn Hughes. That is what makes it complicated. The album David did with Steve for example is one of the bad ones, unfortunately. They did not gel in the studio I think. It was the beginning of the descend.Anyway, again, in this DVD David still has the incredible voive we know and love and seeing him together with Steve Vai on stage is an event in itself.Buy it!

PRO ROCK !!

As most other reviews have stated...great audio quality and not the greatest video quality (resulting in my 1 star deduction). Some of the video doesn't even match up with the audio, which is normally a deal breaker for me on a concert DVD. Regardless, its a cool concert DVD for anyone who was into the 80's rock/metal scene. It showcases Whitesnake's best lineup in my eyes. So, its cool to have some concert footage (with stellar audio) of them in their heyday.If you have any similar genre DVD's in your collection, this one will be a welcome addition.

I wanted this because I'm a musician and a huge fan of Steve Vai. I really just wanted to see a concert from this point in Steve's career.That said, I read the reviews before so I knew exactly what I was getting before I made the purchase.As it has been pointed out already, this was shot by the BBC and was broadcast on TV at the time. This made the picture not quite up to our modern standards, but (in my case) the only way I was going to see something of this vintage.The audio was actually re-mixed in 2011, so the sound itself was actually quite good. I think David Coverdale's performance was a little rough, his voice just was "not there" in a few spots, but that is what happens with the human voice over the course of a tour.Overall, I would highly recommend this DVD to any Whitesnake fan, just be aware of it's short comings.

Questo prodotto lo consiglierei a tutti gli appassionati di musica rock, hard rock, heavy metal e a tutti gli appassionati di chitarra. Infatti il concerto mostra una delle migliori esibizioni del chitarrista Steve Vai, nonchè una delle migliori esibizioni del gruppo inglese.Il dvd è inoltre arricchito da contenuti extra che contribuiscono ad apprezzare meglio il tutto. L'unica pecca è la non eccezionale qualità delle riprese e del suono.

No me gustan todas las canciones porque hay canciones del Slip of the tongu.e que es un albun muy flojo pero el sonido es bueno.Se lo recomendaria a los amantes del Hard Rock.

Finally this concert is available in its original form....I bought the concert on DVD and on vinylThe DVD looks like an converted VHS tape to digital media, so the picture is somewhere poor and not that brilliant as i did expect...but the sound and the concert is brilliantThe Steve Vai parts are fabulous and especial his solo performance performing two songs from Passion and Warfare is absolutely devastating 7 string performance (Ibanez MC77 Universe)Whitesnake at their peak in their carrier, wish there were more to come...?

Es werden hier einige Meinungen vertreten, mit denen ich nicht leben kann. So kann man hier auf keinen Fall die Meinung vertreten, dass es sich bei den Aufnahmen um eine Frechheit handelt. Sicher ist die Bildqualität alles andere als gemäß den heutigen Standards. Wenn man aber über eine gute Hardware (Blu-Ray-Player) verfügt, oder ein Gerät hat, das die Aufnahme hochrechnet, gibt es nichts zu beanstanden. Der Sound ist gut, eben direkt von den Monitoren auf der Bühne entnommen um dann später gemischt zu werden. Es ist allerdings gesagt, dass diese CD nichts für Freizeithardrocker.Man muss schon mit Whitesnake groß geworden sein, um auch die Bildqualität zu entschuldigen. Wer hier ein negatives Urteil fällt, sollte lieber bei Ernst Mosch bleiben. Die Aufnahme ist aus den 90iger und das ändert nichts an der damaligen, einzigartigen Bandbesetzung. Statt zu merken, mal ein bisschen Geld in eine vernünftige Hardware investieren.