The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: #20-16
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Whitesnake (1987)
Whitesnake was formed by singer David Coverdale after leaving Deep Purple, and Whitesnake features the still-a-Hollywood-movie-staple smash "Here I Go Again." The chorus was especially fitting, as Coverdale had just fired his entire band; he recruited Dutch guitarist Adrian Van den Berg to re-record some parts, but former axe-man's John Sykes's work remains on standout "Cryin' in the Rain", in which his guitar does not gently weep -- it wails. The album's muscular riffs, synth-textured power ballads and aggressive vocals are all unapologetically massive. -Linda Leseman
See also:
*The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: #15-11
*The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: #10-6
*The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: #5-1
*Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums
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