Whitesnake – Forevermore Super Deluxe Box Set Review
As always, I want to start by opening the box itself, because if you’ve been buying these Whitesnake Super Deluxe editions as I have, you’ll know how beautifully put together they are. And yes – this one matches the others perfectly on the shelf!
Inside the Forevermore Super Deluxe Box
The presentation follows the familiar Whitesnake deluxe pattern:
- Remixed, revisited and remastered album
- Original album remastered
- Demos, alternative mixes & live tracks
- Evolutions disc
- Blu-ray with promo videos, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive live material
- Hardback book with a new Coverdale interview & rare photos
- Replica 2011 tour programme
- Fold-out poster and memorabilia
The first thing you see is the large poster—far too big for me to gracefully unfurl on camera! Behind that sits the replica 2011 tour programme, which immediately transported me back to the promo push behind the album. Portrait shots of Doug Aldrich, Reb Beach, Michael Devin, Brian Tichy… all looking like they’re absolutely ready to take on the world.
Then comes the hardback book, and I’m relieved it’s still hardback because some recent box sets from other artists have started drifting into softcover. Hugh Gilmore once again provides real depth and insight through his interview with David Coverdale. And David, as many of you know, doesn’t give out many interviews these days – so it’s wonderful to get his perspective on his mindset in 2011, the making of the album, and the band around him at the time.
The discs sit in anti-static sleeves at the bottom, which is a really nice touch and in line with the Sabbath Super Deluxe approach. By this point you’re already immersed in the era, before you’ve even pressed play.
Revisiting “Forevermore”
Although I own Forevermore in multiple editions—including the old Classic Rock covermount CD from the time—this was the first time in years I’d sat down with the album and really listened.
And what a revelation it was.
I
’ve been a fan of David Coverdale since 1974. I saw him on the Burn tour at the Birmingham Odeon. When Deep Purple splintered, all of us were wondering:
So revisiting Forevermore—which now feels simultaneously recent and, shockingly, 14 years ago—reminded me what a powerful statement it was in 2011. Many artists from the 70s disappeared during the 90s. David came roaring back with Good to Be Bad, one of the heaviest albums he ever made. And then came Forevermore.
This Super Deluxe edition made me fall in love with it all over again.
The Remix, the Remaster & the “Coverdale Brushstrokes”
I know some fans can be sceptical about revisits, remixes, and added strings or tweaks. But the thing about David is this:
Whitesnake is his art.
His canvas.
His painting.
If he wants to come back with new brushes and add something, it’s entirely his prerogative. And the remix on this set is excellent. It doesn’t replace the original—it sits alongside it as another valid perspective, bringing out details that weren’t as forward before.
The string-enhanced mixes, especially on “Forevermore” and “Easier Said Than Done”, carry an emotional weight I wasn’t expecting. And those videos included on the Blu-ray—likely the last videos Coverdale will ever film—are very poignant. David appears with shorter, silver-tinged hair (essentially copying my hairstyle!) and leans fully into where he is now in life. They are beautiful performances.
“Forevermore” may very well be one of David Coverdale’s greatest ever songs. Every version is excellent: the original studio track, the live Japan versions, the remixes, and the new string arrangement.
Even though Forevermore isn’t the last Whitesnake album, this Super Deluxe treatment feels like the closing of a chapter. David himself has said this will probably be the last box set in the series. Flesh & Blood is unlikely to get the same treatment.
There is a mood to this release—a gentle forward glance toward twilight, rather than the fiery pursed-lip swagger of earlier years. Not sadness, but perspective. Gratitude. A sense of legacy.
For fans of my age (and David’s), time feels compressed. 2011 feels like two weeks ago, and yet here we are in 2025.
But listening to this reminded me how lucky I feel to have grown up with this music, seen these tours, collected these records, and still be here talking about them with all of you.
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Phil Aston | Now Spinning Magazine
