Here is my review of the 2CD version of Restless Heart by Whitesnake.
I look back at the time when this was first released and review the 2021 remaster and remix.
Not only has the album been remixed but the tracklist has also been completely revamped with the two outtakes also getting a prime place in the remixed album.
The remaster gives a bit more clarity, especially to the bass guitar and the backing vocals but it is the 2021 remix where all the real action is.
The remix has been carried out by Christopher Collier and this is not one of those remixes where you struggle to work out if you can hear any differences. On this, YOU can hear the difference!
This is like a brand new Whitesnake album. Not only is the mix brand new but so is the order of the tracks. David Coverdale’s vision for this album has been fully realised and it flows so much better now.
Opening with the title track everything about this is epic, stunning and full of emotion. From the backing vocals to the drums, guitars and of course Coverdale’s vocals, this is just fantastic.
The album sits in the middle of being a David Coverdale solo album and a Whitesnake album in full flight. The addition of Derek Sherinian on keyboards from Sons of Apollo and Dream Theater is a masterstroke. His keyboards and add a layer of depth and class to the whole album.
I also love the instrumental OI ( Theme For An Imaginary Drum Solo ) which sound like Belgium Toms Hat Trick from Trouble on steroids!
Here are the track listings
RESTLESS HEART: 2021 REMIX
Restless Heart
You’re So Fine
Can’t Go On
Crying
Take Me Back Again
Anything You Want
Too Many Tears
All In The Name Of Love
Your Precious Love
Can’t Stop Now
Woman Trouble Blues
Stay With Me
Oi (Theme For An Imaginary Drum Solo)
Don’t Fade Away
Can’t Go On (Unzipped)
DISC 2:
RESTLESS HEART: 2021 REMASTER
Don’t Fade Away
All In The Name Of Love
Restless Heart
Too Many Tears
Crying
Stay With Me
Can’t Go On
You’re So Fine
Your Precious Love
Take Me Back Again
Woman Trouble Blues
Anything You Want
Can’t Stop Now
Too Many Tears ’95 (Live & Drunk in the Studio featuring The Horny B’stards)
Phil Aston | Now Spinning Magazine
Hi, I have the habit of buying my albums and immediately transferring them digitally to my PC and leaving them saved, that’s what I did with the Restless Heart 25th Anniversary Edition album. One day I happened to listen to the Remix version and my experience was exactly the same as yours, I immediately noticed the difference in the sound and since the song order was different I also thought it was an outtakes album, but when I went to my archive and saw the word Remix, I started looking for information about it, that’s how I came across your analysis of the album. I think this new remix was worth it, as you wrote, a fluid album that is sonically better digested and enjoyed more.