[01] Shake My Tree[02] Waiting On You
[03] Take Me For A Little While
[04] Pride And Joy
[05] Over Now
[06] Feeling Hot
[07] Easy Does It
[08] Take A Look At Yourself
[09] Don't Leave Me This Way
[10] Absolution Blues
[11] Whisper A Prayer For The Dying
amg: Everything about Coverdale/Page, right down to the goofy copping of the Presence artwork, is an attempt to recapture the pompous majesty of Led Zeppelin. It doesn't succeed, of course, but it does leave all of the Zep clones in the dust. Although Jimmy Page plays better here than he has since 1979's In Through the Out Door, there is a conspicuous lack of solos. If you've never liked David Coverdale, his performance will not change your opinion. Both fare better on the rockers; the power ballads tend be slightly tedious. Essentially, Coverdale/Page boils down to a guilty pleasure at its best moments ("Shake My Tree," "Pride and Joy," "Absolution Blues"), but never quite rivals the bold experimentation of Led Zeppelin.
(amg 8/10)
