I purchased the new David Coverdale album yesterday, and I think it's the best thing he's done in years. He's doing what he wants to do. He's in 50's, and the days of 1987 are gone, he can deal with it, so why can't other people?. It's good to hear him sing again-qv "Don't Cry" or "Midnight Blue". And he can still let rip as is proven by "Slave" or the rollicking "Don't lie to me". I also believe that the utterly tender "Wherever you may go" features one of his best ever performances.
If anyone really believes that TEN have now stolen Coverdale's thunder, it can't have been worth stealing in the first place.