* CriticProof: While a lot of other bands known as playing ArenaRock have gotten mixed to negative reviews yet sold well, Whitesnake has [[ZigZaggedTrope zig-zagged this trope]], with their [[TheEighties 80s work]] often regarded by critics and the general public as hard rock/heavy metal classics, but their [[TheSeventies 70s]] and 90s-onwards work being a different story (yet still having a quite a lot of strong defenders). Throughout their history, though, they've sold pretty well and been massive draws live.