@@patricksheppard585amazing!! This song has to be the most difficult as far as the phrasing of the vocals and the cadence of the guitar parts being completely different! He does it like it's nothing to it! Technically unbelievable! John Sykes is one incredible musician, and just as incredible with his ability to sing with such range!
John Sykes has always been an underrated guitar player...dont know why!!! But shit look at him!!! What a badass!!! Does anyone out there in the world agree!?!?!
he is good.....to sing, and jam like he does.....shit......I can do one, or the other, but not both at the same time.....and he treats it as childs' play.....but he's too good.....and that's okay......
I saw Blue Murder live supporting their first album. Mr Sykes could play screaming solos while singing and make it look like nothing. I've seen a lot of bands back in the day, and I never saw another quitarist who could solo and sing, completely badass riffs and never missed a beat. He got some dirty deals in his life from Coverdale (piece of shit), and even Thin Lizzy didn't tell him they weren't gonna do another album until the very end. Blue Murder hit the scene right at the end of the 80's metal phenomenon, and because of this didn't get the success they truly deserved. I have immense respect for his talents and seat him firmly in the top guitarists of all time. It is truly a sad day. RIP John Sykes. You were one of the truly special ones.
+pablo2by4GotBanned Maybe Sykes shouldn´t gone behind David´s back to the record company suggesting he could just as well sing the 1987, when David was unable to, due to throat problems:) Just saying, not critizising John´s musical abilities:)
nimim. Marko Mikkilä this is because Coverdale was full of shite and lost confidence and he didn’t want to wait about for David he was in it 50/50 on some of the best rock songs of the 1980s and he wanted them out and he knew the songs would go over brilliantly and he was pissed off waiting about for DAVID and he knew he could sing them just the same
I hear you. I was 12 when Randy Rhoads passed away and I'll never forget that. John Sykes was a wonderful player, such fantastic tone. One of those rare players that when you heard him play you knew you were hearing greatness. Safe travels John.
+Ralphie Leonard Me and a buddy saw blue murder play at l'amour's Brooklyn in '93 with free Q-104.3 tickets/backstage tickets. Watched rehearsal all the time wondering if they had a lead guitar. Shit no, John played lead and rhythm like it was f'n nothing. Our minds were f'n blown.
Nick CHAVEZ II - I saw John at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT on the same tour (probably within a few days). I was wearing a Thin Lizzy t-shirt I made and he played the solo to Thunder & Lightning about three inches from my face!! I met John afterwards and he told me how he first met Phil Lynott (through producer Chris Tsangerides) and signed my T&L album cover. It was one of the best nights of my life! He was so cool and gracious! L’amours was an amazing venue!! Night after night there were incredible metal acts playing there for years! Man, I miss those days!! Peace, brother!
Rest in peace Mr Sykes ,your song writing was just wonderful as was your guitar playing,you will be missed by millions of fans all over the world,God bless 🎸
Holy fudge. I clicked on this expected to be disappointed by vocals provided by a non-Coverdale. Flawless performance of death-defying guitar parts while delivering top notch vox. 'Sykes is God'. I'm off to re-think my life.
So true that..........to me coverdale realized John's talent but didnt want him getting all the glory. Ironically the very man that was the genius behind whitesnakes biggest album became coverdales enemy. Madness.
@@adamwake1915 Whitesnake didn't do crap after that album, they had slip of the tongue but that didn't come anywhere near the success of the self titled album and WHO came up with the lyrics and riffs with Coverdale????? ;-)
Truly, he was the real genius behind the hit 87' Whitesnake album. It's John's songwriting that made them famous!! 😙 Much love and respect to the John Sykes fan for the heart like!!
@@stuartanthony6409 Sure but they didn't sound like we know them today. They still perform the same way today that Sykes developed. When Doug Aldrich was in the band, he was very much in the same high-octaine vein as Sykes.
ChrisWhite85 Sure Chris. I get that. And in many ways I liked the 80s stuff being there and all. Sykes is one of my fav guitar players. However, whitesnake has had several big eras and the first was in the 70s with Marsden who is a great blues player. Shame Coverdale is such an apparent ass. Recognition for the Sykes era never really said that the biggest hits off the 1987 album were actually written by Sykes before he met Coverdale. And they were cracking tracks and he is a cracking guitar player. I wish I had his royalties :)
You appeared before my eyes for the first time like a young nobleman when I was in high school. I’m so grateful that you created so many fantastic songs. Rest in peace.
A brilliant, melodic rocker and heavy as f#@k!! He wrote this all and then went onto Blue Murder! They still give me chills. John Sykes, one of the most under rated guitar players of his generation and a great singer too. xx
He sings this song as well as Coverdale whilst unleashing fast, flashy heavy metal riffs and shreds. Respect \M/. We can only imagine what Whitesnake would have done had he been allowed to stay.
I think Coverdale is amazing but his Ego was too big for both of them to be in the band at the same time. Definitely would have been a good second record that never happened with Sykes. Sad. But still good to always be able to listen to him.
I know that we all looked this up for John Sykes amazing playing, the rock and sound of white snake, but look who they choose for a drummer. The one and only hammer assaulting, machine driving Tommy Aldridge. His rock drumming can be heard on some of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time!!!
One of the most proficient and badass 'Les Paul Wranglers' _ever!_ Got to see him live in Charlotte, N.C. at a joint called "Rocky's" doing the Blue Murder albums, and he brought it like nobody's business. Singing all that material while tearing up his LP between stereo Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers, unbelievable. One of the best rock shows I've ever seen. Got to meet him afterwards, very confident guy, but cool, humble and friendly to his fans as well. Thanks John! Edit: January 20th, 2025... Rest in peace Mr. Sykes
Saw him at Toads Place in New Haven during 1st Blue Murder album tour…. I will never forget it. He f’ing slayed it singing and ripping it up throughout. Blown away 🤘🏻Just amazing…
He is really a amazing musician. He sings the vocals, plays the guitar parts, and leads--and he is fucking FLAWLESS.Not to many people can multitask like that,much less to his level of expertise-a very talented individual indeed
Great guitarist, especially his work in Whitesnake, you were immortalized in your music, rest in peace, my deepest condolences to the family and the world of Hard Rock, a legend is gone
2 years prior in 2002, my band Mercenary got a chance to open for him at The Pound SF, and also got to meet the vibrato king himself! He was the coolest dude as well!
@SabuPtolemy Met Doug several times here in LA, we have mutual friends, he is the nicest guy in person, no ego, always cool to talk to about guitars & other gear.
Isn't it amazing that even after he walks away from the microphone, you can still hear him singing 1:40 ? And that the video was obviously shot with cell phones or consumer cameras, but the sound is pretty good? It's almost as if it's an overdub and not real. Almost. I hate fake shit. You should too.
Yes you are 100% correct, live isn’t really live completely! Know the difference if you can!! John is still one great guitarist! Also his sound is what every guitarist wants still today!
RIP John. You were a legend!
Legends never dies.
He's just rockin' out in heaven now with another legends that inspired some of us to be musicians!
Indeed 🙏🏻
The real sound of 87 Whitesnake is in his hand..
Salute John Sykes..
Slide It In also!
i love how Coverdale tried to replace this amazing guitarist if friggin Vandenburg...
The real sound of white snake
John is my Hero. Salute you John. The favourite guitarist of my Son and me. Respect
He hired Vandenberg for his looks. Adrian is not nearly as an aggressive player that John is.
ジョン・サイクスが亡くなったなんてまだ信じられません
😭
ご冥福をお祈り申し上げます!!
THE TRUE HEART OF WHITESNAKE #JOHNSYKES 🫡
悲しい。
ありがとうジョン、あなたは間違いなくロック史に残るスーパーギタリストだった。
勿論、これからも聴き続けるよ！
He's singing that while playing technical guitar riffs at the same time. This mans talent is astonishing.
Nothing short of Astonishing
I always noticed that, it is very diffucult to play those riffs and sing along. He is the best guitarist I have ever seen.
@@patricksheppard585amazing!! This song has to be the most difficult as far as the phrasing of the vocals and the cadence of the guitar parts being completely different! He does it like it's nothing to it! Technically unbelievable! John Sykes is one incredible musician, and just as incredible with his ability to sing with such range!
Right!!!!!
And his solos are still as on fire as the record. Just intimidating as a musician. One of my favorites of all time!
R.I.P from JAPAN I love you🎸
One of the greatest guitar players but he was one hell of a singer and songwriter too. I think people forget that. This guy was the total package.
Rest in Peace 🕊️ the Great John Sykes!! Big fan here from 🇲🇽
Tommy Aldridge will be in bands when my great grandson has his children.
RIP JOHN, WE'LL MISS YOU
R.I.P. JOHN You are again with Lynott, but in a better place. 🙏🕊️🕯️🎸🥀
ジョンのライブには2回行きましたが、この曲を生で聴けなかったことが心残りです。
稀代の名ギターリストの御冥福を心よりお祈り申し上げます。
John Sykes has always been an underrated guitar player...dont know why!!! But shit look at him!!! What a badass!!! Does anyone out there in the world agree!?!?!
The guy is a Total guitar God ...
Agreed
he is good.....to sing, and jam like he does.....shit......I can do one, or the other, but not both at the same time.....and he treats it as childs' play.....but he's too good.....and that's okay......
I'm not half as good as he is, BTW.....just sayin'....
@@cooker4409 Welcome to the club. There are millions of us.
I saw Blue Murder live supporting their first album. Mr Sykes could play screaming solos while singing and make it look like nothing. I've seen a lot of bands back in the day, and I never saw another quitarist who could solo and sing, completely badass riffs and never missed a beat.
He got some dirty deals in his life from Coverdale (piece of shit), and even Thin Lizzy didn't tell him they weren't gonna do another album until the very end. Blue Murder hit the scene right at the end of the 80's metal phenomenon, and because of this didn't get the success they truly deserved.
I have immense respect for his talents and seat him firmly in the top guitarists of all time. It is truly a sad day. RIP John Sykes. You were one of the truly special ones.
John Sykes AND Tommy Aldridge! What a combo!
Marco Mendoza on bass too!
@@javeluke Weren't tommy and Marco in Whitesnake at the time
@@bls8959 yes they later 2004 joined whitesnake..
I saw them in Stockholm 2004
CoverDick saw the potential and threw 💰 to mess everything up for JS, that is his talent
@@javeluke yes, but don't forget Derek Sherinian on keyboards... what a band!!
R.I.P
これしか書けないよ。。ホワクスネでそのギターに魅せられ、タイパンは聞いてないがシンリジーにはたどり着いた。そして「Please Don't~」。。。昨日、泣きながら聞いた。やっぱサイクスのボーカルが好きだった。ギターテクとボーカル、メロディ、そしてそのルックス。僕にとっては嫉妬という表現では足りないくらいだった。
White Snake couldn't have got such a fame without Sykes.
Who disagrees ???
I totally agree 👍
Not many musicians had the sheer talent that Sykes had as a guirarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a true
prodigy. RIP John
David Coverdale should have never gotten rid of this guy.
+pablo2by4GotBanned Maybe Sykes shouldn´t gone behind David´s back to the record company suggesting he could just as well sing the 1987, when David was unable to, due to throat problems:) Just saying, not critizising John´s musical abilities:)
INCORRECT. Do you think he was fucking MAD? That suggestion was from the producer of the 1987 album - Mike Stone.
nimim. Marko Mikkilä this is because Coverdale was full of shite and lost confidence and he didn’t want to wait about for David he was in it 50/50 on some of the best rock songs of the 1980s and he wanted them out and he knew the songs would go over brilliantly and he was pissed off waiting about for DAVID and he knew he could sing them just the same
ABSOLUTELY!
nimim. Marko Mikkilä - That’s the first I’ve heard of that. What’s your source?
歌いながらのギタープレイやばすぎる！！異次元の巧さ
マジで信じられないね。このギター難しいよ。
You were done dirty. You were great. Always admired you. RIP!
こんな才能ある人が亡くなった。。ゲイリームーアの影響を受けて最高の音楽を。ジョンサイクスありがとうございました❤😊
Truly one of the all-time greats.
Rock In Peace. 😢
Rest in eternal peace, maestro John Sykes. Your creativity especially in Whitesnake 1987 is legendary
この曲を完璧に弾きながら完璧に歌い上げるのはすごい。唯一無二の才能だったなあ
I’m 13 and John is one of my biggest inspirations and I’m devastated about this but we still got his music around. Rip John
I'm 17, John's death really shook me, I've never been as sad about the death of someone famous as I am now, he's also one of my inspirations.
I hear you. I was 12 when Randy Rhoads passed away and I'll never forget that. John Sykes was a wonderful player, such fantastic tone. One of those rare players that when you heard him play you knew you were hearing greatness. Safe travels John.
Another legend leaves us. Thank you for sharing your talents with the world. Godspeed John.
Damn he can sing and play at the same time REALLY well
+Ralphie Leonard
Me and a buddy saw blue murder play at l'amour's Brooklyn in '93 with
free Q-104.3 tickets/backstage tickets. Watched rehearsal all the time
wondering if they had a lead guitar. Shit no, John played lead and
rhythm like it was f'n nothing. Our minds were f'n blown.
Ralphie Leonard: Check out his Blue Murder material.
screaming blue murder... it´s blow up your brain! :)
I'm sure he can. But this video and audio track are not recorded at the same time. Too many spots where it doesn't jive...
Nick CHAVEZ II - I saw John at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT on the same tour (probably within a few days). I was wearing a Thin Lizzy t-shirt I made and he played the solo to Thunder & Lightning about three inches from my face!! I met John afterwards and he told me how he first met Phil Lynott (through producer Chris Tsangerides) and signed my T&L album cover. It was one of the best nights of my life! He was so cool and gracious! L’amours was an amazing venue!! Night after night there were incredible metal acts playing there for years! Man, I miss those days!! Peace, brother!
Going to take some time to get over this loss R.I.P
R.I.P. John. You are and will be the beat guitarist
John was the bad boy and the children of the night that bring thunder and lightning and cold sweat in the Sill of the Night.
the best guitarist of Whitesnake...
Doug aldrich
Adrian Vandenberg
John Sykes for me
The best guitarist Thin Lizzy🤘
Whitesnakes is to small for him🙂
@@hotrd91614 not even close
Having Tommy Aldridge and Marco Mendoza in your band ain't too shabby
Or Tony Franklin and Carmine Appice.
Rip John Sykes.
A true Legend. Love from South Korea.❤
Rest in peace Mr Sykes ,your song writing was just wonderful as was your guitar playing,you will be missed by millions of fans all over the world,God bless 🎸
Holy fudge. I clicked on this expected to be disappointed by vocals provided by a non-Coverdale. Flawless performance of death-defying guitar parts while delivering top notch vox. 'Sykes is God'. I'm off to re-think my life.
Coverdale has character but he struggled at times. Sykes is a total beast of a vocalist.
R.I.P John From Thailand 🇹🇭
We will miss you forever. 🖤
Rest In Peace John. Such a sad day. A fantastic guitarist and a top bloke. He will be sadly missed.
また時代が終わってしまった(T^T)貴方のplayは輝いていた✨R･I･P🎸🔥
John Sykes is one of the most underrated guitarist he took whitesnake to the next level then they sacked him
The guys is phenomenal
So true that..........to me coverdale realized John's talent but didnt want him getting all the glory. Ironically the very man that was the genius behind whitesnakes biggest album became coverdales enemy. Madness.
THE most underrated.
Start to finish that album is the best of its genre
@@adamwake1915 Whitesnake didn't do crap after that album, they had slip of the tongue but that didn't come anywhere near the success of the self titled album and WHO came up with the lyrics and riffs with Coverdale????? ;-)
@@waynesmith6325 so true.👍
I would like to thank John Sykes for sharing this wonderful performance with us in Japan.
The world lost a great guitarist, musician and riff master today. RIP John Sykes. You may be gone, but you certainly will never be forgotten. 🎸♩🎶🎵🤘👍💔
RIP JOHN.TOP 3 METAL GUITAR PLAYERS OF ALL TIME!
やっぱり凄いわ、才能の塊だわ
素晴らしいギタリストでしたね。
彼が残してくれた音楽をこれからも聴き続けていきます。
ありがとう、ジョン‼️
RIP to one of the greatest guitarists eve.
You will be forever missed. Rest in peace, the great guitar player. From Thailand...
Truly, he was the real genius behind the hit 87' Whitesnake album. It's John's songwriting that made them famous!! 😙 Much love and respect to the John Sykes fan for the heart like!!
Um! I know what you mean but I reckon they were will famous in the 70s well before John started playing guitar
Amen, like Vinnie Vincent saved Kiss in 1982 by writing, or co-writing 8 of the 10 songs on Lick It Up!
@@stuartanthony6409 Sure but they didn't sound like we know them today. They still perform the same way today that Sykes developed. When Doug Aldrich was in the band, he was very much in the same high-octaine vein as Sykes.
ChrisWhite85 Sure Chris. I get that. And in many ways I liked the 80s stuff being there and all. Sykes is one of my fav guitar players. However, whitesnake has had several big eras and the first was in the 70s with Marsden who is a great blues player. Shame Coverdale is such an apparent ass. Recognition for the Sykes era never really said that the biggest hits off the 1987 album were actually written by Sykes before he met Coverdale. And they were cracking tracks and he is a cracking guitar player. I wish I had his royalties :)
John M. You are a moron and must not know the history of whitenake. They were famous before Sykes.
RIP John...you will forever be an absolute LEGEND
早すぎるよ。さようならジョン・サイクス、これからもずっと好きです。
ブルーマーダーの音楽を聴いたのは、もう20年以上前ですが、ジョンサイクスのボーカル、ギターサウンドは凄い！大好き❤
ホントに天才や！
You appeared before my eyes for the first time like a young nobleman when I was in high school.
I’m so grateful that you created so many fantastic songs. Rest in peace.
Sykes forever!
I don't think most people realize how hard it really is to play guitar like that and sing like that at the same time !!! It's not easy at all !!!
ジョン、安らかに。。。😢
Sykes & Aldridge, rock royalty in my book!
John Sykes was THE SOUND of Whitesnake. Great to see and hear this live version of one of my faves.
Sykes is a freaking god, criminally underrated guitar player and musician. Mendoza and Aldridge are so good that Coverdale hired both of them.
And what's the opposite of underrated.?.... Oh dear..
このギターでオリジナルを見たかった！ R.I.P
A brilliant, melodic rocker and heavy as f#@k!! He wrote this all and then went onto Blue Murder! They still give me chills. John Sykes, one of the most under rated guitar players of his generation and a great singer too. xx
John is THE greatest guitar player that has ever graced the stage. Can’t get enough of this guy.
Absolutely agree ❤
@@delmasskipper along with Chriss Oliva Savatage.
RIP John. Loved your playing and singing too. You will be missed
Amazing guitarist RIP, Saw him with Thin Lizzy. Outstanding technician, by miles Lizzie's greatest player. He was up there with anyone.
He sings this song as well as Coverdale whilst unleashing fast, flashy heavy metal riffs and shreds. Respect \M/. We can only imagine what Whitesnake would have done had he been allowed to stay.
I think Coverdale is amazing but his Ego was too big for both of them to be in the band at the same time. Definitely would have been a good second record that never happened with Sykes. Sad. But still good to always be able to listen to him.
@@user-ly8pm2pc7z Yep…heard about it. You don’t try to kick your boss out of his own band.
He sings it so much better as well coverdales voice sucks
I know that we all looked this up for John Sykes amazing playing, the rock and sound of white snake, but look who they choose for a drummer. The one and only hammer assaulting, machine driving Tommy Aldridge. His rock drumming can be heard on some of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time!!!
One of the most proficient and badass 'Les Paul Wranglers' _ever!_ Got to see him live in Charlotte, N.C. at a joint called "Rocky's" doing the Blue Murder albums, and he brought it like nobody's business. Singing all that material while tearing up his LP between stereo Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers, unbelievable. One of the best rock shows I've ever seen. Got to meet him afterwards, very confident guy, but cool, humble and friendly to his fans as well. Thanks John!
Edit: January 20th, 2025...
Rest in peace Mr. Sykes
Saw him at Toads Place in New Haven during 1st Blue Murder album tour…. I will never forget it. He f’ing slayed it singing and ripping it up throughout. Blown away 🤘🏻Just amazing…
I would rather see John Sykes than Whitesnake.
My life time Dream!
Absolutely. Saw him with Blue Murder back in 1989 or 90, & they were amazing.
DC has Sykes clone Joel Hoekstra pulling faces
Agreed!!!
@@igolfjtweetler4097Hoekstra dreams to be in Sykes league and also write a decent tune
I'm so sorry,a wonderful guitariist!❤🎸
Thank you John!!😢
R.I.P
RIP John !!! Soooo underated !!!
One of the greatests....
いつまでも忘れない。
Great song, band is killing it. Sykes had a great voice
1987....John Syckes riff man,. Solos man......🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Sykes the BEST
If you got Aldridge behind you, things are good.
+HamerSlammerSeries he IS the undead... still looks and plays the same, 3 decades of banging and no slowing down. right on! :)
5 decades. 70s onwards
I never realized he played with Black Oak Arkansas
It’s really cool to see tommy behind John here! Aldridge could play behind anyone any day..
Was wondering if that was him
He is really a amazing musician. He sings the vocals, plays the guitar parts,
and leads--and he is fucking FLAWLESS.Not to many people can multitask
like that,much less to his level of expertise-a very talented individual indeed
Top Drawer, he re-energised Lizzy, made Whitesnake multi-platinum sellers, all round a great writer, and what a tone.
Doug Aldridge studied this cat!
@@jamesprice6381 for sure!
@@jamesprice6381 Doug is a poor copy.
Yes 100% agree
Forget Vai....Sikes is the real deal ...raw power metal beast !
what's wrong with vai? the man is amazing
@@yonikup2865 Sykes kicks Vais butt.
@@imagginod subjective, i would tend to disagree but to each his own
zombee38 it would have been great to have BOTH Vai and Sykes in the same lineup
Way more feel than Vai
Rip John your music will shine forever!
RIP John Sykes !!! You were a total idol of mine and will continue to be another one of my mentor guitarists. 🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Phenomenal talent. He gave so much inspiration. RIP.
I suo assoli di chitarra nello splendido album dei whitesnke 1987 rimarrano indelebbili riposa in pace john sykes
Great guitarist, especially his work in Whitesnake, you were immortalized in your music, rest in peace, my deepest condolences to the family and the world of Hard Rock, a legend is gone
RIP - thank you sir - some of my best days and you were a big part of the soundtrack
Thx for all John 🤘
JS vibrato chords are a thing of beauty..
So basically... Whitesnake without David Coverdale! And sounding AWESOME !!!
👍👍👍
Rock on, in the sky! Rest in peace, John. Thanks for the memories and the music. This is a sad day.
2 years prior in 2002, my band Mercenary got a chance to open for him at The Pound SF, and also got to meet the vibrato king himself! He was the coolest dude as well!
Descansa en paz maestro John Sykes !!!
John Sykes is god, and to be fair Doug Aldrich plays true homage to him when he plays Sykes songs. Huge amount of respect.
@SabuPtolemy Met Doug several times here in LA, we have mutual friends, he is the nicest guy in person, no ego, always cool to talk to about guitars & other gear.
They are not his songs..
@@mozartsmate6358 ummmmm, well they sort of are.....
So great.John Sykes is a phenomenal singer and guitarist
1:40 This guy is a genius, he walks away from the microphone and still continues singing the song Lol
@huwer22 It could be the bassist's backing vocals you can hear.
RIP shocking. I thought he looked great for his age. He was a legend, such a great guitarist and singer.
Tommy Aldridge is one of the most tasteful double bass player's there is
I love his style he dose it with taste.
he is the connection between DC and Sykes, in this period he played with both of them :)
John your one bad puppy I've been your biggest fan since day one
great special master , legend of rock obrigado John voce e sensacional
R.I.P legend
unbelievable playing like that AND singing at the same time....LEGEND, RIP John
Isn't it amazing that even after he walks away from the microphone, you can still hear him singing 1:40 ? And that the video was obviously shot with cell phones or consumer cameras, but the sound is pretty good?
It's almost as if it's an overdub and not real. Almost.
I hate fake shit. You should too.
Yes you are 100% correct, live isn’t really live completely! Know the difference if you can!! John is still one great guitarist! Also his sound is what every guitarist wants still today!