I agree that John Sykes deserves much more recognition. I think many were just jealous of his talent and looks.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

@fernandes5986

5 ай бұрын

Let's be honest his has incredible chops but also incredible looks, blonde hair and black Les Paul Custom it's a pussy magnet for sure 😉

@hamishanderson6738

4 ай бұрын

Reading (English town) is pronounced Redding.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

@hamishanderson6738 thanks.

@hamishanderson6738

4 ай бұрын

@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 You're welcome. I enjoyed your video.(didn't mean to repeat myself 😅)

1987 sold over 10 million with John. Next album without John 1 million say no more. The man is class

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Yep. Thanks for watching and the comment.

@johnmiller1300

4 ай бұрын

@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 thanks buddy

@Jared_Dill

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely Sykes Is The Man And Real Deal He Made Whitesnake Famous.

@johnmiller1300

3 ай бұрын

@@Jared_Dill agreed pal

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

3 ай бұрын

@Jared_Dill I agree. Thanks for watching.

Monster guitarist and fantastic songwriter. John Sykes is a legend.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

@batphink2655

17 күн бұрын

Great singer too! b👍

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

17 күн бұрын

Yes indeed

What an underrated guitar player, and incredible singer. Amazing talent, unfortunate that he didn't have greater success in his career.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Very underrated. I think he may be his own worst enemy. Thanks for watching and the comment.

John is one of my favorite players. The triple threat.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

100%. Thanks for watching and the comment.

He was brilliant. I still listen to his music from the 80s. The fact him and Coverdale fell out is such a huge loss as 1987 was amazing

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

I still listen to 80’S music too. Thanks for watching.

Those bends , ouffffffff !!!!!! Tone, feel, one of my favorite player

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

He is definitely a tasty player as well as being a shredder. Thanks for the comment.

He played a Thin Lizzy show with Scott Gorham,Tommy Aldridge, in Indy.. Great tribute to Phil. John's incredible singer/guitarist. I was close enough to see the extra ground wire on his L.P. Hope to see you soon, Rock on.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your story.

This man is criminally underrated. Such a full package. Killer guitar player, Amazing singer, attitude, looks and a vibrato to die for. I wish more people knew who he is. But nonetheless, I know, and I love listening to him.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

I agree. Thanks for watching and the comment.

@jurgencuypers8350

5 ай бұрын

But lazy.

@hamishanderson6738

4 ай бұрын

Reading the town is pronounced Redding.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@brenobutcher

3 ай бұрын

There are too many posers in this world...

Whole lot of respect for John, I just wish he'd been able to achieve the level of success he deserves.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Me too. Thanks for watching and the comment.

Bring back Blue Murder🤘💥💥👑

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Yeah , I read that he wanted to call it John Sykes and Blue Murder and the other two guys said no.

@philipwittke8491

4 ай бұрын

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 they should've done it if the pay was the same..I don't hear anything from Carmine or Tony

@michaelmichaels138

Ай бұрын

*Purple Birth*

TOTAL respect for Mr. Sykes. Greatest vibrato in the business by far. Mad Respect 🙏 In my top 5 greatest of all time IMO. Dawning of a Brand New Day is awesome. Would love some more of that!!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

Lizzy's Life/Live, 1987, 1st Blue Murder...at least at that time, for me, John Sykes was the very best guitar-artist! There may (have) come days when there's all been told. He told some of the best storys of all times with his playing. Thanks so much, John Sykes and be blessed!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and for watching.

I got to know John briefly in his Streetfighter days . A friend of mine was the other guitarist in Streetfighter and I watched several gigs playing covers but John was incendiary even then. Streetfighter knew they were going to lose him and is was good to watch his ascension.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing.

Sykes would be a household name if the Whitesnake debacle didn't happen. He is the total package. Sings, plays and had the MTV-friendly look of the day. He had a shot, but it didn't happen.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Yeah he should be more well known he was that complete package. Thanks for watching and the comment.

@user-un9go4qe5i

4 ай бұрын

Coverdale KNEW that, live, Sykes would eclipse him. He probably started to realise this during the 1984/1985 period. So he hired a bunch of guys he could easily dominate and slap back into line (or fire) if they got too big for their boots. Vandenberg was nowhere near being as good as Sykes in any way, shape or form. Ditto Campbell.

Top 5 in my humble opinion. Actually sounds as good on vocals as Coverdale

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

Sykes has always been a favorite of mine. I personally think he was influenced greatly by Gary Moore's playing. Listen to both and you'll hear it, especially the way they play vibrato is very similar.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Year I agree. Thanks for watching and the comment.

I'm tired of people saying underrated all the time You have no idea what you're talking about This guy is the best of the best 90% of the guitar players out there could never do what he'd done writing singing playing

@danielevans9379

4 ай бұрын

I think what they mean brother in being “underrated” is that Sykes SHOULD have been a household name right along side the other greats of his era like Van Halen, Rhoads etc. No one is arguing that he wasn’t an absolute beast and brilliant, it’s that he’s fairly unknown outside the guitar world.

@anthonyfisher5076

Ай бұрын

amen!

Nice work on covering a Great guitarist ..

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and the comment.

THE GOAT IMPO...Grateful for all things Sykes we currently have🎶✊

At last, a true legend of guitar.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

Tygers Of Pan Tang were on my turntable as a teenager all the time, best albums are with Sykes but The Cage had come cool tunes as well.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

I just have one of them. But it’s pretty good. Thanks for watching.

Dude is a legend for the Still of the Night riff alone.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

I agree. Thanks for watching and the comment.

I love those Tygers Of Pan Tang albums.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Yeah pretty good stuff. Thanks for watching.

Berkshire and Reading... 😉

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@claudevieaul1465

4 ай бұрын

Yep, got those wrong didn't he? 🤣🤣

Awesome guitarist and singer/songwriter gotta agree! He deserved much more than he got the first blue murder album is a total knockout!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

Damn I must be a superfan.. I already knew everything you said. 😉

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

First image I have ever seen with him playing an SG! The video author dug deep!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

I meet him in Gothenburg such a down to earth guy been a fan forever he talked with me about thin lizzy you rule John

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

@kenvorland

2 ай бұрын

@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 Youre welcome

Very underrated and he has so much talent 🎸🎵

Cool summation of Mr Sykes!!Just subscribed!!!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Watch Sykes playing Rock in Rio 1985 with Whitesnake. Classic.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. Thanks for watching.

Along with Deep Purple, John Sykes is the second name that has the most credit for David Coverdale having such a great career.. His name is mentioned in most of the songs on the album Whitesnake beside his guitar solos which was released in 1987.. This album made David Coverdale and Whitesnake a worldwide known band! (Tawny Kitaen was the 3rd name thanks for the videos!?)

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

3 ай бұрын

Coverdale had a great voice but I’m not sure he was a great songwriter on his own.

I learned about Sykes when "slide it in" was released...he's played with a lot of people. He's a total badass.🤘

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

Great player…..if only he’d actually release more music! Those couple of songs he put out a few years ago were amazing, but where’s the album??!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Exactly! Thanks for watching and the comment.

I think David Coverdale was insecure of John steeling his thunder, would be great if John got back together with the original Blue Murder & Jon Deverill !

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately that is probably true. I just want some more music from him.

Sykes is the reason I took up guitar. First song I've ever learned from beginning to end (including solo) was "Is This Love".

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

Sykes vibrato is his most remarkable talent

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

Sykes is a god in every way. Ideal AF. It’s horrible. What happened with him from the actions of David Coverdale. as a result we were given Blue Murder who were absolutely awesome especially on the first. Sadly, John chooses not really to participate in the music industry at all. It really sucks because what he really has to offer is incredible deep talent that most can’t offer. Lord knows that Blue Murder bassist & drummer (Tony & Carmine) would love to reunite Blue Murder, and I would love for that to happen to. Thank you for the footprint that you left here on earth John. I’m sorry that people that you worked with and “the industry” soured you. It’s our loss.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

17 күн бұрын

He’s a great player for sure. Thanks for watching and the comment.

Mr. Sykes is god on earth

The opening 1rst ping on Cold sweat sets the tone of a rock legend

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

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I read an interview with Carmine Appice with Eddie Trunk in which he claims to have sent text messages to John Sykes but received no response. Appice added that Tony Franklin also doesnt know anything about John whereabouts. Carmine Appice believes that Sykes has not adapted to the new business in the music industry. Personally i think that John Sykes doesnt want to play anymore and he should still be living in Los Angeles and enjoying his life. His children probably gave him grandchildren, he became a grandfather and he must be happy.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I don't think he is interested in the business of music.

Top class guitarist 😎

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

23 күн бұрын

Indeed. Thanks for watching and the comment.

I heard he’s still alive.

One bad ass mother phucking guitarists!! I've been in many bands myself and been to hell and back with lol "people." Can't imagine what John went through. Respect is thee highest compliment I can say/give towards those who earn it. Big time `respect to the fullest John Sykes you earned it and we all love and respect you as a person and a guitarist. God bless you brother!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

27 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

I used to go and watch Streetfighter in a couple of local bars in Blackpool. I often chatted with John between sets.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Nice. Was he a bad ass back then? Thanks for watching.

@Smudgie

4 ай бұрын

@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833He was certainly impressive and every bit a rock star. It is kind of coincidental that Streetfighter had a couple of Lizzy songs in their set. I certainly remember Jailbreak being one of them and maybe Don't believe a word?. John played an SG at that time and he was always talking about getting a black Les Paul. I don't remember him singing at all back then, not even backing vocals and there was no pinched harmonics or the wide vibrato he developed later. I saw some great bands in tiny bars in Blackpool all those years ago. Great times.

Sykes is awesome. I think he may be difficult to work with, as he never works with anyone for long. I would love some more music from him though.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment. I think you may be right.

2 new songs in 20 years! Well that's great John! What's wrong with you mate?! There's hundreds of thousands of fans out here waiting for you to get off your arse and do something! So either bloody well do something or tell us all that you're never gonna bring out anything ever again. But don't keep us hangin' like this, FFS!!

@christervainio

5 ай бұрын

He doesn't owe you shit.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

@newavatar2947

5 ай бұрын

At least post the album on You Tube if you can't come to terms with the new record business and enjoy your retirement

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

@newavatar2947 he can release it on ITunes.

@newavatar2947

5 ай бұрын

@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 yes and he can make money. Something tells me the album may not live up to expectations and that explains the reluctance

John James Sykes is the $ behind Whitesnake. He was a supporter of Phil Lynott emotionally and commercially before Whitesnake. His songwriting is an unmistakable stain on the Whitesnake history, and confirmed with Blue Murder that Coverdale only wishes he sang Ptolemy.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

Whitesnake did peak while he was in the band. Thanks for watching and the comment.

Love Sykes

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

It would have been interesting to see & hear Whitesnakes' music if John had stayed on after the 1987album, but I guess we'll never know.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Yes it would have been interesting. Thanks for watching and the comment.

Coverdale made a big mistake firing Sykes, Slip of the Tongue, was not a bad record, but it wasn't as juicy and heavy as 1987. Imagine if he and vd Berg were in Whitesnake at the same time.

@bruinbeertje1

5 ай бұрын

7:55 That 's exactly what I'm always thinking. Adrian and John would be a great match.. In spite of what happened. What was not in their hands of course.. He let a great opportunity slip away there .I think these two would get along great. Both musically , in stage presence and in person.. these two could have ascend each other .. I wonder if Coverdale was even aware of this opportunity at or before the moment he fired John.. I think his own ego stood to much in the way in this matter. What a waste...

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

@user-un9go4qe5i

4 ай бұрын

I don't think Sykes would have been happy or even willing to work with the Flying Dutchman. And I think Vandenberg would probably have been sidelined right from the start - as he was later with Vai. Sykes wanted it to be a one guitar band and, frankly, I would agree.

@TinusTegenlicht

4 ай бұрын

@@user-un9go4qe5i I think you are right. Truthfully I would not mind 1 guitar player as long as it was Sykes.

He was incredible in the tigers of pan tang

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

I've seen a few pics now with him and Zakk wylde. I sometimes wonder if zakk took his look and playing early on from John.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Possibly. Thanks for watching.

The London Based John Sykes is indeed a Legend Thin Lizzy'His short stunt with Iron Maiden Strikes My Core the most

in 1998 he came to my house in Granada Hills Ca to check out a les Paul that I was selling. He was living in the same neighbor hood at that time. He didn't buy it but he wanted to buy my Strat instead. I didn't sell it to him. He seemed a little irritated when I asked him who did he play with... I didn't follow the POP hair bands. I had no clue who he was at that time.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

Cool story. Thanks for watching.

1:40 He's holding a Epiphone Les Paul custom.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

John Sykes had a huge influence on my guitar playing. From killer tone to his flawless vibratos and insane blues inspired licks. The man is a legend. Whitesnake wouldn't have been as big as it got in in the US if it wasn't for him. He made Coverdale famous and I'm sure very jealous. I mean he was fired and was promptly offered a solo contract. That's why he formed Blue Murder. That's epic in my books.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree. So talented. Thanks for watching.

@timothydubois5834

4 ай бұрын

Also those bends! I thought he played with a bar but it was hardtail the whole time.

@wernervanderwalt8541

4 ай бұрын

@@timothydubois5834 Yep. Insane. And those awesome pick scrapes 😁

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

@timothydubois5834 absolutely. Thanks for watching.

Not that it matters, but Reading is pronounced Redding, and Berkshire is pronounced Barksheer. Great video 👌🏻

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

Check out "Cold Sweat" by Thin Lizzy ... primo Sykes!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment. I’ll check it out.

In the end I think the split hurt both Whitesnake and Sykes. I love the first Blue Murder but I think he would of done better with Whitesnake. Yea Whitesnake did well with Vai but long term it's been a decline from the Sykes days.

I hear he may longer even play. I get it, sad though, for us, because he made a lot of great music.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Hopefully he get motivated and get back to music.

Sykes needs to leave the house and get some shoes together. He needs to stop falling out with people and just play guitar

B.E.A.S.T.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Sykes in Def Leppard would have been an interesting twist

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

I think he would have overshadowed them. I don’t think he would have lasted long. Thanks for watching.

@tommyapocalypse6096

5 ай бұрын

A fair point, but I see it a bit differently. After all, they got a killer guitarist in Viv Campbell, and they're still a shite band.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Lol

@philipwittke8491

4 ай бұрын

Too heavy for bubblegum

@timothydubois5834

4 ай бұрын

He's way too good for them.

You missed the Live in Sweden -83 album

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info and thanks for watching.

@Timpen666

3 ай бұрын

@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 Gr8 video, i hope Mr Sykes will release his "new" album soon and comes out and play...

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

3 ай бұрын

@Timpen666 thanks, me too.

Who is Carmen Aposy?

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

He didn’t ’butt heads’ with the other members of Tygers of Pan Tang. We know, we were there. He left for pastures anew with greater promise.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the information.

Jose modded Marshall. Little Mountain plywood room enclosure.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment.

Carmine a piece it’s pronounced like that young feller

@gitarman666

4 ай бұрын

One of the best drummers of all time he played with Pat Travers and Michael Schenker, King cobra and he played on the Hear n Aid that Ronnie James Dio put together Lots of other stuff as well

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

It depends on which brother you ask.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

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It’s called RED-Ing. Not Reed- ING!!!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

What is he up to nowadays?

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

The most recent information I could find was from a few years ago. Thanks for watching.

Nice, but this is very much the TOLD story. 😆

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

Dude it’s pronounced Redding happy to help.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@derekbaillie4035

2 ай бұрын

@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 sorry wasn’t trying to be a pedant🤘🏼

Good coverage and research. You should work on your cadence and inflection: The monotone sentences that have a rise in pitch mid-sentence and end with a drop in pitch, over and over and over are not pleasant to listen to.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

You left out nuclear cowboy

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

It’s in there.

John Sykes Custom is actually from 1980 and it is also stamped a 2nd.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info.

Reding, Bark-sheer….

Coverdale firing Sykes completely screwed his legacy and ruined Whitesnake. Sykes never became the household name he should have and Whitesnake never wrote another decent song, becoming just another hair band of hired guns.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

Ай бұрын

Yeah, thanks for watching and the comment.

Bro your killing me. Its pronounced Redding. Only spelled Reading.

@benedictdonald4338

5 ай бұрын

Indeed!!!!! So funny…

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the lesson

Yikes it’s Sykes! The greatest.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment.

For the record Reading is pronounced Redding…

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

17 күн бұрын

Thanks

You absolutely need to make sure you know how to pronounce the names of major places in the UK to not immediately put off an entire country within a few seconds- especially the country where this musician is from.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment.

The town "Reading" is pronounced "Redding" and not "Reeding"!!!

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

10 күн бұрын

Thanks

It’s pronounced Redding😊

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so I’ve learned.

Reading Is pronounced like Redding

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Thank you I’ve been told.

@tommilaine2693

4 ай бұрын

Twice now

It's pronounced redding and barkshur

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

15 күн бұрын

Thanks

His place of birth is pronounced Redding, Barkshire.

@paulqueripel3493

5 ай бұрын

More like barksha, if you write shire he's not going to know he got both syllables wrong.

@user-un9go4qe5i

4 ай бұрын

@@paulqueripel3493 I'd have said Bark-sheer.

Its pronounced “red-iing’

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

5 ай бұрын

Thanks

I don't supports them bye🇵🇪🇺🇸

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

2 ай бұрын

You don’t support who?

John Sykes was pretty average at the time

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

At what time?

@chrischoir3594

4 ай бұрын

@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 in the 80s when he was sort of relevant there were loads of better players. Just listen to the shrapnel records catalog, they were all better and more innovative. Sykes was very simple and his licks are forgettable

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

@chrischoir3594 thanks for the comment.

@thedigitalemotion

4 ай бұрын

@@chrischoir3594 What a very bitter and uneducated man. The most ridiculous comment ever made.

He would have been EXCELLENT for Ozzy. Zakk Wylde I’ve always felt sounded a lot like Sykes. Especially early on. Doesn’t seem like he would’ve been a good fit for Def Leppard maybe.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree with you. Thanks for watching and the comment.

@philipwittke8491

4 ай бұрын

John and Bob Daisley would've been fire...but Ozman wouldn't tolerate being upstaged...Sharon wouldn't go for it..Randy already proved it.

@greatguitaristoftherockera2833

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for watching.