John Sykes: The Untold Story!

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  • Опубликовано: 7 янв 2025

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  • @citizeeeen
    @citizeeeen 10 месяцев назад +79

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

    • @greatguitaristoftherockera2833
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks for watching and the comment.

    • @fernandes5986
      @fernandes5986 10 месяцев назад

      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
      @hamishanderson6738 9 месяцев назад +5

      Reading (English town) is pronounced Redding.

    • @greatguitaristoftherockera2833
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  9 месяцев назад +1

      @hamishanderson6738 thanks.

    • @hamishanderson6738
      @hamishanderson6738 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @wiley666
    @wiley666 9 месяцев назад +13

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

  • @johnmiller1300
    @johnmiller1300 9 месяцев назад +57

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

  • @azguitar
    @azguitar 9 месяцев назад +37

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

  • @philipwittke8491
    @philipwittke8491 9 месяцев назад +26

    Bring back Blue Murder🤘💥💥👑

    • @greatguitaristoftherockera2833
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  9 месяцев назад

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

    • @philipwittke8491
      @philipwittke8491 9 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @michaelmichaels138
      @michaelmichaels138 6 месяцев назад +1

      *Purple Birth*

  • @Jimmy.Williams
    @Jimmy.Williams 10 месяцев назад +31

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

  • @TheLochs
    @TheLochs 10 месяцев назад +22

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

  • @jandvadams
    @jandvadams 10 месяцев назад +34

    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.

  • @mercuripietro6888
    @mercuripietro6888 10 месяцев назад +10

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

  • @Plowguitarist
    @Plowguitarist 10 месяцев назад +6

    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!!

  • @ericmcgivern4429
    @ericmcgivern4429 3 месяца назад +4

    I have been a lifetime Sykes fanatic since i first saw him with Lizzy in1983. I agree he WAS Whitesnake 87 a Superb album which showcased his musical genius & phenomenal guitar playing!!❤❤

  • @patzguitarz
    @patzguitarz 10 месяцев назад +17

    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.

  • @ManfredFechter-kc7iy
    @ManfredFechter-kc7iy 9 месяцев назад +8

    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!

  • @LEIFanevret
    @LEIFanevret 10 месяцев назад +9

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

  • @ZippyThePinhead
    @ZippyThePinhead 10 месяцев назад +9

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

  • @jaysapp7494
    @jaysapp7494 9 месяцев назад +11

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

  • @theonlyredspecial
    @theonlyredspecial 9 месяцев назад +10

    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

  • @stevenwilson9865
    @stevenwilson9865 10 месяцев назад +10

    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.

  • @frannyp46
    @frannyp46 10 месяцев назад +11

    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.

  • @scottwhite2757
    @scottwhite2757 10 месяцев назад +13

    Nice work on covering a Great guitarist ..

  • @doctordetroit4339
    @doctordetroit4339 10 месяцев назад +13

    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
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  10 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @blastfromthepast-o1d
      @blastfromthepast-o1d 10 месяцев назад +10

      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.

  • @umyes5246
    @umyes5246 8 месяцев назад +5

    At last, a true legend of guitar.

  • @corvettebmw2301
    @corvettebmw2301 9 месяцев назад +8

    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.

  • @T.R.M
    @T.R.M 10 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @billb1316
    @billb1316 10 месяцев назад +13

    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
      @danielevans9379 9 месяцев назад +10

      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
      @anthonyfisher5076 7 месяцев назад +1

      amen!

  • @abcdefghijk5095
    @abcdefghijk5095 4 месяца назад +1

    The original & best TRIPPLE THREAT. Singer? Check. Guitarist? Check. Good looks? Check. Game over. Little wonder that muppet 'Coverdale' was threatened. John's Blue Murder albums are ground breaking and still stand up today without peer. I wish him well for all time. Thanks for posting this.

  • @tangerinerose3724
    @tangerinerose3724 9 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @miwaterskigirl9192
    @miwaterskigirl9192 4 месяца назад +1

    John Sykes the best success of Whitesnake. We love you, John!!

  • @Wyldwulf
    @Wyldwulf 10 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @smokerise
    @smokerise 9 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @scottc77
    @scottc77 7 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @samuelperez5305
    @samuelperez5305 3 месяца назад

    This was an awesome! Thank you

  • @steveclem
    @steveclem 10 месяцев назад +7

    I love those Tygers Of Pan Tang albums.

  • @Kouign1718
    @Kouign1718 10 месяцев назад +10

    Berkshire and Reading... 😉

  • @TheLoveSignGuy
    @TheLoveSignGuy 4 месяца назад +1

    Dawning of a Brand New Day is AWESOME. He still has the gift of creating amazing hard rock athems

  • @kenvorland
    @kenvorland 8 месяцев назад +3

    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

  • @paulmccusker4305
    @paulmccusker4305 5 месяцев назад +2

    Top class guitarist 😎

  • @meralonder9031
    @meralonder9031 8 месяцев назад +3

    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!?)

  • @SchroderPhotography
    @SchroderPhotography 7 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @Smudgie
    @Smudgie 9 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @greatguitaristoftherockera2833
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  9 месяцев назад

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

    • @Smudgie
      @Smudgie 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@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.

  • @sn95_mustang_garage
    @sn95_mustang_garage 9 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @69zenos1
    @69zenos1 8 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @mikegallant3572
    @mikegallant3572 9 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @mydayis5
    @mydayis5 10 месяцев назад +6

    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??!

  • @lorettahookano6139
    @lorettahookano6139 7 месяцев назад +3

    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 !

  • @kennyblackbird5674
    @kennyblackbird5674 9 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @charvelshredder
    @charvelshredder 4 месяца назад +2

    It’s a peculiar thing how the most proficient players so often don’t get the fame or recognition that their talent warrants. I don’t think John Sykes had any barriers in terms of technique in his playing or his vocal ability. If anything, it was probably poor management or bad timing with changing trends in pop music. He was amazing, there’s no doubt about that.

  • @arcarajj
    @arcarajj 5 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @rhomotor
    @rhomotor 9 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @mrsockmonkey1969
    @mrsockmonkey1969 8 месяцев назад +2

    Sykes vibrato is his most remarkable talent

  • @amilcarvalenca3381
    @amilcarvalenca3381 2 месяца назад

    He also is a great singer…. Great musician.

  • @wendelllanders8439
    @wendelllanders8439 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @OrlandoAugustoStock
    @OrlandoAugustoStock 10 месяцев назад +5

    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.

  • @michaelmichaels138
    @michaelmichaels138 6 месяцев назад +2

    I heard he’s still alive.

  • @DavidDeCelle
    @DavidDeCelle 10 месяцев назад +6

    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.

  • @rztricky
    @rztricky 7 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @deanbembridge8640
    @deanbembridge8640 10 месяцев назад +8

    Very underrated and he has so much talent 🎸🎵

  • @TinusTegenlicht
    @TinusTegenlicht 10 месяцев назад +9

    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
      @bruinbeertje1 10 месяцев назад

      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
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks for watching and the comment.

    • @blastfromthepast-o1d
      @blastfromthepast-o1d 10 месяцев назад +5

      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
      @TinusTegenlicht 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@blastfromthepast-o1d I think you are right. Truthfully I would not mind 1 guitar player as long as it was Sykes.

  • @wildchild291
    @wildchild291 6 месяцев назад +2

    Mr. Sykes is god on earth

  • @pabloboschetto9283
    @pabloboschetto9283 9 месяцев назад +1

    Love Sykes

  • @tomnoble5501
    @tomnoble5501 9 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @chrispetritsch1291
    @chrispetritsch1291 10 месяцев назад +9

    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
      @christervainio 10 месяцев назад +3

      He doesn't owe you shit.

    • @greatguitaristoftherockera2833
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching and the comment.

    • @newavatar2947
      @newavatar2947 10 месяцев назад +1

      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
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  10 месяцев назад +1

      @newavatar2947 he can release it on ITunes.

    • @newavatar2947
      @newavatar2947 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @jonldavis
    @jonldavis 9 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @dwoerner4
    @dwoerner4 21 день назад

    Pretty accurate except for the Burnside reference. They were only a very minor supplement to the distribution efforts.

  • @dalepiwek
    @dalepiwek 4 месяца назад

    🤘😤🤘

  • @tonyrobbins1665
    @tonyrobbins1665 9 месяцев назад +2

    He was incredible in the tigers of pan tang

  • @wernervanderwalt8541
    @wernervanderwalt8541 10 месяцев назад +3

    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.

  • @ChemicalMusic25
    @ChemicalMusic25 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @nelsono4315
    @nelsono4315 3 месяца назад

    John is one of the few guitar players that can properly channel Gary Moore's ferocity.

  • @1AR183
    @1AR183 7 месяцев назад

    Who is Carmen Aposy?

  • @larrybrown7273
    @larrybrown7273 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @Timpen666
    @Timpen666 8 месяцев назад

    You missed the Live in Sweden -83 album

  • @crustafari
    @crustafari 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @Berserkr696
    @Berserkr696 8 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @ROOKTABULA
    @ROOKTABULA 9 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @JamesFordMusic
    @JamesFordMusic 10 месяцев назад +5

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

  • @angusorvid8840
    @angusorvid8840 4 месяца назад

    I wasn't surprised that Slip of the Tongue would sell less than 1987, but I was surprised just how much it paled in comparison. Slip, despite having Vai onboard, was a very bland, typical sounding hard rock album that didn't set itself apart from the herd. Slip didn't have John's songwriting talent or raw guitar power. Vai just didn't fit with what Whitesnake was supposed to be, a heavy rock outfit with a strong blues edge. Sykes had it in spades. Slide it in and '87 are the two best Whitesnake albums. Blue Murder was awesome, and I hoped they would have more success. I mean, Sykes, Carmine and Tony Franklin in one band? Totally massive.

  • @roopemakela2984
    @roopemakela2984 9 месяцев назад

    What is he up to nowadays?

  • @hazor777
    @hazor777 10 месяцев назад +4

    Sykes in Def Leppard would have been an interesting twist

  • @dannymcmince
    @dannymcmince 5 месяцев назад +1

    Big mistake of Coverdale in firing Sykes

  • @gitarman666
    @gitarman666 9 месяцев назад +1

    Carmine a piece it’s pronounced like that young feller

    • @gitarman666
      @gitarman666 9 месяцев назад +2

      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
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  9 месяцев назад

      It depends on which brother you ask.

    • @greatguitaristoftherockera2833
      @greatguitaristoftherockera2833  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching and the comment.

  • @IIIElijah
    @IIIElijah 8 месяцев назад

    Jose modded Marshall.
    Little Mountain plywood room enclosure.

  • @danielevans9379
    @danielevans9379 7 месяцев назад +3

    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.

  • @phenixreturns
    @phenixreturns 3 месяца назад

    All the versions omg ! ruclips.net/video/GEXto0-8II8/видео.html

  • @matsandersson8857
    @matsandersson8857 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @paulcoverdale8312
    @paulcoverdale8312 9 месяцев назад +1

    It’s called RED-Ing. Not Reed- ING!!!

  • @jamesdelaney3797
    @jamesdelaney3797 10 месяцев назад +1

    B.E.A.S.T.

  • @derekbaillie4035
    @derekbaillie4035 7 месяцев назад

    Dude it’s pronounced Redding happy to help.

  • @HeartofthePiano
    @HeartofthePiano 9 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @davidbaron8330
    @davidbaron8330 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @gabrieljohannson6777
    @gabrieljohannson6777 10 месяцев назад +1

    Yikes it’s Sykes! The greatest.

  • @glennkline137
    @glennkline137 Месяц назад

    Missed Gates of Hell bro

  • @careful...Icarus
    @careful...Icarus 10 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @crismartinsrockdawn
    @crismartinsrockdawn 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @restofthejunk01
    @restofthejunk01 4 месяца назад

    He's from Reading.......pronounced Redding.

  • @kevingates503
    @kevingates503 3 дня назад

    He proves you don't need a wammie bar !

  • @jackbtlr17
    @jackbtlr17 9 месяцев назад

    You left out nuclear cowboy

  • @cutoverpark9596
    @cutoverpark9596 5 месяцев назад

    For the record Reading is pronounced Redding…

  • @insulani
    @insulani 5 месяцев назад

    Reding, Bark-sheer….

  • @teejay2556
    @teejay2556 8 дней назад

    It's pronounced Redding, not reading lol