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Why isn’t John Sykes talked about more?
Posted on 1/10/24 at 11:07 am
Posted on 1/10/24 at 11:07 am
When it comes to people talking about generational talents at guitar? I feel like John Sykes’s work on the Whitesnake album (1987) alone should put him in the discussion.
He’s not just an incredible guitar player, but his vocals are also top notch as well. If you listen to the first album he did with Blue Murder, particularly the track “Valley of the Kings”, this is a great example.
As much as I like David Coverdale, I feel like it was very shitty that he fired John Sykes before the 1987 album was released and had his replacements play in the music videos. I think a lot more people would have known who John Sykes was if this had not happened.
Okay, rant over. How many of you are also fans of John Sykes’s work? Should he be mentioned more on lists of all time great guitarists?
He’s not just an incredible guitar player, but his vocals are also top notch as well. If you listen to the first album he did with Blue Murder, particularly the track “Valley of the Kings”, this is a great example.
As much as I like David Coverdale, I feel like it was very shitty that he fired John Sykes before the 1987 album was released and had his replacements play in the music videos. I think a lot more people would have known who John Sykes was if this had not happened.
Okay, rant over. How many of you are also fans of John Sykes’s work? Should he be mentioned more on lists of all time great guitarists?
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Posted on 1/10/24 at 11:25 am to SaintlyTiger88
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Okay, rant over. How many of you are also fans of John Sykes’s work? Should he be mentioned more on lists of all time great guitarists?
Huge fan. He's sort of an enigma/hermit alot like Jake E Lee these days. John Sykes was and still is a monster guitar player.
This post was edited on 1/10/24 at 11:26 am
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:14 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Big fan also. Definitely think he’s underrated. He’s one of those cats like John Norum, Adrian Vandenberg, Vivian Campbell, etc who never rose above the band like EVH, Randy Rhoads, Hendrix, Page, and the others considered gods.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:35 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I thought the first album was great. I didn't find out 'til sometime later that it was Sykes who was actually responsible for most of the iconic guitar parts on the '87 Whitesnake album. I'd say he qualifies for inclusion on the "underrated guitarist" list.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 7:25 am to SaintlyTiger88
I saw Blue Murder open up for Bon Jovi in Monroe, LA at the Civic Center in the summer of 1989. They blew Bon Jovi off the stage. Obviously. Sykes can seriously play & they even played Still of the Night at that show.
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