5 KILLER RIFFS - Whitesnake 1987

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Leon Todd

Leon Todd

4 жыл бұрын

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@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
100k views - thanks so much everyone! If you'd like to hear more, why not check out my band Ragdoll? - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtCJnLirrtzHnKM.html
@TelesPlayMetal
@TelesPlayMetal 3 жыл бұрын
It’s a great video. Your tone is amazing.
@huseynguitar4676
@huseynguitar4676 2 жыл бұрын
You have beautiful hair, friend
@canaldoadelton6614
@canaldoadelton6614 2 жыл бұрын
Love ain't no strange!!???
@rafacorrea01
@rafacorrea01 Жыл бұрын
Very, very nice! Persevere all you guys! And you are a great guitar player and know how to tone a guitar, amazing haha
@Cgreen-ky7vi
@Cgreen-ky7vi 5 ай бұрын
They had balls when they created ,stuff it was not all push button crap ! Like it is today!😢
@wyattblackwood3927
@wyattblackwood3927 4 жыл бұрын
A lot of people make fun of 80s metal because of the hairstyles and fashion but the 80s did produce some of the most technically proficient guitar players rock music has ever seen.
@rodolfomisao123
@rodolfomisao123 2 жыл бұрын
80s and Earlies 90s Hard Rock >>>> 90s grunge and Alt Rock
@rodolfomisao123
@rodolfomisao123 2 жыл бұрын
90s Guitarists: Bill Leverty, Pete Lesperance, Steve Brown.
@Rrouthmusic
@Rrouthmusic Жыл бұрын
Everything about the 80’s was awesome.. I unfortunately was born a little too late to enjoy it lol.
@SurviveTheDay
@SurviveTheDay Жыл бұрын
Let’s remember how powerful the 80’s was. Even US politicians had senate hearings over rock lyrics. Man those lyrics and sus chords powered that whole genre of music.
@rangerdoc1029
@rangerdoc1029 8 ай бұрын
​ Who? LOL.
@chadhudson2046
@chadhudson2046 4 жыл бұрын
John Sykes was the most underrated guitarist of the 80's. He's definitely my #2 favorite guitarist right behind Eddie.
@TheodorusRex
@TheodorusRex 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@jakemf1
@jakemf1 4 жыл бұрын
Chad Hudson just a killer player
@flashy5150
@flashy5150 4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. Listen to his Thin Lizzy stuff.
@shack8110
@shack8110 4 жыл бұрын
Whitesnake > Led Zeppelin Yeah I said it! (in some ways, IMO, but not as prolific) :-)
@Gazzpunk
@Gazzpunk 4 жыл бұрын
Sykes is an amazing guitarist with tone and riffs to die for. His stint with Thin Lizzy on the Thunder & Lightning album is brilliant. Some of his earlier stuff with Tygers of Pan Tang also worth checking out.
@marcos_c_m
@marcos_c_m 7 ай бұрын
Sykes is like the personification of what the perfect badass rock player is . Great melodic taste . Perfect balance between feeling and agreesive chops . Instinct to write timeless songs . Along Randy Rhoads And king Edward make the great trinity of 80s . For me the most underrated of the greatests of all times
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 7 ай бұрын
Precisely!
@mhmoretti
@mhmoretti Жыл бұрын
Sykes is the complete package. Killer player, singer, and can be a front man. Writes insane riffs. He is the truth.
@codacreator6162
@codacreator6162 4 жыл бұрын
Sykes is way more tasteful and restrained with his pinch harmonics than Wylde is.
@theonlyredspecial
@theonlyredspecial 4 жыл бұрын
coda creator I agree. I’m surprised more people don’t agree.
@bradfordknights7554
@bradfordknights7554 4 жыл бұрын
totally agree, plus he had a wide, sick, controlled vibrato that for me is second to none.
@Nopeandnope3861
@Nopeandnope3861 4 жыл бұрын
bradford knights I know....and without fail hits them on the low E...up and down the neck...
@denizhanozyurek
@denizhanozyurek 4 жыл бұрын
I agree but Zakk's early style is more tasteful than his later stuff with BLS in my opinion. Sykes and Wylde are my top 2 guitarist!
@joetroutt7425
@joetroutt7425 4 жыл бұрын
Now I want to listen to the whole Whitesnake album again after thirty years of not hearing it. Excellent job.
@KCJAM1
@KCJAM1 4 жыл бұрын
In a year of AMAZING albums I believe the Eponymous Whitesnake album was the best of the year. One of the last of the true great albums with hardly a poorly written (none of the songs were bad, imo!) song in the entire collection. It definitely required a full listening of every song unlike the incredibly abysmal shite cobbled together today just to be able to claim the album status.
@madden7732
@madden7732 3 жыл бұрын
@@KCJAM1 musically and guitar wise, the albums id kust as great as it gets. Lyrically, i think its pretty shit, Coverdale's lyrics are not really the strongest point in the band haha but great singer thats for sure!
@Horrorfreak106
@Horrorfreak106 4 жыл бұрын
Crying in the Rain is my favorite solo of all time. It's really beautiful and vicious!
@megaduck7965
@megaduck7965 2 жыл бұрын
“ Featuring Mr John Sykes on guitar while the rest of us look on meekly “
@demokraatti
@demokraatti 4 жыл бұрын
These are the best riffs of all time. Sykes is such a monster player.
@heathday7360
@heathday7360 4 жыл бұрын
John Sykes was such a badass. That album would have never been without him imo. Great video!!
@TestarossaRocks
@TestarossaRocks 4 жыл бұрын
To be fair the whole album is killer.
@julianortiz4151
@julianortiz4151 4 жыл бұрын
TestarossaRocks, absolutely! Still one of my favorites to this day and I’ve had it since its release. I was 13 years old when it was released and I moved on to heavier and darker Metal but I continued to love this album and I still play it often.
@TestarossaRocks
@TestarossaRocks 4 жыл бұрын
Julian Ortiz right on!
@NeroTheIncredible
@NeroTheIncredible 4 жыл бұрын
John Sykes, those riffs, those harmonies, it made me come back to guitar in 87 and Here I go again now ! I just need a les paul now ! Blue Murder is one of my favorites too !
@lucassosa4660
@lucassosa4660 4 жыл бұрын
George Lynch, John Sykes, jake e lee. the best from the 80's
@richjohn2497
@richjohn2497 4 жыл бұрын
You forgot Randy roads and eddie van halen for starters!
@PAULVANOS5150
@PAULVANOS5150 4 жыл бұрын
warren demartini
@atunconcaca09
@atunconcaca09 4 жыл бұрын
Matthias Jabs from Scorpions I would add on the list
@frikerjimenez
@frikerjimenez 3 жыл бұрын
My three favs too...
@Imokyourok440
@Imokyourok440 3 жыл бұрын
Vito!!
@greekfreak1980
@greekfreak1980 4 жыл бұрын
Whitesnake´s "1987" is propably one of the greatest heavy-rock albums of all time. It´s just a shame,all the bullshit that happened behind the scenes of the production of this record,which culminated with Coverdale firing Sykes and pretty much the entire band. P.S. Zakk Wylde actually mentions John Sykes often,when he´s asked about influences.
@SteveFullerBikes
@SteveFullerBikes 3 жыл бұрын
Had that not happened, we might not have gotten that first Blue Murder album, and that would be a damn shame.
@jaialaiwarrior
@jaialaiwarrior 7 ай бұрын
*BAD BOYS!!!* Awesome playing and interpretations! Sykes is one of the best ever, he took Coverdale to the next level and Dave never forgave him for it!!!
@TinusTegenlicht
@TinusTegenlicht 3 ай бұрын
I so wished they would get back together, but they break was permament. Imagine if Sykes was on Slip of thr Tongue?
@alexmajors565
@alexmajors565 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you raiding John Sykes’s name. It breaks my heart that he’s not mentioned in magazines or most online pages. What he did and created as a musician is one of a kind. He’s directly from Mount Olympus. Eddie Trunk is one of the few people from that era who still talks to John. More people should praise the name of the British Lion, Sir John Sykes. Cheers!
@ek3910
@ek3910 3 жыл бұрын
So true
@grantwright8071
@grantwright8071 2 жыл бұрын
IMO, Whitesnake one of the very best heavy Rock bands ever.. They took a step backwards when Sykes was politicked out, but are now once again in good hands with Joel Hoekstra..
@Chris_Brah
@Chris_Brah 4 жыл бұрын
Straight for the heart is my favorite track, just as good now as when I heard it at age 16 back in 1987...
@gojohngo106
@gojohngo106 4 жыл бұрын
Great tune!
@guruzini1971
@guruzini1971 4 жыл бұрын
a fellow 71 model
@madden7732
@madden7732 3 жыл бұрын
Great song. Probably the cheesiest one (sounds like a very happy Japanese anime song lmao), but its a banger for sure!
@Nopeandnope3861
@Nopeandnope3861 4 жыл бұрын
I just learned (like you have) John is very versatile......who knew he could sing so well and play so great too?
@allan-shephard
@allan-shephard Жыл бұрын
Great video. I always thought "Still of the Night" was more like Deep Purple's "Rat Bat Blue". I think I've still got 1987 on vinyl in the cupboard. 🤘😁🎸
@mistercutts
@mistercutts 2 жыл бұрын
Stunning, thank you Leon. Enjoy your solos more than the song themselves, amazing clarity and what an album!
@jonbigg7385
@jonbigg7385 4 жыл бұрын
That opening Still of the Night riff has always been one of my favorites. You've just inspired me to go learn some of the other riffs from that album.
@TheGuitarMan8670
@TheGuitarMan8670 4 жыл бұрын
So many great WS riffs. Love the wide and fat tone in those songs. Great stuff 🎸😎👍
@brandonproctor3639
@brandonproctor3639 4 жыл бұрын
My god I love those riffs! That sounds so good man, great video as always mate!
@pfzt
@pfzt 4 жыл бұрын
Love this series! You have a good hand in picking out the juicy stuff of hard rock guitar history.
@TVoltG
@TVoltG 4 жыл бұрын
Sykes, golden Riff Master. Great as always Todd!🤘 and your ending words are spot on..
@stevendearden8030
@stevendearden8030 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb content. I love Whitesnake and am old enough to remember when the 1987 album was first released. This video brought back so many memories and immediately made me pick up my LP and crank my JCM 800. You play these riffs with genuine enthusiasm and I loved the expression you made when picking those natural harmonics on Bad Boys. Well done Leon.
@alexandargabric
@alexandargabric 4 жыл бұрын
One of the most accurate recreations of the Sykes sound I have heard so far! As always, awesome job mate!
@parttroll1
@parttroll1 4 жыл бұрын
frickin' outstanding! I love those riffs of 1987 great album in fact I need to put it on now! Great playing Leon \m/
@NaRhala
@NaRhala 4 жыл бұрын
your tone and the whole youre gonna break my heart again riff is absolutely RIPPIN!! im totally hooked, great stuff dude!
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for checking it out!
@allentroxel9719
@allentroxel9719 4 жыл бұрын
John Sykes is one of my all time favorites. Great playing man. Cheers.
@MadDrummer100000
@MadDrummer100000 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, man! Been waiting for a video like this for a very long time! Glad you’re the who made it! Awesome playing! Cheers!
@pedropete52
@pedropete52 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome playing! I love it that you enjoy some killer 80's double stop riffs
@dirface
@dirface 4 жыл бұрын
Complexity and emotion through simplicity. Take note every Kiezel guitarist ever.
@DevinRyanVitek
@DevinRyanVitek 4 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad to see some love for John Sykes! HUGE tone. Dan Gower gets that huge tone with his modded plexis. I want one but a Les Paul custom is calling my name
@negromario
@negromario 4 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for play this songs, i dont play much this days but i always remember when i put the cassette and press those buttons over and over again to try to get that notes correctly. Love from Argentina!
@Gazzpunk
@Gazzpunk 4 жыл бұрын
Super renditions, really enjoyed seeing and hearing your enthusiasm for Sykes and that Whitesnake album.
@jmar482
@jmar482 4 жыл бұрын
Great demo. I loved Whitesnake. When this album came out I was 13-14 years old and was totally blown away by it. My friends and I spent a lot of time figuring out the riffs and solos. John Sykes is such an underrated guitarist.
@lionelkirbyshire7683
@lionelkirbyshire7683 3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion 80s guitar hasn't been beaten, I love it, so many great bands.
@hammerstonemusic
@hammerstonemusic 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Leon! I’ve learned a few of my favorite riffs from your channel. Thanks man🤘🏻
@tomjordanmusic35
@tomjordanmusic35 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always dude! John Sykes has always been one of my all time favourite guitarists too! So glad you included "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" - super under appreciated track!
@emmettgros8535
@emmettgros8535 4 жыл бұрын
John Sykes was brilliant, incredible player and writer
@saynotobigotry
@saynotobigotry 3 жыл бұрын
Listen to his playing with ‘Blue Murder’. ✌🏽
@codacreator6162
@codacreator6162 4 жыл бұрын
I've never seen anyone cover Sykes so effectively or accurately. Awesome playing, man!
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! I loved this album growing up so it was a lot of fun to get in to the details with it.
@codacreator6162
@codacreator6162 4 жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd I keep coming back. 87 is my all time favorite album, hands down. I was 22 when it came out and RUINED everything I'd been listening to... Saw Whitesnake with Motley Crue headlining and argued with some random 12 year old who thought Mick Mars was the most gifted guitarist to grace planet Earth... The other thing that stood out to me about that show was that while I'd been a fan of both Vandenberg and Dio, I really, really wanted to see Sykes. Now, I wouldn't bother to spend the money. Coverdale has been touring with a cover band since '88...
@Bsquared1972
@Bsquared1972 4 жыл бұрын
Great series. Love your outlook, you seem like the kind of guy that could instantly be a best friend. Cannot help but smile watching you have fun. BTW, love the tape on the headstock.
@JorgeCanela
@JorgeCanela 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite albums as well. You've got a massive amount of tone in you: both in your fingers and in the sound you get out of your equipment. Congrats!
@ch3nz3n
@ch3nz3n 4 жыл бұрын
Sykes' prominent left hand slides (ala the glissando opening to Still of the Night) blew my fragile little mind back in '88. lol
@keithkrick2255
@keithkrick2255 4 жыл бұрын
Man, all his noises blew my mind, i was just getting in to guitar and I had no idea how he was getting some of the sounds on that album (and to some some extent still don't :D) The guitar sound on this album is unbelievable.......and that vibrato.........and those harmonics........the palm muting.......the HUGE bends......ok, i'll stop now :D
@LukeCannotSkate
@LukeCannotSkate 4 жыл бұрын
Whitesnake seriously has 2 songs called 'Don't break my heart again' and 'You're gonna break my heart again' ffs David hahahaha
@steelin666
@steelin666 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and they're in the same key. Probably the later one originated as a jam of the earlier. David admitted that Children Of The Night was born with him and Sykes just messing around with Burn. And David really likes to revisit his earlier works to reinvent them in some way.
@madden7732
@madden7732 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I always get confused between those two 😅😂
@DorinRocks
@DorinRocks 4 жыл бұрын
This video was effin great! I love Whitesnake and always thought they had killer riffs. Great job!
@alanst.4417
@alanst.4417 4 жыл бұрын
Wow Leon, this is one kickass essence of some of the greatest Whitesnake riffs I love, too. Always a pleasure when you put them in your demos. Not enough guitar channels use them though, which is a shame imo.
@ScreamingStevenHoward
@ScreamingStevenHoward 4 жыл бұрын
Killer tone mate. One of all time favorite albums.
@EmbarrassedComposer
@EmbarrassedComposer 4 жыл бұрын
Bad Boys is my favourite Whitesnake riff too! Just sick!
@TelesPlayMetal
@TelesPlayMetal 4 жыл бұрын
The last minute of this video is why I have been subscribed for a long time...keep it up!
@sebastianpereira1517
@sebastianpereira1517 4 жыл бұрын
Great tone and great choice of riffs from this one of my favs ever album. Fantastic tone and excellent playing, man
@theonlyredspecial
@theonlyredspecial 4 жыл бұрын
So many memories of this album when I was a teenager. Sykes was a monster. Loved some of his solo stuff too.
@BAND-MAID-USA
@BAND-MAID-USA Жыл бұрын
WhiteSnake is such an amazing band. Coverdale was an absolutely insanely incredible singer. And he’s had some of the best guitarist ever aligned. Sykes, Vandenberg, Vai and Campbell? I mean come on now. 4 of the best in history. Freakn amazing songs that are just as good or even better decades later.
@klextacy
@klextacy 4 жыл бұрын
Don't change a thing with how you do these videos, Leon. This was awesome!! John is one of my biggest influences. When this album came out, it changed everything for me as a guitarist. Keep up the awesome work. Cheers! -Christian
@chrismitlyng1411
@chrismitlyng1411 3 жыл бұрын
Love the content and it’s always refreshing to hear someone else’s take on another amazing guitarist and their tone. You’ve given so much to the art and your love for it shows! Screw the haters Leon. 50k subs can’t be wrong!
@Husabuse
@Husabuse 4 жыл бұрын
Holy fcuk - aced it, best riff based record, bar none! The huge tone is a must as well, and you had that as well. Kudos.
@acrossthefire1587
@acrossthefire1587 4 жыл бұрын
FireHouse had some badass riffs too yes hair metal but the guitarist shreds those 80 grind chords. Next maybe? .\m/.
@Metallian81
@Metallian81 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely! Bill Leverty is amazing and one of my favorites, right up there with Satriani, Criss Oliva, Matthias Jabs, and Zakk Wylde.
@robertdavis9801
@robertdavis9801 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best albums ever made. Listened to the whole album last weekend, and it never ceases to get my head banging 🤘 nice playing bro.
@Meetlofe
@Meetlofe 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff! I was 16 or so when it came out and the cassette stayed in my car's tape deck for at least a year or 2. Very well played, dude! It took me back, for sure.
@gordontubbs
@gordontubbs 4 жыл бұрын
True story, I mentioned the word "riff" one time and my wife was like "what's a riff?" -- I said, "okay, hold on" and then proceeded to play Still of the Night. Asked and answered!
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
The riff you play when you want to explain riffs! It is that good.
@GearGasms
@GearGasms 4 жыл бұрын
Give Me All Your Love Tonight is SUCH a proto-John Sykes riff! Killer!
@wolverine3344
@wolverine3344 4 жыл бұрын
Great playing Leon, i also loved John Sykes in a Blue Murder too. I’m a little bummed bc I was really hoping for more instruction on playing these killer riffs, but enjoyed it nonetheless. Your tone is spot on.
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
I'll do a video soon!
@Gohanndes1
@Gohanndes1 4 жыл бұрын
🤩 Super excited with your 5 killer riff posts specially when one of my favorites bands is covered. Massive sound!!! btw that LP is gorgeous. ROCK ON 🤘
@nickylittle2817
@nickylittle2817 4 жыл бұрын
awesome vid leon you inspired you to dig out this cd again (which i originally had on vinyl) awesome playing dude and i like hearing how it inspired you
@markthomas5030
@markthomas5030 4 жыл бұрын
A tutorial would be good on these few killer riffs , great video leon
@andyy7052
@andyy7052 4 жыл бұрын
You mentioned your love for Queensryche ,would love hear you break down some of their early albums, so much variety in those albums
@0226lauren
@0226lauren 4 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t matter what people think, I can feel the vibe from your playing. Keep up the great content 🎼👍
@anthonycxrrales1105
@anthonycxrrales1105 2 жыл бұрын
Love John Sykes! Great video, playing and tone ! Loved every second mate ! 🙏🏼
@joefrederick5494
@joefrederick5494 4 жыл бұрын
This is one of your best videos! Sykes is my favorite along with the boys from Queensryche. You should do a QR 5 favorite riffs.
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
QR is next!
@voltnerstudios2115
@voltnerstudios2115 4 жыл бұрын
Dude, you are bang on. Sykes is a master! And QR are metal architects!
@joefrederick5494
@joefrederick5494 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I can’t wait to watch it.
@BAND-MAID-USA
@BAND-MAID-USA 4 жыл бұрын
I could NEVER choose 5 for QueensRyche. They have a KILLER riff in literally every song since the Prophecy. DeGarmo was 1 of my biggest guitar idols from 84 until Promised Land. I was literally at their 1st EVER show in Portland, Oregon. If you choose to do QR next you'd better choose wisely. You know EVER QR fan on Earth is going to put you under a microscope. Choosing 5 riffs from them would be impossible for me, and I know every riff they ever done, front & back. Looking forward to seeing what you choose. And don't choose ANY After DeGarmo left of course. That will piss all QR fans off lol.
@paulknowles6433
@paulknowles6433 4 жыл бұрын
I was expecting children of the night. That riff is epic 🤘
@froag4003
@froag4003 4 жыл бұрын
Love the layout of this video, be great to see more of these
@MetalMayhem1978
@MetalMayhem1978 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome playing bro. You kick ass! Absolutely love the Guitar and that sound!!
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 3 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated mate :)
@rangerdoc1029
@rangerdoc1029 4 жыл бұрын
Makin' the 80s Great Again! Holy Hell! That tone! It's f-cking HUGE! Is that the Axe-FX?
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. It's the MK IV model in there
@kimmoparonen1737
@kimmoparonen1737 4 жыл бұрын
On 1987 there's also a killer clean guitar part on "Is this love" Demo that sometime! :)
@weshard1
@weshard1 4 жыл бұрын
Loved that! Big fan of the album. You’re an awesome player!
@dunkie5150
@dunkie5150 3 жыл бұрын
Love this… great riffs, awesome tone! Guest appearance by your Dyson too! 😉👍🏻🤘🏻
@pdooley730
@pdooley730 4 жыл бұрын
People always kinda crap on John Sykes lead playing but he is the whole package, you ALWAYS know when John Sykes is playing and that is the true test of a Guitar Hero!
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
Do they? I've only always LOVED his stuff.
@pdooley730
@pdooley730 4 жыл бұрын
Yea I’m in a couple Facebook groups for Thin Lizzy and Gary Moore and a lot of people don’t like Sykes. And maybe it’s really just him with Lizzy they don’t like.
@beornthebear.8220
@beornthebear.8220 3 жыл бұрын
I can always tell the sound of Sykes, even from my Tygers of Pantang albums.
@brainynbrawny9562
@brainynbrawny9562 4 жыл бұрын
KILLER! and your playing and tone are spot-on! JOHN SYKES - the original ZAKK WYLDE!
@MarbsMusic
@MarbsMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Loved the video but the ending says so much so many young guitarist need to hear I had to sub! Thanks for the great work!
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@rbevans4581
@rbevans4581 4 жыл бұрын
The commentary in between riffs is valuable. Keep it up.
@BigHairyGuitars
@BigHairyGuitars 4 жыл бұрын
Love this!!!
@13strigoi69
@13strigoi69 4 жыл бұрын
Are you going to do a breakdown of the tones? That would be awesome. I've heard that one of the reasons Sykes was fired were the studio expenditures in trying to nail down his sound.
@mmilan67
@mmilan67 4 жыл бұрын
And please more from Gary Moore 🎸🎸🎸
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
Soon!
@greekfreak1980
@greekfreak1980 4 жыл бұрын
* puts Emperor Palpatine voice on * *DEWWWWWW IT!!!*
@timgove5337
@timgove5337 4 жыл бұрын
Gary Moore, Corridors of Power album, with its own Gonna Break My Heart Again Btw, I completely wrote this whole part (indie tune) on that C/D opening chord, the “whitesnake queensryche dokken whitelion pinkfloyd chord”... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adJnq8eE2bLal2g.html
@AlexColeti
@AlexColeti 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers from Brazil, Leon! Really dig your channel! Just great!
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@shinjial
@shinjial 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool choices, made me want to pay their music a visit. Also, awesome tone! So thick and defined, and on the neck pickup!
@julianortiz4151
@julianortiz4151 4 жыл бұрын
“ZZ Top on cocaine and Aquanet.” 🤣🤣🤣🤘
@jasons.3921
@jasons.3921 Жыл бұрын
I have been digging in on a bunch of the 80's riffs lately and this is just I what I needed. Started getting into the way John plays and appreciating his contributions to rock not long ago, although, Whitesnake was big when I started playing. Kinda got absorbed with the heavier music that was being released and became more influenced by that. Dime was a big influence. Thanks for putting out some great quality and super relevant videos showcasing some truly legendary guitarists. I will definitely give your band some listening. Cheers!
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
John had a lot of influence across the board, an absolute rock god!
@inerceptor
@inerceptor 4 жыл бұрын
I was so looking forward to you playing “You’re going to break my heart again” and you didn’t let me down. Thank you
@mje6444
@mje6444 4 жыл бұрын
Still of the night is legendary
@thejoeshow66
@thejoeshow66 4 жыл бұрын
I always thought that Sykes was underrated. To be honest, i didnt know him til this album came out, but man, his riffs were deadly!
@waynefaircloth4329
@waynefaircloth4329 4 жыл бұрын
Simply.....AwEsOmE ! ! ! Love hearing your John Sykes thoughts and videos. His style along with Gary Moore during his aggressive days, shaped me as a guitarist. John's riff writing along with Ty Tabor and Jerry Cantrell brought it all together :-) :-)
@HendrixToTheEnd
@HendrixToTheEnd 4 жыл бұрын
Everything about this is music to my ears. Thanks Leon!
@wakjob961
@wakjob961 4 жыл бұрын
Blue Murder is amazing.
@jonrizzle87
@jonrizzle87 4 жыл бұрын
John Sykes!!! 🤘🤘
@stuforty2
@stuforty2 3 жыл бұрын
you’ve really nailed the sound and feel 😬 great job
@JedWunderli
@JedWunderli 3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff, Leon. I'm glad I stumbled onto your channel a couple of weeks ago. You should have a lot more subscribers - people are missing out. Keep up the good work.
@LeonTodd
@LeonTodd 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks and welcome!
@guillotinedeath
@guillotinedeath 4 жыл бұрын
John Sykes rules show us some tygers as well
@Jay-sy5yf
@Jay-sy5yf 4 жыл бұрын
M'Lord's rotund cat spotted at 4:42
@Jovisjourneytribute
@Jovisjourneytribute 8 ай бұрын
MY LORD... your tone in this is absolutely amazing. jesus
@Metallian81
@Metallian81 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Sykes is a favorite of mine and the ‘87 Whitesnake album is one of the greatest rock albums ever made. Not 1 bad song on the entire album.
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