In a word : Yes. Blue Murder s first l.p.. Oh man!

Yep him and DC are platinum acts coulda ruled for long til grunge came but...

His work with Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang is also just awesome.

Sykes also ruined a good thing when he went behind David's back during the recording of the '87 album He was terminated from the gig and rightfully so. Coverdale laughed all the way to the bank

@@javtimestwo John Sykes did ruin a good thing, but David Coverdale was not the only one laughing all the way to the bank. John Sykes also got paid extremely well for his songwriting and guitar playing on Whitesnake's 1987 studio album. It is just a shame that it happened this way. I do love the Slip Of The Tongue album, but it was nowhere close to how amazing the 1987 album was. In my opinion John Sykes band Blue Murder's first self titled debut album is more of a Whitesnake album than Slip Of The Tongue is.

Nope. While very good it marked the very start of the screeching era of Coverdale. A keyboardist's name isnt even listed. Sykes did the same thing in Thin Lizzy. Kinda ruined the classic sound with a heavy metal trip. The first Blue Murder lp however is pure brilliance. Coverdale,Moody,Marsden, Lord and Dowle ( then Paice ). Best lineup.

I prefer with Marsden/Moody and Lord/Paice. More bluesy. Live in Hmmaersmith its a masterpiece. The most famous song of 1987 album was composed for Bernie Marsden

This was 1984, they needed a "heavier" lineup, Sykes, Powell, Galley (not here of course) Best lineup for this band, and of course Lord was on the record.

@@edmonddp Совершенно верно!

​@@careful__Icarusthere's a reason why the 1987 album is considered their best album and went multi platinum versus the earlier, bluesy Whitesnake. Nothing against that era, but this lineup had way more energy, musicianship, and melodic sensibilities than the earlier Whitesnake.

Ouch. I think Bernie Marsden will have something to say about that. Most of their best songs were written by him, so that would make him the greatest. Without Marsden's songwriting, Whitesnake might have disbanded much sooner.

@@mrpositronia let’s hear Marsden play the solo in Cryin’ in the Rain. Marsden wrote some cool tunes, but he’s nowhere near the level of Sykes. Not even close.

@@MrWilly2204 pff. Apples and oranges.

Steve Vai well better than Sykes

Sykes rules!🤘

Everyone that needs to know who he is know who he is.

He is in my house:)

That's because David coverdale took that away from him

@@0U812FUand where is Sykes now? Everything he has done has collapsed.

He was when he was in Thin Lizzy before this.

Sykes did the same in Thin Lizzy. 🎸

John Sykes was the total rock star! John had it all, fantastically gifted guitar player, awesome vocals and totally gorgeous looks! 🌟

check out Rainbow's Stargazer plus: Powell was ejected through the windscreen and died at the scene.[11] According to the BBC report, at the time of the crash Powell's blood-alcohol reading was over the legal limit, and he was not wearing a seat belt, in addition to talking with his (married) girlfriend on his mobile phone. he wasn't messing around!

The Cozy´s prime was in Rainbow

Every song is 50% too fast though.

Not I this video rather underwhelming drumsound and playing 🤷

You can check him also in the Brian May band, Cozy Powell and Neil Murray too :) live at Brixton academy or live in Barcelona '93

OR with Ansley Dunbar. Equally as good.

There is no questión about It, slide It in their BEST work of the 80s too

for me with Rudy Sarzo, Tommy Aldridge, Steve Vai

Not close to Marsden, Moody, Paice and Lord

@@eirikmoltu553not on par with Wombat, Mookie and Cornmuffin

Im not agree

that's awesome. tell us more about the concert, any opening band(s), why was the concert only 58 mins?

@@javtimestwo It was a festival across about 8 days or something which featured other acts like The Michael Schenker Group, Bon Jovi and the Scorpions among others and I’m not sure about the set time they potentially played one more song I’d say.

Did you score with the ladies?😜

I was, too! It was awesome! Did you catch it when the Schenker brothers played together for the first time in 13 yrs? I think that was a different day than White Snake. Scorps played that day. Epic!

... With that the concert would be complete ​@@MrJohnnyDistortion ain't it? 😜...

and Neil Murray. All vital components to the classic Whitesnake sound

He may have only used his pinky 3 times, but he had more talent in his pinky than Coverdale ever had!

​@@scottyj946Coverdale has had a much more significative career than Sykes.

@@javier8218 That's only because of David Geffen and John Kalodner's backroom wrangling and backstabbing. John got screwed on promotion of the Blue Murder album. Otherwise history would have been different. Slip of the Tongue was a piece of shit and only became successful riding the coattails of Skyes' 1987 album.

@@scotto0010 Yeah, but neither of them was responsible of him joining Deep Purple and being successful in the UK with Whitesnake before Slide It In.

Both of them were great.. Coverdale was a great talent.put together badass bands, Sykes was born a star, had everything

No time stamps?😲

@@MrJohnnyDistortion No...agrégale.

@@javihosen1317 Eh?

@@MrJohnnyDistortion Que no seas inútil y las agregues.

Yg hx

absolutely agree

Did you get to see them in concert?

@@michaelseay9783 Sadly, I did not get to see Whitesnake or John Sykes in concert! I had a huge poster of Whitesnake framed in my bedroom & they were my rock icons at that time! The 80s can never be recreated because musicians such as Whitesnake set the Rock coolness bar way too high, for the newbies, to ever attain the same static excitement that we mere mortals got to experience in the 80s!

@@michaelseay9783 Have you seen Whitesnake in concert? After getting your reply to my original post about David & John, I had to go back & revisit Here I Go Again! Lol...I still dig that song! ✌️

I saw him play first with Thin Lizzy and then with Whitesnake. John was great on both occasions but he was best with Lizzy IMO

John Sykes made Whitesnake a force to be reckoned with in 1987!

@@TheHumbuckerboy Most likely, John felt more comfortable playing with Phil Lynott than he did with David Coverdale. David could have seen John as a rival, due to Johns rockstar charisma, his awesome guitarist skills, song writing ability and to top it off, John can sing as well as David! Phil on the other hand, truly admired John Sykes and all of his talent. Phil was a great guy! He has been truly missed.

@@REDWASP777 Phil and John got along really well together and I remember how obvious it was that John sounded heartbroken when talking about Phil on a radio tribute show at the time when Phil had just died. The Thunder and Lightning album is testament to how well they worked together.

@@TheHumbuckerboy Yes! They did well together. That happens when 2 people put their egos aside.

"Rudy Sarzo might bring a lot licks, technique" - what? dude Neil Murray can play circles around Rudy Sarzo

@@caljerm Exactly and in different genres of music too.

@@caljerm I totally agree!! I saw this line up in October of 1984 opening for Quiet Riot!! I already had and loved the Slide It In album. They totally blew QR off the stage!! I was very disappointed when Sarzo replaced Neil Murray. By that time, I had purchased the entire Whitesnake catalog and I realized how awesome Neil played!! I never bought another Whitesnake album after that. I saw them twice in 1987, but my friends and i all thought that the new line up just didn't have the same power! RS had flashy moves but that's about it!!

He and Cozy made a wonderful backline !

@@caljerm Bullshit, Sarzo was and is one of the most sought after bass players ever to walk and has a rap sheet miles long of reputable and respectful collaborations and has worked with many great bands. On top of that, he learned a lot from the late, great Randy Rhoads, which if I’m not mistaken, Sykes is also a fan of. Neil Murray is a fantastic bass player, especially paired with Cozy Powell, yes the both of them bring a big sound to the band and compliment Sykes guitar tone nicely and he is better in Whitesnake I’ll give you that, but overall it’s bullshit to say he can play circles around Sarzo. Also keep in mind the number of times Sarzo has filled in and had to learn songs quickly for tours, more than you’d think. Plus just like Murray and Powell, you put Sarzo and Aldridge together and it’s the same magic. What they did for Ozzy and Rhoads, Murray and Powell did for Coverdale and Sykes. No comparison.

he is fucking awesome.

TheMadMattster Interestingly whom

Neil Murray is a monster!

My friend organized first ever live in my native Saint Peterburg, Russia. After show we celebrate in yacht ,Baltic Sea. My wife and i met David and boys and give him a gift French champagne huge bottle. David simply Best guy!

@@MrIgorek13 😃👌⭐️👍🌙

🤘🤘🤘

His great and recognizable tone is an underrated part of his sound

Crotch rubbing

Probably got crabs 😎

It was amazing!!!!

+Christian VALENCIANO Tygers!!!

tygers,..yes...so?

BLUE MURDER FIRST ALBUM WAS GOOD

The music was brilliant, the lyrics not so good. Sykes can really sing though! Awesome pipes

Where does Moore rate on that list?!

See you baby

from California good morning Saturday June 3rd and I'm getting my Les Paul out for a little warm up then I'll be Rockin have a good day

What about Sabbath? Cozy and Neil both wound up playing with Iommi within five years.

A drummer playing notes??....okay