What's John Sykes' best material ?

[ThrillsNSpills]

I don't know anything about this guy but he can play and it sounds interesting so for you shredheads I'm curious about where his best playing can be found...

Thanks in Advance

[Cato]

I don't know about him well either but I have a couple of DVD's that feature him.

*Thin LIzzy - John Sylkes era compilation
Regal Theatre, Hitchin
1. Jailbreak
2. This is the One
3. Cold Sweat
4. The Sun Goes Down
5. The Holy War
6. The Boys Are Back In Town
7. Rosalie
8. Baby Please Don't Go

Dublin, Ireland
1. Thunder and Lightning
2. Baby Please Don't Go
3. Angel of Death
4. Are You Ready
5. Cold Sweat
6. The Sun Goes Down
7. Emerald
8. Still In Love With You
9. Medley

In Concert 3
1. Thunder and Lightning

Saturday Stayback
1. Cold Sweat

The Tube
1. The Boys Are Back In Town
2. The Sun Goes Down
3. Cold Sweat


*Solo show at the Galaxy, LA. JUne 23, 1995
1. We All Fall Down
2. Cold Sweat
3. Interview
4. Standing At The Crossroads
5. Billy
6. She Knows
7. Jelly Roll
8. I Don't Believe In Anything
9. Still Of The Night
10. Interview
11. Riot(cut off)
12. Interview
13. I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You

send me a PM if you are interested in them.

[hambon4lif]

Tygers Of Pan Tang- Spellbound

Blue Murder- Blue Murder

[ashstralia]

yeah the blue murder album has some beautiful playing on it... great tones too, but mostly cheesy songs.

[Seshmeister]

All I ever heard from that was from this video.



The visuals put me off, all that wet topless man thing.

Maybe I should go back and actually listen to the rest of the album.

[hambon4lif]

yeah the blue murder album has some beautiful playing on it... great tones too, but mostly cheesy songs.

"Jelly Roll" is a fun song to play (though it was a bitch to learn).

The playing is awesome on that album, what irritates me are the vocals.

Ray Gillen actually sang the vocals on the Blue Murder demo, but he had the Badlands gig (another badass band) taking off at the same time.

......I really wish I could hear that damn demo.

[ashstralia]

wow never seen that before, sesh. that is a bit ummm.. weird. but from a purely musical p.o.v. there is some good stuff with the cheese

[Seshmeister]

The 'Love could break your heart' bit goes one for about twice as long as it should but the other big problem is that a big woose sitting outside in the rain shouting that is probably just as weak to a girl as it is for a guy.

I would have had him in a bar playing with the scantily clad model out in the rain. That way maybe he would have had a hit.

[jhale667]

I still think "Valley of the Kings" has one of his best solos ever...




Had totally forgotten about the Blue Murder/Ray Gillen connection...bet that demo is right up there with Sabbath's "Eternal Idol"as far as demand and collect-ability...

[hambon4lif]

Had totally forgotten about the Blue Murder/Ray Gillen connection...bet that demo is right up there with Sabbath's "Eternal Idol"as far as demand and collect-ability...

I've been looking for it for years and years. I can't help but wonder how he would dig into this material.

I nominate "We All Fall Down" as a killa' riff!

[Seshmeister]

I still think "Valley of the Kings" has one of his best solos ever...

First time I've heard it.

Is it not lacking a bit of melody like some of the stuff on the B side of the Whitesnake album?

I know it wasn't the most original piece of music that was ever recorded but I think his best moment was 'Still of the Night'. There is something really special about the guitar tone and phrasing in places in that which can give the chills down the spine.

Plus if the Blue Murder video director had done this one we would have had Coverdale sitting putting powder on before strutting around a car park in hot pants changing rock music history forever.

[jhale667]

Kind of a ripoff, "Still of the Night" being another epic Sykes solo, and there's Vivian Campbell miming it in the video...

[jhale667]

OH, and I strongly suggest finding a copy of Thin Lizzy's "Thunder and Lightning"... then check out how melodic Sykes already was, on tunes like "Holy War"...

[ELVIS]

I'm here to bring the whine to this cheese thread...

[Seshmeister]

Who are you, Rocks Chosen Warrior?