British guitarist reacts to John Sykes AND Phil Lynott MELTING FACES!

Tonight I'm taking a look at Phil Lynott's Thin Lizzie with John Sykes on guitar from 1983!
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[@williamlevijames8904]

Phil is not comparable to anyone, completely original. He was talented but it's hard to measure, no one else was like him in the least. Rest In Peace "The Rocker."

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen. He was just super cool and one of a kind.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

He was peerless as a lyricist ; certainly from within the hard rock scene.

[@pauledwards6953]

having been fortunate to see Thin Lizzy 7 times from Gary Moore to John Sykes I can honestly say they were the greatest live act I have ever seen before or since... RIP Phil and Gary, sadly missed.

[@georgebarry8640]

I believe you have spoken the whole truth. ROCK ON, truthful person.

[@pa._qu1._t0]

Thin Lizzy , in my opinion is one of the best bands in history rock. From their first album to their last, they do folk-rock, blues-rock, hard-rock and finally heavy metal, and all their albums are pure gold. Brian Downey is a beast on drums, he has that groove... The guitars on their history; first Eric bell, passing through Scott gorham, Brian Robertson, Gary Moore, Snowy White, John sykes... Phil on bass and voice.... their lyrics... They've got absolute LP's gems.... I never understand why this band is one of the most underrated bands of rock... Really I dont know. Obviously if you're irish you know is the best irish band ever, even in front of U2

[@MarcoPolo-je5ej]

I saw John Sykes with Whitesnake in the early 80s...maybe 84 or 85 or so. Sykes was incredible.

[@beachgirl4583]

I did, too! Excellent shows!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@tboysrocknroll8848]

I was lucky enough to meet John Sykes in 89 when he played in my hometown of Toronto with Blue Murder, before he went on he spent at least half an hour talking with my friend and I . Being the punks that we were, all we wanted to know about was Thin Lizzy and he was SO COOL..he told us stories about him and Phil...when the show was over and he was leaving the stage ( it was a small club) he came straight up to my friend and I , put his arms around us and said "PHIL WAS HERE TONIGHT!!" Like I said he was so cool!!! So he's not just an amazing player but a great person as well...and for the record he was about as tall as me and I'm only 5'8"...Hahahaha!!...cheers from Canada!..

[@wingsofpegasus]

Haha cool!

[@crusheverything4449]

TBoys Rocknroll - I had a similar experience with John in ‘94. He told me the story of how he met Phil. It was producer Chris Tsangerides who hooked them up for the song Please Don’t Leave Me (a hit many years later for Pretty Maids). He was the coolest, most approachable dude. Earlier, during the show, he saw me right in front of him in the front row with a Thin Lizzy shirt I screen printed and stuck Black Beauty right in front of my nose and scorched off the solo to Thunder & Lightning! He almost set me ‘ead on fire!!! Ha ha!! (I’m not English, btw). What a night!!!

[@tboysrocknroll8848]

Crush Everything see...like I said he's SO COOL!!!..😀😀😀.. But seriously, nobody can ever say he's an asshole rock star....he actually TALKS to you..I mean he actually listens to what you have to say!! Not " Well I've sold THIS many records and blah blah blah..." ..I'm sure you know what I mean.

[@crusheverything4449]

TBoys Rocknroll - Absolutely! He makes you feel like he’s known you for years. I was lucky enough to meet him a few times and not only did he remember me, he was just as cool every time.

[@stephenchavura8456]

Sykes' work on Thunder and Lighting was incredible. He was another Gary Moore.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@rogerphilabaum4563]

Love John Sykes! One of my favorites! His tone is just amazing. No one sounds like him.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@elimarsilvanikock7818]

and he got wicked vibrato !!!!!!

[@georgebarry8640]

Zak Wylde tried. But I knew the second I heard Zak...I was hearing John Sykes..but Zak required lots more distortion to pull it off. John did it with his hands.

[@matts1364]

Sykes always over played

[@rcandamnpie77]

Totally agree. My favorite thing that Sykes does is that solo ending slide up and down the low e string, like a lion’s roar.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

How did I miss this one. John and phil were the best. This song is so much fun to play.

[@hashtag415]

Thin Lizzie was always recognizable on FM radio in the 70s. They laid a lot of pavement for future rockers!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@crusheverything4449]

# Hashtag - Absolutely! Many rock musicians are on record touting their love of Lizzy, for example, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Metallica, three of the biggest bands ever. Phil & Co. helped write the book!

[@silgen]

Phil Lynott is one of my favourite bass players. I particularly like their early sound such as on the "Vagabonds of the Western World" album when they were a three-piece and Phil's bass is so prominent in the mix. And of course Eric Bell was a great guitarist as well.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@nameprivate4287]

Steve Hunter he is my fave ❤️

[@cieranmiller4445]

That's my favourite Lizzy album!

[@lordyoda8555]

Lynott n Downey.....possibly the greatest or at least one of the greatest rhythm sections ever to grace a stage. The thing I love about Phil's bass sound is how it kinda 'rolls out the speakers' if ya know what I mean? Smooth and precise whilst keepin it all rollin' along nicely and at the same time providing the room in the soundscape for the rest of the band to do their stuff, definitely one of the greatest bass players in rock music history! Btw yet another great vlog, keep 'em coming! Peace, good vibes and respect to ya!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks Stuart!

[@lordyoda8555]

@@wingsofpegasus Ya welcome dude, How about reviewing Motorhead.....'Shoot you in the back', There's a great live version from the Stagefright tour on KZbin, it's got a really cool solo from Phil Campbell in it. Would love to hear your views on one of the most underrated guitarists in rock.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Phil was so modest about his ability to play the bass but he was actually great at playing and singing at the same time on stage. I saw this line-up of Lizzy during their farewell tour and they were fantastic ! Not too long after that gig I saw John Sykes performing with Whitesnake and that was another brilliant gig ; the band featured Jon Lord and also Cozy Powell who was such a presence on stage !

[@wingsofpegasus]

Awesome!

[@TritoneChris]

I love it, you make the same faces as me everytime he throws a screamer in the mix...can't help but smile and chuckle at the sheer awesomeness of Sykes.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@tonyalbanesi5456]

Thank you, Phil was the king more,people should listen to Thin Lizzy 13 years and they never missed a gig

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@rebelrocker3743]

I remember going to Thin Lizzy, They always played good live , The Bass is Awesome in this !

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen!

[@mariorabottini5687]

John Sykes WOW.... !!!!!! And Phil Lynott!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!! Hey Fil really great vid, John, the man can play and sing..... ! Lost for words!!!! Enormous sound and frightening guitar work!!! Love his playing in Whitesnake , Tygers of Pan Tang and his band Blue Murder!!!! Phil my god what a sad loss, the guy was brilliant!!!! My youth coming back to me.... Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@brianneill3609]

John Sykes was in a band called Tygers of Pan Tang before lizzy and he sounded exactly like this. He developed a great sound and technique very early. top player!!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@DevinRyanVitek]

I love that Phil's bass is so loud in this mix. It's so sad that Phil sadly left us. Thin Lizzy's early albums are really taking a place in my heart as I go through my high school years currently. I love Suicide, Rosalie. Such great tracks! Also, with Sykes MONSTER tone, high gain but not buzzy. Gotta love the Les Paul Custom too. I have a LP Studio but a Custom like Randy Rhoads' would be great. Great video :)

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah its a cool mix!

[@johngerson7335]

Loved Thin Lizzy in all of it's incarnations. John Sykes is possibly the most ferocious and melodic pentatonic stylist/hard-rock shredder ever to wield a Les Paul in my humble opinion.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@MrIgorek13]

Love your sentence

[@dannymcmince]

Thats so right!

[@demianhesse3307]

I can not explain my case to Thin Lizzy. I was born and lived in Yugoslavia (Today Croatia) in the urban city and where the availability of R & R music was a normal thing . Everything that came out of music in England or America today , for 7 days it could have it in its own collection . In my town there were three shops of music albums directly from England or some other Western European country . We also had our own local vinyl publishers but they were not such a sound quality so we'd rather buy it somewhere else . Italy , Austria , Germany , Holland ...... So , me and my friends was knew about Thin Lizzy , we heard Whiskey in the jar , it was popular but , that was all . When we were through , Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, L. Zeppelin, UFO, Budgie and other hard rock bands, we switched to The Mahavishnu Orchestra , Yes , Pink Floyd , Gentle Giant , Gong , Van Der Graf Generator , Kraut rock like Can , Kraan , Amon Duul II , Tangerine Dream , Klaus Shulze and so on. It was all between 1972-75. Today , when I watch Thin Lizzy on PC , and live concerts , Thin Lizzy was a really great band . Phil Lynott was really unique and the other members were good musicians . Anyway , Thin Lizzy is my beautiful discovery of old days . I am 60 old .

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@demianhesse3307]

I agree . In that era my friends and I listened to a lot of prog , kraut and electronic music . Especially Klaus Schulz , Ash Ra Temple , Tangerine Dream , Tontos Expeading Head Band ....... We also loved jazz-rock fusion . Brand X was the number one for us . Miles Davis after Bitches Brewed to ........, I do not know ..., there was a lot of it . Thousands of bands went through our ears . Later came new wave with Joy Division , Bauhaus , Cure , Talking Heads and others . Today I love bands who play space and psychedelic music such as Samsara Blues Experiment , Oresund Space Collectiv , Lamp of the Universe , Space Debris , My Sleeping Karma ...... and lots of bands similar to them . All my life I listen to music that has not flirted with mainstream . Basically , music is endless .

[@demianhesse3307]

You have the same surname as Klaus . Accidentally or Family ?

[@demianhesse3307]

We didn't know anything about Ist Europe rock. Maby Omega and Lokomotive GT from Hungaria and it was that . Nothing more . German kraut rock was incredible . In some ways , it was better than English and American rock . It wasn't commercial and I liked that . There was really a lot of kraut rock bands and it's hard to count them all . I agree with you, there were plenty of quality Scandinavian bands . Sweden and Norvay scene was a very , very quality .

[@dannymcmince]

Fair play to you! I've been a Lizzy fan since 1980..Im from Ireland, enjoy Thin Lizzy my friend!

[@augustwest2408]

I was lucky enough to see thin lizzy back in the late 70's. Aerosmith had to follow them. Poor guys. LOL. What a fantastic live band!

[@vmat1000]

I'd heard that Journey opened for Thin Lizzy in the late '70s and realized the needed something that would kick a$$. They wrote Anyway You Want It as a result.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Awesome!

[@SgtRock420]

I saw them in '78. They opened for Styx. They were awesome. Styx was lame.

[@jimjam1719]

august west- i'm sooooooo, jealous. that is one band i WISHED i could've seen. i luv me some thin lizzy!!!!

[@augustwest2408]

Wings of Pegasus. Howdy Fil!. I guess this is as good a place to tell a story as any, I'll try to keep it from rambling too much. : ) Anyways i grew up near Cleveland, Ohio as a teenager in the 70's. It was a very hot spot at the time for rock and roll. We were too young to really drink in many bars so concert going was our favorite activity. Tickets were cheap among other things if ya know what I'm saying. Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, AC/DC and Thin Lizzy at Cleveland Stadium playing on a summer day/night and we were pumped! I had of course heard some of Thin Lizzys songs on the radio and appreciated their stuff but i had no idea! These guys came out to play, daytime no lights, and absolutely blew everyone away. I could not believe my ears. Just an all out kick ass assault! That was 40 yrs ago and of the literal 100's of bands I've seen they still stick out in my memory. What a suprise! Bonus: i got to shake Bon Scott's hand later that evening. Big deal for a kid! LOL. Love this show, i dont play, just a lifelong fan of music. Keep up the great work please. You rock! ✌

[@hunter757]

Sykes has always been my favourite guitarist. My dad used to play the 1987 constantly and that tone of a gibson into a mesa stack with chorus has just stayed with me

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@MrTortureneverstops1]

Phil's voice still gives me thrills after all these years ! Thin Lizzy is the most underrated band in rock history, sadly. That's why Phil burnt his life...

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen.

[@charvelshredder]

Two of my all time favorites! John plays some ferocious leads but to me it’s his incredible vibrato that sets him apart from any other guitar player. So glad to hear he’ll be putting out some new music soon! Wish Phil was still here to sing with him.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@bradleybriscoe2608]

Sykes has the absolute best fret hand vibrato in music. Sykes and Gary Moore have/had incredible vibratos. Big, wide and even shakes. Vibrato adds so much more musical expressiveness to your guitar playing.

[@RonniePeterson]

From top to bottom, pick any line up you want, without doubt the greatest ever band never to reach the top. Bad luck played its part but why America never saw what the rest of the world did I will never know. As for Phil Lynott, he was someone we will never see the like of again.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen.

[@TheLoveSignGuy]

John's greatest solo and in fact, one of the best ever is with Whitesnake - Crying in the rain - Live at Rock in Rio 1985 WOW!

[@GreenerHill]

It's really nice to see Lizzy's last line-up appreciated (although it's sad they didn't make another album, with John Sykes fully integrated). The previous line-up, with Snowy White, gets an even harder time critically, but to me Thin Lizzy NEVER lost their credibility. And let's hope John Sykes comes to prominence again soon. What a talent.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@georgebarry8640]

John Sykes has released a single, that I know of...he is FAR from over.

[@Lul800]

Thanks a lot for doing this video, never expected you'd do it.... and that quick ! Man, you rock ! I just love how Sykes did his own thing, not trying to be a copycat of Gary Moore ... so much more interesting !

[@wingsofpegasus]

No problem!

[@gregg4164]

Jailbrake was one of the very first records i owned. Got it for Christmas in 76 when my parents got me my first very own stereo. Remember those? Great great album fro an most awesome band. Being a bass player Phil was one of my very first influences.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@richardcollis4743]

I had a cheap record player in the seventies, eighties. Listened to let there be rock, first album I had. Judas priest

[@phillipsamuels6719]

Love thin Lizzy been a fan since I was in my teens I'm now 58 Great band live met all this band at some point in my life lovely people fabulous band

[@tonylaxson6528]

What an amazing guitarist !!!!! Love this Thin Lizzy album! Think it’s one of their best!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@bhouse92101]

“Crying In The Rain”, one of the GREATEST solos of all time!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@perseapolaris9015]

Hi,Fil...! I Come back to this great moment...this band i love .Phil, carries the fire.! The drummer ..! And John Sykes , an archangel on stage...and ..you as handsome as a fairy tale prince..i have tears in my eyes .!..moment of ecstasy..thank you dear Fil.✨💌

[@monkeymuggs]

Love John Sykes!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Ditto! 🤘

[@RacerXou1]

Then we are three ; )

[@Hagchtogow]

RacerXou1 : 4 😀

[@Icepacalapse]

Sykes' pick scrapes and glisses are pure gold.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@raffg8185]

One of the most under rated guitar players.

[@andrewsmith2757]

This concert was broadcast on BBC TV in 1983 with a stereo simulcast on BBC Radio 1 FM. However, all the copies I've have had of this on DVD have been in mono, as well as KZbin uploads. The Regal Theatre in Hitchen was demolished in late-1985 and an office block called Regal Chambers was built on the land in 1986.

[@CrossJamie]

Love that line up. That whole show was great.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@californiamusic]

First time I heard Whitesnake's first album.. couldn't believe how great the guitar sounded (and album) and there it was.. John Sykes all over it. An amazing piece of work by him

[@ericwedin4154]

Yet again the backbone of Lynott and Downey! Add Phil’s very easily recognized voice and a couple of great guitarists and voilà - Thin Lizzy! Saw them five times i Stockholm, central band when I grew up. 😊👍

[@davewright9313]

Thin Lizzy one of the best rock bands ever.

[@charliew9515]

As a guitarist it is really nice to have someone comment on the instrument and musicians who actually understands both; not surprisingly, the average person does not really understand a pinched harmonic! I like this.. Fil clearly understands what is going on here.. fun and entertaining to watch. Keep it up.. and thanks for not writing off all the old guys ;-)

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@dwaynewladyka577]

What a brilliant performance from two legends. May Phil Lynott rest in peace.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen.

[@thepartimemusician65]

Brian Robertson was my favourite Thin Lizzy guitarist.Amazing tone and phrasing.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@threeamigos842]

The robbo years were the best ,and created all the classics.. emerald , still in love with you ,suicide, jailbreak,etc

[@thepartimemusician65]

THREE AMIGOS Yes,awesome times!

[@kodiakfamily8032]

John Sykes , I think everything with him is attitude. Cocky, brash and just kick @$# playing! I saw an interview with him about being in Whitesnake , it was obvious his playing matches who he is. He just kicks @$& with his playing. Watching him play is like a Bradley tank mauling it's way through traffic. Great band!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah!

[@richoliver1356]

John Sykes is one,of the best guitarist from the 80s thin,lizzy was a great band too

[@matthewpaluch777]

I got to catch John with both Whitesnake & Blue Murder. Outstanding performances! It's ashame he doesn't perform live anymore-

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool! That's a shame!

[@Trebor_I]

The bass and drums are completely in lock and sonically they are sitting perfectly.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@jamesbradshaw3389]

You describe the master of rock Phil & Tin Lizzy in a very brilliant understandable way. You do a great job

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@jayedilts8612]

Well that was wicked! First time I’ve watched a Thin Lizzy video... thanks for sharing!

[@wingsofpegasus]

No problem!

[@dannyzuko7182]

Sykes is very underrated.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@dannyzuko7182]

I just learned the Is This Love solo. And it was extremely challenging. Those bends are brutal...

[@MrIgorek13]

Thank you very much from Florida!

[@The_Macaroon]

You nailed this one. Well done.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@TheGreatAlan75]

Fil, I've listened to your songs and u r every bit as awesome as the guitarists you analyze

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@SuperRowdyone]

Philip...miss you so much...whatta skill set♥️💯

[@warrenmccune305]

Great band, Great song, great guitarist

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@STETTRACE]

Fil!! Man you’re on some voodoo or something!!! I’ve been listening to The Mighty John Sykes for almost a week straight and was going to send a link lol you beat me to it!!! You Rock brother!!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@rickypierce8577]

Hey Fil Thin Lizzy one of my favorite songs by them is "southbound". Say have you ever heard of a blues man named Sonny boy Williamson. I saw him play on one E.C. crossroads events

[@wingsofpegasus]

I'll check him out!

[@IrishStewGuitar]

hi Fil. Thin Lizzy were always a great band no matter what line up they had going at the time. when they went to the 2 guitar set up they took over the rock world and everybody loved them. Phil Lynott was a great lyricist on top of his bass playing skills. Lynott used to introduce Scott Gorham as the next president of the USA and it's clear Scott and John Sykes had a great style together. peace man

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@shoemaker688]

I was there in 1977/78 and saw Lizzy in my Dutch hometown. I think it was the Chinatown tour. It was out of this world. The line up was with Snowy White as the second guitarist. They hit the town really hard. One of the best concerts I've ever seen. In the first decade of 2000 i saw Lizzy refurbished with John and Scott. And the Black Star Riders who dit a very good job in 2012 with three original Lizzy memebers including Brian Downey n drums. Was a trip to memory lane.

[@sandraard4306]

Love your analysis Fil because you are always positive and pointing out individuals or bands great techniques. That's why I don't understand when people say your rating people good , bad or mediocre. That's not my experience watching your videos. Your analysis are always highly positive and instructional .

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks Sandra! Yeah some people don't know what an analysis is, they think it's a critique!

[@eddietruly8807]

Truth

[@claussteiner5857]

Good job, man. Watching your videos here in Porto Alegre, south of Brazil. And playing guitar!

[@MSB-fj7cd]

Love Thin Lizzy. RIP. Phil Lynot. John Sykes is an incredible song writer in his own right. I really dig the stuff he did with Blue Murder. He has great voice. He wrote a lot of the music and lyrics for White Snake as well.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah the Whitesnake album wouldn't have been the same without John.

[@Tractorman-xj4gt]

Saw Thin Lizzy in Germany a few times back in the 70's (once with Robin Trower) - one of the best straight-ahead live rock bands ever.

[@michaeldevlin6196]

love john Sykes always plays great wish he would reform blue murder

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@chrisretro81]

As you know Fil I've always loved Sykes. Still a regular listener to his solo albums as well. Review Blue Murder live in Tokyo from late 80s

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@hinjurock]

I saw Thin Lizzy in the early 2000's with John on vocals (and lead guitar, of course) - he can sing almost exactly like Phil.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@kathleensmith950]

I don't know music per say but that band has it together!

[@coryorr8475]

Right on Fil. The bass lines are unreal. Great choice of video!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@redlabel9294]

John is the man. This video reminds me... I still need to get a black LP Custom and put some black humbuckers in it. One of my favorite signature axes. To have a Sykes black LP and a Rhoads white LP hanging on the wall would be awe-inspiring.

[@therealawakener7]

John Sykes is sadly like Neil Geraldo a very underatted almost forgotten axe monster.

[@carolinealcock2211]

Thin Lizzy was one of the great bands that peaked when I was taking a break from live concerts. My loss. Thanks for the analysis. I was wondering about the line-up in this video, and then caught a glimpse of Scott. I almost didn't recognize him.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@vivolobrian]

Love Sykes guitar work. He just manhandles the Les Paul. His vibrato sounds like he's playing with a tremolo. Fricken sweet!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@jameslawlor466]

Love it great song, Sykes kills it...

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@sbardellajulio3114]

🎸🤘 great video Rock & rock 🎙 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🤘

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@STETTRACE]

John has killer pipes to!!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah and he can write a hit!

[@Irish780]

Phil and Gary Moore has a love/ hate relationship. But when the were together what beautiful music was played and songs written. God rest them both

[@phenixreturns]

Sykes and Gary are the best shredders all around ! and my fav, no need a floyd rose tremolo :)

[@Stranglerxx77]

Saw Lizzy at Reading festival in 83 and strange fact I knew a Drummer who lived in Reading Berkshire in a terraced house and his cousin was John Sykes

[@ericmcgivern4429]

Great to see Phil so happy here both he & John Sykes were the real deal & I was fortunate to witness them live twice in 83!!! SYKES had Graduated with honours from the Gary Moore school of Rock !!!! RIP PHIL & GARY THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!!!!

[@gretabarrs7810]

Touchdown! Homerun! Goal! TL is one of my all time favs. John is the Man! Great analysis as always, Fil

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@inatorquoisemood93]

Just listened to the whole gig, it's a master class in rock

[@lanceross3633]

Great choice Fil,I was gonna ask you to give us a breakdown of Thin Lizzy with John James Sykes a month ago but I know you already have a full list of artists you're doing. Thanks for this one! Yeah Sykes has CRAZY wide vibrato!! Phil Lynotts singing and playing is amazing. Count this face as melted!

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@patfraser3869]

One of my favorite Lizzy tracks, so intense, thanks Brother

[@stephplanec]

I was 14 (on 1984) when I discover Thin Lizzy with the album "Jail Break"! I love Phil Lynot; what a great composer, singer and bassist he was! I was so impressed by the Brian Robertson solos on Warriors and Emerald!! But John Sykes is brilliant here! Bad Reputation is a jewel as well! On 1983 the ex Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson recorded "Another Perfect Day" with Motörhead, which is their best album in my opinion! I'm just listening "Marching off to War" my favorite song of this album!!! can get enough of the solos on it!!!!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@mkivy]

What hair! Man I loved Thinn Lizzy....Boys in the bad room!

[@rbagel55]

Almost forgot about John Sykes, haven't heard from him since the "Blue Murder" days. The thing about Sykes that impressed me was his ability to multitask (sing and play at the same time) which is evident in some of his videos here on YT.Phil Lynott was good at that as well. And we all know Sykes was the architect behind that monster guitar sound on the Whitesnake self titled album. Why the hell did David Coverdale fire him? I think that was a huge mistake. Another great post Phil-love your channel !

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah John could write a hit!

[@tangerinerose3724]

Jealousy. He was better than David in everything.

[@hiroseharasawa5703]

Phil And John sykes are Originals, never try copy, always they made the best rock songs with style, so amazing songs, They are Gods of rock.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@moreblack]

The squeal... Sykes was paving the road for Zakk Wylde to spam that technique.

[@wingsofpegasus]

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[@MrClassicmetal]

John Norum, who is a world class guitarist himself, borrowed those wide bends from Sykes and Moore.

[@LightningDogg]

Another well done Fil. Isn't it amazing that a prominent band like Lizzy had so many top notch guitar players take a turn with them?

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah they went through some great players!

[@wlsnpndrvs8593]

Never heard this. Thanks. My son just exiled me for listening to your cover of the boys are back in town. Then I told him it was not a lizz performance. He approves of you. I'm not asking him about his issues though. Keep up your fine quality work. May I suggest some Les Dudek? Central Park, maybe? Study or cover, acceptable. Thank you again.

[@huskvarsm]

Thanks fil for showing the uninitiated john sykes awesome style.

[@andrewwalsh5366]

Great tune great band

[@GitarCarl]

Excellent! My favorite Lizzy performance is 'The Sun Goes Down' from the same concert. Which means, kudos to the whole band and the BBC audio/video crew!

[@liontone]

John Sykes was amazing. Zakk Wylde totally patterned himself after Sykes.

[@georgebarry8640]

Yes..totally obvious.

[@Tractorman-xj4gt]

As with Ozzy, Thin Lizzy also had an incredible line-up of top-tier guitarists !!

[@dmac8949]

thanks lots for this one...Thin Lizzy with as you said, the legend that was Phil Lynott one of the greatest r 'n r bands of all times and one of my all time favourites

[@wingsofpegasus]

No problem!