John Sykes - Still of the Night 1995

Song 8. This is from the first ever SYKES solo show, recorded in LA, June 23, 1995.

[@nicconley]

John Sykes was the most talented member of Whitesnake. Even Stevie Vai said learning his solos was more than challenging.

[@gsxerwhite]

Damn that’s a compliment from someone who had to learn all Zappa’s stuff note for note at age 21 😅

[@irenawegielski3471]

Excellent

[@leonardoxavierdasilva6974]

Vai is a gentleman.

[@spacejockey4746]

Sykes’ solos aren’t good because they’re “challenging,” they’re good because they’re good. And there are many “challenging” solos in the world of shred guitar that are utterly forgettable. Then you have a solo like Cinderella’s “Nobody’s Fool” that is slow and rather simple, yet a great solo.

[@leonardoxavierdasilva6974]

@@spacejockey4746 sykes is great, of course. Heavy metal with his les paul.

[@regondi]

John Sykes is without a doubt one of the greatest guitarists and songwriters of the 20th century...WHY ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT HIM MORE!!!!???

[@tangerinerose3724]

He got phucked over big time, then he picked up the pieces and started over just for grunge to take over the music scene. Then the music industry, business side, changed and not for tbe better for musicians. Its difficult to keep getting back up after being beaten down...especially as you age .. more to life than that . He'll be 64 this July.. let him retire and live the rest of his life on his terms....I get it.

[@sirchromiumdowns2015]

Because he's not out doing anything. I wish he would, the guy is a fantastic player.

[@guitarjunkie7124]

Because he has a small body of work. That was his choice. He's one of my favorites, but I gotta be honest.

[@tangerinerose3724]

@@guitarjunkie7124 quality over quantity...just saying

[@waynesmith6325]

@@tangerinerose3724 THIS...he not only got phucked over he got phucked over DRY I HATE Coverdale for what he did not only to ALL the members of Whitesnake when he fired them and brought in basically touring Musicians but also for what Dave did to himself.....the lineup that wrote and recorded the Whitesnake self titled album was AWESOME and Dave didn't want to share the limelight with them mostly with John and the YES Grunge hit the scene and the music industry changed over night!! IMO Whitesnake could have been much bigger than they were but because of Vanity by Coverdale...I always tell People Guns and Roses could have been so much MORE if it wasn't for Axl's attitude!! Dokken is another fav of mine from the 80's and inter band conflict hampered them too!!

[@TammyCreswell-l7h]

Still love John Sykes in 2024 he doesn't get the credit he deserves

[@Tomyinjpn]

he plays two parts of guitar by himself and sing. what a talent. he owns this song.

[@MrBTBusch]

Yes ALL Sykes

[@JonFaerman]

He wrote the song

[@Tomyinjpn]

@@JonFaerman I already know

[@michaellrakes5521]

Most criminally underrated guitarist that ever lived. The man was phenomenal and had a tone and style is unparalleled. Fuck, David Coverdale had to hire Vivian Campbell and Adrian Vandenberg to try to do together what John Sykes could do by himself. That speaks volumes

[@panoskyrim4943]

There were always 2 guitar players what are you talking about? I agree that Sykes is one of the best to have played in Whitesnake but he wanted to kick David out of his own band when he was ill and actually be the new leader. So basically that's why Coverdale fired him when he heard it . I mean who wouldn't? Yes I understand, they should do what's best for the band but when you know that one of the members actually wanted you off when you were ill and couldn't sing how do you continue touring and writing songs together?

[@keithvnumber1]

Have you seen the live Crying In The Rain (I think in Rio?) with Sykes. Simply amazing. Obviously before the album came out but still.

[@keithvnumber1]

@@panoskyrim4943 while they may have always had 2 guitar players, during recording it was all Sykes besides the solos by Vandenberg, Vivian Campbell & Dan Huff. Vandenberg and Campbell weren't full time til after Sykes was fired. He set the record straight though about the rumor that he tried to have Coverdale replaced saying it never happened. Coverdale is known to be a jackass so I believe Sykes and wouldn't put it past David to try and smear his reputation to look like he was the good guy.

[@M.H.I.A.F.T.]

@@panoskyrim4943 Sykes said that he NEVER wanted to kick Coverdale out, and that the rumour is ridiculous.

[@Ramo_Baramia]

sup clock :)

[@mattstevenson9025]

Nod to all those who know their rock history John Sykes rules on guitar and vocals.🤘

[@HighlanderNorth1]

Yeah, im blown away by how well he sings this.

[@stevecooper3010]

Tigers of Pantang

[@Nickepickeparonpung]

Crazy to say that never since the begining of the 90’s heard DC made it better then this, Sykes so underated fore most part of the people out there,and Vai and vandenberg did not came close to the orginal and legend Sykes. His first percormance in Tokyo for Whitesnake is still the most cool and great video to watch on KZbin. Coverdale hade the most respect at that moment fore his new gold makeing guitarplayer, much like Ozzy they took the worlds greatest artists to be found🙏

[@leonardoxavierdasilva6974]

Great riffs, great hard rock guitar player, Mr. Sykes. God bless you! Thanks for up the video

[@TMoody]

At first I was like OK, this is gonna be tough. Then it turned into Epic. John Sykes fuckin' rocks... the real deal.

[@user-pc4bq1ov6c]

Man, what a guitarist. What a fuckin’ guitarist. Massive tone, bright identity and super high energy ⚡️. This guy is amazing. Very, very underrated. Such an iconic guitarist.

[@MrPercussionPete]

So sad Coverdale and Sykes never continued their unique partnership, together they were just brilliant.

[@MyTony40]

mojoburger they would have been the next Ozzy and Randy Roads if Coverdale wasn’t such a egotistical dick!

[@michaelblanco394]

Too bad Coverdale was probably threatened by Sikes. Younger better looking sings like a MFer. I bet his Whitesnake was longer than David's!

[@ezioauditore7427]

Sykes never liked Coverdale, he only had one unique partnership and it was Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy.

[@cozycooke3865]

@@ezioauditore7427 true dat

[@tangerinerose3724]

@@michaelblanco394 Sykes was better than Dave in every way! Diva Dave couldn't have that guy around, he'd never get any...🤣

[@ollieahokas9179]

John Sykes is one brilliant guitar player. Period!

[@Nitronerd]

Sykes makes singing and playing that guitar simultaneously look easy. Amazing skills and talents.

[@umakara55]

Marco's bass and chorus are so amazing

[@LS67NOVA]

And it's interesting that he played with Whitesnake as well (2005-ish)

[@badmojo0777]

He ain't no Tony Franklin

[@TheCharade1818]

I absolutely love John Sykes. He is a great song writer and singer. He is a bad ass when it comes to playing guitar. He is so under rated.. he is one of the greatest guitar players out there. The music industry did him so dirty. It is a crying shame.

[@daniellima51]

What a performance, guitar, bass drums and vocal of Sykes, he played very well.

[@dougy3099]

One of the most talented guitarist, songwriters, and vocalist, ever. Total package here. And has a guitar tone from hell....love this guy

[@thor7564]

Guitarist:yes, the rest:no. Sykes, like a lot others, needs a writing buddy. His vocals are all ok, but nothing more. The proof is in his output. First Blue Murder is a washed out 1987, and I can't even remember a single song from the second. I like his work for Whitesnake and for Lizzy on Thunder and Lightning (both bands were better without him), but he only co-wrote Cold Sweat. That's all he did. And anyone that says his solo albums are good are liars. Hard to tell how much he brought to the table when he was in Tygers of Pan Tang (yes, I'm that old) since they all shared the credits. His soloes are good, but nothing spectacular (best soloing is on Live Portion nr.9. There is a reason why they never got big….so: great guitar player from 1982 and forwards. 1987 would not have been a hit without him, but that's it. Disagree as much you want, but these are the hard facts. And: Whitesnake has always been Coverdale, after all the title of the fist album was 'David Coverdale White Snake'.

[@pratikbhosle3792]

Extremely underrated guitarist and singer

[@alexguitarwatson3215]

Underrated? No! Under appreciated? Maybe.

[@Greg-Ski]

I love Whitesnake but now I know where the talent came from, and I am so glad John performed the songs he co wrote while with the snake during his solo gigs

[@martylee5551]

Sykes, my favorite axe slinger. Saw him twice with Blue Murder front row.

[@gabrieljohannson6777]

The original triple threat. Good looking. Played the guitar like a God. Could sing. Little wonder DC felt inadequate. All jokes aside, John Sykes is a true legend of rock and guitar. His style influenced many and remains distinctive today as it did back in the day.

[@ericmcgivern4429]

Nobody can play those 87 solos like JS can and any WS live performances without him playing the 87 tracks sound unrecognizable to these ears!!!!!

[@wendygould7836]

John is a phenomenal guitarist & vocalist...No Doubt!!

[@mgsmith7475]

Dave Coverdale now NEEDS two guitarists to TRY and cover Sykes monster sound.

[@Cmdr_Kellie]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@AnabolicFarmer]

And they both fails completely nobody can touch Sykes tone.

[@dropac]

Whitesnake always had 2 Guitars

[@AnabolicFarmer]

1987 only Sykes.

[@laddeveritt8933]

Coverdale bows to Sykes.

[@SteveKaynan]

THIS is how it's done! John Sykes is so fast and accurate on guitar and so SOULFUL!!!

[@mozartsmate6358]

Soulful he is definitely not..

[@rogeradams7286]

brutally fast picking; amazing elastic bends with squealing harmonics; long flowing blonde hair singing with a Les Paul; Zakk was watching this guy for sure

[@amilcarvalenca3381]

Lol...for chore...but zack start playing more on folk ...2 monsters!

[@knightlove1000]

Zakk said un some interview Sykes AND Blu e murder was an influence when he had to put on His project pride AND glory

[@mmmcosta]

He was, but never came close to the master.

[@mozartsmate6358]

That is not picking..

[@waylong25]

@@mozartsmate6358 lmao then what is it?

[@Rik2428]

The best performance of 'Still of the Night' I've ever seen. Sublime.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

I am impressed with John's vocals especially whilst having to play great guitar also !

[@rainmaker2112Jon]

That guitar tone, like EVH is obvious who it is when you hear it. Like a axe buzzsaw it shreds everything in sight, yet the feeling of every note hits you deep inside!

[@PM-Snaggletooth68]

John Sykes is absolutely a genius guitarist ... such a fantastic sound in the studio and "Live" ... Got to love that .... Coverdale is an idiot to let him go... lol

[@jamesmccormick875]

John is unbelievable. He was one of my biggest influences and reasons I picked up a guitar. He is one of the best guitarist out there. I’d love to see him come back with Blue Murder and tour.

[@joedell71]

Coverdale was terrified of this guy. He had the look, the voice, killer songwriter and he had guitar chops for days. No wonder Coverdale sacked him.

[@joedell71]

@@miko1975guitar he worked with him because he was a killer guitar player and songwriter. It was actually Coverdale’s mother that convinced him to axe Sykes from the band. She told David that he can sing. He’s got the look and he can play the hell out of the guitar. Watch out that he doesn’t overshadow you or steal the spotlight. Coverdale fired Sykes a week later.

[@mozartsmate6358]

@@joedell71 He fired him because he tried to stab him in the back, but he failed miserably...

[@joedell71]

@@mozartsmate6358 I read that the actual story was Coverdales mother got one look at Sykes during a rehearsal and told David to get rid of him before he steals the spotlight. 😂 Coverdale fired him over the phone and wouldn’t even meet with him face to face. The real reason was royalties and publishing issues though. Coverdale didn’t want to equally share songwriting credit with Sykes. Even though John wrote most of that album. Listen to that album then listen to anything that came after. Sykes wrote those songs and Coverdale didnt want to pay or properly credit him.Never heard anything about Sykes trying to stab him in the back. How could he he was a hired gun. He just wanted proper credit.

[@mozartsmate6358]

@@joedell71 When Coverdale was recovering from throat surgery, Sykes put it to the rest of the band that they should get rid of Coverdale and that they either hire a new singer, or Sykes would take over fronting the band including the vocals. When Coverdale got wind of it, he fired the whole band, quite rightly in my personal opinion. It was Coverdales band, he was the bands founder, leader, songwriter and vocalist. I have this on very good authority from a personal friend who is very close to both Coverdale and Sykes. Also, please read the book Sail Away, the full facts on this are in it. Best wishes to you.

[@irmaztamal21]

Really 😊

[@Nig6tWalker]

John Sykes rules!!!!

[@orlandoaugustostock839]

Yeeahhh

[@mityaypolov6118]

Forever.

[@jamesmccracken9323]

100 % agreed,this guy is a phenomenal musician and killer guitarist !

[@mozartsmate6358]

John Sykes hibernates..

[@jayholmes6799]

he plays it like its nothing... amazing talent

[@jjbadd385]

To those who have an ear for it...undeniably the best version of this song that I have heard...

[@Deetroiter]

No joke. This is by far the best I’ve ever heard of it, solo or with Whitesnake.

[@GregAnderson-iw8gt]

John Sykes is Rad .

[@evh4611]

Why this man never had a high profile, highly succesful career is unbelievable really

[@jbm3151]

The great contribution that John Sykes made to rock music in the 1987 album has never been sufficiently appreciated. He achieved a perfect cocktail of creativity, feeling and technique.

[@kitoyobeni1]

Coverdale owes him so much. Whitesnake was a nice blues rock band before him, but went nuclear with the 1987 album. To think that so many fans of these songs may not even realize the video and touring version had little to nothing to do with the album is sad.

[@bls8959]

@@kitoyobeni1 most fans do this ....

[@DeTucciBill]

The true writer for the Songs and Music of 1987 Whitesnake but never toured for this album! Awesome!

[@aragnzz7389]

Yeah, that's really sad...

[@pierremorelle7659]

Not more true as Coverdale ! Coverdale wrotte Here I Go Again, Still of the Night riff ( with Blackmore) , Crying in the Rain, and Is this Love ! i love Sykes, but stop tell he's better or the true writter of the 1987, because he's not !

[@heavenhelp1982]

Pierre Morelle Get it right, man...Coverdale brought a tape to Sykes that featured a riff by Blackmore, which was far from the finished version that ended up on the album. Sykes developed that riff and in Coverdale's own words: "twisted it and took it further, as only John could!". No doubt the song would have turned out very different if not for Sykes' involvement, so don't kid yourself by trying to downplay his input or only crediting it to Coverdale & Blackmore...as for the older songs from past Whitesnake, sure, Sykes has no claim on those and everyone knows it. I think Bill is simply referring to the original music written specifically for the 1987 album

[@pierremorelle7659]

I' m not crediting Coverdale or Blackmore, and I'm not discriditing Sykes ! This man make a fucking great work, but I can't stand when people say he is the only one guitarist and all the music from 1987 his a Sykes creation ! Thanks for your messages. I'm agree with you man ;)

[@aragnzz7389]

All of them were unique in what they did, but 1987 wouldn't have been the same without Sykes, and Whitesnake wouldn't have been WHITESNAKE without David or any of the other members, we're all agree. Personally JS is my favourite tho

[@VerdawnPierce]

John Sykes rocks!! ❤🎸🔥

[@lavendarguitar5517]

John Sykes is the man.... PERIOD.

[@simonthetford5500]

Sykes has co credit for nearly every song on 1987 including Still of The Night

[@kitoyobeni1]

The songs that he didn't help write were re-recordings of previously released songs (Crying In The Rain, Here I Go Again), and he definitely redefined those as well. Sykes is a monster.

[@thor7564]

Sorry, but the re-recorded songs are pale and generic compared to the original versions. Goes for both 1987 and Slip of the tongue.

[@timpenfield5]

The guy had a great career but he deserved more credit.

[@777sicilia]

And Whitesnake was wayyyy better with him. He should b mentioned when people talk about great guitarists. Blue Murder was killer too.

[@ebozyn]

Totally agree. There's a lot of talk of "underrated guitarists", but this guy is without a doubt, Underrated.

[@johannherveux1490]

@@ebozyn Do not worry too much for him guys, in Japan he's a fucking living legend, easily in some of the most mentioned guitar player here. Tons of people knows him, they sell "Sykes style" Les Paul without any problem. He can sold out a show in a blink of an eye in Tokyo whenever he wants.

[@sbeqstion]

@@johannherveux1490 that's fucking great to hear bro

[@mozartsmate6358]

@@sbeqstion Did John teach you lot to swear.??

[@tdz69]

Love that this came up in my feed. Damn. This guy was a fucking monster of a player.

[@wreckingball34]

This guy is a BEAST! Def a guitar GOD!! Great voice too. Too bad the whole 80's thing was being phased out by grunge when Blue Murder came around.

[@mikebrown7274]

He is not a god. There is only one God. He is an electric guitar master.

[@pbarosso1977]

@@mikebrown7274 it's a figure of speech for crying out loud.

[@beastabuelos6421]

@@mikebrown7274 fuck your god

[@FGN666]

@@mikebrown7274 #thereisnogod but #satan 🤣

[@mikebrown7274]

@@FGN666 A joke?

[@MrJackrockerman]

Sykes is the man...

[@mozartsmate6358]

Still hibernating..

[@colbs237]

Good lord. This is a live recording?!? I feel there is no overdub. This is so tight. Wow. Tons of emotion. Great tone. Big sparkly crunch on the guitar and perfect bass cutting thru. This is a great moment!

[@fredmaddog2814]

The bass from 2:21 ish onward is insane. The use of chords and shit is cool as hell

[@TheBimmerfan]

Always when listen to John Sykes playing Whitesnake's covers I recall who indeed wrote these songs. Superb bass player here also.

[@johncapone7184]

that's Marco Mendoza on Bass

[@koolkitties8552]

Its not a cover if he wrote it lol

[@dixievancak6656]

Whitesnake covers? Now that's fucking funny.

[@mozartsmate6358]

He didn't write any of em...

[@fivestring65ify]

@@mozartsmate6358 Bullshit

[@RockDawg77]

Amazing how 3 guys smoke the 'replacement' Whitesnake with 5 guys performing the same song, that John is singing while tearing it up on guitar. The way the song was meant to be played...

[@arnoldevertsen]

4 guys is what you mean

[@professorfelipe8718]

Crimson Idol this video is from 1995 ... now Sykes doesnt do shows ... Coverdale sings for thousand shows

[@banjominer9682]

@@arnoldevertsen must not have heard the obvious keyboards

[@jmouse68]

@Crimson Idol Sykes is a way better singer than DC, the Blue Murder albums and Bad Boy Live prove it beyond a doubt. DC wishes he could sing Valley of the Kings, lol.

[@tonypowell250]

John has more talent than both Reb and Doug put together.

[@mtnbk71]

Glad I got to see Sykes a couple of times live with Blue Murder and met him after one of his shows. Such a great guy and killer band!!

[@καμποης520]

The sound of guitar just untouchable!

[@TheBudLife67]

This sounds more like the album than any live version Coverdale did. Sykes tone and phrasing is unreal.

[@banjominer9682]

Sykes played on the album..that's why

[@jodee4684]

LOVE John Sykes!!!!!

[@geraldroraback5432]

Blue Murder was his absolute best group. He should have continued with those guys.

[@carolkellgren8386]

You can rock my soul every time! Thanks to the person who made the suggestion! ROCK ON! AMAZING GUTAIR! WOW LOVE IT. I TOOK A MYSICAL RIDE ON THAT SONG. ❤❤🎉

[@小川宏-v1k]

ボリュームとトーン物凄く弄るの見て嬉しくなった

[@dannymcmince]

Ah, the man is brilliant!

[@holifieldcps]

We lost one of the greatest guitarist of our generation. RIP Gary

[@58LP]

The only guy close to carry on Gary Moore's touch tone emotion, superb player

[@martianshoes]

58LP Wasn't Sykes involved in a project that included Portnoy from Dream Theater?

[@TonyFlatleyGUITARCOVERS1982]

I'll amen that brother - the only guitarists to play with 'soul' with the exception of course to Dimebag Darrell \m/ Just pure in your face!!!

[@darrelreyes1761]

martianshoes He was originally supposed to be the guitarist/frontman for the Winery Dogs but backed out at the last minute. A shame really! Would have been even more awesome.

[@monicajean37]

probably why he ended up playing in thin Lizzy!

[@mikeanglada742]

Freakin' DimeBag, Brother!! \,,/

[@MacPro8CoreMan]

Great fluid guitarist. He co-wrote and recorded this album and the David Coverdale fired him before touring so John never got to play this in concert with Whitesnake... One of my favorite "Guitar" songs of all time!

[@weedyguitarstudio1715]

John Sykes Vibrato and Riffs Are Still The Best Things I Ever Heard Come From A Gibson❤️‍🔥💯😎👍

[@robertguetschow7759]

Saw Thin Lizzy at a small club in Detroit in 2001, and was about 12' from Sykes... Just incredible that close up.

[@tommyjoe4310]

Coverdale can't sing as good as Sykes anymore and the guitar is amazing

[@mozartsmate6358]

What you forget is that this was 26 years ago, so your statement is a bit silly, ain't it...

[@lauremurkuns7059]

Coverdale's got nothin on you baby😙. That was an awesome performance!!!!

[@mikebrown7274]

Guitarwork is absolutely extra-ordinary. The bass is excellent also. These 3 guys RIP the 90 whitesnake lineup.

[@dinkodinev]

What a great video! Had the complete pleasure to see John Sykes as part of Thin Lizzy in 2008.

[@robbiebarry777]

Please come back John and give us lots more outstanding rock music. We miss you. X

[@Destin65]

I love that solo, the melodic nature of it just amazing mixed with some more aggressive parts, hell of a guitarist right there. I love that kind of playing where you can hear the passion.

[@marcusdolby1]

Oh my god that Vibrato..... !!!!!!!!!!

[@nitaigauranga3849]

The guy who actually wrote it.

[@ivorharden]

It was originally a song wrote by D.C and Ritchie Blackmore for "Burn".

[@javtimestwo]

and the guy who was fired from the gig. so let's all remember that John was talented and wrote amazing songs, but he also made a horrible mistake and was fired from the band

[@TheGreatAlan75]

@@ivorharden the fuck are you talking about? This song is a John Sykes composition

[@TheGreatAlan75]

@@javtimestwo no, he did not make a mistake, other than leaving Philo for that egotistical cunt singer

[@ivorharden]

@@TheGreatAlan75 In 2009, in an interview with Metal Hammer, Coverdale commented on the origins of the song: "When my mother died I was going through the stuff at her house and found some early demo cassettes. One of them was a song that Ritchie Blackmore and I had been working on which was the basic premise of what would become "Still of the Night". It was totally unrecognizable, so Ritchie doesn't have anything to worry about... neither do I! Ha ha ha! I took it as far as I could then I gave it to Sykesy when we were in the south of France, and he put the big guitar hero stuff on there. John hated blues so I had to work within those parameters. I manipulated to be electric blues, but how he performed it was fabulous for his time and relatively unique because of the songs. There were a lot of people doing that widdly stuff but they didn't have the quality of those songs." Burn.

[@metalheadneji]

That was a great performance; John is a great musician, and the sound of that fretless bass is utterly amazing.

[@marek6707]

Sykes is King!

[@mozartsmate6358]

Sykes is hibernating..

[@johncapone7184]

Marco is killing it on bass! 🤘🤘

[@artcoffeewineandfoodgirl5344]

This man amazing! I can listen to this over and over again!!🥂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥂

[@balor7]

Bass player is tremendous

[@gmasterg13]

Marco Mendoza.

[@joseurdaz2267]

this version is so epic marco does a fantastic job and what can you say about John best version ever

[@lesliemierow5819]

Live Still of the Night John Sykes SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD !!

[@anthonylove821]

All you have to do is watch this solo performance and know what a gifted and amazing guitarist he is. That was mind blowing how he covered so much during the solo. And of course a great singer Wish he was still touring and putting out material.

[@jason65329]

One of the best solos I ever heard

[@findJLF]

What a power-house performance! Wow every player hear is at the top of their game . . . the bass playing is killer!

[@scottwhite2757]

Mendoza On Bass , What A Killer Show John Sykes Is Amazing !! Thank you Sharing This...

[@Dirkwatters]

Top 50 all time! Criminally underrated!!

[@joserdiazalmodovar1898]

Youve got it right dude. Sykes is one of the best All time Heavy Rock Guitar Players. Unique Style and more chops than a Hog Factory ¡ Supreme vocalist

[@chucksaeger7500]

That was great!

[@psan72]

Thanks for posting!! Sykes proves here how amazing he is when he is a 3-piece band playing his own music he wrote and created with Whitesnake, yet it took 5 people to make it happen w/o him!!! Yea....3 vs 5 !! Sykes da man!!

[@adrianbarbagelatta1772]

one of them being steve vai... sykes is the best!!

[@MrIgorek13]

They not even close to John

[@banjominer9682]

Are You not hearing the keyboard? You do know that knowone in whitesnake except DC played on the album..

[@yeotao]

It's not a 3 piece, with keys obviously for the strings riff at the famous interlude. But still point agreed that John pulled it off with himself doing 3 roles of the current white snake. (vox plus 2 guitars in WS = one J. Sykes)

[@randytreadway7467]

John must be playing pedal keys also 😁

[@MrTandys]

One of the nicest guys in music, that Sykesy.

[@MusicMixerXX]

perfect guitar player !!!!

[@mozartsmate6358]

Dave of Lieutenant Pigeon... Phenomenal.

[@DanielAtkinsMusic]

Sykes is the rock god of the 80s !!!

[@citadel9611]

Sykes has such a great style. Monster talent.

[@leora5894]

Sykes is a LEGEND. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mv9787]

Sykes has the best rock guitar sound

[@jrs6266]

Guitar and bass player are both exceptional

[@davidsamueld2015]

Sykes was bad ass. Loved his leads and a great voice too.

[@dmoney8373]

Sykes and Mendoza…yes, please!

[@PhilipBourke]

NEW ALBUM JOHN WE WANT THE NEW ALBUM!!!

[@clockworkmike83]

Goddamn John Sykes is a fucking beast. Completely unheralded and grossly overlooked for his guitar playing.

[@XxLiveBaitxX]

Always loved the guitar tracks for this song, just fantastic that Sykes laid down the vocals as well as he did. Simply amazing

[@MrBTBusch]

None of The mainstream Would EVER have known of “Whitesnake” if there were no JOHN SYKES = Fact.

[@MDPS26]

I loved Whitesnake as a kid. I kept listening to them as I got older and metal/rock fell out of "fashion". These years later I realized I really loved John Sykes' work, not Whitesnake per se (without him).

[@Littlepotatochip117]

The man had this tuned lower. The fact that he can play that and sing it at the same time is insane ! This version is slightly harder. Amazing .. underrated guitarist like Steve Stevens

[@adamvagner6812]

great guitar player.