WHITESNAKE Live At Seibu,Tokyo August 11&12, 1984

[@warborn_inc.]

Sykes pushed this band into an entirely new level!!! He is one of the most underrated players ever!

[@SimonMackUK77]

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

[@krisscanlon4051]

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

[@davorbrijacak]

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

[@javtimestwo]

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

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

@@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.

[@pidde24]

Coverdale was never better. A phenomenal vocalist on his peak.

[@Bbqduckduck]

-- Set List -- 00:00 Intro 01:21 Gambler (03:09 Cozy powell Interview) (03:54: David Coverdale Interview) 04:14 Guilty Of Love 08:26 Love Ain't No Stranger 12:59 Ready and Willing 18:06 Slow And Easy 23:47 Crying in the Rain 27:17 Guitar Solo(Jon Sykes) 29:43 Soldier Of Furtune 31:52 Crying in the Rain(Ripries) (32:19 Jon Sykes Interview) (32:51 Neil Merray Interview) (33:03 Cozy Powell Interview) 33:15 Drum Solo(Cozy Powell) 40:32 Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (48:32 David Coverdale Interview) 48:36 Don't Break My Heart Again 54:41 Outro(Guilty of Love)

[@ericmcgivern4429]

Sykes is by far the Greatest Whitesnake Guitarist!!!!!!

[@mrpositronia]

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.

[@MrWilly2204]

@@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.

[@mrpositronia]

@@MrWilly2204 pff. Apples and oranges.

[@Legend36_bmxchampion]

Steve Vai well better than Sykes

[@qwertybase]

Sykes rules!🤘

[@GGSOG]

Sykes and Coverdale - two gorgeous, charismatic people with incredible top-level musical talent, what a duo they were at this time period!

[@JBM1T]

All I can say is: John Sykes why aren't you a household name? You're a brilliant player.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

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

[@Hardnitz1974]

He is in my house:)

[@0U812FU]

That's because David coverdale took that away from him

[@CrueLoaf]

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

[@NotYourTypicalNegro]

He was when he was in Thin Lizzy before this.

[@ericpowell3064]

Number of times Sykes looks at his guitar: 6 Number of times Sykes uses his pinkie: 3. Number of times I wish this video was longer: 1,000,000.

[@scottyj946]

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

[@javier8218]

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

[@scotto0010]

@@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.

[@javier8218]

@@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.

[@babydaddy1930]

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

[@rome7704]

This was the best Snake line up. Cozy and Sykes, so badass

[@careful...Icarus]

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.

[@edmonddp]

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

[@mathiasforslund1496]

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.

[@ЛюбовьСмычагина-с1э]

@@edmonddp Совершенно верно!

[@JJDon5150]

​@@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.

[@matthewpaluch777]

Miss you Cozy! May you rest in eternal peace!

[@kangooroo1]

I have never seen Cozy Powell's drumming so clear, close-up and great! The best hard rock drummer in history.

[@strangevisions5162]

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!

[@edmonddp]

The Cozy´s prime was in Rainbow

[@peterk.rosenthal1417]

Every song is 50% too fast though.

[@tomusic8887]

Not I this video rather underwhelming drumsound and playing 🤷

[@Lvdovicvs777]

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

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

If a time machine existed, this is definitely one show I would have gone back to see. I love every era of Whitesnake, the John Sykes era in my opinion was just PHENOMENAL!!! He helped David Coverdale turn Whitesnake into one of the biggest bands ever back in the mid to late 80's. John Sykes guitar playing is just amazing, and I have always loved his guitar tone. It is just brilliant. He deserves way more recognition than he gets.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

Sykes did the same in Thin Lizzy. 🎸

[@geraldmarshall22]

@@MrJohnnyDistortion Sykes was also great in Blue Murder. It was a fantastic power trio with Carmen Appice and Tony Franklin.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

@geraldmarshall22 And he was great in Thin Lizzy!

[@javihosen1317]

01 Gambler 02 Guilty of Love 03 Love Ain't No Stranger 04 Ready an' Willing 05 Slow an' Easy 06 Crying in the Rain 07 Guitar Solo (John Sykes) 08 Drum Solo (Instrumental) 09 Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City 10 Don't Break My Heart Again 11 Walking in the Shadow of the Blues Aguante Whitesnake!!

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

No time stamps?😲

[@javihosen1317]

@@MrJohnnyDistortion No...agrégale.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

@@javihosen1317 Eh?

[@giordanquesada4417]

@@MrJohnnyDistortion Que no seas inútil y las agregues.

[@davidprawira7813]

Yg hx

[@mojopin70]

John Sykes was by far the greatest guitarist in Whitesnake...

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

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

[@REDWASP777]

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

[@REDWASP777]

@@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.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@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.

[@REDWASP777]

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

[@timmothymonaghan5236]

RIP MY FAV DRUMMER COZY POWELL LOVE JOHNNY SYKES SAW THIS LINEUP LOVE THIS !!!!!

[@lecturehc]

You can't beat Neil Murray's bass sound in terms of cleanliness, headroom and just plain balls! Sounds gigantic. Rudy Sarzo might bring a lot licks, technique, stage antics and sexiness to the Whitesnake machine which is great but he lacks the loudness and heaviness of Neil Murray for sure. I miss this lineup, definitely the best whitesnake lineup for sure. They just sound so fresh on stage.

[@caljerm]

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

[@EgoShredder]

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

[@dawnbarela7420]

@@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!!

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

He and Cozy made a wonderful backline !

[@gameroftheyear1000]

@@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.

[@lifeisnice23]

John Sykes... he's a guitar god sexy as all hell...Awesome!!

[@MrWilly2204]

I’m a big Sykes fan, but we can’t overlook the other guys. With legendary bands, four things have to come together simultaneously: talent, luck, timing, and chemistry. This is a fierce band.

[@MegaIgorrock]

absolutely agree

[@matts1364]

One guitarist making all that noise!!!

[@brandondickie3456]

@@matts1364Rhythm guitarist + lead guitarist combined into one guitarist, it’s deadly. Look at Ozzy Osbourne and Jake, but specifically Jake’s guitar playing by itself. Esp on ultimate sin (1986). Shit production, but I’m too scared to even attempt to learn Jake’s guitar playing on that album.

[@halfrousseau69]

whoa-Sykes and Cozy together live - peak fkn whitesnake!

[@toshiakiuchida2292]

I was here. Great members. In this video, Neil Murray's bass sound is tight and clear.

[@sirasirangulo]

i was there at Seibu, Tokyo, for this concert. incredible!!!

[@javtimestwo]

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

[@cozycooke2040]

@@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.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

Did you score with the ladies?😜

[@kanenomoja]

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!

[@aticknekong5296]

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

[@Thelegendhaha]

Incredible…. Sykes definitely gave them an edge, as he did with Thin Lizzy. Great show, with Coverdale on top of his game.

[@AnabolicFarmer]

Great quality thank you sir! John Sykes!

[@rgbrin]

Sykes, Murray, Powell....what a line up...

[@scotto0010]

OR with Ansley Dunbar. Equally as good.

[@ВладимирКормильцев-д9ц]

Состав был великолепен,работали лучшие в тот период.Но одно дело живое выступление во время гастролей.И совсем другое видение перспектив на будущее. Каждый из этого состава мыслящий и творчески одаренный мастер. Ездить по разным странам и выступать с накатанными мелодиями ребята не смогли . Далее Дэвид ,понимая это,делал перерывы и менял составы. Каждый из этого прекрасного состава шел своей творческой дорогой. Нам очень повезло,мы их видели,ценили. Они навсегда остаются в нашей памяти. Браво!

[@danieleidet7131]

Ah, the days when you thought a band was cheating when the keyboard player was present. How I long for those days now.

[@mitsushiro]

I was at the venue that day. I saw Cozy Powell and David Coverdale up close. And then I shook hands with Cozy Powell. he has run And we shook hands as we passed each other. A gentle smile like a soccer player was impressive. David Coverdale was the contrast. He was with a very nice woman. His blond hair was so beautiful. And he was so small and delicate. I was overwhelmed by its presence. I couldn't speak to him. I was in high school at that time. It's my lovely memory. :)

[@MrIgorek13]

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!

[@mitsushiro]

@@MrIgorek13 😃👌⭐️👍🌙

[@kemalcovic3766]

wonderfull.....the best bend combination for me and Whtesnake with Cozy and Sykes...ever !!!

[@centaurus5676]

NEIL MURRAY A VERY OVERLOOKED BASS PLAYER....SOLID TO THE CORE IN EVERY BAND HE HAS BEEN IN

[@themadmattster9647]

he is fucking awesome.

[@MegaIgorrock]

TheMadMattster Interestingly whom

[@jimgallagher3904]

Neil Murray is a monster!

[@TheHangarmenBand]

wish the audio was way better... a year later my first concert. so much fun. miss the early 80's rock. enjoy. horns up.

[@kennylee9959]

Wow... John Sykes, Cozy & David.

[@RG-ms1ou]

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

[@ubochop]

After all John Sykes is BEST

[@ericmcgivern4429]

Lucky enough to have seen both Cozy live with Schenker & the Great John Sykes with Lizzy a few times in my youth, both Masters of their respective instruments!!!!!!

[@micheladerry6764]

the best Whitesnake lineup ever!

[@alainarenascarballo7766]

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

[@antoniogarcia9101]

for me with Rudy Sarzo, Tommy Aldridge, Steve Vai

[@eirikmoltu553]

Not close to Marsden, Moody, Paice and Lord

[@thescarletandgrey2505]

@@eirikmoltu553not on par with Wombat, Mookie and Cornmuffin

[@edmonddp]

Im not agree

[@dimebag6384]

John Sykes better than what 2 guitarists have been doing for years awesome player 🤘

[@carloshpeixe9359]

01 Gambler 02 Guilty of Love 03 Love Ain't No Stranger 04 Ready an' Willing 05 Slow an' Easy 06 Crying in the Rain 07 Guitar Solo (John Sykes) 08 Drum Solo (Instrumental) 09 Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City 10 Don't Break My Heart Again SHOWZAÇO!!!

[@jamiewarriorwarlordmccallu5712]

love it kick ass concert from one of my all favourite rock bands from my country of england, whitesnake. live seibu tokyo august 11 and 12, 1984. love this whitesnake lineup. miss cozy powell he was so damm amazing what a drummer. and coverdale wow always kicks butt, john sykes amazing guitar player.

[@SimonMackUK77]

Great footage thank you! If you love Sykes you must buy the first Blue Murder l.p.. It's still a killer lp

[@geraldmarshall22]

I love every song on that Blue Murder album.

[@rickmassey1272]

No whammy bar, heavy dependence on distracting effects like wah wah or flanging...just One guitarist with a preamped compressed LesPaul and incredible nuances, voicing,and phrasing JohnSykes is a guitar god.

[@Polyrhythm88]

Watched this video thousand times. I am craving for Whitesnake Sykes live 87 album.

[@joakimhedblom7233]

Only here for John's vibrato, tone and emotion. GOAT 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@REDWASP777]

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

[@清美宮下]

バンドの皆さんみんなきれいにしてますよね。特にカゥ゙ァーデールさんは髪フサフサしてて触りたくなります。😂

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

The best WS line up! Kick ass hard rock! John got them to the next level. Then after WS 87 album was 95% finished Dave stabbed John in the back.

[@77いよかん]

懐かしいですね昔西武球場に見にいきました ボンジョヴィ初来日はこのスーパーロック８４でしたね、あとのちに映画になって話題になったアンヴィル、MSGとスコーピオンズも ビデオ化されていたのは知っていましたが実際見るのはこれが初めてです

[@christianvalenciano3144]

I like John Sykes! He did a brillant job with Tygers Of Pan Tang,Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake! I personnaly don't really like his solo albums but he's a fine guitarist,I like the way he plays,amazing solos,....in my top 10 guitarist!

[@edwardcross1932]

+Christian VALENCIANO Tygers!!!

[@christianvalenciano3144]

tygers,..yes...so?

[@centaurus5676]

BLUE MURDER FIRST ALBUM WAS GOOD

[@RG-ms1ou]

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

[@326vince]

Where does Moore rate on that list?!

[@k3nnethrfrog]

Everyone who thinks john is the best should check out his solo stuff and blue murder, theres some serious guitar playing and singing by him you cant even imagine

[@MrIgorek13]

Out of love is Insane love story on the edge!

[@wendygould4476]

Wholeheartedly agree 😊

[@REDWASP777]

I had a huge crush on David Coverdale until I laid eyes on John Sykes! I totally loved Johns epic guitar playing and oh my lord John Sykes was the most gorgeous man in rock music history! 🌟

[@michaelseay9783]

Did you get to see them in concert?

[@REDWASP777]

@@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!

[@REDWASP777]

@@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! ✌️

[@zaedizolkafli7832]

To me this is Whitesnake's finest line up.

[@RSBAND08]

Hey David just look at what Sykes brought to the band, you have NEVER matched it since. He is a PERSONALITY as well as a guitarist. You have had back up players ever since.

[@ymmv99]

Interesting seeing Cozy Powell play "God, the Bringer of War" live in 1984. Two years later he was briefly a member of ELP and a prog rock rendition of that classical piece was the closing track of the LP he recorded with Keith Emerson and Greg Lake.

[@talcoge67]

One thing great about youtube...It’s brought out John Sykes popularity with true fans of music., Just read all the comments just in this video alone...

[@downincognito72]

Dave rubbed his crutch 57 times an avg 3.8 times per song. Amazing

[@potential2themax]

Crotch rubbing

[@jameslewis9395]

Probably got crabs 😎

[@babydaddy1930]

@@downincognito72 crotch?

[@marcos_c_m]

Incredible how Sykes changed Whitesnake's sound and his style became the identity of everything the band made after him. His soulful melodies and shred skill are up there with any most famous legendary player.

[@greggfeingold5629]

This is the Whitesnake lineup that should have stayed together for sure. Sure wish Sykes would come out of hiding and put music out again.

[@dereknovaes4217]

Lil history… Def Leppard was to play Rock in Rio but Rick Allen’s horrible accident kept them out and Whitesnake came in… we didnt know jack about this band…John Sykes along with Iron Maiden made Rock in Rio amazing! This line up is their best by far!

[@paulvalentine9555]

What fantastic guitarist John sykes is, and he as a great voice too ,

[@uncoeur2009]

John Sykes forever.

Only one drummer create that fantastique show. This is mister Cozy Powell

See you baby

[@crnogor]

John done all work with guitar no second one ! Missing full ''' picture '' ! Craying in the rain solo was toooo much , like shiting off with skills , but he showed , he is one of the best Rock guitarist

[@lifeisnice23]

Sykes created the hard rock era of Whitesnake ..only John made WS huge.... parer when he and all the other guys of this line up were fired, WS (and Coverdale for first) lost their soul and identity...became a posers cover band...what a waste ,what a shame...

[@RG-ms1ou]

Exactly. I saw a show from 1988 on the Whitesnake tour for the "1987" album. Vandenberg and Campbell (two GREAT guitarists in their older bands) absolutely sucked playing Sykes' songs and the other Whitesnake material. Just awful. No heart, no soul...no feel for the music at all

[@AnaMaria-wu7df]

R G1959

[@robintaylor485]

1984 was the best year ever

[@DukeHard]

This band* not touring after the 87 album was a crime, but at least we got the album. The general audience never knew the difference.

[@gameroftheyear1000]

46:27 god damn the feeling in that solo. Get goosebumps hearing it.

[@isnowyazn]

The blistering solo in "Gambler" as the opening song of this concert documentary is legendary!

[@80sf1fan2]

THIS IS AMAZING FANTISTIC!!!!!! REAL HARD ROCK BAND

[@aleshkaemelyanov]

Valerie . Твой голос - медовый, чарующий флёр, который ловлю, как лишь только услышу, вбираю, как склоны пещеристых гор, и эхом добра возвращаю, и пышу. Слова - лепестки очень пахнущих роз, чей запах легко до меня долетает, полгода ласкает застенчивый мозг, а также невольно, взаправду влюбляет. Красивые, звонкие речи как дар. Сама ж источаешь и юность, и милость, наряжена в свежий, пшеничный загар, одета и в бархатность, и в шелковистость. Волшебные трели чаруют мой слух. Задорные фразы, как своды мелодий, звучащие песнями летних пичуг. И их готов слушать при каждой погоде!

[@vinniesuzin]

The best solo i've ever heard! 10:49

[@annemulholland6140]

Back in the day they where fantastic

[@4eigner1981]

Brilliant stuff!

[@briankmavpro5246]

This is what a super group really is. Sykes made snake.

[@d.nakamura9579]

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

[@centaurus5676]

THE MOST INSANE SOLO SYKES HAS DONE WAS ON THE TRACK ''THUNDER AND LIGHTENING'' THINN LIZZY

[@RG-ms1ou]

Cold Sweat is up there as well as some of the solos he did with Tygers of Pan Tang

[@jimgallagher3904]

Everything on that album was awesome!

[@kenvorland]

Sykes awesome guitar player and a very nice guy to

[@moreblack]

Sykes made Whitesnake complete. What a player.

[@Ppuffdiddleydangdoof]

John Sykes is such an ultimate baddass! Listen to those tones! Thunderous.

[@押田容子]

whitesnake、forever🐍

[@erniekoss5425]

That's a great line up there! Sykes geez!

[@robertphillips8648]

Thank you for this brother.

[@mrbrians.vitullo2138]

🐍🐍WHITE 🐍 SNAKE 🐍🐍THIS LINEUP IS PERFECT thanks sounds great. rock metal friends🍺 cheers

[@thepatester]

Coverdale was 32 years old during this show. He would turn 33 in September.

[@dnashofficial]

ahh, rip cozy powell. going from this to ELP afterwards, and his long history before shows what an awesome gun for hire he was, and he "brought" it to every note he played, regardless of style.

[@crusheverything4449]

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

[@imtheonevanhalen1557]

A drummer playing notes??....okay

[@petercherry2165]

John Sykes was and is a superb talent, legend

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

My favorite song is all of them.🤘

[@danriley5848]

John Sykes is a legend and he took the band to another level.

[@magistersteveperkins]

David Coverdale’s vocals are at the peak here.

[@luismartingorosito6801]

Mi formación preferida de Whitesnake ... !!

[@swektmaico]

Imagine the total rock scene domination Whitesnake would have had the decades to follow with this lineup.

[@marklauzon3401]

Greatest lineup for this band!

[@mikeopeka9900]

when its sykes, you only need 1 guitar player !!! to me, this sounds much cleaner and dynamic than any other lineup he had thru the yrs

[@dieterschanzer7075]

I loved 1987 - fine album......Sykes at his best.....timing out on a few songs, powell noted for not being the time-keeper but i loved him anyhow

[@jaskau2462]

Atleast one minus... Ripped - off "Here I Go Again". Original is way much better. Ofcourse it is a matter of opinion.

[@heavymetalhero08]

I just realized that Sykes Microphone is not in the mix. Guess David felt threatened by him even back then. Sykes is a superb vocalist

[@edwvarma]

Great band!!!

[@fernandacouto7634]

Essa formação do Whitesnake é matadora!

[@stevenburg9291]

By far the best whitesnake lineup!!

[@baz5150]

The legend that is Cozy Powell showing how it is done

[@reajuric1423]

I Love you Whitesnake ! @_@

[@stephaniemariemcdonald9096]

I used to work at Bachracks in the Topanga Plaza in Beautiful breathless CA USA COAST of North America 🔝🎩🚀 Think I told that shirt to him ,The white 🤍 one that looks sharp on John Skyes ❤

[@GembaDocs]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! One of the best concert videos I’ve seen in ages. Thanks for sharing!

[@ArielSantamariaMatas]

This was the perfect formation for Whitesnake. But it needs a secon guitarist. Micky Moody or Adrian Vanderberg.

[@ronforeman2556]

Uh, neither Moody nor Vandenberg could shine Sykes' shoes.

[@thomascampr]

+ronforeman He said 2nd meaning backup.

[@ronforeman2556]

Whitesnake's various lineups historically had two guitarists, and Sykes ostensibly joined the band to "replace" Micky Moody and play alongside Mel Galley (who, it should be noted, was lead guitarist with bassist-vocalist Glenn Hughes in Trapeze before Hughes and Coverdale joined Deep Purple, but that's another story.) If Galley had not injured his hand horsing around with Sykes near the end of Whitesnake's 83 European Tour, he would have participated in the American and Japanese legs. Coverdale has said he even kept Galley on salary for months after the accident, hoping his condition would improve. So Sykes became THE MAN, somewhat by default. A guy can get used to that kind of attention, and so it's not surprising that Coverdale's proposal to add Adrian Vandenberg as second guitarist didn't sit well with John Sykes. Whether Sykes overplayed his hand of Coverdale felt he had to reassert control and demonstrate once again that ANYONE could be replaced, one thing is for certain: Audiences that bought those millions of copies of the "Whitesnake" album would be bitterly disappointed when they realized that the band who recorded the album was not the same as the band who promoted it one tour. And that disappointment would linger, as sales of the follow-up album, "Slip of the Tongue," which featured Adrian Vandeberg and Steve Vai. paled in comparison to those of "Whitesnake," which was Sykes' baby.

[@puhfessah]

True, but if Mel Galley hadn't broken his arm, he'd have been there on this tour (until eventually getting fired...as they all did). ;-)

[@ronforeman2556]

We should all kneel down and thank the Lord above for parting those celestial clouds and allowing the Heavenly to light of Divine Inspiration to shine down on John Sykes and Bob Rock during the recording sessions for what became the seminal "Whitesnake"/"1987" album. How else can we account for the God-like guitar sound and performances Sykes achieved? To hear David Coverdale tell it, in the liner notes to the 20th Anniversary (2007) remastered "Deluxe Edition" of the album, Sykes might as well have been picking the singer's pocket in his time-consuming effort to achieve the right sound. "It got pretty crazy at times," Coverdale says. "I remember coming in and seeing the room full of giant speaker towers. The studio was stacked solid with a whole PA system. "Apparently, John was so enamoured with the sound he'd had in rehearsal in Los Angeles, he'd tried to recreate it there (Little Mountain Studios in Vancouver, B.C. ed.) out of sheer frustration at not getting the sound he was hearing in his head." Coverdale's dismissive account reveals an astonishing ignorance of, and contempt for, the recording production process. Jon Sykes contributions made Coverdale a god-zillionaire, and got a swift kick in the ass in return. True fans took notice. Coverdale's arogance and condescension should not be surprising, given the fact that NONE of the Whitesnake albums released prior to Sykes joining the band were anywhere near as good as any of the trio of Mk. III Deep Purple records on which Coverdale was lead vocalist. (Even those Whitesnake albums recorded when Purple compatriots Jon Lord and Ian Paice were in the band were subpar.) Before Sykes agreed to join the band, Coverdale was headed for Rock 'n Roll oblivion. For Sykes, his tenure in Whitesnake proved to be the best and worst of times. The tour that culminated wtih the band's appearance at Rock In Rio--Sykes's apothesis-- became the stuff of legend. But he would be robbed of his just desserts by being fired and thus unable to tour and perform those incredible songs from a truly landmark album, the outstanding quality for which he was PRIMARILY responsible. Quite a bitter pill to swallow.

[@perikholt3395]

Hey look, it’s Sykesnake!

[@mattlewis6833]

This is good shit. I never listened to any Whitesnake before the self titled album. The 70’s rock influence on this era of the bands sound is fantastic. The Thin Lizzy, Zeppelin and Deep Purple all mashed up with a side of Rainbow. Crying n the rain existed already? Who knew?

[@pekkalindqvist2001]

Crying in the rain was in 1982 album Saints and sinners, as was original Here I go again. I think I read somewhere that Coverdale thought some of the best pieces he wrote were in that album, but he wasn't pleased with playing in that album. My favourite from that album is still Victim of love.

[@清美宮下]

ジョンサイクスさんの ギターテクニック凄いと思います😂

[@tnourse]

What a great line up. 👍🤘👍🏁