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The Night Is Now Too Still
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:25 pm
by Hal Jordan
John Sykes, who wrestled lightning into a bottle with David Coverdale for Whitesnake 87 before they started electrocuting each other, has died aged 65.
I'm rather bummed out, 87 was the first rock album I bought, aged 11, and opened the door into a world of guitars and OTT performances as I moved deeper into metal etc. as I turned to my teenage years.
Re: The Night Is Now Too Still
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:11 am
by mat the expat
Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:25 pm
John Sykes, who wrestled lightning into a bottle with David Coverdale for Whitesnake 87 before they started electrocuting each other, has died aged 65.
I'm rather bummed out, 87 was the first rock album I bought, aged 11, and opened the door into a world of guitars and OTT performances as I moved deeper into metal etc. as I turned to my teenage years.
An epic album
65 is too young RIP
Re: The Night Is Now Too Still
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:01 am
by tabascoboy
Saw the recording of Thin Lizzy from "Rock Goes to College" ( remember that. fellow Brits?) with John Sykes, at the time had no idea who he was
Re: The Night Is Now Too Still
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:10 pm
by caleb221
65 is no age at all. 87 was a game-changer, Sykes' riffs were pure fire. The guy was a legend, no doubt.