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John Sykes

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John Sykes (born John James Sykes in Reading, Berkshire, on 20 July 29 1959; died December 2024) was a British heavy metal/hard rock guitarist remembered for playing with Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Blue Murder and for his solo work. His most well known playing is on the 1987 Whitesnake self-titled album, also known simply as 1987. For the Whitesnake record John Sykes used two Mesa Boogie Coliseum heads and his favorite Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar.

Top songs

  1. Cautionary Warning
  2. Look In His Eyes
  3. Bad Boys
  4. Please Don't Leave Me
  5. Cold Sweat
  6. Is This Love
  7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  8. We All Fall Down
  9. Crying in the Rain
  10. Still of the Night
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  1. I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You
  2. Everything I Need
  3. Jelly Roll
  4. Thank You For the Love
  5. Hold the Line
  6. Didn't We Say
  7. I'll Be Waiting
  8. I Get Around
  9. 2 Counts
  10. Wuthering Heights
  11. We Will
  12. The Way You Kiss Me
  13. Defcon 1
  14. 20th Century Heartache
  15. Don't Hurt Me This Way (Don't Leave Me '97)
  16. Don't Say Goodbye
  17. System Ain't Workin'
  18. Touched By Evil
  19. Haunted
  20. Found What I Needed
  21. Don't Hurt Me This Way
  22. Intro
  23. Nuclear Cowboy
  24. Nothing Means Nothing
  25. Soul Stealer
  26. I Wish It Would Rain
  27. Arc Angel
  28. One Way System
  29. Black Days
  30. Degraded
  31. Sick
  32. Thunder And Lightning
  33. Talking 'bout Love
  34. Raising the Devil
  35. Thunder and Lighting
  36. Till The Day I Die
  37. Riot
  38. Billy
  39. Don't Hurt Me This Way (Please Don't Leave Me '97)
  40. Standing At The Crossroads
  41. I Don't Believe In Anything
  42. Do Or Die
  43. If You Ever Need Love
  44. She's All Action
  45. Sleep On
  46. Jesus & Mary
  47. Cautionary Warning (TV Edit)
  48. Cautionary Warning (Original Version)
  49. Til the Day I Die
  50. Jelly Roll (Live)
  51. CAUTIONARY WARNING -Original Version-
  52. Please Don't Leave Me (Short Version)
  53. Cautionary Warning (Original V
  54. Please Don't Leave Me (Instrumental)
  55. She Knows (Live)
  56. Please Don't Leave Me (Original Version)
  57. Don't Take Nothing
  58. Believe in Yourself
  59. Bad Times
  60. All Or Nothing
  61. Don't Give A Damn
  62. Cautionary Warning (Guitar New Arrange)
  63. Pride And Joy
  64. 20th Cent;ury Heartache
  65. My Guitar
  66. Cautionary Warning (Guitar New
  67. Love Potion No.9
  68. Paradise Drive
  69. Slave To Freedom (Live)
  70. Raised On Rock (Live)
  71. Don't Hurt Me This Way(Please Don't Leave Me '97)
  72. Soul Steeler
  73. I Don't Wanna Live My Life Lik
  74. Nuclear Cowby
  75. Talkin 'Bout Love
  76. System Ain't Working
  77. Defcon I
  78. She' All Action
  79. CAUTIONARY WARNING -New Guitar Arrange-
  80. Found What I Need
  81. CAUTIONARY WARNING (Tv-Edit)
  82. Dried
  83. Still Of The Night (Live)
  84. Don't Hurt Me This Way (Please Don't Leave Me 97')
  85. Bad Boys (Live)
  86. Please Don't Leave Me (Live)
  87. Crying In The Rain (Live)
  88. We All Fall Down (Live)
  89. CAUTIONARY WARNNING (オリジナル・ヴァージョン)
  90. Is This Love (Live)

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