This genre of music was already hearing the hammering of coffin nails by the time these guys released. Matter of fact, this was the LAST CASSETTE I EVER BOUGHT before purchasing a CD player!!
The record company (Geffen, I think?) was being really picky at this time. "If the first single doesn't catch, we won't push it" was essentially the sentiment. Sadly, that's exactly what happened. This video didn't catch any rotation on MTV, and the record went nowhere.
I think the real mistake of the company was trying to make BM look Lik a hair banda, though it wasn't atte all. Sykes had the bluesy feel and appice and Franklin músic skills were far away from any glamour rock musician
@@GORGOROTH42 Exactly, you at least have to be into guitarists to rate them in the first place. If you're into rock guitar and have heard Sykes, you won't underrate him!
Man , this guy had everything going for him...No wonder Coverdale felt threatened...What a super talent John Sykes is in all aspects of music...he might not have got the exposure he deserved , but im sure glad he received the royalties well deserved for the 1987 record..
@@johnstrika9170Holy shit!!DC owes his longevity to John Sykes. He has lived off the legacy of the ‘87 album to this day. Without Sykes, the ‘87 album never exists. Whitesnake is a nostalgia act, and people pay to hear the songs that Sykes has his fingerprints all over.
@@johnstrika9170 Whitesnake went on to be one of the biggest bands in the world because of John Sykes. John Sykes is the reason Whitesnake is even known today, because without him, using their work before the 87 album, they're an obscure blues rock band that no one knows about and David Coverdale goes down in history as the other lead singer from Deep Purple. They certainly wouldn't have done all the legacy tours they've done over the years. It's a shame too because Sykes is literally the complete package and was robbed of his due, but aside from that, the fans of the 87 record were robbed of seeing the band that recorded the music play it live.
At last, someone using the word 'underrated' in its correct sense. At least, I HOPE you understand that you've used it correctly, and don't go around on every good rock video calling it underrated just because YOU just discovered it...
Hi Fans of Blue Murder "JellyRoll". I'm the girl in the video. yes it's true. I skidded in late to the video shoot in my brand new whilte corvette, dust flying off the dirt road. The production assistant said I couldn't park there so I threw it into reverse and saw a crew member in my rear view window dive into the bushes out of my way. As for John, What a great guitarist, vocalist, song writer and kisser ; ) John if you listening, How about a sequel? xoxo, Meg Register
One of the very best albums of 1989. I got to see Blue Murder live that year when they came to Dallas opening for Billy Squier. And King's X was the first act on the bill. Helluva show.
So true! When your lead guitarist has a huge hand in writing the songs, is better looking than you AND can sing as good as you….um….to me that means you may be out “Crying in the Rain”! Regardless, Coverdale’s ego got the better of him. Whitesnake would have been far better after 1987 had John Sykes stayed. He’s a beast!!!
This song feels like it really should have been 2 separate songs. The second half of the song "Love can break your heart" has some of the most emotional, passionate guitar solos I've ever heard. Sykes emotive playing ranks right up there with Randy Rhodes (Ozzy), Dimebag Darrell (Pantera) , and Vito Bratta (White Lion) for me.
Just listened to 'Wait' about 6 times before coming here. Hmmmm. Edit: So many songs back then sounded like two songs in one and honestly, thank god for that. Shifting tones, tempo changes , and orchestration seem to be lost arts. I don't think the 2nd half would've had the same impact with out the first half.
There are so many layers to this song it is pure genius. Mixing hair metal balladry with the blues and doing it way better than Cinderella or Bon Jovi? Listening to this song never gets old, I always pick up something new from it!
An absolute masterpiece that hasn't aged by any single day since it was released. Perfect songs and out of this world musicianship make it one of the best Heavy Metal albums of the 80's. One you keep coming back to because it's so addictive.
The song arraignment is so cool in this song. I always think how I'd love to hear different bands give this song a go 'cause there's a million ways for it to be interesting. Give me a death metal version, give me an emo version, give me a prog version.... This song has some legs that need walking
@@MikeB-oo9bj Chops don't mean as much as feel...he's got the sexiest grooves...and he was THE FIRST HARD ROCK DRUMMER...Ginger and Mitch were jazz players.
@@thehyperspacefamilytree652 Let me guess; Carmin says he was the first Hard Rock drummer?!?! What about Moon?? I don't care. Not a fan of arrogant musicians. Carmine must be double jointed from all the patting himself on the back that does. And these 3 (good as they are ) are better than Lifeson, Peart and Lee?, Vai, Sheehan and Bissonette?, Howe, Wooten and Chambers?, The Police? ELP? or Hendrix...…………...Not in my book.
John Sykes. Very underrated guitar play. Nice chops on this one. This band should have been MUCH bigger. Plus it looks like he hit the gym quite often in this one.
I can’t believe that after all the years since this song was released, I still remember every word of the song. That’s even after I almost died in a coma because my brain was swelling and the doctors didn’t know why. I have trouble with my short term memory, but I’ve gotten back my long term memory. ❤❤❤
1) Considering that is one of probably 6 videos run on MTV between 87-90 that wasn't FILLED with strippers in pumps shaking it all over the place, I'll take the cheesiness of the rain shot for John putting out a video with a little class. 2) Saw Blue Murder (with King's X) opening for Billy Squier either just before or just after the album was released. Needless to say that both BM and KX blew Billy completely out of the water (they were who I went to see!). But, I'll never forget, and wish I could find a copy of it, that BM did a (semi) acoustic version of "Still Of The Night" with a slowed, blues/jazz feel that was flipping tremendous! 3) John Sykes is a MONSTER guitar player (and dang good singer) who is ridiculously overlooked and under-rated.
RIGHT AROUND 1980 i SAW VAN HALEN OPEN FOR EDDIE MONEY AT THE ARENA IN SEATTLE (GONE NOW) I LIKED EM AT THE TIME BUT I WENT TO SEE VAN HALEN. THIS WAS WHEN DAVE WAS AT HIS BEST AND STILL REALLY GETTING BETTER. THEY WERE ON THEIR 1ST TOUR SUPPORTING THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, WOW WHAT A FUCKING SHOW, I LEFT A LITTLE INTO EM, WHAT CAN I SAY?
I saw that show in 1989 at the Orpheum in Boston. It was amazing. I too went for Blue Murder and King's X. Great show. Now just waiting on some new Sykes stuff.
For the uneducated, this man is the reason Whitesnake needed 2 fantastic guitarists on tour in 1987. It took Adrian Vandenberg AND Vivian Campbell to replicate what he did!
Way back in the day when this song was being played on the radio, I used to imagine what the video would look like. Here I am 30+ years later watching it for the first time. Good job guys 👍
I remember this song back in the late 80s. Thank goodness, he ripped his shirt in the rain in dramatic fashion; it is what brought them back together! I just love the 80s!
Amen! I was either 19 or 20 at the time and instantly fell in love with "Jelly Roll". It brings back memories of a girl I was too shy to go up and talk to. She was so beautiful! I wonder what became of her...
Epic album. Epic switch to that slow jam just blows my mind,what a band!! One of the top albums of the 20th Century thank you David Coverdake for firing Sykes so he could outdo even 1987
the guitar solo is a perfect example of how john sykes can shred but also can play the most lyrical solo such as this one on jelly roll...some guys either play non stop full on shred or can barely play at all...john sykes has the ability to play crazy yet turn around and play something so beautiful it's magic....this is the sign of a great player...
@Crimson Idol that is very deceiving. it charted as high as #69, which is not good at all if the record sold well it would not have taken 4 years for the follow up. BM enjoyed some MTV airplay but they were reduced to opening concerts for bigger acts and some club gigs. Sykes wrote those WS 87 songs but he messed up his gig there and had to be fired.
@sha broussard they did a very bad move at choosing their singles. This one and VOTK doesnt sound like something that would have gone huge. Out Of Love and Billy as singles would definitely have made Blue Murder a very remembered name that year.
@sha broussard Im agreed with almost every thing you said. But both Sykes and DC acted in a very stupid way. When DC and Sykes met for the first time, Sykes refused the offer and said: 'Im not someone of being ordered around and I dont like to be told what to play'. So he went back with Thin Lizzy and got a call from DC telling him how much he wanted. DC should have never insisted on having Sykes on his band, knowing how independent Sykes is, but also Sykes acted like a dick with that statement. As for the 'Sykes made Whitesnake good', I think some of you guys miss the whole point. Its obvious Whitesnake made great stuff before Sykes, no one denies that, but as every other band and leader, DC wanted to be huge. Without Sykes that would have never been possible. The guitar tone, the guitar playing, backing vocals, the arrangements. Slip Of The Tongue just had one hit if im not wrong that not even got close to how big the 87 hits went. And as far as I know, Sykes was the one making all the arrangements along with Neil and Aynsley, Coverdale only wrote lyrics which are pretty shit tbh xD but great singer, undeniable.
I love John Sykes. He's a great singer, a great songwriter, an amazing guitar player. This video is ridiculously overwrought in some ways, but having been there and hopefully not going back there again I will say that not only can love break your heart when it is unfulfilled, but it can make you feel like everything you've done and are doing is in vain. I'm having this problem now and it has led to an onslaught of illness and really bad dreams. No, this song is no joke even though the video is a sign of the times par excellence.
@@IronWrath I'm a front man too..just vocals..an a hellish stage presence..i can sing all kinds of blue murder..my vocals are superiour..all good in da hood✊💪🇺🇸🎤😎
I was wondering how many people know who John Sykes is. He actually co-wrote Whitesnake's most famous album, and then was fired by David Coverdale. The Whitesnake band that everybody saw in the 80's singing their most famous hits, aside from David Coverdale, was a cover band. John and the entire band were fired, and that's when John created this album.
+Cmentman Z sykes wanted to replace David when DC was ill for the first recording of the album, and they were butting heads as who was the real leader of the band, which DC had started and nurtered for almost 10 years at that point. And DC himself wrote crying in the rain, and marsden co-wrote Here i go again with DC. I love John though, what a marvelous talent (singing and playing guitar, as well as a song-writer). Murray was according to himself not really fired, they just drifted apart, as he was in London and DC in the US ..
This is just pure good rock. Love the presentation and the words. What a catchy song with a background of great music. This singer has such a nice voice. I could listen to this band all day long!!!
This track is the classic break up gut-wrencher.. Sykes was an amazing musician, singer, and songwriter... The bass sound on this track was produced by highly underrated Tony Franklin... He has the most identifiable tone of all-time and he is completely ignored by popular press and opinion polls...Not cool!.... U ruled hard rock Tony!!!!
I'm surprised he's Aaliyah what a p**** whipper is he wrote a full album called Loveland and it's all a painting his wife reminded me and Nancy sponge and she looked like a x groupie he's so beautiful that was then he's now and the girl in the video blows away what he married
This album took me places I can't even describe. The individual talent of each member, the vocals from John, and the undeniable kick ass lyrics. Mix it all up and you get perfection💕💕!!! Thanks guys 🤗.
MrSmokeydog I CONCUR‼️. The guy's A FANTASTIC guitar player, he has an AMAZING voice, and he's SMOKIN' HOT to boot!!! That all adds up to one thing = S T U D ‼️
It's sad that a man of such enormous musical skill (guitar, vocals, songwriter, natural charisma) just disappears for years (sometimes more than a decade) at a time. He recorded his new solo album years ago but just won't release it. I can't help but wonder how he spends his days and years, what he does with himself as the music world moves on without him.
Sykes can wail on guitar, this is the greatest song I've never heard before now, why wasn't there more buzz around Sykes back in the day? One of the best player from the 80's!
LIKE ITS BEEN SAID, JEALOUSY AND POWER ARE ALWAYS THE ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT BUT OBVIOUSLY, DAVE GAVE JOHN THE GIG, WHITE SNAKE BLEW UP, AND DAVE CHECKED EVERYONE IN THE BAND, JOHN BUCKED SO DAVE DUMPED HIS ASS. IF YOU ASK ME, IT WAS THE RIGHT CALL. WHITE SNAKE GOES ON TO HAVE 3 OR 4 GOOD ALBUMS AND JOHN IS A SIDE NOTE, A VERY TALENTED SIDE NOTE BUT A SIDE NOTE NONE THE LESS, AND REALLY YOU COULD NEVER HAVE CLOVERDALE AND SYKES IN THE SAME BAND LONG TERM JUST BECAUSE OF THE HAIR, TO SIMILAR
OMG! The memories. Possibly the Blue Murder tune that moved me the most although the whole first album was phenomenal! I love ya John Sykes! Thanks brother!
I felt betrayed when they came out with the Still of the night video. You hear the voice & the music.. you see the whole band & you think.. Wow! To find out years later that they wasn't even the band that made the album. It took 2 guitarists to take the place of Sir Sykes! John had all of the talent & still does! So underrated
Same. I was already getting sick of the over the top cheesiness of 80's hair videos by then, but that one took the cake for me. No slam on Viv as a guitar player, but I was like "wtf is Vivian Campbell doing in this video?"
absolutely huge....the talent in this band is incredible....john sykes,,,carmine appice and Tony franklin, an amazing fretless bass player....just an amazing band....should have been bigger..
Ummmm... Why YES, I WOULD!!! Lol> loved this in 89, and I love it now!! John Sykes is a fantastic singer/guitar player/ song writer/eye candy!!!! Blue Murder was in the right place at the wrong time!! They came on the scene at the end of the Glam/Hair Metal period, and unfortunately they just missed the boat. Actually, IMO, "Jellyroll" stands up to the test of time very well!! Love the band, love the song, and love John Sykes (lead singer) with his FINE SELF!!💋🌹🎩🎸✨
Great Catchy Little tune. Thanks Sirius for reminding me about this song. Also I think this drummer was the inspiration for Ben Stiller's Character in Dodgeball.
King's X is still going strong! They've slowed down their output and touring activity but they still tour on the regular and released a new album just last year.
Hope you ain't waitin for anything new... the hairy syrupy tortoise can't be woken from his 20 year hibernation... Praise the Lord for that.... luv u John, your gorgeous John, luv your syrup.. I mean hair john.,
Never considered John as underrated. Just my all time inspiration as a lot of other guys. Just wish him and Coverdale would have squeezed a couple more albums out before it ended too soon
Michael Alexander, can I guess? You loved her but you didn't treat her right. You were young and stupid, you cheated on her, and disrespected her. You loved her, but were too full of yourself to show her any of that love. She took your abuse, and put up with your bullshit again and again and again, and you thought she would always be there, she would never leave you, no matter what you did because she never had left you, no matter what you did. She loved you, and she never asked for much, she only wanted to feel loved by you, so she stayed and stayed and stayed, until you killed all her love, and she couldn't stay another minute. And then you loved her even more, and you would show it now and treat her right if she would just come back. But she didn't come back, and she's never coming back, she gave you a thousand chances and now they are all gone...you used them all up. Did it go anything like that? I'd really like to know.
he;s right... only love can break your heart...!!.. John , when my brother & I saw you guys at the studio on lankershim , by Capitol rec , I told you then,,,, "you dont need whitesnake"...& I told Vince (M/C) what I said & he agreed... Rock On J/S- B/M... look who's playin bass & drums,,, what more could you want... LOL..!!!
I love this song . It's always been one of my favorite songs off of that album . Love John Sykes to . Fantastic guitar player and a killer voice to . I love his tone , guitar wise as well as vocally. Wish he would release that New material he's been holding on to. Also have to say he's very gorgeous in this video . Lol meg was one lucky lady during this video shoot . 💝😋
Yeah I tried running out in the rain, yell at the sky, and ripping my shirt off last time my wife and I argued. She just thought I was crazy. I was hoping she would run outside to see me wearing lingerie and cowboy boots.
A great song Johnathan Sykes has a strong beautiful voice one of the greatest guitar player in hard rock music great song writer. My favorite whitesnake guitar player.😎🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸🌹🌹❤️❤️🏋️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🎸🎸🌹
Blue Murder should have been bigger. Very underrated.
BLUE MURDER should've been huge. Their first album is a masterpiece.
This genre of music was already hearing the hammering of coffin nails by the time these guys released. Matter of fact, this was the LAST CASSETTE I EVER BOUGHT before purchasing a CD player!!
The record company (Geffen, I think?) was being really picky at this time. "If the first single doesn't catch, we won't push it" was essentially the sentiment. Sadly, that's exactly what happened. This video didn't catch any rotation on MTV, and the record went nowhere.
Yeah it was a promotion.
Jelly Roll? Interesting title
I think the real mistake of the company was trying to make BM look Lik a hair banda, though it wasn't atte all. Sykes had the bluesy feel and appice and Franklin músic skills were far away from any glamour rock musician
It's really ashame that John Sykes is not as highly regarded as he should be. The guy is an amazing talent!
I reckon all the Guitarists from whitesnake are underrated...best guitarist out there and they all used Gibsons...mostly !
LOL he's one of the most highly rated guitarists of the 80s 90s and beyond!
@@dh1474 ..
True..
If you know your guitarists...then you know he is highly regarded and respected....
@@GORGOROTH42 Exactly, you at least have to be into guitarists to rate them in the first place. If you're into rock guitar and have heard Sykes, you won't underrate him!
Yea he shdnt even at the 1st place find a replacement for coverdale when coverdale was seeking doctor for his voice.
Man , this guy had everything going for him...No wonder Coverdale felt threatened...What a super talent John Sykes is in all aspects of music...he might not have got the exposure he deserved , but im sure glad he received the royalties well deserved for the 1987 record..
David said Sykes was brilliant yet David also said he was too old to be a babysitter.
Threatened? Whitesnake went on to being one of the biggest bands in the world, at the time and Sykes did, literally, jack shit
@@johnstrika9170Holy shit!!DC owes his longevity to John Sykes. He has lived off the legacy of the ‘87 album to this day. Without Sykes, the ‘87 album never exists. Whitesnake is a nostalgia act, and people pay to hear the songs that Sykes has his fingerprints all over.
If he was such a talent where was his platiinum album or was he just sitting back riding Coverdales coat tails.
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@@johnstrika9170 Whitesnake went on to be one of the biggest bands in the world because of John Sykes. John Sykes is the reason Whitesnake is even known today, because without him, using their work before the 87 album, they're an obscure blues rock band that no one knows about and David Coverdale goes down in history as the other lead singer from Deep Purple.
They certainly wouldn't have done all the legacy tours they've done over the years.
It's a shame too because Sykes is literally the complete package and was robbed of his due, but aside from that, the fans of the 87 record were robbed of seeing the band that recorded the music play it live.
Possibly one of the most underrated rock bands in history!
Hahahahaha
LOL
At last, someone using the word 'underrated' in its correct sense. At least, I HOPE you understand that you've used it correctly, and don't go around on every good rock video calling it underrated just because YOU just discovered it...
❤❤❤❤ AGREED 100% LOVE THEM.. I HAVE THEIR VINYL AND CD.. THEIR CD STAYS IN MY RECORD PLAYER ❤❤❤❤
Yes, but the video is just pure carnal and egocentric exhibitionism. Anyway, it's a very good song, but a video for airhead people.
Sykes is the epitome of a Rock Star. He has it all. Great guitarist, singer and looks.
Yup, and he's one of Wraths biggest influences.. ...
have not even heard the rest of the first album yet and im blown away. listening to the rest right now.
Hi Fans of Blue Murder "JellyRoll". I'm the girl in the video. yes it's true. I skidded in late to the video shoot in my brand new whilte corvette, dust flying off the dirt road. The production assistant said I couldn't park there so I threw it into reverse and saw a crew member in my rear view window dive into the bushes out of my way. As for John, What a great guitarist, vocalist, song writer and kisser ; ) John if you listening, How about a sequel? xoxo, Meg Register
Meg Register hello Beautiful
You're Beautiful Meg Register.
OMG you were so hot Meg. You didn't knew if John were a good kisser because you didn't try mine ;)
Loved you in "Demonia".
Estas preciosa
and it's just awesome how this song starts out as a fun acoustic blue-grassy romp, then turns into an anthemic power ballad. that's incredible.
Going up in the 80's was very cool
it was the best on all levels.
Easily one of the most underrated bands of the era.
Blue Murder should have been HUGE.
And what's the opposite of underrated.?
Thank god this album was well produced and recorded. John's voice sounds fantastic.
this and The Cult's Sonic Temple are peak Bob Rock productions, even more than Bon Jovi, Motley Crue and Metallica
One of the very best albums of 1989. I got to see Blue Murder live that year when they came to Dallas opening for Billy Squier. And King's X was the first act on the bill. Helluva show.
Billy Squire, Blue Murder, Kings X.... saw that tour in Lafayette, Indiana!!!!
I saw it in Portland, Oregon.
This is the most schizophrenic song of the 80s and I’m here for both of it.
This guy is amazing. Is there any doubt that coverdale was so intimidated by Sykes he had to get rid of him.
Absolutely! Coverdale is the type of man that's in love...with himself!!
So true! When your lead guitarist has a huge hand in writing the songs, is better looking than you AND can sing as good as you….um….to me that means you may be out “Crying in the Rain”!
Regardless, Coverdale’s ego got the better of him. Whitesnake would have been far better after 1987 had John Sykes stayed. He’s a beast!!!
@@zefolantar DAMN STRAIGHT!!
Sykes is a good guitarist, but a bad friend. He slipt with Coverdale's girl and Coverdale didn't forgive him
@@user-cr2iy1du1f Which Girlfriend?
This song feels like it really should have been 2 separate songs. The second half of the song "Love can break your heart" has some of the most emotional, passionate guitar solos I've ever heard. Sykes emotive playing ranks right up there with Randy Rhodes (Ozzy), Dimebag Darrell (Pantera) , and Vito Bratta (White Lion) for me.
cheers for mentioning Vito, dude deserves more love
Just listened to 'Wait' about 6 times before coming here. Hmmmm.
Edit: So many songs back then sounded like two songs in one and honestly, thank god for that.
Shifting tones, tempo changes , and orchestration seem to be lost arts. I don't think the 2nd half would've had the same impact with out the first half.
I totally agree with your choices and would probably add Steve Vai.
There are so many layers to this song it is pure genius. Mixing hair metal balladry with the blues and doing it way better than Cinderella or Bon Jovi? Listening to this song never gets old, I always pick up something new from it!
Complete with thunderous drums and fretless bass!
An absolute masterpiece that hasn't aged by any single day since it was released. Perfect songs and out of this world musicianship make it one of the best Heavy Metal albums of the 80's. One you keep coming back to because it's so addictive.
The song arraignment is so cool in this song. I always think how I'd love to hear different bands give this song a go 'cause there's a million ways for it to be interesting. Give me a death metal version, give me an emo version, give me a prog version.... This song has some legs that need walking
John Sykes, Tony Franklin, and Carmine Appice. There's no better combination.
Seriously? Carmine has been around a long time, true. So many can play circles around him.
Except Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades...
Carmine epic and his bro. VINNY and dio
@@MikeB-oo9bj Chops don't mean as much as feel...he's got the sexiest grooves...and he was THE FIRST HARD ROCK DRUMMER...Ginger and Mitch were jazz players.
@@thehyperspacefamilytree652 Let me guess; Carmin says he was the first Hard Rock drummer?!?! What about Moon?? I don't care. Not a fan of arrogant musicians. Carmine must be double jointed from all the patting himself on the back that does. And these 3 (good as they are ) are better than Lifeson, Peart and Lee?, Vai, Sheehan and Bissonette?, Howe, Wooten and Chambers?, The Police? ELP? or Hendrix...…………...Not in my book.
1.04: John with no shirt on, wild hair in a ponytail, brushing his horse--AHHH, so beautiful! *drool*
John Sykes. Very underrated guitar play. Nice chops on this one. This band should have been MUCH bigger. Plus it looks like he hit the gym quite often in this one.
Agreed. He is an amazing musician. Also got as hell in this video lol
John is porn for women.. especially in this video!!
yes, one of the hottest musician in the world. The other one is John Leven from Europe, and also Jon Bon Jovi, of course
michela derry don't forget Kip Winger for being hot back then
veeeeeryyyyyyyyyyy sorry, i forgot how gorgeous he is!!! Lets put him in the list of the hottest musicians of course
I pulled this cd out of a box in storage this morning, I had forgotten exactly how awesome the entire album is!!
One of the coolest songs of the era imo.
Yea man!!! One of our biggest influences!!!
I agree. Too bad this vid was so incredibly over the top. No wonder grunge succeeded.
At least from 1989
the bass player had such a great pedal...dam that sound is so great
Tony Franklin is the man. Always has been.
Usually barefoot, always fretless.
I can’t believe that after all the years since this song was released, I still remember every word of the song. That’s even after I almost died in a coma because my brain was swelling and the doctors didn’t know why. I have trouble with my short term memory, but I’ve gotten back my long term memory. ❤❤❤
Heal well Karen 🙏 x
@@tuxster123 thank you so much for your reply and kind words.
1) Considering that is one of probably 6 videos run on MTV between 87-90 that wasn't FILLED with strippers in pumps shaking it all over the place, I'll take the cheesiness of the rain shot for John putting out a video with a little class.
2) Saw Blue Murder (with King's X) opening for Billy Squier either just before or just after the album was released. Needless to say that both BM and KX blew Billy completely out of the water (they were who I went to see!). But, I'll never forget, and wish I could find a copy of it, that BM did a (semi) acoustic version of "Still Of The Night" with a slowed, blues/jazz feel that was flipping tremendous!
3) John Sykes is a MONSTER guitar player (and dang good singer) who is ridiculously overlooked and under-rated.
Loren Sanders KX and BM on the same bill? Squier should've been opening for them.
RIGHT AROUND 1980 i SAW VAN HALEN OPEN FOR EDDIE MONEY AT THE ARENA IN SEATTLE (GONE NOW) I LIKED EM AT THE TIME BUT I WENT TO SEE VAN HALEN. THIS WAS WHEN DAVE WAS AT HIS BEST AND STILL REALLY GETTING BETTER. THEY WERE ON THEIR 1ST TOUR SUPPORTING THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, WOW WHAT A FUCKING SHOW, I LEFT A LITTLE INTO EM, WHAT CAN I SAY?
I saw that show in 1989 at the Orpheum in Boston. It was amazing. I too went for Blue Murder and King's X. Great show. Now just waiting on some new Sykes stuff.
They never played this one n MTV and this began the downfall of Blue Murder.
What videos other then Girls, Girls, Girls had strippers dancing around? And if they did, why is that a bad thing?
For the uneducated, this man is the reason Whitesnake needed 2 fantastic guitarists on tour in 1987. It took Adrian Vandenberg AND Vivian Campbell to replicate what he did!
True! But he didn’t do shit after Whitesnake. This was his best effort after WS.
Um….. white snake always had 2 guitar players. So no it didn’t take vandenburg and Campbell to replicate what he did
Way back in the day when this song was being played on the radio, I used to imagine what the video would look like. Here I am 30+ years later watching it for the first time. Good job guys 👍
I remember this song back in the late 80s. Thank goodness, he ripped his shirt in the rain in dramatic fashion; it is what brought them back together! I just love the 80s!
Lmao!
This whole album is spectacular! One of my faves ever!
Great album... One of our biggest influences!!!
@@IronWrath yes wrath....
This is still one of my favorite songs. Brings back so many memories.
Amen! I was either 19 or 20 at the time and instantly fell in love with "Jelly Roll". It brings back memories of a girl I was too shy to go up and talk to. She was so beautiful! I wonder what became of her...
1989 is now yesteryear
Sykes is incredible and greatly unappreciated, Carmine as well, and Tony Franklin is one of my favorite bassists ever, incredible fretless maestro
Wondered where Tony Franklin went once The Firm called it quits.
@@garyblanchard1084Tony Franklin rules
Epic album. Epic switch to that slow jam just blows my mind,what a band!! One of the top albums of the 20th Century thank you David Coverdake for firing Sykes so he could outdo even 1987
the guitar solo is a perfect example of how john sykes can shred but also can play the most lyrical solo such as this one on jelly roll...some guys either play non stop full on shred or can barely play at all...john sykes has the ability to play crazy yet turn around and play something so beautiful it's magic....this is the sign of a great player...
Roger Knob.. .mmm .
This was basically John Sykes’ FU to Coverdale.
No basically... fact!!! wrote whitesnake whitesnake then fired lyrics, guitar music EVERYTHING.. IT WAS ALL JOHN!!
HERE I go again PT. II
@Crimson Idol that is very deceiving. it charted as high as #69, which is not good at all if the record sold well it would not have taken 4 years for the follow up. BM enjoyed some MTV airplay but they were reduced to opening concerts for bigger acts and some club gigs.
Sykes wrote those WS 87 songs but he messed up his gig there and had to be fired.
@sha broussard they did a very bad move at choosing their singles. This one and VOTK doesnt sound like something that would have gone huge. Out Of Love and Billy as singles would definitely have made Blue Murder a very remembered name that year.
@sha broussard Im agreed with almost every thing you said. But both Sykes and DC acted in a very stupid way. When DC and Sykes met for the first time, Sykes refused the offer and said: 'Im not someone of being ordered around and I dont like to be told what to play'. So he went back with Thin Lizzy and got a call from DC telling him how much he wanted. DC should have never insisted on having Sykes on his band, knowing how independent Sykes is, but also Sykes acted like a dick with that statement. As for the 'Sykes made Whitesnake good', I think some of you guys miss the whole point. Its obvious Whitesnake made great stuff before Sykes, no one denies that, but as every other band and leader, DC wanted to be huge. Without Sykes that would have never been possible. The guitar tone, the guitar playing, backing vocals, the arrangements. Slip Of The Tongue just had one hit if im not wrong that not even got close to how big the 87 hits went. And as far as I know, Sykes was the one making all the arrangements along with Neil and Aynsley, Coverdale only wrote lyrics which are pretty shit tbh xD but great singer, undeniable.
This should have been a Monster hit.
I love John Sykes. He's a great singer, a great songwriter, an amazing guitar player. This video is ridiculously overwrought in some ways, but having been there and hopefully not going back there again I will say that not only can love break your heart when it is unfulfilled, but it can make you feel like everything you've done and are doing is in vain. I'm having this problem now and it has led to an onslaught of illness and really bad dreams. No, this song is no joke even though the video is a sign of the times par excellence.
WOW MAN, WAY TO BUM EVERYONE OUT........
Bad ass!!! another brilliant piece of work by John!!! how can any one dislike this!! It's totally tight!!🇺🇸😎✌
John is the man... One of our biggest influences!!!
@@IronWrath I'm a front man too..just vocals..an a hellish stage presence..i can sing all kinds of blue murder..my vocals are superiour..all good in da hood✊💪🇺🇸🎤😎
@@sydneysheppard6686 oh dear....
I was wondering how many people know who John Sykes is. He actually co-wrote Whitesnake's most famous album, and then was fired by David Coverdale. The Whitesnake band that everybody saw in the 80's singing their most famous hits, aside from David Coverdale, was a cover band. John and the entire band were fired, and that's when John created this album.
+Cmentman Z sykes wanted to replace David when DC was ill for the first recording of the album, and they were butting heads as who was the real leader of the band, which DC had started and nurtered for almost 10 years at that point. And DC himself wrote crying in the rain, and marsden co-wrote Here i go again with DC. I love John though, what a marvelous talent (singing and playing guitar, as well as a song-writer). Murray was according to himself not really fired, they just drifted apart, as he was in London and DC in the US ..
Before all of that he was in Thin Lizzy for 1983s Thunder and lightning. A great talent but a clear takeover.
Who recorded the guitar for Still Of The Night? Was it Sykes or Adrian?
Sykes played on everything on the 1987/Whitesnake record. Vandenberg DID play the solo on Here I Go Again, tho
Sykes
the solos ...man this guy was / is amazing....That tone is unreal...and all his
John Sykes master of the wide vibrato!
I am going with George Lynch on that comment.
Zakk W. also told
that!
In fact, Zakk once refereed to John sykes as an influence to put his own band pride and glory
@@gacyx6802 Agree! I'll add Steve Lukather to the club too!
Vibrato is everything... Sykes, Gilmore, Jeff Beck!!!
Props to Mr. Sykes. Awesome chops. Plus he has the coolest Les Paul ever
That crescendo of guitar playing at the end gives me goosebumps and pulls at my heart every time.
This is just pure good rock. Love the presentation and the words. What a catchy song with a background of great music. This singer has such a nice voice. I could listen to this band all day long!!!
sykes is the definition of "rock god"!
Right?! Hell yes!
is your first name "Long"?
Aurellius Maximus sixteen candles!
He is also the definition of a
SEX GOD!!! 🎤🎸⚡️⭐️🎩🕶
@@Tracy-Lee-Staton Tracy's back.....luv u Trace . .
John Sykes❤loved him in Whitesnake loved him in Blue Murder...AWESOME guitarist 😍
The gorgeous and amazing John Sykes..
Everybody needs a little Jelly Roll ....
Mmmm, with custard . ..
This track is the classic break up gut-wrencher.. Sykes was an amazing musician, singer, and songwriter... The bass sound on this track was produced by highly underrated Tony Franklin... He has the most identifiable tone of all-time and he is completely ignored by popular press and opinion polls...Not cool!.... U ruled hard rock Tony!!!!
Have you seen Tony’s channel on YT,? He's such a cool guy!
Funny, I was just thinking that this fretless bass sound was so distinctive of him, at least in Blue Murder that I know of. Preety cool.
I'm surprised he's Aaliyah what a p**** whipper is he wrote a full album called Loveland and it's all a painting his wife reminded me and Nancy sponge and she looked like a x groupie he's so beautiful that was then he's now and the girl in the video blows away what he married
Don't forget The Firm!
I love, love, LOVE this song!! ❤️
Great song. It should be played more on radio
Man I miss this music
Best tune on this great album. Killer guitar lead in & solo one can never forget for the second half of the song.
😂
Very underrated band. Getting to find albums.
I wish my first wife wife was here.before she died of cancer she/love this video that is a how l feel àbout her
This album took me places I can't even describe. The individual talent of each member, the vocals from John, and the undeniable kick ass lyrics. Mix it all up and you get perfection💕💕!!! Thanks guys 🤗.
Love the rain scene of John!!!!!!!!😛😛😛😛😛😛
John Sykes is a force of nature "The guy is a stud".
MrSmokeydog I CONCUR‼️. The guy's
A FANTASTIC guitar player, he has an
AMAZING voice, and he's SMOKIN' HOT
to boot!!! That all adds up to one thing =
S T U D ‼️
This is 1 of my absolute favorite songs....This album and Band should have clearly been way bigger than it was... John Sykes is mesmerizing. .WOW♡
Yvette Galvan I AGREE YVETTE. Band is
Excellent, JOHN IS A HOTTIE🔥💋‼️ ME
LIKEY‼️‼️‼️👑😜❤️😍
@@janellbauer3781 haven't you ladies got any ironing to do.... (I'll wait for the barrage of abuse)....
John Sykes - excellent player, composer and singer
I'm just in love with John! Amazinggggg
You, me, Rosie, Wendy, Sonja and..... Brian...
John Sykes...he's too much!! 😍
He certainly is Freya, he certainly is. . .
33 years ago wow time flies, had the cassette in 1989 .
Most beautiful man I have ever seen.
Yeah, but you ain't seen my mate Mozart have ya.?
It's sad that a man of such enormous musical skill (guitar, vocals, songwriter, natural charisma) just disappears for years (sometimes more than a decade) at a time. He recorded his new solo album years ago but just won't release it. I can't help but wonder how he spends his days and years, what he does with himself as the music world moves on without him.
The music world moved on without him years (decades) ago.
@@pillsareyummy His ego was bigger than him
John Sykes true rock legend
Sykes can wail on guitar, this is the greatest song I've never heard before now, why wasn't there more buzz around Sykes back in the day? One of the best player from the 80's!
Sykes has the most incredible vibrato in his guitar playing
Who the hell would push him away? Damn 😍
I know right,He's so hot!!!
Jennifer Gibb And he still looks great today.
haha....he needs to say that...if he sings about happiness, he doesn't sell any record.
Googelbeast I would still buy lol. He's not only sexy but talented
LIKE ITS BEEN SAID, JEALOUSY AND POWER ARE ALWAYS THE ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT BUT OBVIOUSLY, DAVE GAVE JOHN THE GIG, WHITE SNAKE BLEW UP, AND DAVE CHECKED EVERYONE IN THE BAND, JOHN BUCKED SO DAVE DUMPED HIS ASS. IF YOU ASK ME, IT WAS THE RIGHT CALL. WHITE SNAKE GOES ON TO HAVE 3 OR 4 GOOD ALBUMS AND JOHN IS A SIDE NOTE, A VERY TALENTED SIDE NOTE BUT A SIDE NOTE NONE THE LESS, AND REALLY YOU COULD NEVER HAVE CLOVERDALE AND SYKES IN THE SAME BAND LONG TERM JUST BECAUSE OF THE HAIR, TO SIMILAR
OMG! The memories. Possibly the Blue Murder tune that moved me the most although the whole first album was phenomenal! I love ya John Sykes! Thanks brother!
What a pwoer house --- John Sykes, Tony franklin, Carmen Appice
LOVE LOVE LOVE this group
29 years I've had this album, and still not bored of it. Sykes was, and still is, the man.
Still is.???
I felt betrayed when they came out with the Still of the night video. You hear the voice & the music.. you see the whole band & you think.. Wow! To find out years later that they wasn't even the band that made the album. It took 2 guitarists to take the place of Sir Sykes! John had all of the talent & still does! So underrated
yeah, basically the whole band was fired after laying down the music and vocals for that album
@@leogetz3570 crazy!
@@shon9474 yep. David Coverdale definitely had some issues for whatever reason
Same. I was already getting sick of the over the top cheesiness of 80's hair videos by then, but that one took the cake for me.
No slam on Viv as a guitar player, but I was like "wtf is Vivian Campbell doing in this video?"
I remember this song well. Sykes is a brilliant musician. Always thought his voice sounded like Jani Lane's - not a bad thing!
JustinFH I had that same thought, Justin...
A little bit deeper then Jani's but very
similar.
Jani was a great singer and songwriter! Their Dog Eat Dog album is amazing!
absolutely huge....the talent in this band is incredible....john sykes,,,carmine appice and Tony franklin, an amazing fretless bass player....just an amazing band....should have been bigger..
This is how I feel about the new lady in my life.leave it to my hero to express my heart ❤️💞 and feelings 👄❤️❤️
This band is amazing, Sykes is a great guitarist and singer 👍👍🤟
Beautiful bending and vibrato! Awesome!
Seriously one of my favorite rock songs of all time. So good!
Definitely the highest paid contractor in music. Damn Good!
Ummmm... Why YES, I WOULD!!! Lol> loved this in 89, and I love it now!! John
Sykes is a fantastic singer/guitar player/
song writer/eye candy!!!! Blue Murder
was in the right place at the wrong time!!
They came on the scene at the end of
the Glam/Hair Metal period, and unfortunately they just missed the boat.
Actually, IMO, "Jellyroll" stands up to the test of time very well!! Love the band, love the song, and love John Sykes (lead singer) with his FINE SELF!!💋🌹🎩🎸✨
Very true... Love these guys, one of our biggest influences!!!
Great Catchy Little tune. Thanks Sirius for reminding me about this song. Also I think this drummer was the inspiration for Ben Stiller's Character in Dodgeball.
This is my fave video featuring horse washing and mid thunder shirt ripping. It was hard to choose between so many.
Blue Murder, Badlands, Kings X, Bonham, ... those 80's bands were amazing and I wish lasted at least a few more albums.
King's X is still going strong! They've slowed down their output and touring activity but they still tour on the regular and released a new album just last year.
Tangiers, also
You can add Riverdogs, Diving For Pearls, Mr. Big, Royal Jelly, Raging Slab, and Kingdom Come to that list. Among others.
This is a great love song
Wow, haven't heard this in 25yr, sounds great.
Hope you ain't waitin for anything new... the hairy syrupy tortoise can't be woken from his 20 year hibernation... Praise the Lord for that.... luv u John, your gorgeous John, luv your syrup.. I mean hair john.,
I could easily listen to Blue Murder songs on and on, this is pure Rock, great band
Never considered John as underrated. Just my all time inspiration as a lot of other guys. Just wish him and Coverdale would have squeezed a couple more albums out before it ended too soon
A Good song, from my young adulthood, the stuff I listened too, dealing with break up with first wife. Guess I still think about her 25 yrs later.
that's because your human & you have a heart..!!
Hey john thank you for that.
Michael Alexander, can I guess?
You loved her but you didn't treat her right. You were young and stupid, you cheated on her, and disrespected her. You loved her, but were too full of yourself to show her any of that love. She took your abuse, and put up with your bullshit again and again and again, and you thought she would always be there, she would never leave you, no matter what you did because she never had left you, no matter what you did. She loved you, and she never asked for much, she only wanted to feel loved by you, so she stayed and stayed and stayed, until you killed all her love, and she couldn't stay another minute. And then you loved her even more, and you would show it now and treat her right if she would just come back. But she didn't come back, and she's never coming back, she gave you a thousand chances and now they are all gone...you used them all up.
Did it go anything like that? I'd really like to know.
Kristi Northcutt maybe his wife cheated on him. You sure think you know other people's relationship.
@@kristinorthcutt111 nope, ... he ran off with a builder called Dave and the rest is history.....
he;s right... only love can break your heart...!!.. John , when my brother & I saw you guys at the studio on lankershim , by Capitol rec , I told you then,,,, "you dont need whitesnake"...& I told Vince (M/C) what I said & he agreed... Rock On J/S- B/M... look who's playin bass & drums,,, what more could you want... LOL..!!!
I love this song . It's always been one of my favorite songs off of that album . Love John Sykes to . Fantastic guitar player and a killer voice to . I love his tone , guitar wise as well as vocally. Wish he would release that New material he's been holding on to. Also have to say he's very gorgeous in this video . Lol meg was one lucky lady during this video shoot . 💝😋
I was just introduced to this amazing song yesterday after being 40 years as a guitar player.🎸
Yeah I tried running out in the rain, yell at the sky, and ripping my shirt off last time my wife and I argued. She just thought I was crazy. I was hoping she would run outside to see me wearing lingerie and cowboy boots.
Still...a noble effort!
@@dickwhiskey8041 I think it only works for John Sykes 😂😂😂
@@ponsau maybe you should aim for lingerie or cowboy boots...they don't mix that well anyway! 😂
Carmine!!! One of the best ever!!!!!
THIS IS THE ELITE OF THE LATE 80S HARD ROCK. PURE MAGIC. PEOPLE THAT LOOK GOOD AND CAN PLAY SONGS WITH POWER AND MELODY.
WOW!! I remember back in the 80's when my rain soaked body used to look like this, while I was dreaming :) ROCK ON!!! \m/ \m/
She left because John had nicer hair.
Whether it be women or guitars, John Sykes knows how to make them squeal.
That guitar solo in the end was just a foreplay of what was about to come 😜
oh dear.....
A great song Johnathan Sykes has a strong beautiful voice one of the greatest guitar player in hard rock music great song writer. My favorite whitesnake guitar player.😎🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸🌹🌹❤️❤️🏋️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🎸🎸🌹
A great song by Johnathan Sykes has a powerful voice and good guitar player
and .....Great Guitarplayer
John Sykes ,not Jonathan
@@orlandostock7440 shut it Bloom...
Awesome guitarest and singer.hope to hear more from him soon
he's self isolating.....
he's released some impossibly dope shit recently.
@@chickenbeek Well, he's a dope and he's shit, so you're nearly right.
@@mozartsmate6358 i'm sorry that your mind is so tiny.
@@chickenbeek thankyou...