This one hits really hard. Sykes is on my personal Mt. Rushmore of guitarists with Zakk, Mick Sweda, and Buckethead. Anytime you can listen to music and know exactly who's playing because of their tone, in my mind, that's iconic. I got to see Blue Murder live in '93 which was not the same lineup as the debut, but honestly it didn't matter. Yes, Appice and Franklin are MONSTER players but that band was all about Sykes. You look up underrated and underappreciated in the music dictionary you're gonna find Sykes. He's the best damn musician you've never heard of, and a quick look at the amount of players paying him tribute tells you the people that know, REALLY know. 1987 Whitesnake album doesn't hit without him, he co-wrote everything except the WS reboots. I think Coverdale is a fantastic singer, but fuck that guy for firing him. I honestly don't think Sykes ever recovered from that.
Great tribute from ET, great stories.
Don't sleep on the second album its wall to wall as well
RIP King of the unknown
This from the guy that didn't think his voice was that great.