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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: roversdude on January 21, 2025, 07:38:49 am

Title: John Sykes RIP
Post by: roversdude on January 21, 2025, 07:38:49 am

Another very talented guitarist gone.65 is no age but cancer got him.

Title: Re: John Sykes RIP
Post by: roversdude on January 21, 2025, 08:09:57 pm

Must be only me that was a fan

Title: Re: John Sykes RIP
Post by: idler on January 21, 2025, 09:24:20 pm

R.I.P. John. Great guitarist and only 65.

Title: Re: John Sykes RIP
Post by: knockers on January 21, 2025, 09:49:50 pm

Was he in Tygers of Pang Tang?

Title: Re: John Sykes RIP
Post by: roversdude on January 21, 2025, 09:54:23 pm

Yeah plus Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake

Title: Re: John Sykes RIP
Post by: Filo on January 21, 2025, 10:02:34 pm

Quote from: roversdude on January 21, 2025, 09:54:23 pm

Yeah plus Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake

Replaced Snowy White in Lizzy

Title: Re: John Sykes RIP
Post by: Ye-Aul-Tavern on February 23, 2025, 06:53:30 pm

Quote from: roversdude on January 21, 2025, 08:09:57 pm

Must be only me that was a fan

Sad news Rovers dude. Another fan here. I just don't check the off topic too often. Saw him about 20 years ago with the post lynnott version of Lizzy. He was a great shredder but was far more than that. I love his simple yet outstanding guitar work on Is this love by whitesnake.