JOHN SYKES – Live In Los Angeles 1995 [The Complete Show / Japan CD Alive The Live series] *0dayrox Exclusive*

A few days ago, one of the greatest Rock musicians from the last five decades sadly left us: legendary John Sykes has passed away at the age of 65 after a hard fought battle with cancer. He will be remembered as a man with exceptional musical talent not only with the guitar, but also singing and composing.
Sykes delighted us since his time in Tygers Pan Tang in the early ’80s, in Thin Lizzy during which time the band released the impressive album Thunder and Lightning (1983), in Whitesnake for the recording of the group’s multi-platinum selling self-titled album (1987) and in Blue Murder where he also handled lead vocal duties during the late ’80s / early ’90s.
As a 0dayrox tribute, here we have in exclusive JOHN SYKES “Live In Los Angeles 1995” in its “Alive The Live” series CD release only available in Japan (disc manufactured in Taiwan by King Records) featuring the complete show, including the previously unheard track ‘Riot’.

After Blue Murder disbanded, JOHN SYKES formed his own eponymous band, SYKES. The debut record, “Out Of My Tree,” came out in 1995. For the release of this album, he will hold a promotional concert in Los Angeles and record material for TV and radio broadcast.
This was the very first SYKES concert, with a great line up including John (vocals, guitars), Marco Mendoza (bass, backing vocals), Tommy Osteen (drums, backing vocals) and Nick Green (keyboards). This concert, featuring two tracks from the new album, songs from Blue Murder, Whitesnake, and Thin Lizzy, is an “Anthology of John Sykes” at this point, and is a must-have for John Sykes / all his former bands fans.

Unfortunately the recording never was officially released. Here’s for the first time the full concert, including the song “Riot”. On the TV and radio broadcast (and the many bootlegs around) the song ‘Riot’ is cut by the band’s promotional interview.
Sound quality is excellent for an unreleased recording. A Must for fans & collectors.
R.I.P. JOHN SYKES

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01 – We All Fall Down (Live In Los Angeles ’95)
02 – Cold Sweat (Live In Los Angeles ’95)
03 – Standing At The Crossroads (Live In Los Angeles ’95)
04 – Billy (Live In Los Angeles ’95)
05 – She Knows (Live In Los Angeles ’95)
06 – Jelly Roll (Live In Los Angeles ’95)
07 – I Don’t Believe In Anything (Live In Los Angeles ’95)
08 – Still Of The Night (Live In Los Angeles ’95)
09 – Riot (Live In Los Angeles ’95)
10 – I Don’t Wanna Live My Life Like You (Live In Los Angeles ’95)

John Sykes (vocals, guitars)
Marco Mendoza (bass, backing vocals)
Tommy Osteen (drums, backing vocals)
Nick Green (keyboards)

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