Title: What a rock record should be
Review: Although you'd never know it from watching any of the Whitesnake videos that dominated much of MTV's programming in the mid-80's, John Sykes was the real genius behind the enormous success of Whitesnake "Whitesnake." On Blue Murder's self-titled debut album, Sykes' brilliance as a singer, songrwriter and guitar player is all too evident and, in fact, makes you wonder why David Coverdale REALLY wanted him out of the band.All I can say is thank goodness the other members of Blue Murder talked John into taking over all the lead vocal duties. On every track of this album, his voice soars with serious expression and just the right amount of '80's arena rock bravado, showing there's a lot more to him than just a fierce set of fingers. From "Riot" to "Jelly Roll," Blue Murder roars through this well-written set of songs with all the power, passion, chops and authority you'd expect from an immensely talented power trio. An incredibly underrated album!
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