Size: 533 MB Torrent Contents. Blue Murder (1989 - 1994).
1989 - Blue Murder. 03. Valley Of The Kings.mp3 18 MB. 06. Out Of Love.mp3 15 MB.
08. Ptolemy.mp3 15 MB. 01. Riot.mp3 15 MB.
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02. Sex Child.mp3 14 MB.
05. Blue Murder.mp3 11 MB. 09. Black-Hearted Woman.mp3 11 MB. 04.
Jelly Roll.mp3 11 MB. 07. Billy.mp3 9,877 KB. front.jpg 28 KB. 1993 - Nothin' But Trouble. 10.
I need An Angel.mp3 16 MB. 03.
Cry For Love.mp3 16 MB. 04. Runaway.mp3 14 MB. 08. Love Child.mp3 13 MB. 07.
Save My Love.mp3 11 MB. 06. I'm On Fire.mp3 11 MB. 01. We All Fall Down.mp3 11 MB. 12.
Bye Bye.mp3 10 MB. 09. Shouldn't Have Let You Go.mp3 9,852 KB. 05. Dance.mp3 9,754 KB. 02.
Itchycoo Park.mp3 9,010 KB. 11.
It was only right to send off a decade full of splendid solid gold rock music with a bang. So many fascinating things happened during the last year of the ‘80s and Blue Murder’s debut album was definitely one of the musical highlights (at least to me).
After all, what else can you expect from master guitarist and songwriter John Sykes if not the best? One of my favorite things to discuss when it comes to old-school rock is the huge pile of underrated artists and bands that deserved way more than they actually got. I often talk about Blue Murder and John Sykes because the band and the album should’ve taken over the world. Slope calculator.
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Unfortunately, for one reason or another, they didn’t. John Sykes proved that he is a worthy monster guitarist as a member of household names such as Tygers of Pan Tang and Thin Lizzy. What followed next was a career-defining move which secured him a pretty solid position on the popular hard rock movement during the second half of the ‘80s. David Coverdale took John Sykes in after the release of Slide It In in 1984. After a couple of recording sessions and a successful tour in support of the album, John Sykes was already in line for “the next best guitarist in town” crown.
Whitesnake kept momentum with what is often considered as one of the most enormous hard rock records of all time. Yes, of course I’m talking about that influential 1987 album that spawned timeless hit singles like “Here I go again”, “Still of the Night” and “Is This Love”, known by every single soul on this universe. If you thought that these monstrous songs were crafted all by David Coverdale himself, you are greatly mistaken. John Sykes co-wrote the majority of tracks, recorded the killer guitars and even did some back up vocal work here and there. Unfortunately, sometimes partnerships in life don’t last as much as we want them to. Personalities often clash and this is exactly what happened in the case of John vs.
I won’t be getting into details because that’s not the main focus of this publication. All in all, they both went their separate ways, even though the magic they did sold over 8 million copies in the USA alone. It was time to move on and most importantly, entirely devote to making great music once again. Geffen Records also lend a helping hand, singing Sykes to a new great deal. You can’t just let go of someone so immensely talented, right?
He quickly recruited Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice and The Firm bassist Tony Franklin and the line-up was all set and done, ready to make the next big album! That’s how Blue Murder was formed in 1988. In April, 1989, Blue Murder’s self-titled debut album was released to the public. It’s a pity that the record couldn’t generate a big fuss, however the brilliant guitar work showcased on this album did influence generations of musicians, making it important on a whole different level. “Blue Murder” possessed all the right ingredients to become the biggest release of 1989, including out-of-this-world guitar solos, intriguing song themes and spellbinding hard rock melodies.
Of course, most of the tunes were written by John Sykes himself, however the team spirit and great collaboration between the members of the supergroup is quite obvious. Under the skillful leadership of John Sykes, each could bring something great to the table. Moreover, Blue Murder recruited legendary producer Bob Rock who worked with Kingdome Come, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Bryan Adams, Motley Crue and many other big industry names. The 1989 debut album turned into one of the highlights of the huge pile of profitable melodic, yet ferocious hard rock releases he produced. The Songs The albums that are hard to explain with words are usually the ones that are that good. The powerful magical guitar world opens up with the earth-shattering, throat-grabbing “Riot” which in my book is one of the best opening tracks of all time. Other songs of similar nature include “Blue Murder” and “Black-Hearted Woman” which deserve nothing but to be played as loud as possible.
Heavy guitar riffing, killer rhythm sections and hypnotizing vocal delivery are just some of the reasons why your socks might get knocked off just after the first time you play them. The epic 8-minute “Valley of the Kings” is my personal favorite and arguably the greatest moment on the record. From the enchanting intro, followed by John’s mighty screams, to the ecstatic lengthy guitar solos, “Valley of the Kings” is one of those songs you can play for days.
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The power ballad “Out of Love” is as breath-taking as any other power ballad that hit the big numbers in 1989 but unfortunately couldn’t make a splash. Never understood why so few people actually appreciate and remember this passionate heart-breaking tune when in fact is one of the best among all power ballads of the decade.
“Jelly Roll” is an interesting song, brightened with a little blues feel that makes all the difference in the world. Every track on “Blue Murder” is infectiously good! The album captures hearts with impeccable musicianship and satisfying variety, ranging from electrifying hard rock, to stunning blues-influenced rhythms. Valuable and well-crafted albums like this one are hard to spot so in case you are one of the many people out there who still haven’t discovered the greatness of “Blue Murder”, now is the time to do it!
John Sykes is a genius and a guitar virtuoso and he deserves nothing but respect and adoration! Enjoy the songs!
BLUE MURDER – Blue Murder (1989 Geffen) For some, expectations were high. On paper, it was genius. Teaming up the legendary drummer Carmine Appice with anyone will turn heads, but John Sykes, the ex-Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitar genius? Add in ex-Black Sabbath singer Ray Gillen, and the Firm’s Tony Franklin on bass, and that right there is an interesting combo.
Two words were buzzing around the camp, and they were “blues” and “jams”. When the band did start jamming the blues, they realized that Ray Gillen didn’t have much to do during the long instrumental breaks they were producing. The decision was made to cut Ray and trim the band down to a classic power trio, with Sykes singing lead. The trio format was fairly unique among rock bands in the late 80’s. (Ray hooked up with another new blues-rock band, Jake E. Lee’s.) Adding to the hype machine behind the new christened Blue Murder was the tapping of up and coming producer Bob Rock. Coming off of some hit albums by Kingdom Come and The Cult, it was assumed Rock would do the same for Blue Murder.
They hiked up to Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver and recorded the album, dedicating it to Phil Lynott. Unfortunately it was pretty clear after a few listens that despite the hype and big names, Blue Murder was not the supergroup debut that it should have been.
Indeed, the lineup expired after one record. Sykes’ singing was not the issue. His vocals on songs such as “Riot” and “Ptolemy” are more than adequate. Power and range were not an issue for Sykes. Perhaps his unique guitar stylings were too associated with the mega-selling, because the sonic connections are obvious. Too much ‘Snake, not enough Lizzy. The songs are not all bad either, though many could use some minutes trimmed from them.
At nine songs and 52 minutes, Blue Murder does have the instrumental chills that Sykes wanted to get across, but at the cost of diluting the impact with meandering rock songs. Other issues must fall at the feet of Bob Rock. Though Blue Murder earned the producer a nomination at the Juno awards in 1990, the muddy sound is very far indeed from what Rock can do. “Sex Child” is a perfect example of this. Rock strove to give Carmine a big drum sound, but there are also excessive keyboards and layers of vocals all occupying the same sonic space. This robs it of the groove.
It’s a chore to finish the whole album in a sitting, due to some of these problems. There are three album highlights that are possibly worth the expense to rock historians. They are the singles “Valley of the Kings” and “Jelly Roll”, and the epic “Ptolemy”. At 7:50, “Valley of the Kings” had to be severely edited down for a single/video. It has all the progressive rock qualities that you know these guys are capable of, and who isn’t a sucker for lyrics about pharoahs and pyramids? Must credit must also be given to Tony Franklin, who makes it sound as if the fretless bass is easy to play!
You don’t hear enough fretless in hard rock, and Franklin is one of the world’s very best. Interestingly, “Valley of the Kings” was co-written by then-Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin. You can absolutely hear parallels to Sabbath’s released the same year – an album that also had some fretless bass on it thanks to Lawrence Cottle! “Jelly Roll” was a music video, fitting the slot for some good time summer acoustic rock. Instead of going ballad, Blue Murder went to the bayou. The tricky slide licks recall Whitesnake, but unfortunately towards the end, the song sinks into typical ballad territory. It sounds like two songs melded together, but I like the first part best.
The final keeper is the progressive epic “Ptolemy”. Unfortunately the lyrics don’t have much to do with the actual mathematician and astronomer who lived almost 2000 years ago.
Instead the song is about tomb robbing; unrelated to Ptolemy of Alexandria. This is a shame since they could have written about Ptolemy’s musical studies ( Harmonics), or his influence on the concept of the universe of a series of spheres that create music. Fortunately the musical qualities of the song enable us to overlook the words. There are also-rans worth checking out: particularly a track called “Billy” which is the most Thin Lizzy of all the tunes. You could imagine, if Phil had lived, that he could have recorded “Billy” for a mid-80’s Thin Lizzy album.
Unfortunately most of the material resides in Whitesnake territory, especially the carbon-copy ballad “Out of Love”, and the closer “Black-Hearted Woman” which recycles Whitesnake riffs. Loads of potential, but blown in the delivery. I must say I’m a surprised by the low rating you gave the album, I would have thought this record was right up your alley.
So we have to agree to disagree here because I love this record. I can’t find one bad song on it and I’d give it 9/10 in a heartbeat. Btw, the reason Tony Martin has a credit on Valley of The Kings is that he was Blue Murder’s first singer, but things didn’t work out and they went with Gillen instead. Or maybe it was the other way Nothin’ But Trouble is also a very good record, but it couldn’t hold a candle to this one.
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Blue Murder at John Sykes at “Blue Murder” at “Blue Murder” at Record Label: Geffen Records Catalogue Number: GED24212 UPC: 22 Label Code: LC 7266 Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA Germany Mastering SID Code: n/a Matrix/Runout: GED 24212 MPO 01 @@@ 9 Mould SID Code: IFPI 1211 Tracklist: 01. Riot 6:23 02. Sex child 5:59 03. Valley of the Kings 7:52 04. Jelly roll 4:44 05.
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Here is another great band that has not the attention it deserves due to time discovered. Blue Murder can be easily labeled as a super group, with famous musicians, and practicing a heavy and melodic hard rock, and that will please fans of the full phase of the most successful Whitesnake. And this similarity is a valid reason, since the band formed by guitarist John Sykes, fresh out of the group of David Coverdale and acclaimed for the beautiful work presented on two discs in which he participated. Let’s start with the players. Johnn Sykes is one of the most underrated players in music.
He has spent time with Street Fighter, Badlands, Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake. Tony Franklin has appeared on many albums you may have in your collection. He was in the Firm (with Jimmy Page and Paul Rogers), and played with the likes of Gary Hoey, Tony McAlpine and many others. Finally we come to Carmine Appice.
He started with Vanilla Fudge in the 60s, then on to Rod Stewart in the 70S and 80s and landed on this album. In addition, he has done many records as a session drummer and is related to Vinnie Appice of Black Sabbath and Dio fame.
Their self titled debut album released in 1989 and was produced to pompous perfection by none other than Bob Rock, whose golden ears for bombastic yet consumer friendly 80s metal were truly second to none at the time, other than the one and only Mutt Lange, of course. The album is loaded with guitar heavy, metal anthems as well as smooth blues tracks. The songs are simple, memorable, and a blast to listen to. Sykes’ rhythm guitar work, as well as his solos are simply amazing here. Franklin is an innovative bassist and his playing here is perhaps the most intriguing part of this album.
Appice has always been a very heavy drummer and prove it for once more. The songwriting is second to none and it changed my view of what music really can do for the mind and soul. The album had minor MTV success with the song “Valley of the Kings” and “Jelly Roll”, but lack of record company support left this album/band dead in the water after a short time. From the opening riff of “Riot”, through the ballad “Out of Love” and back to “Black-Hearted Woman”, this album turns and burns. I still find myself wondering how he can play that many notes and still sing. To really get a feel for this record, put it in your player and turn it up.
Listen to the first song as loud as you can. This is how it was intended to be heard when Bob Rock was producing it.
So, “Riot” starts this record has a weight and a lot of melody, and showing that Sykes did not disappoint on vocals and guitar feature in its jurisdiction, and a heavy kitchen needs, would continue so until the end of the disc. “Sex Child” repeats the weight of the first song with a hell of a good soil and vocals Sykes, confirming that it was a good choice to make Sykes put the vocals of the group. “Valley of the Kings” is an eight minute epic that displays all the member’s strengths. Appice sets the pace with a pounding drum beat and Franklin plays in sync with Sykes guitar work, while we meet Tony Martin in the co-writing of the song.
The song is very grim and dragged in the weather keyboards Nik Green will be present and give an intensity that comes creeping. The single on the record was “Jelly Roll” and is a classic AOR hit.
Although the song is quite good and having cool tune. I believe that doesn’t really blend in with the direction of the other songs very much. It starts out as a mainstream straight-ahead rocker but then goes into more of a sentimental direction in the middle and continues that way until the end. Blue Murder’s debut album wouldn’t be complete without an eighties metal staple. Nope, it’s not a song about gypsies, it a song named after the group.
“Blue Murder” is the best track on the album in my opinion. It has that perfect metal sound which defined that era. Is another song where they come down the arm and not saving in weight, and not to mention the frantic solos that Sykes gives us and the beautiful kitchen work, with the bass lines and drums need to Franklin furious Appice.
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The sad “Out of Love” is the group obligatory power ballad and one of the highlights of the disc, which again presents us with Sykes soils laden with emotion and sings with gusto. In “Billy” the guitars scream and forcefully presented the riffs are really cool. “Ptolemy” has a nice blend of blues and metal.
Starts out very serene and then explodes with fury. John Sykes’ guitar work is magnetic and exciting, filled with fast solos and the party will make those who like heavy, because this is a bit heavier that the front and “Black-Hearted Woman” close the work with a hard fast and furious, and that ends the album in the best way possible. If you missed this album in the 80s and you’re a fan of 80s hard rock/metal, buy it, now. If you were too young in the 80s and are now just getting into that style of music, buy it, now. The guitar tone alone is worth buying this album for. It’s like biting into a big, fat, juicy hamburger with the juices dribbling down your chin and all over your hands. It permeates the very essence of senses.
Hope you enjoyed this review, it is a little lengthy but as you can tell this album means a lot to me, and I wanted to make sure I did it justice in my review. Band Members John Sykes – Guitars, vocals, backing vocals Tony Franklin – Bass, backing vocals Carmine Appice – Drums, backing vocals Additional Musicians Nik Green – Keyboards Mark LaFrance, David Steele – Backing vocals Tracks 1. Valley of the Kings 4. Jelly Roll 5. Blue Murder 6. Out of Love 7.
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