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will be. I don't know." In 2019, Carmine Appice revealed that the group had rehearsed together, but Sykes wanted the band to tour under the moniker John Sykes & Blue Murder, something Appice was unwilling to do. In 2020, Appice stated that he and Sykes had once again talked about the possibility of a Blue Murder reunion, but nothing came of the conversation.
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on 31 August 1993. The record received positive reviews, though it was perceived by critics as a step-down from the band's debut. The single "We All Fall Down" reached number 35 on the Album Rock Tracks chart, but the record itself failed to chart. Sykes once again attributed this to Geffen, whom he
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became popular in the mainstream, which left groups such as Blue Murder, as
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and drummer Tommy O'Steen to the group, while keyboardist Nik Green was promoted to a full-time member, having already played on the band's debut album. However, Franklin had already laid down tracks for Blue Murder's second album, while
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remarked in his retrospective review of the band's first album how it has "endured far better than most similarly styled heavy metal albums of the era". He also touted the production as one of Bob Rock's best alongside his work with
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with whom Sykes had previously worked with as a member of
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Assenmacher, Peter (November 1987). "Ray Gillen & John Sykes".
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were attached to the project. In 1989, Blue Murder released their
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chart, eventually peaking at number 69 in June 1989. On the
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Dome, Malcolm (20 February – 5 March 1991). "Hard News".
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Halberberg, Elianne (December 1988). "Murder, He Wrote".
1739:"Bent Out of Shape: Blue Murder Remastered and Reloaded"
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