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    I have sort of been re-discovering Gary Moore's stuff from the 80's. Although I used to play Shapes of Things in a cover band I haven't heard much since I lost Corridors of Power to a hungry cassette deck and lending out Victims of the Future to a buddy that I never saw again [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Anyways, I bought Victims of the Future on CD and have been listening to on the way to and from work, my god, what a great player he was/is. Shapes of things, Empty Rooms, Murder in the Skies are cool songs. That album has a couple tracks that sound like a producer pushed him towards being commercial which are not good but still have some good guitar playing in them.

    There are not many players that can make the hair on the back of my neck stand up like it did when I hear the solo of Shapes of Things or get goose bumps from listening to Empty Rooms.

    I know a lot of the younger players on the board may not know of him of if they do think of him from the Still got the Blues eras (which I don't care for myself, not my bag) but if you get a chance check out Gary Moore's first few solo records from the 80's. Way under rated guitar hero, Gary has it all, power, chops, taste, soul and feeling.
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    Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

    I just ordered a Moore DVD called Blues and Ballads....should be here today. [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]
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      Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

      Oh Ya I used to have a cassette of his that had songs with vocals on one side and all instrumental, almost fusion songs on side two.
      "Back on the streets" was the name of the album 1979, title track sung by the late great Phil Lynott of thin Lizzy
      Just completely smoking guitar playing on the whole album (way before he got into his blues thing) [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
      I wish I could find a copy of the album, I'd
      definitely pick up another copy.
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      • #4
        Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

        Gary Moore was a monster player. His blues stuff...I can't say anything positive about it. I can't stand Thin Lizzy so I can't comment on them either.

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          Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

          SOme of his blues stuff really stuck out with emotion. He may not be the SRV of the blues world, but can definitely grab your attention.
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          • #6
            Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

            I think I saw a pic/poster with him a long time ago where he had a 16x12 Marshall cabinet. Anyone else ever see it, or a 16x12 cab?
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            • #7
              Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

              kmanick I think fusion stuff is from Colosseum II days ?
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              • #8
                Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

                I think G-Force, but whatever it was it totally kicked ass!
                he was shredding like crazy on that album! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
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                • #9
                  Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

                  I thought the Still Got the Blues album was great--yeah, it's blues-oriented, but he's tearin' it up on that album. The ones after that seemed more boring and restrained.

                  Definitely a guy who's never gotten the recognition he deserves.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

                    I got to see Gary Moore on the Corridors of Power tour. The End of the World has got to be one of the most shredding tunes ever. The intro still blows me away almost 25 years later.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

                      Yup,great player Shawn & a major influence for me!!

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                      • #12
                        Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

                        I have his song 'out in the fields' i love that damn song. The solo is great
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                          Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

                          Victim of the future was the first album I got when I was 13 in 1884.
                          That and Schenker's Rock Will Never Die album made me to start playing.

                          That and older stuff of Gary rocks and he is the man!
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                            Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

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                            I have his song 'out in the fields' i love that damn song. The solo is great

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                            Yea the video was cool where it just showed his fingers on the fret board-Plus I gig phil lynott-I love old lizzy

                            I don't think he's forgotten. Anybody that has been playing since the 80's has had one or more of his offerings. He just quit playing that style any and didn't put out any albums so ....... Holy crap I went to his site-Some of those are early 80's damn I am getting old [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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                            • #15
                              Re: Gary Moore , a forgotten guitar hero?

                              Ah, Victims of the Future - that song has my all-time fave guitar solo!
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