If you never saw Gary Moore live you can only imagine the intensity that came from the stage. The volume he played at and the way he controlled the sound was something else. He closed the show with this on this particular tour, and many nights it was even longer. If you want to hear Gary playing fast in the 1970's, I would suggest Flight of the Snow Moose. I don't think any other rock or blues guitar player was as fast as Gary in the 1970's, and he heavily influenced some UK and European players who broke though in the 1980's such as John Sykes and Vivian Campbell, and also Americans such as Joe Bonamassa, who were an alternative to the more classically inclined shredders.
One of the guitar Gods gone to soon. I’ve always liked the emotion, balance of choices and feeling he played with. Sustain and tone out the wazoo and the best bends with tasteful and appropriately placed speed and lightening licks. Thanks for the request and reaction.
My first interaction with Gary was watching Rock School on TV in the UK as a teen.Sure I listened to ThinLizzy as did most of us back then.I even got to see that band in 1983 some years after Gary Left and before his interacation with Lizzy’s frontman Phil Lynott .In 1984 all that changed when I saw a red jumped suit Gary play at Donnington Monsters of Rock .Amazing !Later the following year or two it was the Milton Keynes Garden Party festival that he again played at .Amazing memories of his heavier Rockin’ days which personally I prefer.RIP Gary you were brilliant !
I came across this while thumbing through the vinyl at my local record shop, a 12" single recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon. I knew Gary from Thin Lizzy, Colloseum II and Skid Row so I bought it without really knowing what it was, I was blown away by it and got into him deeply. A friend of mine was a very big Hendrix freak and I told him that Moore was a better player and recorded this on tape for him to listen to, he heard it and had to agree with me and loved this song very much. We both went to see him at the NEC birmingham on his Still Got The Blues tour, fantastic gig especially when did Parisienne Walkways as an encore. When my friend passed away they wouldn't play this at his funeral as it was too long so we said goodbye to him through Hendrix (Little Wing) and Fleetwood Mac (Oh Well). I always think of him when I hear this, miss you Simon, RIP mate. BTW Nick, don't forget to have a listen to Porcupine Tree - Voyage 34 the original cd single release. I know it's too long for these one song epics but do yourself a favour in your own time, you won't be dissapointed. Also that was a very poor recording that you picked up on, I wouldn't use that format again.
Hi nick , a track you might like by thin Lizzy is ' Get out of Here ' off the black rose album. It features a mad blistering solo by Gary Moore. Thanks for all the thin Lizzy reviews. Glad you like them !
Great artist. Gary's crying guitar is out of this world (also love his voice when he sings). Thanks vmax4Steve for this request and thanks Nick for posting and reacting to this incredible song. I appreciate your personal comments as always.🍂
Saw him for the first time at Donington monsters of rock in 1984 (still regarded as the best one ever) I only went to see y&t but I remember him well in his red jumpsuit
Great reaction, seen him live in '84, '85 and 87. I bought this single when it came out, around 86/87, recorded I think at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, 🤘🤘🤘🤘
This is the difference between Gary Moore and every other guitar player. You can physically feel it when he plays. Gary did the musical Peter and the wolf with Andrew Lloyd Webber in the 70s already and could express emotions and tell stories with his instrument. - He could make it laugh, he could make it cry, he could almost make it talk,. It really is special, was said about him in the video Emerald Isles. Saw him loads of times live. Best guitarist to ever walk the earth. Gary Moore was every guitarist put into one. Here, he's closer to Jeff Beck than any other. He could do everything from Allan Holdsworth to Al di Meola to the great blues players and the metal shredders or jazz guitarists. He was a true genius. Totally self taught and unique. Great video, Nick.
Good reaction. Gary Moore and SRV were two that I felt expressed the emotions of each song perfectly playing what was needed. Unfortunately they have past like my other favs in Kath and Van Halen. But as for getting deep into your soul, Gary Moore did it for me best.
Gary was and always will be my favourite rock player ever. No one has the emotion in their playing that he had. He made the notes cry and sing in equal measure. His bends and vibrato were simply stunning. Add to that a monster tone and scary technique and he was unsurpassed. I was lucky to see him live twice and have followed his career since his very earliest days in Ireland. Check out his less well-known work with the Jazz Fusion band Colosseum II. Thanks for doing this reaction, Nick.
To truly understand his virtuoso diversity, please please react to FLIGHT OF THE SNOW MOOSE (jazz rock) and WHITE KNUCKLES/ ROCKIN N ROLLIN (face melting metal), both studio versions 🤞😎💪
I think we need to put Alvin Lee, from Ten Years After, into this mix; his playing on “Going Home” from the Woodstock 69 performance, will make your jaw drop🎸🙀.
One of my fave tracks from Gary, especially _before_ he started to gravitate more to playing the Blues, when he was a Metal/Hard Rock player/band. This is a remake of The Max Middleton-penned "The Loner", that was originally recorded by Cozy Powell for his "Over the Top" album in 1979. But he just makes his version and guitar sound so "lonely" and then makes it CRY OUT in pain . . . personally, it is by far the best instrumental he's ever done. People will point out his later Blues instrumentals, but its THIS one that has soo much emotion in it. I bought this album because of the Video to the track "Over the Hills and Far Away" and that insane solo! And then back then, to learn there were 3 different versions with slightly different solos (released on EP's), but they were then released on the CD version of the album "Wild Frontier" (I think the one you have is the 1st CD pressing). But Nick . . . PLEASE take a listen to the "Studio" version as well, its just as gorgeous. - Thank you VMAX for introducing this to Nick (& Lexi) \m/ Rest in Peace Gary.
My favourite Gary Moore slow blues might be "Driftin' " from the Blues For Greeny album. There was also BBM, the short-lived group he had with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. There are some videos of Moore, Bruce, and Gary Husband playing Cream songs.
Gary was a very beautiful soul and a one of a kind genius, but also very tormented. He was very afraid of flying, but had to spend a few months every year in the US because of taxes, if I’m not mistaken. So initially took some pills and drank to ease the anxiety. He later skipped the pills and only drank to calm down during flights, but that of course took his price later on in combination with some personal and financial issues which then sadly lead to his way to early passing. He always will be missed and never ever forgotten! RIP Gary!
Nice track. Really enjoyed this great blues licks. Roy Buchanon comes to mind but no expert. Maybe Adrian Gurvitz as well. Someōne mentioned Frank Marino as well. Nice reaction Nick👍🎶
This was written by Max Middleton dedicated to Jeff Beck ( Jeffs' keys man in the early days ). It appeared on Cosy Powell's Over the Top album in '79 with Cosy on drums, Jack Bruce on bass, Dave Clempson guitar and Max on keys. Would be good to make a comparison. Btw Gary didn't drink.
Gary Moore's fastest playing in the 1970s is demonstrated on his jazz fusion playing with Colosseum II, on his own Back on the Streets Album, and various appearances with as a guest. A notable example is on Cozy Powell's album, Tilt (1981). He plays on a track called The Blister, and really tears it up. The fastest players in the 1970s were in the fusion domain. Al Di Meola influenced Gary Moore (his fast alternate picking, often combined with muting) and Yngwie of course. If you listen to Allan Holdsworth's playing on something like Red Alert, off Tony Williams' Lifetime's Believe It album, that is as astonishing as anything on Yngwie's Rising Force album, more astonishing actually, because he is more musical and more inventive (and it was 10 years before).
@@FURDOG1961 Yes, his wild alternate picking was amazing in the late 1960s with Miles Davis and then the first couple of Mahavishnu albums. I think that Al Di Meola, with his amazing precision coupled with speed, probably influenced Gary Moore (a little), and Malmsteen a lot (as he has mentioned Di Meola). But John McLaughlin was and is a great player.
