I agree! I was just a simple blues player and this guy had a huge influence on me as a musician. He was anything but a plain bluesman. He was soul, gospel, funk, rock,...despite what the fans of his present day music think, there was more diversity in his writing then than there is now. All I'm saying is that I was and am a huge fan of this^ Ian Moore and I wish he'd come back because we all miss his music....Thanks for posting this!
Saw him for the first time in a bar a decade ago. I was blown away as he tore into Jimi Hendrix songs and was equally impressed by his original songs. I immediately had to tell everyone about Ian. While his music has changed I thank him for his first couple of albums.
The Ian Moore I used to see in Houston all the time in the early 90's!! Rocking! I still have his first two demo tapes that he used sell.. He's been boring as shit for the longest time. Be a guitar slinger like you were blessed to be..
Some artists evolve. Some fans evolve with the music, some don't. It's just a matter of taste, really. How many "blues" folks have you heard like this? Tons. How many singer/songwriters have you heard like current Ian? Not many. As he wrote: "And the road goes on forever for those who got stuck or couldn't change."
I agree.. I saw him first in 1994 and was totally blown away. I went out and got his CD.. I still love this music.. Then I have seen him several times the last couple of years and got totally pissed off at him. There was like 10 people left in the bar he was playing and my wife asked him to play Satisfied. He poped off the really shitty comment about he is here to play good music and he doesnt play that crap anymore.. I was done at that point
Good grief man, quit ragging on the guy....do some research and find out what happened to him in Austin one night, because of record executives totally fucking him over. He took some years off and went to the mountains of Washington. After that I would have done the same. I'm just glad the guy is doing good now and still making music. On his own terms. And he's happy with that. Personally I dig the old stuff too but you can always go to his website and buy the 96 show at the Steamboat., one of the best live shows I've ever watched. But if you're really fans of his, at least show him some respect as I think he's earned it.
This is the Ian Moore I want to hear and see play...not the current wussy one. WAKE UP IAN...we, your longtime fans will not be "Satisfied" until THIS IAN is "Delivered" back to us! Don't get me wrong, I love singer/songwriters and the Beatles...and have been known to sing a few sappy songs myself...but come on...THIS MUCH SOUL can not just VANISH...oh well...at least I have the CD!
Ian and the original band will be doing 6 shows next month in Texas and Oklahoma, focusing on the 1st 2 records. For those of you that miss this phase, this is the time. dates posted @ ianmoore.com
Yeah this time period was the true rockin Ian Moore. I first saw him in 92 in Dallas, 'Paint me a blue sky" was great. My old roommate in Austin became roomies with Chris White, Chris acted shy and I think he didn't like Ian. Then I saw Ian in an interview talk abt SRV, he aint even close in greatness to SRV cause I saw him too. Night and day, but the old Ian blues warrior, the new Ian completely forgettable.
I became an obsessed fan of Ian's old stuff just a few years ago. Saw him live a couple months ago for the first time. Ugh... I love all kinds of music, but his new stuff just doesn't make sense to me. It's for 21 yr old, stoned college kids, cuz that's who was at the front of the stage all night. I did play a couple old songs, and a couple blues covers. But the Ian in this vid was way more original than the current Ian. He's not doing 12-barr blues here folks. Standard blues can't touch this.
Ian was obducted by aliens not long after modern day folklore. the aliens apparently did not do their homework as the clone doesn't appear or have the complete domination of the guitar and voice.
Well, I did sound for him a couple of years ago and what I got was not what I was expecting... He was still good but he sure was not the guitar slinger I expected... He was nice to me though... And why not be? It was my P.A. ... No need to piss off the sound man... haha... I say let your hair grow back and get to slinging that Strat around... People will love you again...
I remember this kat from the Austin scene. He's pretty much Kenny Wayne Sheppard and Noah Hunt rolled into one guy. His music as of late is pretty bland though...
