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| Gary Moore - Back to the Blues Band: Gary Moore Tracks: - Enough of the Blues - You Upset Me Baby - Cold Black Night - Stormy Monday - I Ain't Got You - Picture of the Moon - Looking Back - Prophet - How Many Lies - Drowning in Tears Moore blues from the master Yet another gem from the most underappreciated guitarist in rock.After two great records,Dark Days In Paradise and Different Beat,Gary Moore returns to the shaft where he mined his most precious gold...the blues.The man Truly has a Gift for this material."Enough Of The Blues","You Upset Me" and "Stormy Monday" especially show that Gary could show his contemporaries a thing or two about how this music should be played.Full of passion, soul and spirit, his guitar will take you places that mere mortals fear to tread."Cold Black Night" is an excellent nod to Gary's own hero Jimi Hendrix, which would not have been out of place on Electric Ladyland."The Prophet" ranks right up there with"The Loner" from Wild Frontier in sheer brilliance.All in all not a bad note played any place on this disc.It's really a shame that more people in the US especially don't know Moore! IT'S BLUES ALIVE WITH BACK TO THE BLUES! Gary Moore rolls into 2001 with a solid return to the blues with his new hard hitting Back To The Blues on CMC International. Those who know Gary's Blues Alive/After Hours/Greeny & Still Got The Blues albums are going to Love this new tour de force plate. Though only 10 tunes grace this album (6 by Gary & 6 covers)...This is a generous helping with Gary at times burning the fingerboard and yet playing as slow with a textured precision that is fueled with passion and grace that satisfies the soul. Gary produced this album but this time around the sound is very stripped down and bare bone, as opposed to the albums mentioned above (excluding the Live Blues Alive). Yes there are echoes of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Peter Green and Roy Buchanan. But you know what? Gary Moore is a master guitarist and a legend as well and the sound is all his own. His soul. His tune "Drowning In Tears" is a beautiful slow blues ballad with a mournful haunting guitar. On "Stormy Monday " & "Cold Black Night (another Gary tune) both have Gary turning up the fire and shredding the fingerboard. THESE TUNES ARE EXPLOSIVE! "Enough Of The Blues" may be the single but Gary's "Picture Of The Moon" is another great blues ballad in the "I Still Got The Blues For You" vein which could possibly get him another worldwide radio hit. Need a good dose of melodic articulate fret work? "The Prophet" a stunning instrumental is easily Gary's answer to guitar great Roy Buchanan's "The Messiah Will Come". I think you got the picture. This CD will be well received among his legions of fans. For new fans of his music, this CD is a great starting point. BTW: Gary is actually smiling in some of the pixs! A. Strong Blues from One of the Greatest Axemen This is a raw and powerful album. It has Moore's rugged rock vocals along with his great guitar work. The CD starts out with a nice textured song, "Enough of the Blues," that begins with just Moore and the guitar and then explodes into a full sound. Nice! Moore's guitar sounds much like Roy Buchanan, especially on "You Upset Me Baby." (which also has a bit of a swinging blues style). Track four, six (a track which has an Eric Clapton feel to it), and eight have a much more Gary "Moore-ish" sound to it, with his quick tricks and licks coming through, along with his trademark tone. Every song is either raw blues or has a very rock blues sound to it. This is a great CD, every song is good (there's not a bad song in the lot). Those who are Moore fans will Love this album, while those who are perhaps just getting acquainted with Moore will find this album a big treat as well. Overall the album is blues but has both upbeat and slower tunes as well, making for a nice textured album. Buy Gary Moore Back To The Blues at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
