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| Gary Moore - Blues for Greeny Band: Gary Moore Tracks: - If You Be My Baby - Long Grey Mare - Merry-Go-Round - I Loved Another Woman - Need Your Love So Bad - Same Way - Supernatural - Driftin' - Showbiz Blues - Love That Burns - Looking for Somebody TEMPORARILY POSSESED BY A GREEN GHOST Yes, you might Call this a tribute album to Peter Green. And no, this isn't a half-baked effort to Cash in on the fame of an aging guitar god. Well, not much anyway. Gary Moore idolized Green as a kid growing up in Belfast. Moore said he first saw Peter Green in 1967 when he had just replaced Eric Clapton of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He said everyone was standing there at the concert with their arms folded like ok, Clapton's gone, let's see what you got. When he started playing, and the room started resonating with a depth of guitar tone that had never been heard before, Eric Clapton quickly became a distant memory, and Peter Green had a smile on his face like he was thinking "it's my turn now".... Moore never forgot Peter Green, and a year later he formed a Band called Skid Row. When Peter Green's new Band Fleetwood Mac came to Belfast, this time Skid Row opened for them. After the concert Green asked to meet Moore because he liked his guitar playing. Moore nervously met his Idol and they stayed up till the early morning hours talking and playing guitar. After that night they became good friends, and Peter Green got Skid Row signed to their first recording contract.... Gary Moore never forgot that favor, and he pays Green the ultimate respect here. He captures the Peter Green guitar sound so perfectly on this album, that the first time I heard this I was shocked. He duplicates that special guitar tone and that little B.B. King like treble on the end of a note so perfectly, that it feels like the ghost of the young Peter Green was standing behind Moore showing him every blues riff. Everybody knows nobody can take the place of Peter Green. He could draw you in with his string bending, and then burn a Hole in your soul with his solos. There's no Hole burning here, but you will get singed a little. When you hear the songs like THE SUPERNATURAL, I LOVED ANOTHER WOMAN, LONG GREY MARE, and SHOWBIZ BLUES, you'll feel like your hearing Peter Green circa 1968 all over again. These songs are done with a lot of passion, and are very close to the real deal. Moore says "Blues For Greeny" is not a tribute album, but a big thank you to Peter Green for everything that he's given.....Amen Identical Twins If I had walked in while this album was playing and didn't already know who the Artist is, I'd have bet the Farm that it was Peter Green. That did not happen. I am already a Peter Green fan and was impressed with some recent work that Gary Moore had done with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, so I took a chance on Blues For Greeny. What an album! I like it all but if I have to pick, I'd say that If You'll Be My Baby, Long Grey Mare, and Love That Burns rank near the top. My Favorite cut is the mournful instrumental "The Supernatural" which has also been competently covered by the great patriarch of White Blues, John Mayall. If you like Peter Green, buying this album is a no-brainer. Enjoy! Brilliant tribute and best singer impersonation of all time Weird but brilliant. This album is dedicated to Peter Green (founder of the original Fleetwood Mac) and is so clever that you really can believe that it is in fact Green himself - his songs, his guitar (really!) and his voice. Gary Moore has painstakingly produced one of the very best tribute albums possible - not only does it often improve on The Originals but it helped stimulate the great UK bluesman out of retirement. If you're into classic UK R&B then don't miss this. Buy Gary Moore Blues For Greeny at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
