| | 'Don't take me for a loser 'Cause I'm gonna win'. The
humble Tribute to the music of the late and great Robert William Gary
Moore. 4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011 (R.I.P.). The Belfast, Northern
Irishman started out his career in Skid Row (not to be confused with the
U.S. act), released his first solo effort already back in 1973, played
with Colosseum II, and not to mention the brief member of Thin Lizzy,
not once, but twice in the 70's. Going through the albums, it's quite
obvious Moore took influence from his native (Northern) Ireland with all
the problems regarding religion, IRA. etc. He also seems to have been
the rather typical product of the 'Cold War' as he wrote about disasters
in a near future such as the Nuclear Attack [One push of a button is all
it would take to dress the world in black. One fault in the system, a
fatal mistake and you never come back] or why not the true story of a
plane the Russians shot down on its way to Korea. Two hundred and sixty
nine innocent victims died. Anti-War: the
common thread to many of his compositions and the steller guitar work -
always a notch or three above the rest of the pack. Vocal-wise, not the
best singer out there but he managed to master his voice and kept it
grounded throughout the years. I believe that Ozzy Osbourne suggested
that Moore had a face less attractive than 'a welder's bench'.
SwedenRock Mag wrote the pathetic article shortly after his death about
the lack of respect towards journalists and obviously the poor writer in
question. Oh dear. Oh dear. Be the nerdy fan of Music and
not the lame stalker of the Musician. R.I.P. Gary Moore - thank you for
the MUSIC. 10. Nuclear Attack
9. Don't Take Me
For a Loser
8. Once In a Lifetime
7. Run For Cover
6. Wild
Frontier 5. Victims of The Future
The title
track from the 80's album reek of post WWII gloom and hysteria. Moore,
the troubled 'Cold War Kid' as he spent most of his time thinking about
disasters. 'Is there no end to all this madness. Is there no hope for us
all'. I believe we are all doomed to suffer as, 'Our world is headed for
destruction. Our fate is the hands of fools'. Blimey. Radiohead, a bunch
of cheerful bastards in a quick comparison. 'Set on a course for
disaster. Living our lives in fear'. Oh we are all 'Victims of The
Future'. Ian Paice on drums, yes, he was a member of Gary Moore's
excellent band just prior to the Purple reunion the following year.
4. Over The Hills and Far Away
Celtic/gaelic hard
rock at its best and described as Moore gone Big Country? Indeed. They
made the celtic rock sound popular again in the mid-80s, Moore took it
to the next level on his 1987 release, Wild Frontier. The beat of the
drums, the celtic instruments, the roaring guitar work and the nearly
kitchy, but extremely catchy refrain. 3. Empty
Rooms
So nice he recorded it twice? Ehh, three times actually, but
who's counting? The drunk geezer at the Tennis court? 15 Love... Hic. He
finally nailed it and the ballad of 'loneliness is your only friend'
became the hit in Europe. Never big in the states, the man sold out
football stadiums in the capacity of 30,000 in Sweden as well as
recorded the video 'Live At Isstadion' in the land of Vikings, ABBA, and
Ikea. This particular video is ehh, classic? as he walks through empty
rooms where we learn to live without love. Love the original bass work
just prior to the guitar solo. Sadly removed from the final hit version
as featured on 'Run For Cover'. 2. Parisienne
Walkways (live)
The nearly instrumental piece was he's first U.K.
Top-10 hit in 1979. Co-written by Phil Lynott, who also sang the few
couple of lines, the song is a track taken from the 1978 album 'Back on
the Streets'. The 1984 live version and B-side from the 12 single of
Empty Rooms is the guitarist at his very best. Classic recording from
Ulster Hall in Belfast with Lynott as the special guest. 'I remember
Paris in 1949. The Champs Elysee, San Michelle And old Beauolais wine.
And I recall that you were mine In those Parisienne days. Looking back
at the photographs. Those summerdays spent outside corner cafes. Oh, I
could write you paragraphs, About my old Parisienne days'. 1. Out in The Fields
'No colour or religion ever
stopped a bullet from a gun' - simple yet genius work from the sharp pen
of Moore. If that's not enough to make you stop and take notice, let me
throw another line at you, 'Death is just a heartbeat away'. It all make
sense. Soldiers in the fields are going to end up dead. The excellent
duet feat. Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) about the religious turmoil in
Ireland. The song became the biggest hit either of the two would ever
have and it's difficult to find a better ending to your 80's hard rock
party. This list by: Urban
Wallström The list
as a YouTube playlist Individual lists:
Martien Koolen : 10. Cold Day In
Hell
9. Shapes Of Things
8. Wild Frontier
7. Over The Hills
and Far Away
6. Out In The Fields
5. After the War
4. Still
Got The Blues
3. Empty Rooms
2. Murder In The Skies
1.
Parisienne Walkways | Kimmo
Toivonen: 10.After The War
9. Run For
Cover
8. One Day
7. Don't Take Me For A Loser
6. Over The
Hills And Far Away
5. Wild Frontier
4. Always Gonna Love You
3. Empty Rooms
2. Once In A Lifetime
1. Out In The
Fields | Alan
Holloway : 10. Wishing Well
9. Once In a
Lifetime
8. Wild Frontier
7. Walking By Myself
6. Victims Of
The Future
5. Over The Hills and Far Away
4. The Loner
3.
Military Man
2. Shape Of Things
1. Out In the Fields |
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10. Military Man
9. Murder In The Skies
8. Shapes
Of Things
7. Victims of The Future
6. Once In a Lifetime
5.
Wild Frontier
4. Parisienne Walkways
3. Over The Hills and Far
Away
2. Empty Rooms
1. Out in The Fields |
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