In a career dating back to the 1960s he has played with bands including Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, Greg Lake and Skid Row as well as having a successful solo career.
Moore started performing from a young age and got his first good guitar at the age of 14. In a career lasting over 30 years he has demonstrated that he is a fine musician, and his unique style of playing has adapted to very different music genres, including jazz rock jazz, blues, electric blues, hard rock, celtic rock and heavy metal.
One of his most famous non-blues records is Wild Frontier, his first studio album after a trip back to his native Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1985, this album has several songs about Ireland and even the music itself is steeped in Celtic roots. The title track was intended to be sung by Phil Lynott, however Lynott's death in January 1986 prevented that. The album is dedicated to Lynott's memory, with the words "For Philip" on the rear cover.
Wild Frontier contains the hit "Over the Hills and Far Away", which reached #20 in the UK as well as a cover of the Australian band The Easybeats' hit of the middle of the 1960s, "Friday on My Mind". The Max Middleton-penned "The Loner" was originally recorded by Cozy Powell for his Over the Top album in 1979 (which Moore did perform on, albeit not on Powell's recording of "The Loner"), but was substantially altered by Moore for his own recording, thus he was credited as a co-writer.
For blues fans, Moore's best recorded, live performance on video is "LIVE BLUES" recorded in a small night club in London and was released in 1992 on VHS. It is now available on DVD as well. "LIVE BLUES" also features two songs with B.B. King appearing on stage with Moore. "The Thrill Is Gone" on this recording is probably the best version of this, complete with More's Midnight Horns, female backup singers and dueling guitars. Many of Moore's standard songs are on this 90 minute show and were mixed better than most of the studio versions of the same tunes for a very rich and full sound. Even Moore's voice sounds better than it usually does in the studio. Moore did not seem interested in touring the United States.
Connection with Peter Green
According to numerous interviews he has given to guitar magazines, he was the protege of British Blues pioneer Peter Green, whom he had always admired ever since the Bluesbreakers days. When Green quit Fleetwood Mac and the entire music scene, he sold his famous nasal-sounding 1959 Gibson Les Paul to Moore for the same price that Moore had managed to sell his then guitar (a Gibson SG) for. The nasal sound of the neck pickup on Green's guitar was not, as used to be believed, the result of the pickup having been turned backwards, but instead its two coils had been - perhaps accidentally - reconnected in parallel and out of phase, as per the "in between" positions of a Fender Stratocaster. Moore has used this guitar in the recordings of some songs of his albums Still Got The Blues, After Hours and Blues For Greeny. Green and Moore also reportedly had a disagreement regarding what guitar the former was playing in the song "Albatross". Moore insists it was the Les Paul, because the guitar tone was particularly warm and rich in the bass, while Peter Green maintains he was using a Strat, as the vibrato in that song was not finger vibrato, but subtle tremolo arm vibrato. Up to the day of his death, Green and Moore remained good friends.
Guitars used
Over the years Gary has used numerous guitars. These include: Peter Green's 1959 Gibson Les Paul, Peter Green's 1961 Fender Stratocaster and 1950s Gibson Les Paul Junior. He has also used guitars from Charvel, Ibanez, Hamer, Jackson and Heritage. Amplification has generally come from Marshall, though Soldanos and Fender have also been used, as well as transistor-driven Dean Markley units (especially in the studio). He also has used numerous effects over the years. these include; Delay units such as the Echoplex, Overdrive/Booster units such as the Boss DS-1, Ibanez Tubescreamer variants, Marshall Bluesbreaker and Guv'nor pedals as well as Wah-Wah pedals such as the Vox Wah. He appears nowadays to favour Gibson and Fender Guitars through Marshall amps with any of the above Overdrive pedals and Wah pedals to make his sound.
Solo career
In 1973 he released his first solo album as the Gary Moore Band. In 1979 his solo career started again with help from Phil Lynott, the combination of Gary's blues based guitar and Phil's voice produced "Parisenne Walkways" which reached the UK Top Ten in April 1979 and the no.2 album 'Black Rose'. After a series of powerful rock records Gary returned to blues music with Still Got the Blues, with contributions from B. B. King, Albert King and Albert Collins the album was well received by fans and a huge success. Gary stayed with the blues format until 1997 when he decided to experiment with modern dance beats in Dark Days In Paradise; this left many fans as well as the music press confused. Back to the Blues saw Gary return to the tried and tested blues format.
Albums
* Grinding Stone, 1973
* Parisienne Walkways, 1977
* Back on the Streets, 1978
* Corridors of Power, 1982
* Live at the Marquee, 1983
* Rockin' Every Night - Live in Japan, 1983
* Victims of the Future, 1983
* Dirty Fingers, 1984
* We Want Moore, 1984
* Run for Cover, 1985
* Wild Frontier, 1987
* After the War, 1989
* Still Got the Blues, 1990
* After Hours, 1992
* Blues Alive, 1993
* Ballads & Blues 1982-1994, 1994
* Blues For Greeny, 1995
* Dark Days in Paradise, 1997
* Out in the Fields - The Very Best of Part 1, 1998
* Blood of Emeralds - The Very Best of Part 2, 1999
* A Different Beat, 1999
* Back to the Blues, 2001
* Power Of The Blues, 2004
* Old New Ballads Blues, 2006
* Close As You Get, 2007
* Bad For You Baby, 2008
Singles
* Parisienne Walkways
* Out in the Fields
* Empty Rooms
* Wild Frontier
* Still Got the Blues
The Future (2005-present)
Later on in 2006, Gary will support BB King on his 'Farewell UK Tour'. It unfortunately did not lead to a tour of the United States with BB King.
The studio album entitled 'Old New Ballads Blues' was a follow up of 2004's 'Power of the Blues' and it featured new material as well as new versions of fan favourites 'Midnight Blues' and 'All your Love'
Gary Moore has also sold his Les Paul that was given to him by Peter Green to a private owner.
On February 6th 2011, he died from a heart attack in his sleep while on holiday in Spain.
External links
* The Official Gary Moore World Wide Website: http://www.gary-moore.com/
* The Lord Of The Strings - World Wide Gary Moore Fansite: http://www.garymoore.hu/eng.htm Thanks for the music.
Cold Cold Feeling
Gary Moore Lyrics
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The magic's not there.
And when I look I realise
What we could have shared.
I'm always gonna love you,
If loving means forever,
I'm always gonna want you,
Just forget the love we had.
It's not the same when she's here in my arms,
Or the smile on her face.
And even though with all of her charms,
She can't take your place.
I'm always gonna love you,
If loving means forever,
I'm always gonna want you,
I don't think I could ever
Just forget the love we had.
It's not the same when I look in her eyes,
The magic's not there.
And when I look I realize
What we could have shared.
I'm always gonna love you,
If loving means forever,
I'm always gonna want you,
If loving means forever.
I'm always gonna love you,
If loving means forever,
I'm always gonna want you,
If loving is forever.
The lyrics of Gary Moore's song "Cold Cold Feeling" communicate a sense of longing for lost love. The singer compares the woman he is currently with to the one he used to be with, and notes that the connection he once felt is no longer present. He acknowledges her many charms and her attempts to replace the previous love, but he cannot feel the same way about her. The repetition of the phrases "I'm always gonna love you" and "If loving means forever" express the singer's sense of constancy, as he cannot forget the strong bond he once shared with the woman who is now gone.
The lyrics also suggest a sense of regret for what might have been. The singer recognises now what they could have shared, had things worked out differently. The use of the phrase "cold cold feeling" suggests a deep emotional pain that the singer experiences as a result of the lost love. The repetition of the lines in the song highlights the power and intensity of this feeling, and the sense of frustration experienced by the singer.
Overall, Gary Moore's "Cold Cold Feeling" is a powerful and evocative song that captures the complex emotions that arise from lost love. The lyrics express a sense of longing, regret, and pain, which are intensified by the repetition of key phrases throughout the song.
Line by Line Meaning
It's not the same when I look in her eyes,
Looking into her eyes no longer feels the same way it used to.
The magic's not there.
The once present chemistry and wonder between the two have vanished.
And when I look I realise
Upon reflection, I understand fully.
What we could have shared.
What could have been between us.
I'm always gonna love you,
My feelings for you will always remain profound.
If loving means forever,
If to love means an eternal commitment.
I'm always gonna want you,
I won't be able to escape the desire for you.
I don't think I could ever
I don't believe I could ever.
Just forget the love we had.
Erase our past love from my memory completely.
It's not the same when she's here in my arms,
Holding her in my arms doesn't feel the same way it used to.
Or the smile on her face.
Even when I see her happy expression.
And even though with all of her charms,
Even with all of her attractive qualities.
She can't take your place.
She can't fill the void you've left behind.
If loving is forever.
If love is to last forever.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: GARY MOORE
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@ElNeo9778
Back in 1989, I was on a "football road trip" with a mate and we met Albert in a breakfast diner outside Pittsburgh. He was amazed that two Brits/Irish knew who he was! But we had breakfast together and talked about the blues. About a year later he played Birmingham England and we had tickets. We were even more amazed that he reconised us and said hi!
@jeffspicolli593
Love that story. Thanks.
@lightningrt434
Birmingham England. Lol
@madmax8949
@@lightningrt434 That's where Ozzy is from!! Plant and Bonham also from there. A surprising number of rockers are from there.
@lightningrt434
@@madmax8949 i know , I live 40 miles from there. I was being sarcastic about how Americans have to suffix towns and cities they named after English ones with the word “England”, when it should be the other way round. Birmingham is by default in the UK, and the other place should be “Birmingham, Alabama”.
@madmax8949
@@lightningrt434 Cool! In the south we just call it B-ham.
@madmax8949
The Master of the Telecaster! If you don't dig the blues you got a hole in your soul!
@rishabhbose29
Gary talks through his Guitar here. But man Albert has it all in them eyes.
@tiagofonseca775
❤
@willabestorms6059
Do not compare…..