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.
Further Up The Road
Gary Moore Lyrics
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Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road
Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road
Just you wait and see.
Now you're laughing pretty baby,
You're laughing pretty baby,
But one day you'll be cryin'.
Further on up the road
You'll see I wasn't lyin'.
Further on up the road
Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road
Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road
Just you wait and see.
Here we go.
Now you're laughing pretty baby,
But one day you'll be cryin'.
You're laughing pretty baby,
But one day you'll be cryin'.
Further on up the road
You'll see I wasn't lyin'.
Further on up the road
Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road
Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road
Just you wait and see, yeah.
Now you're laughing pretty baby,
But one day you'll be cryin'.
You're laughing pretty baby,
But one day you'll be cryin'.
Further on up the road
You'll see I wasn't lyin'.
Further on up the road.
Further on up the road.
Further on up the road.
Further on up the road.
Further on up the road.
Further on up the road.
Further on up the road.
Further on up the road.
Further on up the road.
Further on up the road, yeah.
Further on up the road
Someone's gonna hurt you.
In "Further on Up the Road," Gary Moore croons a cautionary tale of karma and retribution to an ex-lover who hurt him before. The lyrics warn that someday, the person who once laughed and hurt him will know what it feels like to cry. The repeated phrase, "Further on up the road," creates a sense of distance and inevitability. Moore's somber tone underscores the message that what goes around comes around, and there is no avoiding the consequences of one's actions.
The use of repetition in the lyrics is significant in emphasizing the message in the song. The phrase "Further on up the road" is repeated 12 times, sending a message of certainty that karma will catch up with those who choose to hurt others. The contrast between the upbeat melody and the serious warning underscores the theme of "what goes around comes around." The song's structure, which sticks to a simple verse-and-chorus format, keeps the focus on the central message.
"Further on Up the Road" has been covered by several artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, and Johnny Cash. Springsteen's version deviates slightly from Moore's by taking on a more upbeat and celebratory tone. Clapton, on the other hand, stays true to the original and features a slow and somber blues interpretation. Johnny Cash's version is a country rendition of the song that retains its ominous tone. These covers of the song underscore its timelessness and the universality of its message.
Line by Line Meaning
Further on up the road
Things may not be smooth now, but they will get better as time passes.
Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
You will soon experience the hurt that you have caused me.
Just you wait and see.
The future will reveal the truth of what I am saying.
Now you're laughing pretty baby,
You seem to be in a happy mood right now.
But one day you'll be cryin'.
However, there will be a time when you will be unhappy.
You'll see I wasn't lyin'.
What I am saying is true, and you will come to realize it.
Here we go.
Time has come to test what will happen next.
Further on up the road
As time passes by, things will change.
Someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
You will get hurt when something that you value is taken away from you.
Just you wait and see, yeah.
The future is unpredictable, and it will reveal what we cannot see now.
Further on up the road.
There is a long journey ahead of us as we progress further on the road of life.
Further on up the road.
Things will change as we continue to move forward.
Further on up the road.
There is no end to the road of life.
Further on up the road.
New experiences and challenges await us as we move towards our future.
Further on up the road, yeah.
The journey will be long and challenging, but we should not lose hope.
Further on up the road
The road of life stretches out before us, and we can only move forward.
Someone's gonna hurt you.
The choices we make in life can come back to hurt us in unexpected ways.
Writer(s): JOE MEDWICK VEASEY, DON ROBEY
Contributed by Hudson R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
mofo
I remember being blown away by the playing in this song and the whole video when I bought it when it came out and constantly rewinding the solo on this song and I do it every time I watch it . Makes the hairs stand up on my neck still after all these years .
robert rohde
Nobody was ever on Gary's level! I doubt very much that anyone will ever be as good as Gary was!
Neil Angus
robert rohde
I have to agree
Niall Duffy
@Neil Angus haha especially not the keys player 😂
Choco Taco
SRV
David Priest
Gary Moore > Joe Bonamassa. What a incredible talent. He is the best guitar player that most people have never heard of. I am glad we have some many recordings and videos of him. RIP Gary!
Izayah Luna-Goddard
My mind can't surpass how still the audience is. I'm groovin' this tune out like it's nobody's business.
Marijan Raicevic
Omg what a tone..... Gary is legend!!!
Ashley Allen
Absolutely brilliant! Bless you for posting this. One of Gary's best!
Maiƶerus
Even as a guitar shredder of almost 30 years, the two licks at about 4:36 and 4:43 are very 'what the FUCK was that?' moments. :D