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.
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Gary Moore Lyrics
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You don't love me, yes I know
You don't love me, woman
You don't love me, yes I know
Well I'm gonna tell everybody
Stay away of my back
Well I'm gonna talk to your mother
Well I'm gonna talk to your mother
I'm gonna talk to your father too
Well I'm gonna tell everybody
What those young girls will do to you
Well I'm gonna talk to your mother
I'm gonna talk to your father too
Well I'm gonna talk to your mother
I'm gonna talk to your father too
Well I'm gonna tell everybody
What those young girls will do to you
You don't love me, woman
You don't love me, yes I know
You don't love me, woman
You don't love me, yes I know
Well I'm gonna tell everybody
Stay away of my back
Gary Moore's song "You Don't Love Me" speaks to the pain of unrequited love. The lyrics are a message to a woman who doesn't reciprocate the singer's feelings. He starts by acknowledging that he knows she doesn't love him, but then declares that he's going to tell everyone to "stay away of [his] back." This could be interpreted as a warning to the woman herself or as a way of saying that he'll be moving on and doesn't want anyone to try to change his mind.
The second verse sees the singer talking to the woman's parents, declaring that he'll tell them what "those young girls will do to you." It's possible that this could be a reference to the woman's promiscuity, or it could simply be a way of saying that he's been hurt by her actions. The repetition of this verse suggests that the singer is feeling a sense of powerlessness and is grasping for some kind of control over the situation.
By the final chorus, the singer's frustration and pain are palpable. He repeats the sentiment that the woman doesn't love him, and again declares that he's going to tell everyone to "stay away of [his] back." The repetition of the chorus throughout the song underscores the singer's sense of being stuck in a cycle of unrequited love and hurt.
Overall, "You Don't Love Me" is a powerful and emotional song that speaks to the experience of unrequited love. It captures the pain and frustration of trying to connect with someone who doesn't feel the same way, and the sense of powerlessness that can come with that experience.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't love me, woman
I understand that you do not have any feelings of love towards me, my dear.
You don't love me, yes I know
It is clear to me that the love I require from you is not present, and I have accepted it.
Well I'm gonna tell everybody
I will share my experience with everyone who cares to listen.
Stay away of my back
I request that you don't bother me with your lies and deceit anymore.
Well I'm gonna talk to your mother
I have decided to converse with your mother about the puzzling behavior you have exhibited.
I'm gonna talk to your father too
Your father is also getting included in the conversation because your actions confuse me.
What those young girls will do to you
I will reveal to them the damages that getting involved with younger girls can cause in a relationship.
You don't love me, woman
As I said earlier, it is crystal clear that you do not love me.
You don't love me, yes I know
There is no doubt in my mind that the love affair between us has ended.
Stay away of my back
Please don't bother me anymore with your insincerity.
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