Gary was a 1 in a trillion musician. His guitar skills were insane and to me his melody, feel, dynamics and attack have never been bettered by anyone. I never saw him live even though he toured so much in the UK which i have regretted immensely. Earlier this year i had the chance to visit his grave to leave a guitar pick and say my thanks to him for his amazing music.
People may not realise now that in the early 80s, when I was learning guitar, Gary was as big a guitar hero in Europe as Eddie was (likewise Michael Schenker). The intro to 'End Of The World' was absolutely up there with 'Eruption' as a top end show-off-in-the-guitar-store piece.
was lucky enough to see him play this when he did a double header gig with BB King in 2007. I just shut my eyes and just let the music wash over me. Utterly gorgeous. My wife cried her eyes out when he passed away. We saw him a couple of years after that gig at a tribute show at the Roundhouse in London where she managed to speak to him for a while. Lovely fella and sadly sadly missed. I still maintain to this day, I've never heard anyone who can make a Les Paul sound so anguished and heartbroken as this man could. Magnificent.
Saw the same tour , an experience I will hopefully never forget , best gig for us was Cambridge Corn exchange front row . Still haunts me his passing away
Have watched those gigs on RUclips a thousand times. Must have been incredible to be there. A bit like your wife, I shed a few private tears when he died. He was astonishing.
"The messiah will come again" Is one of Gary's best songs live. I disagree. there is no better. none. It's not "one of" anything. SGTB great as it is, is still a patterned song. There is no comparison between this and TMWCA. TMWCA is better than hideaway bluesbreakers, key to the highway, layla. There is nothing in history, not even the 1812 that comes close to TMWCA.
@@TheMiddlefandor i saw RB perform it live. They advertised him then as the greatest guitarist. He wasn't. GM turned it into an EPIC in the true sense of the word. GM MADE IT genuinely reflect the subject. Strangely both RB and GM followed a similar 3 verse pattern in other songs as well. But GM was indeed the master of the guitar like no other human that ever existed.
There are 2 types of "Blues" one is the music you play, the other is the Expression you get through your instrument......The latter is by far and away the hardest to achieve, And when its done well like this track, it tears you soul to pieces.
Gary Moore's virtuosity was just staggering. Almost makes one forget his singing was really good too. Parisiene Walkways, The Messiah Will Come Again (tribute to Roy Buchanan), his performance with George Harrison "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" ......I miss the guy.
The guitar world is an emptier place since his passing. Poignant, superb and spine-tingling. Gary was always my favourite rock player ever bar none and he always will be. Thanks for this, Doug.
Every time I hear this or watch it, I get the chills.. it is so good you can't get enough of it... And when you watch him play it he becomes the guitar so much soul.. amazing every time It's just one of very few songs that can be felt so much... can't describe it.. ..
Such a distinctive style, instantly recognisable, the guitar is wailing and weeping in the most beautiful way, I’m not sure that he was referring to ‘blues’ as in the music when he wrote this, more ‘the blues’ as in how you feel following a break up 😍
Gary Moore got a lot more respect and recognition in Europe than he did in the US. Proof of that he was invited to and played at the Montreux Jazz and Blues Festival many times. 😎🎸🎸☮️
Gary Moore's version of Roy Buchanan's "The Messiah Will Come Again" Live at Montreaux 1990 is one of the greatest emotional guitar pieces ever played. Must Watch!
Gary is an incredibly rare musician that actually makes you 'feel' his music...a rare being that can make his instrument sing. Too many of today's musicians are cold/inhuman/unwelcoming in their music. Gary knows how to connect with the listener. Thanks for highlighting a greatly missed legend, Doug. Gary has a number of other equally legendary live performances of other songs that folks will encourage you to check out. Happy holidays!
His Montreux performance of The Messiah Will Come Again is a masterpiece of guitar and emotional playing. Even if you never react to it, look it out and enjoy 👍
Gary was a real hero to us all from Northern Ireland, a local boy made good and left us with some great music. Was luck enough to see him p!ay live in Belfast and he tore the Kings Hall apart.
@@Roccoisgood Both Gary and Rory knew that they needed to play here in Northern Ireland during the troubles and both made sure they did and we really appreciated that as a lot of other bands didn't play here at that time.
Saw Gary many times over the years - one of the most talented guitarists who always made it look so effortless. Along with Rory Gallagher Ireland produced two of the best ever.
there’s tons of gary moore stuff that would’ve been a better request than this crap, it doesnt scratch the surface on his talent. So much good music of garys gets overlooked because people only know him for his blues crap
Love your reactions, Gary Moore was an absolute wizard at conjuring emotion out of the guitar, he played with so much feeling. Love to see you do "The Messiah Will Come Again" and "Parisienne Walkways".
One of the truly great players. Don't limit your listening to this track, there's so much moore!!! By the way, he also played with Jack Bruce and Gary Husband in a second iteration of Cream. Ya owe it to yourself. Doug!
Gary uuhhh, hits every note with his heart. Every time he hits the note it resonates through my body.! He didn’t need any meditation that’s for sure. Nobody will ever touch the soul the way Gary does it. 👏🏻
Saw Gary in a tiny pub/club, Manchester, early seventies Watched him from literally a few feet away. After the break he came back on alone and improvised for 10 minutes until the rest of the group came on Utterly gobsmacked.
Am I that old? I fell in love with this when it came out and I still never get over the tears it conjures! RIP Garry Moore! BTW "Empty rooms" is another!
Yes this is based on stone old cadences, but never before and after have they gone this straight to the heart. His guitar is sharp like an arrow. I still get goose pimples when I hear that song. Thanks Doug for choosing it, love your work as well as GMs blues 👍❤️
Was fortunate to see Gary live many times. If I’m not mistaken this was filmed at the Hammersmith Odeon at the start of his SGTB tour - his first blues tour promoting the album. I was lucky enough to have tickets to this show, not really knowing what to expect - having only previously seen his heavy rock tours. The whole audience was blown away. He even brought Albert’s King and Collins out to do a few songs they’d played on the album and for the encores. Just amazing!
Dear Doug; liked your reaction. As a guitar lover I like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie van Halen, but Gary Moore is for me the best guitar player ever lived; il Capo di tutti Capi. I've watched en heard him live many times and he doesn't only play the guitar, but also manages to put all of his being in the notes. You believe every second and together with an unique technical ability he is for me the best of the best. His Magnum Opus; Montreal 1990 "the Messiah will come again" . He tells his whole story and you are one with him and the Shepherd. Please you're view on this "classical masterpiece." Greeting from Holland.
Gary Moore fue un talento absoluto y único. Sin duda dejó un vacío imposible de llenar. En un mundo lleno de grandiosos guitarristas que han llevado la técnica a niveles inimaginables, nadie suena ni toca como él.
I was lucky enough to see Gary and his band in their heavy rock phase in the mid to late eighties and he was magnificent. One of the best guitarists I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot. RIP Gary.
Hey: Love your reactions to the music you listen to ! I've just listened to Dimash SOS and Gary Moore's Still Got the Blues. Love your recognition of the styles and progressions they are playing in. I can completely relate to your discourse on the music: You being a pHd and I am not, but I am a performer who has played these songs across nearly 20 years of playing live. I've played "Still Got The Blues", as a guitarist in a band, for at least 13 years, every single gig, every single month (we played 150 to 200 gigs per year), and this song transcends pubs, clubs, bars, etc. ;Yet I played it every gig..... to the appreciation of the customers. But, back to your contribution; just love your expert take on the songs you react to. Thank You and keep it up ! There are those of us out here that love an educated interpretation of the music !!!!
Saw him on the Still got the blues tour in Birmingham uk, still this song and solo was the most amazing face melting and beautiful solo I’ve ever witnessed live RIP we want Moore
What I love about this is that he hits you with that amazing guitar part at the start, but makes you wait to hear it again, and it builds the tension in the song brilliantly, and then the release. Amazing stuff.
great song choice...gary is one the great players that could play with feel every note he played he wanted you to hear an feel it..rory gallagher is worth looking into he brings the blues to a new level ..❤ from ireland..
I love this song. In the studio version there is a sustained note that changes tone mid way - another indication of Gary's skill in adding emotion to his considerable technical skills. More than that, it has a personal connection. My late mother had wide musical tastes. Grand opera, classical piano (she was proud when I wanted to learn), Hollywood musicals, and she picked up on any melodic rock & progressive music as I started to listen to that. I fondly remember traveling in the car with my parents when "Still got the Blues" came on the radio. She turned back to me and and said, "I like this. Who is it?" It became one of the songs she wanted on a mix tape I created for her to listen to in the kitchen when baking. Alongside some early Beatles B-sides, Life on Mars, some Focus album tracks, Eric Carmen's All by Myself and more. A warm memory.
I know you may not be aware of a little known band from the Bay Area called Y&T. Dave Meniketti was heavily influenced by Gary and the Allman Brothers. If you get a chance check out Dave Menikettis version of Man's World by James Brown. His whole album called "On The Blues Side" is insanely good. That guitar tone is what does it for me with Gary and Dave.
Gary Moore. Nothing but positive vibes. Such an amazing artist, adored his "metal period" and enjoyed some of his work after that. No matter what he played, he was phenomenal as a live artist. Hard work, emotion, a man and his guitar, singing, crying, whining, whispering, you name it. May he rest in piece. PS. Do Empty Rooms, live, 1987, Stockholm. That is something, larger than life type of song.
I always feel like he was the only one that could control that Les Paul the way he did. During his solo's it almost feels as if it wants to escape, but he reins it in. It sounds so clear and beautiful, but it is so damn wild as well :)
RUclips has an incredible video from a Montreaux Jazz Festival 2008 concert featuring him, Buddy Whittington, and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers playing So Many Roads. Interesting to see how 2 great guitar players approach the same song in their solos. Highly recommended.
1st time here so "hi" and I feel delighted that youve given some focus to Gary Moore's incredible music & energy❤ Check out his daughter Lily Moore , singer song writer in her 20s ❤❤ ❤❤❤
It was great to see your reaction to this song, as soon as I heard this the first time around all those years ago it sent chills up my spine and it does to this day. I would check out another video with Gary Moore on RUclips if you can, he plays The Thrill is Gone with B. B. King on a small stage. The video is about 10 minutes in length and has them doing the most wonderful call and response between them. For me it is real magic on stage and I just wish I had been in that audience as they were treated to a very special moment between two amazing guitar players.
The most naturally gifted soloist in the history of guitar, bar maybe only Hendrix. Absolutely exquisite. I saw him so many times. His bassist, Kass, is a friend.
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 - 6 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal and jazz fusion. Influenced by Peter Green and Eric Clapton, Moore began his career in the late 1960s when he joined Skid Row, with whom he released two albums. After Moore left the group he joined Thin Lizzy, featuring his former Skid Row bandmate and frequent collaborator Phil Lynott. Moore began his solo career in the 1970s and achieved major success with 1979's "Parisienne Walkways", which is considered his signature song. During the 1980s, Moore transitioned into playing hard rock and heavy metal with varying degrees of international success. In 1990, he returned to his roots with Still Got the Blues, which became the most successful album of his career. Moore continued to release new music throughout his later career, collaborating with other artists from time to time. Moore died on 6 February 2011 from a heart attack while on holiday in Spain.
I'm probably one of many of his fans that were left aghast when he derided his own music back in the day saying he was returning to the music that got him playing in the first place. I had had no real time for the blues up to that point, preferring the amped up rock version of the genre through the '70's. So it was Gary, one of my biggest axe heroes, that taught me what the blues is all about, his way. He converted a legion of hard rock fans by combining his incredible talents with the roots of popular music - the blues. I saw him many times over the years but looking back those gigs at the Royal Albert Hall with The Midnight Blues Band were my favourites. Thank you Gary...you've still got me 'Jumpin' at shadows......thinking....about my life....'
One of the best, if not the best, electric guitar virtuoso. All the notes he played sounded clean like they were open strings. His vibrato was stunning. Perfect technique and a lot of soul and emotion. Although his vocals are edited in this video, he had an incredible voice too. Underrated genius.
The guitar he’s playing here is Peter Greens guitar, the album was called Blues for Greeny. Interesting fact if your into this sort of thing, Kirk Hammet from Metallica now has the guitar!
I was blessed to see Gary twice live in concert. He was incredible and in my mind, one of the best guitar players ever and I have seen most big name guitar players over the past 40 years.
Because we are increasingly more human on this planet, the bar for what is best is increasingly raised and with this comes a whole galaxy of musicians with great artistic performances and only a few stand out... this is one of them. And it doesn't even have to be the most skillful or imaginative or technical, but rather the most outstanding for its actions.
I still remember having gone with my wife to one of his last concerts of his life in Genoa, Italy ....my wife told me: why you came here ? You just play guitar like him ! " ...well, it might have been curiosity from one side and the idea of hearing my style of playing although by another guitar player and ....he was truly unique that night and one of the best guitar players I always loved and respected. Thank you Gary.
Doug, here is a young Gary with Colosseum II (two), led by drummer Jon Hiseman (took over for Ginger Baker in the Graham Bond Organisation, then also Mitch Mitchell in Georgie Fame's band when those two went to Cream and Hendrix respectively) and includes Don Airey, with John Mole on bass. Hiseman was also with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers ('Bare Wires' album, w/Mick Taylor on guitar), the band that most inspired Moore (most notably when Eric Clapton and then Peter Green were in the lineup). In this clip Moore switches to electric for the second tune. The guitar, named 'Greeny', belonged to Peter Green, who founded Fleetwood Mac, and now belongs to Kirk Hammet of Metallica. Though the first Colosseum was more popular (jazzy blues rock), this lineup was heard by more music fans as Andrew Lloyd Webber employed them on the album 'Variations' and other projects related to his theatre musicals. ruclips.net/video/QmNpPrLde-8/видео.html
My fave dong from him-and unlike others, you looked at the FULL version! W/o the guitar solo at the end, it's an injustice. Brings back 1990 so clearly when I hear it. Reminds me of great days at my longest held job (23 yrs). Great review!
Tone. For. Days. Gary could shred with the best of them, but the feeling.....the tone......Oh my God. The warmer Neck pickup tone is to die for, and begins the catharsis, while the switch to the Bridge pickup takes the lament to a full-on wailing cry, with tears streaming as denial turns back to grief and acceptance and a switch back to the Neck pickup. Truly masterful. Miss Gary a lot.
Doug, please, I never asked you anything 😂 I would love to watch your analysis of the song "Preciso me encontrar" by Cartola, a great classic in Brazil, beautiful song. You're the only person on RUclips who analyses the harmony and melodies when, and this song has beautiful ones.
Doug, so glad you’ve discovered Gary Moore. For different flavours of his playing, check out “Black Rose” by Thin Lizzy, “Out in the Fields” and “Parisienne Walkways” ( both with with Phil Lynott) , “ Over the Hills and Far Away” and “ I can’t wait until Tomorrow” 👍
If I'm not mistaken the guitar Gary is playing is the famous "Greeny", originally owned by Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac and now owned (and played) by Kirk Hammett of Metallica.
@@philmordecai greeny has different volume and tone nobs and has humbucker covers this one has not if you want to see greeny go watch the messiah will come again
Where have you been all these years without hearing Still got the blues? So many of your RUclips vides say 'first time listening for me. Really???? Crazy.
Gary Moore = Legend
Gary was a 1 in a trillion musician. His guitar skills were insane and to me his melody, feel, dynamics and attack have never been bettered by anyone. I never saw him live even though he toured so much in the UK which i have regretted immensely. Earlier this year i had the chance to visit his grave to leave a guitar pick and say my thanks to him for his amazing music.
True words , seen Gary several times, he had it all as a guitarist, emotion, speed, shred, blues, the complete guitarist!
People may not realise now that in the early 80s, when I was learning guitar, Gary was as big a guitar hero in Europe as Eddie was (likewise Michael Schenker). The intro to 'End Of The World' was absolutely up there with 'Eruption' as a top end show-off-in-the-guitar-store piece.
AND... he sang perfectly while doing such
Yes!!!!! @@mickeygoh25
👍🏻❣️❤️👏🏻💥🥰
The "Parisienne Walkways" last live performance in Montreaux deserves your audiction.
Absolutely
As much as I do like Gary's voice, the live version with Phil Lynott is my favorite.
I absolutely second this, Gary's music was another level. Doug, listen to Parisienne Walkaways as soon as possible.
50th fender aniversery redhouse aswell and the one with bb king
Yes from 2010 months before he died. It was his last excellent performance of that song
was lucky enough to see him play this when he did a double header gig with BB King in 2007. I just shut my eyes and just let the music wash over me. Utterly gorgeous. My wife cried her eyes out when he passed away. We saw him a couple of years after that gig at a tribute show at the Roundhouse in London where she managed to speak to him for a while. Lovely fella and sadly sadly missed. I still maintain to this day, I've never heard anyone who can make a Les Paul sound so anguished and heartbroken as this man could. Magnificent.
Saw the same tour , an experience I will hopefully never forget , best gig for us was Cambridge Corn exchange front row . Still haunts me his passing away
Lovely words and memories,my friend.
Have watched those gigs on RUclips a thousand times. Must have been incredible to be there. A bit like your wife, I shed a few private tears when he died. He was astonishing.
I took my teenage boys to see that gig at the Wembley Arena. Wonderful!
Moore was such a virtuoso. His note striking is so pure, he made every note sound like an open string.
"The messiah will come again"
Is one of Gary's best songs live
The original by Roy Buchanan is incredible as well!
@@ProtonJimmy an absolute master
"The messiah will come again" Is one of Gary's best songs live. I disagree. there is no better. none. It's not "one of" anything. SGTB great as it is, is still a patterned song. There is no comparison between this and TMWCA. TMWCA is better than hideaway bluesbreakers, key to the highway, layla. There is nothing in history, not even the 1812 that comes close to TMWCA.
That’s Buchanan song
@@TheMiddlefandor i saw RB perform it live. They advertised him then as the greatest guitarist. He wasn't. GM turned it into an EPIC in the true sense of the word. GM MADE IT genuinely reflect the subject. Strangely both RB and GM followed a similar 3 verse pattern in other songs as well. But GM was indeed the master of the guitar like no other human that ever existed.
There are 2 types of "Blues" one is the music you play, the other is the Expression you get through your instrument......The latter is by far and away the hardest to achieve, And when its done well like this track, it tears you soul to pieces.
That fast run at 8:16 has astounded me for years. Gary was truly a master of his instrument.
Gary Moore's virtuosity was just staggering. Almost makes one forget his singing was really good too. Parisiene Walkways, The Messiah Will Come Again (tribute to Roy Buchanan), his performance with George Harrison "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" ......I miss the guy.
Never heard anybody play a guitar with so much passion RIP Gary
The guitar world is an emptier place since his passing. Poignant, superb and spine-tingling. Gary was always my favourite rock player ever bar none and he always will be. Thanks for this, Doug.
He just got the most beautiful sound out of that Les Paul. And his voice is so soulful….
One of THEE best ever guitarist's ever ❤️😢❤
Exactly, he's my third favorite (only behind Mark Knoplfer and Jimmy Paige).
@Gabrielnobre
Don't know about that like ...check out stevie ray vaughan and rory gallagher
@@lemmy9809 I know them, still prefer the ones I mentioned.
@Gabrielnobre no problem .each to to their own my friend 🧡
Every time I hear this or watch it, I get the chills.. it is so good you can't get enough of it...
And when you watch him play it he becomes the guitar so much soul.. amazing every time
It's just one of very few songs that can be felt so much... can't describe it..
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Such a distinctive style, instantly recognisable, the guitar is wailing and weeping in the most beautiful way, I’m not sure that he was referring to ‘blues’ as in the music when he wrote this, more ‘the blues’ as in how you feel following a break up 😍
Gary Moore got a lot more respect and recognition in Europe than he did in the US. Proof of that he was invited to and played at the Montreux Jazz and Blues Festival many times. 😎🎸🎸☮️
Noone deserved it more.
Gary Moore's version of Roy Buchanan's "The Messiah Will Come Again" Live at Montreaux 1990 is one of the greatest emotional guitar pieces ever played. Must Watch!
Gary is an incredibly rare musician that actually makes you 'feel' his music...a rare being that can make his instrument sing. Too many of today's musicians are cold/inhuman/unwelcoming in their music. Gary knows how to connect with the listener.
Thanks for highlighting a greatly missed legend, Doug. Gary has a number of other equally legendary live performances of other songs that folks will encourage you to check out. Happy holidays!
His Montreux performance of The Messiah Will Come Again is a masterpiece of guitar and emotional playing. Even if you never react to it, look it out and enjoy 👍
And Parisian walkways from 2010 it’s untouchable
Gary was a real hero to us all from Northern Ireland, a local boy made good and left us with some great music. Was luck enough to see him p!ay live in Belfast and he tore the Kings Hall apart.
Doug should take a look at another Irish guitar player, Rory Gallagher.
Another guitarist I was lucky enough to see live
@davidcochrane9883 you really are lucky I wish I could of seen them both
@@Roccoisgood Both Gary and Rory knew that they needed to play here in Northern Ireland during the troubles and both made sure they did and we really appreciated that as a lot of other bands didn't play here at that time.
Saw Gary many times over the years - one of the most talented guitarists who always made it look so effortless. Along with Rory Gallagher Ireland produced two of the best ever.
Likewise, saw them both in the 70’s & 80’s
Saw both gary and Rory many times. Totally awesome performers.
Gary is my number one guitarist followed by none other than Rory Gallagher
Gary Moore was and still is a Rock/Blues legend. Virtuoso guitar player, amazing singer, awesome composer... he had everything...
Amazing guitar player and singer that left us too early 😢
As was rory mate ❤
This is similar to Parisienne Walkways. A Moore/Lynott classic. The live version is a must.
The note!
@@JEM133Yes!!
Thanks for the great idea,,,guess what I'm listening to,now!
Parisienne Walkways is from an instrumental called Blue Bossa by Joe Henderson
It’s a lift of Gregg Allman’s Queen of Hearts actually
Finally some from the world greatest guitarst. After this can you please do Gary Moore - Empty Rooms live stockholm 87
Or The Loner
100% agreed! Empty rooms live outro solo is the greatest solo of all time
there’s tons of gary moore stuff that would’ve been a better request than this crap, it doesnt scratch the surface on his talent. So much good music of garys gets overlooked because people only know him for his blues crap
Oh, that solo in that performance!
Empty Rooms from we Want Moore is my favorite Gary solo!
No one could play like Gary. He really was legendary.
HIS TONE... OMG what freaking tone!!!
Love your reactions, Gary Moore was an absolute wizard at conjuring emotion out of the guitar, he played with so much feeling. Love to see you do "The Messiah Will Come Again" and "Parisienne Walkways".
One of the truly great players. Don't limit your listening to this track, there's so much moore!!! By the way, he also played with Jack Bruce and Gary Husband in a second iteration of Cream. Ya owe it to yourself. Doug!
Was super lucky to see Gary perform this song live. Thanks for the review Doug.
Gary uuhhh, hits every note with his heart. Every time he hits the note it resonates through my body.!
He didn’t need any meditation that’s for sure.
Nobody will ever touch the soul the way Gary does it. 👏🏻
Nobody has that Gary Moore TONE! Incredible guitarist but that tone is what sets Gary apart.
Saw Gary in a tiny pub/club, Manchester, early seventies
Watched him from literally a few feet away.
After the break he came back on alone and improvised for 10 minutes until the rest of the group came on
Utterly gobsmacked.
You lucky duck! Sounds awesome.
Died far too young.
I've cried at his playing numerous times. Such amazing feeling in his playing.
Blues... Everything about the feel weeps with such deep compassion. Fantastic review! Excellent choice to pursue!
Am I that old?
I fell in love with this when it came out and I still never get over the tears it conjures!
RIP Garry Moore!
BTW "Empty rooms" is another!
Yes this is based on stone old cadences, but never before and after have they gone this straight to the heart. His guitar is sharp like an arrow. I still get goose pimples when I hear that song. Thanks Doug for choosing it, love your work as well as GMs blues 👍❤️
Was fortunate to see Gary live many times. If I’m not mistaken this was filmed at the Hammersmith Odeon at the start of his SGTB tour - his first blues tour promoting the album. I was lucky enough to have tickets to this show, not really knowing what to expect - having only previously seen his heavy rock tours. The whole audience was blown away. He even brought Albert’s King and Collins out to do a few songs they’d played on the album and for the encores. Just amazing!
Dear Doug; liked your reaction. As a guitar lover I like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie van Halen, but Gary Moore is for me the best guitar player ever lived; il Capo di tutti Capi. I've watched en heard him live many times and he doesn't only play the guitar, but also manages to put all of his being in the notes. You believe every second and together with an unique technical ability he is for me the best of the best. His Magnum Opus; Montreal 1990 "the Messiah will come again" . He tells his whole story and you are one with him and the Shepherd. Please you're view on this "classical masterpiece." Greeting from Holland.
Gary Moore fue un talento absoluto y único. Sin duda dejó un vacío imposible de llenar. En un mundo lleno de grandiosos guitarristas que han llevado la técnica a niveles inimaginables, nadie suena ni toca como él.
Great review, Doug. Love the way you provide some musical theory to explain what the musician is playing - thank you for uploading.
I was lucky enough to see Gary and his band in their heavy rock phase in the mid to late eighties and he was magnificent. One of the best guitarists I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot. RIP Gary.
Hey: Love your reactions to the music you listen to ! I've just listened to Dimash SOS and Gary Moore's Still Got the Blues. Love your recognition of the styles and progressions they are playing in. I can completely relate to your discourse on the music: You being a pHd and I am not, but I am a performer who has played these songs across nearly 20 years of playing live. I've played "Still Got The Blues", as a guitarist in a band, for at least 13 years, every single gig, every single month (we played 150 to 200 gigs per year), and this song transcends pubs, clubs, bars, etc. ;Yet I played it every gig..... to the appreciation of the customers. But, back to your contribution; just love your expert take on the songs you react to. Thank You and keep it up ! There are those of us out here that love an educated interpretation of the music !!!!
A few thousand times with this song, and still the chills and "stank face nostrils" during the solo.
Pure bliss!
Saw him on the Still got the blues tour in Birmingham uk, still this song and solo was the most amazing face melting and beautiful solo I’ve ever witnessed live RIP we want Moore
You will not be disappointed
What I love about this is that he hits you with that amazing guitar part at the start, but makes you wait to hear it again, and it builds the tension in the song brilliantly, and then the release. Amazing stuff.
its not always what you do, its how you do it, and bu god he made you feel every note, both on the guitar and the vocals
great song choice...gary is one the great players that could play with feel every note he played he wanted you to hear an feel it..rory gallagher is worth looking into he brings the blues to a new level ..❤ from ireland..
I love this song. In the studio version there is a sustained note that changes tone mid way - another indication of Gary's skill in adding emotion to his considerable technical skills.
More than that, it has a personal connection. My late mother had wide musical tastes. Grand opera, classical piano (she was proud when I wanted to learn), Hollywood musicals, and she picked up on any melodic rock & progressive music as I started to listen to that. I fondly remember traveling in the car with my parents when "Still got the Blues" came on the radio. She turned back to me and and said, "I like this. Who is it?"
It became one of the songs she wanted on a mix tape I created for her to listen to in the kitchen when baking. Alongside some early Beatles B-sides, Life on Mars, some Focus album tracks, Eric Carmen's All by Myself and more. A warm memory.
Caught him on this tour at the beacon theater nyc...blew me away!!!
I know you may not be aware of a little known band from the Bay Area called Y&T. Dave Meniketti was heavily influenced by Gary and the Allman Brothers. If you get a chance check out Dave Menikettis version of Man's World by James Brown. His whole album called "On The Blues Side" is insanely good. That guitar tone is what does it for me with Gary and Dave.
Gary Moore. Nothing but positive vibes. Such an amazing artist, adored his "metal period" and enjoyed some of his work after that. No matter what he played, he was phenomenal as a live artist. Hard work, emotion, a man and his guitar, singing, crying, whining, whispering, you name it. May he rest in piece. PS. Do Empty Rooms, live, 1987, Stockholm. That is something, larger than life type of song.
I always feel like he was the only one that could control that Les Paul the way he did. During his solo's it almost feels as if it wants to escape, but he reins it in. It sounds so clear and beautiful, but it is so damn wild as well :)
this and The Messiah Will Come Again are two of the best guitar performances I've ever heard. changed my life forever
RUclips has an incredible video from a Montreaux Jazz Festival 2008 concert featuring him, Buddy Whittington, and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers playing So Many Roads. Interesting to see how 2 great guitar players approach the same song in their solos. Highly recommended.
Beautiful yet haunting.
Quite simply the greatest guitar player we have ever seen!!!!
Most don’t realize this song is a lift of Gregg Allman’s Queen of Hearts
Loved Gary , beautiful songs and the best vibrato
So soulful and emotional!❤
I've been playing guitar since I was 11. Gary has always been one of favorites
singing great and playing great is a gift.......AMAZING!
It gives me goosebumps in several places in the song
1st time here so "hi" and I feel delighted that youve given some focus to Gary Moore's incredible music & energy❤ Check out his daughter Lily Moore , singer song writer in her 20s ❤❤ ❤❤❤
It was great to see your reaction to this song, as soon as I heard this the first time around all those years ago it sent chills up my spine and it does to this day. I would check out another video with Gary Moore on RUclips if you can, he plays The Thrill is Gone with B. B. King on a small stage. The video is about 10 minutes in length and has them doing the most wonderful call and response between them. For me it is real magic on stage and I just wish I had been in that audience as they were treated to a very special moment between two amazing guitar players.
The most naturally gifted soloist in the history of guitar, bar maybe only Hendrix. Absolutely exquisite. I saw him so many times. His bassist, Kass, is a friend.
Amazing, looking forward to this. Still Got The Blues is such a great album. Thanks as always for the review
greatest guitarist ever
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 - 6 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal and jazz fusion.
Influenced by Peter Green and Eric Clapton, Moore began his career in the late 1960s when he joined Skid Row, with whom he released two albums. After Moore left the group he joined Thin Lizzy, featuring his former Skid Row bandmate and frequent collaborator Phil Lynott. Moore began his solo career in the 1970s and achieved major success with 1979's "Parisienne Walkways", which is considered his signature song. During the 1980s, Moore transitioned into playing hard rock and heavy metal with varying degrees of international success. In 1990, he returned to his roots with Still Got the Blues, which became the most successful album of his career. Moore continued to release new music throughout his later career, collaborating with other artists from time to time. Moore died on 6 February 2011 from a heart attack while on holiday in Spain.
One of the top ten best guitar players of all time. A monster!!!!!!
I feel and believe every note he plays and sings. Great performance.
Gary Moore, have listened to him for 45 years, and will listen for another 45 :) Good one Doug :)
One of my 4 top favorite axemen! He was a great blues player, but... I like him best in his hard rock era, to which he shifted back in the end!
I'm probably one of many of his fans that were left aghast when he derided his own music back in the day saying he was returning to the music that got him playing in the first place. I had had no real time for the blues up to that point, preferring the amped up rock version of the genre through the '70's. So it was Gary, one of my biggest axe heroes, that taught me what the blues is all about, his way. He converted a legion of hard rock fans by combining his incredible talents with the roots of popular music - the blues. I saw him many times over the years but looking back those gigs at the Royal Albert Hall with The Midnight Blues Band were my favourites. Thank you Gary...you've still got me 'Jumpin' at shadows......thinking....about my life....'
I never heard a guitarist who could wring as much emotion out of a guitar as Garry Moore could. For me he is top five all-time greats.
For me Gary was best one
One of the best, if not the best, electric guitar virtuoso. All the notes he played sounded clean like they were open strings. His vibrato was stunning. Perfect technique and a lot of soul and emotion. Although his vocals are edited in this video, he had an incredible voice too. Underrated genius.
Gary together with Phil Lynott "out in the fields" is a must.
Absolutely. That is such an epic tune
Gary Moore recorded an album with songs written by Peter Green, also worth a listen.
The guitar he’s playing here is Peter Greens guitar, the album was called Blues for Greeny. Interesting fact if your into this sort of thing, Kirk Hammet from Metallica now has the guitar!
I'll never forget the first time I heard this - outstanding music
Gary ever just phoned it in. He gave everything in every performance.
I was blessed to see Gary twice live in concert. He was incredible and in my mind, one of the best guitar players ever and I have seen most big name guitar players over the past 40 years.
Because we are increasingly more human on this planet, the bar for what is best is increasingly raised and with this comes a whole galaxy of musicians with great artistic performances and only a few stand out... this is one of them.
And it doesn't even have to be the most skillful or imaginative or technical, but rather the most outstanding for its actions.
Please react to Gary doing a live cover of Jimi Hendrix’s Red House with Pino Palladino on bass!!
I still remember having gone with my wife to one of his last concerts of his life in Genoa, Italy ....my wife told me: why you came here ? You just play guitar like him ! " ...well, it might have been curiosity from one side and the idea of hearing my style of playing although by another guitar player and ....he was truly unique that night and one of the best guitar players I always loved and respected. Thank you Gary.
Doug, here is a young Gary with Colosseum II (two), led by drummer Jon Hiseman (took over for Ginger Baker in the Graham Bond Organisation, then also Mitch Mitchell in Georgie Fame's band when those two went to Cream and Hendrix respectively) and includes Don Airey, with John Mole on bass. Hiseman was also with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers ('Bare Wires' album, w/Mick Taylor on guitar), the band that most inspired Moore (most notably when Eric Clapton and then Peter Green were in the lineup). In this clip Moore switches to electric for the second tune. The guitar, named 'Greeny', belonged to Peter Green, who founded Fleetwood Mac, and now belongs to Kirk Hammet of Metallica.
Though the first Colosseum was more popular (jazzy blues rock), this lineup was heard by more music fans as Andrew Lloyd Webber employed them on the album 'Variations' and other projects related to his theatre musicals.
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When you can sing the solo then it's class - Gary was CLASS. "THE LONNER" is Awesome.
My fave dong from him-and unlike others, you looked at the FULL version! W/o the guitar solo at the end, it's an injustice. Brings back 1990 so clearly when I hear it. Reminds me of great days at my longest held job (23 yrs). Great review!
One of the absolute best!
Tone. For. Days. Gary could shred with the best of them, but the feeling.....the tone......Oh my God. The warmer Neck pickup tone is to die for, and begins the catharsis, while the switch to the Bridge pickup takes the lament to a full-on wailing cry, with tears streaming as denial turns back to grief and acceptance and a switch back to the Neck pickup. Truly masterful. Miss Gary a lot.
Doug, please, I never asked you anything 😂 I would love to watch your analysis of the song "Preciso me encontrar" by Cartola, a great classic in Brazil, beautiful song. You're the only person on RUclips who analyses the harmony and melodies when, and this song has beautiful ones.
Thank you Doug. Another epic video.
Doug, so glad you’ve discovered Gary Moore. For different flavours of his playing, check out “Black Rose” by Thin Lizzy, “Out in the Fields” and “Parisienne Walkways” ( both with with Phil Lynott) , “ Over the Hills and Far Away” and “ I can’t wait until Tomorrow” 👍
Gary hits the heart, there's no escape RIP
Thanks it’s been awhile. Saw him live, twice in the eights!
Simply said, one of the best guitarist to ever exist!
Saw him open for Rush, my favorite concert all time.
Still got the blues Hes no longer with us,Bless u Mr Gary Moore,Legend.
If I'm not mistaken the guitar Gary is playing is the famous "Greeny", originally owned by Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac and now owned (and played) by Kirk Hammett of Metallica.
Not greeny btw
@@moonlight450 You don't think? Seemed like the same colouring and I believe Gary was the owner or it prior to selling to Kirk Hammet.
@@philmordecai greeny has different volume and tone nobs and has humbucker covers this one has not if you want to see greeny go watch the messiah will come again
Where have you been all these years without hearing Still got the blues? So many of your RUclips vides say 'first time listening for me. Really???? Crazy.