Suprisingly detailed overlook on Dad's career, not everything was entirely true but clearly you guys have taken your time to learn what you could about him. You mention many times he was dissatisfied with his music but the truth is he only ever made the music he resonated with at the time, it didn't matter what genre it was it simply kept things interesting to him. His musical base was always blues, but he got bored easily. I think he just loved to challenge himself and genuinely didn't care what people thought. His love for playing guitar was unwavering
Gary moore is a genius on guitar and just for music in general, his solos always are melodic and have a voice of their own, truly one of a kind and if it was a duel between Gary moore and Eric Clapton, then Gary moore wins hands down and wipes the floor with Clapton,rest in peace Gary moore cause your legend and music will live forever 🙏🎸😊
Gary Moore lives forever through his music. Right now he is probably jamming with Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, Paul Kossoth, Eddie Van Halen, Malcolm Young, and Randy Rhoads. Phil Lynott, David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, and Ronnie James Dio are on vocals. John Bonham is on drums, Lemmy and Phil are on bass. John Lord and Richard Wright are on keyboards.
For people not having heard of Gary Moore is not the same thing as being forgotten. How can you forget someone you never heard of? Once you have heard him play, you will never ever forget him. Never. I saw him in Copenhagen outdoor arena on a beautiful summer evening...magic.
If there is one guitarist in history that makes me think “I wish I could play like him”, it’s definitely Gary Moore. And I don’t mean ability, I mean his heart and soul. Although I love metal I’ve never cared about being fast, I want to be able to make the guitar sing like Gary could.
The first time I heard Gary Moore, the rest of the players I’d held in the highest esteem dropped a level as Gary took over the top slot! Since then, I’ve not heard anyone to challenge Gary as my favorite player! RIP Gary Moore - Such heart and feeling!
As a guitarist for over 40 years, I have yet to hear anybody who could play anything and set new standards every time he picked up a board! Quite possibly the best player EVER! MISS YOU BROTHER!!
Gary Moore is one of the most influencial guitarists of all time. He is probably the most influencial guitarist of his generation, if you consider, that he was (and still is) an important influence for numerous metal, rock, bluesrock and blues guitarists all over the world.
Feel. That's Moore. No swooping dive bombs, uber fast neck runs, sonic harmonics or ginormous pedal boards. Just give the man a guitar, watch, listen and learn. It's all about "The Feeling". A magnificent six string player. Thank you for showcasing some fine history.
Gary Moore did all that stuff you mentioned back in the 1980s, but he never sounded schooled - his feel was always raw and passionate, and his phrasing, even when going fast, was extremely natural. That was what IMO separated him from all the shredders out there and established him as a true guitar legend.
He was the "lightbulb moment" for me. I was a guitar player in the '80s, with a penchant for, well, '80s tones. I was also a blues nut, but I liked to play it with a much heavier tone than most contemporary artists, like SRV, who I worshiped. Then, I bought "Still Got The Blues" and put that CD in while leaving the store. It was like a lightning bolt. I still remember that moment to this day. Here was a guy, playing blues, but with a ripping Marshall tone and with many licks that were still pretty well seated in the current trends of virtuoso guitar. It was the perfect mixture and made me a lifelong fan of Gary. I could never play like him, that I can assure you, but he inspired me to play I would say as much, if not more, than many of my heroes. Just an amazing player, truly one of a kind.
Technically Gary was the better guitarist BUT without Clapton there might not have been a Gary Moore.. Clapton was along with Peter Green & Jimi Hendrix one of Gary's biggest influences.. Did the student surpass the teacher absolutely but you can;t negate Clapton's influence on Gary and so many others
He was a beast, ferocious and seemingly unlimited in the scope of his technical ability. I play guitar professionally and I can hold my own, but Gary's playing was on another level completely and he's easily in my top 3. He was astonishingly good.
@@TheHumbuckerboy Hendrix and EVH, but that's just for that particular genre I guess, Blues/Rock. Joe Pass is an absolute monster player but in a different genre, and my favourite guitarist overall is Julian Bream. Gary sits very near the top of the tree for that type of playing but in reality there's so many amazing players in so many styles that it's not really something that you can measure, quantify or judge realistically. Paco De Lucia, Birelli Lagrene, John McLoughlin, John Williams, Danny Gatton, Dimebag, all of them monster players and utterly unlike each other. Music is not an Olympic sport, not a competition, and it's very much a subjective, personal thing, so my top 3 are just my top 3 and they only hold true for me.
I love Gary but I can't stand that version of Red house. I think it is a huge cliché version. Give me Shapes of things from live at Emerald Aisles '84 any day. There he really shows his greatness.
The first time I saw Gary playing live was with Skid Row, he was a teenager then and was phenomenal. I saw him a couple of times more later in his life. Gary's blues playing is my favourite.
I saw him as a young lad playing in Skid Row in Crumlin in Dublin. He was just a few years older than me but he made an incredible impression on me with his flair and tone. Blues for Greenie album is my favourite.
We first went to hear him at the kings Hall, Belfast.Still have the ticket,it was a great evening,with plenty of stage lights and special affects.He performed an especially good version of “empty rooms”,on that occassion!
He isn't forgotten. He never had that Hendrix type of celebrity in America. But in the UK and France, that's a whole different story. They knew him out there.
Thanks for the thorough overview of the man Philip Lynott called "The best guitarist in the world". I discovered Gary Moore and Michael Schenker around the same time, Gary a little earlier. It was actually hard to believe that anyone could play that well, the guitar seemingly becoming part of the man. Gary underrated his own work. Back on the Streets, Black Rose and G-Force make up a trio of brilliance, but he never made a bad album.
Thank you for this video. I love guitar players like Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Jason Becker, Kotzen, and all these virtuoso musicians, but Gary Moore is on the top of the list. He is really missed.
Gary Moore was definitely the most successful solo act guitar player since Hendrix. back when "Still got the blues" came out he was on mainstream radio all over Europe.
I would never seek to totally define any artist, it is both arrogant and subject to debate to do so! Gary Moore to me was a working class hero, rising out of the back streets of Northern Ireland, a guitar player of singular talent and dedication, he was obviously deeply involved with Blues, and soulful music, he managed to reach great heights, what a superb guitar player.
Thank you for highlighting Gary Moore. People are clueless about him. He and Michael Schenker (who you should also feature in your series) are my two favorite guitarists.-Tim
Thank you for this! Nice to have a documentary on my biggest inspiration. So many short films etc. on other great legendary guitar, yet so little on Gary Moore! Great video, Gary was the greatest!
Gary is one of a kind, a rare special talent that really wont be seen again. Nothing quite like him and seriously a blues master, just not many with a musical vocabulary as Gary, will be remembered and examined by guitarist forever.
Una carrera impresionante, una discografía dispar así como excelente, una forma de tocar magistral, pulso, rapidez y sustain en las manos. Su legado es impresionante y perdurará como tal. Algunos escuchan música, nosotros la amamos. ❤
Thanks for posting this. I had the unforgettable experience of seeing Skid Row in the Savoy theatre in Limerick many moons ago. Most of the the material they played that night was from the 34 Hours album. Gary Moore was around 17 years old and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I was about 2 or 3 years into my own guitar journey and this left me stunned at the time. I’ve been playing now for about 50 years and am considered not a bad player among those who know me, however when I listen to the guitar solo “Go, never gonna let you” on the 34 hours album it still amazes me at good he was at such a young age. Also have to say that the band were absolutely ##it hot. Bridgeman and Shiels made up an awesome Rhythm Section. I don’t usually comment on YT postings, however this was the first live Rock band gig and is still one of the most memorable
if you guys listened carefully, gary pour his whole heart and soul in each of its songs. I can feel that energy,the sadness, hope and regret in each of his guitar playing. Truly his song suit all moods
You are absolutely right to cover Gary Moore. When people put out lists of great and influential guitarists, he should be on those lists but he rarely is.
Unmistakeably beautiful tone and texture. Like Paul Kossoff and Mick Ronson, Gary Moore managed to wring something truly unique and heart-wrenching out of his Les Paul. You could identify any of them after just a handful of notes. Superb.
Gary Moore was, above all, a performer, a live artist. Putting body and soul in every single notes. I discovered him when he was playing with "Thin Lizzy" (the Celtic influence comes from Phil Lynnot who wrote many of his lyrics based on Celtic folk themes). Moore, on stage, was a ferocious beast with an incredibly light touch. Sorely missed.
I love Gary More's playing and try to pass it along to my guitar students. He was truly exceptional, as he could literally sing notes via the guitar. Also, please consider an episode of this on the late Michael Hedges. I saw him live (even at his last ever gig) and spoke with him many times. Many many people are copying his style these days and he seems forgotten. Please feel free to PM me if you choose to do such an episode and need help on research. As a younf heavy metal player in the 80's, I can assure you that Hedges was the Hendrix of the acoustic guitar, literally changing you life after seeing him live. Again, thank you for remembering the stunning Gary Moore. Keep up the great work.
Excellent biography of my fave guitar player - well reasearched and in depth. Had the pleasure of meeting Gary and his band when supporting Rush here in Vancouver May 18 1984, met them at an in-store then gave them a ride to the venue afterwards. I have the JHS copy of Greeny which is well worth the $400 I paid for it
Thank you so much for putting together this video, and honoring the best guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist I will ever see/hear in my lifetime! There will never, ever be another Gary Moore...
Just come across this video on RUclips as it popped up, because it was about Gary Moore sat here and watched it, thank you for making this l really enjoyed all the information, Gary was a great musician his music will always be played, but he would always be missed.
Good to see this fine tribute 👍Thankyou. What stood out the most was Gary's fretwork and tone. His crossover from rock music to Blues was seamless, but he had many more strings to his bow. An old man now, I remember buying Parisienne Walkways, Thin Lizzy Live, Out in the Fields; and also G Force which I am pleased you mentioned. His Blues For You album was a peach. Fingers crossed for a statue recognizing Gary Moore in Belfast in 2023.
I enjoyed this video very much....thank you. Gary was in my humble opinion the best guitarist ever to walk this earth. The music scene in the latter part of the 60's and early 70's was a fantastic time to be a teenager. New bands were popping up almost weekly and many had really good guitarists. Obviously, the main influence for this was Jimi Hendrix. In 1969 I remember reading about a great young teenage Irish guitarist who was considered to be even faster than Alvin Lee (R.I.P) of Ten Years After. This of course was Gary Moore. I first saw Gary play in 1970 when Skid Row played in Folkestone, Kent, England. I followed his career ever since and went to see him play honestly more times than I can remember! I met Gary in Croydon, Surrey, England in 1999 and he was a really nice guy. We chatted about guitars, music and he signed autographs for myself and my two sons (then aged 14 and 11) and gave each one a Gary Moore Guitar Plectrum. 😁 Gary could play any style he wanted to, including Blues, Rock, Jazz Fusion and even Neo-classical. He played with so much feeling and passion it touches your soul. Even when he played very fast (shredding as it is now called. I hate that term to be honest!), he always managed to make it sound melodic and fit in perfectly rather than being just a bunch of random notes. I urge anyone who can be bothered to read this to go and watch The Messiah Will Come Again Live. I include the link below: ruclips.net/video/7k07j7LcLqw/видео.html You will see a true guitar master at work! Everything from bends, hammer-on's, pull-off's, slides, violining, palm mutes it's all there! Apologies for this being so long, but Gary really does deserve to be a household name. I think that it can be summed up by Phil Lynott (R.I.P), who in an interview was quoted as saying that 'when Gary left Thin Lizzy the first time I needed to get two guitarists to replace him because he was so good'! R.I.P Gary and thank you for the years and years of pleasure you gave to not only me, but to millions of others. You will never be forgotten! 😊🎸
Gary Moore is much more widely known in the UK and Europe than in the USA which is a real shame! He was one of a kind and so gifted and talented. I remember seeing him live on the After Hours tour back in 1992 in Birmingham England and he was absolutely awesome!!
Thanks for remembering gary.i saw and met him in late 80s early 90s in sanfrancisco at wolfgangs with opening band hurricane.gary was fantastic! To this day his ballads are masterpieces and i miss him terribly passed to soon r.i.p
Glad I found this channel! There are many lists that attempt to opine on who the top 10, top 20, top 100 etc players are. Gary doesn’t make those lists all too often. The fact he doesn’t make those lists is either a joke or a crime. There are few players that can move me, less than a handful really. The shredders who display their technical wizardry and speed don’t get my attention, however Gary Moore can move me with one note. Gary’s searing tone, beautifully melodic phrasing, perfect vibrato and endless sustain are IMHO second to none. Gary is sorely missed. I’ve seen many of the greats live, two of those I missed are true regrets and they’re Gary and SRV. RIP Stevie and Gary. There was mention of Clapton in the video. I was lucky enough to be in the Beacon Theatre 3-20-09 when Clapton sat in for the entire 2nd set and encore for the Allman Brothers 40 anniversary run in NYC. Clapton did all he could do to keep up with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks that night. Haynes and Trucks blew the roof off the Beacon that night.
First discovered Moore back in late eighties on Colosseum II Strange new flesh. Loved that album, learned all guitar parts (or tried). He was such a great player.
THANK YOU for making this video!!! I have been asking over and over why does Gary not get more respect.. Top 100.. Top 50 guitarists of all time.. They do not give him the respect he deserves. I am a beginner guitar player and within weeks of learning my first chords a while back, I stumbled across Seperate Ways and Parisienne Walkways... Well in the mind of a young guitar player let me just say....Mind Blown!
I first stumbled across Gary via the Black Rose album, & quickly became a fan. For sheer tone, I've always held that his was the "ideal" hard rock guitar sound; and it worked just as well for him when it came to the Blues. He certainly could draw more "emotion" out of his sound than any other guitarist that I can think of. I have all of his 80's/'90s works (except BBM), and a "greatest hits" compilation of his '70s work.
I commented on this vid already but, I just thought of something. Someone really that I believe we all have missed. For me it’s because he’s not forgotten to me or other guitar player but, to the greater public(like Gary) he has been. That’s Johnny Winter. He deserves to be included as a Forgotten Fretmaster based upon that criteria.
I was blessed to have seen Gary live four times. Twice with Thin Lizzy, once during his opening gig for Whitesnake doing that metally stuff, and finally one his 'Still Got The Blues' tour. Even playing that metal stuff, which was pretty disposable poser-type drek, his playing was phenomenal and I was elated when he eventually went back to playing blues (using Greeny's gold top Les Paul) which really brought out the best of him. It was a truly sad day for me when he passed. A day that I commemorated him with a six-pack of Guinness and the BBM album blasting at a high level. He, Jack, and Ginger (and Thin Lizzy, of course) are all a big part of my personal musical fandom and will always remain so.
Just curious when did you see him with Lizzy. I saw them many times but never managed to see them with GM. I did see him solo a number of times. A guitarist in the very top echelon.
@@obbor4 Lucky you. Would have loved to have seen him with Lizzy. Despite always being associated with them and being a member on 3 separate occasions, his cumulative time with them was pretty short.
@@jimbyrne8079 Yeah. To be truthful, I only knew the group from their radio hits (at the time) 'Jailbreak' and 'The Boys Are Back in Town' and didn't know yet of Gary's greatness until actually seeing him up close. I was about ten feet from the stage, at the Florida show, which cost "$5.98, in honor of the call letters for Tampa Bays number one station, 98 Rock, on their birthday. They also served cake for the occasion. The other two times (his opening for Whitesnake and during the 'Still Got the Blues' tour, I was there for him specifically. He was a monster talent, to be certain!
Love Gary Moore - if anyone looks at his grave today, he does seem forgotten, it's sad :( I was more into Gary at the time than SRV :(... RIP Gary...great documentary, thanks :)
Never forgotten my friend,and what a swish and tasteful parish church yard he was laid to rest in! The main east windows in St Margaret’s Rottingdean are something else. Had no idea alcohol had become such an issue for him. Unlike St George who fought a visible dragon,the battles many of us face in life are the ones that no one sees!
I love how this was in my suggested videos.. Thin Lizzy is just about my personal favorite band of all time ! If I never found them I personally wouldn’t have found Gary💚🍻💚
I feel the same! I first heard of Gary thru Thin Lizzy, my all time favorite band as well. They were sooo much more than The Boys are Back in town, great tune but they were so much more
I appreciated this video. Glad you mentioned the first Greg Lake solo album because that was the first I'd ever heard of Gary. You cited numerous albums made since then that I really ought to seek out.
We must continue to make and consume videos like this. For my money, Gary is the best to ever pick up the instrument. Sadly, too many people have no idea who he is, or know his work.
Thank you .. that was a Awesome Documentary on the Legendary Gary Moore .. one of the Greatest Guitarist Ever ... Now time to look up some of the music I haven't heard .. 👍💯🎶🎵🎸
Great review and research. I don't know where to begin. I came across Gary Moore in the early 80s....to me his rock era from G Force with songs like Hiroshima, She's Got You, Nuclear Attack, Dancing (live version at the Marquee London) then on to Corridors of Power.....blew me away .... that sound ...so ferocious and powerful. He was so different from EVH .....and different to Michael Schenker ...both also legends at that time ....with Randy Rhodes emerging and a load of others to follow thru the 80s later on with the more technical guitarists thereafter with Malmsteen, Satriani, Vai , etc. But Gary had soul and his guitar poured with emotion.....something so many others did not possess. His versatility was his greatest weapon compared to others. Machine gun picking, incredible sustain on notes that glowed through the auditorium live, insanely long improvised solos that never seemed to stop .... this guy's chops.... he had it all and so naturally melodic. It really was so sad for me to see him go downhill with his success after Still Got the Blues .... the success he craved for so much thru the 80s but never really got recognized except in small circles. He ended up regenerating blues style recordings for too long in my opinion for 20 years and waited too long to get back to rock music so many people loved about Gary. He should have returned to Celtic Rock at the end of the 1990s. Gary became overweight and had considerably changed body shape in his latter years....his guitar tone always beautifully sounding, but tragically losing the battle with his body. It was so painful to see him so much out of shape. He could turn on the chops now and then in his last years...but it wasn't consistent. It seems ironic that he hated Phil for his abuse of heroin yet he ended up the same way himself abusing alcohol. I guess Gary never got over that day when Phil died and a lot of the material he wrote thereafter seemed to link back to Phil. So so sad how all of this ended up. Is it the fate that awaits the greats? Another fabulous guitarist Leslie West from Mountain comes to mind....a true original style player who never wanted to be the fastest but shit he could get sounds out of his guitar sounding real good. He understood what originality meant. One of Eddie Van Halen's key influences. All of these guys were brilliant geniuses.....all ending up abusing themselves to death. I don't mean to be critical of Gary .... he is right up the top on my list of guitar heroes as far as rock/hard rock goes. I just wish he would have got back to rock 10 years earlier instead of wallowing in his blues shit all the time. Perhaps he would still be here.
He also played with Jack Bruce and Gary Husband doing Cream songs . He nails all the guitar parts and TONE on a Gibson SG . I have a VHS tape and it's on You Tube . He passed too soon . A great loss .
Thankyou for the clip on Garry Moore! You are an excellent host and definetely do your homework! Its obvious that you enjoy your work and make a positive impression on todays listeners with musical references of the past! Excellent storytelling skills...I didn’t even want to leave my phone to get a beer! Haha! Keep up the good work man!
Great job on the video! You're channel is great. I think you have discovered a unique niche of historical story telling of players and gear that is fascinating. I get stoked everytime I see a new Forgotten Fretmasters video pop up. I know you definitely don't do this for the $, but the love of it and your authenticity shows. The guitar community definitely appreciates all your hard work. Will we see a Roy Buchanan?
Well the 1st time I heard gary was when I was 14 when I heard parisienne walk ways and yep there is a lot of fantastic players around at that time and present time he's definitely my favourite lucky I got to see from 1981 and up til he died best album for me corridors of power.
love the channell, and i get the Forgotten term,,greetings from ireland, thanks for keeping the memory of Gary moore and Rory gallagher, and all the other great guitarists alive.
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Suprisingly detailed overlook on Dad's career, not everything was entirely true but clearly you guys have taken your time to learn what you could about him. You mention many times he was dissatisfied with his music but the truth is he only ever made the music he resonated with at the time, it didn't matter what genre it was it simply kept things interesting to him. His musical base was always blues, but he got bored easily. I think he just loved to challenge himself and genuinely didn't care what people thought. His love for playing guitar was unwavering
Your dad is the best guitarist I've ever heard. Truly sad to see him leave this earth so early.
Gus Moore?
Gary moore is a genius on guitar and just for music in general, his solos always are melodic and have a voice of their own, truly one of a kind and if it was a duel between Gary moore and Eric Clapton, then Gary moore wins hands down and wipes the floor with Clapton,rest in peace Gary moore cause your legend and music will live forever 🙏🎸😊
Your dad was an absolute delight to listen to
Gary Moore lives forever through his music. Right now he is probably jamming with Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, Paul Kossoth, Eddie Van Halen, Malcolm Young, and Randy Rhoads. Phil Lynott, David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, and Ronnie James Dio are on vocals. John Bonham is on drums, Lemmy and Phil are on bass. John Lord and Richard Wright are on keyboards.
Forgotten?? Never! One of the greatest guitarists ever.
Being from Northern Ireland I am incredibly grateful for any tributes to Gary. Very sadly missed.
Likewise, Ulster An Dun here!
I miss him, although I found him later in his career, by hearing a cover of one of songs, so I had to find out about him and I did. AMAZING miss you 😔
For people not having heard of Gary Moore is not the same thing as being forgotten. How can you forget someone you never heard of? Once you have heard him play, you will never ever forget him. Never. I saw him in Copenhagen outdoor arena on a beautiful summer evening...magic.
If there is one guitarist in history that makes me think “I wish I could play like him”, it’s definitely Gary Moore. And I don’t mean ability, I mean his heart and soul. Although I love metal I’ve never cared about being fast, I want to be able to make the guitar sing like Gary could.
He isn't forgotten, not by a long shot. He was one of the very best.
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Absolutly agree...
THE best
The first time I heard Gary Moore, the rest of the players I’d held in the highest esteem dropped a level as Gary took over the top slot!
Since then, I’ve not heard anyone to challenge Gary as my favorite player!
RIP Gary Moore - Such heart and feeling!
1 of the MOST underrated players in history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Indeed that’s why I’m here! 🙂
only in usa. he is a guitar god
As a guitarist for over 40 years, I have yet to hear anybody who could play anything and set new standards every time he picked up a board!
Quite possibly the best player EVER!
MISS YOU BROTHER!!
Completely agree,he was “The Master”
Like I've always said, absolutely the greatest les paul player ever.
Bravo 👏
When I was young, all us rock fans in Nepal loved him
He could play anything
First viewer from Nepal that I’ve spoken to! Thanks for watching!
@@TheGuitarHistorian good music is universal.
Gary Moore is one of the most influencial guitarists of all time. He is probably the most influencial guitarist of his generation, if you consider, that he was (and still is) an important influence for numerous metal, rock, bluesrock and blues guitarists all over the world.
My favorite guitar player ever. Period.
Feel. That's Moore. No swooping dive bombs, uber fast neck runs, sonic harmonics or ginormous pedal boards. Just give the man a guitar, watch, listen and learn. It's all about "The Feeling". A magnificent six string player. Thank you for showcasing some fine history.
He done plenty of them in the 80s. All can be heard in Over the hills and far away solo.
He did plenty of that stuff over the years, but I agree his feel is what sets him apart.
Gary Moore did all that stuff you mentioned back in the 1980s, but he never sounded schooled - his feel was always raw and passionate, and his phrasing, even when going fast, was extremely natural. That was what IMO separated him from all the shredders out there and established him as a true guitar legend.
Gary Moore could one note scream with energy and then the next note bring you to tears. His guitar playing skills were amazing.
He was the "lightbulb moment" for me. I was a guitar player in the '80s, with a penchant for, well, '80s tones. I was also a blues nut, but I liked to play it with a much heavier tone than most contemporary artists, like SRV, who I worshiped. Then, I bought "Still Got The Blues" and put that CD in while leaving the store. It was like a lightning bolt. I still remember that moment to this day. Here was a guy, playing blues, but with a ripping Marshall tone and with many licks that were still pretty well seated in the current trends of virtuoso guitar. It was the perfect mixture and made me a lifelong fan of Gary. I could never play like him, that I can assure you, but he inspired me to play I would say as much, if not more, than many of my heroes. Just an amazing player, truly one of a kind.
Just my opinion, but Moore overshadows Clapton without even really trying hard. R.I.P. Gary. I Still Got The Blues that you're gone.
Clapton never shared a stage with him! Theres your answer 😉
@@amadan9999 Apparently Clapton didn't get along well with Gary. At any rate, I agree with Rick.
Technically Gary was the better guitarist BUT without Clapton there might not have been a Gary Moore.. Clapton was along with Peter Green & Jimi Hendrix one of Gary's biggest influences.. Did the student surpass the teacher absolutely but you can;t negate Clapton's influence on Gary and so many others
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Point taken.
Gary Moore is the best, most under-rated guitarist to ever set foot on this planet
He was a beast, ferocious and seemingly unlimited in the scope of his technical ability. I play guitar professionally and I can hold my own, but Gary's playing was on another level completely and he's easily in my top 3. He was astonishingly good.
Amen
Gary Moore is the top predator in the land of predators
Who are your other choices ?
@@TheHumbuckerboy Hendrix and EVH, but that's just for that particular genre I guess, Blues/Rock. Joe Pass is an absolute monster player but in a different genre, and my favourite guitarist overall is Julian Bream. Gary sits very near the top of the tree for that type of playing but in reality there's so many amazing players in so many styles that it's not really something that you can measure, quantify or judge realistically. Paco De Lucia, Birelli Lagrene, John McLoughlin, John Williams, Danny Gatton, Dimebag, all of them monster players and utterly unlike each other. Music is not an Olympic sport, not a competition, and it's very much a subjective, personal thing, so my top 3 are just my top 3 and they only hold true for me.
Agreed. Totally badass & tremendously technically accomplished player.
You have to keep telling people about Gary Moore . Thank You for doing so !
Gary can never be forgotten. Had him on the ear buds this morning at the gym.
Gary's live version of Red House is , and will always be , epic. Respectful joyful virtuosity. A tour de force.
I agree 100%.
My alltime favorite is his cover of "I love you more than you'll ever know"
That is one of the best performances of all time. Fender Anniversary Party
I love Gary but I can't stand that version of Red house. I think it is a huge cliché version. Give me Shapes of things from live at Emerald Aisles '84 any day. There he really shows his greatness.
Gary Moore is not forgotten
Gary Moore was one of the best and greatest guitarist ever!! I feel something from his playing.
Gary Moore could do it all. One of the finest blues guitarist Truly missed.
The first time I saw Gary playing live was with Skid Row, he was a teenager then and was phenomenal. I saw him a couple of times more later in his life. Gary's blues playing is my favourite.
I saw him as a young lad playing in Skid Row in Crumlin in Dublin. He was just a few years older than me but he made an incredible impression on me with his flair and tone. Blues for Greenie album is my favourite.
We first went to hear him at the kings Hall,
Belfast.Still have the ticket,it was a great
evening,with plenty of stage lights and
special affects.He performed an
especially good version of
“empty rooms”,on that
occassion!
He isn't forgotten. He never had that Hendrix type of celebrity in America. But in the UK and France, that's a whole different story. They knew him out there.
Germany loves him too.
@@MindControlUltra I was at his concert in Warsaw in 2009, in Poland he is also remembered :)
From what I’ve heard he was also popular in Japan too.
100%! Many people here in the USA don't know much or very little about Gary Moore. IMHO Gary Moore is the greatest guitarist of all-time!
you know i always want moore just like my name says!
Thanks for the thorough overview of the man Philip Lynott called "The best guitarist in the world". I discovered Gary Moore and Michael Schenker around the same time, Gary a little earlier. It was actually hard to believe that anyone could play that well, the guitar seemingly becoming part of the man. Gary underrated his own work. Back on the Streets, Black Rose and G-Force make up a trio of brilliance, but he never made a bad album.
Thank you for this video. I love guitar players like Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Jason Becker, Kotzen, and all these virtuoso musicians, but Gary Moore is on the top of the list. He is really missed.
Gary Moore was definitely the most successful solo act guitar player since Hendrix.
back when "Still got the blues" came out he was on mainstream radio all over Europe.
Thin Lizzy, with Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, absolutely rocked, with a blues sorta twist..great show Bud
Unfortunately only one studio release from that lineup...
#BlackRose
@@SLAYERSWINE1 i know, I saw them at the Oakland Colliseum in 79' God, what a show!!
@@robinmills5643 I was at that concert July 4 79 Journey, J.geils band , UFO , Thin Lizzy , Nazareth , The Rockets. Lizzy was great.✌️
Yes! A Day on the Green, and that was correct in a couple of ways. Wow thanks for remembering Art!
@@SLAYERSWINE1 he played on the nightlife album too. The solo on the original Still in love with you is my favourite version.
I would never seek to totally define any artist, it is both arrogant and subject to debate to do so! Gary Moore to me was a working class hero, rising out of the back streets of Northern Ireland, a guitar player of singular talent and dedication, he was obviously deeply involved with Blues, and soulful music, he managed to reach great heights, what a superb guitar player.
Well said!
He is forgotten....along with many others like him....Gary was also a great singer and songwriter too...saw him many times...
Tone comes from fingers, heart and also soul, which means brains.
Thank you for highlighting Gary Moore. People are clueless about him. He and Michael Schenker (who you should also feature in your series) are my two favorite guitarists.-Tim
MSG
Me too.
Michael Schenker was absolutely brilliant - one of the most melodic guitar players I have ever heard.
My favorite too also. Michael Schenker and Gary Moore. Two different styles but two of the best in the business.
No one's forgotten him here in the UK mate I can assure you. That said nice tribute and thanks for taking the time to put it together.
Thank you for this! Nice to have a documentary on my biggest inspiration. So many short films etc. on other great legendary guitar, yet so little on Gary Moore! Great video, Gary was the greatest!
He’s not forgotten but needs to remain relevant! He was fantastic!!
Brilliant series learned so much about the musicians I grew up listening to
Truly does deserve the title "The Lord Of The Strings"
He was/is one of the greatest ever!...
Totally agree!
Saw gary play in the leeds n country club in the 90s brought the house down .awesome player.
I was there too . What a great night.
Last saw Gary Moore at the High Voltage festival in London way back in 2010-pure class. So tragic he’s gone now. Rock in peace Gary.
i agree i was there he wanted to keep playing but they wouldn't let him what a shame and it was all the rock stuff with neil aswell brilliant.
For me,he was one of the very best guitar players of bluesrock...
Thank you so much for great dive into the Great Gary Moore RIP 😢
Excellent commentary,
very informative!
I'll never forget Gary....never....
Watch the introoooo…
@@TheGuitarHistorian I literally wrote my comment during the intro. Great video man.
Gary is one of a kind, a rare special talent that really wont be seen again. Nothing quite like him and seriously a blues master, just not many with a musical vocabulary as Gary, will be remembered and examined by guitarist forever.
Una carrera impresionante, una discografía dispar así como excelente, una forma de tocar magistral, pulso, rapidez y sustain en las manos. Su legado es impresionante y perdurará como tal. Algunos escuchan música, nosotros la amamos. ❤
Thanks for posting this. I had the unforgettable experience of seeing Skid Row in the Savoy theatre in Limerick many moons ago. Most of the the material they played that night was from the 34 Hours album. Gary Moore was around 17 years old and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I was about 2 or 3 years into my own guitar journey and this left me stunned at the time.
I’ve been playing now for about 50 years and am considered not a bad player among those who know me, however when I listen to the guitar solo “Go, never gonna let you” on the 34 hours album it still amazes me at good he was at such a young age.
Also have to say that the band were absolutely ##it hot. Bridgeman and Shiels made up an awesome Rhythm Section.
I don’t usually comment on YT postings, however this was the first live Rock band gig and is still one of the most memorable
if you guys listened carefully, gary pour his whole heart and soul in each of its songs. I can feel that energy,the sadness, hope and regret in each of his guitar playing. Truly his song suit all moods
Thank you for this great bio of Gary. His playing has inspired me more than anyone's. Long Live Gary Moore!!
Gary. Moore. Was. Totally. Great. Underrated. Highly respected. N loved. By. Those. Who. Know. Great music. R I p gary
You are absolutely right to cover Gary Moore. When people put out lists of great and influential guitarists, he should be on those lists but he rarely is.
Unmistakeably beautiful tone and texture. Like Paul Kossoff and Mick Ronson, Gary Moore managed to wring something truly unique and heart-wrenching out of his Les Paul. You could identify any of them after just a handful of notes. Superb.
Gary Moore was, above all, a performer, a live artist. Putting body and soul in every single notes.
I discovered him when he was playing with "Thin Lizzy" (the Celtic influence comes from Phil Lynnot who wrote many of his lyrics based on Celtic folk themes). Moore, on stage, was a ferocious beast with an incredibly light touch.
Sorely missed.
I love Gary More's playing and try to pass it along to my guitar students. He was truly exceptional, as he could literally sing notes via the guitar. Also, please consider an episode of this on the late Michael Hedges. I saw him live (even at his last ever gig) and spoke with him many times. Many many people are copying his style these days and he seems forgotten. Please feel free to PM me if you choose to do such an episode and need help on research. As a younf heavy metal player in the 80's, I can assure you that Hedges was the Hendrix of the acoustic guitar, literally changing you life after seeing him live. Again, thank you for remembering the stunning Gary Moore. Keep up the great work.
Excellent biography of my fave guitar player - well reasearched and in depth. Had the pleasure of meeting Gary and his band when supporting Rush here in Vancouver May 18 1984, met them at an in-store then gave them a ride to the venue afterwards. I have the JHS copy of Greeny which is well worth the $400 I paid for it
Thank you so much for putting together this video, and honoring the best guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist I will ever see/hear in my lifetime! There will never, ever be another Gary Moore...
Starting to play in the early seventies Gary Moore always left me inspired by his power and passion. Thank you.
Just come across this video on RUclips as it popped up, because it was about Gary Moore sat here and watched it, thank you for making this l really enjoyed all the information, Gary was a great musician his music will always be played, but he would always be missed.
Good to see this fine tribute 👍Thankyou. What stood out the most was Gary's fretwork and tone. His crossover from rock music to Blues was seamless, but he had many more strings to his bow. An old man now, I remember buying Parisienne Walkways, Thin Lizzy Live, Out in the Fields; and also G Force which I am pleased you mentioned. His Blues For You album was a peach. Fingers crossed for a statue recognizing Gary Moore in Belfast in 2023.
Gary and Rory.
My two favs
Thank you!
I enjoyed this video very much....thank you.
Gary was in my humble opinion the best guitarist ever to walk this earth.
The music scene in the latter part of the 60's and early 70's was a fantastic time to be a teenager. New bands were popping up almost weekly and many had really good guitarists. Obviously, the main influence for this was Jimi Hendrix.
In 1969 I remember reading about a great young teenage Irish guitarist who was considered to be even faster than Alvin Lee (R.I.P) of Ten Years After. This of course was Gary Moore.
I first saw Gary play in 1970 when Skid Row played in Folkestone, Kent, England. I followed his career ever since and went to see him play honestly more times than I can remember! I met Gary in Croydon, Surrey, England in 1999 and he was a really nice guy. We chatted about guitars, music and he signed autographs for myself and my two sons (then aged 14 and 11) and gave each one a Gary Moore Guitar Plectrum. 😁
Gary could play any style he wanted to, including Blues, Rock, Jazz Fusion and even Neo-classical.
He played with so much feeling and passion it touches your soul. Even when he played very fast (shredding as it is now called. I hate that term to be honest!), he always managed to make it sound melodic and fit in perfectly rather than being just a bunch of random notes. I urge anyone who can be bothered to read this to go and watch The Messiah Will Come Again Live. I include the link below:
ruclips.net/video/7k07j7LcLqw/видео.html
You will see a true guitar master at work! Everything from bends, hammer-on's, pull-off's, slides, violining, palm mutes it's all there!
Apologies for this being so long, but Gary really does deserve to be a household name.
I think that it can be summed up by Phil Lynott (R.I.P), who in an interview was quoted as saying that 'when Gary left Thin Lizzy the first time I needed to get two guitarists to replace him because he was so good'!
R.I.P Gary and thank you for the years and years of pleasure you gave to not only me, but to millions of others. You will never be forgotten! 😊🎸
Gary Moore is much more widely known in the UK and Europe than in the USA which is a real shame! He was one of a kind and so gifted and talented.
I remember seeing him live on the After Hours tour back in 1992 in Birmingham England and he was absolutely awesome!!
He will never be forgotten. He was one of the best guitar player in Rock History.
Brian Robertson....
Started w Lizzy at 17....
Totally great feel .... !!!
Thanks for remembering gary.i saw and met him in late 80s early 90s in sanfrancisco at wolfgangs with opening band hurricane.gary was fantastic! To this day his ballads are masterpieces and i miss him terribly passed to soon r.i.p
Glad I found this channel! There are many lists that attempt to opine on who the top 10, top 20, top 100 etc players are. Gary doesn’t make those lists all too often. The fact he doesn’t make those lists is either a joke or a crime. There are few players that can move me, less than a handful really. The shredders who display their technical wizardry and speed don’t get my attention, however Gary Moore can move me with one note. Gary’s searing tone, beautifully melodic phrasing, perfect vibrato and endless sustain are IMHO second to none. Gary is sorely missed. I’ve seen many of the greats live, two of those I missed are true regrets and they’re Gary and SRV. RIP Stevie and Gary.
There was mention of Clapton in the video. I was lucky enough to be in the Beacon Theatre 3-20-09 when Clapton sat in for the entire 2nd set and encore for the Allman Brothers 40 anniversary run in NYC. Clapton did all he could do to keep up with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks that night. Haynes and Trucks blew the roof off the Beacon that night.
Saw Gary in New Haven in the early eighties with Rory Gallagher warming up. It was an all-Irish shredfest, and no, I never forgot.
Thanks, man! Gary will NEVER be forgotten in my home. :)
First discovered Moore back in late eighties on Colosseum II Strange new flesh. Loved that album, learned all guitar parts (or tried). He was such a great player.
THANK YOU for making this video!!! I have been asking over and over why does Gary not get more respect.. Top 100.. Top 50 guitarists of all time.. They do not give him the respect he deserves. I am a beginner guitar player and within weeks of learning my first chords a while back, I stumbled across Seperate Ways and Parisienne Walkways... Well in the mind of a young guitar player let me just say....Mind Blown!
I first stumbled across Gary via the Black Rose album, & quickly became a fan. For sheer tone, I've always held that his was the "ideal" hard rock guitar sound; and it worked just as well for him when it came to the Blues. He certainly could draw more "emotion" out of his sound than any other guitarist that I can think of. I have all of his 80's/'90s works (except BBM), and a "greatest hits" compilation of his '70s work.
Thanks. Gary will be missed for a LONG time.
Gary was one of the greatest. I have several albums of his and play them often.
No not at all most under rated guitarist maybe of all time. One of the greatest of all time!
Thank u for this great short doc about Gary Moore
I commented on this vid already but, I just thought of something. Someone really that I believe we all have missed. For me it’s because he’s not forgotten to me or other guitar player but, to the greater public(like Gary) he has been. That’s Johnny Winter. He deserves to be included as a Forgotten Fretmaster based upon that criteria.
Great And As You Said Here..Epic Story, I Truly Realized I Personally , Enjoy Gary Moore's Presence And Attributes! He Was Phenomenal!.. Cheers!....
Gary moore/Rory Gallagher the gold standard when it comes to guitarists.
I was blessed to have seen Gary live four times. Twice with Thin Lizzy, once during his opening gig for Whitesnake doing that metally stuff, and finally one his 'Still Got The Blues' tour. Even playing that metal stuff, which was pretty disposable poser-type drek, his playing was phenomenal and I was elated when he eventually went back to playing blues (using Greeny's gold top Les Paul) which really brought out the best of him. It was a truly sad day for me when he passed. A day that I commemorated him with a six-pack of Guinness and the BBM album blasting at a high level. He, Jack, and Ginger (and Thin Lizzy, of course) are all a big part of my personal musical fandom and will always remain so.
Just curious when did you see him with Lizzy. I saw them many times but never managed to see them with GM. I did see him solo a number of times. A guitarist in the very top echelon.
@@jimbyrne8079 In 1977, at the Los Angeles Forum, opening for Kansas, and 1979, at the Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida, opening for Journey.
@@obbor4 Lucky you. Would have loved to have seen him with Lizzy. Despite always being associated with them and being a member on 3 separate occasions, his cumulative time with them was pretty short.
@@jimbyrne8079 Yeah. To be truthful, I only knew the group from their radio hits (at the time) 'Jailbreak' and 'The Boys Are Back in Town' and didn't know yet of Gary's greatness until actually seeing him up close. I was about ten feet from the stage, at the Florida show, which cost "$5.98, in honor of the call letters for Tampa Bays number one station, 98 Rock, on their birthday. They also served cake for the occasion. The other two times (his opening for Whitesnake and during the 'Still Got the Blues' tour, I was there for him specifically. He was a monster talent, to be certain!
I saw and heard him twice in Finland, blues era.
Love Gary Moore - if anyone looks at his grave today, he does seem forgotten, it's sad :( I was more into Gary at the time than SRV :(... RIP Gary...great documentary, thanks :)
Never forgotten my friend,and what a swish
and tasteful parish church yard
he was laid to rest in!
The main east windows in St Margaret’s
Rottingdean are something else.
Had no idea alcohol had become
such an issue for him.
Unlike St George who fought
a visible dragon,the battles
many of us face in life
are the ones that
no one sees!
@@christopherjcarson so true, ive since lost my wife of 13 yrs to crvix cancer from hospital to oncology 3 mths n gone 8 1 23..please pray for me
I love how this was in my suggested videos.. Thin Lizzy is just about my personal favorite band of all time ! If I never found them I personally wouldn’t have found Gary💚🍻💚
I feel the same! I
first heard of Gary thru Thin Lizzy, my all time favorite band as well. They were sooo much more than The Boys are Back in town, great tune but they were so much more
@@1927su my same thoughts once I dove into their music I was amazed at how much other great songs were unnoticed
This is the first episode i'm watching , already lovin' it , Gary's my hero
I appreciated this video. Glad you mentioned the first Greg Lake solo album because that was the first I'd ever heard of Gary. You cited numerous albums made since then that I really ought to seek out.
To me, Gary is the GOAT. So much Intuition and Feeling. Hard Rock and Blues. So amazing!
Been playing since 10..... this is of the most important sites to me on the net. Discovering great guitar players here has made my life better!
Thank you man!! 🙏🏻
We must continue to make and consume videos like this. For my money, Gary is the best to ever pick up the instrument. Sadly, too many people have no idea who he is, or know his work.
Thank you .. that was a Awesome Documentary on the Legendary Gary Moore .. one of the Greatest Guitarist Ever ...
Now time to look up some of the music I haven't heard .. 👍💯🎶🎵🎸
Gary is a man who spent his life. Searching for the perfect note and the perfect tone while shredding your face off at the same time.
Great review and research. I don't know where to begin. I came across Gary Moore in the early 80s....to me his rock era from G Force with songs like Hiroshima, She's Got You, Nuclear Attack,
Dancing (live version at the Marquee London) then on to Corridors of Power.....blew me away .... that sound ...so ferocious and powerful. He was so different from EVH .....and different to Michael Schenker ...both also legends at that time ....with Randy Rhodes emerging and a load of others to follow thru the 80s later on with the more technical guitarists thereafter with Malmsteen, Satriani, Vai , etc.
But Gary had soul and his guitar poured with emotion.....something so many others did not possess. His versatility was his greatest weapon compared to others. Machine gun picking, incredible sustain on notes that glowed through the auditorium live, insanely long improvised solos that never seemed to stop .... this guy's chops.... he had it all and so naturally melodic.
It really was so sad for me to see him go downhill with his success after Still Got the Blues .... the success he craved for so much thru the 80s but never really got recognized except in small circles. He ended up regenerating blues style recordings for too long in my opinion for 20 years and waited too long to get back to rock music so many people loved about Gary. He should have returned to Celtic Rock at the end of the 1990s. Gary became overweight and had considerably changed body shape in his latter years....his guitar tone always beautifully sounding, but tragically losing the battle with his body. It was so painful to see him so much out of shape. He could turn on the chops now and then in his last years...but it wasn't consistent.
It seems ironic that he hated Phil for his abuse of heroin yet he ended up the same way himself abusing alcohol. I guess Gary never got over that day when Phil died and a lot of the material he wrote thereafter seemed to link back to Phil. So so sad how all of this ended up.
Is it the fate that awaits the greats? Another fabulous guitarist Leslie West from Mountain comes to mind....a true original style player who never wanted to be the fastest but shit he could get sounds out of his guitar sounding real good. He understood what originality meant. One of Eddie Van Halen's key influences. All of these guys were brilliant geniuses.....all ending up abusing themselves to death.
I don't mean to be critical of Gary .... he is right up the top on my list of guitar heroes as far as rock/hard rock goes. I just wish he would have got back to rock 10 years earlier instead of wallowing in his blues shit all the time.
Perhaps he would still be here.
He also played with Jack Bruce and Gary Husband doing Cream songs . He nails all the guitar parts and TONE on a Gibson SG . I have a VHS tape and it's on You Tube . He passed too soon . A great loss .
Thankyou for the clip on Garry Moore! You are an excellent host and definetely do your homework! Its obvious that you enjoy your work and make a positive impression on todays listeners with musical references of the past! Excellent storytelling skills...I didn’t even want to leave my phone to get a beer! Haha! Keep up the good work man!
Great job on the video! You're channel is great. I think you have discovered a unique niche of historical story telling of players and gear that is fascinating. I get stoked everytime I see a new Forgotten Fretmasters video pop up. I know you definitely don't do this for the $, but the love of it and your authenticity shows. The guitar community definitely appreciates all your hard work. Will we see a Roy Buchanan?
Yes! Soon…
Gary Moore is in my opinion one of the 10 best guitar players that ever lived. Great biography.
Thanks so much. A humbling experience, badly needed.
Well the 1st time I heard gary was when I was 14 when I heard parisienne walk ways and yep there is a lot of fantastic players around at that time and present time he's definitely my favourite lucky I got to see from 1981 and up til he died best album for me corridors of power.
These are great videos. I am so captivated having my morning coffee and taking a very cool trip back in time.
love the channell, and i get the Forgotten term,,greetings from ireland, thanks for keeping the memory of Gary moore and Rory gallagher, and all the other great guitarists alive.
Great video. Gary Moore sadly didn't get the Full recognition he deserves. Thanks for this. I just Subscribed 👍
He is a legend. He had the soul that cannot be matched. ❤❤
well put together, seen Gary with Colosseum II back in the 70s wonderful player