Blues Alive - Gary Moore

Gary Moore plays Peter Green

Advantages: Peter Greens skill is rediscovered in the form of Gary Moore
Disadvantages: None

I saw Peter Green & Fleetwood Mac in the late sixties and Gary Moore is the first guitarist that I have heard play his songs, where you could shut your eyes, and be transported back to that concert. This is my experience of Peter Green and also Gary Moore whom I saw play "I loved another woman" at the MEN Manchester. If you love good music albeit the Blues and want to hear it played by actual musicians then "Blues for Greeny" is for you. To honour one of the guitarists he admires Gary Moore has stepped away from his own high class musicianship and produces an album of Peter Green songs six of which can be found on the albums "Fleetwood Mac" and "Mr Wonderful" (see my reviews on these albums, (Early and More Early English Blues) and also puts in some lesser known songs as well as "I need your love so Bad ...

dvdsprks2 30.06.2007 (17.07.2007) · Read full review
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Review of Blues For Greeny - Gary Moore

THE STORY OF THE BLUES

Advantages: Blues, blues, and more blues
Disadvantages: None, unless you don't like the blues.

Blues For Greeny is a dedication to Peter Green, a blues guitarist, who Gary Moore saw in 1967 first, then on a number of subsequent occasions, and actually bought his guitar off him, thus the title of the album. The Blues are totally guitar-dependent, so if you're not much into that......WHY??! No words can describe the feeling, the juices that flow through ones veins when sampling a well-written blues song.....bliss. 1 - If You Be My Baby Starts with a jovial , jaunty guitar riff that draws you right into the upbeat mood of the song, despite the title. Has you singing along word for word. 'If you be my baby, tell you what I'll do I'll give you so much lovin, you gotta love me too' 2 - Long Grey Mare Not too sure if this is actually about the animal above, or disguised to represent something else. Judging by the lyrics ...

kleft 16.12.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Blues For Greeny - Gary Moore

Moore please!!!

Advantages: Moore gets better with age!
Disadvantages: Only 10 songs

I have been listening to Gary Moore for a long time now and I believe his blues albums are his best work. "Old New Ballads Blues" is exactly as it sounds. 4 Old blues songs that Gary makes is own, 6 penned by Gary, including an instrumental and all 10 vary in tempo with some lovely slow blues. Gary and his trusty Gibson have done it again and this album leaves you feeling mellow / relaxed and exilerated at the same time! The only flaw is the fact that there are only 10 songs on the album. I personally look for between 12 and 16 songs so, for me, that was a bit of a let down. This is a must for any blues fan. I can't wait to see him on his UK tour in Glasgow in May!!! ...

Amrion 18.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Old New Ballads Blues - Gary Moore