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Gary Moore passes.

Was listening to BBM last week,yes a very often overloked gem in his catalog. Blues for Greeny his homage to Peter Green is my favorite recording of his. Damn 58 is way to young for anyone whether they play guitar or not. Bummer
 
Bummer. Very sad.

I didn't fully appreciate Gary Moore until I got a few of his LPs in a bulk-buy four or five years ago, but have since. Man, the guy could play, and aside from the Thin Lizzy songs, he was a great solo guitarist, and had a blues-man's soul at times. Shame he died so young; he'll be missed.

R.I.P., Gary Moore! :tears:
 
I had a vision that he walked up on the superbowl stage and clubbed Chritina Aguleira upside the head with his Les Paul, then proceeded to play it well. :)
 
From Brian May's website:

"**Sun 06 Feb 11**
GARY MOORE HAD DIED

Surely not ...

This seems completely unreal. I'm shocked to hear tonight that Gary Moore has died.

What a wonderful player he was. It does not seem possible this is in the past. Well, his recordings will testify forever. But ... live ... he was a demon.

I know, because we toured with Thin Lizzy all around the States, many years ago. Gary was awesome every night ... and the nicest guy you could imagine.

I have many memories - of visiting him in the studio, meeting him backstage, being staggered by his virtuosity in his solo gigs.

Well, lost for words. Bless ya Gary, wherever you're bound. To Rock Heaven, I hope. 58? You were just a boy. Unbelievable. This is too sad.

RIP Gary Moore.

Brian





Truly a rockers rocker
 
He had tons of highlights in his career, but his playing on Black Rose . . . OMG. One of the most sorely under-recognized LPs in rock history. His guitar duels with Gorham on that album always leave me shaking my head in awe. RIP.
 
We lost a great one didn't we :tears:

I got into Gary via After Hours. Then BBM, and Still Got the Blues. His Red House rendition had to make Jimmy smile and cry.

I was so hoping to see him live one day.

RIP Gary
 
Lest we forget, before there was that crap late 1980s "hair metal" band called Skid Row there was an excellent, fairly obscure early 1970s Irish blues/rock outfit called --- Skid Row. Gary was there, and here is in a vid w/ his trusty, 'orribly refinished '52 Les Paul model.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNyurzLGXU8
 
Quint said:
He had tons of highlights in his career, but his playing on Black Rose . . . OMG. One of the most sorely under-recognized LPs in rock history. His guitar duels with Gorham on that album always leave me shaking my head in awe. RIP.
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There you be, Q. I was wondering when you'd chime in. I almost think we ought to embed the news of Gary's passing into our Thin Lizzy Appreciation Thread of some weeks (months?) back.
 
Hi, M. Yeah, I didn’t see this thread until recently, and that’s why I didn’t post earlier. Tragic news. When he stepped on that stage with Phil at Lizzy’s final show at the Marquee in ’83 with Eric Bell and Brian Robertson, I was simply in awe . . . almost shivering. One of the highlights of my life—and I mean my entire life. The guy could play speed metal to slow blues and not miss a beat. He was incredibly versatile, and IMHO one of the very best guitarists of his generation. Simply awesome. I’ll miss him greatly. All our heroes are falling, slowly but surely . . . . :tears:
 
Ironic, just today I was looking at DVDs in a used-books-and-discs store, and there was an Instructional DVD teaching people how to "play the guitar like Gary Moore", complete with step-by-step instructions on how to play all his most famous riffs.

I looked at the picture of him on the cover and remembered this thread (read last night) and thought how sad it is that a few days ago, he could still do what is on that disk, but now will never do so again, how a few days ago, he could have signed the cover, but can't now; how a few days ago, he might have come up with something new and beautiful, but now never will.

I'm at least glad that there are recordings, that we can all still enjoy the stuff he played. Perhaps things like this DVD will help create future Gary Moores. Perhaps he will be one of the Giants, upon whose shoulders future guitar greats will stand. That's more than most of us accomplish in a lifetime. Perhaps quality is more important than quantity; he was a part of the progress of mankind. Reminds me of SRV and others who were great performers, but who died too young. It's too bad that his life was so short, when many can live decades longer, yet we are all richer for what he contributed during his life, and what he did continues to contribute to our lives, and may contribute to the lives of future generations. Not a bad legacy.
 
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I can imagine no stronger connection between player and instrument than there was between Gary Moore and the Les Paul -- particularly the Peter Green Les Paul. If you haven't seen his video "An Evening of The Blues," find a copy and treat yourself to some of the most passionate rock blues ever recorded. (Finding it might be easier said than done. The concert has yet to be released on DVD; you might have to settle for a VHS from the auction site).

Thanks Gary, for contributing your unique voice to life's choir, and may you rest in peace.
 
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