Gary Moore is acknowledged as one of the finest guitarists that the British Isles has ever produced. In a career that dates back to the sixties, Moore has graced the line-ups of several notable rock bands including Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II and Skid Row, to name but three, and to this day maintains a highly successful solo career.

With his latest studio album [title]Bad For You Baby[/title], Gary continues with the sequence of blues rock albums that he began on Eagle Records with "Old, New, Ballads, Blues" and continued on "Close As You Get". Mixing original tunes with Blues classics that Gary has rediscovered, "Bad For You Baby" reaffirms Moore's exceptional talent as a guitarist and his deep insight into and feel for the Blues as a living musical form.

1. Bad For You Baby
2. Down The Line
3. Umbrella Man
4. Holding On
5. Walking Thru The Park
6. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
7. Mojo Boogie
8. Someday Baby
9. Did You Ever Feel Lonely?
10. Preacher Man
11. Trouble Ain't Far Behind

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001FBSLHW/?tag=imwan-20

More blues boredom from Gazza? Zzzzznore....what a freakin' waste of a great guitarist/songwriter/singer IMHO.

Think I'll just go back and listen to CORRIDORS OF POWER, VICTIMS OF THE FUTURE, WILD FRONTIER etc etc for the millionth time. Speaking of which I wish someone would go back & redo WILD FRONTIER and take off all the drum machines.

Maybe Moore's blues albums are boring to you, but one man's bordeom is another man's revelation. Moore introduced me to the blues back in the 80's and his blues releases are anything but boring to me.

Very true of course Mr. Dean. It's all just a matter of taste. I just don't dig his blues albums and find other blues artists that do what he does a lot better if I am in the mood for blues. I LOVE his straight rock albums though and think that is where his true talents lie(d)/lay/whatever the right word is!

I kinda hear both of you-I think others do the blues better, but I also think Gary does it quite well in his own style. He's one of my favorites (well, I worship Thin Lizzy, so by default he HAS to be one of my favorites!), but the majority of his blues material is dull-not all though. "Still Got The Blues", "Blues For Greeny" and "After Hours" were all good ones.
I too, wish he'd go back to Metal, but that's not going to happen.
One note though-Moore released no Blues albums in the 80s, his first was "Still Got The Blues" in 1990.

Slipkid and IP, I love the blues, but I also like rock. I'm not into metal so much, so, for me, I prefer Moore's blues output to his metal output. But I love his guitar playing and the sound he gets no matter what he is playing. Moore played Roy Buchanan's "The Messiah Will Come Again", even on his metal releases. Hendrix was a bluesman and I know Hendrix was a huge influence on Moore. I've been listening to Moore's most recent release "As Good As It Gets" and Moore is more restrained than usual on this release, as if to show that he can really be restrained if he wants to. I will agree that some of his blues releases are blah and he certainly isn't the best at it, but he has a sound that hasn't been copied and originals are in short supply these days.

More power to ya JD! I wish I could get into Gary's blues stuff but it just doesn't move me like his rockier stuff. I LOVE his version of MESSIAH btw.

One thing I don't understand is how Gary can be such a relative unknown here in the states, whether it be blues or rock. He *never* plays over here (that I am aware of). I've only had the opportunity to see him play live here in the USA ONCE!!! And it was a FREE show back in the 80s, at the Trocadero in Philadelphia!!!!

If he would play over here, even just doing blues, I would go see him, he is such a great player.

P.S. His recent Phil Lynott tribute gig DVD is to die for if you're a Lizzy fan IMO. I wish he would do more stuff like that.

Slipkid, what about his "Scars" cd? That was a power trio and more rock than blues. Moore has definitely had some clunkers, "Dark Days In Paradise" being one that immediately comes to mind for me. IP likes "Blues For Greeny", which I didn't at all, but he dislikes "Different Beat", which I loved. It pisses me off too that Gary doesn't tour here, I'm sure his cd sales are weak here but I think he still has a ton of fans here in the US. As a matter of fact, the first time I ever saw him was on Letterman performing "Still Got The Blues For You" and the rest is history. First time I ever saw Jeff Healey was on Letterman, come to think of it. I have all of Moore's video releases, including the one you mentioned. Moore kinda reminds me of Bob Dylan in that he can't sing worth a damn, but he still sings effectively. I would love to see him play live, he should do a tour of clubs in intimate settings like blues musicians do, that would be awesome.

That Lizzy tribute DVD is good but Gary caught a lot of flack from people for opening with a Blues tune and not a Lizzy tune. I mean, people torched him! Like he can't play something of his own too?
Anyway, they didn't have much rehersal time and there were a ton of mistakes (by everyone else-not Gary) but Gary saved the show-he pulled everything together on very short notice and yet the fans (well, just the idiots) still blasted him!
I think that just reinforced in Gary's mind that he should stick with the Blues which he enjoys.
I think he's awesome-his work with Lizzy is just tremendous and his Metal albums were pretty good, but some of the material did suck.
When he was with the short-lived BBM supergroup that was some cool stuff-after all it was Cream with Moore and not Clapton!
Do any of you guys have the Moore remasters? I only have "Wild Frontier" and I know they all have bonus tracks. Should I get the rest (and yes, I would get all of the CDs including the Blues ones-I think it goes up until the late 90s)?

I thought SCARS was a step in the right direction for Gary as far as my tastes go (I like hard rock with melody) but I didn't dig that album that much. And I detest DARK DAYS. I don't even know how to describe what it is - Celine Dion music? Overproduced pap? Just my opinion of course. I know a guy who LOVES that album but I don't get it.

I also hate DIFFERENT BEAT, too techno-y for me. BLUES FOR GREENY has a few things I liked but it has been a very long since I listened to it, it is not something I go back to.

I love Gary's metal stuff, like CORRIDORS - that was my first solo Gary exposure. Poppy metal in a way, but great melodies and killer guitar!! Plus Jack Bruce on one song! Can't go wrong. Speaking of Jack Bruce, the last Gary release that I can say I like is BBM. I stopped buying his blues stuff though after - I 4get - the 2nd or 3rd live one (?).

And ya know what - i like Gary's voice! That also reminds me of another ex-Lizzy guitarist who I am a big fan of who also gets criticized for his singing but I love his voice - Snowy White! Snowy also, like Gary, had a blues detour for awhile with a few albums (maybe 2? I 4get) but he went back to rocky stuff, although not metal, I dunno how to describe it - proggy maybe? Jazzy but not jazz scales? Snowy is another guy I would LOVE to see live (I never have) but he doesn't play over here (except for his tours in Roger Water's band).

That's cool that you saw Gary on Letterman. I wish he would get more exposure like that over here. He is one of the greatest guitarists ever IMO.

And R.I.P. Jeff Healey. I've seen him a few times, have all his blues/rock albums, been meaning to pick up the latest one but don't have it yet. He was amazing. I saw him at the TLA in Philly from the first row back when that venue still had seats, right when his first album came out. Wish I was able to sneak my camera in.....He detoured into jazz the past couple years which wasn't my thing though. Damn I am a whiner!

IP, I have the Still Got The Blues For You and After Hours remasters, don't notice much of a difference sonically. BBM was re-released with bonus tracks as well.

The latest all-new studio album from acclaimed Irish guitarist GARY MOORE (ex-THIN LIZZY), Bad For You Baby, "has him moaning the blues, rockin’ the rock and pulling off the kind of licks and chops that will have ax-enthusiasts salivating," according to a press release. Due out on October 7th via Eagle Rock Entertainment, as is his habit of mixing poignant originals with well-worn blues classics, Moore has dusted off some sterling traditionals and has penned some instant classics.

To IP - I missed your post earlier but just noticed it.

Yeah, I heard about the Gary haters ragging on him about that Phil/Lizzy tribute show. As I understand it the guys complaining about that were big Phil/Lizzy fans that were there in person, hanging out all day/weekend/etc, had worked up to a fever pitch of anticipation for the show and some of them probably did too much "celebrating" all day long. I understand where they were coming from though, they were all wound up for Lizzy yet Gary starts with WALKIN' BY MYSELF and they all start booing or whatever! I think I read/heard somewhere that he started with that as a warmup just to dust the band's cobwebs off, which makes sense. I think the flak he took on some Lizzy forums was a bit unfair, but I wasn't there at the show, maybe I would have been booing too. I would not have wanted to hear WBM or whatever either. And I think you may be right about the negative vibes he got maybe pushing him back into staying with the blues even more and saying FU back to the rock/Lizzy folks. I dunno. I LOVE that live DVD though.

I do have all of the Gary Moore rock album remasters on Virgin records. I don't recall much improvement (if any) in them soundwise over my originals. Some of them sounded harsher to my ears if I remember right (but I would really need to go back & do detailed A/B comparisons to give you my accurate opinion). Off top of my head I don't remember any of them blowing me away with sonic improvements or the originals being so bad I felt a need to upgrade any of them. If they did not have the bonus tracks I probably would not have bought them. The bonus stuff is great to have though! I think I had all of those tracks on various LP or CD singles already but it is nice to have them on the CDs themselves.

Yep, a domestic release is now listed at Amazon for October 7th, and I've updated the details in the first post accordingly.

Re-reading this thread, I now have a question... um, when exactly did Gary Moore play "heavy metal"?

Way back from the late 1970's to the mid 1980's . It wasn't metal like Priest or Sabbath . It was metal kinda like UFO . He played what was termed "melodic english metal" . Great somewhat heavy guitar riffs with melodic vocals . It was great stuff . If you are looking to check him out a good start would be "Corridors of Power" . You can get the import remastered version with bonus tracks on Amazon for about $10 . Another good on is "We Want Moore Live" .

Moore was more or less AOR-styled Metal from 1982-89 and then went into the Blues starting in 1990. His best Metal albums are "Corridors Of Power", "Victims Of The Furure" and "Run For Cover", the latter of which included 2 songs with his ex-buddy from Thin Lizzy Phil Lynott, including the big hit "Out In The Fields".

"Victims Of The Future" is a great album. Moore's cover of "Shapes Of Things", the title track and "Empty Rooms" are outstanding tracks.

There were several live albums from that era, too, one of which has one of the most painful moments on an album I've ever heard. I forget the track, but Moore is doing one of those overblown call-and-response things w/the audience, and the audience is mixed pretty loud. After several calls and audience response, somebody in the audience says, "Oh god..." because it just keeps going on and on and on and on - like Paul Stanley on the live "I Want You", where Paul says "I waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant..." and you expect the audience to respond "YOU! To shut up and get back to the song!"

Alan