Gary Moore. Blues For Greeny.1995 *FLAC*

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Gary Moore - Blues for Greeny


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Artist...............: Gary Moore


Album................: Blues for Greeny


Genre................: BLUES


Source...............: CD


Year.................: 1995


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Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)


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Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit


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Tracklisting


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1. (00:06:39) Gary Moore - If you be my baby


2. (00:02:07) Gary Moore - Long grey mare


3. (00:04:15) Gary Moore - Merry go round


4. (00:03:08) Gary Moore - I loved another woman


5. (00:07:55) Gary Moore - Need your live so bad


6. (00:02:37) Gary Moore - The same way


7. (00:03:02) Gary Moore - The supernatural


8. (00:08:30) Gary Moore - Driffin'


9. (00:04:08) Gary Moore - Showbiz Blues


10. (00:06:30) Gary Moore - Love that burns


11. (00:07:13) Gary Moore - Looking for somebody

Playing Time.........: 01:35:17


Total Size...........: 317.38 MB

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Biography from Allmusic.com.

One of rock's most underrated guitarists (both from a technical and compositional point of view), Gary Moore remains

relatively unknown in the U.S., while his solo work has brought him substantial acclaim and commercial success in most

other parts of the world -- especially in Europe. Born on April 4, 1952, in Belfast, Ireland, Moore became interested in

guitar during the '60s, upon discovering such blues-rock masters as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and perhaps his biggest

influence of all, Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green. After relocating to Dublin later in the decade, Moore joined a local rock

group called Skid Row, which featured a young singer by the name of Phil Lynott, who would soon after leave the group to

double up on bass and form Thin Lizzy. Skid Row persevered, however, eventually opening a show for Moore's heroes, Peter

Green and Fleetwood Mac, and making such an impression on the veteran group that Green personally requested their

manager help secure Skid Row a recording contract with CBS (in addition, Green sold Moore one of his most-used guitars,

a maple 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, which would become Moore's primary instrument).

Skid Row would go on to issue several singles and albums (including 1970's Skid and 1971's 34 Hours), and although the

group mounted a few tours of Europe and the U.S., it failed to obtain breakthrough commercial success, leading to

Moore's exit from the group in 1972. Moore then formed his own outfit, the Gary Moore Band (along with members drummer

Pearse Kelly and bassist John Curtis), for which the guitarist also served as vocalist. But after the trio's debut

album, 1973's Grinding Stone, sunk without a trace, Moore hooked up once more with ex-bandmate Lynott in Thin Lizzy.

Moore's initial tenure in Lizzy proved to be short-lived, however, as his fiery playing was featured on only a handful

of tracks. Moore then set his sights on studio work (appearing on Eddie Howell's 1975 release, Gramaphone Record),

before joining up with a prog rock/fusion outfit, Colosseum II. But once more, Moore's tenure in his latest outfit was

fleeting; he appeared on only three recordings (1976's Strange New Flesh, plus a pair in 1977, Electric Savage and War

Dance), as Moore accepted an invitation by his old buddy Lynott to fill in for a Thin Lizzy U.S. tour, playing arenas

opening for Queen.

Moore proved to be quite busy in 1978, as the guitarist appeared on three other artists' recordings -- Andrew Lloyd

Webber's Variations, Rod Argent's Moving Home, and Gary Boyle's Electric Glide. The same year, Moore issued his second

solo release (almost five years after his solo debut), Back on the Streets, which spawned a surprise Top Ten U.K. hit in

May of 1979, the bluesy ballad "Parisienne Walkways," and featured vocal contributions by Lynott. Moore joined

forces with his Lizzy mates once more in 1979, appearing on arguably the finest studio album of their career, Black

Rose, which proved to be a huge hit in the U.K. (for a fine example of Moore's exceptional guitar skills, check out the

album's epic title track). But predictably, Moore ultimately exited the group once more (this time right in the middle

of a U.S. tour), as a rift had developed between Moore and Lynott. Undeterred, Moore lent some guitar work to drummer

Cozy Powell's solo release, Over the Top, in addition to forming a new outfit, G Force, which would only remain together

for a lone self-titled release in 1980.

During the early '80s, Moore united with former ELP guitarist/bassist/singer Greg Lake, appearing on a pair of Lake

solo releases (1981's self-titled release and 1983's Manoeuvres), in addition to guesting on another Cozy Powell solo

release, Octopuss. But it was also during the '80s that Moore finally got serious with his solo career -- issuing such

heavy metal-based works as 1982's Corridors of Power, 1983's Victims of the Future, 1984's Dirty Fingers and the

in-concert set We Want Moore!, 1985's Run for Cover, 1987's Wild Frontier, plus 1989's After the War -- establishing a

large following in Europe, despite remaining virtually unknown stateside. The decade wasn't all rosy for Moore, however

-- although he was able to patch up his friendship with Phil Lynott (appearing with Lizzy for several tracks on

Life/Live, and teaming with Lynott for a pair of tracks in 1985, "Military Man" and "Out in the

Fields," the latter a U.K. hit), years of hard living finally caught up with Lynott, leading to his passing in

January of 1986. Moore would subsequently dedicate "Wild Frontier" to Lynott, and honored Thin Lizzy's former

frontman on the track "Blood of Emeralds" (from After the War).

Fed up with the pressure to pen hit singles and tired of his metallic musical direction, Moore returned to his blues

roots for 1990's Still Got the Blues, the most renowned and best-selling release of his career, as the album featured

such special guests as Albert Collins, Albert King, and George Harrison. Moore continued in his newly rediscovered blues

style on such subsequent releases as 1992's After Hours and 1993's Blues Alive, before forming the short-lived

supergroup BBM along with Cream's former rhythm section -- bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker -- which lasted

for a single album, 1994's Around the Next Dream. Up next for Moore was a tribute album for Peter Green, 1995's Blues

for Greeny, which saw him put his own personal stamp on 11 tracks either penned or performed at some point by Green.

Moore experimented with different musical styles on his next two solo releases, 1997's Dark Days in Paradise and 1999's

A Different Beat, before embracing the blues once more on his first release of the 21st century, 2001's Back to the

Blues.

Over the years, Gary Moore has been the subject of countless compilations, the best of the bunch being 1998's

metal-oriented Collection and 2002's blues-based Best of the Blues, as well as Out in the Fields: The Very Best of Gary

Moore, which was split 50/50 between his metal and blues excursions. Teaming with Skunk Anansie bassist Cass Lewis and

Primal Fear drummer Darrin Mooney, Moore started work on much harder and alternative-influenced rock in the spring of

2002 and released the results as Scars. The powerful Live at Monsters of Rock from 2003 proudly declared "no

overdubs used" while 2004's raw Power of the Blues featured nothing but the blues, as did 2006's Old New Ballads

Blues on Eagle Records.




Review from Amazon.com

Yes, you might call this a tribute album to Peter Green. And no, this isn't a half-baked effort to cash in on the fame

of an aging guitar god. Well, not much anyway. Gary Moore idolized Green as a kid growing up in Belfast. Moore said he

first saw Peter Green in 1967 when he had just replaced Eric Clapton of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He said everyone

was standing there at the concert with their arms folded like ok, Clapton's gone, let's see what you got. When he

started playing, and the room started resonating with a depth of guitar tone that had never been heard before, Eric

Clapton quickly became a distant memory, and Peter Green had a smile on his face like he was thinking "it's my turn

now".... Moore never forgot Peter Green, and a year later he formed a band called Skid Row. When Peter Green's new

band Fleetwood Mac came to Belfast, this time Skid Row opened for them. After the concert Green asked to meet Moore

because he liked his guitar playing. Moore nervously met his idol and they stayed up till the early morning hours

talking and playing guitar. After that night they became good friends, and Peter Green got Skid Row signed to their

first recording contract.... Gary Moore never forgot that favor, and he pays Green the ultimate respect here. He

captures the Peter Green guitar sound so perfectly on this album, that the first time I heard this I was shocked. He

duplicates that special guitar tone and that little B.B. King like treble on the end of a note so perfectly, that it

feels like the ghost of the young Peter Green was standing behind Moore showing him every blues riff. Everybody knows

nobody can take the place of Peter Green. He could draw you in with his string bending, and then burn a hole in your

soul with his solos. There's no hole burning here, but you will get singed a little. When you hear the songs like THE

SUPERNATURAL, I LOVED ANOTHER WOMAN, LONG GREY MARE, and SHOWBIZ BLUES, you'll feel like your hearing Peter Green circa

1968 all over again. These songs are done with a lot of passion, and are very close to the real deal. Moore says

"Blues For Greeny" is not a tribute album, but a big thank you to Peter Green for everything that he's

given.....Amen