Moore plays Green

[5F6-A]

I am one of those who think that Gary Moore is one of those players who overplays sometimes; too fast, too much gain and too many notes.

BUT the Blues for Greenie DVD is something truly special. He managed to play as few notes as possible ( for the lad from Belfast, that is ) and he plays Green's tunes with lots of personality and reverence to the originals. In fact I think one way to actually learn to play in the style of PEter Green when it comes to note choices is watching and playing over Moore's covers of these fantastic songs.

Moore does not have the soft touch of PG but if I'm honest I don't think anybody has managed that yet. He fretted and released the strings in such an unique way that the melodies just sang....

Still Mr Moore had a great success IMHO here:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnUN84Kdd6w]YouTube - Gary Moore - Love That Burns[/ame]

agree? disagree?
please elaborate anyway.

 

[Benjammin]

im not a Gary Moore hater, but im not a big fan of his renditions of Greens tunes. Of course, it wouldnt be the same album if he had done these songs a new, dfferent way, but it would be more interesting to me. if i wanna hear Greenys licks and Greenys tone, ill listen to Greeny

 

[PINKBITS]

Well I'm not going to compare Sir Garry to Greenie. I just enjoyed that for what it was. Great blues, played IMO by one the best guitarist in the world.

Thanks for sharing

 

[5F6-A]

benjammin,

I see your point... as I said Gary's touch is far more accesible than Peter's so from an educational point of view ( if ever unaware of it ) Gary's covers are worth listening too.

pinkbits,

 

[Benjammin]

yeah, i love Gary (i have a special place in my heart for any Irish guitarist) but when you do an album of covers associated with one artist, isnt that sort of inviting comparison? Clapton did 2 albums of Robert Johnson tunes, one strict/acoustic, the other was looser and took the ideas in 'new' directions. I listen to that now more than i do RJ.

 

[Lampens]

I'm gonna hear the real deal tomorrow. I hope he is in a good shape and gets that magic touch on his guitar and singing.

 

[lazz]

I've seen him live a couple of times and he does tend to over play a little and he's bloody loud, I guess he cant leave his rock roots behind.
I like this version because he shows a very nice touch and a tip of the hat to greenie
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRzZP3N_BmY]YouTube - Gary Moore - Jumpin' At Shadows (Live)[/ame]

 

[5F6-A]

exactly my point

 

[rambler]

don't want to start a flame war but I can't stand Gary Moore ><.

 

[5F6-A]

he's capable of the best but most of the times he plays far too fast and too loud

 

[Benjammin]

haha, i retract my earlier statements in this thread, I can dig it now
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWwUQ6gbKIo]YouTube - Gary Moore - Need your love so bad[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcBSEtcudOo&feature=related]YouTube - Gary Moore - Stop messin'around[/ame]

 

[5F6-A]

anybody else??

 

[Emiel]

Gary is imho so overlooked... I really love his work, his playing and his guitar sound. The Blues For Greeny shows are fantastic, though his voice can be a bit rough for some of the songs. But the rest is just top notch, he's the only guy who can get really close to Peter Green. Personally I think one overlooked period is his brief first stint with Thin Lizzy... 1974... he delivered some great playing there... Here's a nice clip of a quiet version of Thin Lizzy's 'Still In Love With You'. It clearly is the same '59 Peter Green Les Paul, and a clean sounding amp... some really tasting playing... Gary is singing as well

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tVVWn2wMgY]YouTube - Thin Lizzy Still in love with you (the peel sessions)[/ame]

He played so many styles and he can do it all greatly... jazz... fusion... blues... hardrock... all with amazing touch. Still I think his heart somewhat lies with bluesrock or hardrock... he has played it from the late '60s till now. it's good to know he's currently making another Celtic hardrock album! And he's back to an all Plexi rig now

 

[MineGoesTo11]

It's good understated playing. Making good music means that the song is always more important than the individuals.

 

[5F6-A]

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