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Here is a collection of Peter Green/FM-Gary Moore English guitar magazine articles that I have collected over the years.
Some very revealing information, especially from Gary Moore's perspective, about the Blues For Greeny CD and live show, which Peter attended!
One shouldn't look at Peter Green as being a victim or a casualty of the psychedelic rock era. Sure he was spiked with LSD and yes he has some psychiatric issues, which can be adversely affected by them being medicated with LSD and such.
Peter was a true pioneer of blues/rock music and not merely content to accept the status quo of the time. He had very valid reasons and concerns about the music business and his intentions to help people through his music has never wavered.
Peter posses such a vital force of creativity and even within the blues format, he was able to express new ideas and ways of looking at life, that no one else was able to back then, with the exception of Hendrix and a few others.
Gary Moore has been quite respectful towards Peter and his music and certainly carried on the rich tradition of emotive blues playing with Peter's guitar Greeny.
The live show and CD of Blues For Greeny certainly demonstrated for me, the closest anyone has come to the spirit of Peter's playing and singing.
Gary says in the interview that Peter accused him of copying the originals too closely, Gary pointed out respectfully that that was his intention, to try and offer versions true to the feeling of the originals, but with Gary's own touch added.
And for the ad nauseum criticism oft atributed to Gary for his using too much gain, ect. No gain pedals to be found on Blues For Greeny, the right amount of Peter's beloved reverb, some period correct amplifiers and that magical guitar, with the elephantine neck, still quite difficult to play. Gary was still using his light top-heavy bottom set then, as this was prior to his hand injury, which necessitated him having to sell the guitar, to pay for a cancelled tour. And now this ridiculous 'controversary' over Gary's legally bought main '59 Stripe #9-2227, let's leave the poor bloke alone!
Certainly during the initial jams with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, Gary proved that he was able to channel vintage Clapton with relative ease!
What a lot of people miss, is the great ability it takes to play like ones heroes, but not blatantly ripping them off.
As far as Peter Green, "The End Of The Game" though it may be viewed as inoherent ramblings, was actuall quite a bold experiment in music fir Peter, post FM. Then Play On is still an iconic album..
Enjoy the articles:
Greeny pictures by davida54 - Photobucket
Some very revealing information, especially from Gary Moore's perspective, about the Blues For Greeny CD and live show, which Peter attended!
One shouldn't look at Peter Green as being a victim or a casualty of the psychedelic rock era. Sure he was spiked with LSD and yes he has some psychiatric issues, which can be adversely affected by them being medicated with LSD and such.
Peter was a true pioneer of blues/rock music and not merely content to accept the status quo of the time. He had very valid reasons and concerns about the music business and his intentions to help people through his music has never wavered.
Peter posses such a vital force of creativity and even within the blues format, he was able to express new ideas and ways of looking at life, that no one else was able to back then, with the exception of Hendrix and a few others.
Gary Moore has been quite respectful towards Peter and his music and certainly carried on the rich tradition of emotive blues playing with Peter's guitar Greeny.
The live show and CD of Blues For Greeny certainly demonstrated for me, the closest anyone has come to the spirit of Peter's playing and singing.
Gary says in the interview that Peter accused him of copying the originals too closely, Gary pointed out respectfully that that was his intention, to try and offer versions true to the feeling of the originals, but with Gary's own touch added.
And for the ad nauseum criticism oft atributed to Gary for his using too much gain, ect. No gain pedals to be found on Blues For Greeny, the right amount of Peter's beloved reverb, some period correct amplifiers and that magical guitar, with the elephantine neck, still quite difficult to play. Gary was still using his light top-heavy bottom set then, as this was prior to his hand injury, which necessitated him having to sell the guitar, to pay for a cancelled tour. And now this ridiculous 'controversary' over Gary's legally bought main '59 Stripe #9-2227, let's leave the poor bloke alone!
Certainly during the initial jams with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, Gary proved that he was able to channel vintage Clapton with relative ease!
What a lot of people miss, is the great ability it takes to play like ones heroes, but not blatantly ripping them off.
As far as Peter Green, "The End Of The Game" though it may be viewed as inoherent ramblings, was actuall quite a bold experiment in music fir Peter, post FM. Then Play On is still an iconic album..
Enjoy the articles:
Greeny pictures by davida54 - Photobucket
