GARY MOORE
Close As You Get

Gary Moore is acknowledged as one of the finest musicians that the British Isles has ever produced. In a career that dates back to the 1960s, there are few musical genres that he has not turned his adroit musical hand to, and has graced the line-ups ever several notable rock bands, Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II and Skid Row to name but three

In 1979, Gary's solo career began in earnest with the evocative hit single, 'Parisienne Walkways', which pitched Gary's tasteful, blues-soaked lead guitar with a moody Phil Lynott guest vocal. The single reached the UK Top Ten in April of that year, and the subsequent album, 'Back On The Streets' was similarly well received. The late 1970s and early 80s were characterised by Gary's restless search for the best musical settings for his talents; a reunion with Phil Lynott produced the powerful 'Out In The Fields' hit single (1985).

 

The, 'Back To The Blues' (2001) album saw this consummately talented musician revisit The Blues with renewed vigor and determination, after the more experimental 'Dark Days In Paradise' (1997) and 'A Different Beat' (1999) albums. A ten-track collection that mixes excellent Moore originals with gritty and intense covers of standards such as 'Stormy Monday', 'You Upset Me Baby' and 'I Ain't Got You', the album is nothing less than a resounding return to form. Gary effortlessly mixes and matches contrasting styles within the idiom whilst displaying awesome feel for the music and dazzling technique. 'Back To The Blues' swings and rocks, and shows Gary Moore to be a True Keeper of the Blues Flame.

 

Gary’s studio album of 2006 “Old New Ballads Blues” featured 5 new original songs, including the up tempo “Ain’t Nobody”, the poignant ballad “Gonna rain today”, the country influenced “No reason to cry” and the driving instrumental “Cut it out”. Also included were rerecorded versions of the classic “Midnight Blues”, which originally appeared on Gary’s multi million selling, 1990 album “Still Got The Blues”, Otis Rush’s “All your Love”, which was the song which turned Gary onto the blues, when he first heard it on the Bluesbreakers ”Beano” album, in 1966 and blistering covers of Willie Dixon’s “You know my love” and Elmore James’s “Done somebody wrong”.

 

With his latest studio album Close As You Get, Gary continues in a direction not too dissimilar from Old, New, Ballads, Blues. Mixing original tunes with some interesting Blues covers that Gary has rediscovered, Close As You Get showcases Moore’s exceptional talent as a guitarist and is destined to be one of the finest blues and guitar albums released this year.

Track Listing
1. If The Devil Made Whisky
2. Trouble At Home
3. Thirty Days
4. Hard Times
5. Have You Heard
6. Eyesight To The Blind
7. Evenin'
8. Nowhere Fast
9. Checkin' Up On My Baby
10. I Had A Dream
11. Sundown