úterý 29. dubna 2008

Moore, Gary







Birth name
Robert William Gary Moore
Born
4 April 1952 (1952-04-04) (age 56)Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genre(s)
Hard rock, Heavy metal, rock, Blues-rock, Blues
Occupation(s)
Guitarist, Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar, Vocals
Years active
1970–present
Label(s)
Various
Associated acts
Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, Philip Lynott, Colosseum II.
Website
http://www.gary-moore.com/
Notable instrument(s)
Gary Moore Signature Les PaulFender Stratocaster
Albums
Grinding Stone, (1973)
Back on the Streets, (1979)
G-Force, (1979)
Live at the Marquee, (1980)
Corridors of Power, (1982)
Victims of the Future, (1983)
Dirty Fingers, (1984)
We Want Moore!, (1984)
Run for Cover, (1985)
Rockin' Every Night - Live in Japan, (1986)
Wild Frontier, (1987)
After the War, (1989)
Still Got the Blues, (1990)
After Hours, (1992)
Blues Alive, (1993)
Ballads & Blues 1982-1994, (1994)
Blues for Greeny, (1995)
Around The Next Dream, (1996)
Dark Days in Paradise, (1997)
Out in the Fields - The Very Best of Part 1, (1998)
Blood of Emeralds - The Very Best of Part 2, (1999)
A Different Beat, (1999)
Back to the Blues, (2001)
Best of the Blues, (2002)
Have Some Moore - The Best Of, (2002)
Live At Monsters Of Rock, (2003)
Power of the Blues, (2004)
Old New Ballads Blues, (2006)
The Platinum Collection, (2006)
Close As You Get, (2007)

Selected singles (UK Singles Chart Top 40 hits)
"Parisienne Walkways" - 1979 - No. 8
"Out in the Fields" - 1985 - No. 5 α
"Empty Rooms" - 1985 re-issue - No. 23
"Over the Hills and Far Away" - 1986 - No. 20
"Wild Frontier" - 1987 - No. 35
"Friday on My Mind" - 1987 - No. 26 β
"After the War" - 1989 - No. 37
"Still Got the Blues (For You)" - 1990 - No. 31
"Cold Day in Hell" - 1992 - No. 24
"Story of the Blues" - 1992 - No. 40
"Parisienne Walkways" - 1993 re-recording - No. 32
α Credited to Gary Moore and Phil Lynott. β Cover version of The Easybeats 1966, No. 6 UK hit.

Thin Lizzy
Moore played in Thin Lizzy for several periods and worked with Phil Lynott subsequently in his solo career.

Albums
Night Life (1974) (note that he only appears on the song "Still In Love With You")
Remembering (1976)
Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans (1979)
The Adventures of Thin Lizzy (1981)
Life (1983)
Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy (1991)

Colosseum II
Colosseum II is a band that came from the ashes of Colosseum and featured Don Airey, John Mole, Jon Hiseman and Gary Moore.

Albums
Strange New Flesh (1976)
Electric Savage (1977)
War Dance (1977)

Greg Lake
He participated in the recording of Greg Lake's two solo albums, Greg Lake (1981) and Manoeuvres (1983). He also played live in Greg Lake's line-up. Some notable performances of his touring stint with Lake, were the live covers of King Crimson songs "21st Century Schizoid Man", "In the Court of the Crimson King", as well as "Parisienne Walkways".
Moore's 1984 album Dirty Fingers (which also featured ex-Ted Nugent vocalist Charlie Huhn, former Rainbow/Wild Horses and later Dio bassist Jimmy Bain, and ex-Black Oak Arkansas/Pat Travers and later Ozzy Osbourne/Whitesnake/Ted Nugent drummer Tommy Aldridge) had a song called "Nuclear Attack", which he also performed on the Greg Lake album.

BBM
Formed in 1994 the group comprised Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker (both formerly performers with Cream) and Gary Moore.

Album
Around The Next Dream (1994)

(Gary Moore's) Scars
Formed in 2002 the band issued an eponymous album Scars which was released on September 10, 2002. The band featured Gary Moore (Vocals/Guitar), Cass Lewis (Bass guitar/Backing vocals) and Darrin Mooney of Primal Scream (Drums).
Note: This group is not to be confused with the Scottish punk/post-punk band called Scars, which existed from 1977 - 1982.

Album
Scars (2002)


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