Oh god, this is so sad. He was mone of my biggest influences, saw him live a couple of times!
R.I.P. Gary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just heard today that Gary Moore, the guitar legend, passed away in Spain. Sad.
http://www.google.com/search?q=gary+...ed=0CEoQ5QUwBA
Gary Moore (1952 – 2011) dies in Spain
06 Feb 2011
Hot Press has learned of the death of Gary Moore. The legendary Belfast-born guitarist died in his sleep last night, while on holiday in Spain.
One of the greatest players of his generation, Gary Moore began his professional career in his teens. He was still only sixteen years of age when he moved from Belfast to Dublin in 1969, to join Skid Row – originally a four-piece that featured Brush Shiels on bass, Nollaig Bridgeman on drums and Philip Lynott as lead vocalist, as well as Gary on lead guitar.
Soon afterwards, Philip Lynott was sidelined, with Brush and Gary sharing vocals, turning Skid Row into a power-trio of the kind that was in vogue at the time, following on the success of Rory Gallagher's Taste and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Skid Row were signed to CBS Records and released two albums, Skid in 1970 and 34 Hours in 1971.
Adept at blues, hard rock and jazz, Moore was also a superb, lyrical, melodic guitar player and featured on a number of other Irish albums in cameo roles, including records by Dr.Strangely Strange among others. He was drafted into Thin Lizzy by Philip Lynott to replace the departing Eric Bell, before the formation of the definitive 4-piece Lizzy line-up, with Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson on twin lead guitars. However, on the Nightlife album (1974), he played the extraordinary solo on 'Still In Love With You', which became one of Thin Lizzy's most enduring tracks and a perennial live favourite. Gary returned to the Lizzy line-up briefly again, when Brian Robertson was ruled out of a US tour in 1977. Moore also featured on the Lizzy album Black Rose, released in 1979.
"He was a genius player," Hot Press editor Niall Stokes said. "Even as a teenager, he had something special about him and throughout his career he worked really hard at improving his technique. His contribution to the Irish rock canon was immense, both in his own solo work, his days with Skid Row, the great records he recorded with Philip Lynott and with Thin Lizzy and in various other cameos. My heart goes out to all of his close friends and family. It is a huge loss."
While his relationship with Lizzy lead singer and songwriter Philip Lynott was hugely competitive, and there were often disagreements between them, they remained musical cohorts, and joined forces for the hit single 'Parisienne Walkways' (1979) on which Philip sang and the later single, 'Out In The Fields' (1985), which reached No.5 in the UK charts.
While he featured along the way as part of Jon Hiseman in Colosseum II, for most of his career Gary Moore led his own band, shifting between hard rock, metal, jazz-influenced fusion music and the blues. The first Gary Moore Band LP, Grinding Stone, was released in 1973. In recent years he had returned to his roots, first with the release of Still Got The Blues in 1991 and later with Back To The Blues, in 2001. In all, he released 20 studio albums, as well as six live collections, including the Live At Montreaux DVD.
May he rest in peace
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Oh god, this is so sad. He was mone of my biggest influences, saw him live a couple of times!
R.I.P. Gary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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yep. huge fan. Terrible loss.
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Wow, I didn't realize he was close to death. I'm sorry to see him go.
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I am speechless. Also one of my great influences. A sad day in Bluesland.
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Wow, what a huge loss! We sure didn't expect this.
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Wow, a great player to be sure, he will be missed.
RIP, Gary.
Ah. Well then, I guess it's a bit different. I always wonder if the deaths of people I don't follow closely are expected or sudden losses, since I'm not really in the know on their lives anyway. Regardless, it's sad that his time came. I really liked what I had heard of him.
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
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I was always much more a fan of his 80s hard rock/metal music: Victims of the Future, Corridors of Power, Wild Frontier, Run for Cover.
My favorite GM tune:
Although it has a different solo than the album version, both of which are stellar.
And a killer live live version:
I was just watching a video of him 2 days ago..
very sad and a great loss.
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This is my first memory of him. I just noticed he's getting a little help from Ian Paice.
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I'm pretty stunned by this. The world has lost a very fine guitarist. There's a good DVD of him, Gorham, Robertson and Bell in a tribute to Phil, made in Dublin a few years back. Not the greatest dvd all around, but sure showcased how powerful and graceful Gary could be. This is a very sad day.
(DVD's called One Night in Dublin -- made in 06)
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It goes without saying that for folks like us who have a passion for music and guitar in particular that this man's catalog is somehow embedded into us. 58 is far too young to check out. How friggin' sad is this? What a talent, what a loss. Gary defined taste. He left a huge impression on me and he will be sorely missed.
This unreal. I can't believe it! He was so healthy. I am stunned and chocked.
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I remember as a teenager hearing Still got the Blues for the first time and the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. I can probably count on the fingers of one hand the amount of times thats happened to me.
I also remember seeing him in concert on tv when I was a kid and he sustained a note for about a minute. I probably hadnt even started playing guitar at that stage but I remember thinking to myself "I wanna learn how to do that!"
Sad loss. RIP
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Very, very sad to have lost him so soon. May God rest his soul.
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