Gary Moore - Old New Ballads Blues
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Artist: Gary MooreEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-05-02
Music Label: Eagle Records
Soundtracks:
- DONE SOMEBODY WRONG
- YOU KNOW MY LOVE
- MIDNIGHT BLUES (2006)
- AIN`T NOBODY
- GONNA RAIN TODAY
- ALL YOUR LOVE (2006)
- FLESH AND BLOOD
- CUT IT OUT
- NO REASON TO CRY
- I'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU
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Music Review: One of Gary's Better Blues-Rock efforts
Rating: 4 Stars
The great Gary Moore has released several blues-rock CD's in the last few years. This strong 2006 effort is one of his best. Moore's improved vocals here enhance the album as he sings most of the material with a little more soul and polish than usual. While Gary will never rank among the greatest of blues vocalists, his electrifying guitar playing is matched by very few in the world of rock and blues.
Gary follows his usual pattern here of hard rockin' covers of blues classics mixed in with his own original blues tunes. Moore's heavy metal tendencies are put on the backburner on this CD that is dominated by strong bluesy ballads. The CD begins with Moore's remake of the old Elmore James standard "Done somebody wrong" that spotlights his skills on slide guitar. Gary follows it up with a dynamic treatment of the Otis Rush classic "My love will never die" {You know my love}. This song features his strongest vocals on the album along with an extended powerhouse guitar solo that makes this track the possible highlight of the CD.
Another Otis Rush song "All your Love" and Gary's beautiful blues ballad "Midnight Blues" were both originally recorded in 1990, and the remakes here are given a slightly slower tempo by Gary. The heartfelt ballads "Flesh and Blood" and "No Reason to Cry" are two of Gary's strongest original songs that step away from the blues format. Flesh and Blood is a really nice pop-rock ballad that is far better than any cookie-cutter song currently on the pop charts, and No Reason to Cry is Gary's suprising attempt at a country song that replaces the vomit-provoking nasal twang of a Kenny Chesney or a Tim McGraw with a truly searing guitar solo that, needless to say, ole' Tim and Kenny would have one hell of a time trying to pull off...
"Cut it Out" is a blistering blues-rock instrumental that is a showcase for Moore's powerhouse guitar work. It is by far the most rockin' tune on the CD. "Gonna Rain Today" is a gentle but mournful ballad that is a little weak vocally but still one of the highlights of the album. The great Albert King ballad "I'll play the blues for you" is a pretty average remake that is nearly ruined by an annoying electronic sound that repeats throughout the song. I don't know what Gary was thinking when including this in the song.
This CD is a good choice for anyone discovering the work of this criminally overlooked guitar master for the first time, although Gary's 1990 album "Still got the Blues" remains his very best blues effort. Moore's work has recieved little attention here in America throughout the years, and sadly you are not going to hear music this good on your local top 40 station which is just one more reason this CD is a wise addition to anyone's music collection.
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Description of Old New Ballads Blues
Gary Moore?s brand new studio album "Old, New, Ballads, Blues" continues his exploration of the blues through the combination of classic blues tracks written by the likes of Otis Rush and Willie Dixon and new self-penned songs. Gary has had the fortune in the past to have played with both Albert Collins and Albert King and is currently on the BB King farewell tour of the UK. "Old, New, Ballads, Blues" fits right into the pocket of Gary?s platinum-selling album "Still Got the Blues". This great new album should bring Gary right up to the top in the blues and blues rock market.Blues CDs
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