Gary Moore RIP

[Shirl]

Absolutely heartbroken to hear that Gary Moore has passed away in his sleep; he was only 59. I absolutely loved his voice and guitar. He did a catalogue of great songs but my personal favourite was 'Because Of Your Love' - I'll never forget one of his superb gigs all those years ago, when Phil Lynott walked on stage to duet with him on 'Out In The Fields.' Absolute class!

Not quite the black rose but - so, so sad ...

[Ben]

A shock indeed !

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12377862

[mattias32]

Last year I saw him for the first time. It was his first appearance in Slovakia. Unfortunately it was the last time. I am sad and shocked.
Honor Thy remembrance dear Gary.

[Ken]

My Guitar Hero has passed and I am so sad.
But I am glad to have seen him perform so many times and remember when Gary and I spoke for a hour after a Greg Lake show in a Cleveland bar and how he told me that Glenn and Pat Thrall were getting together for a project as well as about all his guitars and plans. Gary did it his way for sure and his music will live on forever.
Gaza RIP

[willem]

One of the best guitar players ever. Gary: RIP.

[captmidnite1962]

I am totally charred..just got back to work and saw the news...

When you are the youngest of 7, 58 is way too young...my brother is that age. And he went in his sleep from what I have read...

Got to take it in yet...will be back...

[toadsterama]

Having been a fan of Gary's since 1986, I had never had a chance to see Gary Moore perform until 2006. My wife and I made a special trip to England to see Gary open for BB King on a series of dates. The moment he began to play, his singing guitar tone pierced my heart and I fell in love with his playing all over again. As chance would have it, I was actually able to meet Gary during that trip. He was kind, good-humoured and took a few minutes to chat with me. It was a moment I'll cherish always, and his passing wounds me in a way I can't quite describe. Nobody's music has ever affected me like that.

So sad.

[chutsler]

Shocking, shocking news.........

[Keith Thompson]

No age at all. Unbelieveable news!

[lioness]

I have had the pleasure seeing Gary Moore live a few times. Makes me very sad, this news RIP, Gary, you'll never be forgotten!

[chrisloeb]

I was shocked and devastated when I heard the news

Ironically I got the call just before I got off to see the new 'Thin Lizzy' play here in Vienna tonight.

They played 'The Rocker' which isn't in the usual set list (as Darren Wharton pointed out at the Aftershow Party) in Gary's memory.

I'm glad I had the chance to see Gary play live two times, the second time being only last year at High Voltage in London when he returned to playing Rock and even threw in a few promising celtically flavoured new songs.

For now I have decided to stay up all night (or as long as I manage) and have Empty Rooms on repeat. And Wild Frontier after that, and, and, and...

It's very hard to put feelings into words at this time.
He will always have a very special place in my heart.

R.I.P. Gary Moore. And thank you, thank you, thank you...

Christian

[Ad]

I saw Gary Moore in 1984 in Holland, Nijmegen, the Vereeniging.
Ian paice was in his band. Adrian Vandenberg in the audience.
R.I.P.

[JohnH]

Oh my god!!!!!!!!! One of my favorite ever guitar players....I used to end my 2am guitar sessions on the ships with Still Got the Blues. It ended it, because after playing that song, there is nothing left. I would often be in tears. I'm going to go downstairs, and play it right now. I'm shocked. I had no idea!

[JohnH]

Caught him Anaheim, CA (just across the freeway from Disneyland) in 1987 at Jezebels, a small club. With Neil Carter, Bob Daisley, Eric Singer. What a nite and what a show. He blew us all away!

[Stormbringer74]

RIP Gary...

[marieodonnelly]

Such sadness in the world of rock and roll! There are no words - there have been too many greats go recently to comprehend!

[chris spencer]

Run for Cover is one of my fave albums (perhaps because of GH on vocals in places). What would have happended if it had been Hughes/ Moore or Moore Hughes!

[wolfysmith]

A great loss of an incredibly talented guitarist

I saw him back in the 80's when he was quite simply phenomenal.
Had the We Want Moore album blasting out in the car today.
Just listen to the blistering fretwork and monster riffing

Saw him most recently on the "Monsters of Rock Tour" supporting Whitesnake when he played stuff from the Scars album he did with the bass player from Skunk Anansie and drummer from Primal Scream.
A great set list with a whole mixture of stuff including a quite brilliant version of Thin Lizzy's "Still In Love With You" - the only track he played on on the Night Life album and one which Brian Robertson refused to record over as he said the solo couldn't be bettered.

I really liked the Scars album but it didnt get much praise at the time.

He always had a tremendous tone to his sound and his music will certainly live on for a long time to come.

RIP

[Shirean]

It's real sad.

Between David and I, we've seen him on countless occasions. From the early days down The Marquee to Wolfgangs in SF, Hammersmith and Donnington in the UK, but I was lucky enough to catch him while he was still with Lizzy in 1979 at the annual 'Day On Green' in Oakland, when Journey headlined

Still got the memories, so unfortunately that will have to do now

[Ken]

Originally Posted by Shirean

It's real sad. Between David and I, we've seen him on countless occasions. From the early days down The Marquee to Wolfgangs in SF, Hammersmith and Donnington in the UK, but I was lucky enough to catch him while he was still with Lizzy in 1979 at the annual 'Day On Green' in Oakland, when Journey headlined Still got the memories, so unfortunately that will have to do now

great pic!, I witnessed the Long Beach show a day earlier, and Gary ruled the stage. I believe he walked out of Thin Lizzy after the Oakland show and headed back to LA and met up with Glenn and prepared for his G-Force project.

[JohnH]

The sun was full of rubbish as usual.

Cause appears to be a suspected heart attack (which is what I first thought) according to The Mirror:

www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2011/02/08/thin-lizzy-star-gary-moore-died-of-natural-causes-115875-22906893/

[Sigurd]

I'm shocked and sad too. I'll never forget his powerful guitarplaying.

[mattias32]

One memory of Gary from my archive. Beautiful song.

YouTube - Gary Moore - 3.7.2010, Prešov, "Johnny boy"

YouTube - Gary Moore - 3.7.2010, Prešov, "Johnny boy"

[chrisloeb]

There is a tribute section dedicated to GM on classicrockrevisited

A great read.

I'd like to point out one comment especially, since this is closely related to Glenn:

Quote:

Gary Ferguson: I am so sad my old colleague is gone. I really wanted to play music with him again. He was inspirational to me as a player as he played with so much passion. My heart goes out to his family. It is so surreal to have lost him he was a strong person. Rest in peace my brother you will be missed.

[Ken]

the more I read the tributes and watch the videos, the more it sinks in and I understand why I listened to this guy constantly for the last 35 years. There is some unbelievable video of the 1997 Montreux festival that will just make you smile and realize that yes, Gary was, one of a kind.

[toadsterama]

With Glenn revisiting his past on a number of albums ("Burn" and "You Keep on Moving" on From Now On, "Holy Man" on Feel, "Highball Shooter" on Building the Machine, and "Medusa" on Black Country Communion), the thought occurred to me that it would be a very cool, and fitting, tribute to Glenn's work with Gary Moore if BCC were to record an updated, rearranged version of "All Messed Up", "Reach for the Sky" or "Nothing to Lose". Glenn only contributed to five tracks on Gary's Run for Cover album, but what tracks they were! Anyway, just thinking aloud since BCC is still in the studio...and Bonamassa is about the only person I can think of who can step somewhat comfortably into Gary's big shoes.

[wolfysmith]

i was thinking a similar thing Todd - doing something like Nothing To Lose on his upcoming solo tour as he's no solo album to promote, just a massive back catalog to chose from!

[JohnH]

Been wanting to post a proper tribute. Gary Moore has been one of my number one guitar idols since I first heard about him in issues of Kerrang magazine I started buying in the early 80s. I was first introduced to his incredible guitar playing and songs with Corridors of Power, which was played heavily on the radio and especially MTV in 1982. When his cover of the Yardbird's Shapes Of Things hit in 1984, I about totally came unglued with excitement. At the time I had a crummy nylon guitar and I would play along with the solo and go crazy. I was excited to catch his band in 1987 at a small club. It was certainly one of the greatest shows I ever saw. His soloing was incredible and I was also a Bob Daisley fan so getting to see one of my favorite bassist's was also a highlight. Although I'm a keyboard player, I also love playing lead guitar and rhythm and I've always favored guitar players who make it sing, but have technique. I was always moved more by players like Gary Moore, Blackmore and Neal Schon rather than VH types (although I like them too). One day about 13 years I was driving in the car and Still Got the Blues came on the radio- which I hadn't heard in a long time. I decided I was going to learn it note for note on guitar. The last few months I was on cruise ships we used to have a ton of Brits come on in Barbados. They started requesting Parisienne Walkways, which I think was on another single rerelease that summer in England. I had a copy of it from the Back to Black remasters and made a midi sequence of it. It brought the house down...That and Still Got the Blues. Gary's music saved us that summer. Gary's a huge part of that extended Deep Purple family we all love and this one hits home.

[lioness]

When you go to this site

www.udotalmon.de/wp20/?page_id=140

under "G" you will find fantastic pics of Gary Moore in Mannheim 2008.

Also good stuff from Blackmore's Night, DP, WS, Heaven and Hell!

[David]

New film due later this year

'White Knuckles & Blue Moods' is a documentary feature about Gary's career and his influence on other guitarists.

Jörgen Holmstedt and Stefan Mossberg have been working on the film for several years. It features contributions from Don Airey, Jon Hiseman, John Sykes, Brian Downey, Eric Bell, Brian Robertson and Gary himself.

'White Knuckles and Blue Moods' will be around an hour long and is due for release later this year.

Here's the trailer:

YouTube - Gary Moore Documentary - White Knuckles And Blue Moods

YouTube - Gary Moore Documentary - White Knuckles And Blue Moods