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Gary Moore: Still got the Blues

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Label: Virgin Records
Released: 1990.03.26
Time:
 52:56
Category: Blues
Producer(s): Gary Moore, Ian Taylor
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.gary-moore.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2001.03.31
Price in €: 12,99



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[1] Moving On (Moore) - 2:38
[2] Oh, Pretty Woman (Williams) - 4:24
[3] Walking by Myself (Lane) - 2:55
[4] Still Got the Blues (Moore) - 6:08
[5] Texas Strut (Moore) - 4:50
[6] Too Tired (Bihari/Davis/Watson) - 2:49
[7] King of the Blues (Moore) - 4:34
[8] As the Years Go Passing By (Malone) - 7:42
[9] Midnight Blues (Moore) - 4:57
[10] That Kind of Woman (Harrison) - 4:28
[11] All Yor Love (Rush) - 3:39
[12] Stop Messing Around (Green) - 3:52

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GARY MOORE - Guitar, Vocals, String and Horn Arrangements, Cober Concept

MICK WEAVER - Piano (on 1, 3, 9, 12), Hammond Organ (on 11)
ANDY PYLE - Bass (on 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
GRAHAM WALKER - Drums (on 1-4, 6, 9-12)
ALBERT KING - Guitar (on 2)
DON AIREY - Hammond Organ (on 2, 5-8), Keyboards (on 4)
RAOUL D'OLIVEIRA - Trumpet (on 2, 7)
NICK PENTELOW - Tenor Saxophone (on 2, 7, 10)
NICK PAYN - Baritone Saxophone (on 2, 6-8, 10)
FRANK MEAD - Harmonica (on 3), Alto Saxophone (on 2, 6, 7, 10, 12), Tenor Saxophone (on 7, 8, 12)
NICKY HOPKINS - Piano (on 4, 8, 10)
GAVYN WRIGHT - Strings section leading (on 4, 9)
BOB DAISLEY - Bass (on 5, 8, 10)
BRIAN DOWNEY - Drums (on 5, 7, 8)
ALBERT COLLINS - Guitar (on 6)
STUART BROOKS - Trumpet (on 6)
ANDREW HAMILTON - Saxophone (on 6)
GEORGE HARRISON - Slide and Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals (on 10)
MARTIN DROVER - Trumpet (on 10)

IAN TAYLOR - Engineer. Mixing
STEVE FITZMAURICE - Assistant Engineer
NOEL HARRIS - Assistant Engineer
STUART DAY - Assistant Engineer
MARCUS DRAWS - Assistant Engineer
GREG NUDEN - Assistant Engineer
MAYDEN BENDALL - Assistant Engineer
DON ARRAY - String and Horn Arrangement, String Conductor
GERED MANKOWITZ - Photography
DARREN HUGHES - Inner of Booklet Photo

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1990 CD Charisma 91369-2
1990 LP Virgin 210 558
1990 LP Charisma 91369-1
1990 CD Atlantic 91369
1990 CS Charisma 91369-4
1990 CD Charisma V2-86167
1992 CD Virgin 86167
1992 CS Charisma V4-86167
1992 CD Capitol 86167



Relieved from the pressures of having to record a hit single, he cuts loose on some blues standards as well as some newer material. Moore plays better than ever, spitting out an endless stream of fiery licks that are both technically impressive and soulful. It's no wonder Still Got the Blues was his biggest hit.

David Jehnzen - All Music Guide



Gary Moore triumphierte als harter Rocker bei Thin Lizzy, gestaltete den angejazzten Rock von Colosseum II phantasievoll mit, lieferte solo emotionalen, druckvollen Poprock und legte in ganz jungen Jahren Ende der Sechziger bei Skid Row sein Karrierefundament mit Blues-rock. Still Got The Blues, das ihm 1990 den großen Durchbruch auch in Amerika brachte, ließe sich so als eine Rückkehr zu den Wurzeln des Belfast-Bluesers deuten. Nicht ganz falsch; nur blieb Moore dem Blues in all den Jahren dazwischen durchaus treu; sein ausgeprägtes Fingerspitzengefühl, das eher nach sinnlicher Gestaltung von Stimmungen als nach zirkusreifen solistischen Kunststückchen strebte, war trotz aller Stilschattierungen stets bluesgeprägt. Nur bekannte sich der Nord-Ire nie zuvor so eindeutig und relativ puristisch zum Blues. Allerdings zeigt er sich auch hier nicht mal in Genre-Klassikern (???) wie "All Your Love" und "Stop Messin' Around" nicht als Anhänger des strikt-banalen Zwölftakter-Schemas. Der erfolgreich ausgekoppelte Titeltrack ist ein exzellentes Beispiel dafür, wie er die "blue notes" vielmehr als Basis nutzt, um einen Song Marke Moore daraus zu stricken. Diese aufgefrischte Blues-Liebe pflegte er in der Folge etwa auf "After Hours" (1992) ebenso wie 1995 in "Blues For Greeny", seinem Tribut-Album an Fleetwood Macs Gitarrist Peter Green, der ihm einst seine Gitarre überlassen hatte.

Claus Böhm - Amazon.de



Wie der Knabe unter dem Hendrix-Poster hat auch Gitarrero Gary Moore mal angefangen - und widmet deshalb sein Blues-Denkmal dem früheren Protektor Peter Green, dessen Les Paul von 1959 er in Ehren hält. Seine Version von Stop Messin' Around muß sich ebenso wenig hinter der von Fleetwood Mac verstecken wie hinter Claptons Bluesbreakers-Visitenkarte All Your Love. Moore beweist Fingerspitzen- und Stimmbandgefühl, animiert von Albert King (Oh Pretty Woman) und Albert Collins (Too tired).

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Ein Poster des Idols Jimi Hendrix prangt auf der Couverrückseite dieser Platte, mit der sich Hardrock-Haudegen Gary Moore einen Jugendtraum erfüllt: ein ganzes Album lang in jener Musik aufgehen, von der Eric Burdon einmal gesagt hat, sie sei "die Kettenkugel am Fuß jedes Rockmusikers" - dem Blues. Damit nicht genug: Zwei schwarze Originalgenies der Bluesgitarre - Albert King und Albert Collins - gewann der Ire für sein Projekt. "Still Got The Blues" ist nun keine Hommage, die sich mit dem Nachspielen von antikem Roots-Blues bescheidet, sondern eine höchst lebendige Angelegenheit, die auch jene Fans der Gitarristen zufriedenstellen wird, die hauptsächlich von seinem keltischen Starkstrom- Folk schwärmen. Fünf Titel hat Moore komponiert, darunter "Texas Strut", eine flotte Parodie auf den Texas-Sound von ZZ Top und Stevie Ray Vaughan, sowie die knisternde Ballade "Still Got The Blues". Ein Stück stammt aus der Feder von George Harrison, drei weitere - neben Stücken von Albert King, Johnny Guitar Watson und Freddie King - sind vom britischen Bluesrock-Boom der Sechziger geläufig: "Oh Pretty Woman" und "All Your Love" spielten damals John Mayalls Bluesbreakers ein, "Stop Messin' Round" interpretierten Fleetwood Mac, deren damaliger Gitarrist Peter Green Moores Karriere förderte. Nicht schwer zu erraten, daß Gary Moore eher die urwüchsige Kraft als die Subtilitäten des Blues betont. Das macht "Still Got The Blues" vor allem für junge Fans zur geeigneten Einstiegsdroge in die faszinierende Blues-Welt - und die Bewunderer der Gitarren-Kunst- stückchen des Iren kommen hier selbstverständlich auch auf ihre Kosten.

** Klang.: 06-07
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Most famous in metal circles for his stellar work with Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore is unquestionably one of the greatest guitarists alive today, his impossibly fast but endlessly tasteful playing gaining him reams of respect from feisty guitarists of every genre the world over (evidence: blues legends Albert King and Albert Collins, as well as George Harrison, guest on this LP). That said, his solo albums have always been iffy propositions; his strengths as a singer/songwriter seldom match his guitar abilities. Well, he says he's been waiting 20 years to make a blues album, and from the sounds of this half-cover/ half-original LP, it's what he should have been doing all along! Moore's gruff vocal style is certainly more suited to the blues than anything else he's done (especially the more pop-oriented material on his last couple of albums), and as always, his guitar playing will make yer jaw drop. It's not a metal album by any stretch of the imagination, but in our humble opinion, it's the best solo LP from one of the genre's greatest instrumentalists. Picks: "Oh Pretty Woman," "Midnight Blues," "All Your Love " "Too Tired" and "Texas Strut."

CMJ New Music Report Issue: 197 - Jun 08, 1990
 

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MOVING ON

I'm gonna leave this place tomorrow.
I'm gonna leave this town behind.
I'll be gone before the morning,
on the other side of the mound.

That's why I'm moving on.
I'm moving on.
I've been hanging around too long,
it's time I was moving on.

Oh, well I'm tired of the same old faces,
and I'm sick of the same old names.
I'm getting bored with the same old places,
everybody starts to look the same.

That's why I'm moving on.
I'm moving on.
I've been hanging around too long,
it's time I was moving on.

Move it for me!

I've been tryin' to settle down here,
but my feet just won't stay still.
And I've heard that the grass is greener
on the other side of the hill.

That's why I'm moving on.
I'm moving on.
I've been hanging around too long,
it's time I was moving on.

Give me one more for the go!

I'm gonna leave this town tomorrow.
I'm gonna leave this place behind.
You can bet your bottom dollar,
all my troubles will be far behind.

That's why I'm moving on.
I'm moving on.
I've been hanging around too long,
it's time I was moving on.

I've been hanging around too long,
it's time I was moving on.

Said I've been hanging around too long,
it's time I was moving on.
Get out of here!


OH PRETTY WOMAN

Oh, pretty woman
sure's the rising sun.
Says all your cheap paint and powder
ain't gonna help you none.

'Cause she's a pretty woman
right down to her bone.
So you might as well
leave your skin alone.

Pretty woman,
what's the matter with you?
Can't make you love me
no matter what I do.

Oh, pretty woman,
whatcha gonna do?
You kept on foolin' around
till I got stuck on you.

So you can drop your mess
and come down off your throne,
stop using my poor heart
as just a stepping stone.

Pretty woman,
what's the matter with you?
Can't make you love me
no matter what I do.

Oh, pretty woman
that's all right for you.
Now you just go on doing
what you wanna do.

But someday when you think
that you've got it made,
you're gettin' water deep enough
so you can't wade.

Pretty woman,
what's the matter with you?
Can't make you love me
no matter what I do.

Oh, pretty woman.
Oh, pretty woman.
Oh, pretty woman.
Oh, pretty woman.
Can't make you love me
no matter what I do. No!

Can't make you love me
no matter what I do. No!
Can't make you love me
no matter what I do.

Oh, pretty woman,
I just can't make you love me.
Oh, no.


WALKING BY MYSELF

You know I love you.
You know it's true.
Give you all my love, babe.
What more can I do?

Walking by myself,
I hope you'll understand.
I just want to be your lovin' man.

I love ya, yes I love you
with my heart and soul.
I wouldn't mistreat you
for my weight in gold.

You know I love you.
You know it's true.
Give you all my love, babe.
What more can I do?

Walking by myself,
I hope you'll understand.
I just want to be your lovin' man.

Here we go!
Keep on walkin'!

You know I love you.
You know it's true.
I give you all my --, babe.
What more can I do?

I'm walking by myself,
I hope you'll understand.
I just want to be your lovin' man.

I said I'm walking by myself,
I hope you'll understand.
I just want to be your lovin',
I just want to be your lovin',
I just want to be your lovin' man.
That's right.


STILL GOT THE BLUES

Used to be so easy to give my heart away.
But I found out the hard way,
there's a price you have to pay.
I found out that love was no friend of mine.
I should have known time after time.

So long, it was so long ago,
but I've still got the blues for you.

Used to be so easy to fall in love again.
But I found out the hard way,
it's a road that leads to pain.
I found that love was more than just a game.
You're playin' to win, but you lose just the same.

So long, it was so long ago,
but I've still got the blues for you.

So many years since I've seen your face.
Here in my heart, there's an empty space
where you used to be.

So long, it was so long ago,
but I've still got the blues for you.

Though the days come and go,
there is one thing I know.
I've still got the blues for you.


TEXAS STRUT

One, two, three, four.
Let me tell you about the Texas blues.

I went down south to Dallas,
to hear those cowboys wail.
Came across that Billy Gibbons
ridin' on that ZZ trail.

I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
I said I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
The Texas blues.

Got myself in Double Trouble,
when I saw that Texas Flood.
Stevie said The Sky Is Crying,
superstition's in his blood.

I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
I said I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
The Texas blues.
How-how-how-how.

Come on!

I heard that Houston Twister.
He could run you off the tracks.
When he plays that Cold Cold Feeling,
you get the shivers down your back.

I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
I said I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
The Texas blues.
A-how-how-how-how.

Well, I'm going back to Dallas.
Won't go waitin' for no bus.
Ridin' off into the sunset.
You won't see my heels for dust.

I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
I said I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
I said I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
And I just can't lose with the Texas blues.
The Texas blues.
Texas blues.
A-how-how-how-how.
A-how-how-how-how.


TOO TIRED

Yeah!
I laid down last night, too tired to wake.
I had a chill this morning, too tired to shake.
I got a good poker hand, too tired to win.
I can hear my baby knockin', too tired to let her in.

'm tired.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm tired.
Too tired, too tired for anything.

I'm too tired to walk,
too tired to run.
I can hear my baby callin'.
Too tired, too tired,
I'm tired.
Yes, I'm tired.
I'm tired,
I'm too tired for anything.

Take over Albert, I'm too tired for this!

I'm tired of prospherity.
I'm tired of luck.
I'm sittin' on a pin,
I'm too tired to get up.

I'm tired.
I declare I'm tired.
I'm too tired,
too tired for anything.

Oh, Albert I'm tired.
You better take over Albert.
I'm too tired baby.


KING OF THE BLUES

He was born in Mississippi 1924.
He was born in Mississippi 1924.
Left his home with no money.
He had to pay his dues,
but he knew the time was comin'
when he'd be king of the blues.
King of the blues!

Lost his heart to a woman, Lucy was her name.
Lost his heart to a woman, Lucy was her name. Yes, it was.
When he hears her sing so sweetly,
he knows he just can't lose.
When he holds her in his arms he knows that
he's the king of the blues.

He's a Hunter with a Crosscut Saw.
Born Under A Bad Sign.
Caught his baby messin' down the Laundromat.
He Almost Lost his Mind.
Yeah!

He was born in Mississippi 1924.
He was born in Indianola, Mississippi 1924. Yes, he was!
He doesn't need no jester to keep him amused.
He's got Lucy by his side,
he's making headline news.
Doesn't need no palace,
like Freddie down in Dallas.
You can call him what you like,
I call him king of the blues.

That's right, mister Albert King of the blues.
Yeah!
King of the blues.
Let me hear ya!


AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY

There is nothing I can do,
as you leave me here to cry.
There is nothing I can do,
as you leave me here to cry.
You know my love will follow you,
as the years go passing by.

Give you all that I own.
That's one thing you can't deny.
Give you all that I own.
That's one thing you can't deny.
You know my love will follow you,
as the years go passing by.

Gonna leave it up to you.
So long, so long, goodbye.
Gonna leave it up to you.
So long, so long, goodbye.
You know my love will follow you,
as the years go passing by.

Gonna leave it up to you.
So long, so long, goodbye.
Gonna leave it up to you.
So long, so long, goodbye.
You know my love will follow you,
as the years go passing by.


MIDNIGHT BLUES

It's the darkest hour
of the darkest night.
It's a million miles
from the morning light.

Can't get no sleep.
Don't know what to do.
I've got those midnight blues.

When the shadows fall,
I feel the night closing in.
There must be some reason
for this mood I'm getting in.

Can't get no sleep.
Don't know what to do.
I've got those midnight blues.

Every evening after sundown,
as the light begins to fade.
I feel so low, but I just don't know
why these blues won't go away.

Every evening after sundown,
as the light begins to fade.
I feel so low, but I just don't know
why these blues won't go away.

It's the darkest hour
of the darkest night.
It's a million miles
to the morning light.

Can't get no sleep.
Don't know what to do.
I've got those midnight blues.
I've got those midnight blues.
I've got those midnight blues.
I've got those midnight blues.


THAT KIND OF WOMAN

She's that kind of woman.
No doubt about how she feels.
She's holding promises.
Her eyes won't tell,
her lips are sealed.

And I like her like that.
She's kind of crazy.
I think I know what I'm looking for.
That kind of woman.
I think I know what I'm looking for.
That kind of woman.

Standing in the doorway
with the sunlight in her hair.
She's watching the wind blow.
You know she don't have a care.

I like her like that.
She's kind of crazy.
I think I know what I'm looking for.
That kind of woman.
I think I know what I'm looking for.
That kind of woman.

She's got to look so cool, you know what I mean.
Got the wickedest smile that I've ever seen.
I crashed my heart on the side of the street
that she once stood on.
She's that kind of woman.

I like her like that.
She's pretty amazing.
I understand why I want some more.
That kind of woman.
One look from her knocks me on the floor.
That kind of woman.

She's that kind of lady
that you meet in a dream of dreams.
Puts others in her shadow,
but you know this woman's real.

And I like her that.
She's kind of crazy.
I think I know what I'm looking for.
That kind of woman.
I think I know what I'm looking for.
That kind of woman.
I think I know what I'm looking for.
That kind of woman.

I said I know what I'm looking for.
That kind of woman.
That kind of woman.
That kind of woman.


ALL YOUR LOVE

All your lovin' is lovin'.
All your kissin' is kissin'.
All your lovin' is lovin'.
All your kissin' is kissin'.
Before I met you baby,
I never knew what I was missin'.

All your lovin' pretty baby,
that I got in store for you.
All your lovin' pretty baby,
that I got in store for you.
When I say I love you baby,
gotta say you love me too.

All your lovin' pretty baby,
that I got in store for you.
All your lovin' pretty baby,
that I got in store for you.
When I say I love you baby,
you gotta say you love me too.

All your lovin' pretty baby.
All your lovin' pretty baby.
All your lovin' pretty baby.
All your lovin' pretty baby.
Before I met you baby,
I never knew what I was missin'.

All your lovin' pretty baby.
All your lovin' pretty baby.
All your lovin' pretty baby.
All your lovin' pretty baby.
Before I met you baby,
I never knew what I was missin'.


STOP MESSIN' AROUND

Oh, baby please stop messin' around.
You're messin' around with my heart.
Baby please stop messin' around.
You're messin' around with my heart.
And if you don't stop messin' baby,
pretty soon we're gonna have to part.

Oh, baby please stop messin' around.
You're messin' around all the time.
Baby please stop messin' around.
You're messin' around all the time.
And if you don't stop messin' baby,
you're gonna be someone elses baby, not mine.

Squeeze me baby till my face turn cherry red.
Roll me so hard, I'll fall right out of bed.
Please stop messin' around.
You're messin around all the time.
If you don't stop messin' baby,
you're gonna be someone elses baby, not mine.

Squeeze me baby till my face turn cherry red.
Roll me so hard, I'm gonna fall right out of bed.
Please stop messin' around.
You're messin around all the time.
If you don't stop messin' baby,
you're gonna be someone elses baby, not mine.
Yeah!

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