Emiel said:
I wonder if the people who think Moore is ^&*( ever have listened to more than just a few songs. I'm sure that some don't know where they're talking about. I mean... every guitarplayer has his down sides but tell me what is wrong with Gary Moore? Is it because he doesn't play a Strat (just see his version of Red House on the Stratpack) or don't you simply like his beefed up Les Paul sound?
I'm afraid I have experienced Moore live, & I wish I hadn't. OK, looks like I have to repeat myself....
He's probably a good rock player, the trouble is he has styled himself as a blues player, but he isn't a blues player! Even Ozeshin agrees with me on that one! He doesn't know when to leave space, when to understate, when "less is more", to quote a fellow forum member. He resorts to flash histrionics and excessive volume, and his tone is crap! Listen to any of his "blues" recordings with BB or Albert King, or Albert Collins - he doesn't understand how to complement the playing of the masters, he tries to outplay them, and ends up looking and sounding like a *)%!
On BB Kings last ever tour of Europe a couple of years ago, the promoter booked Moore as support, so I had to sit through his set (only once, at the second gig we stayed in the bar till BB!). Awful - too loud, uninspired backing from his rock band, crap tone, just terrible. BB came on for his set, and the difference amazed even me, despite having seen BB over a 20 year period. Subtlety, dynamics, touch, feel, space, I could go on......
If you like Moore, fine, that's up to you. However, listen to Ronnie Earl, Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Anson Funderburgh, Alex Schultz and others if you want to hear what a good blues player sounds like. If you like heavy rock, I'm sure Moore is wonderful.
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