In the incisive, full-length biography (I Can\u2019t Wait Until Tomorrow<\/i>) included with Blues And Beyond<\/i>, Harry Shapiro rightly ponders why Gary Moore isn\u2019t more widely celebrated as a guitarist outwith his fan base and peer group. This blues-centred box set will hopefully help redress the balance, by giving prominence to his work in the genre arguably best suited to his uniquely emotive lead guitar style.<\/p>\n
Disillusioned with hard rock\u2019s 80s preoccupation with style over substance (joking in one interview that he\u2019d feared having to dye his hair blond and have a facelift to appear on his own album cover), he returned to the blues in 1990. The material gathered here illustrates first the breadth of his writing in what casual observers may consider a narrow field \u2013 grinding riffs on Ain\u2019t Got You and Power Of The Blues; George Benson-like smoothness on Surrender; loops and scratching edging the genre forward on We Want Love.<\/p>\n
And then there\u2019s the soloing; never coasting along on genre clich\u00e9s, always expressive, but by turns, biting, minimal or melancholic to suit the song. The fiery side of his playing enlivens his best-known blues tracks with wild improv and jaw-dropping licks on the newly mixed and mastered concert set included here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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