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V/A - Give Us Moore! - Gary Moore Tribute		Lion Music
	Posted: 8/9/05 Reviewed by: Dirt Category: Hard Rock Released: 12/7/04 Label URL: www.lionmusic.com Artist URL:

I'm a huge fan of Gary Moore's 80s hard rock material. Besides being an amazing guitar player, Moore had an originality about him. Unfortunately, he abandoned his hard rock ways after the release of After The War. I still believe that *Corridors Of Power* (1983), Victims Of The Future (1984), Run For Cover (1985), and *Wild Frontier* (1987), are gems that never got there due, especially in the USA. I would imagine that Gary's lack of glamour boy looks didn't help during the image conscious 80s. While a few too many tribute albums flooded the marketplace several years ago, I think it's great that Lion Music assembled artists to pay respect to Gary Moore. He's not the typical artist that will pull in a lot of cash, so you can tell that this one was assembled with the right intentions. Lion pulled their impressive roster of musicians together, as well as other artists, to deliver some killer renditions of Moore's best tracks. While there is not a weak rendition on the platter, some of the most impressive were Domain's interpretation of my personal favorite Gary Moore song, "Over The Hills And Far Away," Daniel Flores and Friends tearing through "Wild Frontier," Mark McGee (former Vicious Rumors gutiarist) and Luvplanet's rendition of "Don't Take Me For A Loser," and Tony Hernando's amazing take on the classic "Thunder Rising." The Bloody Truth: Fans of guitar oriented hard rock will love this tribute. You don't even need to know who Gary Moore is to fall in love with this disc. But if you are a Gary Moore fan, you'll love this album for sure, plus here's a great way to get into some other artists as well. Hopefully, Gary will even pick up a copy and decide to get back to doing what he does best. Give us Moore, Gary! Chris Dugan www.metaldreams.go.to

VARIOUS - GIVE US MOORE! - GARY MOORE TRIBUTE (B+) Lion Music, 2004
15 tracks, RT: 74:30
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You probably already know if tribute albums do anything for you so
I'll spare you my general feelings about them. GIVE US MOORE! is the
long awaited celebration of Irish legend Gary Moore's music, and to my
ears is probably the best tribute disc I've heard from the Lion camp.
The disc includes 15 of Gary's best tracks, mainly from his '80s hard
rock period, as performed by artists as diverse as Dogpound, Star
Queen and Arabesque. Aside from some fairly minor flaws, the mix is
really good on this disc, and the vocals are much better than on other
Lion releases. Some of my favorites are Mark McGee (ex-Vicious Rumors)
and Luvplanet's cover of "Don't Take Me For A Loser," Regi Hendrix and
Craig Erickson's version of "Reach For The Sky," House Of Shakira's
rendition of "Shapes Of Things," and Iron Mask's take on "Out In The
Fields." The guitar playing is the main focus but the overall
musicianship is tight and everyone does a pretty commendable job. This
disc makes me want to pull out the originals and re-experience the
magic of Gary's playing, and isn't that what a tribute album should
do? Check it out... - Neal Woodall (MysticX10@msn.com)

Posted: 8/9/05