Artist: Gary Moore | Album: The best of blues | Released: 2002 | Label: Virgin Records Ltd. | Catalog #: CDVX 2943 7243 811025 2 7 | Genre: Rock, Blues
A handy and generous double-disc (one live, one studio) compilation of Gary Moore’s four Virgin label blues albums is predominantly an excellent introduction to this showy hard rocker turned midlife third-generation bluesman. The 31 tracks liberally sample from his relatively short five-year association with Virgin (roughly 1990-1995) but ignore his excellent 2001 Back to the Blues release on Sanctuary. Still, there are more than enough hot licks here to prove that Moore could be a convincing blues musician if he decided to give up his more ostentatious shred rock profession and focus on blues full time. While purists may gripe as Moore tears off searing, high-voltage riffs on covers of tracks made popular by Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Otis Rush, and John Mayall as well as Freddie, B.B., and Albert King (the latter two along with Albert Collins turn up as guests on both discs), there’s no denying the emotional ties the guitarist has to this material or his obvious vocal and instrumental talents. Unfortunately, Blues for Greeny, Moore’s successful tribute to philosophical mentor Peter Green, is under-represented with only a handful of cuts, one of which (“Need Your Love So Bad”) is presented in an edited single version. Otherwise, this is a well-selected but poorly annotated (bandmembers aren’t even mentioned, nor are sources of the songs or when and where the live tracks were recorded) compilation that shows how a rugged rock star can transform into a respectable bluesman, albeit one who plays very loud. Gary Moore may not be a rootsy, down-home guitarist, but he’s just as passionate about this music as anyone who recorded for Chess. If Moore can expose other generations to the blues, as Cream and the Rolling Stones did before him, he has done his job well.
Tracklisting:
CD 1
01. Walking By Myself 2:55
02. Oh Pretty Woman 4:23
03. Still Got The Blues 6:09
04. Separate Ways 4:52
05. Since I Met You Baby 2:51
06. Story Of The Blues 4:33
07. All Your Love 3:39
08. Too Tired 2:48
09. Need Your Love So Bad 4:05
10. Midnight Blues 4:56
11. King Of The Blues 4:34
12. Jumpin’ At Shadows 4:20
13. Texas Strut 4:49
14. Moving On 2:38
15. Stop Messin’ Around 3:52
16. Parisienne Walkways 5:02
17. Supernatural 3:00
CD 2
01. Caldonia 5:35
02. You Don’t Love Me 4:17
03. Key To Love 2:20
04. Thrill Is Gone 8:43
05. Stormy Monday 10:17
06. Cold Cold Feeling 7:18
07. Further On Up The Road 5:49
08. Stumble 3:00
09. Oh Pretty Woman 4:07
10. Walking By Myself 4:10
11. Too Tired 3:40
12. Still Got The Blues 6:50
13. All Your Love 3:54
14. Midnight Blues 6:58
Single download
Gary Moore – Walking By Myself 2:55 
Gary Moore – Oh Pretty Woman 4:23
Gary Moore – Still Got The Blues 6:09
Gary Moore – Separate Ways 4:52
Gary Moore – Since I Met You Baby 2:51
Gary Moore – Story Of The Blues 4:33
Gary Moore – All Your Love 3:39
Gary Moore – Too Tired 2:48
Gary Moore – Need Your Love So Bad 4:05
Gary Moore – Midnight Blues 4:56
Gary Moore – King Of The Blues 4:34
Gary Moore – Jumpin’ At Shadows 4:20
Gary Moore – Texas Strut 4:49
Gary Moore – Moving On 2:38
Gary Moore – Stop Messin’ Around 3:52
Gary Moore – Parisienne Walkways 5:02
Gary Moore – Supernatural 3:00
Gary Moore – Caldonia 5:35
Gary Moore – You Don’t Love Me 4:17
Gary Moore – Key To Love 2:20
Gary Moore – Thrill Is Gone 8:43
Gary Moore – Stormy Monday 10:17
Gary Moore – Cold Cold Feeling 7:18
Gary Moore – Further On Up The Road 5:49
Gary Moore – Stumble 3:00
Gary Moore – Oh Pretty Woman 4:07
Gary Moore – Walking By Myself 4:10
Gary Moore – Too Tired 3:40
Gary Moore – Still Got The Blues 6:50
Gary Moore – All Your Love 3:54
Category:Blues
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