Gary Moore R.I.P.

[BassyBill]

"Mr Moore was originally drafted into Thin Lizzy by its singer Phil Lynott." (my emphasis).

Ugh. What terrible usage of the language. I know it's trendy to refer to bands, companies and other organisations as singular rather than plural, but it just sounds uncouth and even insensitive in this context. No doubt the copy was written by some young hack who is better at following the style book than thinking about the subtle nuances of the language.

Heaven preserve us from journalists who think they know how to write.

 

[DrayMiles]

This really sucks... When I was 13, I thought he was the best guitar player in the world...
Still get the shivers when listening to "Parisian Walkways". Very sad... R.I.P

I did a gig with Eric Bell and we had a good comparison of how Blue Bossa has the same chord structure..

Fascinating how jazz influences even bluesmen and vice versa..
Hmm... Was that still got the blues instead? Ahh, i'm getting old..

 

[Chunk-O-Funk]

RIP Gary

 

[LilRay]

What happened to him?

God Bless, Ray

 

[Jazz Ad]

I hate what he did these last 15 years, uninspired blues rock pop.
On the other hand, I absolutely loved his 70s-80s era, progressive then hair metal.

Death in Hotel room is typically either heart attack, strange sex games or overdose.
Since they don't say a word about what happened, it's probably not the former proposition.

 

[Chrisk-K]

I'm shocked. What happened? I never heard he was sick. He passed away only 20 minutes ago according to my Google search. He was one of my all time favorite guitarists.

 

[Richland123]

What a great guitarist! R.I.P. Gary

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[T-Bird]

Hi.

RIP Gary. You'll be missed.

Regards
Sam

 

[Jazz Ad]

This IMHO was his best band.

 

[Frankjohnson]

I am sorry to hear this - have had many deep moments listening to him, and really connected with his talents.

Another piece of empty space, darker than black in my chest........

 

[anezthes]

Created some really beautiful music, IMO. RIP.

 

[Chrisk-K]

Does anyone know what happened? He apparently died in his sleep.

 

[jumbo_steelie]

Wow....RIP for sure. I was never a big fan myself but a lot of people I have met in my life and respected sure were fans. My old boss love him to death so I was introduced to a lot of his work. He'll be devastated....

 

[BassyBill]

This IMHO was his best band.

I saw that line up in Birmingham. Ian Paice was superb. Top gig.

I also agree that Gary's later blues stuff was very tame and unadventurous in comparison to his earlier work, but I guess that's just the nature of blues music. Oh well...

 

[machine gewehr]

When we get together with friends we always listen to some of his stuff.This is sad...

 

[Nikoubis]

Damn. R.I.P.

 

[maturanesa]

R.I.P. Gary

 

[BassMike]

The blues scene has been diminished with his passing. Sad to see him gone, he was a fantastic musician and an influence on my musical efforts.

RIP, Mr Moore.

This is my favourite of his:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA4ZAmj93fc

 

[4-string]

Very sad news. R.I.P.

 

[BassyBill]

Of course, we really shouldn't discuss Gary on TB without mentioning his work with everybody's favourite Sadowsky player, Will Lee.