The Albert's King and Collins both tried to explain to Gary sometimes less is more. He never grasped the concept. Don't get me wrong Moore is an incredable player, but this music comes from the heart not from the shreding.
i love gary moore, he is my number 1 guitar player, and always has been, but i gotta say, his playing on this occasion is wayyyy too over the top for the song, he is more than capable of holding back, he has proved it time and time again, its just a shame he lost his control on this one, but hey, its nothing every guitar isnt guilty of at some point
Too each his own I say... If it feels good whilst playing.. Who gives a hoot. Frankly i'd sell a few souls to be able to play like Joe Satriani and the likes while still being able to shred some deep soul like them old geezers (Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland, BB and what not). But yeh, Albert probably cacked himself laughing after the show thinking that boy be acting d fool.
Mr. Moore could play a billion notes in second in a song like this, but they still had feeling and power and great enjoyment for all to hear. I believe mr. Collins enjoyed it also. R.I.P. two great people. And musicians.
I'm going to stick my two cents in as a drummer (OK?). I back a number of guitarists imitating the great - Clapton, Hendrix, Green, Plant, BB, SRV, Walker, A King,A Lee, etc - the true gift is phrasing - and one great can take the song of another and take it where one never thought it could go - usually by "finessing" the original. But I have to admit I love GM's Blues playing, SRV's Lenny and Little Wing, whereas Hendrix Voodoo Chile, Bobby Bland's Stormy Monday - etc, etc, etc
For one Gary wasnt only a blues player he was also a hard rock, metal, jazz, and fusion player. Ive seen Gary rip Albert King a new asshole on a vid of Stormy Monday and all i have to say is if you stick with one genre of music thats what you will play so for anyone to give Garr advice on over playing somebody who only plays the blues is pretty fucked up.
I love both these dudes but I never understood why black guys can play simple and be good and white guys have to play a 1,000 notes per second? Always wondered.
Absolutely outstanding . Gary is one of my favorites. Albert is great. Both extremely expressive and creative. Yes, there was no upmanship. It's how they each experience that pain.
Man!!! I can't believe what I hear that Gary Moore is underated.How the hell is that possible and for him not be on Rolling Stones list of top 100 guitar players.,, Unbelievable not the way this guy plays man
I notice some comments below criticizing GM saying he was playing too fast too loud or whatnot, but I couldn't disagree more. He plays his solo with real passion and pretty much follows the several thematic motifs that AC uses throughout the piece! Listen folks, quit talking about the notes that aren't played and listen to those that are. GM's solo here is powerful, tasteful and respectful of AC - no showboating!
@jereuter01, I totally agree. Gary wasn't trying to "One-up" Albert at all, he merely took the vibe he was feeling through Alberts leading of the song, and poured all of his passion and feeling into his solo. My God that moved me! I had to rewind back to 4:40 to repeat that smokin' solo several times. They both are gone now, and the world is a little darker and drab because of it. R.I.P. both Albert Collins, and Gary Moore.
Albert the Icepick Man! One of the nicest guys who ever became a musician....so amiable and always in a good mood. From what i've read Gary got on better with Collins & BB King rather than Albert King. Can't believe both Alberts plus Gary are gone.
He almost always did some shredding in the company of bluesmen like Albert King, Albert Collins, etc. Everybody knows AK didn't have that fast fingers, he and many other legends had that "less is more" attitude to the whole thing. Sometimes I think Moore was kinda disrespectful.
@KDP1989 I hear what your saying. You look at the album vaughn did with albert king, vaughn held back, It was either outta respect or vaughn did a lotta his dramatic highs similar to king and figured it in. I don't know, It's always up to the listener, If it sounds too fast for the song, it was wrong. Maybe Moore figured Collins is collins, I'll do the fast shit. Either way, Collins didn't sound bad to me and I def don't think he came off as lesser in a comparison. You never know.
@5150zombie Of course Collins didn't sound bad! He sounded amazing, seemed as being more than Moore. SRV was respectful on that album. What a collaboration, man! Of course some people may think SRV sometimes played in that Albert King-style too much. But bluesmen like Buddy Guy, B.B. and Clapton admitted him being so original even if he played straight AK/Hendrix/BB/Buddy/etc-style, that it never sounded like copying.
@MarkO45839 No truer words were ever spoken! This video is both chilling and powerful. I love it so much I've had it on my My Space page for a very long time now.
Sir Gary Moore and Mr Albert Collins man what a lethal combination. Absolutely deadly. these two are just a cut above the others. So as Albert rightly states thank you very much Sir Gary Moore for your wonderful music and we are all going to just let this classic of classics wash all over us. This is just escepional stuff and from the two monsters giants of vocals and yes of course that fine but class of the class quitar play. So all I can really say is God rest your soul Sir Gary Moore.
Oh no: just read that Gary Moore has died, in Spain, at 58. He's one of the very few names I keep on my "favourites" list for YouTube. With BB King on THRILL IS GONE, he is a genius producing a masterpiece. RIP Gary!
Ehm... because he's mostly known for this first blues album he made when he's more famous for his rock albums from the 80's in Europe, he's a great songwriter and guitar player... And despite his talent he has never been on a "Top 100 guitar players" list made by Rolling Stone or other such papers. That's why.
@ThrowntoReality I guess that album gave him world fame. It's very accessible kind of music for many people. I think he's well respected....otherwise he would have never been able to play with Albert Collins, BB & Albert King. He's made some great stuff, including rock.....but this particular performance isn't one of them.
I never really look at top 100 lists by the way. No clue who makes them. There's always people missing....like Jan Akkerman. But...it's all personal preference :)
@ThrowntoReality Well he is in very good company, not making that Rolling Stone list. Rory Gallagher also never made it. Nor did Albert Collins. That list is a piece of crap.
@ThrowntoReality You can't go by Rolling Stone or any other accepted rating. The Rock and Roll hall of fame is a joke. Grammys are a joke. These are industry schmooze fests paid for by the record companies to rub the egos of their clients. They don't rate. The real respect comes from peers.
That being said, I think Gary Moore gets his fair share of respect from people who count. He will be missed. May he rest in peace.
I like the flavor that Gary Moore adds to this, but can't deny that I prefer Albert Collins' blues style though; a minimalist versus a metal/blues maximalist, if you will!
I like that when you get these guys all together, sparks tend to fly.
As Lester P. of Waukesha once said "I learned a long time ago that one note can go a long way if it's the right one, and it will probably whip the guy with 20 notes."
I guess the only modern Blues guitar player worth listening to EVER, was Stevie Ray Vaughan. It was always amazing to see how much he respected the older players on stage.
There was never a time when either one of the King's told him to 'tame down' his playing, because he was that special and that much in context. Put him on stage alone though and he would blow everyone away. God, I miss you SRV. Shine on.
I've loved collins since I heard him, I have a understanding period with most. I really like this version and think cooper is good. I didn't dig his solo. Gunslinger shits cool if it fits the song, I felt it didn't. I still really liked the song.
gary moore and all these other 80`s palyers i barely remember the names of, didnt get the fact that you could not possibly get better than the kings or collins. thats why i never listen to any popular music besides pat metheny, jerry garcia related groups past the 70`s..
gary moore and all these other 80`s palyers i barely remember the names of, didnt get the fact that you could not possibly get better than the kings or collins. thats why i never listen to any music besides jerry garcia related groups past the 70`s..
After listening to a "Collin's only" version of this same song, I found GM unlistenable. Reminds me of the Walter Trout concert I attended that was nothing but incessant runs at lightening speed. All flash and no soul. I'll take Collin's "feel" any day.
I remember reading an interview with Gary Moore, where he said Collins gave him some good advice (something along the lines of 'less is more'). Suspect Collins offered that advice after hearing him blasting away alongside him on some stage session like this. Not sure of the timescales, but I guess he took that advice on board later in his career - I've certainly seen videos of him playing in a much more restrained way. It's all about context really.
@ivarus75 Weird really - GM is genuinely one of my favourite guitarists. He's fantastic doing the rock stuff and can certainly do more restrained blues. He just seemed to go through a phase of doing guest spots with some of the greats and playing inappropriately fast, dense shredding solos. Felt the need to prove himself? Not really a team player? Dunno really, but it is a bit odd thinking this was the right song/company to blast away on.
@ivarus75 bb king gave neil schon the same advice - playing the one perfect note after the schon flurry, not that I don't mind a full bent wail on occasion
@Libcomedy "Less isn't Moore"? hahaha, lol. Hear what you say and I agree. On the other hand, on the "Blues for Greeny" dvd, Moore shows the abillity to take it one (or two) step back! In my opinion that is what it's all about. Fairlyfast puts it right in this 'discussion': it's all about the notes you don't play. A good guitar player doesn't necessarily make a good bluesguitar player. This vid proves that. GM excellent rock guitar, but way out of line in this song!
its "painfully"obvious yu know nothing about "blues"..gary moore is agreat "heavy metal - rock player. he is not in the same "league as the " albert collins ...albert king...etc.
Okay. I'll put in my two cents worth. It's the notes you don't play that count. So many players are into way too much speed and gadgets. Unnecessary! Just play from your heart and tell the story of the blues. That's not say that there aren't times when you want some speed, it's just not needed 99% of the time. But what do I know, I'm just an old man.
@fairlyfast You're right.....if you're talking about jazz. The blues requires every note be loud and clear. There's not much I don't hear when I listen to these guys, or the likes of Rory Gallagher, Roy Buchanan, Joe Bonamassa, Roy Rogers, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes.....et. al.
I get tired of this lame debate about speed vs. blues. Has anyone stopped to consider that what we call "real bluesmen" come from a different experience before speed was a part of the cultural milieu they lived? Some of them lived in towns without cars. Slow playing CAN reflect the soul as much as speedy playing. But just as one note for 32 bars bores, 32 notes per second can bore. Moore plays faster because his world, his experiences are faster. Speed kills, so does doing 5mph on the freeway.
@mistydancer100 Good call. The compatiblity factor is enhanced by the differences in their styles. Change-ups in the song make the musical journey more interesting. They were friends and both played with feeling. Gary may be fast at times, but his slow vibrato brings out the feeling. Mr. Collins has a great guitar sound and voice. Like Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Freddie King, SRV, Tommy Bolin, and Randy Rhoads, Mr. Collins alive again when his music is played through a sound system.
I have to agree with morbss on this one. You can play so fast it DETRACTS from the feelings. It's not the blues anymore when it becomes about athleticism. Speedy fingered players beware!
@europaheavenssmile dunno, but it sucks to me .cause blues is music about feelings and not how fast you can play.but thats why we all know who are/were best blues players.
@morbss Well, can't a man feel deep emotions that are best reflected by flurries of fast notes? Perhaps it's just that you cannot relate to these types of music. (Although many, MANY younger players out there just play fast because it brings them money, I.E. metal fellows)
For what its worth....Not to sure why he felt he had to blow away Albert Collins, Albert and BB King, but there you go. He did it! Guess those years in Thin Lizzy and G Force etc helped give him that 'hard' edge. Apart from Buck Dharma still the very best I've seen in 53 years. These guys didn't object to playing with him, did they?
First there was delta blues, then Urban, electrified blues. Now the white boys overdrive their Marshalls and play fluid, sustained, power blues.I like the new blues, it's a major improvement. We love the old stuff but there has been progress over the years.Of the real greats only B.B., Otis Rush, and Buddy are left; Otis can't physically play anymore. Power blues is the progression. Let's hope it continues and it doesn't become contaminated like rock has with punk first and now hip hop.
fast fingers do not make a guitar blues player..it is the time spacing, feeling and emotion that goes into it,,Albert C has been around longer than most of the musicians on that stage,,playing blues, his style his originality (and many try to sound like him,but can't)..he has never used a pick that I know off and can belt out some awesome sounds without one,.one of my first blues record I bought as a kid, learning to play guitar was a new 45rpm by Albert Collins.I hear SRV when I listen to AC
fast fingers do not a musician make , so true. Gary moore just makes himself look a fool here. It was the same in the jazz sax scene ; faster and faster , more notes, more like coltrane, more , more more.....and it comes out as bullshit , bullshit , bullshit...whether its jazz or blues , or anything in life , if its from your little mind then its small crap , if its from your big mind , its 'there', 'timeless' etc....Albert collins =timeless, Mr Moore = monkey with fast digits
@0zazen I respectfully feel you missed the point. Gary can be fast but he can play very slowly when it's called for. You obviously haven't heard too many Moore CD's.Speed is not the issue here. Moore could match Albert note for note, BUT Albert could not match Moore's playing. It's not about speed, it's about progression.
Albert Collins, what a KICK ASS guitarist he is!!! He is one of the best blues guitarist ever... Well, when Mr Hendrix himself says that you are the best blues guitarist, you must be great. 3:35 I love the way he starts his solo!
@MrStinger70 Why are you so upset? Just because Gary Moore was totally OWNED by Collins that doesn't mean that he sucks. I love Gary Moore he is one of my favorite guitarists but he was out of his league here. Collins whooped him like Ali did Foreman in the Rumble In The Jungle... :)
Gary moore is good, but he melds to many rock/ metal type riffs into it, makes it non bluesy to my ears, its like yngwie tryin to cover bb king, to fast to not make you cringe. In their own music it works, but on these classics and standards, he goes to far....Dont play the standards this way! keep it true to the original, or your grandkids are gonna miss out on the real blues!
4:24 this lick destroys entire Moores solo. AC the master showing ol Gary how to play the blues, cuz it seems to me the latter still doesnt know how to do it properly.
@Scalpelex Gary looked totally frustrated here. And unlike BB King who cuts Moore plenty of slack whenever they jam together Collins wasn't haven't it. He straight up bust a cap in Moore's ass! LMAO!
I always wonder about these people who make extremely nasty remarks about musicians on these videos around the theme of who's better than who and who's "cutting" who. They remind me of the chimpanzees in the Jane Goodall specials who run around screaming and raising hell in the jungle rather than just relaxing and enjoying the blues.
Gary Moore is a legendary player in his own right as is Albert Collins, he doesn't just always shred, his playing is technically great as is the mast of the telecaster.... Great performance!!
Albert Collins was an absolute master! He could truly speak with his guitar. Notice how much space he uses in his playing. Only a musician with complete control could do that!
Let there be no doubt Gary is THE master Guitarist of our age! The man has been around for over 30 years and has mastered every style of music there is. Gary will go down in history as the Best that ever was, And our children and our children's children will will sit in awe at this mans talent. (Eddie van who?) lol
Thats a matter of opinion however i believemost listeners would agree with me. Or anyone that has a taste for great performers like gary moore. Not to take away anything from stevie ray but gary is just a better musican.
@MrStinger70 There's no arguing taste: If I think SRV's best, he is, for me. If you think GM's best, he is, for you. There's no such thing as objectively better music. But other aspects are objective: As a long-time time employee in a major venue venue, I've been 'collecting' opinions on musicians for many years, from both other musicians & customers: I can assure you that SRV has a greater # of listener #1 rankings than GM, by 20 times over.
I agree! But gary having more than 40 years of experience isn't by any means a slouch at his craft. SRV was a great guitarist but Gary was by far the most talented. ( Just my opinion)
@MrStinger70 Gary doesn't sound like he's master every style of playing to me, has you say. By hearing this he sounds like a novice trying to play the blues...
what player like Moore do not understand is that Blues like Jazz or flamenco are about creating a catartic atmosphere were groupal energy and magic occurs...and never an excuse to show off or gain self protagonism...blues is groupal activity (including the audience) and has nothing to do with egotism
looks liek mr gary moore dislike his solo
fenixx213 2 weeks ago
These are two of my favorite guitarist. So grateful for their contribution to my stress reliefe.
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In this moment two dead people make my soul fly in heaven.
BuKuTyyy 2 months ago 2
The Albert's King and Collins both tried to explain to Gary sometimes less is more. He never grasped the concept. Don't get me wrong Moore is an incredable player, but this music comes from the heart not from the shreding.
Iceman brilliant as always. RIP Guys.
monslayer 2 months ago 4
imagine if it was a late 60's peter green, and an albert from this gig playing this song, it would be porn!
sumrandomer 3 months ago
i love gary moore, he is my number 1 guitar player, and always has been, but i gotta say, his playing on this occasion is wayyyy too over the top for the song, he is more than capable of holding back, he has proved it time and time again, its just a shame he lost his control on this one, but hey, its nothing every guitar isnt guilty of at some point
sumrandomer 3 months ago
great song ,great performance
garagerocker48 4 months ago
yesterday i saw albert in a movie
11alex11able 5 months ago
@11alex11able Which one?
elkin1888 3 months ago
@elkin1888 i don't remember the title
11alex11able 3 months ago
increyble crucial
nachodito 6 months ago
one of the best blues songs ever
42yaniv 6 months ago
great joke here 7:26 :-)
Steadyfreddyboy 7 months ago
Collins' singing vibrato is a singular and beautiful thing.
Pihasanddunes1 7 months ago
Absolutely Brilliant !
STRAIGHTAHEAD1970 7 months ago
sure made my day!!
lynnpwest 7 months ago
This is fuckin pimp! That organ is gangsta
lukes501 7 months ago
Too each his own I say... If it feels good whilst playing.. Who gives a hoot. Frankly i'd sell a few souls to be able to play like Joe Satriani and the likes while still being able to shred some deep soul like them old geezers (Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland, BB and what not). But yeh, Albert probably cacked himself laughing after the show thinking that boy be acting d fool.
bigasstony 8 months ago
Mr. Moore could play a billion notes in second in a song like this, but they still had feeling and power and great enjoyment for all to hear. I believe mr. Collins enjoyed it also. R.I.P. two great people. And musicians.
Varoom68 8 months ago
I'm going to stick my two cents in as a drummer (OK?). I back a number of guitarists imitating the great - Clapton, Hendrix, Green, Plant, BB, SRV, Walker, A King,A Lee, etc - the true gift is phrasing - and one great can take the song of another and take it where one never thought it could go - usually by "finessing" the original. But I have to admit I love GM's Blues playing, SRV's Lenny and Little Wing, whereas Hendrix Voodoo Chile, Bobby Bland's Stormy Monday - etc, etc, etc
Piers40 8 months ago
allsome just fantasick this is some of the best music
loislombardo 8 months ago
For one Gary wasnt only a blues player he was also a hard rock, metal, jazz, and fusion player. Ive seen Gary rip Albert King a new asshole on a vid of Stormy Monday and all i have to say is if you stick with one genre of music thats what you will play so for anyone to give Garr advice on over playing somebody who only plays the blues is pretty fucked up.
Phishboy26 8 months ago
the Ice man..Gary is always trying burn these old timers
wisesatyr72 9 months ago
The SOund comes thru in Canada once in a while it's block here too...so much for sharing then right.
jrbluesy 9 months ago
See ya Gary,tell Albert I said hey and I'll see ya when I see ya.
JimiLuvsMusic 9 months ago
Gary now has joined Albert ,Man bet they are making good music talking bout old times.May you both RIP we miss you guys
TarheelTad64 9 months ago
Gary with t h a t fine Strat of him, am I right?! You know, Red House, Fender Celebration in Wembley ...
MrRoadstar2 9 months ago
I love both these dudes but I never understood why black guys can play simple and be good and white guys have to play a 1,000 notes per second? Always wondered.
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CoachG1000 10 months ago
Absolutely outstanding . Gary is one of my favorites. Albert is great. Both extremely expressive and creative. Yes, there was no upmanship. It's how they each experience that pain.
talkinglens 10 months ago
Que pena que o Mr Moore não entendeu a linguagem do blues... Great Mr Collins!!!
MrMateuscanalli 10 months ago
Rare to see G.M. with a Strat... NICE !!!
The57stratocaster 10 months ago
Man!!! I can't believe what I hear that Gary Moore is underated.How the hell is that possible and for him not be on Rolling Stones list of top 100 guitar players.,, Unbelievable not the way this guy plays man
jahlats 10 months ago
I notice some comments below criticizing GM saying he was playing too fast too loud or whatnot, but I couldn't disagree more. He plays his solo with real passion and pretty much follows the several thematic motifs that AC uses throughout the piece! Listen folks, quit talking about the notes that aren't played and listen to those that are. GM's solo here is powerful, tasteful and respectful of AC - no showboating!
jereuter01 10 months ago 4
@jereuter01, I totally agree. Gary wasn't trying to "One-up" Albert at all, he merely took the vibe he was feeling through Alberts leading of the song, and poured all of his passion and feeling into his solo. My God that moved me! I had to rewind back to 4:40 to repeat that smokin' solo several times. They both are gone now, and the world is a little darker and drab because of it. R.I.P. both Albert Collins, and Gary Moore.
1957Stratman 10 months ago
RIP MR More
liljee51 11 months ago
Albert the Icepick Man! One of the nicest guys who ever became a musician....so amiable and always in a good mood. From what i've read Gary got on better with Collins & BB King rather than Albert King. Can't believe both Alberts plus Gary are gone.
R.I.P. gentlemen.
taildragger53 11 months ago
RIP albert too they were both great!!! Albert is so underrated!
rideon77 11 months ago
5:55 Brother Gary Moore Ladies , and Gentlemen RIP Gary. We Love YOU!!!!
phallystorm 11 months ago
He almost always did some shredding in the company of bluesmen like Albert King, Albert Collins, etc. Everybody knows AK didn't have that fast fingers, he and many other legends had that "less is more" attitude to the whole thing. Sometimes I think Moore was kinda disrespectful.
KDP1989 11 months ago
@KDP1989 I hear what your saying. You look at the album vaughn did with albert king, vaughn held back, It was either outta respect or vaughn did a lotta his dramatic highs similar to king and figured it in. I don't know, It's always up to the listener, If it sounds too fast for the song, it was wrong. Maybe Moore figured Collins is collins, I'll do the fast shit. Either way, Collins didn't sound bad to me and I def don't think he came off as lesser in a comparison. You never know.
5150zombie 11 months ago
@5150zombie Of course Collins didn't sound bad! He sounded amazing, seemed as being more than Moore. SRV was respectful on that album. What a collaboration, man! Of course some people may think SRV sometimes played in that Albert King-style too much. But bluesmen like Buddy Guy, B.B. and Clapton admitted him being so original even if he played straight AK/Hendrix/BB/Buddy/etc-style, that it never sounded like copying.
KDP1989 11 months ago
R.I.P Gary Moore
1Ma9iN8tive 11 months ago
RIP Brother Gary Moore. It will never be the same without you sustaining those notes touching our soul.
phallystorm 11 months ago
Moore will always be a legend
stuartk 11 months ago
If this doesn't give you the chills you aren't living the blues!....Powerful!!!
MarkO45839 11 months ago
@MarkO45839 No truer words were ever spoken! This video is both chilling and powerful. I love it so much I've had it on my My Space page for a very long time now.
faithmairee 11 months ago
Sir Gary Moore and Mr Albert Collins man what a lethal combination. Absolutely deadly. these two are just a cut above the others. So as Albert rightly states thank you very much Sir Gary Moore for your wonderful music and we are all going to just let this classic of classics wash all over us. This is just escepional stuff and from the two monsters giants of vocals and yes of course that fine but class of the class quitar play. So all I can really say is God rest your soul Sir Gary Moore.
Preekcrap2 11 months ago
@Preekcrap2 Exceptional is right. Thank you for giving Sir Gary Moore his props. These two artistsare electric together.
faithmairee 11 months ago
Rest in peace Moore !
Kalinoiri 11 months ago
Oh no: just read that Gary Moore has died, in Spain, at 58. He's one of the very few names I keep on my "favourites" list for YouTube. With BB King on THRILL IS GONE, he is a genius producing a masterpiece. RIP Gary!
smikestack 11 months ago
Can't believe he died this morning. RIP
crazybaseballdude12 11 months ago
I like Gary Moore he's a good player, but against Albert laying down some sweet blues, Moore is COMPLETLY out gunned, and TOTALLY out classed.
monslayer 1 year ago
Collin: just great...
Moore: just boring...
sgblues999 1 year ago
Gary Moore is the most underrated guitar player ever!
ThrowntoReality 1 year ago 21
@ThrowntoReality What makes you say that?
ivarus75 1 year ago 10
@ivarus75
Ehm... because he's mostly known for this first blues album he made when he's more famous for his rock albums from the 80's in Europe, he's a great songwriter and guitar player... And despite his talent he has never been on a "Top 100 guitar players" list made by Rolling Stone or other such papers. That's why.
ThrowntoReality 1 year ago 7
@ThrowntoReality I guess that album gave him world fame. It's very accessible kind of music for many people. I think he's well respected....otherwise he would have never been able to play with Albert Collins, BB & Albert King. He's made some great stuff, including rock.....but this particular performance isn't one of them.
I never really look at top 100 lists by the way. No clue who makes them. There's always people missing....like Jan Akkerman. But...it's all personal preference :)
ivarus75 1 year ago
@ivarus75 / Those top 100 lists are people that write for Rolling Stone and the ilk have never even picked up a guitar!
michaels2boys 11 months ago
@ThrowntoReality Well he is in very good company, not making that Rolling Stone list. Rory Gallagher also never made it. Nor did Albert Collins. That list is a piece of crap.
TheBlackycat 11 months ago
@ThrowntoReality You can't go by Rolling Stone or any other accepted rating. The Rock and Roll hall of fame is a joke. Grammys are a joke. These are industry schmooze fests paid for by the record companies to rub the egos of their clients. They don't rate. The real respect comes from peers.
That being said, I think Gary Moore gets his fair share of respect from people who count. He will be missed. May he rest in peace.
hueseph 11 months ago
@ThrowntoReality Gary Moore became one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He'd be in my top 10 for Still Got The Blues alone
rmccaw7 11 months ago
@ThrowntoReality Rollin Stone are ignorant Fu%ks
bluesrock67 3 months ago
@bluesrock67 I've realised that now.
ThrowntoReality 3 months ago
@ThrowntoReality ...I don't think so, but he is one of rocks greatest cocks, that's for sure.
ewbie100 1 year ago
@ThrowntoReality yep, RIP.
5150zombie 11 months ago
Who are you kid? The problem with Youtube is that anyone can comment everything, stop comment and listen the music...!!!
nenadnklc001 7 months ago
Straordinario! A 7:11 un passaggio stupendo :P
AngelWing7 1 year ago
God bless the Master of the Telecaster. No one ever played the blues sweeter than he did.
peskypesky 1 year ago
Gary Moore is one of my favorite guitar players but he's way out of his league here... He was reduced to mindless shredding!
boxingin 1 year ago
Este tema me mata, qué talentosos estos tipos para el blues-
jotmaila795 1 year ago
one african doing what comes natural to him and one stupid white boy trying to mimic him.
hevechvy 1 year ago
Moore should stick to his Strats on pain of death, just too bloody distorted on a Gibson.
Albert was a real king of the blues. A force of nature!
Gonzoidz 1 year ago
check out around 5:14, that sax player is just like "are you kidding me?" lol
johngoo343 1 year ago
Its all about-- can you make em feel it......
WWWJUGGINGFORCATFISH 1 year ago
everything was going good till gary started ,showing bad musicianship.nice touch Albert the real Blues
ftryew 1 year ago
I like the flavor that Gary Moore adds to this, but can't deny that I prefer Albert Collins' blues style though; a minimalist versus a metal/blues maximalist, if you will!
I like that when you get these guys all together, sparks tend to fly.
Spartreeman 1 year ago
As Lester P. of Waukesha once said "I learned a long time ago that one note can go a long way if it's the right one, and it will probably whip the guy with 20 notes."
p.s. about Rory... yes Lets get him in the R&RHOF
crcausey 1 year ago
I guess the only modern Blues guitar player worth listening to EVER, was Stevie Ray Vaughan. It was always amazing to see how much he respected the older players on stage.
There was never a time when either one of the King's told him to 'tame down' his playing, because he was that special and that much in context. Put him on stage alone though and he would blow everyone away. God, I miss you SRV. Shine on.
p.s. Not to mention Rory Gallagher.
rizwantakkhar 1 year ago
I've loved collins since I heard him, I have a understanding period with most. I really like this version and think cooper is good. I didn't dig his solo. Gunslinger shits cool if it fits the song, I felt it didn't. I still really liked the song.
5150zombie 1 year ago
Wow, what a great post! The Iceman and Gary Moore both playing on this song. I can never get enough of this type of music!
Thank you muchos!!!
cgabler91191 1 year ago
I Love Gary Moores skills too but, The Ice man and Albert King were right, less is more,,,,,,,,May they both Rest in Peace
leanidis300 1 year ago
master of the telecaster
tksguitarplayer 1 year ago
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Gary Moore's guitar sounds like a game boy !!!
rozegobwatt 1 year ago
Gary moore's guitar sounds like a game boy...
rozegobwatt 1 year ago
fuck you gary moore.... fuck you speed!!!!!!!!
UlisesRisso 1 year ago
gary moore and all these other 80`s palyers i barely remember the names of, didnt get the fact that you could not possibly get better than the kings or collins. thats why i never listen to any popular music besides pat metheny, jerry garcia related groups past the 70`s..
rotolo 1 year ago
gary moore and all these other 80`s palyers i barely remember the names of, didnt get the fact that you could not possibly get better than the kings or collins. thats why i never listen to any music besides jerry garcia related groups past the 70`s..
rotolo 1 year ago
Mr.Collins teaches the silence.
GebEgB 1 year ago
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he is so handsom and single but he is a father naneedj.info
harshanamanju 1 year ago
After listening to a "Collin's only" version of this same song, I found GM unlistenable. Reminds me of the Walter Trout concert I attended that was nothing but incessant runs at lightening speed. All flash and no soul. I'll take Collin's "feel" any day.
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DieKaiserin13 1 year ago
I remember reading an interview with Gary Moore, where he said Collins gave him some good advice (something along the lines of 'less is more'). Suspect Collins offered that advice after hearing him blasting away alongside him on some stage session like this. Not sure of the timescales, but I guess he took that advice on board later in his career - I've certainly seen videos of him playing in a much more restrained way. It's all about context really.
Libcomedy 1 year ago
@Libcomedy I've seen a video of Albert King giving GM similar advice. He needs it :)
ivarus75 1 year ago
@ivarus75 Weird really - GM is genuinely one of my favourite guitarists. He's fantastic doing the rock stuff and can certainly do more restrained blues. He just seemed to go through a phase of doing guest spots with some of the greats and playing inappropriately fast, dense shredding solos. Felt the need to prove himself? Not really a team player? Dunno really, but it is a bit odd thinking this was the right song/company to blast away on.
Libcomedy 1 year ago
@Libcomedy I agree. Gary is a fantastic guitar player, but sometimes it's a wonder that he and his ego can both fit through the doorway.
noclouds111 1 year ago
@ivarus75 bb king gave neil schon the same advice - playing the one perfect note after the schon flurry, not that I don't mind a full bent wail on occasion
metamurph 1 year ago
@Libcomedy "Less isn't Moore"? hahaha, lol. Hear what you say and I agree. On the other hand, on the "Blues for Greeny" dvd, Moore shows the abillity to take it one (or two) step back! In my opinion that is what it's all about. Fairlyfast puts it right in this 'discussion': it's all about the notes you don't play. A good guitar player doesn't necessarily make a good bluesguitar player. This vid proves that. GM excellent rock guitar, but way out of line in this song!
luit13 1 year ago
its "painfully"obvious yu know nothing about "blues"..gary moore is agreat "heavy metal - rock player. he is not in the same "league as the " albert collins ...albert king...etc.
gittar1 1 year ago
@gittar1
You're right he's way above them.
MrStinger70 1 year ago
blues aint about speed...its a feeling ...listen to "albert ! gary moore needs to slow down and " feel " the music.!
gittar1 1 year ago 2
@gittar1
It's painfully obvious you know nothing about Gary Moore.
I suggest you do your research on Gary before you ridicule the Greatest metal-rock-blues guitarist of this century.
MrStinger70 1 year ago
@MrStinger70 You can't even spell, pretty ironic...
UsAndThem94 1 year ago
My dad loved some Albert Collins...and so do I 4ever shall he live !
william52648 1 year ago
Okay. I'll put in my two cents worth. It's the notes you don't play that count. So many players are into way too much speed and gadgets. Unnecessary! Just play from your heart and tell the story of the blues. That's not say that there aren't times when you want some speed, it's just not needed 99% of the time. But what do I know, I'm just an old man.
fairlyfast 1 year ago 20
@fairlyfast u r right ..old man lol :)
youpippo81 1 year ago
@fairlyfast nice to hear collins playing slow blues, without that louie jordan horn punch
johngoo343 1 year ago
@fairlyfast You're right.....if you're talking about jazz. The blues requires every note be loud and clear. There's not much I don't hear when I listen to these guys, or the likes of Rory Gallagher, Roy Buchanan, Joe Bonamassa, Roy Rogers, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes.....et. al.
eraffel 9 months ago
@fairlyfast Rock on!
weedlife13 6 months ago
I get tired of this lame debate about speed vs. blues. Has anyone stopped to consider that what we call "real bluesmen" come from a different experience before speed was a part of the cultural milieu they lived? Some of them lived in towns without cars. Slow playing CAN reflect the soul as much as speedy playing. But just as one note for 32 bars bores, 32 notes per second can bore. Moore plays faster because his world, his experiences are faster. Speed kills, so does doing 5mph on the freeway.
EC66OK 1 year ago
Moore should have taken a Valium and let Albert play more.
onthebus17 1 year ago 3
makes ya miss AC. And Gary Moore is such a team player.
loved it when he started recording blues albums.
dcd442 1 year ago
Miss you Albert. Simply the best. BTW, this song is usually a mixolydian (blues scale) but here they play in minor if I'm not mistaken.
iceman273 1 year ago
Both Gary Moore and Albert King are great guitar players. I think they compliment each other perfectly
mistydancer100 1 year ago
@mistydancer100 Good call. The compatiblity factor is enhanced by the differences in their styles. Change-ups in the song make the musical journey more interesting. They were friends and both played with feeling. Gary may be fast at times, but his slow vibrato brings out the feeling. Mr. Collins has a great guitar sound and voice. Like Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Freddie King, SRV, Tommy Bolin, and Randy Rhoads, Mr. Collins alive again when his music is played through a sound system.
schismc 1 year ago
I really love the part "have you ever talk to yourself?" Mr Albert's guitar sounds so unique ,he didn't even have to play fast to impress the crowds.
fordgt402 1 year ago
Gary took out collins nasty! That strat tone was to sick
Strive02 1 year ago
I have to agree with morbss on this one. You can play so fast it DETRACTS from the feelings. It's not the blues anymore when it becomes about athleticism. Speedy fingered players beware!
jensenbell 1 year ago 10
@jensenbell
True, one note from Albert is worth more than a million from a metal head masquerading as a bluesman like Moore.
chooseyourblues 1 year ago
why does all white guitar players have to play speed solos on blues :| ?
morbss 1 year ago
@morbss because they have backgrounds in rock and because they can.
europaheavenssmile 1 year ago 2
@europaheavenssmile dunno, but it sucks to me .cause blues is music about feelings and not how fast you can play.but thats why we all know who are/were best blues players.
morbss 1 year ago
@morbss Well, can't a man feel deep emotions that are best reflected by flurries of fast notes? Perhaps it's just that you cannot relate to these types of music. (Although many, MANY younger players out there just play fast because it brings them money, I.E. metal fellows)
ArcturosMengsk 1 year ago
No one is better than the ICEMAN!
ststephen909 1 year ago
For what its worth....Not to sure why he felt he had to blow away Albert Collins, Albert and BB King, but there you go. He did it! Guess those years in Thin Lizzy and G Force etc helped give him that 'hard' edge. Apart from Buck Dharma still the very best I've seen in 53 years. These guys didn't object to playing with him, did they?
chrisderrick57 1 year ago
First there was delta blues, then Urban, electrified blues. Now the white boys overdrive their Marshalls and play fluid, sustained, power blues.I like the new blues, it's a major improvement. We love the old stuff but there has been progress over the years.Of the real greats only B.B., Otis Rush, and Buddy are left; Otis can't physically play anymore. Power blues is the progression. Let's hope it continues and it doesn't become contaminated like rock has with punk first and now hip hop.
europaheavenssmile 1 year ago
Gary Moore can outblues anybody. Why did he insist on doing it to his idols?
europaheavenssmile 1 year ago
@europaheavenssmile Moore couldn't outblues my mother. His solo is a snoozefest. He's fast I'll give him that, but that's about it.
onthebus17 1 year ago 3
@onthebus17 Listen, please?
UsAndThem94 1 year ago
@UsAndThem94 that's actually good advice, though it would probably be better directed at Moore.
onthebus17 1 year ago
gary moore make it look easy cuz it is, never really liked gary, but always have loved albert collins
TheMusiciansFriend 1 year ago
fast fingers do not make a guitar blues player..it is the time spacing, feeling and emotion that goes into it,,Albert C has been around longer than most of the musicians on that stage,,playing blues, his style his originality (and many try to sound like him,but can't)..he has never used a pick that I know off and can belt out some awesome sounds without one,.one of my first blues record I bought as a kid, learning to play guitar was a new 45rpm by Albert Collins.I hear SRV when I listen to AC
WEBTRAIN 1 year ago
@WEBTRAIN Correction, you hear Collins when you listen to SRV.
pachendrix 1 year ago
@WEBTRAIN
fast fingers do not a musician make , so true. Gary moore just makes himself look a fool here. It was the same in the jazz sax scene ; faster and faster , more notes, more like coltrane, more , more more.....and it comes out as bullshit , bullshit , bullshit...whether its jazz or blues , or anything in life , if its from your little mind then its small crap , if its from your big mind , its 'there', 'timeless' etc....Albert collins =timeless, Mr Moore = monkey with fast digits
0zazen 1 year ago
@0zazen I respectfully feel you missed the point. Gary can be fast but he can play very slowly when it's called for. You obviously haven't heard too many Moore CD's.Speed is not the issue here. Moore could match Albert note for note, BUT Albert could not match Moore's playing. It's not about speed, it's about progression.
europaheavenssmile 1 year ago
@0zazen Stopped reading your comment when you said Coltrane is bullshit.
Obelix5150 1 year ago
I love Moore but his solo was a guitar center metal shred garbage solo...wow he needs lessons..and he got em from Albert....
konshess 1 year ago 2
@konshess you really feel the blues in Gary's playing...pick it up.
UsAndThem94 1 year ago
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my goddddddddddddddddddddd yes please....when the man disappears and all thats left is the music....
whisperingmuse 1 year ago
makin that telecaster talk!
USSean1725 1 year ago
albert collins produces amazing sound from the telecaster! ice pickin!
USSean1725 1 year ago
could'nt agree with moore on that chrisdanabbott, a well made point indeed!!!
music8stuart 1 year ago
Albert Collins, what a KICK ASS guitarist he is!!! He is one of the best blues guitarist ever... Well, when Mr Hendrix himself says that you are the best blues guitarist, you must be great. 3:35 I love the way he starts his solo!
AlexisGuitar94 1 year ago
so much controversy over a BAD ASS song played by two BAD ASS guitarist! Relax and enjoy.
lalaa9000 1 year ago
This is some good stuff :-)
fattirefool 1 year ago
collins play with heart... gary with fingers.... sad...
davidka27 1 year ago
@MrStinger70 Yeah yeah yeah....
boxingin 1 year ago
@boxingin
Yeah yeah yeah thats right uh huh fkin A your a fkin instigating under educated lame brain. Do everyone a favor go back to school you mindless fk..
MrStinger70 1 year ago
@MrStinger70 Ok ok... Please don't commit suicide life is too precious! LOL!!
boxingin 1 year ago
@boxingin
Fuck You Dipshit
MrStinger70 1 year ago
@MrStinger70 Why are you so upset? Just because Gary Moore was totally OWNED by Collins that doesn't mean that he sucks. I love Gary Moore he is one of my favorite guitarists but he was out of his league here. Collins whooped him like Ali did Foreman in the Rumble In The Jungle... :)
boxingin 1 year ago
Gary's one of my all time favorite guitar players... But here he was OWNED every step of the way.
boxingin 1 year ago
Gary moore is good, but he melds to many rock/ metal type riffs into it, makes it non bluesy to my ears, its like yngwie tryin to cover bb king, to fast to not make you cringe. In their own music it works, but on these classics and standards, he goes to far....Dont play the standards this way! keep it true to the original, or your grandkids are gonna miss out on the real blues!
aloedude 1 year ago
4:24 this lick destroys entire Moores solo. AC the master showing ol Gary how to play the blues, cuz it seems to me the latter still doesnt know how to do it properly.
Scalpelex 1 year ago
@Scalpelex Gary looked totally frustrated here. And unlike BB King who cuts Moore plenty of slack whenever they jam together Collins wasn't haven't it. He straight up bust a cap in Moore's ass! LMAO!
boxingin 1 year ago
I always wonder about these people who make extremely nasty remarks about musicians on these videos around the theme of who's better than who and who's "cutting" who. They remind me of the chimpanzees in the Jane Goodall specials who run around screaming and raising hell in the jungle rather than just relaxing and enjoying the blues.
agmoose 1 year ago
Gary Moore is a legendary player in his own right as is Albert Collins, he doesn't just always shred, his playing is technically great as is the mast of the telecaster.... Great performance!!
Borisugden 1 year ago
Gary Moore is a hack. Pretender, without any feeling. Collins was the real deal.
richone99 1 year ago
"the iceman"...
Albert Collins died when i was just 1year old..just goes to show you good music stays for ages.i guess todays music has something to do with it..
BTW i never liked Moore strat stuff even though i love his style
barkazzaz 1 year ago
AC is one of Texas' favorite sons!! Cheers!
SpaceAceTX 1 year ago
Albert Collins was an absolute master! He could truly speak with his guitar. Notice how much space he uses in his playing. Only a musician with complete control could do that!
buddybuchanan 1 year ago
Let there be no doubt Gary is THE master Guitarist of our age! The man has been around for over 30 years and has mastered every style of music there is. Gary will go down in history as the Best that ever was, And our children and our children's children will will sit in awe at this mans talent. (Eddie van who?) lol
MrStinger70 1 year ago
@MrStinger70 not really gary isnt that big a deal i think someone like stevie ray vaughan far surpasses gary
leavittobeaver 1 year ago
@leavittobeaver
Thats a matter of opinion however i believemost listeners would agree with me. Or anyone that has a taste for great performers like gary moore. Not to take away anything from stevie ray but gary is just a better musican.
MrStinger70 1 year ago
@MrStinger70 There's no arguing taste: If I think SRV's best, he is, for me. If you think GM's best, he is, for you. There's no such thing as objectively better music. But other aspects are objective: As a long-time time employee in a major venue venue, I've been 'collecting' opinions on musicians for many years, from both other musicians & customers: I can assure you that SRV has a greater # of listener #1 rankings than GM, by 20 times over.
lazur1 1 year ago
@lazur1
I agree! But gary having more than 40 years of experience isn't by any means a slouch at his craft. SRV was a great guitarist but Gary was by far the most talented. ( Just my opinion)
MrStinger70 1 year ago
@MrStinger70 Gary doesn't sound like he's master every style of playing to me, has you say. By hearing this he sounds like a novice trying to play the blues...
boxingin 1 year ago
@boxingin
Are you mentally handicapped or what? Or are you just plain stupid? Wake the fk up!
MrStinger70 1 year ago
@MrStinger70 Why because Gary was toatally OWNED by Collins? Don't hate because I'm saying the truth you deaf MF! LOL!!!
boxingin 1 year ago
@boxingin
If i'm a MF keep her off the streets! The nigger bitch of a mother who gave birth to you! A inbred idiot wrapped in a moron. LOL ROFLMFAO
MrStinger70 1 year ago
@MrStinger70 God you're slow....
boxingin 1 year ago
@boxingin
God you're retarded....
MrStinger70 1 year ago
Hey, put down your "big words = big man" dictionary & just listen to the music!
leem119 1 year ago
Great blues, forget about all the other. Enjoy the music!
usmcbob01 1 year ago
what player like Moore do not understand is that Blues like Jazz or flamenco are about creating a catartic atmosphere were groupal energy and magic occurs...and never an excuse to show off or gain self protagonism...blues is groupal activity (including the audience) and has nothing to do with egotism
piratillacibernetico 1 year ago