Ian Moore "Deliver Me"

[itskarma12]

People wonder how Ian Moore could have changed up his style so radically and moved away from the blues based rocker guitar bad ass he once was back in Austin. Well I have spoken to Ian about this and he explained that he wants to continue to evolve "like Dylan even if people think some of his music sucks." Neil Young once said that a musician either has the heart of the Beatles or the Stones. Simply put, Ian woke up to the reality that he is more the Beatles than the Stones...no offense fans.

[WarmothGuitarist]

I remember this kat from the Austin scene. He's pretty much Kenny Wayne Sheppard and Noah Hunt rolled into one guy. His music as of late is pretty bland though...

[beyeraudio]

Wow, ZZ Top had to follow this? I feel sorry for them, there is no way they could come close to this kind of brilliance! Maybe it would have been different if it had been 1973-73 ZZ Top, but it wasn't.

[ianlmoore68]

Ian and the original band will be doing 6 shows next month in Texas and Oklahoma, focusing on the 1st 2 records. For those of you that miss this phase, this is the time. dates posted @ ianmoore.com

[wdjohns2]

Youtube Ian Moore and the Lossy Coils - Second Hand Store (Live at KEXP)

No soul at all. None. You are so discerning.

[SweetMamaMojo]

This is the Ian Moore I want to hear and see play...not the current wussy one. WAKE UP IAN...we, your longtime fans will not be "Satisfied" until THIS IAN is "Delivered" back to us! Don't get me wrong, I love singer/songwriters and the Beatles...and have been known to sing a few sappy songs myself...but come on...THIS MUCH SOUL can not just VANISH...oh well...at least I have the CD!

[wdjohns2]

@SweetMamaMojo Did his soul vanish, or just the 90's?

[utairhead]

I saw Ian a couple years ago...totally mellowed out

[vermettegar]

the first album.....cd is still one of my all time favorites. every jam smokes

[vermettegar]

Ian was obducted by aliens not long after modern day folklore. the aliens apparently did not do their homework as the clone doesn't appear or have the complete domination of the guitar and voice.

[jules7111]

love this song

[soontobe1968]

The Ian Moore I used to see in Houston all the time in the early 90's!! Rocking! I still have his first two demo tapes that he used sell.. He's been boring as shit for the longest time. Be a guitar slinger like you were blessed to be..

[SilverDragon7109]

um i'm scared...is that REALLY Ian Moore? are we talking a different Ian Moore? IS there a different Ian Moore??

[olnappy]

Now THIS is Ian Moore!! This is one of the BEST cuts on the first cd! One of many; I hate he changed his playing style.

[cbell2112]

I don't understand the people that say this music is generic blues rock. I don't think that there is anyone that has come remotely close to this music since it was released. Still one of my top ten albums and I still get chills almost every time when he breaks into the "Fly me on the wings of an angel". Yes he was from Austin but the only song that was remotely like SRV on this album was How Long. And I agree the voice + the outstanding guitar work = A++++

[olnappy]

@cbell2112 ditto on the "Fly me on the wings of an Angel"! Chills for real.

[Rootwitch06]

I became an obsessed fan of Ian's old stuff just a few years ago. Saw him live a couple months ago for the first time. Ugh... I love all kinds of music, but his new stuff just doesn't make sense to me. It's for 21 yr old, stoned college kids, cuz that's who was at the front of the stage all night. I did play a couple old songs, and a couple blues covers. But the Ian in this vid was way more original than the current Ian. He's not doing 12-barr blues here folks. Standard blues can't touch this.

[nat00ben06]

Yeah this time period was the true rockin Ian Moore. I first saw him in 92 in Dallas, 'Paint me a blue sky" was great. My old roommate in Austin became roomies with Chris White, Chris acted shy and I think he didn't like Ian. Then I saw Ian in an interview talk abt SRV, he aint even close in greatness to SRV cause I saw him too. Night and day, but the old Ian blues warrior, the new Ian completely forgettable.

[kdjfnvjvd]

I hate when ppl talk about how or if he "changed" his style up a bit because the bottom line is, we all know what he could pull outta his trick bag and that makes him a bonafide badass 4 evr! A millon dollar voice too!

[MrWally71]

I agree. The first 2 albums are classics. They are his best. He did evolve into something else. I believe he did not want to be in the shadow of the other great guitar slingers, especially SRV. Despite the newer stuff I still respect him as a musician and as a risk taker.

[MercuryZebra]

I've followed Ian since 93 can can say without a doubt that his music and songwriting is WAY better now than back then. It was just so stereotypical blues/rock, nothing super inventive. Now he just writes such rich song and his guitar playing (especially on the acoustic) is so much more mature. I've talked to him quite a bit, and hung out a couple of times and he's always been really nice. I would hate it too if drunk frat boys kept hollering out "Muddy Jesus" 15 years later.

[undertakerdeese]

The first time I heard Ian was back in '92 early on, I nearly s#%* my pants. When I heard the change in deliver me he totally won me over. I bought Modernday and said its still good but the ones that followed became crap. I seen him on SXSW i am not a fan any longer. The first album was one of the greatest ever!!!! shame he turned to crap.

[allen78704]

KLBJ in Austin had a big pic of "Ego Moore" in their lobby. I've seen Ian throw a glass form onstage when someone says something he didn't like. He can be a dick. No question....and the music WAS better back here in this clip. Pace Bend, Saturday afternoon, and the live "Blue Sky" on your radio.....or sweatin yer ass off at the Steamboat for "Five Nights of Ian Moore"....THAT...THIS band in this clip is one of the hottest bands I've EVER seen.

[sheabtr]

Yep! 5 Nights of ian....and Michael and Chris and Bukka...amazing artists all...

final night "Blue Sky"...still takes me there...how many years later...don't make me count....

The other night at The Cactus...Fabulous just he and Kullen...Change is Gonna Come...fantastic!!!!

[camillemradloff]

To be fair, his guitar tech in those days was Chris Smith (RIP, my friend!), and I truly believe he had some influence on the kind of soul-touching music Ian was writing back then, and how he was playing it it. And let's not forget the influence of Michael on drums, Chris White on bass, and Bukka Allen on keyboards at that time. It was a magical combination that Jan Mirkin really captialized on, and then it all fell apart, leaving us wanting more!

[sachkand]

His stuff back then was the bomb! Very soulful! His stuff today lacks substance. I was once a fan as well.

[ih8thishit]

Ian was the next texas guitar hero, till he went fag rock. What a waste of a gift.

[MercuryZebra]

I've seen Ian dozens of times since 1994 and his live shows are just as good now as they ever were. The music is different for sure, definitely not the same old bluesy rock that got him pigeonholed as the next SRV long-haird rocker. Too bad he made a shitty comment about playing Satisfied live, but if I have to hear that song or Blue Sky one more time...I am gonna puke. I was always a fan of how great his voice is and his musicianship, which is still quite evident in all of his music.

[Marty3317]

I agree.. I saw him first in 1994 and was totally blown away.  I went out and got his CD.. I still love this music.. Then I have seen him several times the last couple of years and got totally pissed off at him. There was like 10 people left in the bar he was playing and my wife asked him to play Satisfied. He poped off the really shitty comment about he is here to play good music and he doesnt play that crap anymore.. I was done at that point

[aronich]

Saw him for the first time in a bar a decade ago. I was blown away as he tore into Jimi Hendrix songs and was equally impressed by his original songs. I immediately had to tell everyone about Ian. While his music has changed I thank him for his first couple of albums.

[jbage007]

dude totally screwed himself up man

this IAN is the only one I care to remember

short hair & crappy music today

[ccequipco]

Saw Ian for the first time at Steamboats in Austin in 1989. he had no shoes and no shirt. it was awsome. Saw him last at Poor David's in Dallas in 2003 and it sucked. He used to be my idol. want the old Ian back.

[bexdad]

I agree! I was just a simple blues player and this guy had a huge influence on me as a musician. He was anything but a plain bluesman. He was soul, gospel, funk, rock,...despite what the fans of his present day music think, there was more diversity in his writing then than there is now. All I'm saying is that I was and am a huge fan of this^ Ian Moore and I wish he'd come back because we all miss his music....Thanks for posting this!

[zerowski]

Fantastic talent, can't understand why he gave this up!!

[echoes14]

Some artists evolve. Some fans evolve with the music, some don't. It's just a matter of taste, really.

How many "blues" folks have you heard like this? Tons. How many singer/songwriters have you heard like current Ian? Not many.

As he wrote: "And the road goes on forever for those who got stuck or couldn't change."

[BlusherAmsterdam]

What a voice...

[Mferch]

Man I wish Ian would start playing this music again. What a talent.

[ToraToraRox]

Yeah, his first album was GREAT! He's all emo now!

[BlusherAmsterdam]

I didn't want to say or think that but I have to agree actually.

[Peelick]

True I know him from back in the day, I've never watched someone commit musical suicide like Ian did. It's a shame too......

[thethresh]

This had to be taken from backstage I am guessing?. Who are you and/or how did you secure this great footage?

[TwinCreeksAg]

Thanks for posting this. Ian's old stuff is still in my CD player right now.  Wish he'd put something out like it now days.