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Gary Moore Live at Montreux 2010 Review by Gary Hill One of the final concerts by Gary Moore, this features a classic collection of his hard-edged brand of blues rock. I’ve already reviewed the DVD of this set. Although Moore occasionally winds up off-key in terms of vocals, his guitar playing is always incredible and the musical concepts involved are classic. This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2011 Volume 6 at lulu.com/strangesound.

Track by Track Review

Over The Hills And Far Away Combining Celtic sounds with hard rocking bluesy guitar rock, this is a killer tune and a great way to start the set off in style.

Military Man This number is more metallic and feels a lot like Thin Lizzy, but with more crunch. It’s got a lot of energy and really works well. There’s a killer melodic rock guitar solo on the number.

Days of Heroes The riff that drives this really smokes. It’s another with a metallic edge to it.

Where Are You Now Here’s a cut that’s slow and a bit more melodic. It’s a blues rocker that’s not as fierce as some of the other music we’ve heard thus far. It’s a good tune, but drags on a bit long.

So Far Away/Empty Rooms A two-fer, this is an extensive jam that’s a slow, bluesy cut. It’s cool, but at times the vocals are a bit rough around the edges. The guitar playing, though, is killer.

Oh Wild One Here’s a rocker that’s closer to the kind of music Moore did with Thin Lizzy.

Blood Of Emeralds We get another smoking hot bluesy rocker. Things aren’t changed dramatically here, but this is a strong tune.

Out In The Fields The trend continues. This one has some smoking hot guitar work and rocks out quite nicely.

Walking By Myself Here’s a smoking hot blues rocker. It’s a real screamer that works quite well.

Johnny Boy Coming in with acoustic guitar, “Johnny Boy” represents a change of pace.

Parisienne Walkways Here’s another blues rocker. Moore’s guitar soloing is incredible on this one. It’s an intriguing tune because it alternates between harder rocking and mellower territory.

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