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34 Hours

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Originally released in 1971, as this was the Irish '70's hard rock band's second of two albums. NOT to be confused with the later '80's hair metal band with front man, pretty boy Sebastian Bach (I actually saw a site somewhere when the contributing fan(s) who wrote the opening page spoke as IF this was that same band). How lame! '34 Hours' is a worthy blues rock classic that features a young guitarist Gary Moore. Tunes I liked the most were "Night Of The Warm Witch", "Mar" and the straight-ahead boogie rocker "Go, I'm Never Going To Let You Go". Personnel: Gary Moore-guitar & vocals, Brush Shiels-bass & vocals and Noel Bridgeman-drums. Should appeal to fans of Thin Lizzy, B.T.O., Montrose, Golden Earring and Mountain.

WARNING: This is not the band that debuted in 1989! This is an Irish band from the early 70s with a very young Gary Moore on guitars. This is bluesy hard rock. You can hear the talent on this record much like Alex Skolnick in Testament. Years after the band broke up, they lost the rights to the name and it was picked up by some derelict New Jerseyites. It is enjoyable. The other album they released was self-titled.

The original Skid Row was the blueprint for guitarist Gary Moore's long and varied career. Moore was just shy of 18 years old when this album was released in 1971, but you wouldn't know it by listening to his incredible guitar playing; in spite of his youth, his playing is skillful and mature.

The band is rounded out by bassist "Brush" Shields and drummer Noel Bridgeman, who along with Moore, are a tight and cohesive power trio. Along with their rival band in Ireland, Taste (featuring an equally young Rory Gallagher on guitar), Skid Row is not the least bit afraid to let loose and jam, and they do so frequently throughout this album. But unlike most jam bands, there's one major exception with Skid Row: they hold your attention and don't bore you.

Some interesting tidbits about the album: the track "Mar" features (according to the liner notes) "the studio receptionist's boyfriend" on bass, and the title "34 Hours" was the exact amount of time the band spent in the studio recording the album. Taking into consideration the complexity of some of the material with their odd time signatures and dynamics, this is a pretty astounding achievement! As you might expect, Gary Moore's guitar playing is the focus here, and his already immense talents are very much on display. Very impressive work for someone so young!

You'll have to look long and hard to find this CD now, but it will be well worth it if you can; I recommend it highly!

This is a true lost classic album Gary moore is only 16 yrs old on this album you should hear the guitar riffs on this lp amaing.THis CD is hard to find now though.

3rd lp/cd (1971) by gary moore's progressive power trio! gary moore absolutely rips through this album - well worth the extra "import" bucks to snag this on disc. get their 2nd lp/cd "skid" (1970) as well. fans of 70's HARD rock & power trio bands: cream, tin house, mahogany rush, thunder and roses, etc. will dig SKID ROW. guitar solos galore.

this album has been great so far. the anticipation of listening to it for the first time is bliss

This is the kind of album a Skid Row fan can't forget to buy. I really enjoyed the CD. They are still number 1