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After the War

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"After the War" represents Gary Moore's last heavy metal album,before he turned his attention and immense talents to the blues.Recorded in 1989,it features trademark Gary Moore superspeed guitar work("Speak for Yourself"),traditional Irish arrangements("Dunluce")and a duet with Ozzy Osbourne,"Led Clones" which makes reference to the Led Zeppelin immitators popular at the time;"Ready for Love" is a catchy track with an American feel and the instrumental "Messiah Will Come Again" showcases Moore as an absolute guitar master.

After The War, Gary's last rock album until 1997's Dark Days in Paradise, is an album full of great songs marred only by overly polished production. The production leaves many of the songs with a slightly sterile feel. Having heard some of these live, I can say they have more vitality in concert that on this disc.
This album, like Wild Frontier, sees Gary looking at his celtic roots with songs like Blood Of Emeralds and Dunluce. His cover of Rory Buchanan's The Messiah will come again is outstanding. He teams with Ozzy Osbourne on the fun Led Clones which pokes fun at bands like Kingdom Come.
This album is clearly the follow-up to Wild Frontier, both in sound and spirit. Actually you could say that this is the third in a trilogy with Run For Cover and Wild Frontier as all three have a similar vibe. Songs like the title track, Ready for Love and Speak for Yourself could easily be inserted into either of those albums.
Anyone looking for outstanding guitar playing that fits into the songs and isn't just shredding for the sake of shredding will certainly enjoy it. It is a pity that he didn't find more success on this side of the Atlantic.

Wonderful Album, Solo "The Messiah will come again" is incredible guitar work!

The title track is a standout, as is "Blood of Emerald", but for me the killer is the closing "Dunluce" - to really get the spirit soaring, it should be played _extremely_ loudly!