Blues for Greeny

Gary Moore | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 1996)
• Original Release Date: March 19, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000W94
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,382 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TEMPORARILY POSSESED BY A GREEN GHOST, March 7, 2001

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Patrick Earley (Edmond, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blues for Greeny (Audio CD)

Yes, you might call this a tribute album to Peter Green. And no, this isn't a half-baked effort to cash in on the fame of an aging guitar god. Well, not much anyway. Gary Moore idolized Green as a kid growing up in Belfast. Moore said he first saw Peter Green in 1967 when he had just replaced Eric Clapton of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He said everyone was standing there at the concert with their arms folded like ok, Clapton's gone, let's see what you got. When he started playing, and the room started resonating with a depth of guitar tone that had never been heard before, Eric Clapton quickly became a distant memory, and Peter Green had a smile on his face like he was thinking "it's my turn now".... Moore never forgot Peter Green, and a year later he formed a band called Skid Row. When Peter Green's new band Fleetwood Mac came to Belfast, this time Skid Row opened for them. After the concert Green asked to meet Moore because he liked his guitar playing. Moore nervously met his idol and they stayed up till the early morning hours talking and playing guitar. After that night they became good friends, and Peter Green got Skid Row signed to their first recording contract.... Gary Moore never forgot that favor, and he pays Green the ultimate respect here. He captures the Peter Green guitar sound so perfectly on this album, that the first time I heard this I was shocked. He duplicates that special guitar tone and that little B.B. King like treble on the end of a note so perfectly, that it feels like the ghost of the young Peter Green was standing behind Moore showing him every blues riff. Everybody knows nobody can take the place of Peter Green. He could draw you in with his string bending, and then burn a hole in your soul with his solos. There's no hole burning here, but you will get singed a little. When you hear the songs like THE SUPERNATURAL, I LOVED ANOTHER WOMAN, LONG GREY MARE, and SHOWBIZ BLUES, you'll feel like your hearing Peter Green circa 1968 all over again. These songs are done with a lot of passion, and are very close to the real deal. Moore says "Blues For Greeny" is not a tribute album, but a big thank you to Peter Green for everything that he's given.....Amen

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gary Moore Shows Some Restraint...., May 3, 2004

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"The Woj" (Downers Grove, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blues for Greeny (Audio CD)

Many of Moore's "blues" albums are bogged down by his speed and technical brilliance (kinda a left handed compliment). On this release, however, Moore shows patience and restraint in his playing and the results are stunning. Moore is not simply "imitating" Peter Green's playing on this album, but enhancing it with his own unique style. I have yet to hear any other blues guitarist come this close to the magic that was once "The Green God". A must have for any Gary Moore or Peter Green fan.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Identical Twins, April 10, 2000

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Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blues for Greeny (Audio CD)

If I had walked in while this album was playing and didn't already know who the artist is, I'd have bet the farm that it was Peter Green. That did not happen. I am already a Peter Green fan and was impressed with some recent work that Gary Moore had done with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, so I took a chance on Blues For Greeny. What an album! I like it all but if I have to pick, I'd say that If You'll Be My Baby, Long Grey Mare, and Love That Burns rank near the top. My favorite cut is the mournful instrumental "The Supernatural" which has also been competently covered by the great patriarch of White Blues, John Mayall. If you like Peter Green, buying this album is a no-brainer. Enjoy!