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Essential Montreux

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This audio collection showcases Gary Moore's shows at the Montreux Jazz Festival from 1990-2001, right after the "Still Got the Blues" album. By that time, he quit rock music and moved on to his first passion which is the blues. He plays with great feeling and his voice is filled with anger and sorrow. His show in 1997 takes a different beat. At the time, he was promoting his "Dark Days in Paradise" album. The music is different, but the professionalism and feeling is the same. All shows are the exact soundtracks to the 2-Disc DVD set of the same title, but more songs are included. This is a perfect collection for any blues/guitar/Gary Moore fan. It showcases the fiery blues with great passion and Gary Moore's versatility and virtuosity is apparent when viewing or listening to this collection.

Wow nice to get some quality audio releases from these incredible shows. This is a great collection of live shows from across the years for his amazing shows at Montreux. For fans of his hard rock years this set isn't for them. If you have been a fan of his across all aspects of his career then this is the set for you. Although some of his hard rock songs do show up on here it's the blues numbers that really shine. The set has been released (for the most part) on a two set DVD, there are several tracks that were not released on the set. This makes for a compelling reason to get this set. Is it expensive, Yes. Is it worth it, YES. The one thing I would like to see is more of the rest of his live career appear in a nice format like this, Would love a nice full live set from BBM or Colosseum II, or from his tour for the Black Rose LP with Thin Lizzy. Let's go Virgin Record either open the vaults yourself or have another smaller label do it. Wounded Bird Records comes to mind. Doesn't really matter who releases them let's just get them out to the fans.

'Still Got the Blues' grabbed my ear the first time I heard it. The tone Moore gets in the studio cut is unbelievable.
This box set is a quality live production. It follows Mr. Moore in his live performances for nearly a decade of shows at the Montreux Festival in Switzerland.
I highly recommend this box set for anyone with an ear for the blues!
Check out 'All Your Loving Pretty Baby...Mayall must be proud to hear this song from an early 'Blusesbreakers' album reincarnated with exquisite taste.

I bought this box set today. I didn't have time to listen to it all, I just picked the 1990 cd and listened till the song "texas strut". Oh, let me tell you people, this is not just music this is music above all music, it puts all music to shame. I was thinking to throw all my cd's away after listening to some of this. I have all kinds of cd's from north, west, south, and east. This is the best I have heard. Thank you Gary for the music. It is worth every penny and more.

Little did I know that the concert in 2010 in Montreux would be the last time I would see Gary live. For those that don't know his work: play the last song on CD 1: the Messiah will come again. If you don't appreciate what an artist he was and this does not give you goosebumps, nothing will. The box has lot left my car ever since purchased: filled with many gems and excellent sound quality, but again, if you had to pick one. Last track CD 1: man will I miss this. RIP

Gary Moore Live Essntial Montreux is a box set with 5 discs and 8 pages & pics and more detail about the live performances at the Montreux jazz & Blues Festival over the years from 1990 to 2001 : Disc one recorded live Monteux 7/7/ 1990 Singing & Playing Guitar on 12 tracks with special guest Albert Collins on Too Tired , Cold Feeling Further On Up The Road and The Blues is Alright ( I was fortunate to have seen Albert Collins Live in the 80's what a performer guitarist ) : All Your Love , Midnight Blues , You Don't Love Me , Texas Strut , Moving On , Too Tired , Cold Cold Feeling , Further On Up The Road , King Of The Blues , Stop Messing Around , The Blues is Alright and The Messiah Will Come Again .

Disc 2 Recorded 16/7/ 1995 14 tracks : If You Be My Baby , Long Grey Mare , Oh Pretty Woman , I Love Amnother Woman , Merry-Go-Round , The Stumble , Need Your Love So Bad , You Don't Love Me , Key To Love , All Your Love , Since I met You Baby , The Blues is Alright , Stop Messing Around and Jumping At Shadows .

Disc 3 Recorded 9/7/ 1997 11 tracks : One Good Reason , One Fine Day , Cold Wind Blows , I've Found My Love in You , Always There For You , Oh Pretty Woman , Walking By Myself , Business as Usual , Out in The Fields , Over The Hills and Far Away and Parisienne Walkways .

Disc 4 Recorded 7/7/ 1999 12 tracks : Walking By Myself , Since I met You Baby , Need Your Love So Bad , Tore Down , You Don't Love Me , All Your Love , Still Got The Blues , Too Tired , The Sky is Crying , Further On Up The Road , Fire and Parisienne Walkways .

Disc 5 Recorded 6/7/ 2001 11 tracks : You Upset Me Baby , Cold Black Night , Stormy Monday , Oh Pretty Woman , All Your Love , Still Got The Blues , Too Tired , How Many Lies , Fire , Enough of The Blues and The Prophet ... I have been listening to Gary Moore from the time heard him play Great guitar solos on Cozy Powell's Over The Top & The Tilt and this 5 CD Box has over 6 hours of Classic Tracks including Urealeased Performances and would have to be the Ultimate Gary Moore A Must Have for any Fan ... R I P 1952 - 2011 .

Love the whole CD package - excellent condition even though it is used, looks new. I am very satisfied with my purchase and it arrived in a timely manner.

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