Vinnie Moore Live [Live]

Vinnie Moore | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Shrapnel
• ASIN: B00003ZALK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,067 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #86 in Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists > Shred

Track Listings

1. Thinking Machine

2. The Maze

3. Cyptic Dreams

4. Meltdown

5. Never Been to Barcelona

6. She's Only Sleeping

7. Vinman's Brew

8. Check It Out

9. Rain

10. Daydream

11. Watching from the Lights

12. With the Flow

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Futurock, February 23, 2002

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greg toro (a place) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vinnie Moore Live (Audio CD)

I honestly can't understand why more people don't love Vinnie Moore. His technical skill is amazing, but he's also got the soul that some others lack. This isn't just a shredfest, this is a showcase of great songwriting too. The songs, if you've never heard Vinnie Moore before, are like video game music (he actually did the music for a Japanese game a while ago), especially The Maze. The neo-classical influences are preety strong, yet they're blended pretty well with rock that remiunds me of some futuristic nightscape or something poetic like that.

Anyway, you should get this even if you don't like Joe Stumps or whoever (Joe Stumps is too sonically boring anyway, he never changes volume and never stops soloing), because the songwriting and contrast is really excellent.

I play jazz bass actually, and I had never heard of him until I saw him at a Berklee clinic, and that same day I ran out and bought this album because it had the best of the Maze album with some other great stuff. If you only buy one neoclassical shred guitar album in your life, make it this one, you won't be disappointed.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WE WANT MOORE!, April 27, 2000

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cd-heaven (ROCK CITY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vinnie Moore Live (Audio CD)

Vinnie Moore is one gifted guitar instrumentalist. Not only providing one incredible all guitar albums I ever heard with The Maze, but this 12 track CD holds up very well against most other live CD's that require a singer. This particular CD ws recorded during Vinn's 1999 tour with MSG and anyone who went to those shows or own a copy of MSG The Unforgiven Live will immediately notice that he used the same, very talented musicians as did Schenker. But back to the album, 6 are off of his most recent Maze CD, including Rain, Thinking Machine, Never Been To Barcelona, and the title track. Other Vinnman classics are Vinnman's Brew, and Melting Pot. Any own who wants to hear an incredible display of musicianship where all participants get there 2 cents in the spotlight have to pick this one up.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SMOKIN' live album!!!, August 31, 2004

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Andrew D. Cantrill (Palm Springs, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vinnie Moore Live (Audio CD)

With the killer backing of Shane Gaalaas on drums and Barry Sparks on bass, Vinnie rips through this set and will turn even the most hard core gangsta rapper into a fan with his gonzo riffage. I can see why he is the man filling Michael Schenker's slot in UFO these days.
As a side note, I saw Vinnie play during this tour the day after this recording was made. I had never heard him before, and was so impressed I went out and bought all of his albums.