GARY MOORE – Live At Montreux 2010 (2011)

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Rock guitar great Gary Moore sadly passed away last February.

The 58-year-old Irish rocker gave his final recorded live performance in July of 2010 at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Eagle Rock Entertainment has issued that performance as “Live at Montreux 2010” on CD, DVD and Blu-ray.

The CD contains 11 songs (including 3 previously unreleased) packing in 77 minutes of music. The mix keeps Moore’s searing leads prominent, making this a vital release for guitar rock fans.

After years of blues explorations, this performance marked a return to hard-charging rock for Moore. In fact, the former Thin Lizzy guitarist was working on a new rock album at the time of his death.

Providing a hint of what might’ve been, Moore performed three brand new songs that night at Montreux – all of which are included here.

“Days Of Heroes” is a strident, stomping rocker with Moore belting a furious vocal.

“Where Are You Now” leans into a slow, insistent beat. Moore throws himself into vocal, straining to remain on key at times.

“Oh Wild One” boasts an instantly memorable riff, easily the poppiest of the three new compositions.

“Live At Montreux 2010” is not a prettied-up live album, since the mix keeps things rough and ready. Moore’s vocals are a little too naked at times, but in the end, the warts-and-all sound makes for a very honest-sounding document.

His guitar prowess is never in doubt, with loud, sinewy solos cutting through the muscular ensemble playing.

Longtime Moore ’80s collaborator Neil Carter handles keyboards and rhythm guitar. Former latter-era Jethro Tull bassist Jon Noyce provides the bass. Current Primal Scream drummer Darrin Mooney rounds out the powerful rhythm section.

Though more of a cult favorite in the U.S., Moore scored some hits in the U.K., two of which are included in “Live at Montreux 2010”.

“Over the Hills and Far Away,” a U.K. top 20 single storms out of the gate to open the album.

Moore’s best known hit “Parisienne Walkways”, co-written and originally sung by Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, wraps things up. Clocking in at an epic 11 minutes, it’s the perfect closer to Moore’s final moment in the spotlight.

01 – Denluce / Over The Hills

02 – Thunder Rising

03 – Military Man

04 – Days Of Heroes (New Song prev. unreleased)

05 – Where Are You Now (New Song prev. unreleased)

06 – So Far Away Empty Rooms

07 – Oh Wild One (New Song prev. unreleased)

08 – Blood Of Emeralds

09 – Out In The Fields

10 – Still Got The Blues

11 – Walking By Myself

12 – Johnny Boy

13 – Parisienne Walkways

Gary Moore – Guitars, Vocals

Neil Carter – Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar

Jon Noyce – Bass

Darrin Mooney – Drums

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