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One of the metal heroes back in the days of the 80´s, and still active, is Gary Moore.
The older ones of you know who I am talking about, the young ones should carefully read these words and bow their heads in devotion before a man, who has proved his skills throughout decades, influencing countless guitarists with his hard rock / metal and – later - blues / folk songs. Gary Moore is an excellent guitarist, who did a lot of great covers by the way,
like “don´t let me be misunderstood” or “over the hills”, a song that Nightwish fans also know.
His release “Victims of the future” is one of his best albums and it was the very first metal album I ever got. I remember clearly the day, when I first listened to it:
The first track started with a weeping guitar, followed by a man singing rather gently and melancholic. Suddenly it stopped for a short break of total silence, followed by a cool heavy guitar riff. The song really kicked my ass and so it does until today, about 22 years later. This song was “victims of the future”, the first track of Gary Moore´s legendary album with the same name.
This song has it all, what a good metal / hard rock song needs to be classified as a first class song: The rhythm, the vocals, the emotions, the hunting, straight forward driving power, remarkable guitar riffs, the efficient song structure, a great melody and the perfect 80s hard rock feeling. Gary Moore used this formula throughout the whole album, although not all songs are equally perfect. Personally, the songs "All I want" and "Hold on to love" never grew much on me. The album is very well produced, with lots of varieties, from a beautiful ballade ("empty rooms") to perfect hard rock ("victims of the future") and a far more heavier song called "murder in sky" that is a real outstanding track, dealing with the tragedy as Russian fighter aircrafts shot a Korean airline from the sky, killing about 300 innocent people. The song "Law of the jungle" is a very strange one, heavy and slow. This song need time to grow on, and then – love it or hate it. The song "Shapes of things to come" is a Moore-typical cover version of a song originally done by the Yardbirds. Listen to it and go on a journey back to the years, when hard rock / heavy metal was more than an etiquette to make money, but a way of life.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Victims Of The Future |
| 2. Teenage Idol |
| 3. Shapes Of Things To Come |
| 4. Empty Rooms |
| 5. Murder In The Skies |
| 6. All I Want |
| 7. Hold On To Love |
| 8. Law Of The Jungle |
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