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Holy smokes, Martin takes jabs at Moore and then starts in on Tommy Bolin but has to hold back? Ok Martin, you want a prove it moment for Tommy Bolin, go listen to him on Billy Cobham's Spectrum album.
Some of those Gary Moore Moore albums are rather terrible, not entirely, but as full albums they are weak. I'm not sure he has the talent to be a solo artist where he controls the band and writing more or less. Wild Frontier has a bloody drum machine on it, as if the thin 80s production wasn't bad enough, Run for Cover is perhaps the strongest of those 80s metal albums, given that Glen Hughes and Phil Lynott add a fair bit of weight to it, which is ironic give they were both basket cases at that time (1985)
Maybe my opinion of Gary Moore being one of my favourite guitarists is coloured by my having seen him live quite a few times, including with Greg Lake but unfortunately not with Thin LIzzy.
Where I may agree with Martin on his solo albums is the drumming of Ian Paice which compared to his drumming in Purple and Whitesnake sounded a tad more pedestrian – however live he still killed it – and some of the production – imo Corridors of Power is better produced than Victims and half of Run forCover though WIld Frontier and After the War arent too shabby (to my ears that is).
I note that nothing was said about Gary's time in Colosseum 2 which I have always championed as being my favourite period of his – I also quite like his Grinding Stone album but then I am a bit of a sucker for a proggy/Jazz Rock Fusion sort of style. I have to say I also like the sound on his solos on G Force particularly in You and Because of your Love.
Yes some of his 80's output could be a bit mediocre almost hair metal by numbers, and as for a scratchy guitar tone – I'll have to force myself to listen back to his 80's output before commenting (oh what a struggle that's going to be -not).
He did use a number of diffrerent pointy headstock guitars through the 80's like Charvels, Hamers and Ibanezs, as well as strats that could lend themselves to that kind of sound , though he also used Les Pauls and a Gibson Melody Maker. Dont know what pedals and amps he used though as those will have also had an effect on his overall sound. Not to mention that it was the 1980's and that was the prevalent sound from every band.
As with any band or artist he also had not so good lyrics but also had some great ones- e.g. Blood of Emeralds, WIld Frontier, After the War, Murder in the Skies ……
The best part of the video was seeing Pete hold back from arguing with Martin about Gary Moore's solo albums, just cause of the faces he makes! I would've liked to see a Brian Johnson solo album too, especially since AC/DC released less and less studio albums following 'The Razors Edge,' and he stopped writing lyrics for the band starting with that album and onwards.
Of course the mighty dio
My fav
Standing on the edge of the world
Kill the king
The last in line
Holy diver
King of rock and roll
Stargazer makes me cry too!
Watch you guys all the time
The charismatic voice
New Judy garland stereo remasters
Over the rainbow amazing
You’ll never walk alone 1946
The lady has an interview 10mins
Looks amazing, presenting lily mars
Cozy Powell
Butch, vh d.o.a.
Dave everybody wants some
Mean streets
Love Ryan and Nick
Lynn all day long
Sidney? Cmon, give me a break smiley face
All the Bowie
Thank you, Martin! I’ve tried to listen to those Gary Moore albums and I thought the lyrics were middle-school level and the songs were meh…glad it’s not just me 😅
Mogg/Way = UFO
Fair play to Mr Poppoff, you could say the same things about Rory Gallagher.
Martin steps in it from time to time! Gary Moore is spectacular.
Virgin KILLERS is my favorite Scorpions album, but I just can't get into that Uli solo New Age Spiritual Hippie stuff.
I truly believe Popoff says things like the Gary Moore slam, to get the shock factor! In my opinion, an absolutely idiotic statement. I never had much respect for him and now even less!
Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti of AlterBridge! Myles expertly explores more bluesy/folksy/Americana style music (and he often plays a mean slide guitar!), while Mark does some great heavier – less melodic metal work – than in AlterBridge. He also has a few crooner ‘Sinatra’ albums, where he actually got living remaining members of Sinatra’s old orchestra together and sounds remarkably similar to ole blue eyes himself!! (2nd album is a Christmas album).
Great artists these two guys!💪
Martin vs Pete, 1st show, Cookie monster vocals vs Clean vocals.
new show… music showdown among the SoT hosts.
Hi Pete and Martin! I’m a fan of Eric Clapton; but mostly his 70’s solo material. I like some of the 80’s; but I’m just curious if you have ever done an album ranking of Clapton. I actually prefer his solo stuff over Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and Dominoes. My favorite Clapton albums are Slowhand and 461 Ocean Boulevard.
Butch Jones accidentally smashes a bottle of bourbon after hearing Martin's views on Gary Moore.
That's it. I'm never going to watch any show which features Martin ever again. His crazy rant has insulted millions of Gary fans worldwide
Interesting episode. I really like all those Gary Moore albums too; After The War is favorite.
I think Martin should really listen to Showaddywaddy and leave Gary to us
Sterling episode. Everyone's opinion is as relevant as anyone else's, except when one doesn't understand Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart. Van Vliet was a child prodigy, an absolute. verifiable genius. His music was so unique, it was beyond categorization. Trout Mask Replica, and its follow-up Lick My Decals Off Baby are 2 of the greatest albums, of any genre ever made of all time! As always thanks for our thoughts.
I want a nasty ass punk album by Rachel Bolan. It’s in his DNA.
One thing I want to shed light on is Portals by Kirk Hammett. It’s some really fantastic instrumental stuff.
I think Martin is trying too hard to be contrarian when talking about Gary Moore. It's kind of like when he says Mirrors is BOC best album when it's clearly one of their worst & saying the B&W albums are their worst when clearly they're the best albums.
Britny Fox frontman Dizzy Dean Davidson's only solo album is more folk-rock/soft-rock than it is hard-rock/metal.
personally i would a liked to seen motley offer the mick mars gig to gary moore. seems like a good fit.
Did either of you already mention (UK prog-rock band) It Bites frontman's Francis Dunnery's solo albums?
First of all, I respect Martin and own almost all of his books. And while everyone has opinions — and none are right or wrong — Martin is COMPLETELY wrong about Gary Moore!! 😄Too much to say in this reply, but suffice it to say I’d love two hours to debate-discuss the issue (Gary’s albums between “Back on the Streets” and “Wild Frontier” are some of my favorite albums ever!). Great episode, guys. Thought-provoking!
Respect to Martin but clearly you are not a guitar player and cannot hear the soul of a monster like Gary Moore. Pete impressed by your control If it was across the bar I'm sure it would have been different.
As a GM fan (across his career), there's so much to say…! But, one point of interest is that my wife's favourite album is G-Force, and her favourite track is "Sail Across The Mountain" from Grinding Stone. I love them both too.
Ronnie Montrose's Open Fire threw Montrose fans for a loop back in the day, though I always enjoyed it.
Find yourself a woman that loves you as much as Martin loves Bill Ward's solo albums, lol
I sometimes have the feeling that Martin has an opposite opinion just to have an opposite opinion!
Great, fun episode! Thanks for mentioning Terry Kath!
The day Martin "grinched" Gary Moore.
Music is subjective, Gary Moore being a guitar genius is objective.
Must confess I've Never heard of Gary Moore. You two have piqued my interest.
Hilarious – looks like Martin had hit a very raw nerve with many due to his Gary Moore comments. Lets be honest i bet most of you have done the same to artists you don't rate but who are recognised as greats in the rock world.
I absolutely LOVE Peter's 1978 solo album. Maybe if I listened to it as a teenager I would hate it too, but I only listened to it in my 40's and I think it's a great Rod Stewart rip off.😂
I think it's authentic and great that you guys don't always agree on opinions . You guys are both professors of music in my eyes , giving us your honest take on all these bands . Thanks 👍
Sacred Songs by Daryl Hall is a favourite. Totally mistreated by the record label for being "uncommercial". Features great work by Robert Fripp.
I'm convinced now that Martin is over rated as some sort of music swami. Those Gary Moore albums are killer,get your ears checked Martin.
Pete was about ready to explode when Martin went on putting down Gary Moore. And rightly so… Seriously Martin, you lost your last bolt, there? G Force is one of my all time fav albums. What a band that was!
Cheers.
Omg. During Martin's rant on Gary Moore I had to look at the calendar to see if it was April 1 and he was kidding. I could not disagree more . Glad Pete defended Moore
I like three of the four solo albums the members of The Cars did when they took a break mid-80's. Vocalist Ric Ocasek's "Beatitude", bass player Benjamin Orr's "The Lace" and guitarist Elliot Easton's "Change No Change" are all good albums. Keyboardist Greg Hawkes also came out with "Niagara Falls".
I would have been interested in hearing a solo album from Chris DeGarmo. Dude can sing, and he's a damn good guitar player. Scott Rockenfield apparently isn't doing anything. Maybe he can help out.
Glad to see John Paul Jones get the respect he deserves 🙂
What about Alex Lifeson's Victor? That sounds very little like Rush, more angry for sure.
Unless I missed it and was already mentioned Robert Plant's first solo record 'Pictures At Eleven' could have been mistaken for a Zeppelin album had they gone into the 80's..