Gary Moore - Nuclear Attack - Pinkpop 1983

Went through some recordings of old Pinkpop performances from 1983 which were broadcasted last summer.
Ran into one of my guitar heroes Gary Moore performing "Nuclear Attack", including keyboard intro. I was and still am a big fan of his guitar sound and work.
Band members:
Gary Moore - Guitar, Vocals
Ian Paice - Drums
Neil Murray - Bass
Don Airey - Keyboards
I thought I better share it. Enjoy it.

[@frankhern9708]

An all star band: Ian Paice on drums, Neil Murray on bass, Don Airey on keyboards and Gary Moore on guitars ... Amazing... RIP Gary.

[@MarceloSilva-bs7nu]

AMAZING! ALL STAR!!! GREAT STUFF!

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

Moore's best band ever IMO. Got to see him in '87 for Wild Frontier release in Chicago.

[@themainmanify]

well said

[@michaelcavallacci2945]

Wow that is some lineup. Awesome

[@laurenzgraffilpenstein8117]

Half Purple

[@muneskii5496]

Gary Moore was more metal than we ever will be. This line-up was more than amazing

[@michaelschmidt9708]

Gary totally disassociated himself from his 80s metal stuff later on.

[@burningheart84]

Crazy how some guitar players who have nothing to do with metal are more fuckin metal than any of the shredders. Always felt that way about Nugent, intensity and presence like Maiden in spite of cornball shit like cat scratch. It's his playing and Gary's playing, their phrasing and tone is all I'm after, they sounded like giants.

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

This was laughably shite

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

​@@michaelschmidt9708Steve lukather did the same thing after the 90s when he got cleaned up off some of the drugs and the booze.

[@michaeldean7220]

​@@michaelschmidt9708I always thought that was a shame. His obvious love of blues meant his shredding was never mindless and he slowed down when it right for the song. He knew when one carefully chosen note could be better than half a dozen. Now with all his skills if only Yngwie understood that!

[@blndrckr]

Gary Moore did not fuck around. Gary Moore was always intense. Gary Moore worked hard and played hard. Gary Moore was a true fighting Irishman. Gary Moore took no prisoners

[@robbuildt8284]

Right on

[@johnlannikk2701]

I know, if ever you try and play like him you have to pump yourself up first, I only manage short bursts, its very intense and a full metal jacket workout. His incredible guitaring really stems from his own dynamic personality like many great artists.

[@stephaneehrhart8707]

Was a true guy

[@bryanclarke1927]

No one's ever really come along and matched Gary's fiery brilliance.

[@shanesthief]

Damn Right

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Moore was shite

[@stevehalling816]

They broke the mold when Gary came along

[@yvoheaton6402]

Ian Paice, one of the greatest wasp chewers of all time.....and certainly one of the greatest drummers....great to see him on stage with Gary and the others. What a line-up

[@Finsami71]

He left the group partly because of rejoining DP but also because 'it was too loud' ;

[@stephaneehrhart8707]

Agree

[@danmenez]

Guys like Gary Moore are legends for a reason! These guys just gave everything they got on stage! RIP Gary. God bless.

[@courtbeall7768]

Agreed

[@aintmanyofusleft]

there are 3-4 "metal" albums from Gary in the early 80's, had them all at the time, came after lizzy, showcased his ability and then his blues era stuff, the guy was just......just. long live GM and his music!

[@Leatherfaceism]

He could play ANYTHING! Blues, rock, even shred with the best of them...and sound GREAT doing it!!!

[@MrCrrispy]

And ballads :-)

[@mikebarker7626]

​@@MrCrrispycolosseum II also playing fusion

[@toffeeriot4219]

Could he play Jazz?

[@dannym5345]

​@@toffeeriot4219yes he could play jazz as well there's a video somewhere him playing all styles

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

He could play anything and made them all sound totally shite

[@Sasa-ec1vz]

I am from Belgrade. Serbia. I saw Gary as he had Held a concert here on Belgrade. And that was the first and the last time i saw and Heard him playing . Was Amazing. He hit the notes like you played cd. Perfect. I am glad i was there. Thank you Gary. And RIP my childhood dream idol. 😢❤

[@clivesilk3501]

what i love about gary moore was his ability to play heavy metal and blues as well !!! amazing guy amazing guitarist !!!!

[@CelticSaint]

And jazz.

[@stephaneehrhart8707]

He was a master... Rip

[@theseekerndestroyer]

The most under rated guitar player. Got to love his work.

[@elmarbohl6879]

I don´t think he´s underrated but reduced to "empty rooms". All musicians in the world, esp. guitarists will keep his memory.

[@donnorante7358]

Gary moore is one of the best hard rock guitar ever

[@MusicMotivator]

Not to mention his blues!!

[@stephaneehrhart8707]

Agree

[@roberthamel1176]

Check out a young Don Airey. Quite the keyboard technician. Single handedly, he created a "audio war" landscape. He's like the Gary Moore of the Keyboard. Mad props!

[@dadozele4523]

bigest blackmore's mistake was to let him go from Rainbow; nothing new, Black is full of mistakes in bizz sense...

[@tedmich]

Check Marino's Guit War, Frank reenacts an entire air raid on his guitar

[@jerrywoods4066]

He's no Jon lord. But he still one of the best

[@ericm4426]

​@jerrywoods4066 😊what could john do that he couldn't?he actually played in more bands than john

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@ericm4426 Jon lord was better period.

[@kingdom777866]

Gary had that pink strat for a very long time, it launched his career and made some fantastic masterpieces !! RIP Gary

[@russellbotoitchi520]

Not starting anything but I think you mean red instead of pink.

[@georgeorwell6066]

@@russellbotoitchi520it’s pink

[@supernothing77]

Metal with single coils!

[@lelin70]

Its a Fiesta red stratocaster from the early 60’s. End of discussion.

[@kingdom777866]

@@lelin70 Hey girls.. who gives a Fock. !!

[@MrFrostien]

Back then the bands have at least one supergroup line up in their time. I mean come on! Gary Moore, Neil Murray, Ian Paice and Don Airey.... if that is not a supergroup I really dont know what it is

[@markgibbins4143]

Super dooper group😂😂😂

[@jandvadams]

Love it or leave it. I love it. This is when a band went out there and played their asses off. And it was real. No sample tracks or overdubs. This is great. I was just a kid then and remember how true music used to be played. Not like not now when they sample their own crap and lip sync to it. True musicianship is becoming a lost art.

[@martymcfly3159]

80's forever!!!!! Great music, great musicians!!!! Best decade ever!!!! Rip Gary Moore. Greetings from Italy

[@guitardudeguy3139]

Man,brings back great memories Gary Moore rocking it out in the early 80s..fantastic!..RIP Gary, sorely missed..one of the greatest guitarists of all time!

[@johanlohr6626]

Boy, I'm getting old . . . I was there back in 1983. Nevertheless, the best version ever played by Gary (R.I.P.).

[@sld67869801]

Amazing performance by an amazing band. Gary's playing during this period just blows my mind.

[@Ehabinator]

Gary Moore (the lord of the strings), Ian Paice (the lord of the drums), Don Airey and Neil Murray...what else can you ask for

[@pythonflying]

Don and Neil were not yet promoted to lord yet.

[@julianbenedict9720]

What a monster on that guitar! How he could make that Strat Metal and tune all the time. What a talented guy...RIP

[@Rhino1277HotRails]

a horrible loss. fuck

[@xumbacampos1844]

Makes me sick fuck shite fuck crap fuck caralho to the bone at what music has become nowadays. Just talentless crap...

[@shorerocks]

Those were the days... GM is one of the reason I started playing guitar. Huge influence.

[@qsuzukiq]

First live band I saw was Gary Moore 1986 ish Hammersmith Odeon. My ears are still ringing today! I didnt know much about him, but I have been a fan ever since.

[@garysondrini4911]

Gary commanded the guitar with many different styles. His tone was second to none!!!

[@jessphiliprodriquez7381]

This song was on my mind, so I clicked this live version. Great song from a great artist Gary Moore.

[@oldgit4260]

I can't describe what hearing this does for me, just nostalgia for great times long dead.....

[@grahamgray2421]

Gary more was one of the best Rock guitarists in the world Rip

[@henkiehengst5150]

I was there, awesome sounding Fender. Gary is on fire. Those were the days.

[@ludedude5228]

Personally when everyone was having a hard on for Eddie van Halen back then , I just smiled and put Gary's tape in my car as I drove to work and knew Gary was the real deal 👍

[@thefog7067]

. . . One of the greatest to ever pick up a guitar . . .

[@lewisdolgin6369]

You have to love the fans head banging!

[@hawkwind8468]

love the version of this song on Greg Lakes Solo album best ever! !they were great together

[@horushellblood8828]

!!! so fucking great one of the most memorable performances of this killer anthem song R.I.P. robert william gary moore (04/04/1952+06/02/2011),one of the most finest guitarist from the british isles,a true guitar hero keep rocking gary !!! brilliant upload many thanks \m/...\m/...\m/...

[@jamiewarriorwarlordmccallu5712]

damm right bro love gary moore.

[@horushellblood8828]

Jamie Warrior Warlord McCallum me too bro and i love to death,definitely gary is a great guitar hero.

[@jamiewarriorwarlordmccallu5712]

horus hellblood a guitar god. love the way he plays blues too, and of course his magic with thin lizzy, and his magic solo work.

[@horushellblood8828]

Jamie Warrior Warlord McCallum hell yeah damn right bro he was a virtuoso guitarist and rediscovered the blues that had inspired him in the first place and he playing with skid row(phil lynott),was in the band

[@Looneytunesization]

Haha he wouldnt be happy with you calling him from the british isles though, Gary considered himself irish!

[@seanm6311]

Cool!... that took me back to my youth. Fantastic!!!!! Rest in peace, Gary Moore.

[@jeremywhakarau2403]

Won't get this degree of awesome today music Fantastic trio

[@birdsaw]

Shredding on a single coil and non locking tremolo..this bands on fire. First time Gary Moore listener.

[@autk]

Suggest you listen to Victims of the Future full album, Run for Cover full album, and Wild Frontiers... genius

[@stuforty2]

Epic playing from the whole band 👍 saw Don airey with purple recently - was great 😬

[@novola1972]

Few guitar players have put more emotion in their solos. Studio or Live Gary just rips your soul apart with those notes and then you start listening close it’s pretty complex playing technically as well. Best of both worlds, I personally just don’t care for 5 million note solos if they have no emotion.

[@BeefSupreme-vk9sz]

Ian has been one of my favorite drummers forever, simple, crisp and the king of the perfect fills 🤘😜🤘

[@pedraw]

I remember when this played on the radio. Gary covered a lot of ground in his career. God bless him.

[@wallofrock6725]

Yes I remember the Greg Lake version which Gary played on being on the radio.

[@Graavigala85]

imagine that 1983 was only 9 years ago when this video was put to youtube...

[@roberthamel1176]

Thanks brother! Been a HUGE Gary Moore fan, since his Corridors of Power album. End of the world KICKED my ASS, and still does. His whole catalog is a joy to listen to.

[@michaelstephen819]

So glad to have seen Gary on this tour, and the next one with Bob Daisley and Phil Lynott making a guest appearance in Belfast! Those were the days...

[@stephaneehrhart8707]

So excellent, ian paice drums, so excellent

[@marktheelf53]

This was a REAL SUPER GROUP!!!!!

[@JamesVandevanter]

Wow,missed it back then. He definitely jumped into the early 80s sound. The marching rythym and cadence of Europe. I briefly met Gary Moore @ Bayou(wash dc) he was serious,cordial and brief. 2nd floor by the soundboard watching openers,Hurricane. We shook hands had a quick conversation about the state of pop metal in early 90's. I humbley asked for Empty Rooms, as a breather from the trend. He'd of done it anyway....but it was great. What a soul.😊🎸🎵

[@dieselpaddy1]

Thanks for sharing, he was one of the greats

[@nealevans8647]

Killer keyboard intro. Strat tone is ripping!

[@profilercms]

Look at the crowds reaction. Priceless!

[@Zootallures100]

Amazing stuff. Band was on fire

[@jefblack1558]

Great unit together. Sad loss to these magical ones

[@saigonKT]

Agree. Wildest and hardest line up ever.

[@bobomud1273]

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing! RIP Gary!

[@eddiemuniz443]

When Randy Rhoads died in a plane crash in1982 they had to hold don airy back from running into the airplane to rescue the three that perished.They were on the diary of a madman tour in Orlando.

[@chrishopkins209]

My favourite Gary Moore lineup

[@owenbruce4120]

So ahead of the pack, Garry n friends 🔥🔥🔥

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Let NOBODY tell you that Fender guitars are not metal.

[@uyauabing]

and no humbuckers in sight!

[@JS-ij3sv]

Strats CUT way better!!!!!! Then ANY guitar!!!! Hum buckers CUT the high end and nice upper frequencies...:-(

[@blackie75]

yuck, can't stand jangly single coil sound

[@markmcmurry6357]

It's not just the guitar, it's the player, Gary was great no matter what he played. Given the right player and enough distortion any good guitar can sound metal. The Les Paul Jr. with the soapbar pickup he used sometimes had a great tone too. So did his humbucker Gibsons.

[@narakchristopher1785]

It's because you don't know how to make them sound. That's all ! ^_^ Think about Blackmore, Tommy Bolin, Rory Gallagher, Uli Jon Roth, Hendrix of couse... killer tons !

[@ivi7792]

80's overload.. Wow😎

[@GIBBIE7777]

Bedankt voor deze te gekke opname! Legendarisch optreden.

[@heavenlyguitar5913]

Probably one of the best ever.

[@frankperricone2065]

Gary can play guitar in any Genre. What a line up.

[@robertbrown8362]

Excellence at its peak!

[@grooveduke]

what a performance.......WOW

[@larryklawiter9168]

One of the true guitar greats, and a great band!

[@joe-ti8cj]

Man, Gary rips!, you are missed

[@jasonladd6400]

I like he never dabbled in the Yngwie stuff. Was purely focused on intense undiluted emotion.

[@charliesaucier3352]

Yngvie gives me a headache! 😂

[@georgeorwell6066]

I saw Gary Moore 1983 in the title and I knew Ian Paice would be playing, so I almost started jacking, then I recognised Don Airey and that sent me over the edge. I gotta clean up now, it was a massive jack

[@halseyknox]

Thought the drummer looked familiar....wow! Haven't heard this for so long didn't recognize by it's title until Gary started playing....a true guitar icon gone but never to be forgotten

[@gunsdf]

Look that passion. Hard to believe Gary Moore come to think that kind of music and playing was shit. I mean the blues is great too but Gary Indeed loved to play that

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

Gary Moore was so underrated!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@jimiheys7864]

What a fucking great day that was and week. Terry Hall played with 'Fun Boy Three' too, R.I.P. Terry & Gary, both legends in their own rights. Sorely missed. 😔😔😔

[@ricknail5190]

I seen this tour Gary was amazing

[@JoaoPereira-fw1tz]

Legend. This guy could play anything. One of the all time greats.

[@hardrockingtriviashow667]

What a band!!!!

[@pacg1]

What a great line-up!!

[@WeGachaMetal]

As great as this performance is, I’m actually MORE impressed by the dudes in the front row, enjoying this like it’s their last day on Earth. That’s rock n roll!!!!

[@cango5679]

those were the days.... long before the boring phone crowd of today (except fans from South America)

[@WeGachaMetal]

@@cango5679 LOL. soooo right

[@christervainio]

Gary Moore is the best guitarplayer of them all. Noone is near his greatness.

[@bryansimmons4550]

Jeff Beck would disagree. So would Ritchie Blackmore.

[@christervainio]

@bryansimmons4550 Of course they would. Jeff Beck was great in the sixties, 'til Jimi Hendrix hit the scene. The same with Ritchie Blackmore who was way overrated.

[@bryansimmons4550]

@@christervainio Don't misunderstand me. I loved Gary Moore, and he WAS great. But there is no such thing as a single greatest guitar player. It was HENDRIX who was way overrated, if you know anything at all about guitar playing and the blues pentatonic scale. Thanks for your opinion.

[@christervainio]

@@bryansimmons4550 I'm a guitar player myself. You seem to be a drummer. Michael Schenker and Adrian Vandenberg blows your heroes back to school.

[@bryansimmons4550]

@@christervainio I can't play drums to save my life. However, I started playing piano around 1960 and the guitar in 1965. You do the math about who is a guitarist --- not a guitar player. Guitar playing is not a competition, and people who think it is are not musicians. Musicians play music for their own satisfaction, not to win some kind of imaginary championship.

[@Hologhoul]

There's a punk edge to his delivery and some of his playing, he had a ton of energy at that point.

[@TeleCaster66]

I remember the early/mid 80's when stupid bands like Poison or Warrant or 10 bands just like them were big and me and my musician friends were all about the real players and Gary Moore was truly as bad-ass as it got. Glad to see him get some airplay later and I like that stuff but this is my favorite era.

[@nurilanwar9716]

the legend line up...

[@clivesilk3501]

ive never seen gary moore playing a fender strat before ! normally in them days he had ibanez's and ive seen him play jacksons around this time !!

[@TheLarry82]

Nuclear Attack released on the first Greg Lake solo album with Gary Moore

[@zmb5501]

Good keyboard intro

[@grumberfwarcraft7282]

what amaze me anyone of these Musicians could have headlined they were this good

[@stormbringercoming8105]

Funny, 3/4 of Colosseum 2 is on that stage. Yeah, they’re a pretty solid band alright.

[@Zombie-Tog]

Hell of a line up!

[@b.murenthaler]

They all will be sadly missed in comin Future because that Generation "will never comeback" !!☝️

[@niramarin]

this is the most awesome live performance. And guitar playing is so otherwordly. ⚡⚡🎸🎸⚡⚡

[@davethenerd1369]

Good to see the little intro from Don Airey. Some of that has carried through to this day in the Deep Purple shows where Don gets his solo before Perfect Strangers. These days it is more to do with Star Wars and Mars from the Planets Suite than it is the cold war. Look at this whole band though - if you have anything else from this show, you would get the thanks of a million fans.

[@ivc5150]

Neil Carter sitting down behind Don Airey !!!

[@mikegayda715]

Wanna know what tone and perfection is? Listen to this guy, the Shapes of Things solo should be required listening

[@MrSpirtuoso]

fantastic performance!

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love your music!!

[@MikeGTR]

I saw him in concert open for Def Leppard and Krokus in this same year when I was 11 it was my first concert

[@kelvinnoden3057]

This fuckin guy was my hero what a talent he was, had the privilege to see him live with Lizzy rest easy mate your legacy and legend will live on forever 😢🙏

[@applehead252]

Wow !

[@edwvarma]

Dream team!!

[@leoarmando646]

Great musicians at the stage!

[@merttopel595]

Amazing synthesizer intro! The CS-80 sounds glorious

[@pattodd7784]

I saw Gary in Buffalo, NY 1984. Awesome show