Joe Bonamassa about Gary Moore

[@DallasBobGTO]

Gary Moore had the loudest, most talented, and most energetic guitar ever! Awesome! My Hero. R.I.P. Gary

[@bilbobaggins4403]

SRV was fucking loud

[@tamegomait]

🙏

[@Adriatic880]

I agree... Gary Moore - the one and only 🙌

[@slsw1560]

@@bilbobaggins4403 yeah but Gary was louder....trust me! Funny how some guitarists have 'walls of amps' on stage (think Yngwie J. Malmsteen [who stated, "There are only two things on Earth seen from space, 'The Great Wall of China' and my amps."]) and then there are others with far less. ***The tone and 'notes' are what really does the 'damage' to peoples hearing. Jeff Healey personally 'damaged' my hearing permanently in one ear, mind you that was the 2nd (in a back-to-back concert), at the front of the stage in a bar! I saw SRV only three times, Gary only eleven times, and Jeff 27 or 28 times. Gary could and did play every style of music (except Opera) and his 'guest appearances' are extremely vast stylistically too! The fact he played only standard right handed guitars and he was left handed is rather remarkable. ***Extremely SAD that Gary, Stevie, and Jeff have all passed away....Thank GOD their music was left for us to still hear and videos to watch over and over again!!! Take Care! PEACE!!!

[@bilbobaggins4403]

@@slsw1560 so cool you got to see all three of those masters.

[@Adriatic880]

Thank you Joe Bonamassa for saying how brilliant musician was Gary Moore, definitely one of the best... If Gary is alive, it would be such a pleasure to see you two amazing musicians and guitarists together on stage... God bless you all..

[@samiam9059]

Gary was an absolutely one of a kind. There will probably never be anyone with his unique style and melodic genius abilities.

[@igorspano1399]

GARY MOORE an honest open musician-lived like a palm-he's a gift from God and as a promethee was bringing fire to people's hearts, I play his compositions as a guitarist and he lives in my heart. !!! I'm from Russia....

[@karldenton5167]

Gary Moore " a legend" is legacy will never die.

[@ElijahMendiola]

Gary Moore is so good , I've been playing guitar for 15 years and barely found out about him the last year, now he blows my mind daily , thanks Gary , live forever!

[@amadan9999]

Elijah Mendiola , only last year ???? Really???!!!!

[@damiansaucedo9951]

Elijah Mendiola haha I just discovered him recently myself and currently making his stuff a priority. I'm going to learn my favorite stuff off him for the rest of the year.

[@amadan9999]

Nice to see Bonamassa mention two Irish guitarists and showing his appreciation for them

[@dannymcmince]

Very true!

[@bloozedaddy]

Joe ALWAYS pays homage ....true class.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

You cannot play the Blues and NOT mention Gary Moore or Rory Gallagher; they defined the next generation of hard Blues!

[@89801wink]

Albert Collins called it rock blues.

[@markgrice8088]

imagine Rory, Gary and Phil Lynott jamming in the next life....

[@paulsandberg6444]

Was fortunate enough to see Gary Moore playing with Thin Lizzy in cleveland in 1977! Blew my 13 yr old mind....got my first guitar shortly thereafter

[@thelolguy007]

Gary’s playing just couldn’t be tamed. It’s was like blues on steroids. Ferocious at times. Just an animal guitar player. The emotion and passion also, just the complete player. Legend

[@divergentcontrolyourmama]

GaryMoore is one of the best of the best of the best. I’m sure glad my statement about Gary received so many comments. We all have to face it every guitar player at Gary’s level of playing is Great. There is an Gary’s album cover where he is a young boy playing the guitar listening to Hendrix and on the other side Gary becomes a guitar player like Hendrix or something like that. I saw all of them live and I played guitar and bass for many years in many bands so this is coming from an old timer who saw Hendrix, Gary Moore, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and all the rest of the big name guitarist live on stage.

[@mattyoz0]

No, not at all

[@cbxade]

Matt RC Then you are in a state of denial, or just jealousy

[@robertrohde4579]

You are correct! Gary was the best!

[@kukka2454]

John Benevento steve ray vaughan is the best

[@madpainterken]

..And so what..could use his feet as good as his ..fingers

[@tomshaug]

Thanks Joe, always appreciate the respectful way you treat the craft and the players

[@sandragriffiths9692]

Well said, respect

[@90125trevor]

Saw Gary Moore only once on the Run For Cover Tour in 1985 and my ears are still ringing. What an outstanding guitarist!

[@folkrocksage9666]

You could almost say that when playing the blues, Gary had one foot in "melodic/old-school metal." Furthermore, not enough is said about Gary Moore's singing talent; he had a really great voice. Gary Moore was a "Les Paul wielding" nightingale, who could out "blues shred" the devil!

[@michaeldean7220]

I think his metal/rock period is severely underrated it would seem because his switch to blues was more commercially successful.

[@progmeup]

And a great songwriter too! Like Angels, All Time Low... So many great compositions that hardly anyone knows.

[@joeodowd9070]

'Bull in a china shop' approach to playing the blues. Nailed it Joe. Glad he name checked Rory Gallagher too. Two legends. Joe knows this.

[@bill2527]

Yeah cool he mentioned Rory and the great Stevie Ray, all three may they RIP

[@motokev2727]

Gary Moore was sooooo BAD ASS on the GUITAR. Watch him doing a DEMO for Marshall amps, AMAZING.

[@Ireland-bc2gx]

Hats off to Joe for mentioning rory never got the respect he deserves

[@johnhernan9238]

I will be forever grateful to Joe for speaking highly of both Gary & Rory. It is a sign of his good taste and respect for great musicians and the best guitar players….. now if only I could warm myself to Joe’s music…..

[@azizmoutamid1768]

Garry Moore will never be forgotten.a legend

[@andrzejkasprowicz3936]

Technical genius on blues - rock guitar ! Never missed a note and all can learn the proper sound from the master . Missed U Gary and the phenomenal music of Yours so much . RIP

[@calvinking8586]

Well at least he understands and acknowledges the two greatest guitar players of our life time . Eric Clapton isn’t even in same league as Rory Gallagher, and Gary Moore.

[@carnivaltym]

Well, I think Clapton and Moore both had much better chops than Gallagher but tho I've seen Clapton 3 times and Moore, SRV and Gallagher only the once each, Gallagher just blew them all off the stage in raw intensity - man, he had the crowd in the palm of his hand, hanging on his every note, all the old tired phrases came true lol! With Moore and Clapton it was like you were there as a witness to thier internal emotions but with Gallagher the whole crowd experienced the same thing, who can say whose emotions they were? Gallagher truly played the crowd or was it vice versa I have no idea! Absolutely amazing performance of the very finest ordered.

[@calvinking8586]

@@carnivaltym hey man I totally agree with you, I saw Rory Gallagher twice, and you hit the nail on the head with your comment on Rory’s effect on his fan’s reactions to his live performances he always left every thing he had on the stage. By time the show was over I was exhausted in a good way.

[@carnivaltym]

@@calvinking8586 ❤️

[@joecrowaz]

Clapton: God of the Goldfish

[@fredriksvard2603]

The heavy hitters in blues are from the first half of the 20th century. Guitar moved on and the current batch of artists are on a whole other level compared to anything from before 2000.

[@magnusmowat8024]

Gary Moore is one guitarist that I would loved to have seen live….solid no nonsense and just the best blues guitarist in my opinion

[@lillybloom1590]

Gary Moore stands above every guitarist I've ever seen, and for many reasons. One, he easily intertwined blues, jazz, classical, and rock into his solos, making songs his and his alone, because no one could copy them. Here is perhaps the greatest solo piece anyone has ever done, and what makes it is exactly what I mentioned above: the intertwining of many other types of music into this wonderful song. It will be a long time before we see another guitarist with the passion, talent, innovation, discipline, and the ability to make every song his own. “The Messiah Will Come Again” Gary Moore (10:00) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZyTaJ1tgch_p9k BB King was no slouch with a guitar. In fact, many rate him right at the top. Humble man that BB was, watch him bow to GM, and rightly so. That speaks it all in regard to GM's talent. “The Thrill is Gone” with B.B. King 10:00 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4bElqmkhZZ_gsk

[@christopherfarrington9270]

well said lilly you are so right man was a genuis.

[@lillybloom1590]

@@christopherfarrington9270 Thank you very much, Chris. Is it not amazing that GM gets no more credit for his playing ability than he does. He didn't even make the top 100 guitarists on the Rolling Stone list. Which is very political anyway. But what a shame. Not necessarily for GM, because he's gone, but for music fans who might get to listen to his work if he were better known. It's rather irritating to many of us.

[@christopherfarrington9270]

yes its a disgrace when john lennon is in there as a top 100 guitar player gary should be number 1.

[@lillybloom1590]

Chris we know oodles of guitar lovers, and the only conclusion we can come to as to why he's not recognized and people like Lennon are, is politics. Rolling Stone has Hendricks as number one. Joe Walsh and Eric Clapton heard about him back in the `60s and went to see him in CA. They concluded and haven't changed their minds that "he's about average." So, there it is. Don't know any other answer. But it is a shame and disgrace. Can't these political bastards keep their politics out of anything and everything? No, they've proven they cannot!

[@mike1967sam]

Not to disagree with you Joe, but Gary was far, far more than just wonderful, he was a force of nature with a technique as difficult to follow as any of the great, great guitarists of the last 50 years of the 20th century.

[@franciscoaraujo5580]

Agreed

[@shcedar]

⁠Gary Moore was above all a Peter Green wannabe, but with a lot more Rock than Blues in his playing.

[@GlendaJasperMaidenhair]

Awesome interview standing ovation to Gary Moore

[@penguin99ify]

Been a Gary Moore for 35+ years. Truly a giant.

[@Blue_3rd]

Gary was my hero, one of my reasons for playing guitar and my reason for playing a Les Paul. I have been a fan since the 70s. He’s the musician that I think I saw live more than any other - every time he came to London. The player who gave him the encouragement to follow through on his crazy idea of recording a blues album was Jeff Healey. Gary thought no one would be interested in his blues album, but listening to JH gave him the push to carry on and go for it.😊 Joe has been a favourite of mine for many years. He’s a tremendous musician and when I met him I thought he was a terrific guy too. ✌️

[@curtpozzi5527]

When Ozzy Osbourne was getting together his solo career going, his first pick of guitarist was Gary Moore! He declined the offer as he too was starting his solo career as well.

[@slsw1560]

The biggest singular 'reason' Gary never joined OZZY was he had just quit THIN LIZZY (while still on an American Tour), due to drug addicted band members and lack of 'professionalism', that Gary disagreed with. So Gary did not want to leave the antics of THIN LIZZY's heroin abuse for OZZY's alcoholism and various drugs use. ***Gary and his band 'auditioned' the musicians trying to join OZZY and his 'new band' (as Gary was living in LA at the time and was ironically on the same CBS 'label' association as OZZY with 'Jet Records'), and Randy asked Gary if he thought it was a good thing for him to join OZZY....Gary said yes and from there the rest is history! Gary and OZZY remained good friends and as I am sure you are aware, OZZY finally got his wish to record with Gary, on Gary's 'After The War' record. Take Care! PEACE!!!

[@wolvros6040]

Rory Gallagher yessssssss finally someone spitting real names

[@lashashapira3406]

so underrated Rory

[@wolvros6040]

leo shapira probably the most underrated and under-appreciated guitarists to grace the planet

[@marcelboogaard5449]

travelling man Still is brother. Might not walk the earth with us but his music will never die.

[@diegopalominoss]

He s not that good

[@wolvros6040]

Diego Palominos Incorrect.

[@catcancrunch7260]

The likes of Gary Moore come around every 300 years or so, he was a incredible versatile talent, his blues for Peter Green album just proved how tasteful his playing could be, he could morph into most style's with ease, and his provenance with huge name's just proves he was as great as it gets....

[@simondickens369]

I saw Gary Moore play with Thin Lizzy at the Sydney Myer music Bowl in Melbourne Australia in 1978 and to this day is still one of my all time unforgettable gigs I've seen, absolutely right up there. ☆

[@zatoichiable]

Strangely Gary Moore plays intense, rough and raw solos and yet he also play melodious lick, PAriessien Walkway for example.

[@Per770718]

Well... That's how good he was!

[@HansDelbruck53]

Pariessien? What does that mean?

[@PeteWizzle]

@Bob, no he didn't, he meant, 'Parisienne Walkways'. If you're going to try to correct someone, it's worth checking that you know what you're talking about.

[@bluesrockguitaristmikesall2708]

Great interview,Joe has such a great way of putting other guitarists into words ! Gary Moore may be gone,but his truth and virtuosity live on,R.I.P. Gary.

[@richardgray8593]

Joe Bonamassa, one of the nicest and most genuine guys in the music industry. A rare find.

[@DamianPieroni]

Gary, like Jeff Beck, and a select few others, was a Guitarist's Guitarist. His tone, touch, dexterity, and most importantly feel and soul were a thing to behold. Joe does Gary a disservice here by saying Gary only had one setting/speed...which is nonsense. What made him SO great, and perhaps unique, was his ability to switch from Peter Green esque beautiful melodic moments, to absolutely ferocious speedy outbursts, all within the space of a couple of bars. Normally, (Hello Yngwie!), guitarists with great technique tend to want to show it off ALL the time. Gary was nothing like this. It's also commented on that half an hour solo's are hard to listen to. True in 99.9% of cases...but in Gary's...not so! When he solo'd time seemed to stand still, and he would NEVER get boring. He was THE man!

[@juliapyper9285]

Well said

[@carlwilson5339]

Yeah truth

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

There was a great deal of mutual respect between Gary and Jeff ; both fantastic players !

[@JonnySublime]

Give your head a shake. Joe doesn't do disservices.

[@christianbrobst3486]

He wasn’t referring to his tempo... it was obvious to me that he meant by “one speed” he meant he was always locked in, always perfect. Maybe a poor choice of words but these misunderstandings happen due to imperfections in the English language. To believe you know more about Gary than Joe does is ignorance in my opinion.

[@petewoodroffemusic]

I was fortunate enough to meet Gary Moore when he guested for Paul Rodgers. He was a gentleman and a hero of mine from the 'Back On The Streets' & Thin Lizzy days! Joe is a class act in all departments

[@petrofsko]

As Bob daisley said Gary was a jack of all trades and a master of all guitar styles plugged straight into his heart ♥

[@cymro6537]

🎸🤘👍💯

[@Pellefication]

I love Gary Moore as a jazz guitar player too!

[@lonewolf1053]

Yeah.. he peeled off some great jazz licks.. he could have made a jazz album

[@FLATSWISS]

Robin Trower is more rock than blues but he is pretty exceptional as well..

[@jimmcmahon8817]

FOLKS - it is 90% the guitarist, 10% the guitar that makes the sound. As a guy who has played for over 40 years and owned all the great guitars at one time or another, I can tell you that its the guitarist's ability that makes most of the difference. Great guitars add a little bit more, maybe sustain or particular tonal balance, but mostly its what happened between fingers, pick and strings that counts. Rory had a unique style that would have been his on any guitar.

[@norwegianwood9615]

Good on you Joe. Nice words to a great fellow musician.

[@divgtrslingr]

Gary was the best of the best

[@Jackmc2112]

Joe thank you for your love of those who came before you. I’m 56 and didn’t know much about Thin Lizzy but because of you and your obsession with Les Pauls, I learned about Gary, Peter Green and the Holiest of Grails, the Greenie Moore!

[@talibe801]

i never saw stevie Ray,but saw Gary and Rory Galleger.two of the best guitar players ever.

[@emilioreyes5218]

No one played no one played from the heart..like Gary did...WORLDS TOP GUITARIST

[@owenbruce4120]

Rory Gallagher, SRV were also there, Gary squeezed every drop, all brilliant

[@eugenesteenhuisen4065]

Gallagher and Moore were my two favourite artists growing up and when I saw Joe live in NYC he went right up there with them. I could not get enough of Joe after that. I grew up on Rory in Taste and still love Live at Montreux. His work was amazing with so many great albums. I was also big into Thin Lizzy with Gary and then when he went solo but as Joe says when he went full on Blues he became amazing.

[@leonthompson8988]

Gary Moore soloed with more intensity, emotion than anyone at the time. Then srv got big because he to played with such an intense passion he drew you in to the moment. If you have watched as many srv concert videos as often as I have you'll notice when Stevie realizes he's repeating himself the emotion in his face leaves and he then starts looking at the band to either end or let's go to a verse.if you saw Gary Moore at the fender 50th anniversary show and saw Gary at the end of the show play red house by Hendrix he played with such intensity, emotion for so long and it never got boring. The way he worked the volume on that red strat changing the tone by his picking technique was masterful.joe b. doesn't play the same style as Gary. Joe Bonomassa style is more technical influenced like Eric Johnson in his phrasing and scale positions that he uses. Nonetheless Joe bonomassa is an exciting player,intense just different than Gary and srv .Joe bonomassa is the future of blues rock in the world right now. The way he sold out all those venues in Europe in that short of time says something about his mass appeal .God bless Europe for supporting him America has its musical head so far up its back side I don't believe a record company would even sign a blues artist. Joe Bonomassa has made his own way in this muck of a music business. Check out the BCC live over Europe that Joe and Glenn did.fantastic. trying to keep classic rock alive as well. Keep it up Joe! That's my take after 40 yrs of playing

[@lonewolf1053]

Well said brutha..

[@johnp8404]

Leon Thompson I agree with you. I saw Gary with Thin Lizzy many moons ago, and at that time GM was just part of the band but with amazing talent, as well as his bandmates. Fast forward to 1997. I saw Joe B. in a three-piece band at a blues festival in Ohio. Nobody knew at the time JB was to be the player that he is today!! I guess my point is that every musician has someone or something that influenced them at one time in their life!! I've played guitar in many bands in my younger days, and my influences were the late 60's to late 70's guitar gods. Take care!

[@Saultdog67]

Right on, one note said more than a hundred that Malmsteen could do ,all about emotion

[@sdemosi]

Gary & Rory were both Irish and both very humble guys. Rory played some raucous blues too but he also did his steel guitar folky thing. Gary could play anything on guitar. Jazz, classical, neoclassical but he just loved playing intense blues rock.

[@calvinking8586]

My two favorite of all time. God their Irish souls.

[@williammolina9792]

Saw Gary Moore twice. Corridors of power tour. And Run for cover tour. Both Amazing

[@proudpatriot7353]

I met Gary Moore in the early 80s at the Detroit Airport when I was in the military headed back from leave. We took a Polaroid picture and he signed it to. Good 👍 guy and great rocker. RIP

[@ChrisM541]

Most musicians you listen to. The legend Gary makes you FEEL his music. A rare gift indeed.

[@brucethedragon836]

I think Gay Moore is one of the most influent guitarist

[@K.Straughan]

Rory is still the Man.

[@maggieforbesshubie]

For me the hallmarks of Gary's playing were the blistering speed and intensity of his runs combined with that searing attack that will peel the enamel off your teeth. Gary played the guitar like an angry lover!! RIP SIR 😢

[@samiam9059]

Gary was the real deal bar none. Had the ultimate control from the slightest touch of the strings to full out in a moments notice. In one song not sure have seen that kind of control from other artists very much.

[@fredriksvard2603]

Check out modern prog and technical death metal. Better yet, check out Segovia and other classical players.

[@samiam9059]

@@fredriksvard2603 Thanks! will do..

[@deanbembridge8640]

What a modest Man and a gentleman I like him, great guitar player as well 🎸

[@qazzell]

people like him and SRV don't want to mention Clapton...Which is an insult because if you're into Blues he has to be in your list as well as Peter Green.

[@216Numbskull]

@jim lennon, What are you talking about as far as people like SRV don't mention Clapton. And which it being an insult? The last show Stevie ever played was with Eric, the two were best of friends. Stevie took the last seat on the helicopter that night. That crashed with three members of Eric's entourage. Eric, and Stevie, both admired each other very much. So, I don't know where you got that impression? And as far as Bonamassa not mentioning Clapton? (Joe Bonamassa Quote:) "As far as actual playing, Eric Clapton by far is my biggest influence, and you can tuck Jeff Beck underneath that" ++Silence Is Golden++

[@calvinking8586]

Way down the list, very over rated!

[@ianbrown7089]

I just know and feel Gary Moore would appreciate your playing and all you do for the Blues Joe.Thank you.

[@sandragriffiths9692]

Lovely comment, so true

[@twilightatireland]

Bull in a china shop approach to playing the blues. Love it. Good call out to Rory too. Nice one Joe.

[@papablue3015]

Half a hour solo from Gary was blissful perfection to the ears!!!

[@TheC5corvette]

Thanks Joe for the kind word's for my guitar hero. Gary... And also the mention of Walter trout.. As when i listen to him, i here a little of Gary's tone...Oh and blue's rock is what he was and what he orig always wanted to do..

[@edgarschuermer1745]

I saw Jimi Many times and Rory but Gary was the best, I've been playing for over 55yrs and I give up,

[@pippipster6767]

The raw power of a GM solo - only SRV can match it.

[@432htz3]

Two totally different styles but two equally gifted guitarists. SRV was so raw and soulful with those heavy strings where as Gary could sing but absolutely shred . love them both . Neither one was better than the other, just different styles.

[@DabsDad]

Jeff Healey and Gary Moore were the best imo. In their own league above the rest. Blues chops with sophisticated melodic phrasing at the highest level. It just flowed effortlessly.

[@vmat1000]

I saw Gary at Wolfgangs before it burnt down. Greatness!!! Joe used to carry a Les Paul they called "Gary Moore"

[@thomaswild9044]

Joe is an awesome musician and its great he shows respect. Makes Joe even more awesome

[@seanparker7415]

Dave Hole gets a mention - australian slide guitarist

[@nigelmartin4703]

supported gary in england

[@seanparker7415]

@@nigelmartin4703 I saw dave hole about 15 years ago in a pub in Sydney - pretty gritty and amazing performance.

[@g4joe]

You guy's have Taj Farrant now.

[@calvinking8586]

@@g4joe yes we have, but Taj is still developing, it’s anyone’s guess where the kid will be in 10yrs.

[@trismaccarran9950]

Dave Hole? He's The Best slide guitarist I've ever seen. And the best people outside of git heads like myself never will hear or see.

[@g4joe]

Have you Justin Johnson and his shovel or Ariel Posen?

[@precisionbrown6829]

Gary Moore taught me more about guitars than anybody I know 🌟

[@johnhutchins825]

Stevie Ray Baby! Thanks and rock on Joe! You are Badass keep it real.

[@andreasantoni3417]

Gary Moore ...chitarrista ... unico straordinario meraviglioso ..

[@atcaw94]

Nice to hear Walter Trout mentioned.

[@KayZee1957]

Agreed. Saw both Walter Trout and Coco Montoya years ago at the Palomino when they were both in John Mayall's band.

[@a.s.2426]

@@KayZee1957 Both decent players but distinctly second tier, to my ear.

[@bluematrix5001]

Say one Guitar Player : GARY MOORE!!

[@davexjs5889]

Joe Respect Sir For Your Thoughts.

[@letsgooo1637]

His point his that usa got the blues revival from srv and europe from gary and rory. Hes not talking about whos the better guitarist or whatever...

[@spaceghost8995]

No one said he was.

[@southernstingray2743]

He mentioned Dave Hole , back in the late 70s n early 80s we used to go check out the Matt Taylor/Dave Hole blues band at the White Sands pub in Scarborough West Oz!!Awesome Blues man Dave Hole,ol Matt is a slick Bluesman,who owns the harp,ya think a freight trains comin down the track

[@henriemarquez9567]

I seen Gary Moore in 85 at a small club he had the best people to play with

[@cbxade]

Nice to hear him talking so well of Gary Moore. No one is as good as Gary was. He changed Thin Lizzy's sound much for the better as did John Sykes. But Gary Moore,so fckin awesome. Biggest loss for me out of all the rock stars....along with Lemmy of course lol.

[@dannymcmince]

Totally agree dude, Gary can not be re placed, Sykes changed Lizzy and Whitesnakes sound...brilliant guitarist!!...but Lemmy is Rock n Roll

[@cbxade]

I'm not a fan of Joe. Sure he can play alright but for me there's something missing. Can't quite put my finger on it though. But since seeing this interview i have a higher opinion of him as a person. Never be as good as Gary ever was,he was too amazing

[@MrParisienWalkways]

True no one will ever be as good as Gary Moore, Gary was the finest player ever. Gary had a FEEL like no other guitarist and that is the thing missing in Joe`s playing, Joe can `play a guitar` but Gary played with his soul.

[@smifskii6012]

I can't stand Bonamassa, like you said, sure he can play, but he's like a low fat mayo version of Gary.

[@1986Lynott]

Gary couldn't stand Joe Bonamassa ! FACT ! In fact he brushed him off and told him to 'keep trying kid' !

[@popcorn7707]

I grew up listening to G~M ...Now in listening to J~B....They both Rock the Blues.

[@FirebrandVOCALS]

Gary Moore a fellow Belfast musician... he was an incredible talent.

[@sbirrito]

great to hear Rory Gallagher get a big mention.A irish god.

[@owenbruce4120]

Indeed, he was as diverse if not more so than any, multi instrumentalist

[@shawnerickstad7927]

After Stevie Ray Vaughn I would say Gary Moore is the second best blues guitarist to grace this planet

[@Leo-uc8zv]

Gary is better. Mike Bloomfield Jhonny winter etc Stevie is good but ehhh

[@fredriksvard2603]

For me its gibbons, albert king, muddy waters. I dont think technical skill equates to greatness if its not used to make something interesting.

[@LordByron444]

I’m 61 years old. At 16 I bought a Marshall and a Les Paul. Heard “Waitin for the Bus” ZZ... I’ve worked hard to find every tone. When SRV hit the scene, I bought a Strat and worked even harder to find every tone. Years of studying SRV and Gary Moore I’ve come too this conclusion. Stevie Ray is the greatest power blues player on a Stratocaster and Gary Moore is the greatest power blues player on a Les Paul.

[@sasaadamovic5963]

Bravo for comment!

[@soofitnsexy]

nice but Gary killed it on a strat as well and NO ONE WAS BETTER MORE CREATIVE FUNKIER MORE ANYTHING THEN JIMI HENDRIX

[@christopherfarrington9270]

@George Rusch whens the book coming out.

[@gav25x]

Gary was the man, still is

[@mikefournier8263]

GREAT WORDS FROM A GREAT PERFORMER ,ABOUT ANOTHER GREAT PERFORMER ....WOW !!!! GO JOE ...WE WANT TO SEE ANOTHER ""G-3"" WITH SATRIANI AND STEVE VAI ,AND JOE BONAMMASSA .....I WOULD BUY THAT ????

[@lillybloom1590]

Since GM died, in the comments there has been a debate about who's the best. Forget the best for a second. How about the music industry just giving Gary Moore his due? Not necessarily for his sake, because he's in a much better place and I believe could not care any less about earthly fame. But for music fans who never heard of him because of some odd black out of mentioning this ungodly talented man's playing abilities. For a great guitarist there must be a criteria. I'll start one here: How about someone who could intertwine numerous other types of music into a song, which would ever so slightly change the song for the better, practically making it a new song? How about someone who could play Rock & Roll, Blues, Classical, and just about anything else-and play one as passionately as the other? How about someone who could play the great BB King into bowing to him in a solo and later telling the audience that he'd never seen or heard anything like Gary Moore? That will do for starters. You can see that last one occur here: “The Thrill is Gone” with B.B. King 10:00 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4bElqmkhZZ_gsk Some of you might want to add someone would could turn a guitar upside down and play it as well that way as normally. But I'm going to leave that one out of my criteria. It seems to impress at lot of people, though.

[@zbigniew3643]

fantastic guitar hero , J'm old guitar man but J always loved his style of playing

[@leonardbreau8928]

Interesting to see & hear a Joe Bonamassa interview, he seems like such a normal & humble guy . Once he puts his suit & sunglasses on then straps on his guitar he turns into a God!

[@FenderTeleDeluxe]

Gary Moore’s tone was THE greatest rock/blues tone EVER. No one matched his tone.

[@johndeangelis1125]

Gary Moore was one of the best, from Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, his solo stuff al;l great writing nand playing Joe knows his stuff and he talks very kindly of Gary, I met Gary in Hartford Ct, back in the day on tour with Def Leppard. he was a true gentleman no big head like many others..... RIP Gary....

[@edge1289]

Gary’s stinging tone, eternal sustain, beautiful vibrato, and melodic runs are unmatched. Rory is another of my favorites, his live performances are killer. I’m sorry, I’m just not one of those guys that think Bonamassa is that special or deserves the accolades he gets. Change my mind.

[@calvinking8586]

Your comment is right on the money, I feel exactly the same way. Joe’s ok, Clapton is ok, but Gary and Rory are the best in my life time.

[@btbb3726]

There’s a video of Gary Moore playing Red House live - stunning.

[@eaglesonmusicgroupltdeagle8138]

John dawson winter the 3rd. Also rocked the blues with equal intensity. And long blues based solos when gary was rockin in thin lizzy. Honourable mention due !!! Lets not forget. Still love listening to gary. I remember when he covered Shape of. Things. Check out live in detroit Not positive of year 95 perhaps. He carried the torch all thru those years as did johnny. Miss them both. Both influential in a big way.

[@emilioreyes5218]

Shame on the main streem...media for not honouring his unbelievable talent...

[@gjackson6569]

Jimi, SRV, Rory Gallagher, Jeff Healey, Gary Moore, Les Paul, Peter Green, Prince,....the list of amazing talent jamming in heaven is mind blowing. All of them are unique (including so many more not mentioned), and are sorely missed. Thankfully, there are deep catalogues of all the amazing artists....and KZbin.

[@michaeladrian2210]

It "We" had Roy Buchanan! Who influenced Gary Moore...a lot Also Jeff Beck was stunned when first heard Roy

[@johnmcgirr8581]

So many brilliant guitarists yes GM was one of them.

[@vmat1000]

Joe used to bring a Les Paul on the road 'named' Gary Moore. This was before Gary passed away! JB's a fan.

[@tullfan7872]

Gary Moore muscled up on guitar better than any other player I've heard.

[@chanang453]

why do so many people say he's not as good as blah blah......its just your opinion it doesn't make you right......Joe might not be the best singer but he has great guitar chops...and he's keeping the blues alive....plus he's unpretentious,always pays credit where due and lots of great players(guitarists) enjoy sharing the stage with him so enjoy instead of knocking.....

[@alfredfarber3385]

I couldn't agree more. So many great guitarists have played with Joe, which wouldn't happen if he wasn't great as well...Clapton, B.B. King, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Billy Gibbons, Martin Barre, Los Lobos, Stephen Stills, Buddy Guy, Steve Windwood. He also has performed with renowned drummers, bassists, keyboardists, and vocalists. I love the way he puts a couple of bars of famous riffs by other guitarists (Steve Howe, Jimmy Page, Peter Frampton) into his solos as tributes.

[@sandragriffiths9692]

Yes, I agree damien

[@ElijahMendiola]

one speed? he could destroy most with one note