Gary Moore-Victims Of The Future (1983)

Today, no one doubts the enormous talent of the late Irish guitarist Gary Moore, a fundamental figure in the history of rock. However, he was often criticized by some media outlets and fans for his inconsistency and opportunism in taking advantage of the musical trends he experienced. It's true that Moore explored different musical styles, from jazz-rock with the band Colosseum II, to pure blues with albums like "Still Got the Blues" (1990), passing through musical detours close to pop-rock with "Run For Cover" (1985), forays into Celtic folk with "Wild Frontier" (1987), heavy rock with "Corridors of Power" (1982), and electronica with "Dark Days in Paradise" (1997), not forgetting his time with Thin Lizzy and their original style of hard rock. Even so, Gary Moore's soul was always influenced by blues and hard rock, as demonstrated on his first album with his band "Grinding Stone" (1973), or even earlier with the Skid Row project (not to be confused with the band led by Sebastian Bach in the 1980s). At the beginning of the 1980s, Gary Moore steered his style towards the prevailing sound of the time, heavy metal, with several highly acclaimed albums within the genre. One of these works was "Victims of the Future", released in 1983, which for many is his best solo work. Recorded entirely at Townhouse Studios in London, Moore enlisted the help of bassists Bob Daisley, Mo Foster, and Neil Murray, drummer Ian Paice, keyboardist Neil Carter, and Slade member Noddy Holder. This album contains some of the guitarist's best compositions, such as the beautiful mid-tempo "Empty Rooms" or the heavy rock tracks "Victims of the Future", "Murder in the Skies", "All I Want" or "The Law Of The Jungle", not forgetting an exciting version of The Yardbirds' classic, "Shape Of Things to Come".