Gary Moore Dead

farewell gary. you were great in lizzy, but i can almost still hear that one.. note.. drawn out for a very long time. in fact you probably died before it for it lives on. at least you have the blues no more

well i'll be honest i think of all the dads i grew up around who'd say 'listen to this!' n do air guitar, you know, to that performance with that eternally delayed note.. n i came to realize sitting here, drinking, there's a lot of these 'dad-rock' fans just around here alone, a generation i've always answered to a stone's throw from Phil's house in as sombre mood as i am, for the same reason. only i'm not mourning for the loss of gary i'm mourning for their loss. n then i think what really made them love his work it was because he was with Thin Lizzy an astounding original guitarist that pioneered a twin lead guitar style, which had to also cater for the complexities of a synchronicity with another guitarist.. and that someday some not so original garbage will be the classic rock of another generation likely uknowwho who've already famously covered a lizzy song, which is terrifying for me, personally..

but they can crank out the unwitting clones and unintentional imitators, or just plain revivalists for the rest of eternity - but try as they might there's not a hope in hell they'll make em like as Gary Moore again. different era where he didn't adopt a distinctive style, he had and took the opportunity to forge one.

RIP - for a genuine original talent.