Gary Moore:Live at Montreux 1990 19

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Summary: IT'S ABOUT TIME! AWESOME GARY MOORE!!!!
Review: it's just a real treat to see gary in dvd format! i've got everything on gary in vhs and i hope they remaster those too to dvd!!!!!Gary is brilliant as usual and to see the late albert collins it's a real treat! a must have dvd!

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Summary: Excellent
Review: The Messiah Will Come Again is well worth the price alone. I have been a Gary Moore fan since the late 70's and prefer his pre blues, but this dvd is smoking. His chops, tone, and overall performance is superb. If I thought there was such a thing as 5 stars. I would give this 5. This is a must for all Gary Moore fans. Gary Moore in his prime. Well recorded and shot. This rivals Emerald Isles 1984 and Stockholm 1987. This is a great dvd

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Summary: MESMERIZING CONCERT from an EXCEPTIONAL GUITARIST !!!
Review: This is an energetic, fun, and inspired performance, by one of the best guitarists ever!Gary Moore plays from "Still Got the Blues,"and a trio of tunes with Albert Collins( Albert seems a bit overwhelmed);an additional set from 1997(Moore's heavier Rock stuff) rounds out this excellent DVD.His Midnight Blues band is also a treat-having fun, and playing off of Moore's infectious energy, and humor!!If you've never seen this Irishman, you're in for an eye-opening treat!!!He's such a natural-be it as a performer, and a musician.A rare talent indeed...easily 5 STARS!!!!!!!

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Summary: The master at work!
Review: Wow. I've been a huge fan of Gary's blues recordings for many years. This disc shows Gary with his Midnight Blues Band at the Montreux Jazz fest in 1990. He was touring to support his "Still Got The Blues" CD. The band is tight and Gary is in rare form. Song after song, Gary blisters his Les Paul & Strat. Listen and enjoy his playing on "Still Got The Blues". The sound that he evokes from his Les Paul on that song will send chills up your spine! Awesome.

Excellent cinematography here as well. Unlike many newer dvd's where the camera doesn't stay on one shot for more than a nanosecond it seems, there are nice long close-ups showing the master working his craft. Excellent 5.1 sound as well. I've had this disc a week and I've already watched it several times. Whether your tastes run straight blues, blues-rock or flat out rock n roll, there's something here for everyone.

Gary has tried many musical forms over his career, but in 1990, he re-discovered the blues, and this disc shows him at his peak. This one's a keeper, folks. One to enjoy for years to come.

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Summary: Perhaps the ultimate Gary Moore DVD
Review: Yes. It's that good. The sound, the visuals, the authoring and editing - this one hits on all cylinders. The Still Got The Blues tour was perhaps the high point of Gary's amazing musical journey and this particular shows is one of the highest points of that year. The Montreux camera and audio crew captured an amazing performance. At times the crowd seem positively hysterical. They know something special is going on in front of their eyes.

I thought the Evening Of The Blues (Hammersmith Odeon) laserdisc was going to be the ultimate Gary Moore video performance, but this show has better sound and, believe it or not, better picture quality. It sounds full and live without the prominent hall echo effect captured on the Hammersmith show. If you have seen the Live Blues laserdisc you know that the sound on that nightclub show is slightly dry without the natural reverb of a larger venue. It seems Montreux is just the right size to capture perfect concert sound.

The performance itself just barely short of perfect. I only say that because the song Midnight Blues from the Hammersmith show cannot possibly be topped. All of the songs here are great, but a few completely stand out and must be heard (and seen) by every fan of Gary Moore and the blues. Texas Strut is an extended version and Gary seems to get in a special zone. Perhaps he is feeding off the crowd, or maybe he was just inspired that night. He samples guitar licks of Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) and Stevie Ray Vaughan during the early part of the song and to my ears his ability alter styles and sounds on one guitar is cool as hell. Then he goes into the improvised blues portion and takes the song to heights I have never heard him go before. The Albert Collins guest performances on 3 songs is always a treat, but I especially enjoyed Cold, Cold Feeling. On this cut Albert proves why he is considered a master of the blues and Gary just sits somewhat in the background and lets the man show how it is done. But by far the most amazing cut is the encore performance of The Messiah Will Come Again. This is a beautiful guitar instrumental and Gary just NAILS it. Soft, haunting, energetic, and sheer virtuostic (I made up a word) in different parts of the song. Perhaps the best performance I have ever seen from any guitarist ever. It will give you both goose bumps and a dry mouth (because it will be hanging open). Simply unbelievable.

Then they give you 3 bonus cuts from the 1997 Montreux show. The sound and the feel is very different 7 years later (and with a completely different band). The cool part of the bonus tracks it that you get 3 pre-blues era tracks from Gary and they sound great. If you have seen the Ohne Filter broadcast from the same tour you will notice that Gary has the same yellow Diesel shirt on. I guess he really thought it looked good on camera!

Stop reading reviews and order the DVD! Now!