The late, great Gary Moore’s legacy and influence continue to ripple through the halls of the music world. On the latest release showcasing his immense talents, Gary Moore Live—From Baloise Session, you can hear and see a master feeling every note he plays. This is released today on CD/Blu-Ray, vinyl, and digitally via Provogue.
We didn’t know it then, but when Moore took the stage for the Baloise Session on November 13, 2008, he was less than three years away from his untimely passing at 58. Yet this very special performance reminds us that the guitarist played with untouchable skill and molten soul, right to the end.
Watch the new live video for the heart-wrenching Still Got The Blues – the guitarist clamping his eyes tight shut as though it physically aches to play this torn-up lament – is one for the ages. The song was initially released from the gold-selling album of the same name, in 1990 – the song became the only Moore solo song to feature on the Billboard Top 100 Singles Charts.
The concert was from his unforgettable 2008 performance in Basel, Switzerland. Moore’s explosive take on the Jimmy Rogers classic “Walkin’ By Myself” is now available on all platforms. Listen to the blistering performance here.
More than a cover, “Walkin’ By Myself” becomes a full-throttle showcase of Moore’s unmatched energy and feel for the blues. As he tears into the track, you can hear echoes of his deep respect for the genre’s pioneers — yet the delivery is all Moore: gritty, impassioned, and unmistakably powerful.
This rendition brims with urgency. Captured in stunning fidelity during the Baloise Session, it reminds us that even late in his career, Moore was still pushing boundaries and channelling the same raw emotion that made him a legend.
Pausing only to strap on a Gibson ES335, Moore then tears into his own Since I Met You Baby (a spring-heeled groove from 1992’s After Hours, whose studio version featured a guesting B.B. King).
Moore breathes new life into Rogers’ anthem of self-reliance. Each note he pulls from his Les Paul speaks volumes, and the crowd’s reaction says it all — this was a moment.
This latest release is a distillation of Moore’s late-career brilliance. While we lost him far too soon, recordings like this prove his fire never faded.
The blues may be timeless, but few have walked its path with the same ferocity and soul as Gary Moore. The likes of Gary Moore will not come again, but while this deathless music plays, he still walks amongst us, his power undimmed.
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