Gary Moore - Corridors of Power

UK remastered reissue of the Irish guitarist's 1982 album, that's unavailable domestically, includes three bonus tracks, 'Falling In Love With You' (Remix & Remix Instrumental) & 'Love Can Make A Fool Of You'. Virgin. 2003. Album Description

Corridors of LOVE...

For me, a Corridors review boils down to a couple things. Overall, the metal here is maybe a little above average, not great, 80's metal. And for the most part, what you've really got is just a slew of metally love songs. I guess GM was going through one of those periods, but this CD devotes way too much to it. Even with the bonus tracks, all three are love songs, even the new title. To me, this adds insult to injury by no less than doubling the number of love songs--when there were already too many to begin with. And we're not talking something really good, like "Love Drive" (Scorpions), or even "Hold On To Love" (GM-Victims Of The Future). In the end, the tracks don't do much for either their topic or genre. It's about a 2 1/2 star CD, I'd say. Get GM's Victims Of The Future for some of the very best 80's metal you will ever hear. September 16, 2006

Moore Rocks!

Gary Moore rocks out on this album which originally came out in 1982. I love this remastered version with the 3 bonus tracks. All together you get 3 versions of the song "Falling In Love With You" which is a great rock ballad;I especially love the instrumental version where the singing is replaced by excellent guitar solos. Gary's guitar playing is top notch throughout the album. The guitar work at the beginning of "The End of the World" is blistering. This song also features Jack Bruce from Cream on lead vocals.Another familiar name apearing on the album is Ian Paice of Deep Purple who plays the drums. This is cd is one of Moore's better ones,right up there with his other 1980's hard rocking cds. March 29, 2006

GUITAR ACE ROARS

man oh man, can this boy play some guitar! I have been a Moore fan since his Colosseum days and he remains one of my alltime favorite guitar players. Fantastic technique and great feel, Gary plays like he means it. I don't think Gary got the recognition he deserved here in the states but he can wail with the best of 'em.
Like a lot of other great albums, I have this on vinyl and still listen to it regularly. The fact that Gary can go from a band like Colosseum to Thin Lizzy to this to the blues shows just how versatile a player he is. He is highly proficient in all those styles. I have had the good fortune of seeing Gary perform twice and he was on top of his game. Did I mention that I don't even play guitar? Yet Gary still blows me away. You can do a lot worse than this CD, trust me. Gary is the man!!

www.electriceyes.us March 23, 2006

Gary Moore's First Solo Masterpiece

CORRIDORS OF POWER is Gary Moore's first full-fledged rock masterpece as a solo artist. This album contains none of the fusion mess that marred BACK ON THE STREETS, and shows that he learned a lot from playing with Thin Lizzy. Moore's belief that Indonesia's drug-smuggling conviction of a young Australian tourist was trumped-up and unjust makes this one, VICTIMS OF THE FUTURE, RUN FOR COVER, and the best-of OUT IN THE FIELDS essential purchases for both your ears AND your conscience. October 13, 2005

I had the album, I remember it being great!

It's been a while since I heard the tracks off this, but I had it as a kid -- and I remember the guitar work being amazing!

This guy is one of the best.

Here's my short list of underrated rock n roll guitar acts:

1) Outlaws (Jones - Thomasson)
2) Thin Lizzy (Gorham - Robertson)
3) Ronnie LeTekro (sp?) - TNT
4) Akira Takasaki - Loudness
5) Gary Moore August 1, 2005

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