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GARY MOORE 『AFTER THE WAR』

1989年発売

 収録曲

1. Dunluce (Part 1)
2. After The War
3. Speak For Yourself
4. Livin' On Dreams
5. Led Clones
6. The Messiah Will Come Again
7. Running From The Storm
8. This Thing Called Love
9. Ready For Love
10. Blood Of Emeralds
11. Dunluce (Part 2)

 メンバー

Gary Moore – guitars, lead vocals
Neil Carter – keyboards, backing vocals
Bob Daisley – bass guitar
Cozy Powell – drums
Don Airey – keyboards on "The Messiah Will Come Again", "Running from the Storm" and "This Thing Called Love"
Laurence Cottle – bass guitar on "The Messiah Will Come Again"
Steve Piggott - sequencer bass on "Ready for Love"
Charlie Morgan – drums on "After the War"
Simon Phillips – drums on "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds"
Brian Downey – drums on "Emerald"
Chris Thompson – backing vocals on "After the War", "Led Clones" and "Ready for Love"; violin on "Led Clones"
Ozzy Osbourne – co-lead vocals on "Led Clones;" backing vocals on "Speak for Yourself"
Andrew Eldritch – backing vocals on "After the War", "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds"
Sam Brown, Miriam Stockley – backing vocals on "Ready for Love"

 感想

ハード・ロック作品としては最後のアルバム。

ゲイリー・ムーアらしい泣きの曲もあれば、純粋にHRを楽しめる曲もあり、そして当時のキングダム・カムを思いっきり皮肉った「Led Clones 」はオジー・オズボーンが歌ってます。

個人的には前作の「ワイルド・フロンティアー」のほうが好きですが、このアルバムのほうがHRしてると思います。

やはりゲイリーは、ブルースでなくHRが1番あってるのが良く解る作品ですね。