GARY MOORE died in Spain today.

I was slightly a fan, didn't own much but appreciated him. His dvd One Night in Dublin concert tribute to Thin Lizzy gets both heavy rocking, and then pretty emotional when he solos.

RIP

Totally awesome guitarist from rock to fusion to metal to blues.


Victims of the Future was my introduction to him.

Sad news indeed. I'm only a casual fan (I have several songs but no albums-I should get some now) but he has some great songs (including one of my favorite songs, Out In The Fields).

Was listening to alot of his music today, the man was incredibly diverse from the proto metal of his first band (Skid Row) to the prog rock of Colosseum II to the classic rock of Thin Lizzy to his early metal solo discs to his blues material in the last half of his solo career, the man was an incredible talent.

A unique player who could make ya cry one minute and then take off on a dime in such a smooth manner.

RIP

Jesus Christ!

Gary Moore dead???

Terrible news.

Real sad news. Admittedly, I never knew much of his stuff beyond Over the Hills and Far Away, but that sure is a killer song.

RIP

We heard this yesterday in the pub before the Sodom gig. It's a real bummer, the man was vastly talented.

R.I.P.

Read this news yesterday. Truly a bummer.

Only a casual fan . I only have a few of his more metallic releases and they are great. Sad news....

RIP

I was shocked and saddened by this news when I read it this morning. While he may have played a few different styles, he was one of my favorite blues players.

From BBC:


The Sun newspaper is reporting this morning that guitarist Gary Moore died after choking on his own vomit following a heavy drinking session.

Moore had just begun a six-day holiday in Spain’s Costa Del Sol. His body was discovered in his hotel room at about 4am on Sunday, February 6, by his girlfriend.

According to The Sun, medics found Moore lying lifeless on his back wearing just his underpants.

An ambulance source said: “We believe the deceased had been drinking heavily.”

Moore died hours after checking into the upmarket Kempinski Hotel at Estepona.

A hotel source said: “They [Moore and his girlfriend] were going to eat at the restaurant but it was closed so they had a sandwich at the bar with a bottle of champagne. They went for a stroll then back to the bar where Gary had brandies. He seemed fine when he left around 11pm.”

Meanwhile, Associated Press is reporting that Spanish police are awaiting the outcome of the autopsy on Moore before deciding if an investigation into his death is needed.

A spokeswoman for Spain’s Interior Ministry said today there were no signs of foul play.

She spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with ministry regulations.

She said the autopsy is being carried out in Malaga. It is not known when the result will be released.

Awwww man. What a terrible way to go.

A few more details:


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354259/Gary-Moore-ex-Thin-Lizzy-guitarist-dies-hotel-bed-burger-champagne.html


Of course this is from the Daily Mirror which is a rag

Really sad.

Terrible and shocking news

Yeah, keep in mind the 'choking on vomit' things are coming from the Sun and the Mirror - two of the most sensationalist and disgraceful excuses for newspapers in existence.

Smindas wrote:

Yeah, keep in mind the 'choking on vomit' things are coming from the Sun and the Mirror - two of the most sensationalist and disgraceful excuses for newspapers in existence.

Might be the truth, though. It seems too tame for them.

I was shocked and read this when I got back from surgery. This totally sucks, he was a monster guitar player in everyway. You don't get these types all the time.

RIP brother!

Wargod51

Eyesore wrote:

Smindas wrote:

Yeah, keep in mind the 'choking on vomit' things are coming from the Sun and the Mirror - two of the most sensationalist and disgraceful excuses for newspapers in existence.

Might be the truth, though. It seems too tame for them.

Turns out they were lying, a post-mortem confirmed it was a natural death according to The Mirror (which isn't much more reputable a paper, but at least they actually waited for a post-mortem rather than jumping to speculative conclusions).

Note: In the first post, I said Mirror when I should have said Mail. Oops. They're both bad anyway, but the Mail is far worst with all its racist hate-mongering

This was the first news that I heard yesterday morning when I woke up by my clock-radio. Sad, sad news. I saw him only one time livie in the early 90's

It now appears that Gary Moore died from natural causes.

Despite one report that he choked on his vomit, official reports from Spain, where the iconic guitarist died on February 6, now suggest Moore probably died from a heart attack.

A police spokesman commented:

“Mr Moore died of natural causes and his death is not in any way suspicious. An investigating magistrate has opened a standard inquiry to determine the exact cause of death.”

Further tests on tissue samples will now be conducted before a final report is released.

Sad news.RIP

After The War would probably fall into my top twenty list of albums. Love that one. I even enjoyed his blues albums, which at the time I'd have never thought possible. Amazingly talented player. A real loss to the music world. RIP.