Now, Gary Moore has covered just about every style of music as a guitar player, starting and ending his career with the blues he loved the most. This album was recorded in 1980, and was Gary’s attempt at the flash hot shot guitar hard rock albums that America was starting to pump out after the huge success of Van Halen. In fact, the band supported Van Halen on some shows.
The songs are sort of secondary on this album as it’s all about Gary and the incredible guitar that he plays. White Knuckles is Gary’s answer to VH’s Eruption; a short intense blast of guitar savagery which rolls into Rockin N’ Rollin. One of Gary’s best tracks (and my favourite) is Because Of Your Love; a superb melodic rock monster with a great hook and harmonies, and Gary gives it everything. A song that bubbles under the radar on this album is She’s Got You, where Gary’s playing is just insane. Of course this project didn’t last long and Gary went to being a solo artist with the release of Corridors Of Power, but this is a great album that passes most people by.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
