Country: USA
Genre: Blues/Hard Rock
Vinnie Moore hands down is one of the best shredders of the 80s...and even i dare to put them in the top 20 of all time.
it´s been a while now since i heard Mind´s Eye...and it still shocks me...all his career was like that...very versatile and very clean playing plus the neoclassical part which made him one of a kind...sadly during that time another genius had arisen in that era...Malmsteen...but never the less...Moore knew how to keep up...and even proving that he wasn´t a clone in that movement...being compared to Macalpine and Gilbert or Becker...he had his own sound and style...easy to recognize for those who were more into the musicianship than just comparing with no ground to stand on.
Now...joining forces with Kelly Keeling (MSG) and Scott Coogan (Lita Ford) he develops something eintirely different but good...a blues with a lot of heart and soul...specially now when it is "all about the riffs" industry...no soul left or no feeling left at all...just riffs that make you headbang but not a solo that makes you wander in the depth of mind and daydreaming about everything you have to think of during your day or week.
But, is not only that...it has that old school sound from the days when hard rock was being brought into the 80s...classic 70s groovy riffs and musical attire from those days fits so perfectly here...that even it has that Deep Purple-ish touch which has been forgotten by many.
An album to share a glass of wine with a friend...or for a chatty afternoon with those that you care for...an album for everyone and everyday...and album that grows everytime i listen to it...and its already the 13th time that i listen to it so far.
Enjoy!
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I'm not going to tell you bullshit about listening to Mind's Eye back in 1986 when it was released or anything similar. My first approach to shredders was in 1999 and one of the albums that I received was Vinnie Moore's Time Odyssey. I find the music to be less powerful and "metal" than Mind's Eye but way more sincere and melodic. Also, I've always considered that VM was never overshadowed by Yngwie. Both were in different circumstances, markets and genres. Rising Force was released 2 years before and had a different direction. VM was not about being neoclassical and YM was not about to be melodic and emotional. Both forged leagues on their own.
ReplyDeletenever said i got it in 86...but...your opinion is totally worth of respect...still...the main scene during that time had those shredders in mind due to the similarities between them...and sadly that is the only thing they´re remembered for...Malmsteen and Becker were totally out of this world...sadly only Malmsteen kept up with the sound..got stuck in it...but still sounds exactly as it was almosr 30 years ago. Moore did the opposite...his diversity and approach into other genres and sounds makes him unique...it was a reminescence of that era...and the general consensus as it was back then also...in my personal opinion Malmsteen died in Alchemy...Moore is still here with this great album. cheers.
DeleteAnd I'm not saying you listened to it in 1986, but you're going to hear that from a lot of people. Just wanted to be clear that I'm not Mark fucking Varney to have met Becker when he was 15. For me, Malmsteen died with Fire and Ice, but that's just my opinion. On the other hand, Moore did pretty good albums with The Maze and Defying Gravity, but I have to say that I'm not a huge fan of that guitar-oriented-TV-add-wannabe-music from Out of Nowhere or from Meltdown. Also, Vinnie Moore's last output To The Core is a very very poor display of his musicianship and mastery, which I find really disturbing if it was done just for the sake of making money. He's a guitar player and guitar teacher, he lives from it so he should be recording decent music these days. Look what Macalpine is doing these days. Look at Becker. The guy is confined to a goddamned chair for the rest of his life still he's making music. On the other hand Malmsteen is copy-pasting his old catalogue on each new release. Moore and Malmsteen are just two lazy dickheads. No more to say.
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