All credit to Gary Moore for having the courage to leap into the relative unknown with A DIFFERENT BEAT.
It is indeed greatly removed from anything he had released prior to 1999.
Perhaps it was the new-found freedom from the guitarist's contract with Virgin that fuelled the change of direction--that and Moore's obvious affinity with outfits along the lines of Apollo 440 and Fatboy Slim (to whom "Fatboy" is a tribute).
There's still opportunity for some trademark axe solos, thankfully, and hearing Moore's fretwork gymnastics over contemporary dance beats is a totally unique experience.
Most impressive are "Lost in Your Love," given an impassioned vocal and instrumental performance, and the blissed-out "Surrender," the other end of the emotional scale entirely.
"Bring My Baby Back," meanwhile is a marvellous pictorial description of a jilted lover's impending train ride to attempt a rescue of his former love.
Moore and his production team serve up a pleasing array of dance beats, spiced up with inimitable melodies.
A Phat Lizzy, perhaps?!.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go on HomeGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | Lost in Your LoveGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 05:59 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 3 | Worry No MoreGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | FireJimi Hendrix | Gary Moore | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | SurrenderGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 09:38 | 22 MB | 54 MB |
| 6 | House Full of BluesGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 7 | Bring My Baby BackGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 8 | Can't Help MyselfGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | Fat BoyGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | We Want LoveGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 05:43 | 13 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Can't Help MyselfGary Moore | Gary Moore | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 58 mins | 133 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 377 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E-Z Rollers | Mixing, Producer |
| 2 | Jimi Hendrix | Composer |
| 3 | Gary Husband | Drums |
| 4 | Roger King | Keyboards, Programming |
| 5 | Gary Moore | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 6 | Phil Nicholls | Programming |
| 7 | Ian Taylor | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |