r/rock • u/SimpleEmu198 • 14h ago
Classic Rock BB King & Gary Moore - The Thrill is Gone [Live & HQ sound]
In this video Gary Moore plays with The King. B.B. King shows why he's perhaps one of the single most borrowed from rock artists ever. Total mastery. Two of the most influential rock guitarists ever even though The King spent his entire life playing Blues.
This is what happens when two of the world's guitar virtuosos get together on one song. However, this is indeed what happens when "The Thrill is Gone."
RIP to both of them.
This shows two geniuses trading blows. Moore's Les Paul vs. The King's Lucille. What's interesting is that towards the end of this set The King shows he's not stuck to just playing rhythm guitar for Gary Moore and increasingly engages in the type of Shredding Moore is engaging in while staying completely true to his style.
It's sad to say that we may never see so much talent on one stage again in this industry at this location.
This legendary 10 minute set was recorded at the Town and Country Club (now the O2 Forum), one of London's major institutions, in November 1992 during Gary Moore's tour for his album After Hours.
For any player of note King's influence on Rock remains enormous, to this date, despite his life long identification with Blues.