I got to see Moore but missed King - my friend went to see him but didn't tell me about the tour! Gutting.
Moore's blues songs are a million times better than his rock era, IMHO. Some nasty-sounding guitar tone there.
Additionally, King did very well to keep playing the blues over such a long period of time. If you listen to the songs from the 80s you can hear that he had to adjust (slap bass / boosted treble bass, round squishy synths and massive reverbs, horrible tom sounds) but he did well to carry on playing the blues through it and come back to a more traditional (normal!) sound afterwards.
"Moore's blues songs are a million times better than his rock era, IMHO. Some nasty-sounding guitar tone there."
Say what you want about the tone, but watch this and tell me his 80s playing isn't superb, I dare you! ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFUW621lgXY
BB deserves a good send off. I don't know what to say, other than thank you for everything you did for the guitar, and for music, and for being a top bloke. I didn't know him personally but love how generous and charming he was in this video (some stunning playing by Derek Trucks too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS0NHlWgi5w
I feel blessed to have been able to see both of them live, even just once, and even before I knew much about Gary Moore (he was supporting someone else), but was truly moved by Still Got the Blues live.
Of course you never appreciate this as much as you do once they're gone. May they both rest in peace.
