Victims of the Future

Victims of the Future
Studio album by Gary Moore
Publication (s)	January 1984
admission	Fall 1983
Label (s)	10 records
Format (s)	LP, MC, CD
Genre (s)	Hard rock
Title (number)	8th
running time	43:26
occupation	Gary Moore : vocals, guitar, bass Neil Carter: Keyboard, backing vocals Bobby Chouinard: drums Ian Paice : drums Bob Daisley : Bass Neil Murray : Bass Mo Foster: Bass Noddy Holder : Backing vocals
production	Jeff Glixman
Studio (s)	The Townhouse , London
chronology Corridors of Power (1982) Victims of the Future Run for Cover (1985)
Single releases January 1984 Hold on to love March 1984 Shapes of Things August 1984 Empty rooms

Victims of the Future is the fifth solo album by Northern Irish hard rock and blues guitarist Gary Moore . It was published in January 1984 and was an international success with chart placements in various countries. The album is now considered the guitarist's toughest album and wasvoted number 183 of the “300 best Hard'n'Heavy records of all time”by Rock Hard in 2001.

Emergence

After the almost year-long world tour for Corridors of Power (1982), Moore was able to prepare for a new album from mid-1983. He wrote most of the songs himself, but the members of his touring band, Ian Paice , Neil Murray and especially Neil Carter, were also involved. For the recordings, they went to the Townhouse in London in October , where initially there were still problems with new equipment. Probably because Murray soon returned to Whitesnake , Moore had to take over some of the bass tracks himself, and some had Bob Daisley and Mo Foster record them. Paice was supplemented by Bobby Chouinard on drums. A planned guest appearance by Ozzy Osbourne did not materialize due to illness.

The album, which was completed by December 1983, was a bit heavier than its predecessor. In addition to aggressive hard rock pieces like Murder In The Skies or the gloomy The Law of the Jungle , it also contains one of the guitarist's most famous ballads with Empty Rooms . Shapes of Things is a cover version of the Yardbirds . The Law of the Jungle was originally discussed as the album title, but since Victims of the Future was believed to be the much better song, Moore finally named the album after him.

Track list

1. Victims of the Future - 6:13
2. Teenage Idol - 4:07
3. Shapes of Things - 4:14
4. Empty Rooms - 6:36
5. Murder in the Skies - 7:17 am
6. All I Want - 4:17
7. Hold on to Love - 4:27
8. The Law of the Jungle - 6:15

Remastered Edition bonus tracks

9. Devil in Her Heart - 3:28 _{(US Bonus)}
10. Blinder - 2:46 _{(instrumental)}
11. Empty Rooms - 4:21 _{('84 Remix)}

occupation

• Gary Moore : vocals, guitar, bass (1, 7, 8)
• Neil Carter: Keyboard (4, 7, 8, 10), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7)
• Bobby Chouinard: drums (2, 5, 6, 7)
• Ian Paice : drums (1, 3, 4, 8, 10)
• Bob Daisley : Bass (2, 5, 9)
• Neil Murray : Bass (3)
• Mo Foster: Bass (4, 6, 10)
• Noddy Holder : backing vocals (3)

Charts

year	country	space
1983	FIN	7th
1983	UK	12
1983	SWE	15th
1983	DEU	53
1983	United States	172

Individual evidence

1. ↑ “Record Mania, Part 2: 200-101”, insert in Rock Hard 175 (December 2001).

literature

• René Aagaard, Finn K. Jensen, The Gary Moore Bio-Discography 1969-1994 , Søborg: Bidstrup, 1996. ISBN 87-983242-6-8 .

Web links

• Victims of the Future at Allmusic (English)
• Review of the album "Victims of the Future"