Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy)

[Tone Slinger]

This guy was doing ALOT of cool shit back in the very early '70's. Had technical and melodic abilities well beyond most of his contemporaries. Loved his tone too (especially on the 'Vagabonds Of The Western World ' album).
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[Lefty Lou]

Maybe Eric Bell is where Gary got some of his stylistic influences from. I'll have to admit that after seeing an old Thin Lizzy concert footage with John Sykes playing guitar, I started wondering who influenced who's guitar styles between Gary Moore and John Sykes.

[Tone Slinger]

Well Gallagher definately influenced Eric Bell, Gary Moore, Vivian Campbell,etc. I remember reading about how there was concern about Moore being able to fill Bell's guitar position in Lizzy. Bell was VERY versatile.
There is a 'certain' style of fast staccato playing (particuarly 2 string sequinces) that is most definatly a style that Gary forged. You can hear it particuarly in early, DIO era Vivian Campbell, John Sykes, and Europe's John Norum. Although every one of those guy's are stylistic individuals (Norum is a monster ), it was Moore who first established that blazing 2 string sequince style.

[Lefty Lou]

It's true that you can teach an old dog new tricks, as you just taught me one, "the two string sequence" thing and Bell's influence upon the guitarists you mentioned. I know that Randy Rhoads was influenced by Gary Moore, as Gary helped Ozzy in the selection process for Ozzy's band. Randy supposedly made some minor references to Gary's style in one or more of Ozzy's songs.

[Tone Slinger]

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The solo in this song has Gary playing that super fast and aggressive style that many copied. It was recorded in 1978.

Indeed 'ol Randy Rhoads was a huge Gary Moore fan.Randy was from the more European school of 'structure and melody',which was at complete odds with the LA scene of the day (EVH, Lynch, etc). Michael Schenker was also a big influence on Rhoads and many others as this solo demonstrates http://youtu.be/-SoSW8Rq_mQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;,

[Lefty Lou]

This is the song from "Black Rose" that I remember, and for some strange reason this song is the only one I mentally recall from that seminal Thin Lizzy album.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQVQD8fMV-w[/youtube]

[Lefty Lou]

Ahhhhhh, that's much better!

Black Rose : A Rock Legend
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Do Anything You Want To" Phil Lynott 3:53
2. "Toughest Street in Town" Scott Gorham, Lynott, Gary Moore 4:01
3. "S&M" Brian Downey, Lynott 4:05
4. "Waiting for an Alibi" Lynott 3:30
5. "Sarah" Lynott, Moore 3:33
6. "Got to Give It Up" Gorham, Lynott 4:24
7. "Get Out of Here" Lynott, Midge Ure 3:37
8. "With Love" Lynott 4:38
9. "Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend" Lynott, Moore 7:06
I. "Shenandoah" Trad., arr. Lynott, Moore
II. "Will You Go Lassie Go" F. McPeak
III. "Danny Boy" Trad., arr. Lynott, Moore
IV. "The Mason's Apron" Trad., arr. Lynott, Moore

[Lefty Lou]

Speaking of Michael Schenker, here's an old one but a good one.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_7Wh0iYr6g[/youtube]

[Tone Slinger]

Thats Uli Jon Roth, he is also German and was in the Scorpions, aswell as influenced a whole generaton/s.
That Black Rose album is great. What a beautiful tune 'Sarah' is. The true love of a child .
I just wish that Phil could have 'Gave It Up' as the song "Got To Give It Up" yearned for.

[Lefty Lou]

Thats Uli Jon Roth, he is also German and was in the Scorpions, aswell as influenced a whole generaton/s.
That Black Rose album is great. What a beautiful tune 'Sarah' is. The true love of a child .
I just wish that Phil could have 'Gave It Up' as the song "Got To Give It Up" yearned for.

Yeah, I'm familiar with Uli Roth and his history. The song, "Got To Give It Up" was very prophetic for Phil who couldn't shake that monkey off his back. Ultimatey his child, wife, and mother weren't enough to save him (how sad indeed).

[BrownSound1]

My name is Eric Bell too, and I had someone who knew I played guitar say they heard my band. I said, I haven't played in a band in years, so they proceeded to tell me they heard a clip of the Eric Bell Band. I explained he had been in Thin Lizzy, and we obviously wasn't the same person.