After the War (Gary Moore album)

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After the War is an album by Irish rock guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1989. Like Moore's prior album Wild Frontier, this album contains elements of his celtic roots.

The track "Led Clones" with Ozzy Osbourne on lead vocals, pokes fun at bands such as Kingdom Come and Whitesnake who were quite popular at the time and were based on a Led Zeppelin type sound and image. Moore again pays tribute to the memory of his long time friend and colleague Phil Lynott with the song "Blood of Emeralds".

"After the War" is the last conventional hard rock album by Moore until Dark Days in Paradise (1997); the next album marked a departure into blues.

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Moore, except where noted.

Side one

1. "After the War" – 4:17
2. "Speak for Yourself" (Gary Moore, Neil Carter) – 3:42
3. "Livin' on Dreams" – 4:14
4. "Led Clones" (Moore, Carter) – 6:07

Side two

1. "The Messiah Will Come Again" (instrumental) (Roy Buchanan) – 7:29
2. "Running from the Storm" – 4:45
3. "This Thing Called Love" – 3:22
4. "Ready for Love" – 5:39
5. "Blood of Emeralds" (Moore, Carter) – 8:19

CD release

1. "Dunluce Pt. 1" (instrumental) – 1:17
2. "After the War" – 4:17
3. "Speak for Yourself" (Moore, Carter) – 3:42
4. "Livin' on Dreams" – 4:14
5. "Led Clones" (Moore, Carter) – 6:07
6. "The Messiah Will Come Again" (instrumental) (Buchanan) – 7:29
7. "Running from the Storm" – 4:45
8. "This Thing Called Love" – 3:22
9. "Ready for Love" – 5:39
10. "Blood of Emeralds" (Moore, Carter) – 8:19
11. "Dunluce Pt. 2" (instrumental) – 3:50

Bonus tracks on the 2002 CD reissue

12. "Emerald" (Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Brian Robertson, Phil Lynott) – 4:06 (B-side to "After the War")
13. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (live) – 10:16
14. "Military Man" (live) (Lynott) - 6:26
15. "Wild Frontier" (live) - 5:01

Notes: On the cassette version there is only one track called "Dunluce" and it is the final track of the album.

Personnel

• Gary Moore - guitars, lead vocals
• Neil Carter - keyboards, backing vocals
• Bob Daisley - bass
• Cozy Powell - drums
• Don Airey - keyboards on "The Messiah Will Come Again", "Running from the Storm" and "This Thing Called Love"
• Laurence Cottle - bass on "The Messiah Will Come Again"
• Charlie Morgan - drums on "After the War"
• Simon Phillips - drums on "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds"
• Chris Thompson - backing vocals on "After the War", "Led Clones" and "Ready for Love", violin on "Led Clones"
• Ozzy Osbourne - lead vocals on "Led Clones", backing vocals on "Speak For Yourself"
• Andrew Eldritch - backing vocals on "After the War", "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds"
• Sam Brown - backing vocals on "Ready for Love"
• Miriam Stockley - backing vocals on "Ready for Love"

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	UK	23