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Released | 30 January 1984 [1] | |||
Recorded | October–November 1983 | |||
Studio | Townhouse (London) | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 40:55 | |||
Label | 10/Virgin | |||
Producer | Jeff Glixman | |||
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Singles from Victims of the Future | ||||
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10 [6] |
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Victims of the Future is the fourth solo studio album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore,released on 30 January 1984. It was the first album to feature former UFO guitarist/ keyboardist Neil Carter and bassist Bob Daisley. It was also the last to feature bassist Neil Murray,who rejoined Whitesnake,and drummer Ian Paice,who rejoined the reformed Deep Purple in 1984.
Continuing Moore's path in the hard rock genre,Victims of the Future is a collection of straight-out rock n' roll anthems (such as "Teenage Idol" and "Hold On to Love"),a mournful love ballad ("Empty Rooms",which was later re-recorded by Moore for his 1985 album Run for Cover ),a cover of the Yardbirds' "Shapes of Things",and two darker songs,featuring social and political commentary:"Victims of the Future" and "Murder in the Skies",the latter a protest against the Soviet Union's shooting down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007.
The album was released in North America with a different cover and altered content. The guitar solo intro to "Murder in the Skies" was removed,and "Devil in Her Heart",a single B-side,was added. "All I Want",omitted from the LP,was included as a bonus track on the cassette version.
Moore later dismissed Victims of the Future as "just one of my feeble attempts at heavy rock". [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Victims of the Future" | Moore, Neil Carter, Ian Paice, Neil Murray | 6:11 |
2. | "Teenage Idol" | Moore | 4:05 |
3. | "Shapes of Things" (The Yardbirds cover) | Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty | 4:10 |
4. | "Empty Rooms" | Moore, Neil Carter | 6:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Murder in the Skies" | Moore, Carter | 5:15 |
6. | "All I Want" | Moore | 4:07 |
7. | "Hold On to Love" | Moore | 4:23 |
8. | "Law of the Jungle" | Moore | 6:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Victims of the Future" | Moore, Carter, Paice, Murray | 6:13 |
2. | "Teenage Idol" | Moore | 4:07 |
3. | "Devil in Her Heart" | Moore | 3:29 |
4. | "Empty Rooms" | Moore | 6:36 |
5. | "All I Want" (Cassette only) | Moore | 4:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Shapes of Things" | Samwell-Smith, Relf, McCarty | 4:14 |
7. | "Murder in the Skies" | Moore | 5:49 |
8. | "Hold On to Love" | Moore | 4:27 |
9. | "Law of the Jungle" | Moore | 6:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Victims of the Future" | Moore, Carter, Paice, Murray | 6:13 |
2. | "Teenage Idol" | Moore | 4:07 |
3. | "Shapes of Things" | Samwell-Smith, Relf, McCarty | 4:14 |
4. | "Empty Rooms" | Moore | 6:36 |
5. | "Murder in the Skies" | Moore, Carter | 7:17 |
6. | "All I Want" | Moore | 4:17 |
7. | "Hold On to Love" | Moore | 4:27 |
8. | "Law of the Jungle" | Moore | 6:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Devil in Her Heart" | Moore | 3:29 |
10. | "Blinder" (instrumental) | Craig Gruber | 2:46 |
11. | "Empty Rooms" (1984 remix) | Moore, Carter | 4:21 |
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