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There’s something missing among the selection of artists I’ve chosen to share. Every so often it hits me that I don’t have nearly enough jazz to properly represent my personal tastes. Well, today it hit me I’m slacking not just in jazz, but on the blues end too. I aim to change that, and I’m gonna kick it off with some good ol’ Texas blues.
It just wouldn’t be fair to call me an Obnoxious Listener if I didn’t kick off a series of blues posts to come with an obscure artist that I feel not nearly enough people know. His first release was without a doubt Texas blues, but his writing styles changed completely towards some sort of folk and pop mixture. I’m not here to criticize those choices. I personally don’t like that style of music and wouldn’t give a fair opinion on the matter. However, he certainly knows how to play Texas blues, and anyone who has heard of him through his last five releases would probably have never guessed that unless they did some research. From what I can tell, the Ian Moore I’m writing about is the very same Ian Moore releasing folk music and hosting IanMoore.com, but that site doesn’t even acknowledge his self-titled from 1993 or Modern Day Folklore (1995). That’s a shame.
Word on the street is that he didn’t appreciate the comparison to Stevie Ray Vaughan, but how could the comparison not be drawn? Maybe it was just time and place, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t valid. I’ll agree Ian Moore was certainly different from Stevie Ray Vaughan, but I sure hope the common comparison wasn’t the instigator for his stylistic transformation. His self-titled was a solid album and any Texas blues guitar enthusiast will enjoy it all the way through. I might even go so far as to call it progressive blues… but I’m sure that gets the right message across, or even means anything. My point is that Ian Moore’s self-titled album has some well-written compositions with synchronization, well crafted arrangements, and some deep-seeded Texas blues. Ian Moore is a great singer, great guitarist, and he had some great musicians with him for at least that album. Modern Day Folklore veered away from the Texas blues in comparison and his subsequent releases kept on that track. But if you’re a fan of Texas blues, Ian Moore’s self-titled is a must have for your music collection.
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