Must Have Guitar Albums - Nick Drake - Pink Moon

Nick Drake's third and final album released in 1971 the original tortured artist at his finest.

A must have album for all acoustic singer songwriters. Just singer vocals and a touch of piano.

Badley Drawn Boy and Paul Weller are just a few artists who give credit to Drake as a major influence

All songs written and played by Nick Drake.

Side one

1. "Pink Moon" – 2:06
2. "Place to Be" – 2:43
3. "Road" – 2:02
4. "Which Will" – 2:58
5. "Horn" – 1:23
6. "Things Behind the Sun" – 3:57

Side two

1. "Know" – 2:26
2. "Parasite" – 3:36
3. "Free Ride" – 3:06
4. "Harvest Breed" – 1:37
5. "From the Morning" – 2:30

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Must Have Guitar Albums - Neil Young - Harvest

Released in 1972 and has a host of guests including David Crosby Graham Nash Stephen Stills Linda Ronstandt and James Taylor.

Includes hits Heart of Gold and Old Man

All tracks written by Neil Young.

Side one

1. "Out on the Weekend" – 4:34
2. "Harvest" – 3:11
3. "A Man Needs a Maid" – 4:05
4. "Heart of Gold" – 3:07
5. "Are You Ready for the Country?" – 3:23

Side two

1. "Old Man" – 3:24
2. "There's a World" – 2:59
3. "Alabama" – 4:02
4. "The Needle and the Damage Done" – 2:03 (recorded in concert January 30, 1971)
5. "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" – 6:40

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Must Have Guitar Albums - Neil Young - After The Gold Rush

Released in 1970 Neil Young founding member of Buffalo Springfield and one part of Crosby Stills Nash and Young After The Gold Rush was mainly a folk album with the rocking song Southern Man refered to in Lynyrd Skynyrds Sweet Home Alabama.

This album is now considered a masterpiece and rated highly in all time album charts.

Also Nils Lofgren of Bruce Springsteen fame is on guitar

All songs written by Neil Young except when noted

Side one

1. "Tell Me Why" — 2:54
2. "After the Gold Rush" — 3:45
3. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" — 3:05
4. "Southern Man" — 5:31
5. "Till the Morning Comes" — 1:17

Side two

6. "Oh Lonesome Me" (Don Gibson) — 3:47
7. "Don't Let It Bring You Down" — 2:56
8. "Birds" — 2:34
9. "When You Dance I Can Really Love" — 4:05
10. "I Believe in You" — 3:24
11. "Cripple Creek Ferry" — 1:34

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Must Have Guitar Albums - Gary Moore - Corridors of Power

released in 1982 and contains the Free song Wishing Well

Side one

1. "Don't Take Me for a Loser" – 4:17
2. "Always Gonna Love You" – 3:56
3. "Wishing Well" (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Paul Kossoff) – 4:06
4. "Gonna Break My Heart Again" – 3:19
5. "Falling in Love with You" – 4:52

Side two

1. "End of the World" – 6:53
2. "Rockin' Every Night" (Moore, Ian Paice) – 2:48
3. "Cold Hearted" – 5:12
4. "I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow" – 7:47

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Must Have Guitar Albums - Gary Moore - Dirty Fingers

Released in 1983. Listen to the Instrumental track Dirty Fingers and you realise just how good gary Moore Was.

All songs by Gary Moore except as noted.

1. "Hiroshima" – 4:30
2. "Dirty Fingers" (Instrumental) – 1:09
3. "Bad News" – 5:06
4. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin/Sol Marcus/Gloria Caldwell) – 3:37
5. "Run to Your Mama" – 4:44
6. "Nuclear Attack" – 5:11
7. "Kidnapped" – 3:50
8. "Really Gonna Rock Tonight" – 3:50
9. "Lonely Nights" – 3:58
10. "Rest in Peace" – 5:58

Must Have Guitar Albums - Gary Moore - Wild Frontier

Released in 1987 and contained several songs with a Celtic feel. The song Wild frontier was intended to be sung by Phil Lynott who died in January 1986. Over The Hills and far Away was a top 20 hit and Friday On My Mind was a Easybeats cover which also charted.

The Loner was an instrumental of some note

1. Over The Hills And Far Away 2. Wild Frontier 3. Take A Little Time 4. The Loner 5. Friday On My Mind 6. Stranger In The Darkness 7. Thunder Rising 8. Johnny Boy 9. Over The Hills And Far Away - 12" Version 10. Wild Frontier - 12" Version 11. Crying In The Shadows 12. The Loner - Extended Mix - Bonus Track 13. Friday On My Mind - 12" Version - Bonus Track 14. Out In The Fields - Live - Bonus Track

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Must Have Guitar Albums - Gary Moore - Run for Cover

This album was a bit more polished than previous releases. Featured Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott

Run for cover (1985)
1. Run For Cover
2. Reach For The Sky
3. Military Man
4. Empty Rooms
5. Out Of My System
6. Out In The Fields
7. Nothing To Lose
8. Once In A Lifetime
9. All Messed Up
10. Listen To Your Heartbeat

11.Still In Love With You

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