Victims of the Future | ||||
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Studio album by Gary Moore | ||||
Released | February 1984 | |||
Recorded | October–November 1983 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 43:26 | |||
Label | 10 Records (UK) Mirage (US) Virgin (Canada) |
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Producer | Jeff Glixman | |||
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Original North American Cover
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Victims of the Future is an album by Northern Irish blues-rock guitarist, Gary Moore, released in 1984. Continuing his path in the hard rock genre, Victims of the Future was 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 then was redone by Moore for his 1985 Run for Cover album), a cover of the Yardbirds' "Shapes of Things", and two darker songs, with some social and political commentary: "Victims of the Future" and "Murder in the Skies", the latter being a protest against the Soviet Union's shooting down of Korean Air Flight 007.
The album was released in the US with a different cover and some changes to the content: The guitar intro for "Murder in the Skies" was removed, and "Devil in Her Heart" was added. "All I Want" was omitted from the LP, but included as a bonus track on the cassette version.
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Contents |
All songs by Gary Moore except as noted.
Remastered edition of the album also includes three bonus tracks:
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1984 | UK | 12 |
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