Victims of the Future is an album by Northern Irish blues-rock guitarist, Gary Moore, released in 1983. 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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Allmusic |
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Track listing
1. |
"Murder in the Skies" |
Moore, Carter |
7:17 |
2. |
"All I Want" |
Moore |
4:17 |
3. |
"Hold on to Love" |
Moore |
4:27 |
4. |
"Law of the Jungle" |
Moore |
6:15 |
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 |
1. |
"Shapes of Things" |
Samwell-Smith, Relf, McCarty |
4:14 |
2. |
"Murder in the Skies" |
Moore |
5:49 |
3. |
"Hold on to Love" |
Moore |
4:27 |
4. |
"Law of the Jungle" |
Moore |
6:15 |
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 |
9. |
"Devil in Her Heart" |
Moore |
3:29 |
10. |
"Blinder" (Instrumental) |
Craig Gruber |
2:46 |
11. |
"Empty Rooms" (1984 remix) |
Moore, Carter |
4:21 |
Singles
- Hold on to Love (January 1984)
- Shapes of Things To Come (March 1984)
- Teenage Idol (1984)
- Empty Rooms (August 1984)
Personnel
Charts
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Chart |
Position |
1984 |
UK |
12 |
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