Victims of the Future

1984 studio album by Gary Moore

Victims of the Future

Studio album by

Gary Moore

Released| 30 January 1984 (1984-01-30)[1]
Recorded| October–November 1983
Studio| Townhouse (London)
Genre| Hard rock, heavy metal
Length| 40:55
Label| 10/Virgin
Producer| Jeff Glixman
Gary Moore chronology
| Live
(1983)  | Victims of the Future
(1984)  | We Want Moore!
(1984)

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Singles from  Victims of the Future

1. "Hold On to Love"
Released: 9 January 1984[2]
2. "Shapes of Things"
Released: 19 March 1984[3]
3. "Empty Rooms"
Released: 30 July 1984[4]

Alternative cover

Original North American cover

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal| 6/10[6]
Record Mirror| [7]

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.

## Background

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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]

## Track listing

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### UK release

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Side oneNo.| 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

Side twoNo.| 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

### US release

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Side oneNo.| 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

Side twoNo.| 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

### CD release

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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

2002 remastered CD edition bonus tracksNo.| 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

## Personnel

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* Gary Moore – guitar, vocals
* Neil Carter – keyboards, vocals
* Neil Murray – bass guitar on tracks 1, 3, 7, 8
* Mo Foster – bass guitar on tracks 4 and 6
* Bob Daisley – bass guitar on tracks 2 and 5
* Ian Paice – drums on tracks 1, 3, 4, 8
* Bobby "Prime Time" Chouinard – drums on tracks 2, 5, 6, 7
* Noddy Holder – additional backing vocals on "Shapes of Things"

Production

* Jeff Glixman – producer, engineer
* Steve Trevell – assistant engineer
* Nigel Mills – basic tracks recording engineer
* Dave Meegen – basic tracks recording assistant engineer
* Ian Cooper – mastering
* Martyn Atkins - artwork
* Part Rock management - management

## Charts

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### Album

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| Year  | Chart  | Position

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1984  | Finnish Albums Chart[9] | 7
UK Albums Chart[10] | 12
Swedish Albums Chart[11] | 15
Dutch MegaCharts[12] | 45
German Albums Chart[13] | 53
Billboard 200 (US)[14] | 172

### Singles

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| Year  | Single  | Chart  | Position

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1984  | "Hold On to love"  | UK Singles Chart[10] | 65
"Shapes of Things"  | 77
"Empty Rooms"  | 51

## References

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1. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 14 January 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 21 December 2023 - via World Radio History. "Rock guitarist Gary Moore releases his new album 'Victims of the Future' on January 30."
2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF).
3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF).
4. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 20.
5. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Victims of the Future at AllMusic
6. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 229–230\. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
7. ^ Smith, Robin (11 February 1984). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 18\. ISSN 0144-5804.
8. ^ Ling, Dave (July 2006). "Gimme More". Classic Rock. No. 94\. p. 64.
9. ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: MOK - MOY > Garu Moore". Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
10. ^ a b "Gary Moore Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
11. ^ "Gary Moore – Victims of the Future (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
12. ^ "Gary Moore – Victims of the Future". Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
13. ^ "Album – Gary Moore, Victims of the Future". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
14. ^ "Gary Moore Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

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Gary Moore

Studio albums|

* Back on the Streets
* Corridors of Power
* Dirty Fingers
* Victims of the Future
* Run for Cover
* Wild Frontier
* After the War
* Still Got the Blues
* After Hours
* Blues for Greeny
* Dark Days in Paradise
* A Different Beat
* Back to the Blues
* Power of the Blues
* Old New Ballads Blues
* Close as You Get
* Bad for You Baby
* How Blue Can You Get

Albums with bands led by Moore|

* Grinding Stone (w/ The Gary Moore Band)
* G-Force (w/ G-Force)
* Scars (w/ Scars)

Live albums|

* Rockin' Every Night: Live in Japan
* Live / Live at the Marquee
* We Want Moore!
* Blues Alive
* Live at Monsters of Rock
* Essential Montreux
* Live at Montreux 2010
* Blues for Jimi

Video albums|

* Live at Isstadion Stockholm: Wild Frontier Tour
* Live at Monsters of Rock
* One Night in Dublin: A Tribute to Phil Lynott
* Live at Montreux 2010
* Blues for Jimi

Compilation albums|

* Ballads & Blues 1982–1994
* Out in the Fields
* Best of the Blues
* The Platinum Collection

Songs|

* "Parisienne Walkways"
* "Out in the Fields"
* "Over the Hills and Far Away"
* "Still Got the Blues (For You)"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Skid Row
* Thin Lizzy
* Phil Lynott
* Colosseum II
* Greg Lake
* BBM
* Greeny

Authority control databases |

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