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Vinnie Moore是在八十年代中后期吉他演奏藝術繁盛時期涌現出的最具影響力，具有重要地位的吉他手之一。至2001年為止六張成功的專輯，使他成為Shrapnel唱片旗下最知名的藝術家。 Vinnie Moore自十二歲開始彈奏吉他。在經歷多年Pub演出和各地巡回生活之后，他被Shrapnel唱片的總裁、曾經發掘和培養了多位優秀的吉他手的Mike Varney慧眼相中。于是Vinnie Moore登上了《Guitar Player》雜志的專欄介紹，引起了全國范圍的關注，此后1985年他的曲子又獲得了百事廣告的青睞。1987年，Vinnie Moore在Shrapnel旗下發行了首張專輯《Mind's Eye》，這張專輯售出了十多萬張，Vinnie Moore也被《Guitar Player》、《Guitar》、《Guitar World》等雜志評為“最佳新晉演奏家”，一下子成為了吉他界的焦點。他的第二張專輯《Time Odyssey》也取得了成功，憑借這張專輯他重新確立了自己實力強勁的競爭者與充滿創意的革新者的雙重地位。而在Combat廠牌發行的第三張專輯《Meltdown》可謂他的代表作，贏得了來自AOR及Hard Rock電臺的熱烈支持，最終也達到了六位數銷量。 1999年的《Maze》專輯的發行，標志著他重回Shrapnel唱片旗下，也代表著他重新回歸曾為他帶來大批忠實樂迷的前衛新古典速彈風格。Vinnie Moore也在作曲方面顯示出了不同以往的成熟，表現在專輯所展示出的豐富多樣化及異國情調的音樂影響力。這張專輯陣容包括前MSG鼓手Shane Gaalaas，The Dregs貝司手Dave LaRue以及著名的大師級樂手Tony MacAlpine擔任鍵盤?！禩he Maze》正是Vinnie Moore樂迷渴望已久的專輯。 作為一名演奏者，Vinnie Moore的經歷令人印象至深。他曾加入Alice Cooper樂隊，參加了該樂隊Operation Rock'N'Roll全美巡演，并且也參與了Alice Cooper專輯《Hey Stoopid》的吉他演奏。而他自己的樂隊以精彩的solo支援了Rush樂隊的巡演。而后他在全美舉辦了巡演，隨即又奔赴世界各地進行講座和演出，先后到過日本、斯堪的納維亞半島、意大利、波蘭、墨西哥、加拿大、新西蘭、英國、德國和澳大利亞。在日本的巡演更是有T.M. Stevens，Bernie Worell和Wil Cahoun助陣。 此外，致力于吉他教學的Vinnie Moore已在世界各地進行了二百余場吉他講座。他的兩張教學錄影帶也登上了Hotlick暢銷榜。由于他樂于傳授自己的技藝，在音樂圈中贏得了眾多褒獎。雖然九十年代時guitar solo這種音樂形式的流行度有所下降，但Vinnie Moore憑借自己受歡迎的吉他講座及高水準的演奏，得以在這種衰落中保持不敗。 如今的Vinnie Moore與同時代的大師們如Al Di Meola和Joe Satriani站在同一高度。從九十年代步入新世紀，Vinnie Moore繼續與Shrapnel唱片公司保持著成功的合作。盡管從來也沒有打入主流音樂界，Vinnie Moore仍擁有生命力長久且充滿創新的吉他職業生涯。樂迷們重新認識著如今音樂的根源，卻往往由于過份狂熱而將往昔的大師們拋在腦后。Vinnie Moore不僅展示著昔日音樂的風采，亦是可以引領未來音樂方向的極少數演奏家之一。 Vinnie Moore is one of the most influencial and important guitarists to emerge out of the virtuoso boom in the mid to late eighties. Boasting six studio albums as of 2001, he is one of the most recognizable artists on the Shrapnel record label. Beginning his career at the tender age of 12, Moore played clubs and bars until Shrapnel big wig Mike Varney discovered him through a magazine article. His connection with Varney led to a Pepsi commercial in 1985, which gave him enough recognition to record his first solo album, Minds Eye. His debut led to several awards from guitar magazines and sold over 100,000 copies, bringing him directly into the spotlight of the guitar world. The virtuoso craze of the late eighties led to more well received releases on Shrapnel, and soon he began to perform with other bands in the hard rock scene. He joined Alice Cooper's band for a tour and the Hey Stoopid album, and released two very popular instructional videos on playing guitar. He secured a tour with Rush for his solo material, then turned around and had a guitar clinic tour that spanned several continents. His dedication to teaching his craft has brought him much praise in musician's circles. Although the nineties saw a decline in the popularity of solo guitar music, Moore survived the downward trend due to his popular guitar clinics and quality guitar playing. Standing tall with fellow guitar heroes Al DiMeola and Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore has enjoyed a successful working relationship with Shrapnel records that has continued past the nineties into the next century. Despite never cracking the mainstream, Moore still has enjoyed a long and creatively satisfying career in the world of instrumental guitar.