Winged Horses: Matthew Moore

Album: Winged Horses

Artist: Matthew Moore

Year: 1976

Songs of Note: Stay a Little Longer, Savannah

Most of the records I have been listening to for this self-appointed project have been by artists I have never heard of before. My hope was that I would uncover a lost masterpiece. What I am finding is that most records were hits because they were good and memorable. Whether that is a result of having heard a lot of this music on radio when growing up or from reading reviews in Rolling Stone or on Allmusic.com, I felt that maybe some of these acts didn't get a fair shake because of politics or some other circumstances. I feel Matthew Moore's "Winger Horses" fits into the circumstances category.

Writing music is something I have not tried to do. I don't think I will ever give it a try because I can't play any musical instruments very well. I do appreciate it when I hear talent, and I feel that Matthew Moore does have talent. The songs are all played very well. This album also sounds like it was mixed and produced with great care. I just can't see listening to this as anything other than background music.

The lead off track is "Savannah" and is probably the strongest track on the disc. I immediately thought of Fleetwood Mac. Off course Fleetwood Mac has the whole soap opera that goes along with it and the mysticism of Stevie Nicks to carry the day. These are the notions the listener already has before even dropping the needle. It makes the music interesting. Without that, the music needs to stand on it's own. That doesn't always work.

I have a hard time picking out any other songs. All the rest sound like what I would expect am soft rock radio in the 70's to sound like. Not as smooth to be 'Yacht Rock' caliber but professional none the less. This is one album that feels like a lot of care when into it's creation but will be destined for 70's soft rock oblivion.