A Different Beat (Gary Moore album)

A Different Beat is the twelfth solo studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released by Castle Music in September 1999. Produced by Moore with Ian Taylor, the album saw Moore continue to jettison his familiar blues and hard rock stylings work for a more experimental pop approach, following Dark Days in Paradise (1997). The musician was inspired by modern dance music and sought to create an album that fused dance rhythms with guitar work, and collaborated with musicians Roger King and the E-Z Rollers to help him achieve this.

The album is characterised by its usage of keyboards, loops, samples, programmed dance beats and experiments in drum and bass, though also incorporates Moore's bluesy guitar solos. Stylistic comparisons were drawn with Apollo 440 and Fatboy Slim, the latter of whom was the subject of the tribute track "Fatboy", while Moore also recorded a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Fire". On release, A Different Beat was another commercial disappointment for Moore and baffled his fanbase, although some music critics praised Moore for tasking musical risks with the album. The guitarist later disowned the album.