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Rory Gallagher

Nowhere ManNowhere Man Posts: 345
edited July 2009 in Other Music
I have seen Rory Gallagher mentioned on here before and I have never heard of him. What are some good songs or other stuff to check out. Thanks
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    The man was a god. Thank you for this thread. It's good to see a real talent getting some respect on here.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CZNuTeq9hs
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQArvVQr-GQ
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSzsDWTc4mY
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    I have the RG 'stage struck' cd. I gave it a listen and it was cool, need to spin it some more!
  • TravelarTravelar Kalamazoo, USA Posts: 3,413
    I have several of his CDs (off the top of my hand I can't name them). I haven't been disappointed with any of his material.
  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    My favorite is Top Priority. I also like his first self-titled album, Deuce, and Calling Card. A good live one is Irish Tour.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • Wolf At BayWolf At Bay Posts: 236
    Oh man, so glad this thread popped up, because, as I was saying in the concert video thread, Rory Gallagher is fucking awesome.

    I'll second the recommendation of Irish Tour. Live in Europe is also awesome.
    Studio albums: Blueprint and Tattoo are excellent, Tattoo'd Lady and Million Miles Away off of Tattoo are two of my favorite songs. And as someone else said, Deuce is a great album. Actually, Deuce is pretty stunning -- when you're hear the whole thing, I think you'll wonder why this guy isn't ever mentioned on the usual magazine lists of musical greatness.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    I gave Irish tour a listen and its really good, much more jammy than Stage Strucks. Brilliant stuff :D
  • Nowhere ManNowhere Man Posts: 345
    Thanks guys for the help, I just bought some tunes "Bad Penny" and "Tattoo'd Lady", great stuff.
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Bad penny always stuck with me as being my favourite song so far.
  • Wolf At BayWolf At Bay Posts: 236
    I'm listening to Deuce right now, early in the morning (and the lead off song was very fitting "I'm not awake yet") but tired as I am, he got me rockin' right away on the second track, "Used to Be."
    Man, would have been awesome to have seen him play -- did anyone here have that chance?
    http://www.zazzle.com/wolfatthetreeline*
  • YieldedYielded Posts: 839
    Walk on Hot Coals off Irish Tour... Damn, I was obsessed with that track for ages!

    Irish Tour is a must own!
    "We get these pills to swallow... how they stick in your throat... Tastes like gold..."
  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Wolf At Bay wrote:
    I'm listening to Deuce right now, early in the morning (and the lead off song was very fitting "I'm not awake yet") but tired as I am, he got me rockin' right away on the second track, "Used to Be."
    Man, would have been awesome to have seen him play -- did anyone here have that chance?
    Oh yeah, in Dallas, August 1980. At a club called the Palladium. He was brilliant, not that I would expect anything less. Great to see him in a little club up close. He could really bring it.

    Best part of the evening: Before the show my husband and I were talking with our friends about what songs we hoped to hear. I was wishing he'd play Laundromat from his first solo album, which didn't seem very likely. So during the show our friend John was down at the front taking pictures. Rory was tuning his guitar between songs and John said, "Rory, how about Laundromat?" Rory nodded and spoke to the other guys and that was the next song they played. :D

    By the end of the show all of us were down in front. Rory had put down his guitar and was coming around shaking hands with people. So John suddenly lifted me on to the stage and I gave Rory a hug. He looked at me like I was out of my mind and said, "Uh, thanks" and I jumped off the stage. :oops: My husband said something like "Well, that was stupid!" and teased me about it for years. :oops: :lol:

    Really, my husband was the lucky one, having seen Rory several times. He became a fan when he saw Taste open for Blind Faith ( I know, I know :roll: ), then saw various solo shows along the east coast, where Rory seemed to be more popular. He didn't come to Texas very often. One of my husband's co-workers goes to the Rory Gallagher festival in Ireland every summer. We've talked about making the pilgrimage and I suppose we might one of these years.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    I BrisK I wrote:
    Bad penny always stuck with me as being my favourite song so far.
    Bad penny you/////his best song..and i love the guitar sound on this one,,,
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    I BrisK I wrote:
    Bad penny always stuck with me as being my favourite song so far.
    Bad penny you/////his best song..and i love the guitar sound on this one,,,

    Yeah man it fucking rocks!

    I'm going to give Deuce a listen.
  • Wolf At BayWolf At Bay Posts: 236
    whoprincess wrote:
    Wolf At Bay wrote:
    I'm listening to Deuce right now, early in the morning (and the lead off song was very fitting "I'm not awake yet") but tired as I am, he got me rockin' right away on the second track, "Used to Be."
    Man, would have been awesome to have seen him play -- did anyone here have that chance?
    Oh yeah, in Dallas, August 1980. At a club called the Palladium. He was brilliant, not that I would expect anything less. Great to see him in a little club up close. He could really bring it.

    Best part of the evening: Before the show my husband and I were talking with our friends about what songs we hoped to hear. I was wishing he'd play Laundromat from his first solo album, which didn't seem very likely. So during the show our friend John was down at the front taking pictures. Rory was tuning his guitar between songs and John said, "Rory, how about Laundromat?" Rory nodded and spoke to the other guys and that was the next song they played. :D

    By the end of the show all of us were down in front. Rory had put down his guitar and was coming around shaking hands with people. So John suddenly lifted me on to the stage and I gave Rory a hug. He looked at me like I was out of my mind and said, "Uh, thanks" and I jumped off the stage. :oops: My husband said something like "Well, that was stupid!" and teased me about it for years. :oops: :lol:

    Really, my husband was the lucky one, having seen Rory several times. He became a fan when he saw Taste open for Blind Faith ( I know, I know :roll: ), then saw various solo shows along the east coast, where Rory seemed to be more popular. He didn't come to Texas very often. One of my husband's co-workers goes to the Rory Gallagher festival in Ireland every summer. We've talked about making the pilgrimage and I suppose we might one of these years.
    Awesome story -- and Laundromat is a great song. Who would have ever thought about writing a song about a laundromat? Very original, a rockin' song with an off-beat sense of humor.

    Speaking of Taste, they're pretty cool too. I like his solo stuff better, but in my opinion, Taste was totally keeping pace with all best bands of that time before they broke up. Apparently John Lennon was a Taste fan.

    I wouldn't mind catching that tribute festival myself, or at least seeing some of the tributes to Rory around Ireland. I know there's a theater or two named after him and a pub if I'm not mistaken, a bronze replica/statue of his strat in Dublin. Plus a bunch of festivals in other countries.
    http://www.zazzle.com/wolfatthetreeline*
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