I love all Rory's recordings, but that irish tour 74, what a record, a strat lesson, all you can do with a strat ! a true master, and he was never as good when live on the boards !
@@23crosspath true,, I love on the boards too, the best studio album for me, and where he played saxophone in such a brilliant manner, we miss him so much !
My friends and I were excited to see Deep Purple play at the old San Bernardino Swing Auditorium in 1973. The opening act was some new dude with a band named after him. Rory Gallagher from Ireland. Wow 🤩 We we’re blown away. We called for 3 encores and he inadvertently stole the show from DP and needless to say, my buddies and I became avid Rory fans. We had purchased quite a few of his albums. What an incredible talent he was.
Similar story. I was in (then) West Germany in ‘71 and a couple mates and I went out for some live music and beers in a small suburb of Stuttgart, at a little movie theater with a stage. I’d never heard of Rory. It was a intimate space with no more than 300 seats. Bought tickets at the door. These three guys came out and took the roof off. We were in shock. Amazingly, this video doesn’t truly convey the energy. Never before or since have I seen the likes to equal that musical experience.
@@andrewkelly8677 He's in the Irish Rock and Roll HOF which is more legit than what's in Cleveland. He probably didn't get enough exposure in the states to be considered. But his he's a "friggin' genius".
As an Irish man I hold Rory Gallagher in the highest of Irish royalty ✌️ a true high king of Ireland and rock n roll long live Rory and the Irish Republic ✌️🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
No effects pedals. No whammy bar. Just his old battered strat and pure passion from a man who loved his music and his audience so, so much. Thank you gods for allowing us to hear Mister Rory Gallagher.
His guitar playing came directly from his heart. And Rory's heart was bigger than any player of his day, bigger than any lion that ever lived, bigger than the biggest heart that ever was.
Went to U of M back in '72. Saw a poster on campus that this dude was playing that night. Never heard of him. My friends and I got there early and planted ourselves front row center, literally a couple of feet away from him on stage. The energy and sheer force, take no prisoners, blow your brains out show he and the band performed that night exceeded anything I ever experience before and I'm old and saw a lot of the greats of that era...mind blowing stuff.
Rory was the man . Taste in my humble opinion were the ultimate three piece blues / rock power trio . Cream were,nt even close . No guitarist ever played blues /rock with he,s emotion and dexterity . Love the guy as much as Hendrix . Every gig l saw him play was brilliant .
Saw that show..I Live near Ann Arbor and Crysler arena was the best place for concerts until they built the Silver Dome in Pontiac..Rory also played at the Toledo Sports arena which was another great place for live concerts..I think you could see several bands on a single ticket for less than ten bucks back then..now days you have to take out a second mortgage to enjoy alive show
@@bart-d3208 Exactly! Few know Rory Gallagher! He liked to record his records always live. He liked the energy of the public. He recording without overdubbings! One of the best guitarists was wronged and forgotten. He drank a lot and died of hospital infection after the kidney transplantation. He was the only one to hold shows in Ireland in times of IRA attacks.
Pure Irish celt and Irish fighting spirit look at our Irish rugby 🏉 team. We were not born to have siestas. We never ever give up. So proud of this irishman. Humble and gifted
Rory was one of my guitar heroes (along with Jeff Beck and Mick Taylor). Rory was unique, down to earth, genuine. It was all about the music and performance. He is missed.
Was at this concert , stood 6 feet away in cork city hall ………what a night filmed by Tony Palmer 1974 Irish tour…………lost 3 pounds my god the city hall didn’t know what hit it people were stunned Rory and the lads were on fire 🔥. Magical !!!
Rory lived fast and furious... his music reflects that to this day. He loved his music, his audience his life. He crammed into five minutes on the stage what we others live in ten-twenty years.
Rory could have made 3 different songs out of most of his songs if he wanted to because of how many riffs each song held . If the record companies had their way they would have split his songs up into multiple singles. Rory wasn't into that stuff though. Take Mississippi Sheiks for example. There were so many different vibes and so many variables in that one number that,,, well,,, I digress.
I miss Rory so much.... Grew up with his music, so grateful I was able to see him perform at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw when I was a young teenager and get his autograph afterwards... He was on stage as overwhelming as the ocean hitting on the Irish Coast! will Love him and his supreme music for as long as I live.
Well either of you 2 woman marry me and we can own his autograph together. And in time am sure we well fall in love. this man is my hero from the first time I heard him 71 / 72..
@@tats5880 so sorry but.. I don't have the autograph anymore, same with the countless autographs of the great music heroes of the early 70's that I made a habit of collecting.. I had so many! all gone! I guess you should marry Pam then.
@@SuperPassionflower oh well, you win some you lose some. I can at least thank you for sharing a little bit of yourself. And you seem to a cool rock & roller. I myself still consider myself as a die hard hippie still with the hair to the middle of my back and now at 63 I can grow a beard. I guess the hippies are still alive in all 4 corners of the world. Just not as many.. but if I may ask one question? I don't want to make you feel bad, but how did you manage to lose all your autograph from rock & roll legends. Well Irene you take care and stay safe..
@@tats5880 It must have happened while cleaning out "stuff" (and I had so much stuff and much of it not even mine but from deceased -grand-parents..) before moving to "the next appartment".... I lost so much more in those processes... many pencil drawings I had made (from rock artists), short stories I wrote etc etc... It wasn't much of a bother, not until recent years I will admit.. now that I'm 64, I regret the losses....
68 here. Attended many of his concerts in the early seventies in Birmingham town hall prior to moving to The Netherlands. Saw him play in. Night Town, Rotterdam in the mid nighties. A few months later he passed away. Gutted ! One of my favourite musicians. A genius and humble !
I,m 67 . Got everything Rory did plus bootlegs and cassettes . The man was the greatest blues /rock guitarists ever and thats saying something with all the other greats theres been . Noone had Rory,s passion and virtuosity . He truly was a great among greats .Greatly missed .
This was a man who could make a guitar do anything he wanted it to. You realize that he's getting that wah-wah effect not from a pedal, but from his volume control on the guitar, right? I had the good fortune to see Rory perform in a tiny club in Philadelphia around 1979. Just a few years ago I also had the good fortune to visit his home city of Cork, and went into the public library, where a small but terrific music library has been set up in his honor. There was a sense of reverence about the place as people came in to borrow records, CDs, and DVDs about music. By the way, a very good documentary called Ghost Blues is a must-watch for any Rory Gallagher fans who haven't seen it. I never amounted to anything as a guitarist, but Rory Gallagher has been an inspiration to me for over 40 years. If I had to summarize why, I'd say it was his dedication to doing what was important to him as an artist and performer, rather than trying to cash in by riding along with pop trends.
@@danielpalmer5835 you mean 'swells' or 'violining' but yes, was going to make same point, basically people like him and gary moore, they were at both controls constantly, i play too and use them loads throughout a blues gig, its complex, like everything ffs lol, but... volume, also alters tone / cleaness of sound and level of distortion, tone makes more bass or treble, blues uses the changes in volume and thus tone a lot i guess, the actual, tone control, i touch twice, to make it bassier on two songs.. i could do the wah thing with it, i use vilioling a bit recently, with feed back and bends too.
Wow! what s great guitar player he was that sound going thru my head like a fright train just some straight guitar playing that doesn't stop, Iv'e heard some great guitar players in my 60 plus years but I keep coming back to hear Rory play. You can tell he just loved playing everyone that come to see him that drive he had and those hard licks just blows me away to this day.
He may have become my all time favorite blues guitarist. That live version is just beyond amazing. Masterpiece while sweating profusely. The guitar becomes a medium of what he is feeling.
Rory Gallagher is legend. I don't understand why he hasn't found more adulation posthumously. His playing is sublime. he's up there with SRV & Hendrix. But he was a simple guy who preferred to play to a few hundred loyal fans rather than fill arenas or bow down to piggy promoters & agents.
He'd play bigger shows of maybe a couple thousand, maybe 3? But he never joined the arena rock craze of the mid and late 70s where shows started playing to like 5-7 thousand people.
He also went against the industry, he refused to put out singles like all the other artists at the time. He wanted to give his fans moneys worth albums. He also refused the glitz and glam. Fireworks and light shows. He just wanted a stage, his equipment, and a crowd. That's all he needed to play. The fancyness of their shows were them being an awesome unit. The industry doesn't push/promote artist like this. This man is still not in the rock and roll hall of fame. But snoop dogg is. That tells you everything you need to know
@@MMM-28-28He did everything he could to thwart the record companies from changing him to a generic 45 singles artist. He pissed the record companies off many, many times. I think he regretted it a bit later in life when his health was failing but that was Rory. He sold 30 million albums on his own terms despite the pressures to conform.
This is a lesson on pure music , should be played in all music schools. Reason no gimmicks no fancy crap no electronic gizmos. Just pure pure raw talent.
If i could play at 1/10 of his skill I'd live a happy life.. absolutely incredible to watch and hear. He is one with his instrument.. a master of his trade. Edit: also have to say the drummer is amazing as well. The way he was able to change with Rory as the song progressed, seemed like he had to be a little creative and quick with it too
He used to come to my nearest city, Sheffield in England, every year. As soon as I was old enough, I went to see him & the band, every year. What a huge talent he had. So many years later, I still really miss him. Rory Gallagher, who art playing great blues in Heaven... You know the rest.
Me and my brother Damian (R.I.P) both agreed Rory and his band put alot of sweat and effort in this whole live performance. Rory Gallagher passed his emotions and sheer talent with his trusty ol Fender.
The Real Injustice Is That He Was Never Been Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame . And Rory Is A Master Class Guitar Player , Yet They Have So Many Shit Bands There . Why ? Because He Wrote About Them .... The Syndicate Don't Approve
A-men...add Alvin Lee, Jan Akkerman, Peter Green, Ritchie Blackmore, Leslie West, Glenn Campbell, Johnny Marr, Roy Clark, Pepe Romero, Lindsey Buckingham... and then, my own personal "Best Guitarist" list is complete...
His album Irish Tour 74 is one of the finest live albums( this cut is from that) y anyone. This video( also entitled Irish Tour 74) can be found online. Rock on!
I read that a journalist once asked Jimi Hendrix how does it feel to be the best guitar player on this planet? He said i don’t know ask Rory Gallagher...!
Saw Rory live in concert in many different countries and he always put on a show that no others have done, pure artistry and always played to the audience with endless encores- a true legend!
I hope you do get to Cork City to pay your respects to Rory me and a couple of pals visited Rorys grave a few years ago we spent 3 days in Cork visited all the famous Rory places and ended our trip with a visit to Rorys grave great memories
Anybody that was around Rory total got it. He would total pour himself on the stage. Had to be there to see it. It was as if he left nothing behind. Such a talent. Jimmy told us along time ago go ask Rory ( Greatest guitar player.).
I'm so glad there is so much video recordings of Rory. I know there are over a thousand hours, and I've watched some of them dozens of times. There is always one thing that embodies every moment of every video and that is love and respect. It goes both ways. Audiences loved Rory. He was able to unite Belfast even during the Troubles. There are only three people that have stopped fighting just by their presence. Louis Armstrong, Muhammed Ali, Pélé and Rory. That is some damn fine company to have.
WOW!.. thanks for uploading Alien6390 and thanks for the Sync, it's ten times better now , looks like Rory's talking through his guitar,love the feedback control at 1:12, classic. P. S. Colours alot better too 😁
Everybody hails Clapton & Hendrix. Rory is the most underrated of all guitarists, but he would have blown them all away....He just never cared about coming into the charts ! He had his own mind....
Back in our younger days, in old London town when we were young our parents would send us to college gigs to see Rory Gallagher and his boys and get the education to last us a life time from this MASTER, been in his classroom was the very best thing that could happen, we came away knowing things which we have used all through our lives. When you have some spare time click on to TH-cam and watch this human hurricane in action, The Master Musician Rory Gallagher and his boys going to town at full speed, shin kick going crazy suffering from the bullfrog blues and shadow playing at full pelt. What other person would walk on hot coals then thank his audience a million. Rory Gallagher that's who. How fantastic and brilliant it this. It is also beautiful to look at, it is the concord of the open road. If you need a backup driver just give me a call. I have only 1 condition, do not ask me to sharp turn when going at full blast.
@@friesiamans1966 Hi! Firstly, I was referring to the poster's name (tck roofing), which might be the name of his company. Just like you appear to be into cows (Friesian cows). Anyway, "roofing" is working on roofs, generally speaking. Roofs are the covers they put on top of houses to stop the rain, snow and German bombs getting in. Roofers were very busy in the 1940s.
@@Ndlanding well, of course i know what a roof is, german bombs or not, haha, but i thought there might be a sort of slang meaning to it that i didn´t know yet - well i´m more into friesians as my ancestors instead of the cows, in honoring memory of the hard work and the countless lives they gave to make the area here at the north sea coast and the moors inhabitable - but i also like the black and white cows, yessss - thanx anyway... :-)
I've spent a large chunk of this evening watching one of my guitar heroes, Stevie Ray Vaughan. And now I'm watching Rory. What a gig it would be if these two ever got to share a stage. The world could be a great place...
God bless Rory Gallagher. An Irish man. An Irish Blues man. During "the troubles" he went and played in the north. The word was, "you leave Rory Gallagher the fuck alone and let him play".
Rory was a wonderful player, and I am recalling the day I bought both Blueprint, and Calling Card a long LONG time ago...Then I bought the ticket, and SAW him....Wow! He was both an influence on my playing, and definitely one of the best performers I ever witnessed!
Rory doesn't just play music. He lives, breathes, feels and oozes it from the depth of his soul. Quiet freaky really and not an ounce of ego from all accounts
Rory was one of the very best blues/rock guitarists of our time..I first heard this song on a compilation album and have been a fan ever since..the first recording of his I ever bought was his " Live " album on 8-track..I wore that out listening to it in my 1973 Levi AMC Gremlin..I was just heart broken the day I heard of his passing..his brother Liam continues to keep his memory alive by releasing material he worked on while he was still with us..the way he attacked a song was just pure genius and to this day very few came close to his style of playing the blues..Gary Moore is about the only artist out there that is even remotely comparable to Rory..miss them both
The intro to this song reminds me of "Mystic Eyes" by Them. I love the way he plays to the audience, but also with them. His expressions are pure joy; he's lovin' what he's doing.
I originally didn't like the end of this song but my initial impression was terrible. It's the perfect wind down to the most incredible guitar prose. Just amazing, brilliant stuff!
@@parmec1875 Jimi Hendrix was asked on a talk show "What's it like to be the the greatest guitarist in the world and he replied , "Ask Rory Gallagher." And I love Jimi Hendrix, saw him at Woodstock and other venues but Rory ,,,,,,,,
Do you know in Paris there is a rory gallagher boulevard in his honour. I worked in France 🇫🇷 and saw rory in concert in marseilles and montpellier. In montpellier his e string. Broke. He did not change guitar 🎸 the rod d ath and gerry mc envoy and lou went into a rhythm while Rory changed and tuned that string while playing. I cried and there were Italian girls beside me crying 😢. Nothing more to say. Rory is in heaven and i l have a pint of Guinness with him if he permits
I seen this guy & his band live in Australia back in mid seventies, blew my mind, unbelievable, loved him ever since, a true professional rock guitarists. Rock on Rory Gallagher.
40 sene olacak hepsini dinledim artık eminim rock tarihinin en iyi çıktısı bu parça bana göre ...saçma bulanlar olabir janis ten sepultura ya bi deneyim bu
Got everything Rory ever put out ! Saw him backing the Who at the Omni in atlanta ! Rory set out by himself with a mandoline and play going to my home town ! Sounded like a full band with him setting on a stool destroying that mandoline ! Hes in top five of all time great guitarist ever !!!👍👍👍👍
I love all Rory's recordings, but that irish tour 74, what a record, a strat lesson, all you can do with a strat ! a true master, and he was never as good when live on the boards !
2nd Album 1st Taste
@@23crosspath true,, I love on the boards too, the best studio album for me, and where he played saxophone in such a brilliant manner, we miss him so much !
Died way to young saw him when he was with TASTE check them out!
My friends and I were excited to see Deep Purple play at the old San Bernardino Swing Auditorium in 1973. The opening act was some new dude with a band named after him. Rory Gallagher from Ireland. Wow 🤩 We we’re blown away. We called for 3 encores and he inadvertently stole the show from DP and needless to say, my buddies and I became avid Rory fans. We had purchased quite a few of his albums. What an incredible talent he was.
His innovation soul music mastroe, I wish he stayed around for another while, yet he is here in the spirit of unique talent.
that is a great story...
Totally rightous , Totally 🌝☝️
Similar story. I was in (then) West Germany in ‘71 and a couple mates and I went out for some live music and beers in a small suburb of Stuttgart, at a little movie theater with a stage. I’d never heard of Rory. It was a intimate space with no more than 300 seats. Bought tickets at the door. These three guys came out and took the roof off. We were in shock. Amazingly, this video doesn’t truly convey the energy. Never before or since have I seen the likes to equal that musical experience.
Wasn't that the first part of 1975?
Outstanding.
Damn...haven't listened to Rory in years...forgot how good he was!
R E A L and still kickin' !! He's living his music and we're lucky enough to hear his inner melodies
Love Rory G!.Scottish Eggs Blues genius!
In 200 years time, people will still be blown away by this man and his music. Genius
hows he not in the rock and roll hall of fame???
There's not enough space for his NAME. Was a Rock a big one! & not to roll 👍🌪️🤔🌪️🌪️🌍🔥🔥😎
I was born in 1980. Just discovered his music recently and absolutely love it 😀
@@andrewkelly8677
@@andrewkelly8677 He's in the Irish Rock and Roll HOF which is more legit than what's in Cleveland. He probably didn't get enough exposure in the states to be considered. But his he's a "friggin' genius".
As an Irish man I hold Rory Gallagher in the highest of Irish royalty ✌️ a true high king of Ireland and rock n roll long live Rory and the Irish Republic ✌️🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
The greatest.
@@RobertWilliams-tv4uv right on brother 😎🤘
Rory was a genius. A genuine Grand Master of his craft.
@@philjones6054 you are spot on bud 👍 have a good weekend and keep rocking in the free world brother 😎🤘
The Master......❤❤❤❤
Those facial expressions... burning with synchronicity. The man, the guitar, the playing are all one being.
No effects pedals. No whammy bar. Just his old battered strat and pure passion from a man who loved his music and his audience so, so much.
Thank you gods for allowing us to hear Mister Rory Gallagher.
Yeah, but imagine if he used pedals...........
Yes he was true to rock n roll ...and erm.....the fab jake e lee bent strings on headstock just like rory...he is super underrated
@@vicferrari89 he used an Octaver from time to time.
@@vayabroder729 Dallas Rangemaster
He used pedals, they are beside his amp. He'd set them and leave them.
If you dont get this then you shoudnt be here.....
I'm totally with you,brother!!! Cheers!!!
Absolutely, check and see if you've got a pulse.
God sent us Rory, what a blessing.
I Iike this version the best ! What an improvisational masterpiece !!!
@@KB-P If you don't get this then you should stay here til you do!
His guitar playing came directly from his heart. And Rory's heart was bigger than any player of his day, bigger than any lion that ever lived, bigger than the biggest heart that ever was.
So true!
Could not have put it better myself
Rory will live on in millions of hearts
Him and Kossof
Two heart influenced naestros
Yup.
Among the most humble and generous of men❤❤❤
At 16, my first concert was Rory , the second best concert was the next Rory Gallagher concert I went to a few years later. The MASTER
Went to U of M back in '72. Saw a poster on campus that this dude was playing that night. Never heard of him. My friends and I got there early and planted ourselves front row center, literally a couple of feet away from him on stage. The energy and sheer force, take no prisoners, blow your brains out show he and the band performed that night exceeded anything I ever experience before and I'm old and saw a lot of the greats of that era...mind blowing stuff.
was rory in L.A. a few times I believe it 73 or 74
I was there on that night free trade hall what a night
Jimi Hendrix bowed to him at the Isle Of Wight in 1970 😎
Rory was the man . Taste in my humble opinion were the ultimate three piece blues / rock power trio . Cream were,nt even close . No guitarist ever played blues /rock with he,s emotion and dexterity . Love the guy as much as Hendrix . Every gig l saw him play was brilliant .
Saw that show..I Live near Ann Arbor and Crysler arena was the best place for concerts until they built the Silver Dome in Pontiac..Rory also played at the Toledo Sports arena which was another great place for live concerts..I think you could see several bands on a single ticket for less than ten bucks back then..now days you have to take out a second mortgage to enjoy alive show
MASTER OF THE STRATOCASTER PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
MOST UNDERRATED GUITAR PLAYER OF ALL TIME!
My mind is blown. How does he do it? I’ve NEVER HEARD anyone play rock like that. He was pure magic. 🌞
Pure alchemy! Brilliant stuff
Some people have ability innate....others simulate or imitate!
Welcome to the Rory Gallagher experience! :-D
@@bart-d3208 Exactly! Few know Rory Gallagher! He liked to record his records always live. He liked the energy of the public. He recording without overdubbings! One of the best guitarists was wronged and forgotten. He drank a lot and died of hospital infection after the kidney transplantation. He was the only one to hold shows in Ireland in times of IRA attacks.
Pure Irish celt and Irish fighting spirit look at our Irish rugby 🏉 team. We were not born to have siestas. We never ever give up. So proud of this irishman. Humble and gifted
Practice practice practice..no ego just a star..
Now on my top five all time live blues guitar song. Amazing. I am 55, love, love the blues for 40 years and totally missed Rory. Simply a legend!
🎸👍
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What are the other four?
The most underrated guitar player in the universe.
Period.
He's not underrated :) he's just a hidden gem. Whoever finds him is blessed.
Yes
Master of the Stratocaster ✌️
He’s definitely under appreciated! 😊
Most people who know about Rory do not underrate him 😉
Que dire ? On a vraiment connu une époque exceptionnelle.
C'est sur mon frère. Mieux que les merdes de maintenant.
Un passionné ❤ je ne me lasse pas de l'entendre....❤
BEST ! RIP RORY RIP Ted , Lou, , Wilgar , Rod
Rory was one of my guitar heroes (along with Jeff Beck and Mick Taylor). Rory was unique, down to earth, genuine. It was all about the music and performance. He is missed.
The ultimate energy guitarist, pure class, saw him live once, its still the best live performance I ever saw.
Was at this concert , stood 6 feet away in cork city hall ………what a night filmed by Tony Palmer 1974 Irish tour…………lost 3 pounds my god the city hall didn’t know what hit it people were stunned Rory and the lads were on fire 🔥. Magical !!!
Saw Rory twice in the Belfast, right up at the stage, will never forget it. even got a drink of his bottle of Harp beer!
Rory lived fast and furious... his music reflects that to this day. He loved his music, his audience his life. He crammed into five minutes on the stage what we others live in ten-twenty years.
Made no sense but whatever.
The best rocknblooz ever done
raw magic a true talent
Rory could have made 3 different songs out of most of his songs if he wanted to because of how many riffs each song held .
If the record companies had their way they would have split his songs up into multiple singles. Rory wasn't into that stuff though.
Take Mississippi Sheiks for example. There were so many different vibes and so many variables in that one number that,,, well,,, I digress.
I miss Rory so much.... Grew up with his music, so grateful I was able to see him perform at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw when I was a young teenager and get his autograph afterwards... He was on stage as overwhelming as the ocean hitting on the Irish Coast! will Love him and his supreme music for as long as I live.
Well either of you 2 woman marry me and we can own his autograph together. And in time am sure we well fall in love. this man is my hero from the first time I heard him 71 / 72..
@@tats5880 so sorry but.. I don't have the autograph anymore, same with the countless autographs of the great music heroes of the early 70's that I made a habit of collecting.. I had so many! all gone! I guess you should marry Pam then.
@@SuperPassionflower oh well, you win some you lose some. I can at least thank you for sharing a little bit of yourself. And you seem to a cool rock & roller. I myself still consider myself as a die hard hippie still with the hair to the middle of my back and now at 63 I can grow a beard. I guess the hippies are still alive in all 4 corners of the world. Just not as many.. but if I may ask one question? I don't want to make you feel bad, but how did you manage to lose all your autograph from rock & roll legends. Well Irene you take care and stay safe..
What memorable experience you had meeting Rory and getting his autograph, I'm jealous. 😆 🤣 😂
@@tats5880 It must have happened while cleaning out "stuff" (and I had so much stuff and much of it not even mine but from deceased -grand-parents..) before moving to "the next appartment".... I lost so much more in those processes... many pencil drawings I had made (from rock artists), short stories I wrote etc etc... It wasn't much of a bother, not until recent years I will admit.. now that I'm 64, I regret the losses....
I’m 68. Got a few Rory albums on vinyl. HE WAS SHIT HOT! Brilliant!
68 here. Attended many of his concerts in the early seventies in Birmingham town hall prior to moving to The Netherlands. Saw him play in. Night Town, Rotterdam in the mid nighties. A few months later he passed away. Gutted ! One of my favourite musicians. A genius and humble !
I,m 67 . Got everything Rory did plus bootlegs and cassettes . The man was the greatest blues /rock guitarists ever and thats saying something with all the other greats theres been . Noone had Rory,s passion and virtuosity . He truly was a great among greats .Greatly missed .
This was a man who could make a guitar do anything he wanted it to. You realize that he's getting that wah-wah effect not from a pedal, but from his volume control on the guitar, right? I had the good fortune to see Rory perform in a tiny club in Philadelphia around 1979. Just a few years ago I also had the good fortune to visit his home city of Cork, and went into the public library, where a small but terrific music library has been set up in his honor. There was a sense of reverence about the place as people came in to borrow records, CDs, and DVDs about music. By the way, a very good documentary called Ghost Blues is a must-watch for any Rory Gallagher fans who haven't seen it. I never amounted to anything as a guitarist, but Rory Gallagher has been an inspiration to me for over 40 years. If I had to summarize why, I'd say it was his dedication to doing what was important to him as an artist and performer, rather than trying to cash in by riding along with pop trends.
You get a wah effect from rolling the tone dial back and forth, the volume with only create swirls( no matter who you are)
Nice.
Watch LAYLA MCCALLA on yt from haiti.
@@danielpalmer5835 you mean 'swells' or 'violining' but yes, was going to make same point, basically people like him and gary moore, they were at both controls constantly, i play too and use them loads throughout a blues gig, its complex, like everything ffs lol, but... volume, also alters tone / cleaness of sound and level of distortion, tone makes more bass or treble, blues uses the changes in volume and thus tone a lot i guess, the actual, tone control, i touch twice, to make it bassier on two songs.. i could do the wah thing with it, i use vilioling a bit recently, with feed back and bends too.
@@jibicusmaximus4827 I agree and for the wah effect it's the pickup selector all the way (without pedals)
@@danielpalmer5835 It's the tone knob, or tone+vol knob 4 wah. Check out Buchanan.
Wow! what s great guitar player he was that sound going thru my head like a fright train just some straight guitar playing that doesn't stop, Iv'e heard some great guitar players in my 60 plus years but I keep coming back to hear Rory play. You can tell he just loved playing everyone that come to see him that drive he had and those hard licks just blows me away to this day.
He may have become my all time favorite blues guitarist. That live version is just beyond amazing. Masterpiece while sweating profusely. The guitar becomes a medium of what he is feeling.
Rory Gallagher is legend. I don't understand why he hasn't found more adulation posthumously. His playing is sublime. he's up there with SRV & Hendrix. But he was a simple guy who preferred to play to a few hundred loyal fans rather than fill arenas or bow down to piggy promoters & agents.
He'd play bigger shows of maybe a couple thousand, maybe 3? But he never joined the arena rock craze of the mid and late 70s where shows started playing to like 5-7 thousand people.
He also went against the industry, he refused to put out singles like all the other artists at the time. He wanted to give his fans moneys worth albums. He also refused the glitz and glam. Fireworks and light shows. He just wanted a stage, his equipment, and a crowd. That's all he needed to play. The fancyness of their shows were them being an awesome unit. The industry doesn't push/promote artist like this. This man is still not in the rock and roll hall of fame. But snoop dogg is. That tells you everything you need to know
@@MMM-28-28He did everything he could to thwart the record companies from changing him to a generic 45 singles artist.
He pissed the record companies off many, many times.
I think he regretted it a bit later in life when his health was failing but that was Rory.
He sold 30 million albums on his own terms despite the pressures to conform.
This is a lesson on pure music , should be played in all music schools. Reason no gimmicks no fancy crap no electronic gizmos.
Just pure pure raw talent.
MASTERPIECE.
Just like Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Michelangelo made, only Rory was painting with his guitar.
If i could play at 1/10 of his skill I'd live a happy life.. absolutely incredible to watch and hear. He is one with his instrument.. a master of his trade.
Edit: also have to say the drummer is amazing as well. The way he was able to change with Rory as the song progressed, seemed like he had to be a little creative and quick with it too
We remember his name ...Rory was 👑
Rory Gallagher - Walk on Hot Coals ,Irish Tour/1974💕
A very special mention to Rod de'Ath .A very underrated drummer and at his best here.Such a sad ending to his career.
Most definitely he's my favourite drummer that rory had
He used to come to my nearest city, Sheffield in England, every year. As soon as I was old enough, I went to see him & the band, every year. What a huge talent he had. So many years later, I still really miss him. Rory Gallagher, who art playing great blues in Heaven... You know the rest.
Rod De'th was a machine !
Thank you. This is one of my most favorite videos of Rory so for the image and music to be synchronized is very much appreciated.
Me and my brother Damian (R.I.P) both agreed Rory and his band put alot of sweat and effort in this whole live performance. Rory Gallagher passed his emotions and sheer talent with his trusty ol Fender.
Moore and Gallagher were two of the Greatest Musicians on this planet
Probably the most underated musician of all time. It's an injustice really.
The Real Injustice Is That He Was Never Been Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame . And Rory Is A Master Class Guitar Player , Yet They Have So Many Shit Bands There . Why ? Because He Wrote About Them .... The Syndicate Don't Approve
This is the most brilliant music I've ever heard!
l wish they play this at my funeral
nothing brilliant here..mostly out of key and frankly annoying.
@@davederoux3361 you must be tone deaf. Rory was one of the best guitarists ever.
@@visnamacpherson5109 Nice eyes..do you live in Toronto?
@@davederoux3361 no, I live in London England.
Rory and his bandmates immortal musicianship will echo through time.
Back in 78 when I was 15 I discovered the live albums of Frank Marino, Robin Trower, and Rory Gallagher. Every one a legend.
A-men...add Alvin Lee, Jan Akkerman, Peter Green, Ritchie Blackmore, Leslie West, Glenn Campbell, Johnny Marr, Roy Clark, Pepe Romero, Lindsey Buckingham... and then, my own personal "Best Guitarist" list is complete...
We were lucky to have been at that age at that time 🎸🎶🎵
@@jamesdenecochea5709 Helluva good list sir! I think Roy Buchanan also belongs on it too.
Yes I did too.... Great great music
This could go on for hours.
As mr traxler said ,”this could go on for hours…… I can’t believe I’m writing a fucking review, but Rory liked to play!!! Aloha
To me it's got that melodic haunting Irish Country sound mixed with bad ass rock.
Saw him about five times and every show was brilliant shows always packed out....!!! Loved it all..
Magnifique,on ne peut oublier,se sont de guitare qui explose les oreilles, j'adore,va y Monsieur RORYYYYY on t'aime toujours. un super fan ❤❤❤❤
EL PUTO AMOOOOO, ESO ES TOCAR CON EL CORAZON!!!
From Ireland to Greece,Rory rock in peace ✌️
Rory literally made his mark on his bluesy guitars, scraped on the lacquer, his artful notes movements, like himself one of a kind 🙂
Beautifully said.
BEST EVER
THE BEST THAT HAS SEEN AND WILL SEE
That band is seriously sick. The keyboardist seems like he's following changes in real time like a jazz musician, but not sounding as lost as jazz.
Man, I'm 55, first time seeing this, just blown away !!
His album Irish Tour 74 is one of the finest live albums( this cut is from that) y anyone. This video( also entitled Irish Tour 74) can be found online. Rock on!
*by anyone. Darn phone
Surly Rory has to go down in history as the best guitar player of all time Lee Hambleton from Sheffield
He should do Lee if there is any justice, he was happiest playing.
I read that a journalist once asked Jimi Hendrix how does it feel to be the best guitar player on this planet? He said i don’t know ask Rory Gallagher...!
Nice one Lee
Really great but JIMI will always be numero uno.
@@robertshaefer7760 jimi Hendrix playing on another level
Saw Rory live in concert in many different countries and he always put on a show that no others have done, pure artistry and always played to the audience with endless encores- a true legend!
One of the most incredible guitarists around. Amazing to watch.
Before I die I swear I’ll make a trip to Ireland to pay homage to Rory. From St. Louis to cork
I hope you do get to Cork City to pay your respects to Rory me and a couple of pals visited Rorys grave a few years ago we spent 3 days in Cork visited all the famous Rory places and ended our trip with a visit to Rorys grave great memories
My whole life passes thought my mind
There's no words to justify the brilliance the man
ΣΤΗΝ ΛΕΦΚΗ ΜΕ ΑΓΑΠΗ Ο ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ 23/09/1991 13:12❤
One of the best guitarist of all times, pure gold, wonderful sound, specially the silences he waits between notes, the same than Ritchie Blackmore
Anybody that was around Rory total got it. He would total pour himself on the stage. Had to be there to see it. It was as if he left nothing behind. Such a talent. Jimmy told us along time ago go ask Rory ( Greatest guitar player.).
I'm so glad there is so much video recordings of Rory. I know there are over a thousand hours, and I've watched some of them dozens of times. There is always one thing that embodies every moment of every video and that is love and respect. It goes both ways. Audiences loved Rory.
He was able to unite Belfast even during the Troubles. There are only three people that have stopped fighting just by their presence. Louis Armstrong, Muhammed Ali, Pélé and Rory. That is some damn fine company to have.
WOW!.. thanks for uploading Alien6390 and thanks for the Sync, it's ten times better now , looks like Rory's talking through his guitar,love the feedback control at 1:12, classic. P. S. Colours alot better too 😁
Everybody hails Clapton & Hendrix. Rory is the most underrated of all guitarists, but he would have blown them all away....He just never cared about coming into the charts ! He had his own mind....
Great performance of drummer Rod De Ath too.
Back in our younger days, in old London town when we were young our parents would send us to college gigs to see Rory Gallagher and his boys and get the education to last us a life time from this MASTER, been in his classroom was the very best thing that could happen, we came away knowing things which we have used all through our lives. When you have some spare time click on to TH-cam and watch this human hurricane in action, The Master Musician Rory Gallagher and his boys going to town at full speed, shin kick going crazy suffering from the bullfrog blues and shadow playing at full pelt. What other person would walk on hot coals then thank his audience a million. Rory Gallagher that's who.
How fantastic and brilliant it this. It is also beautiful to look at, it is the concord of the open road. If you need a backup driver just give me a call. I have only 1 condition, do not ask me to sharp turn when going at full blast.
So that's how you got into roofing?
@@Ndlanding what is roofing? may i ask, i´m german and always ready to learn... 🙋♂️
@@friesiamans1966 Hi! Firstly, I was referring to the poster's name (tck roofing), which might be the name of his company. Just like you appear to be into cows (Friesian cows). Anyway, "roofing" is working on roofs, generally speaking. Roofs are the covers they put on top of houses to stop the rain, snow and German bombs getting in. Roofers were very busy in the 1940s.
@@Ndlanding well, of course i know what a roof is, german bombs or not, haha, but i thought there might be a sort of slang meaning to it that i didn´t know yet - well i´m more into friesians as my ancestors instead of the cows, in honoring memory of the hard work and the countless lives they gave to make the area here at the north sea coast and the moors inhabitable - but i also like the black and white cows, yessss - thanx anyway... :-)
they were on fire that night, thats grade A Rory. Glad I saw him 4 times, true greatness, long live the legend of Rory!
I've spent a large chunk of this evening watching one of my guitar heroes, Stevie Ray Vaughan. And now I'm watching Rory. What a gig it would be if these two ever got to share a stage. The world could be a great place...
22 years gone and still the one and only G,Man this is so great love.it sleep easy Rory, Margo,
God bless Rory Gallagher. An Irish man. An Irish Blues man. During "the troubles" he went and played in the north. The word was, "you leave Rory Gallagher the fuck alone and let him play".
Great player. Motorhead also played there during the troubles late 70s/ early 80s.
Rory was a wonderful player, and I am recalling the day I bought both Blueprint, and Calling Card a long LONG time ago...Then I bought the ticket, and SAW him....Wow! He was both an influence on my playing, and definitely one of the best performers I ever witnessed!
I'd walk on hot coals to see this live in 74
A True Blue Irishman, May Country and People be forever proud, Were all graced, R. I. P. Rory !!
Beautiful man x x
Rory doesn't just play music. He lives, breathes, feels and oozes it from the depth of his soul. Quiet freaky really and not an ounce of ego from all accounts
Rory was one of the very best blues/rock guitarists of our time..I first heard this song on a compilation album and have been a fan ever since..the first recording of his I ever bought was his " Live " album on 8-track..I wore that out listening to it in my 1973 Levi AMC Gremlin..I was just heart broken the day I heard of his passing..his brother Liam continues to keep his memory alive by releasing material he worked on while he was still with us..the way he attacked a song was just pure genius and to this day very few came close to his style of playing the blues..Gary Moore is about the only artist out there that is even remotely comparable to Rory..miss them both
My favorite Rory performace, except when I saw him live in DC. No ego, just genius.
Have u seen do you read me, rock goes to college 79, the sounds he got out of the guitar on that song are just awesome, if not check it out
This is a great video - the sea intro, fading into his performance. Incredible passion, and a style all his own. The drummer gave a good workout too.
The intro to this song reminds me of "Mystic Eyes" by Them. I love the way he plays to the audience, but also with them. His expressions are pure joy; he's lovin' what he's doing.
I originally didn't like the end of this song but my initial impression was terrible. It's the perfect wind down to the most incredible guitar prose. Just amazing, brilliant stuff!
me also,i've never heard play rock like that.this sound is brililant , magic , grateful . no words for this great great musician rory gallagher
Rory absolutely better than Hendrix!
Perfect mastery of the blues guitar! R.I.P.
Thank so much for your like!
@@parmec1875 Jimi Hendrix was asked on a talk show "What's it like to be the the greatest guitarist in the world and he replied , "Ask Rory Gallagher." And I love Jimi Hendrix, saw him at Woodstock and other venues but Rory ,,,,,,,,
Do you know in Paris there is a rory gallagher boulevard in his honour. I worked in France 🇫🇷 and saw rory in concert in marseilles and montpellier. In montpellier his e string. Broke. He did not change guitar 🎸 the rod d ath and gerry mc envoy and lou went into a rhythm while Rory changed and tuned that string while playing. I cried and there were Italian girls beside me crying 😢. Nothing more to say. Rory is in heaven and i l have a pint of Guinness with him if he permits
Whereabouts in Paris is this boulevard? I tried Googling but can't find it.
Absolutamente poderoso, divino e alucinante!! Adoro!
Imagine how great he would be today if he were here
He would still be the best if he was here. The one and only!
I seen this guy & his band live in Australia back in mid seventies, blew my mind, unbelievable, loved him ever since, a true professional rock guitarists. Rock on Rory Gallagher.
When Rory Gallagher went, he left the guitar very sad
I just want to live for 2000 years more to relish Rory Gallagher's music 🎶
First heard Taste on a compilation record here in Australia in about '70. Was blown away, still am.
40 sene olacak hepsini dinledim artık eminim rock tarihinin en iyi çıktısı bu parça bana göre ...saçma bulanlar olabir janis ten sepultura ya bi deneyim bu
One of the best guitarists I've ever heard.
The Greatest: a 🎉true gentleman & scholar; modest, mild - spoken. Saw Rory Dublin XmasNewYear 72 Dublin concert
The sounds this guy would get without even looking...just let his fingers play and he goes along for the ride...and takes you with him.
Got everything Rory ever put out ! Saw him backing the Who at the Omni in atlanta ! Rory set out by himself with a mandoline and play going to my home town ! Sounded like a full band with him setting on a stool destroying that mandoline ! Hes in top five of all time great guitarist ever !!!👍👍👍👍
No lyrics required... just kick ass blues/rock...