I love Rory for all the talent and plus he had a profoundly beautiful heart and soul it was a wonderful person kind and respectful to everyone humble and he gave every bit of himself to his music and his audience's. No one ever gave more than he did. I love this man for all of eternity the wonderful one of a kind beautiful man and talented superbly.. multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, bandleader, performer, producer and just a wonderful beautiful human being.. the one and only angel Rory.
Ted unfortunately passed away 2019 from my hometown in Coatbridge scotland. Watch more of rory there's never a dull moment. R.i.p. Rory, Ted , lou & rod.
Rory was amazing live, often playing a set of 3+ hours which would leave the audience exhausted ! Another slide example that is worth checking out: Souped Up Ford - Rory Gallagher, Old Grey Whistle Test, Shepherds Bush Empire, 02 March 1976
I pretty much dragged my carcase out of many of his shows. Totally burned out! His encores could be longer than the proper show, almost like the show was just a warm up! He just couldn't stop!
I saw Rory numerous times in the 70s The shows were packed with Rory’s avid fans which generated an incredible level of energy. He always played at 100 percent and blew the roof off the places.
Seen Rory many times in Belfast in the 70/80's. Outstanding performer. Bassist is Gerry Mcavoy from Northern Ireland, incredible player. Great to see you introduce quality music to a new generation.
Here are a couple of clips of Rory playing the Shepherds Bush Empire on his 28th Birthday . . . Hope you like 'em ! . . . th-cam.com/video/3jrUKo3yZ_8/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/MeqRtvOsWdQ/w-d-xo.html
Rory is my favorite. But my favorite for slide guitar from him is a live version of Secret Agent. It’s a great song, and Bullfrog is just not a song I like.
Hello from New Brunswick, Canada. I discovered your channel because of this Rory reaction. He was an Irish guitar god. They have a statue of him in Cork. During the war in Ireland in the 70's he was the only artist willing to play in Northern Ireland. He had to get permission from the The Comapny (IRA?) Which he did. His IRISH TOUR '74 is a MUST listen. You will hear different quality in some songs because in some areas of Ireland, they couldnt use their own sound men. The bass player's name is Jerry McAvoy. He was with Rory from the very beginning when Rory started his first band, TASTE. He stayed with Rory until 1991. They fed off each other. Rory passed away from complications after having a liver transplant, in 1994. For your next song by Rory, I suggest this live version of DO YOU READ ME th-cam.com/video/8ClvqM6dj7M/w-d-xo.html You also seem to be into drums. I'd like to introduce you to the best drummer to pick up a pair of sticks. And that man is NEIL PEART (Rip) and the Canadian band, RUSH. Just 3 guys from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 1968, they have a music catalog that spans 40 years. Neil, aka THE PROFESSOR, wasn't just a drummer, he was a Percussionist who ALSO wrote the lyrics for their songs. GEDDY LEE is the lead vocalist who also plays Bass guitar AND keyboards/synthesizer. Has pedals to play one while plying the other with his hands. And ALEX LIFESON is a guitar god who credits Rory Gallagher about teaching him "Pick Harmonics". RUSH opened for Rory in 1974. Then 8 years later, Rory opened for RUSH. Check these out from RUSH TOM SAWYER th-cam.com/video/auLBLk4ibAk/w-d-xo.html DER TROMMLER (Percussion instrumental) th-cam.com/video/LWRMOJQDiLU/w-d-xo.html R30 OVERTURE (Instrumental medley) th-cam.com/video/YSToKcbWz1k/w-d-xo.html LEAVE THAT THING ALONE (instrumental) th-cam.com/video/6XPrNGpzeGI/w-d-xo.html WORKING MAN th-cam.com/video/sI5VuBzo-Qc/w-d-xo.html FLY BY NIGHT th-cam.com/video/nEVDZl5UvN4/w-d-xo.html I did subscribe as well....
Rory made me fall in love with the guitar. Gerry McAvoy on bas, Ted McKenna on drums. Bullfrog blues is good choice but I was expecting "Too much alcohol"!
@@mikenagoda ☝️ You should listen to Rory's even better drummer Rod De'Ath ...in one of the BEST Rory's performances, of his own blues song "A million miles away", live from Madrid, Spain❗It includes Lou Martin on keyboard!👍💓💕🎼🎶🎵
Jimi Hendrix said of Rory, "He the best guitarist that almost nobody outside the UK and Ireland has ever heard of. Pretty High praise from the Best himself.
Hey Mike. I had the great pleasure of seeing this lineup about a year later. One word......Magical. Rory was perhaps the most underrated player on the planet. I've seen most of the great bands of that era including DP twice in 3 days in 1984 and Rory beat them all. Great showman, great player, great rhythm section and yes the bass player killed it for two hours . If you haven't heard Stagestruck - a live recording of this line up Rory, bassist Gary (Gerry?) McEvoy and drummer Ted McKenna, do yourself a favour and get a copy. Highlights of a wonderful album include Shadow Flame, Follow Me, Shinkicker, Wayward Child, ..all of them actually. Just listen OK???
Rory Gallageher ...... left this earth way to soon. My fav song is *_"A Million Miles Away"_* : th-cam.com/video/sXOwDDBhT80/w-d-xo.html Next "oldie" blues suggestion: * ROY BUCHANAN* (1976-live) *_"Roy's Blues"_* : th-cam.com/video/DDOIL5OqvYs/w-d-xo.html Or .... Someting "newer": *JOE BONAMASSA* (live) *_"I'll Play The Blues For You"_* : th-cam.com/video/qoX0Olfqziw/w-d-xo.html
Rory stayed in standard tuning for everything - straight ahead rock boogie and blues with the Guitar Hero thrown in. Underrated in his time but loved by millions and still leads the Irish legends of rock along with Phil Lynott and Gary Moore. Glen McAvoy on bass and Ted McKenna on drums was Rory's best lineup.
I love Rory! I saw him play live four times in the 70s. He would play until they pulled the plug, encore after encore. How about some Groundhogs, or something from David Kossoff's 'Back Street Crawler' album (though there are no live recordings as far as I know). Maybe 'Time Away'.
@@mikenagoda David! That's Paul's dad. Slight brain fart there. Sorry. Yeah, Paul's solo album 'Back Street Crawler' is great. The Groundhogs are a British blues rock band around at the same time as Rory, usually performing as a power trio. They're still playing, though Tony McPhee (guitar and vocals) is the only original member left. Unfortunately it's hard to find good live footage, but there's a video of "Tony McPhee, Groundhog Blues 1985" posted by eccentricman01 that showcases Tony's playing. Tony joined Rory on stage at one of his concerts for the encore. That's out there, but there's no live footage and the sound quality is poor. For audio only "Split Part 1" or "Eccentric Man" are good ones.
I love to hear somebody who knows music theory break down a live performance of Rory. He is amazing on the acoustic guitar playing old street performance delta blues. That was how he learned to play as a kid. He listened to the radio stations from america that played blues,jazz and rock and roll for overseas military bases. He was facinated with the blues. During his career he was asked to join Rolling stones and cream. The story of his meant to be jam with the stones is crazy. Keith Richards did not turn up as he was out of his head in his hotel room, the same hotel where the jam was meant to be. Rory waited hours but eventually left as he was to play a gig in japan next night. He was his own man and played because he loved it and lovedhis fans. He played with Ginger Bakers solo band and also jack bruces project. He was a musicians musicin who was sought as session player by lots of bands. Brian may actually met rory after a gig when he ws 16 or so. He asked rory how he got his sound so rory actually sat down with this kid who should not even have been there and showed him his set up. All he used was a rangemaster treble boost and vox AC 30 amps with an 1960s Strat all turned up to 11,lol. The bass player is Gerry MC Avoy who was with him over 20 years. and the drummer is Ted Mc kenna.. Also check out Tastes performance at the isle of wight festival. Considered to be one of the best live performances ever caught on film. Tate was Rorys first band and were amazing. They were low on the lineup but when the organiser saw them play he recorded the whole show, which was expensive back then and the film stock was meant to be kept mainly for headliners. The sound he gets with such a basic setup is ridiculous, the way he bends the strings to get dfferent sound is genius. Finally he is being rediscovered by millions now but he died far too young. Prescription pills and being an alcoholic led to his sad passing but his legend grows.
Great reaction, I think the slide he's using is a used aspirin bottle, he said in an interview that his favourite slide was a certain type of old aspirin bottle.
in this version the bass and drum solos are even more killer (they were given more time i think ) , in fact i'm checking musicians reactions to that one: th-cam.com/video/2gsqNLvcKT0/w-d-xo.html
My first rock concert was Rory and Billy Gibbons in '73. Blues Rock slide guitar nut ever since... Got Slide? Sonny Landreth & Derek Trucks - Congo Square th-cam.com/video/_HW0z86SVkc/w-d-xo.html "Watching Sonny play, is like getting an algebra lesson", Vince Gill
Love the way you describe Rory's playing....Big Mac( Gerry MacAvoy) is the only bass player that could keep up with Rory.....Ted Mckenna was a perfect fit for Rory too......
This was an encore. Live, there was no one better. Rory was and is a legend. (why not just let the video play, then comment). There was no slide player better. ✌
I like to see a real musician analyze Rory's music, although he may have seemed very simple rocknroll theres so much more to his music, like real love and genius. And maybe a bit punk in it too by those years, it's said that Rory went to see the Sex Pistols and was really impressed by their energy, he said that they couldn't play, but he was amazed by the energy, and also he got really disappointed by his last album after seeing them, he said that after them he found it really bland and threw it to the bin, his brother Donal couldn't believe that six months of recording went to trash. You can find all these anecdotes in books about Rory.
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I love Rory for all the talent and plus he had a profoundly beautiful heart and soul it was a wonderful person kind and respectful to everyone humble and he gave every bit of himself to his music and his audience's. No one ever gave more than he did. I love this man for all of eternity the wonderful one of a kind beautiful man and talented superbly.. multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, bandleader, performer, producer and just a wonderful beautiful human being.. the one and only angel Rory.
....and it n e v e r gets old, its as fresh as in the 70ies.........
Gerry McAvoy is the bass player....hope I'm spelling it correctly...him and rory were a match made in heaven
Ted unfortunately passed away 2019 from my hometown in Coatbridge scotland. Watch more of rory there's never a dull moment. R.i.p. Rory, Ted , lou & rod.
Rory was amazing live, often playing a set of 3+ hours which would leave the audience exhausted ! Another slide example that is worth checking out: Souped Up Ford - Rory Gallagher, Old Grey Whistle Test, Shepherds Bush Empire, 02 March 1976
I pretty much dragged my carcase out of many of his shows. Totally burned out! His encores could be longer than the proper show, almost like the show was just a warm up! He just couldn't stop!
I saw Rory numerous times in the 70s The shows were packed with Rory’s avid fans which generated an incredible level of energy. He always played at 100 percent and blew the roof off the places.
Seen Rory many times in Belfast in the 70/80's. Outstanding performer. Bassist is Gerry Mcavoy from Northern Ireland, incredible player. Great to see you introduce quality music to a new generation.
Rory The G-Man... Fantastic as always,especially live.
Been a lot of great slide players but Rory has to be the greatest of them all.
Agree
Gerry Mcavoy on bass.
I'm doing his role in a Rory Tribute band...fantastic songs!!
Gerry McAvoy on bass, Ted McKenna on drums. Nasty! Thank you for your interest in the great Rory G.
Rory in Kaiserslautern, W. Germany in 1975. Best show I have ever seen.
From Australia , Rory Gallagher another of my favourites, check out the song Shadow play live at montreau jazz festival 1979 , this guy kicks ass
He’s actually tuned to Open A with capo on 2nd fret.
All Rory fans miss him terribly!!!
Nice reaction man! Great choice and congrats on the influx of subscribers...fully deserved 🤘👍
Thanks Ian!
What do you think of Rory? What slide guitarists or Blues artists should I react to next? Let me know!
Gary moore, parisienne walkways live version
Here are a couple of clips of Rory playing the Shepherds Bush Empire on his 28th Birthday . . . Hope you like 'em ! . . .
th-cam.com/video/3jrUKo3yZ_8/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/MeqRtvOsWdQ/w-d-xo.html
Rory is my favorite. But my favorite for slide guitar from him is a live version of Secret Agent. It’s a great song, and Bullfrog is just not a song I like.
You can't go wrong with Roy Buchanan. His Roy'z blues from 1976 live at Austin City Limits is fantastic. Enjoy
Hello from New Brunswick, Canada. I discovered your channel because of this Rory reaction. He was an Irish guitar god. They have a statue of him in Cork. During the war in Ireland in the 70's he was the only artist willing to play in Northern Ireland. He had to get permission from the The Comapny (IRA?) Which he did. His IRISH TOUR '74 is a MUST listen. You will hear different quality in some songs because in some areas of Ireland, they couldnt use their own sound men. The bass player's name is Jerry McAvoy. He was with Rory from the very beginning when Rory started his first band, TASTE. He stayed with Rory until 1991. They fed off each other. Rory passed away from complications after having a liver transplant, in 1994. For your next song by Rory, I suggest this live version of DO YOU READ ME th-cam.com/video/8ClvqM6dj7M/w-d-xo.html
You also seem to be into drums. I'd like to introduce you to the best drummer to pick up a pair of sticks. And that man is NEIL PEART (Rip) and the Canadian band, RUSH. Just 3 guys from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 1968, they have a music catalog that spans 40 years. Neil, aka THE PROFESSOR, wasn't just a drummer, he was a Percussionist who ALSO wrote the lyrics for their songs. GEDDY LEE is the lead vocalist who also plays Bass guitar AND keyboards/synthesizer. Has pedals to play one while plying the other with his hands. And ALEX LIFESON is a guitar god who credits Rory Gallagher about teaching him "Pick Harmonics". RUSH opened for Rory in 1974. Then 8 years later, Rory opened for RUSH. Check these out from RUSH
TOM SAWYER th-cam.com/video/auLBLk4ibAk/w-d-xo.html
DER TROMMLER (Percussion instrumental) th-cam.com/video/LWRMOJQDiLU/w-d-xo.html
R30 OVERTURE (Instrumental medley) th-cam.com/video/YSToKcbWz1k/w-d-xo.html
LEAVE THAT THING ALONE (instrumental) th-cam.com/video/6XPrNGpzeGI/w-d-xo.html
WORKING MAN th-cam.com/video/sI5VuBzo-Qc/w-d-xo.html
FLY BY NIGHT th-cam.com/video/nEVDZl5UvN4/w-d-xo.html
I did subscribe as well....
Rory was the greatest guitarist ever
For slide - his performance on the BBC Old Grey Whistle Test ‘live from the BBC shepherds bush studios.. ‘All Around Man’ and ‘Souped up Ford’.
Rory made me fall in love with the guitar.
Gerry McAvoy on bas, Ted McKenna on drums.
Bullfrog blues is good choice but I was expecting "Too much alcohol"!
Thanks for letting me know who the rhythm section is! They're absolute beasts!
Ted McKenna was also the drummer with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band (SAHB) a superb 70's band from Glasgow.
@@mikenagoda ☝️ You should listen to Rory's even better drummer Rod De'Ath ...in one of the BEST Rory's performances, of his own blues song "A million miles away", live from Madrid, Spain❗It includes Lou Martin on keyboard!👍💓💕🎼🎶🎵
Rory Gallagher, the best of the best, no but no one live,absolute Legend ☘
He is using open G with a capo on the 2nd fret
Jimi Hendrix said of Rory, "He the best guitarist that almost nobody outside the UK and Ireland has ever heard of. Pretty High praise from the Best himself.
No he didn’t!
Awesome
Hey Mike.
I had the great pleasure of seeing this lineup about a year later. One word......Magical.
Rory was perhaps the most underrated player on the planet.
I've seen most of the great bands of that era including DP twice in 3 days in 1984 and Rory beat them all.
Great showman, great player, great rhythm section and yes the bass player killed it for two hours .
If you haven't heard Stagestruck - a live recording of this line up Rory, bassist Gary (Gerry?) McEvoy and drummer Ted McKenna, do yourself a favour and get a copy. Highlights of a wonderful album include Shadow Flame, Follow Me, Shinkicker, Wayward Child, ..all of them actually. Just listen OK???
I'm gonna pick this up! Thank you!
Gerry McAvoy on bass; he's very animated and a great bassist!
Thanks! I hadn't seen this one before and Rory's just killing it. Might I suggest a little Roy Buchanan... "Chicago Smokeshop" or "Flash Chordin' ".
Macavoy was a bass beast
Rory Gallageher ...... left this earth way to soon. My fav song is *_"A Million Miles Away"_* : th-cam.com/video/sXOwDDBhT80/w-d-xo.html
Next "oldie" blues suggestion: * ROY BUCHANAN* (1976-live) *_"Roy's Blues"_* : th-cam.com/video/DDOIL5OqvYs/w-d-xo.html
Or .... Someting "newer": *JOE BONAMASSA* (live) *_"I'll Play The Blues For You"_* : th-cam.com/video/qoX0Olfqziw/w-d-xo.html
Rory stayed in standard tuning for everything - straight ahead rock boogie and blues with the Guitar Hero thrown in. Underrated in his time but loved by millions and still leads the Irish legends of rock along with Phil Lynott and Gary Moore. Glen McAvoy on bass and Ted McKenna on drums was Rory's best lineup.
That's not true ,Rory used many tunings, open A, open E, DADGAD etc
Gerry McAvoy
Bullfrog is open tuned
GERRY McEvoy
The best 👌
I love Rory! I saw him play live four times in the 70s. He would play until they pulled the plug, encore after encore.
How about some Groundhogs, or something from David Kossoff's 'Back Street Crawler' album (though there are no live recordings as far as I know). Maybe 'Time Away'.
Amazing! Groundhogs? Never heard of them or David... any relation to Paul Kossoff? Tell me more?
@@mikenagoda David! That's Paul's dad. Slight brain fart there. Sorry. Yeah, Paul's solo album 'Back Street Crawler' is great.
The Groundhogs are a British blues rock band around at the same time as Rory, usually performing as a power trio. They're still playing, though Tony McPhee (guitar and vocals) is the only original member left. Unfortunately it's hard to find good live footage, but there's a video of "Tony McPhee, Groundhog Blues 1985" posted by eccentricman01 that showcases Tony's playing. Tony joined Rory on stage at one of his concerts for the encore. That's out there, but there's no live footage and the sound quality is poor. For audio only "Split Part 1" or "Eccentric Man" are good ones.
@@mikenagoda Groundhogs were Tony McPhee’s band. Some great albums and catchy tracks - my favourite is “Times”.
I love to hear somebody who knows music theory break down a live performance of Rory. He is amazing on the acoustic guitar playing old street performance delta blues. That was how he learned to play as a kid. He listened to the radio stations from america that played blues,jazz and rock and roll for overseas military bases. He was facinated with the blues. During his career he was asked to join Rolling stones and cream. The story of his meant to be jam with the stones is crazy. Keith Richards did not turn up as he was out of his head in his hotel room, the same hotel where the jam was meant to be. Rory waited hours but eventually left as he was to play a gig in japan next night. He was his own man and played because he loved it and lovedhis fans.
He played with Ginger Bakers solo band and also jack bruces project.
He was a musicians musicin who was sought as session player by lots of bands. Brian may actually met rory after a gig when he ws 16 or so. He asked rory how he got his sound so rory actually sat down with this kid who should not even have been there and showed him his set up.
All he used was a rangemaster treble boost and vox AC 30 amps with an 1960s Strat all turned up to 11,lol.
The bass player is Gerry MC Avoy who was with him over 20 years. and the drummer is Ted Mc kenna.. Also check out Tastes performance at the isle of wight festival. Considered to be one of the best live performances ever caught on film. Tate was Rorys first band and were amazing. They were low on the lineup but when the organiser saw them play he recorded the whole show, which was expensive back then and the film stock was meant to be kept mainly for headliners. The sound he gets with such a basic setup is ridiculous, the way he bends the strings to get dfferent sound is genius.
Finally he is being rediscovered by millions now but he died far too young. Prescription pills and being an alcoholic led to his sad passing but his legend grows.
Blues music doesn’t need to be analysed and dissected, love it for what it is.
I do both. Both are good.
Great reaction. This is the encore - well the first encore anyway, there were two or three :)
The fire crackers... Gerry McAvoy bass Ted McKenna, drums
Rory is a god! Fantastic player ❤
Yup!
The bass solo made me smile!
Same!!!! Great solo!
Great reaction, I think the slide he's using is a used aspirin bottle, he said in an interview that his favourite slide was a certain type of old aspirin bottle.
Yes, the medicine was Coricidin, the bottles were also popular with Duane Allman and some of the old Bluesmen!
Proud irish man.
in this version the bass and drum solos are even more killer (they were given more time i think ) , in fact i'm checking musicians reactions to that one: th-cam.com/video/2gsqNLvcKT0/w-d-xo.html
Gallagher is pronounced
"Galla her" 😊
If you want to react to Rory on slide, please do Cradle Rock, Irish Tour ‘74. There is a had version out there now. Man…….. you’ll be blown away.
That should have read HD version.
My first rock concert was Rory and Billy Gibbons in '73. Blues Rock slide guitar nut ever since...
Got Slide?
Sonny Landreth & Derek Trucks - Congo Square
th-cam.com/video/_HW0z86SVkc/w-d-xo.html
"Watching Sonny play, is like getting an algebra lesson", Vince Gill
The Bass Player.... The one and only Mr. Gerry McAvoy....Savage Player
tuning is Open A with a capo at the 2nd to get Open B if i'm not mistaken
I THOUGHT it was an open tuning! Thank you!!!!
I know he used to play it in Open G, capo 3… think you’re right on Open A capo 2
Love the way you describe Rory's playing....Big Mac( Gerry MacAvoy) is the only bass player that could keep up with Rory.....Ted Mckenna was a perfect fit for Rory too......
This was an encore. Live, there was no one better. Rory was and is a legend. (why not just let the video play, then comment). There was no slide player better. ✌
Rory simply The Best !
@@jottailirik9581 ❤👍✌
Check out Rory Gallagher "In my town", I think you;ll love it.
Rory is a legend. As a guitarist, why don’t you know about him?
Listen to his band, Taste. Brian May's favourite guitarist. Hendrix was terrified of him. Hendrix.
I like to see a real musician analyze Rory's music, although he may have seemed very simple rocknroll theres so much more to his music, like real love and genius. And maybe a bit punk in it too by those years, it's said that Rory went to see the Sex Pistols and was really impressed by their energy, he said that they couldn't play, but he was amazed by the energy, and also he got really disappointed by his last album after seeing them, he said that after them he found it really bland and threw it to the bin, his brother Donal couldn't believe that six months of recording went to trash. You can find all these anecdotes in books about Rory.
then drummer is Ted McKenna
Have you heard of Justin Johnson, the new prodigy on the scene
vasterpoole open g
You should see Jimmy Page play the slide, ln my time of dying live Led Zep
Um... I don't know how to put this- I'm not a fan of Jimmy's slide playing, sry to disappoint!
@@mikenagoda heeyyy, no worries, just thought ld throw that out there 🙂
U missed Jerry Lee on piano? The best besides Jerry. Find it😮