After a gig in Glasgow pavilion 1988 Rory stood talking to me for about an hour , lovely guy and probably one of the best guitar players the world has ever know .... Rest in peace my friend
Rory is one of the most underrated/influential guitarist of all time. He influenced other guitarist like Brian May of Queen, Alex Lifeson of Rush, Slash of GNR, Edge of U2, Joe Bonamassa, and Eric Clapton credits Rory for getting him back into the blues. I saw Rory twice, once in the mid '70's when he opened for ZZ Top and again in the '80's when he opened for Rush, which was in appreciation for Rory bringing Rush on as his opening act for their 1st U.S. concert tour. Rory didn't care about corporate rock n roll, all he cared about were his fans. RIP Rory 🙏✌️ Try to check out the live performance of Shadow Play by Rory, it really highlights Rory's energy and stage presence and shows how loyal Rory was to his fans. A couple more great songs to check out from Rory are Shin Kicker, Messin' With The Kid, and Big Guns. ✌️
I’ve loved Rory, God bless him, since I was about 15, I’m now 69, and he was in a band called Taste. There is so much awesome footage. Shinkicker, Laundromat, Hands Up and many more. Rory was phenomenal. BTW It’s a bottleneck, because that’s what the early ones were. Now just a steel tube.
Rory was one of those performers who much better live than in the studio. His 1974 Live Irish Tour album is a CLASSIC!!! He was a performer who didn't give a shit about the business aspect of music and lived to play live. He never made it huge commercially but anyone who has seen him will agree he's one of the BEST! This was the favorite line up of his that I loved the best. Rory, Lou Martin on piano, Rod D'Ath on drums and Gerry McAvoy on bass. The Live from the BBC double album has the greatest version of Garbageman Blues I have ever heard.
I agree 100% that this was the best band that Rory had, of course Gerry McAvoy was always on bass, but Wilgar Campbell and Ted McKenna were no slouches on drums either.
Rory was truly one of the greatest guitarists ever. If Jimi Hendrix says that, (and he did) That's the best endorsement anyone could hope to get. This Irish Blues/Rocker was almost unheard of by anyone outside of the UK. Rory preferred to play to small audiences, so he could have that intimate feel with his fans. Money was not the main reason Rory played; it was the pure love of playing the guitar. He'd rather play a small 1,500 seat venue, than a 50,000-seat stadium. Rory died in the early 90s, I think. What a great artist.
The Old Grey Whistle Test was a late night rock music programme on BBC with a 'studio' audience. This show was from around the mid-70s. I saw Rory three times, all times the best gigs ever.
My first Concert in London was in 1971 and, shamefully,to my eternal regret,I never went to see Rory....I envy you. my friend and I assume that it was a memorable evening:)
Hi! This is actually a cover of a very old (1928) blues number by William Harris which has been recorded by a dozen other artists, but Rory really made it his own. Rory frequently used this number live to give his band members a chance to have their moment in the spotlight. Lou Martin on keyboards was a monster, Gerry McAvoy on bass and Rod de'Ath on drums. Rory did use a Coricidin bottle as a slide and Rory is counted as one of the top slide players ever in addition to being a guitar player in the same league as Clapton and Hendrix. For another example showcasing Rory's guitar prowess, try checking out " Calling Card" from his 1977 Hammersmith Odeon performance. Mindblowingly good. Thanks! PS -Rory frequently changed lyrics on the fly!
Ah! Back to the days when it was just talented musicians doing the things that they were good at. No autotune....no drum machines/sampling....just pure musicianship. Growing up in the 60's/70's I saw so many bands that would just blow todays "stars" off the stage!
Thanks for reacting to Rory, much appreciated! He once said in an interview that he uses aspirin bottles for the slide playing, so glass bottle was the right description :-)
Canned Heat did a version of this song in the 60's but Rory's version outshone it. I saw Rory six times with TASTE and seven times with his solo band, definately up there with the best. 🎸. There's a great video of Rory doing Laundromat.
Glad you enjoyed your first experience of this great artist, I hope you continue to explore further. With 11 studio and 3 live albums, plus many live videos here on YT( from his many televised concerts) there's plenty to choose from. For your next Rory reactions may I suggest Calling Card - Hammersmith 1977 Do You Read Me - Rock Goes To College 1979 Shadow Play - Belfast 1984
The “guy kicking the cross” was from the introductory graphics for an iconic U.K. rock tv show The Old Grey Whistle Test, a late night music programme on BBC. In the early days there was a broadcasting curfew, beyond which television was supposed to shut down. The Old Grey Whistle Test regularly broke the curfew. When David Attenborough was controller of BBC 2 he used to come in after TOGWT had been on and the longer it had gone on beyond the scheduled closing time the happier he was. Not just a champion of conservation and wildlife but a champion of the arts and freedom of expression.
Rory was definitely one of the best guitar players ever. The Irish have produced so many great artists and bands over the years. Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, Planxty, The Boomtown Rats, Clannad, Sinead O'Connor, and U2 before they sold out and went corporate (just my opinion) just to name a few. The slide or bottleneck slide came to prominence in the early 1900s among Delta Blues musicians in the South. It was literally the neck cut off of a bottle and slid onto one of the guitarist's fingers. Some also used a piece of steel or pipe. W.C. Handy said the first slide player he ever saw was using a knife as a slide. The Rolling Stones are believed to be the first rock band to implement the slide guitar. Bye.
Bull frog blues is about playing the blues ''give that boy a six string steel guitar''. Rory Gallagher was the real thing he never compromised. He never did token encores; he was known to play 30 - 40 minute encores. He sometimes played in the middle of the crowd giving the security guys a heart attack as he wouldn't let them push the crowd away. I watched him do this in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Iconic Rory Gallagher brought music to all the people in Ireland including Belfast at the time of the troubles. Music can heal and change people perceptions
Rory Gallagher was one of the best blues-rock guitarists at that time alongside Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee, Jimmy Page, Peter Green and of course Mick Taylor in my opinion. Unfortunately, he was also a fine person and musician who left us far too soon. Thanks for sharing and your nice reaction (including the ones with your daughter). Best wishes @all from Hamburg (Germany)
Just a sec ...10 secs later... Wiki: Bullfrog Blues was written by William Harris in the late 1920s, although it sounded nothing like what Rory - or Canned Heat - did. William Harris (probably c. 1900 - possibly 1930s)[3][4] was an American country blues[6] guitarist, singer, and songwriter.[5] He recorded sixteen songs between 1927 and 1928, of which fourteen were released on record.[7] AllMusic noted that Harris was "a fine second-level blues and folksong performer". His best known works are "Kansas City Blues," "Early Mornin' Blues," and "Hot Time Blues."[8] Details of Harris's life outside of his brief recording career are minimal.[5]
Hi there. I have always been a big fan of Rory. I am 73. I saw him perform many times in Belfast and other places in Ireland. I hope I am not being bold. You said you hadn't found out what "Bullfrog Blues" was. You may have researched it, since posting the video and now know. But if not, here is a resume of what it refers to. First of all a lot of old Blues songs, contain within the lyrics, a covert secret way of referring to certain sexual things. The song by Elmore James, "Dust my Broom." The opening line is, "I'm gettin up soon in the mornin, I believe I'll dust my broom." If you think of how you would hold a broom, to dust it, I think you will get the covert meaning. Bullfrog Blues was written by William Harris. You can find his acoustic version if you Google it. By the way his nickname was "Big Foot." And it wasn't what he walked with that is a reference to. "Did you ever wake up with them Bullfrogs on your mind." What do Bullfrogs do. They puff up their face. Many men wake with a certain body part in a puffed up state. But it can apply to all genders. No further explanation necessary. There are quite a few old Blues songs that refer covertly to certain sexual things, if you research them. I hope I have explained it, without being blatant. Billy Teare.
I had read a while back that some of Rory's fans didn't care for this drummer, and that a subsequent drummer that Rory hired was better. I don't know if he WAS better, but I remember seeing this lineup years ago, and thinking to myself, "Hey, that drummer's pretty good!" He has a right-handed kit, but routinely plays his hi-hat with his LEFT hand. I don't know if he's right or left-handed, but I assume he was right-handed with an ability to switch hands at will. As somewhat of a drummer, I know that in theory ANY drummer SHOULD be able to switch hands like this, but few actually take the time to practice that way and learn how to do it. Right-handed drummers almost always play cross-handed to play the hi-hat.
There is a story that one time Jimi Hendrix was asked what is it like being the best guitar player in the world, Jimi replied I dunno ask Rory gallagher.
Yeah playing slide guitar it's not just making it is easier to play instead of using your fingers slide Place 2B position with precision and getting all the little variations of where you place the lied over the Frets on the guitar and variations in between to get that sound you're looking for yep
Standard 4 bar blues rifts. As for the title you sub butterfly, or buffalo, or bald eagle .....blues. I don't think it would matter. Good blues music though...nice piano and guitar blues runs.
Bullfrog Blues is a cover song. It was originally performed William Harris in1928. Then Canned Heat covered it in 1967. Then Rory covered it. And its about the working class and people needing to express themselves
@@KathyLuluandDonna well it's pretty complicated you got to get yourself some elbow macaroni boil some water add in the macaroni after the water starts boiling you can put yourself in all its boiling or you can add it after cooked I like to put it in while it's boiling the macaroni to your desire dente best way drain add butter and more salt and enjoy a capo mainly is for playing chords without using your bar finger because the Capo is the bar it makes it easy just like my recipe simple recipe but very effective and tasty
@@doobiedave9686 indeed toobie doobie it's like doing open string playing in a different key just as you're playing the open strings and you put the Capo on the G string or I guess I should start out with the f and the F sharp or the next step would be the G flat so yeah using the Capo you can use that like I said it's your bar finger and play open the string style playing in any key you want who knows how to make that macaroni with salt and butter tastes great and so simple and unfortunately the price of butter is gone over the moon so that's the most expensive part
@@william7108 One of the most loved British desserts is a delicious piece of fudge. This soft treat is made of sugar, milk, butter, and other ingredients for a variety of tastes including caramel, strawberries and cream, and maple walnut. Ingredients are melted together for a warm snack...
Rory Gallagher is the best music rabbit hole you could head down.
After a gig in Glasgow pavilion 1988 Rory stood talking to me for about an hour , lovely guy and probably one of the best guitar players the world has ever know .... Rest in peace my friend
Very well said and lovely sentiments.
You can never grow old listening to Rory. Shin kicking stuff from the word go
Rory is one of the most underrated/influential guitarist of all time. He influenced other guitarist like Brian May of Queen, Alex Lifeson of Rush, Slash of GNR, Edge of U2, Joe Bonamassa, and Eric Clapton credits Rory for getting him back into the blues. I saw Rory twice, once in the mid '70's when he opened for ZZ Top and again in the '80's when he opened for Rush, which was in appreciation for Rory bringing Rush on as his opening act for their 1st U.S. concert tour. Rory didn't care about corporate rock n roll, all he cared about were his fans. RIP Rory 🙏✌️ Try to check out the live performance of Shadow Play by Rory, it really highlights Rory's energy and stage presence and shows how loyal Rory was to his fans. A couple more great songs to check out from Rory are Shin Kicker, Messin' With The Kid, and Big Guns. ✌️
I’ve loved Rory, God bless him, since I was about 15, I’m now 69, and he was in a band called Taste. There is so much awesome footage. Shinkicker, Laundromat, Hands Up and many more. Rory was phenomenal.
BTW It’s a bottleneck, because that’s what the early ones were. Now just a steel tube.
Rory was one of those performers who much better live than in the studio. His 1974 Live Irish Tour album is a CLASSIC!!! He was a performer who didn't give a shit about the business aspect of music and lived to play live. He never made it huge commercially but anyone who has seen him will agree he's one of the BEST! This was the favorite line up of his that I loved the best. Rory, Lou Martin on piano, Rod D'Ath on drums and Gerry McAvoy on bass. The Live from the BBC double album has the greatest version of Garbageman Blues I have ever heard.
I agree 100% that this was the best band that Rory had, of course Gerry McAvoy was always on bass, but Wilgar Campbell and Ted McKenna were no slouches on drums either.
It's called a "bottleneck"😂and Rory was one the best with that technic....Peace from France ✌️
Rory was truly one of the greatest guitarists ever. If Jimi Hendrix says that, (and he did) That's the best endorsement anyone could hope to get. This Irish Blues/Rocker was almost unheard of by anyone outside of the UK. Rory preferred to play to small audiences, so he could have that intimate feel with his fans. Money was not the main reason Rory played; it was the pure love of playing the guitar. He'd rather play a small 1,500 seat venue, than a 50,000-seat stadium. Rory died in the early 90s, I think. What a great artist.
The Old Grey Whistle Test was a late night rock music programme on BBC with a 'studio' audience. This show was from around the mid-70s. I saw Rory three times, all times the best gigs ever.
I swear, the dead would rise just to boogie to this song. The tightest band you'll ever likely hear.
Fucking hell now that's proper music
My first ever concert was Rory in 1979. He was fantastic live.
My first Concert in London was in 1971 and, shamefully,to my eternal regret,I never went to see Rory....I envy you. my friend and I assume that it was a memorable evening:)
Hi! This is actually a cover of a very old (1928) blues number by William Harris which has been recorded by a dozen other artists, but Rory really made it his own. Rory frequently used this number live to give his band members a chance to have their moment in the spotlight. Lou Martin on keyboards was a monster, Gerry McAvoy on bass and Rod de'Ath on drums. Rory did use a Coricidin bottle as a slide and Rory is counted as one of the top slide players ever in addition to being a guitar player in the same league as Clapton and Hendrix. For another example showcasing Rory's guitar prowess, try checking out " Calling Card" from his 1977 Hammersmith Odeon performance. Mindblowingly good. Thanks! PS -Rory frequently changed lyrics on the fly!
Nobody could improv on the fly like Rory, whether it was lyrically or playing.
I knew the song from Canned Heat and like their cover until I bought Rory Gallagher Live.Rory owned Bullfrog Blues.
Ah! Back to the days when it was just talented musicians doing the things that they were good at. No autotune....no drum machines/sampling....just pure musicianship. Growing up in the 60's/70's I saw so many bands that would just blow todays "stars" off the stage!
Thanks for reacting to Rory, much appreciated! He once said in an interview that he uses aspirin bottles for the slide playing, so glass bottle was the right description :-)
Coricidin bottle to be exact.
Souped Up Ford another classic from our Ruarì! With picking and slide work. European Tour album has a great version of Bullfrog Blues
Another fun fact Eddie Van Halen credits him for inspiring his tapping technique.
You guys have just witnessed one of the all time greats
Canned Heat did a version of this song in the 60's but Rory's version outshone it. I saw Rory six times with TASTE and seven times with his solo band, definately up there with the best. 🎸. There's a great video of Rory doing Laundromat.
Wonderful... . Powerful.... Rory, my eternal addiction!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed your first experience of this great artist, I hope you continue to explore further. With 11 studio and 3 live albums, plus many live videos here on YT( from his many televised concerts) there's plenty to choose from. For your next Rory reactions may I suggest
Calling Card - Hammersmith 1977
Do You Read Me - Rock Goes To College 1979
Shadow Play - Belfast 1984
Great choices! I'd add "I Wonder Who" from 1984 Belfast as well.
@@dawnmoore4329 Oh definitely 👍
Saw him and his band Taste open for Blind Faith in 1969, Delaney Bonnie and Friends also played. Jim
The “guy kicking the cross” was from the introductory graphics for an iconic U.K. rock tv show The Old Grey Whistle Test, a late night music programme on BBC. In the early days there was a broadcasting curfew, beyond which television was supposed to shut down. The Old Grey Whistle Test regularly broke the curfew. When David Attenborough was controller of BBC 2 he used to come in after TOGWT had been on and the longer it had gone on beyond the scheduled closing time the happier he was. Not just a champion of conservation and wildlife but a champion of the arts and freedom of expression.
Rory was definitely one of the best guitar players ever. The Irish have produced so many great artists and bands over the years. Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, Planxty, The Boomtown Rats, Clannad, Sinead O'Connor, and U2 before they sold out and went corporate (just my opinion) just to name a few.
The slide or bottleneck slide came to prominence in the early 1900s among Delta Blues musicians in the South. It was literally the neck cut off of a bottle and slid onto one of the guitarist's fingers. Some also used a piece of steel or pipe. W.C. Handy said the first slide player he ever saw was using a knife as a slide. The Rolling Stones are believed to be the first rock band to implement the slide guitar. Bye.
OK Ace was on the right track with the slide.
the guy kicking the cross is the symbol for the tv series 'the old grey whistle test' which was a british music progrram
Bull frog blues is about playing the blues ''give that boy a six string steel guitar''. Rory Gallagher was the real thing he never compromised. He never did token encores; he was known to play 30 - 40 minute encores. He sometimes played in the middle of the crowd giving the security guys a heart attack as he wouldn't let them push the crowd away. I watched him do this in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
In Paris on TH-cam you see him on stage with French Teddy Boys and,eventually, has to climb on the stack to get above them,to be seen:)
Rory didn't write it, but he certainly owned it...
RIP Rory, Rod, and Lou, and Thank You!
he did a phenomenal job
@@KathyLuluandDonna 👍
Got Slide? Two of today's Masters...
Sonny Landreth & Derek Trucks - Congo Square
th-cam.com/video/_HW0z86SVkc/w-d-xo.html
The tiny glass jar is an American brand of aspirin jar
Iconic Rory Gallagher brought music to all the people in Ireland including Belfast at the time of the troubles. Music can heal and change people perceptions
Rory Gallagher was one of the best blues-rock guitarists at that time alongside Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee, Jimmy Page, Peter Green and of course Mick Taylor in my opinion. Unfortunately, he was also a fine person and musician who left us far too soon. Thanks for sharing and your nice reaction (including the ones with your daughter). Best wishes @all from Hamburg (Germany)
Just a sec ...10 secs later... Wiki: Bullfrog Blues was written by William Harris in the late 1920s, although it sounded nothing like what Rory - or Canned Heat - did.
William Harris (probably c. 1900 - possibly 1930s)[3][4] was an American country blues[6] guitarist, singer, and songwriter.[5] He recorded sixteen songs between 1927 and 1928, of which fourteen were released on record.[7] AllMusic noted that Harris was "a fine second-level blues and folksong performer". His best known works are "Kansas City Blues," "Early Mornin' Blues," and "Hot Time Blues."[8]
Details of Harris's life outside of his brief recording career are minimal.[5]
Rory...best there ever was..an amazing musician. So many great songs.. acoustic, electric - played multiple instruments. Still missed.
He adopted this song to b his own
Hi there. I have always been a big fan of Rory. I am 73. I saw him perform many times in Belfast and other places in Ireland.
I hope I am not being bold. You said you hadn't found out what "Bullfrog Blues" was. You may have researched it, since posting the video and now know.
But if not, here is a resume of what it refers to.
First of all a lot of old Blues songs, contain within the lyrics, a covert secret way of referring to certain sexual things.
The song by Elmore James, "Dust my Broom."
The opening line is, "I'm gettin up soon in the mornin, I believe I'll dust my broom."
If you think of how you would hold a broom, to dust it, I think you will get the covert meaning.
Bullfrog Blues was written by William Harris. You can find his acoustic version if you Google it.
By the way his nickname was "Big Foot." And it wasn't what he walked with that is a reference to.
"Did you ever wake up with them Bullfrogs on your mind."
What do Bullfrogs do. They puff up their face.
Many men wake with a certain body part in a puffed up state. But it can apply to all genders. No further explanation necessary.
There are quite a few old Blues songs that refer covertly to certain sexual things, if you research them.
I hope I have explained it, without being blatant.
Billy Teare.
4 Genius music player, best ever
I had read a while back that some of Rory's fans didn't care for this drummer, and that a subsequent drummer that Rory hired was better. I don't know if he WAS better, but I remember seeing this lineup years ago, and thinking to myself, "Hey, that drummer's pretty good!" He has a right-handed kit, but routinely plays his hi-hat with his LEFT hand. I don't know if he's right or left-handed, but I assume he was right-handed with an ability to switch hands at will. As somewhat of a drummer, I know that in theory ANY drummer SHOULD be able to switch hands like this, but few actually take the time to practice that way and learn how to do it. Right-handed drummers almost always play cross-handed to play the hi-hat.
Apparently drummer Rod de'Ath was ambidextrous. 🤘👍✌️
There is a story that one time Jimi Hendrix was asked what is it like being the best guitar player in the world, Jimi replied I dunno ask Rory gallagher.
Rory like to use an aspirin bottle as a slide.
Actually what rory is using as a slide is an old asprin jar, he mentioned it in an interview you can see the threads if you look closely.
Good old Music 🙂
Yeah playing slide guitar it's not just making it is easier to play instead of using your fingers slide Place 2B position with precision and getting all the little variations of where you place the lied over the Frets on the guitar and variations in between to get that sound you're looking for yep
Man that drummer wow all with one foot 😳
Rory was halfway home before the guy was caught up with his listening!
the best!
Standard 4 bar blues rifts. As for the title you sub butterfly, or buffalo, or bald eagle .....blues. I don't think it would matter. Good blues music though...nice piano and guitar blues runs.
When blues artists started doing the slide guitar they used a broken off beer bottle neck
Bullfrog Blues is a cover song. It was originally performed William Harris in1928. Then Canned Heat covered it in 1967. Then Rory covered it. And its about the working class and people needing to express themselves
hi the slide rory uses is a old pill bottle he got fromthe chemist it surely worked
It's a aspirin bottle.
I have always understood bullfrogs, when it is breeding season, to have quite a sexual appetite! 😉
Interesting
What are the bullfrog blues? I might use them if I have a sickie
Always remember,it is a proud British tradition to have a sickie on a Friday or Monday.
Shin kicker is a must
Rory's drummers never had a chance to grow fat.
Okay Capo lessons here do we know how to make macaroni and butter with salt?
No, please enlighten us
@@KathyLuluandDonna well it's pretty complicated you got to get yourself some elbow macaroni boil some water add in the macaroni after the water starts boiling you can put yourself in all its boiling or you can add it after cooked I like to put it in while it's boiling the macaroni to your desire dente best way drain add butter and more salt and enjoy a capo mainly is for playing chords without using your bar finger because the Capo is the bar it makes it easy just like my recipe simple recipe but very effective and tasty
@@william7108a capo is also used to change the key of a song. ✌️
@@doobiedave9686 indeed toobie doobie it's like doing open string playing in a different key just as you're playing the open strings and you put the Capo on the G string or I guess I should start out with the f and the F sharp or the next step would be the G flat so yeah using the Capo you can use that like I said it's your bar finger and play open the string style playing in any key you want who knows how to make that macaroni with salt and butter tastes great and so simple and unfortunately the price of butter is gone over the moon so that's the most expensive part
@@william7108 One of the most loved British desserts is a delicious piece of fudge. This soft treat is made of sugar, milk, butter, and other ingredients for a variety of tastes including caramel, strawberries and cream, and maple walnut. Ingredients are melted together for a warm snack...
He wrote bullfrog blues
Its an aspirin bottle!
Rory should have never let Lou Martin and Rod D'Ath go. This was his best band.
The fact that you don't listen to it to the end disqualifies you. Not well done.
the guy is not happy whith that
どうも！ 自宅で療養の 尾上くんです 病気ですけど がんばって弾こうかな～＾＾
Blues is the Blues...PERIOD! Such nonsense!