Born in Ireland, took the world by storm..Played concerts in Belfast during civil unrest, never let down the fans. Rory Gallagher, musician and gentleman..rip..
I agree 100 per cent James. It's a bit like this. Hendrix, Clapton, Page etc...oh and have you heard of this guy called Rory Gallagher? He was a master musician, constantly evolving his sound and technique. He was never a singles man. He toured and played himself to death, just like the real blues musicians. He had no time for 'the industry', yet he influenced everyone from Eddie van Halen, to Johnny Marr, to Slash and in particular Brian May. This performance alone puts him among the greats and how old was he here..22 years old!!!
Don't think I've ever seen a better live recording of a performance that matches this. Very great. The playing and the passion. Don't know how anyone matches this.
I had the fortune to see him at The Mildenhall Rock and Blues Festival (Suffolk, England) in the 1980’s along with Stan Webb (Chicken Shack) and Uriah Heep. Awesome!
Like everyone else has said and i learned myself, they are a joke and a money machine. They make money on musicians at the end of their road and if i was them, i would tell them to stick it up their a$$es! Go there and see what crap they are selling cost! Complete bullshite!
I remember Rory at the Isle of Wight 1970 like it was yesterday. Only 16, my first festival. He made a bigger impression on me than The Who, Hendrix, or any of the greats that played there.
@@johnarnold893 he really didn't put on that great of a show.... but Rory and the boys definitely did.... Jimi Hendrix, sounded terrible and had no fire... and got heckled, Rory and the boys had naked chicks jumping up on stage!!
@@lillyk2315 agreed. Jimmy Page has been my favorite guitarist but oml Rory makes it unable to chose who's better bc I love musicians who make you feel things you've never felt hearing them play and they both do that for me😤🖤
@@wxstednxghts yes Page is a great guitar player...but not a vocalist like RORY and Rory Gallagher was close to the audience,he was friendly and humble ❤I think Page was more typical.......
There’s a couple dozen mainstream guitar players and then there is Rory who could bring it on as good, if not better, than any of them. Rory was a pure craftsman who didn’t give a crap about media hype or promoting himself in typical rock star fashion, rather, he just let his guitar do his talking. Sure, maybe he’s not as well known as other guitar “Gods”, but true lovers of blues rock know perfectly well who he is and that’s all that matters.
Sad that he didn't get to play with the Stones, because of prior contracts and they went with Ronnie Woods instead. He was a genius and not that well known!
@@MikeHinshawNomadicTexanhe also was not a sideman, which would have been his role with The Stones. He would have been known within their mystique, but he chose to be faithful to his musical vision & destiny, come what may. Don't think it would have lasted, anyway- he gave all to his fans and we all are part of his tribute...🇨🇮🎸
Lost count of how often I spent the night sleeping on a bench in Victoria Station, you could in those days, having been to see Rory in London and the show had overrun by an hour or two. The guy is an absolute legend. This is my Rory story, I was the social sec at my local college and had booked Rory Gallagher along with two support bands. One band and Rory turned up, set up their gear, ran a sound check but no sign of the main support, so in a bit of a flap I asked if Rory could do a longer set. Shouldn’t have bothered, a set over three hours, and whilst the support was on he was having a drink in the bar explaining to all and sundry his little tricks. Many musicians are labelled “legend” but they pale into insignificance alongside Rory. A true gentleman and a real legend so sadly missed.
I used to follow Taste back in their early days in Belfast at the Club Rado (Maritime Hotel). Used to stand there with my jaw dropped to the floor. He also did gigs at Queen's University Students Union and he had a lot of fans there too. Yes, he was right up there with the best of them yet a very humble and modest man. I ran into him in a music shop in Charing Cross Road, London shortly before he died and had a quick chat about the old days in Belfast. He took time to talk with me and I shook his hand.
" The glorious bluesrock of the 60's and 70's will NEVER be beaten for every genre of music.those of us who lived it knew it was a special era. Rory Gallagher legend."
Let's not forget that to play with Rory and be as tight as these guys were takes incredible musicianship. Rory was lucky to be well served by his rhythm sections. John and Richard in Taste, then Wilgar Campbell, later, Brendon O'Neil and of course his long association with Gerry McAvoy. All fantastically talented players.
I just want to know how on God's green earth I made it to nearly 59 years old and am JUST discovering Rory. How the HELL did I overlook this much love for the guitar? Just downloaded his entire discography. Listening to it now. Looking forward to many hours of hearing it again and again. What a virtuoso. Period.
Because he was very under rated and quickly forgotten. But boy are you lucky. To discover a talent like Rory at 59 and have all this fresh back catalogue material to explore!!!!!! I know your gonna have many many years of pleasure :)
The Strat had a little more paint on it back then. Seriously! I have seen hundreds of performers and I will always believe Rory was the most intense live musician I have ever seen. He was like a meteor!
@@colinmcnab6145 Bath festival for me too, Floyd, Zeppelin, Santana, Zappa and many others, all for just over ten bob for the whole weekend, wonder how much we'd pay to see them now.
This number no words for the lead guiter, just remember we all love famous musicians, the best thing to do is when they are gone is to pray whatever religion you are that they are happy on the other side love there music but pray for them. That they would love. We are all only human. ❤
I only recently heard this song and more stuff from taste and before that I thought nobody would ever touch Kossoff's incredible vibrato, but Rory's is right up next to him. And there can be no higher compliment that could be bestowed on a guitarist's vibrato than to put him in Kossoff's league. Rory's playing reaches deep down inside your soul. I'm so happy now there are two blues players I can listen to and be completely blown away.
As RAW as it gets. Watching Rory rip, it really looks like he’s having an inner argument with his strat, and it doesn’t feel like toning down at all. Pure magic.
Rory Gallagher was/is one of the most brutal and bluesiest Guitarists ever!! Thanks for posting this classic!! His work with Taste was just mind-blowing !!
Saw Rory twice in the ‘70’s as a teen; he opened on a Nazareth tour with Slade as support in Los Angeles! He was brilliant! Poor Nazareth had follow Rory night after night! He also played on ZZ Top’s first US tour with Johnny Winter and brother Edgar! What a blues show that was in SoCal! Rory is my life long favorite guitarist!
Rory Gallagher ..No Frills.No B.S....A man who refused to toe the line and lived for the music and the fans..a true legend and an absolutely incredible guitarist ..R.I.P.
Legend. Rory WAS the 70s. Never before, never since. A man on a mission. He was only 22yrs old here!!!!! Anyone who saw him live was hooked for life.... Miss ya Rory..
I was at this gig too.I was 29 years old and I still listen to Gallagher and Taste all the time.Absolutely Fucking Awesome guitar player. Joe Bonamassa today doesn’t come remotely close and he’s considered a Superstar.I seen Slash a few weeks ago and the same thing,imitators and charlatans some say.Wankers I say.There will never be a player like Rory Gallagher and I’m happy to say,I dont know how many times I saw that Bastard play. An undeniable Legend
Andy T In fairness to Joe B, yes, he’s considered a superstar, but he is the first to say that Rory was the master and that he owes a lot to Rory for inspiration...
I have seen Rory 2 times in Cologne „Sporthalle“ (doesn‘t exist anymore!!) Unforgetable athmosphere, soooo intense!!!!! What a musician and what a guy!!!!!
Oh 🤩!! You were so lucky!! I’m Jelly! Just discovered him 3 yrs ago (live in the US). I missed out but loving these vids. Phenomenal talent who loved his fans…plus he’s pretty hunky 😅
That Rangemaster box…such an incredible tool in his hands. Gives him the ability to make all his single-note lines sound like they’ve got pinch harmonics going on. Such a fat, whistling, wailing sound to play with. Long love RG!
Those pinched harmonics at 7:20 blow me away. One of Rory’s tricks that he was happy to share after a show (June 1974 at University of Nottingham) I recall.
I first saw Rory and Taste back in the seventies at the Montreux Festival, I came there to see Deep Purple and Black Sabbath who were performing on the same night. I didn't know Taste at the time, I was stunned to see how three men could sound better and play better and be more soulful than the other guys. RIP Rory.
With out doubt one of the best live bands (Taste) you could have seen,all three were top musicians but Rory was on a different planet,at 68 I still find there sound something special .The sound of Taste and Rory will live on,R I P Rory.
If you're interested. There is a video on Beat Club with Rory Gallagher player an acoustic. He is one of the more underrated guitarists to come out of the era, but certainly respected.
I never tire of listening to Rory play. If I had 10% of his talent, I would be a happy man and my neighbours wouldn't have to bang on the wall so much.
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Was in my local record store circa 71/72 the guy behind the counter was playing Rory's live in Europe album in its entirety, after listening to it, just had to buy it!, Shortly after, he came to my town, with his beat up amp & his beat up guitar, proceeded to tear the house down! Have been a lifelong fan ever since, very humble guy, what you saw, was what you got.
You know, latel, I've BEEN listening a lot to this here, one Irish guy name of, Rory Gallagher, and I've listened to him a bunch of the time, particularly, in the ’70's .Well, these days, having lost all my reb 1:40 records, cassette s(you young ones go dig up one grandies& ask 'em what cassettes areーーmaybe on a Ouijaboards),and all CDs, i've been on my not-too-smart-phones(I must've dropped it one too many times, it' working not hardly at all. So, anyway, lately, everyti me ｉput on ol' Rory, I find myself, going, " Man, that's the best I've ever heard him play." Everytime. and I mean, EVERYTIME. So, here's tune called, "Sugar Mama" It's the best I've ever heard him play.
I dont think any other guitar player is as fluid as Gallagher. The way he plays using such concentrated technique and feeling while grooving his whole body is just so inspiring.
You know, latel, I've BEEN listening a lot to this here, one Irish guy name of, Rory Gallagher, and I've listened to him a bunch of the time, particularly, in the ’70's .Well, these days, having lost all my reb 1:40 records, cassette s(you young ones go dig up one grandies& ask 'd
I would have to say that this is Rory Gallagher's best performance period! I can not take my eyes off him. If I had of been there, I would have been getting as close as I could get to the stage. Its a shame they broke up. Rory as a solo artist was amazing but when he was with Taste, phenomenal! Love him to bits!!
Rorys use of chromatics, unique bends and blending of styles gave him a totally unique sound. It's hard to pinpoint his influences although he must have spent years in the wood shed learning his lead guitar craft. Like hendrix, the careful listener can isolate outside imitation, but the individual man dominates the expression and feel creating a very personal interpretation.
Fantastic. Band listening to each other and reacting. Magic. Saw Rory a few times back in the day, always brilliant. Grabbed the head of that Strat at a Birmingham Union gig once. For a brief, glorious moment Rory and I locked eyes. I gazed adoringly at the master. I’m pretty sure he was thinking, “let go of my guitar you twat”. What a man!
John Wilson - what an incredible drummer! The break-up of Taste was a calamity formented by a deceitful record company. John Wilson realised this later in life. It’s both futile and yet tempting to speculate on the heights Taste could have attained.
I think Rory would have performed for free, as long as he did, and longer, just so he lived a comfortable life. He really loved bringing his music to the fans and he fed off of how they enjoyed it! Nobody loved entertain the fans like him, he was practically dead near the end of it all but was still up there for his fans despite how painful it must have been, other musicians do it for the fans too, but not with the heart he did! RIP
No matter how many clips and bands and guitarists i see on youtube, i always come back to Rory. With all respect to other bands and guitarists, he is the best. No doubt.
This is ultimately the most incendiary and transcendent performance one could ever hope to see (and Rory was known to have given plenty of those, of which I saw a few). It's electrifying in every sense of the word and makes your god damn hairs stand on end! No one really came close to what Taste did at the Isle of Wight, not then, not later. And to think this was their last gig. What a legacy!
This was my music as a teenager. Didn't make it to the IoW festival but did see Rory a few times in Maidstone. Seriously mesmerising guitar playing. He was invited to join the Rolling Stones, but declined.
Raw, pure heart & soul........... He fleetingly, with little effort, rose far above the hype, the theatrics, the politics, the pop culture, and the industry jackals..... to be one of the few, genuinely magnificent white bluesmen of the era. Kind, quiet, humble, but ruthlessly competent in delivering a scorching fireball of intense blues through your skull; every single night. He was a cherished part of our lives that transcended all the bullshit and ballyhoo that many tried to force down our throats. He was a giant of our youth that continues to carry on into our old age. God Bless you Rory; you gave us so much. We Love You
+ whiskey river - very finde words, i hear you... :-) i like that you don´t speak of rejecting ALL music after him and disqualify it as minor or no quality, like so many others do... i´m 60 and since about three years on a revisiting trip, which i started to show my daughter (15) some of the musical heroes of my youth - my absolute faves were the who with crazy keith moon on drums, and rory was the hero of our first band - we had a brilliant guitarist who played a cover of "laundromat", and who also introduced the delta blues men to us (for instance)... what shocked me when i read the comments to my old music, was the extreme scournful chauvinism of the people of my age and older towards modern pop music, embarrassing and disgusting! i´m fairly fed up with that, and i feel ashamed of my generation... :-( i´m a musician myself and i have developed a lot in all those years, i´m very open minded and have an extremely wide spread taste in music, old and new, raw or smooth, sophisticated, punky, wild, or simply pathetic, folky, ambientish, digitalized to the limit or whatever - i´m always curious, so i´ve also been investigating new stuff galore - there are still many, many musicians who keep working on "transcendenting the bullshit" (oh lord, i know, i´m one), but they don´t necessarily play the blues - especially the really young ones with their humble little home recorded lofi hiphop (mainly short melancholic instrumental pieces) are very decent in their comments - they exchange experiences, talk about their problems of growing up, their anxieties, very peaceful and tolerant... while the members of "the love generation" act like grumpy, stubborn, intolerant dullheads, tied with cobwebbs from their long white beards to their comfy chairs (haha, i actually saw some of them like that before my inner eye), see what i mean? of course i´m generalizing, but this is the feeling, the bitter taste that is left from my excursion.... :-( three very different gems i found lately, i hope you like them either? th-cam.com/video/3hGSqqhhokE/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/o5zb0WTSLsY/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/cG8dCuMibdI/w-d-xo.html so once more, thank you for just praising rory gallagher and giving him the respect he absolutely deserves, without scourning to the other side - much appreciated... :-) love and greetings from germany btw. i think i still have a cassette with a recording of our first live appearance in 1973 or 74, which i remember well, because my drum solo was mentioned in the local newspaper, haha - to be honest: it was a copy of parts of the drum solo on the grand funk railroad live double LP (which i later gave away for the who "live at leeds" album and never regretted that!)
@@friesiamans1966 We have alot in common. Many musicians and seniors are not open minded at all but prefer to argue and insult each other about supposed conversations from 50 years ago that are likely no more than urban legend. Or the model of Rory's treble booster. A generalization that does irk me is alot of musicians and fans of Rory, Gary Moore, Clapton, SRV etc have never listened to Hoodoo Man Blues or Live At The Regal. Where do they think this stuff came from? Ireland or Wales? I don't get it.....Even Clapton said that when he was younger, if you didn't know who Robert Johnson was ....He wouldn't talk to you. BTW.... that was a good trade for Live At Leeds.
@@jeffdelaney8934 hey, i´m very delighted about your reply, thank you so much - i tend to write wordy i know, but i don´t get much response - just the other day a neighbour was here, about 70 years old, and he kept talking about dave clark five and the searchers like it was all happening today, hah? it´s crazy, so many people seem to live on their attic in a museum of dusty relics of yesteryear - and when someone comes in and tells them about the sunshine and the fresh green grass outside, and the birds that are singing, they say: you don´t know what REAL life is, that´s here on the attic........ oh boy, i´m glad i´m still young enough in my mind to understand and like at least some of the modern music... btw. it WAS a good trade, haha... :-) cheers my friend
wow!!! miss you Rory on the 25th anniv of your passing away, thanks for all the great music I only saw you once Live but a hundreds of times on TH-cam...
22 yrs old from little Ireland look him play rory is and always will be a legend and guitar genius Sadly so sadly passed His music and genuine heart will live forever
God, I miss him so much still! Every day is a Rory Gallagher day for me. With sadness I play his music on a daily basis without fail. RIP, Rory. Will forever love n miss you.
Brilliant blues guitar playing virtuoso ❤❤❤
Born in Ireland, took the world by storm..Played concerts in Belfast during civil unrest, never let down the fans. Rory Gallagher, musician and gentleman..rip..
This is aTRUE MUSICMAN KEY MASTER😮
❤
He’s an absolute legend
I don’t think Rory ever got the recognition that he truly deserved.
Ive only really recently discovered him in the last year or so, but I 100% agree
I agree 100 per cent James. It's a bit like this. Hendrix, Clapton, Page etc...oh and have you heard of this guy called Rory Gallagher? He was a master musician, constantly evolving his sound and technique. He was never a singles man. He toured and played himself to death, just like the real blues musicians. He had no time for 'the industry', yet he influenced everyone from Eddie van Halen, to Johnny Marr, to Slash and in particular Brian May. This performance alone puts him among the greats and how old was he here..22 years old!!!
Don't think I've ever seen a better live recording of a performance that matches this. Very great. The playing and the passion. Don't know how anyone matches this.
I had the fortune to see him at The Mildenhall Rock and Blues Festival (Suffolk, England) in the 1980’s along with Stan Webb (Chicken Shack) and Uriah Heep. Awesome!
Definitely not
How is this man not in the rock and roll hall of fame wtf
They put NWA
in rock n roll hall of fame
Proof that it’s just a joke
Quest' UOMO è al di sopra a certe Cagate !
Because he was never "Messing with the Kids"!🤔🤔🤔
Also the Man Jimmie Hendrix said was the greatest guitarist in the world.
Like everyone else has said and i learned myself, they are a joke and a money machine. They make money on musicians at the end of their road and if i was them, i would tell them to stick it up their a$$es! Go there and see what crap they are selling cost! Complete bullshite!
We all love Rory but McCracken and Wilson hold this number together brilliantly.
Another Irish genius. He never abandoned Belfast in the 70’s during the Troubles. I love this gentle virtuoso. God bless you Rory.
Wasn't for Rory, wouldn't have been Gary Moore or The Edge. Both credit Rory for inspiring them to play guitar.
Always loved Belfast from his early years 👏
@@martyconroy3786 So does Rab McCullough, with his Belfast Blues. th-cam.com/video/3-0DovHW2jc/w-d-xo.html
Sadly Rab passed earlier this year.
@@martyconroy3786 Gary Moore, yes....the edge, fuck that sellout not to mention he isn't in the same conversation guitar-wise as those 2
And Brian May
I remember Rory at the Isle of Wight 1970 like it was yesterday. Only 16, my first festival. He made a bigger impression on me than The Who, Hendrix, or any of the greats that played there.
very cool, those were the days (tho I was only 6) cheers
I agree. Got there just in time to catch his set from a prime position right in front of the stage. Far out! 😂
These guys blew Hendrix off the stage... he got booed, these guys had naked chicks jumping up on the stage.
@@jameswagoner3309 Imagine going to a free concert and booing Jimi Hendrix. What a bunch of losers.
@@johnarnold893 he really didn't put on that great of a show.... but Rory and the boys definitely did.... Jimi Hendrix, sounded terrible and had no fire... and got heckled, Rory and the boys had naked chicks jumping up on stage!!
A MASTERPIECE ❤ Rory was 22 years only. What a gifted man!!!!!!!!!
I'm 22 rn and I cant believe someone can have THIS much talent oml
@@wxstednxghts This was RORY........a genius ❤❤❤❤
@@lillyk2315 agreed. Jimmy Page has been my favorite guitarist but oml Rory makes it unable to chose who's better bc I love musicians who make you feel things you've never felt hearing them play and they both do that for me😤🖤
@@wxstednxghts yes Page is a great guitar player...but not a vocalist like RORY and Rory Gallagher was close to the audience,he was friendly and humble ❤I think Page was more typical.......
@@lillyk2315 that is true. I'm just going off guitar skills but agreed, Rory was better due to how he was as a person🖤
There’s a couple dozen mainstream guitar players and then there is Rory who could bring it on as good, if not better, than any of them. Rory was a pure craftsman who didn’t give a crap about media hype or promoting himself in typical rock star fashion, rather, he just let his guitar do his talking. Sure, maybe he’s not as well known as other guitar “Gods”, but true lovers of blues rock know perfectly well who he is and that’s all that matters.
True that. Couldn't have said it better myself.
That's so true. Always loved Rory guitar sound, raw blues 😂
Sad that he didn't get to play with the Stones, because of prior contracts and they went with Ronnie Woods instead. He was a genius and not that well known!
Com Alvin Lee ocorre o mesmo.
@@MikeHinshawNomadicTexanhe also was not a sideman, which would have been his role with The Stones. He would have been known within their mystique, but he chose to be faithful to his musical vision & destiny, come what may. Don't think it would have lasted, anyway- he gave all to his fans and we all are part of his tribute...🇨🇮🎸
Lost count of how often I spent the night sleeping on a bench in Victoria Station, you could in those days, having been to see Rory in London and the show had overrun by an hour or two. The guy is an absolute legend. This is my Rory story, I was the social sec at my local college and had booked Rory Gallagher along with two support bands. One band and Rory turned up, set up their gear, ran a sound check but no sign of the main support, so in a bit of a flap I asked if Rory could do a longer set. Shouldn’t have bothered, a set over three hours, and whilst the support was on he was having a drink in the bar explaining to all and sundry his little tricks. Many musicians are labelled “legend” but they pale into insignificance alongside Rory. A true gentleman and a real legend so sadly missed.
what a great post!
Super-super cool to read about your story and appreciative words! Thanks for posting!
What a great story and what a gem 💎 this man was.
Wow you were close to Rory!!!I would be lucky man only breathing the same air as him!
love that story
This drummer is the true blast beat inventor.
The best guitarist in History 🔥🤘
I used to follow Taste back in their early days in Belfast at the Club Rado (Maritime Hotel). Used to stand there with my jaw dropped to the floor. He also did gigs at Queen's University Students Union and he had a lot of fans there too. Yes, he was right up there with the best of them yet a very humble and modest man. I ran into him in a music shop in Charing Cross Road, London shortly before he died and had a quick chat about the old days in Belfast. He took time to talk with me and I shook his hand.
God bless you and your memories
" The glorious bluesrock of the 60's and 70's will NEVER be beaten for every genre of music.those of us who lived it knew it was a special era. Rory Gallagher legend."
One amazing guitarist. Rory had his own technique at playing guitar.
Let's not forget that to play with Rory and be as tight as these guys were takes incredible musicianship. Rory was lucky to be well served by his rhythm sections. John and Richard in Taste, then Wilgar Campbell, later, Brendon O'Neil and of course his long association with Gerry McAvoy. All fantastically talented players.
And not forgetting the great Lou Martin.
Don't leave out Rod de'Ath drummer from 1972 to 1978!
@@GWard-hz5wj yes! Rod was an amazing drummer, Omg 😅
@@KittyGrizGriz The best!
As Gerry said in his book nobody demanded more or got more of his drummers than Rory.
In 1970, the young generation play Mister Blues. In 2023, this music is so exiting. This music is always inspiring.
Here Rory was 22 years old..a fukin legend
God he was
shit!! unbelievable.
He had better sideboards than men twice his age!
Dude...imagine the hightest hights living this at 22...
Rory is for EVER The BEST ! Oh, yes : He is !!!!!!
Looking back now in 2022, this has to be hands down the best live performance ever......
And Only 22years old here just magical
Definitely a Marty Mcfly moment . 'Your kids are gonna love it '
Disagree. Wrong environment for Rory, the stage tiny, the audience 100 feet away. Much better live Rory performances on TH-cam. Check em out.
@@IanCross-xj2gjI've seen all his live performances on TH-cam. For me personally, this is his greatest. Pure genius.
Must have blown that audience away! Rory = the best!
Especially in the middle seats.
I just want to know how on God's green earth I made it to nearly 59 years old and am JUST discovering Rory. How the HELL did I overlook this much love for the guitar? Just downloaded his entire discography. Listening to it now. Looking forward to many hours of hearing it again and again. What a virtuoso. Period.
Because you're an imbecile?
@@freedomatlast8756 = Dick O'Connor. Fixed it for you.
Go to Ballyshannon Ireland. Biggest Tribute Fest I have ever been. You will get your full Rory dose 😍
Because he was very under rated and quickly forgotten.
But boy are you lucky. To discover a talent like Rory at 59 and have all this fresh back catalogue material to explore!!!!!!
I know your gonna have many many years of pleasure :)
Bullfrog Blues!!
One more in the forgotten book ❤
Days gone, but not forgotten
I saw Rory Gallagher perform three times. This video is the only one that captures the sheer energy of his performances.
One of the best live performances ever....forgotten, underrated, overshadowed... Rory was the man. The player's player.
That might just be the most Strat sounding Strat I've ever heard!
Lol perhaps.. indeed.. most straty..😊
That Strat has a story.
That straty strat has a Rory story
Well Said
YOU'D BE RIGHT
Taste were grossly underrated.
For me, the best guitarist born in the world. The guitar was an extension of his soul. Unlimited sound colors .From România for the best man !
am aceeasi apreciere- rory te face sa vrei sa traiesti
The Strat had a little more paint on it back then. Seriously! I have seen hundreds of performers and I will always believe Rory was the most intense live musician I have ever seen. He was like a meteor!
The most non derivative original guitar player of all time. The whole package singer/ songwriter/ guitarist extraordinaire.
Was there, 3 days and nights of pure rock talent on show and unbelievable crowds, what a time to be alive.🎸🎸🥁🎤
Wowzer I’m so jelly! Lucky 🍀.
Just discovered Rory few years ago and have missed out, better late than never; he’s phenom😅
@@KittyGrizGriz You have good music taste, check out his album releases they're a gold mine 🎸👍
I was also there and did the Bath Festival the same year. I was also at 69 Isle of Wight Festival at Wotton.
@@colinmcnab6145 Bath festival for me too, Floyd, Zeppelin, Santana, Zappa and many others, all for just over ten bob for the whole weekend, wonder how much we'd pay to see them now.
What a band , incredible playing by all , so underrated , Rory Richard and John on fire 🔥
How did i know to click 'like' before it even started? Brilliant guitarist.
I first heard Rory in 1974 in a record store called Obadiah's in Eagledale Plaza on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The Blues is a way of life.
Mr. Rory Gallargher
- 0 % Playback 👎
- 100 % Talent 👍
🎵🎼🎶🎼🎶🎤🎸💪😎👊
This number no words for the lead guiter, just remember we all love famous musicians, the best thing to do is when they are gone is to pray whatever religion you are that they are happy on the other side love there music but pray for them.
That they would love. We are all only human. ❤
Rory was, is, and will be the greatest electric bluesman!
I only recently heard this song and more stuff from taste and before that I thought nobody would ever touch Kossoff's incredible vibrato, but Rory's is right up next to him. And there can be no higher compliment that could be bestowed on a guitarist's vibrato than to put him in Kossoff's league. Rory's playing reaches deep down inside your soul. I'm so happy now there are two blues players I can listen to and be completely blown away.
Jimi Hendrix thought so.
Never forget what a great rhythm section Charlie and John were
Isn't that Richard?
@@zohairsaeed9167 Rory Gallagher - Guitars, vocals, Harmonica
Richard "Charlie" McCracken - Bass guitar
John Wilson - Drums
@@blackwingvalleylover TIL :D
They sure were.
No filter, just balls to the wall from all three. Charlie was a great player in his own right.
As RAW as it gets. Watching Rory rip, it really looks like he’s having an inner argument with his strat, and it doesn’t feel like toning down at all. Pure magic.
Saw Rory live early eighties in the SFX. Unforgettable.
Great explanation!! He was making love to it too.
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Rory Gallagher was/is one of the most brutal and bluesiest Guitarists ever!! Thanks for posting this classic!! His work with Taste was just mind-blowing !!
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Still is. Hendrix emerged from USA, Rory from Ireland. Glad they did.
There isn't room to swing a cat on stage. The audience is 100 feet from the stage. But the music is still great.
Probably the most accurate description of Rory, thanks.
Saw Rory twice in the ‘70’s as a teen; he opened on a Nazareth tour with Slade as support in Los Angeles! He was brilliant! Poor Nazareth had follow Rory night after night! He also played on ZZ Top’s first US tour with Johnny Winter and brother Edgar! What a blues show that was in SoCal! Rory is my life long favorite guitarist!
Rory!
Gentleman,humble genius who paid his dues and then some!
The drummer is incredible too!!
Heart & soul is our Rory! 🎸🔥❤️
Rory Gallagher ..No Frills.No B.S....A man who refused to toe the line and lived for the music and the fans..a true legend and an absolutely incredible guitarist ..R.I.P.
One of the best sets from the Isle of Wight 1970
A Strat, a treble booster, and a Vox AC30 and a whole lotta soul.
Legend. Rory WAS the 70s. Never before, never since. A man on a mission. He was only 22yrs old here!!!!! Anyone who saw him live was hooked for life.... Miss ya Rory..
Allez Rory , fait péter ta guitare et encore et encore,je suis un super fan ,je ne pas m'en passeeeee. 🎸🎸🎸👏
The last performance of Taste... I was there and it was brilliant..
Their last performance was in Belfast according to wiki
I was at this gig too.I was 29 years old and I still listen to Gallagher and Taste all the time.Absolutely Fucking Awesome guitar player.
Joe Bonamassa today doesn’t come remotely close and he’s considered a Superstar.I seen Slash a few weeks ago and the same thing,imitators and charlatans some say.Wankers I say.There will never be a player like Rory Gallagher and I’m happy to say,I dont know how many times I saw that Bastard play.
An undeniable Legend
Andy T In fairness to Joe B, yes, he’s considered a superstar, but he is the first to say that Rory was the master and that he owes a lot to Rory for inspiration...
Andy T Davey Knowles isn’t too bad......
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I have seen Rory 2 times in Cologne „Sporthalle“ (doesn‘t exist anymore!!) Unforgetable athmosphere, soooo intense!!!!! What a musician and what a guy!!!!!
Oh 🤩!! You were so lucky!! I’m Jelly!
Just discovered him 3 yrs ago (live in the US). I missed out but loving these vids. Phenomenal talent who loved his fans…plus he’s pretty hunky 😅
Cannot and will not get better then Rory
He had such a straightforward guitar tone that was just amazing. Little gimmicks just pure raw soul, passion and talent.
Green with envy.
That Rangemaster box…such an incredible tool in his hands. Gives him the ability to make all his single-note lines sound like they’ve got pinch harmonics going on. Such a fat, whistling, wailing sound to play with. Long love RG!
Those pinched harmonics at 7:20 blow me away. One of Rory’s tricks that he was happy to share after a show (June 1974 at University of Nottingham) I recall.
I first saw Rory and Taste back in the seventies at the Montreux Festival, I came there to see Deep Purple and Black Sabbath who were performing on the same night. I didn't know Taste at the time, I was stunned to see how three men could sound better and play better and be more soulful than the other guys. RIP Rory.
Rory was even better than Deep Purple and Sabbath? Holy sh*t he must have really been something else
To be at the front and centre, to sing and play with control and freedom of expression. He is a rare talent.
I Love Rory Gallagher and would have been in heaven to be in the crowd here…great band whew!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
With out doubt one of the best live bands (Taste) you could have seen,all three were top musicians but Rory was on a different planet,at 68 I still find there sound something special .The sound of Taste and Rory will live on,R I P Rory.
Geez, how have I never heard of this band until now? The guitarist's playing is totally over the top!
I don't know what's going on with TH-cam's algorithm today but I'm liking it.
You've now heard him, that's what matters. Enjoy the music!
If you're interested. There is a video on Beat Club with Rory Gallagher player an acoustic. He is one of the more underrated guitarists to come out of the era, but certainly respected.
Check out Rory’s live “Do you read me” - Rock goes to college it’s amazing
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I never tire of listening to Rory play. If I had 10% of his talent, I would be a happy man and my neighbours wouldn't have to bang on the wall so much.
Just one of the most naturally talented of all time. It was in his blood.
true rockstars. entertaining in every way. love it
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Frank Marino The Answer HOPE YOU ENJOY.!!!!!
Good band here deffo.
@@robertsumners931 great songs, thank you man.
@@robertsumners931 what's wrong with Blackmore? COLD HEARTED surely you mean MISTREATED. It's easy to pull the wool over the eyes.
@@DavisSchulz All good mate, so many great guitarists out there, and so many are sadly underrated, but regardless we the fans no better.!!!
I saw him in Shea Stadium New York City. With Robin Trower and Jethro Tull. The Tullivision tour. Rory was awesome live!!!
Saw the same tour in San Diego! 😀
Rory was already at the peak of his playing in 1970 . What a talent !
thank youRory for the great music and the great times ,always missed… legendary Irish musician.☘️🎼🎼👏👏
It's always a better day when you hear Rory play. Great guy and a sad loss.
Was in my local record store circa 71/72 the guy behind the counter was playing Rory's live in Europe album in its entirety, after listening to it, just had to buy it!, Shortly after, he came to my town, with his beat up amp & his beat up guitar, proceeded to tear the house down! Have been a lifelong fan ever since, very humble guy, what you saw, was what you got.
You know, latel, I've BEEN listening a lot to this here, one Irish guy name of, Rory Gallagher, and I've listened to him a bunch of the time, particularly, in the ’70's .Well, these days, having lost all my reb 1:40 records, cassette s(you young ones go dig up one grandies& ask 'em what cassettes areーーmaybe on a Ouijaboards),and all CDs, i've been on my not-too-smart-phones(I must've dropped it one too many times, it' working not hardly at all. So, anyway, lately, everyti me ｉput on ol' Rory, I find myself, going, " Man, that's the best I've ever heard him play." Everytime. and I mean, EVERYTIME. So, here's tune called, "Sugar Mama" It's the best I've ever heard him play.
I dont think any other guitar player is as fluid as Gallagher. The way he plays using such concentrated technique and feeling while grooving his whole body is just so inspiring.
I was there, second time to see him, he blew us all away, 7 encores!!!
He makes that Strat scream in pain
Wonderful performer
Had this on vinyl when I was 13, taste live LP. Knew every note. First tune I ever downloaded from iTunes. Still play it regularly. True genius.
You know, latel, I've BEEN listening a lot to this here, one Irish guy name of, Rory Gallagher, and I've listened to him a bunch of the time, particularly, in the ’70's .Well, these days, having lost all my reb 1:40 records, cassette s(you young ones go dig up one grandies& ask 'd
Never was aware of this guy, and missed his best stuff… thanks
I would have to say that this is Rory Gallagher's best performance period! I can not take my eyes off him. If I had of been there, I would have been getting as close as I could get to the stage. Its a shame they broke up. Rory as a solo artist was amazing but when he was with Taste, phenomenal! Love him to bits!!
What a talent!What a feeling!He don't play guitar, the guitar played him! 🎸💜
Rorys use of chromatics, unique bends and blending of styles gave him a totally unique sound. It's hard to pinpoint his influences although he must have spent years in the wood shed learning his lead guitar craft. Like hendrix, the careful listener can isolate outside imitation, but the individual man dominates the expression and feel creating a very personal interpretation.
Fantastic. Band listening to each other and reacting. Magic. Saw Rory a few times back in the day, always brilliant. Grabbed the head of that Strat at a Birmingham Union gig once. For a brief, glorious moment Rory and I locked eyes. I gazed adoringly at the master. I’m pretty sure he was thinking, “let go of my guitar you twat”. What a man!
Had the first Taste album. Converted hundreds of people into Rory fans. You'd be crazy to think Stevie Ray Vaughn wasn't a fan.
That drummer is unreal. Brilliant.
Would have given old Mitch Mitchell a run for his money.
J P it’s all about style , John had way cooler jazzy beats and brought a different element to the songs , rod probably fit rory in general better tho
A little bit Mitch Mitchell alike...:))
John Wilson - what an incredible drummer! The break-up of Taste was a calamity formented by a deceitful record company. John Wilson realised this later in life. It’s both futile and yet tempting to speculate on the heights Taste could have attained.
I'm telling folks I lived in the time when guitar gods roamed the earth. Beastly!
Well said my man.
Don't play a musical instrument or follow modern players?
A little bass when younger. Homme, Gary Clark Jr, Morello, Cantrell not ancient but all 35+ are favorites
Not a mountain of Marshalls at the back...only the 'humble' AC30; with this guy, that is enough. Here there's much rock talent
And bass through Orange tube top like it should be.
even playing out of tune :-D
Those Marshall mountains are actually empty cabinets . Just display.
Yeah, thats probably why his tone is a pile of thin screachy shit
and the millions of people that dig it are wrong and you're right I presume, jupiter moonguage.
Nothing but THE Rory.
I think Rory would have performed for free, as long as he did, and longer, just so he lived a comfortable life. He really loved bringing his music to the fans and he fed off of how they enjoyed it! Nobody loved entertain the fans like him, he was practically dead near the end of it all but was still up there for his fans despite how painful it must have been, other musicians do it for the fans too, but not with the heart he did! RIP
No matter how many clips and bands and guitarists i see on youtube, i always come back to Rory. With all respect to other bands and guitarists, he is the best. No doubt.
The great Rory Gallagher. Taste were a brilliant band.
Thanks for this.
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This is ultimately the most incendiary and transcendent performance one could ever hope to see (and Rory was known to have given plenty of those, of which I saw a few). It's electrifying in every sense of the word and makes your god damn hairs stand on end! No one really came close to what Taste did at the Isle of Wight, not then, not later. And to think this was their last gig. What a legacy!
A major talent. Back in the day few of us in the USA even heard of Rory.
If you listen really closely you can hear in the solos (which there are many of) just exactly how perfect the ideas were.Rory was exceptional
This is what a masterclass looks and feels like ...add in its solid blues and rock ...dear Lord I love Rory.
And this was before the Iconic Irish tour '74 album, BEST ever!!
I see his brother there he supported him he was the best fan that Rory ever had and he continues to be he knew that Rory would be a legend
This was my music as a teenager. Didn't make it to the IoW festival but did see Rory a few times in Maidstone. Seriously mesmerising guitar playing. He was invited to join the Rolling Stones, but declined.
Do you know,why he didn't join the Rolling Stones?
@@lillyk2315probably because he didn’t want to be tied down to a band that wasn’t his; to blaze his own trails. Don’t think he was chasing fame etc…
Rory & band legendary performers!!
True Alan.
Raw, pure heart & soul........... He fleetingly, with little effort, rose far above the hype, the theatrics, the politics, the pop culture, and the industry jackals..... to be one of the few, genuinely magnificent white bluesmen of the era. Kind, quiet, humble, but ruthlessly competent in delivering a scorching fireball of intense blues through your skull; every single night. He was a cherished part of our lives that transcended all the bullshit and ballyhoo that many tried to force down our throats. He was a giant of our youth that continues to carry on into our old age. God Bless you Rory; you gave us so much. We Love You
+ whiskey river - very finde words, i hear you... :-)
i like that you don´t speak of rejecting ALL music after him and disqualify it as minor or no quality, like so many others do...
i´m 60 and since about three years on a revisiting trip, which i started to show my daughter (15) some of the musical heroes of my youth - my absolute faves were the who with crazy keith moon on drums, and rory was the hero of our first band - we had a brilliant guitarist who played a cover of "laundromat", and who also introduced the delta blues men to us (for instance)...
what shocked me when i read the comments to my old music, was the extreme scournful chauvinism of the people of my age and older towards modern pop music, embarrassing and disgusting! i´m fairly fed up with that, and i feel ashamed of my generation... :-(
i´m a musician myself and i have developed a lot in all those years, i´m very open minded and have an extremely wide spread taste in music, old and new, raw or smooth, sophisticated, punky, wild, or simply pathetic, folky, ambientish, digitalized to the limit or whatever - i´m always curious, so i´ve also been investigating new stuff galore - there are still many, many musicians who keep working on "transcendenting the bullshit" (oh lord, i know, i´m one), but they don´t necessarily play the blues - especially the really young ones with their humble little home recorded lofi hiphop (mainly short melancholic instrumental pieces) are very decent in their comments - they exchange experiences, talk about their problems of growing up, their anxieties, very peaceful and tolerant... while the members of "the love generation" act like grumpy, stubborn, intolerant dullheads, tied with cobwebbs from their long white beards to their comfy chairs (haha, i actually saw some of them like that before my inner eye), see what i mean? of course i´m generalizing, but this is the feeling, the bitter taste that is left from my excursion.... :-(
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so once more, thank you for just praising rory gallagher and giving him the respect he absolutely deserves, without scourning to the other side - much appreciated... :-)
love and greetings from germany
btw. i think i still have a cassette with a recording of our first live appearance in 1973 or 74, which i remember well, because my drum solo was mentioned in the local newspaper, haha - to be honest: it was a copy of parts of the drum solo on the grand funk railroad live double LP (which i later gave away for the who "live at leeds" album and never regretted that!)
@@friesiamans1966 We have alot in common. Many musicians and seniors are not open minded at all but prefer to argue and insult each other about supposed conversations from 50 years ago that are likely no more than urban legend. Or the model of Rory's treble booster. A generalization that does irk me is alot of musicians and fans of Rory, Gary Moore, Clapton, SRV etc have never listened to Hoodoo Man Blues or Live At The Regal. Where do they think this stuff came from? Ireland or Wales? I don't get it.....Even Clapton said that when he was younger, if you didn't know who Robert Johnson was ....He wouldn't talk to you. BTW.... that was a good trade for Live At Leeds.
@@jeffdelaney8934 hey, i´m very delighted about your reply, thank you so much - i tend to write wordy i know, but i don´t get much response - just the other day a neighbour was here, about 70 years old, and he kept talking about dave clark five and the searchers like it was all happening today, hah? it´s crazy, so many people seem to live on their attic in a museum of dusty relics of yesteryear - and when someone comes in and tells them about the sunshine and the fresh green grass outside, and the birds that are singing, they say: you don´t know what REAL life is, that´s here on the attic........
oh boy, i´m glad i´m still young enough in my mind to understand and like at least some of the modern music...
btw. it WAS a good trade, haha... :-)
cheers my friend
Wise wise words
Whiskey River
You've fired flaming arrows of truth into
the essence of The Great Rory Gallagher!
I thank you sir!
@@friesiamans1966 Humble, very humble.
The level of chills I'm getting from this is over the roof
This is fucking beautiful
wow!!! miss you Rory on the 25th anniv of your passing away, thanks for all the great music I only saw you once Live but a hundreds of times on TH-cam...
22 yrs old from little Ireland look him play rory is and always will be a legend and guitar genius
Sadly so sadly passed
His music and genuine heart will live forever
WOW! Why was Rory not huge? Best guitarist ever. IMHO. Yet 343 people didn't like this?
How stupid
God, I miss him so much still! Every day is a Rory Gallagher day for me. With sadness I play his music on a daily basis without fail. RIP, Rory. Will forever love n miss you.
You're not alone !!! See You in Bellyshannon folks !!!
RoryAddict i feel the way gone 22 yers and i still miss hem R,I,P, Rory ,Margo
RoryAddict i feel the way gone 22 yers and i still miss hem R,I,P, Rory ,Margo
RoryAddict been a fan since his taste days. Saw him live twice. I was lucky. Saw him in liberty hall in Houston. Amazing.