my all-time favorite guitar player.....Like to crank his song titled "A million miles away" on the dynaco mk iv;s My alltime favorite!
He also fronted a band called Taste before he went solo.
Actually, I saw him twice. Once at he Midwest Rock Festival in 1969 w/Taste and on a slate that included John Mayall (doing "The Turning Point" acoustic stuff), Delaney and Bonnie, and Blind Faith, and again on his own in a bar in Milwaukee about 3 tables from the stage. Great stuff!!
I had the "Taste" 8-track when I was a kid... I miss that album... Think I gonna' have to look that one up on CD or something... That was some bluesey stuff for sure... I always loved his beat-up old Strat with the finish missing... Can't remember if he did that on purpose to make it ring louder/clearer or if it simply got that way from years of him beating the crap out of it.
There was a stretch there in the 80s where Rory would come through DC what seemed like a couple times a year, and I didn't miss too many chances to see him.
The story I read was this:When Jimi Hendrix was told by a journalist in a interview that he was the greatest guitar player alive, his reply could have been almost anything...but he replied " Did Rory Gallagher die?"
Nuff said
The story I read was this:
Reporter to Jimi: What does it feel like to be greatest guitar player in the world?
Jimi: I don’t know, you’d have ask Rory Gallagher
Also, check out Rory Gallagher with Taste Live at the Isle of Wight from 1970, I believe. Lots of classic white-boy Irish blues.Rory Gallagher
Artiist: Rory Gallagher
Album:The Story So Far
Year: 1973
Record Labelolydor International
Genre: Blues/Rock
Never heard of this guy before. His albums were in the group of 500+ that I purchased. He is the lead guitar player/voalist and there is alot of lead guitar thoughout the album. Some basic blues riffs with the Edgar Winter type of vocals. His music is upbeat with alot of drum work that is really tight. It really surprizes me that I never heard of this guy cause his blues is as easy to listen to as any of the boogie blues/rock artists.
He prefers the club scene over the big concert hall. Maybe that is why he never promoted himself to the big scene. His songs are the classic story-telling in the blues form. If you like this genre I highly recomend this album. I am looking forward to his other albums.