chimp Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I loved Rory, you wanna check this geezer out http://www.gwynashton.com/ he plays with Mccavoy and Mckenna on occasions, he plays just like Rory, i have seen him many times, So has Robert Plant, see Gwyns diary from Feb 2005. an awsome blues/rock guitar player, not sure about your singing though Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walesdad Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 The first record I ever had was RORY GALLAGHER/LIVE IN EUROPE,bought when it came out in 1972.You name it,blues,rock,folk,anything and Rory could do it and I've always thought that his lyrics and singing are hugely underated.Nice to see the man still remembered and so highly regarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 this is a great topic!!! I knew it existed, but couldn't exactly post my quizz in here for obvious reasons. Of course he didn't join Deep Purple or The Stones, he stood tall on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Masson Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Peter Grant was very keen on managing Rory Gallagher, and Rory's band also met Richard Cole a few times. I posted something about all that a while ago RIGHT HERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Peter Grant was very keen on managing Rory Gallagher, and Rory's band also met Richard Cole a few times. I posted something about all that a while ago RIGHT HERE. Thank Otto, that was a great read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimp Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 this is a great topic!!! I knew it existed, but couldn't exactly post my quizz in here for obvious reasons. Of course he didn't join Deep Purple or The Stones, he stood tall on his own. he very nearly did join the Stones after Taylor left, after an audition Keith offered him the job, but Rory said, 'no thanks mate, i don't really like your music' that's true as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Masson Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 he very nearly did join the Stones after Taylor left, after an audition Keith offered him the job, but Rory said, 'no thanks mate, i don't really like your music' that's true as well Where did you get that story from?! That would not only have been just completely out of character for Rory to say, but he did at least say something about what happened, and it hardly accords with this. He tried playing with them for a couple of days or so, and then had to fly away. He never heard from them again, that's all. From every single description I have ever seen of the man he was quite unusually polite, nice and pleasant; and moreover, in his own description of what happened (in an interview) he specifically said that he thought highly of the Stones and their music. The situation seems to have been roughly this, that Jagger was really interested in having Rory in the band, and Keith, who was not in good shape at the time (he already had a five year heroin habit in 1974), apparently wasn't. Yeah, it is still quite doubtful that it would have worked. Mick Taylor, aside from his serious drug problems, always had a hard time getting recognition for his musical ideas in the band. And the thing is, that if there was any area where Rory always wanted to have his way, that was with his music, and the only people that to my knowledge he could be tough on were his band mates (drummers). As an example of how determined and driven the man was with respect to his music: He got Roger Glover to produce one of his albums in the 1970's, and that just didn't work (he still liked Roger as a person, though). The problem was simply that he didn't like being told what to do in his music, basically because the music was his voice, and his statement, I think. He also had an intense dislike of hard drugs and didn't allow them in his band. What happened in the last years of his life is even sadder seen against that background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Where did you get that story from?! That would not only have been just completely out of character for Rory to say, but he did at least say something about what happened, and it hardly accords with this. He tried playing with them for a couple of days or so, and then had to fly away. He never heard from them again, that's all. From every single description I have ever seen of the man he was quite unusually polite, nice and pleasant; and moreover, in his own description of what happened (in an interview) he specifically said that he thought highly of the Stones and their music. I met Rory several times and he was lovely - gentle, quiet, modest. I'd be surprised if that quote is substantiated - a man with his music style surely can't have disliked the Stones anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Yeah, I've read that he wanted to do his thing and not be part of any "band". They struggled to get it together with Taste and he got somewhat reluctant to be in a band again after Taste broke up. Like Knebby and Otto already pointed out, Rory was a very humble and nice person, so I find it hard that he ever said anything like that to Mick and Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Masson Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I met Rory several times and he was lovely - gentle, quiet, modest. I'd be surprised if that quote is substantiated - a man with his music style surely can't have disliked the Stones anyway? That's how I've always seen him described, and yeah, he did say he liked them. Several times.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Masson Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Here are some useful links - really great stuff on each of these sites. OFFICIAL RORY WEBSITE RORY ON LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS FABULOUS FRENCH SITE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragontele Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Just found this thread and it's a good one. I saw Rory G. about '74 or '75, somewhere in there .... I dragged a chair into what these days would be called the mosh pit, and stood on it so I could better watch him play -- it was like watching that beat-up Strat breathe fire. As they say, he made it look easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Masson Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 There are quite many bootlegs out there, many of which contain really wonderful performances. At the moment I have these: Taste – London Invasion (BBC, 1968-69) Taste – Konserthuset, Stockholm, 18. September 1970 BBC Concerts, Paris Theatre, 12. August 1971 and 13. January 1972 Alternate BBC Sessions (Various dates, 1971-1977) - 2CDs Golder's Green, London, 14. April 1974 Cowtown Ballroom, Kansas City, August 1974 - 3CDs Belgium, 24. October 1974 Record Plant, 31. October 1975 The Bottom Line, New York, 8. February 1976 Gruga-Halle, Essen Rockpalast, 23. July 1977 Bordeaux, 19. October 1978 - 2CDs Parkwest, Chicago, 9. November 1978 Agora Theater, Cleveland, 20. November 1978 - 2CDs The Venue, London, 20. September 1979 Stockholm, 27. October 1979 - 2CDs Reading Festival, 23. August 1980 – 2CDs The Apollo, Glasgow, 1982 - 2CDs Punchestown Festival, 18. July 1982 Geleen, 12. November 1987 Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 17. February 1988 – 2CDs Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 18. February 1988 – 2CDs Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 19. February 1988 – 2CDs Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 20. February 1988 – 3CDs Bonn Blues Festival, 1992 – 2CDs Gampel, 21. August 1993 – 2CDs Pistoia Festival, 2. July 1994 One thing to be noted is that the BBC recorded a lot of Rory. His brother Donal, who was also his manager, selected a 2CD compilation that is easily available, and great to have. However, it included less than half of the material, as he opted to see the album versions of the songs as definitive. The BBC bootlegs are especially recommended - the Paris Theatre gigs sound amazingly well, and it's Rory at his very best. The 1988 Dublin set is audience recordings, with the inherent limitations of such recordings, but they also give a great sense of the atmosphere - he was loved in his home country! The late 1980's weren't a particularly good time for Rory, but he must have had a good time playing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 TBH Otto, there is plenty in that list that I have not heard. Thanks for posting this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock N' Rollin' Man Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Bump. I have Rory Gallagher Live! and Tattoo, both being excellent albums. Will be on the lookout for more of his albums. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppFanForever Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Hi "the.alchemist!" How's it going? OH SHIT! There's two RORY GALLAGHER Threads! Oh well, its better than nothing. Enjoy both of them and ROCK ON FOREVER my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Well, Rory sure deserves some attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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