Music Banter - View Single Post - Rory G --- the man from Ballyshannon

Barabajagal · 12-10-2008, 03:10 PM

Definitely the Irish Tour '74 album. That's where I started when I was trying out different bluesmen, and it hooked me like no other.

Or check out the song "Tattoo'd Lady" on YouTube...

Studio Rory is great, but you haven't had the Gallagher experience until you've seen a live vid. Whenever I watch him play, I can only think over and over, "This is what it's all about - this is a TRUE performer, doing it for all the right reasons." Some musicians unintentionally (or intentionally, I'm not sure) put a gap between themselves and their audience, simply because they know how great they are, and that by playing for us they are almost doing us a favor. You never get that with Rory. There's no barrier, no division between him and his audience. You get the feeling that if he weren't making a cent on it, he'd still be up there every night sweating to the bone and shredding his blues.

12-10-2008, 03:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Barabajagal Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 88	Definitely the Irish Tour '74 album. That's where I started when I was trying out different bluesmen, and it hooked me like no other. Or check out the song "Tattoo'd Lady" on YouTube... Studio Rory is great, but you haven't had the Gallagher experience until you've seen a live vid. Whenever I watch him play, I can only think over and over, "This is what it's all about - this is a TRUE performer, doing it for all the right reasons." Some musicians unintentionally (or intentionally, I'm not sure) put a gap between themselves and their audience, simply because they know how great they are, and that by playing for us they are almost doing us a favor. You never get that with Rory. There's no barrier, no division between him and his audience. You get the feeling that if he weren't making a cent on it, he'd still be up there every night sweating to the bone and shredding his blues. Last edited by Barabajagal; 12-10-2008 at 03:18 PM.