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Old 10-28-2012, 06:44 AM   #11 (permalink)
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You mean this one?
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Old 11-02-2012, 02:43 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Yes, I liked that about him too, when I saw him play in an old converted London cinema; he just seemed like a regular guy and he really worked hard on stage. He was wearing one of his trade-mark checked shirts, and when I looked across at the audience sitting in their cinema seats, about a third of them were waving scarves and wearing checked shirts too. It seemed like there was a special bond between him and his fans.
Some guy in Cork told me that one day Rory walked into a pub and bought everyone in the pub a pint but left before anyone could find out who he was or who had bought them the pints.
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Old 11-02-2012, 02:49 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Perfection.


Rory Gallagher - Cradle Rock - YouTube
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Old 11-02-2012, 05:00 PM   #14 (permalink)
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You mean this one?
Yes, that`s the one, Trollheart. Thanks. What a way to start a concert !


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Some guy in Cork told me that one day Rory walked into a pub and bought everyone in the pub a pint but left before anyone could find out who he was or who had bought them the pints.
That`s a nice story; do you think it really happened ? At first it made me think of this line from a Gaelic Storm song, "...I heard it from a man who knows a fellow who swears it`s true." But then, if you`re a drinking man, it`s the kind of dream that you might promise yourself that you`ll do one day - so, yes, I can imagine RG doing that.
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Old 11-02-2012, 05:17 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Yes, that`s the one, Trollheart. Thanks. What a way to start a concert !




That`s a nice story; do you think it really happened ? At first it made me think of this line from a Gaelic Storm song, "...I heard it from a man who knows a fellow who swears it`s true." But then, if you`re a drinking man, it`s the kind of dream that you might promise yourself that you`ll do one day - so, yes, I can imagine RG doing that.
Well it happened in his pub so I'm gonna take his word for it but I know exactly what you mean , but Rory was known for random acts of kindness like that, he was a bit eccentric, but in a good way.
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Old 11-02-2012, 05:34 PM   #16 (permalink)
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OK, well that`s good enough for me !
....and I believe he did concerts in Ireland at a time when other big-name artists felt it was too risky, which is very much to his credit.

TBH, though, I don`t know many of his albums because I prefer my electric blues to be long rambling instrumentals. Do any of RG`s albums -or songs- fit that description ?
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I can't really think of any, but how can you not like this?
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Old 11-02-2012, 06:26 PM   #18 (permalink)
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OK well Rory didn't tend to do too much in the way of full instrumentals as I recall, though some of his songs had decent instrumental/blues breaks.

Here's what I've found so far.





If I come across any more I'll let you know.

Incidentally, don't want to sidetrack the thread, but if you like long, rambling guitar instrumentals, can I assume you've made the acquaintance of one Gary Moore? Let me know if not...
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Old 11-02-2012, 09:00 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Well, one thing`s for sure - you really know your Rory Gallagher material, Trollheart ! Thanks for posting all those examples. You are quite right, that first one, "In Your Town" is superb. I loved the intense slide playing all the way through; especially in that long last section.
And the instrumentals were good too. That last one was quite a surprise; a really nice piece that somehow didn`t feel like RG at all. What do you think of it ?

Yes, I know the name Gary Moore, but I don`t know his music and I get him mixed up with Steve Morse, so I guess I have some researching to do ....
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Old 11-03-2012, 05:07 AM   #20 (permalink)
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You will like this one too.


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