Rory Gallagher-Big Guns

[lilolale21]

did anybody asked rory if he wants to be inducted into the rnr hall of fame ??

[rkl17]

@lilolale21 Exactly! I can't speak for Rory, but I personally wouldn't want to see his memory disgraced by entering into that political joke of a musuem..... Not Rory - he was too damn good for that. The R&R HOF is an embarrassment.

[redandwhite12]

LOL at 1:02 his gigs get so crazy you gotta bring a helmet.

[rockerlawyer]

Today, 16 years without Rory´s talent... We miss you Rory, but the legend lives on!

[9903kateyes]

Very enjoyable clip. Thanks!

[gordonflashewing]

Rory who got me into blues and for me it's one of the best blues man in the world!!

[fishsoupster]

dark beer and rory's music best combination

[jdesmo4]

As a Gallagher fan since about 1973, this is the best six minute commentary with some fine licks mixed in I have seen. I think the stuff with Donal is more personal, like how Rory was about things on a human level. Really a different genre than this, which is kinda slick, a little hyperbole perhaps, but when you consider some of the accolades bestowed on others of far lesser talent and soul...here we lost another one far too young, the crossroads asks a heavy price. Thanks jmcm, from a big fan.

[Hemulen40]

Big guy - big gun !

[marcellino1956]

SAW RORY PLAY 8 TIMES...WAS EVEN ASK TO HELP OUT SETTING UP HIS EQUIPMENT.....WHAT A GUY....HE'S STILL MISSED...WAS A TREAT 2 SEE HIM EVERY 2 YEARS

[cliefclinton]

honest a simple man a big performer a great guitarist

[GiGiR09]

I love Pat Mc Cabe's Words about the G man

[rockerlawyer]

Unbelieveable coincidence: only today, exactly 15 years after his death (14-june-95), I got to know Rory´s work, and I´m already amazed.... Man, this guy sure could blew ones mind!

[lucaersola]

...simply, the BEST !!!

[sekhmetraptah]

jimmy page and numerous other hall of fame artists said that they owed their playing to rory, so why isn't rory equally respected?

all it takes is hearing rory for five minutes the very first time and your'e hooked; and if not, you don't the blues

[bobzepie]

@sekhmetraptah Jimmy Hendrix called rory the best of all time

[auntygomez]

please will some one tell me the riff at 1:50?

[adrian5987]

@auntygomez

its from - whats going on

[rorrance]

@auntygomez It's from What's Going On from Taste. Not sure what album it came out on but you can find it on The Best of Taste.

[bluesfashion]

4:57 wth song is that???

[rorrance]

The song is called Pistol Slapper Blues and it was written by Blind Boy Fuller. Aside from a variety of Rory's cover of this song on Youtube, it is also on his Live In Europe cd.

[pocoman1956]

Could someone tell me what the song is at 3:38. Thanks

[bobbyray56]

We may never see an artist like him that appealed to the grass roots of music like him!

[sirsartana]

LEGEND

[Logankeller352]

thats true. u2 is a soulless group, who only want your money. same thing with coldplay

[6stringsfreak]

well i don't like u2 so i don't understand why the edge had the honor to play with rory gallagher

[Leighbo1]

right on man. WTF kinda name is  "the edge" anyway?

[bluesfashion]

they are irish??

[LondonKumamoto]

wow he was at the isle of wight 1970, maybe he bumped into Hendrix ... he is up there with hendrix as a guitarist

[seanlucky7]

no man he is rory gallagher..perhaps you stumbled upon.....the best that will ever be..

[viletantrum]

Was anyone else smiling all the way through this post like me? I knew I wasn't alone. R.I.P. Rory...Tell S.R.V to keep his hands off your strat!

[johnmadden1989]

whoa... slash? johnny marr? fuck.

[johnmadden1989]

yeah i'll confirm that. we have some good artists but no one near as good as rory or lizzy.

[Billieftw]

kai egw po ellada eimai....fysika kai o rory itan epagelmatias apo tous ligou.....apla thrylos....

[bobbyray56]

I have a friend from Germany that came to the US to visit, and bought a copy of "Irish Tour '74" to take back to Europe. I assume it was sold out there then.

[bmaj7]

A question to the Irish on youtube:"Are there any current bands or players like Gallagher or Thin Lizzy out there that you would recommend?"

[PCFDD]

The Answer are very good.

[geraldfawcett]

the answer is the only decent striaght rock band left, theres heaps of good alternative and singer song writers but few plain rock or blues and why is there so much fucking country round the northwest?

[harrvesterofsorrow]

nope

[Gallagherfreak100]

I ain't Irish, but, would recommend you check out Gary Moore, also born in Northern Ireland (Belfast)

Gary is one of the best blues - rock guitarists in the world. Check out the DVD - Live in Montreux - 1990.

[bluesfashion]

wth??gary moore is not one of the best,, is a good guitarrist but no 1 of the best. Rory gallager is the greaterst irish player.

[seanlucky7]

@Gallagherfreak100 i know man,rory is the gentlman of the two....and the rawest of the two

[benmols]

@Gallagherfreak100 I was a fan of Gary Moore, untill i saw how much of a big headed w&nker he was in the press.... I like his music and his live stuff, especially with Thin Lizzy, but i dont like his attitude one bit...!

[daviemcf]

I saw Rory 13 times.....best gigs of my life,etched in my mind till the day I die....

RIP Rory.

[BIBBBO]

I saw him once in stockholm 1976 ?

still the best concert

[rEqUiEm1993eLeNh]

k egw apo ellada eimai paidia:)

fainetai pws 3eroume na ektimame tn kalh mousikh:)

[steveusa1960]

I was lucky to see him back in the 80's nice small club venue it was called the Golden Bear in California right around when Jinx came out

[Vollastonite]

patriwtaki sumfwnw apoluta...

[g1wrg1s]

What a Legend! He played with so much passion... He'll always be alive in my heart. I whish I would have been able to see him live in Athens, but I hadn't been born....

[finnwizzy]

Speechless...... what a true legend

[nickkalisz]

1:50-2:10

[A3roboy]

Jesus H. Christ this man rocks... How the hell did I not know about him until now?

[TheRanger28]

Rory Gallagher was the best kept secret in Rock n Roll and the blues. Kind of a shame in a way. But, I love to throw on one of his CD's and have people say "who's that"?

[bluesdriver40]

Never mind that. The myth or story goes that Jimi Hendrix was once asked, "how does it feel to be the best guitarist on earth?" Jimi replied: "I don't know, ask Rory gallagher."

He was really really great

[denisenkev]

The guy said it perfectly, "He gets into your soul" Very true. The best.

RORY ON

denise

[steiner210]

"wont you give me money bady...........i no you dont want me hangin round your door"

What is the name ofthis song? is it on utube?

[Sithconnor]

big guns was the first rory gallagher song I ever heard and since then he has been my hero

[specter1001]

R.I.P. Rory Gallagher!

a true bluesman

[bonitaCa]

Amazing artist. People today don´t know more what the world "artist" or "Gifted" means. They think that the MTVs sluts are gifted. Rory was gifted he really did he´s thing

[klaustrophobia2007]

yep exactly

[Sterve23]

Amen to that mate,

Rory had the energy, skill, gift and the right attitude

And the Irish charm!

R.I.P Rory Gallagher - You live on

[teenaleejones]

@bonitaCa Rory was The best EVER

[leftchicago]

Saw Rory at the Park West in Chicago in 1978. We ran out for a beer before the show and ran into Rory and band coming back into the venue from having one themselves! Couldn't have been a nicer guy and as expected, blew the house down. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

[grousserr]

Miss ya Rory!!

[plexilespaul]

amen to rory

[steiner210]

Does anyone know what the song is after "bullfrog blues" is??

[kadkid19]

I believe its "What's Going On" from when Rory was with Taste from the "On The Boards" album.

[William9422]

Long live... his dead though

[Geetar2112]

I only saw him once in London at the Marquee Club in Wardour St in about 1979 - it was the Photo Finish tour. What a night! Nice to see that he is still so popular. Long live Rory.

[keyehaw]

Good God. I miss him.

[neilthefish]

Yeah I first seen him at the national boxing stadium in dublin 1973 and went too see him on christmas gigs in this venue. If I remember correctly It was 5/- to get in he blew my mind Rory life isnt the same without you!!

[bddc201]

How come I've never heard of this guy?

[theodorus45]

U must be very young them.

[danceswithmopeds]

First saw Rory live in Dublin Dec'73, stayed so late I had to walk 8 miles home in freezing cold.Never felt a step I was buzzing so much. Saw him many times all over Europe. Met him backstage quite a few times, he was always surprised that I had made it somewhere halfway across the continent. Lovely, genuine guy. No attitude. No pretension.

[randy95023]

Saw Rory in a small club in San Francisco, 1977 or 1978. One of the best guitarists I've ever seen!

[ARGIE89]

Yes he will never die! Im 18 Years old and I hear him since 8 Years! A Great Guitar Player!

[panagioti666]

RORY NEVER DIE!

[sirsartana]

Great tribute to a great guitarist!

[pantazman]

one of the greatest videos i've ever seen on the internet!! Well Done!!

[bozroz]

Only saw him perform live once in 1976 and that did it for me... Rory was THE BEST... I had shivers running down my spine the whole concert... he was the main man of guitar for me. He was taken from us way too soon - Bless you Rory!

[rotijero]

Awe struck! Raw God gifted guitar playing at its best. Thanks Rory!!!

[nickkalisz]

what's the song around 2.00

[brapmx]

It's called 'What's goin' on' by Taste. Great song!!!

[hobbyhippie]

Wow, that first chord there.. after the first "oh did you ever"... that is amazing.. that single chord for that one second it is there, just takes me away...

[kadkid19]

The songs called "Bullfrog Blues"

[bluesdog88]

That version of bullfrog blues is awesome, the slide solo i just wanna listen too over and over, anyone know if that footage is available of him playing bullfrog with the black/white tele is on DVD? Cheers

[SlumminAngel]

It's from the first ever Rockpalast to be broadcast live internationally in 1977, which Rory opened, making a little bit of music TV history! Avalilable on the RG at Rockpalast 3 DVD set, which has over 9 hours of great Rory performances.

[heavysantxez]

Hehe, nice one ;)

[dalexwats]

Perhaps on occasion Hendrix could reach greater heights, but night after night Gallager's virtuosity was astounding.Anyway, trying to compare them is like arguing about two bottles of champage--they're both to my Taste, in my Experience!

[cooltours]

Never seen anyone playin' music with more passion than Rory!

[wildones]

Hendrix was nothing compared to Rory.

[TheSmi]

Rory Gallagher is undoubtedly my favourite musician. I was only 5 when he played his last show so I never got to see him, but he is a great hero of mine - the ultimate greatest.

[ShredCo]

Gallagher was great but no in the same vein as Hendrix.

[melman]

Hendrix playing has this sort of loose, raw, passionate feeling to it that I had never heard anywhere else, until I heard Rory Gallagher. The two of them are the greatest things to happen to music in the last century.

[hibernia1]

Taste were fucking miles ahead of Cream. Gallagher is god. More feeling then hendrix.

[shakey64]

my favorite guitarist/artist hands down!

[ktel60]

Gallegher/hendrix different scales. Gallagher/Clapton Same scale. The Cream refused to tour with the Taste, they were outdone every night.

[SlumminAngel]

Taste supported Cream at their farewell gig in London. They also toured the US with Blind Faith.

[johnclarke]

It is wonderful to see Rory in such clarity and high sound qwuality.Gallagher the man who kept a generation of |Belfast kids sane during our darkest days,we will never forget him.Rory Gallagher the greates white blues guitarist ever. Thanks

[grayback87]

for me its one of the best blues man in the world

[jmcm02]

I was lucky enough to grow up in Ireland as he hit the airwaves in 1969 - 1970. Saw him every year in Dublin at teh National Boxing Stadium. His brother Donal is a great guy. Few other audio downloads available. http://www.griffinmcmahon.com/­rory.htm

[SlumminAngel]

God that Japanese concert is brilliant!! Thanks for sharing.