Rory Gallagher - A million miles away 1977

[Tobeprincecaspian]

jizz in my pants for the guitar tone.

[jotus1979]

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zappstitute]

Fucking awesome!!!!!

[aldebaranforyou]

One of the first Songs I learned on Guitar. Rory, thank you for the Music.

[stretchmurphy]

4 people are fans of x factor

[Born2Rock1987]

just been to dublin and saw a pic of him really cool guy

[peterkabrna]

1977 saw rory first of many at manchester free trade hall

[hgustar]

Missing you too.

[kpt241]

rory`s music , live FOREVER !!

[wheelsonfire65]

If anyone is interested, two biographies recently came out - one completely about Rory by Jean-Noel Coghe, translated into engllish - it is excellent, full biography, great photos too. The second book is "Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer, and Trower" by Dan Muise, and is more various interview notes with their bandmates and friends/family. I bought both of them at barnes and noble dot com.

[edelweiss1001]

@wheelsonfire65

books are good but miss the music, from belfast

[wheelsonfire65]

@edelweiss1001 - used to spend time in Bangor and Hillsborough - you anywhere near there. Rory rocked Belfast!

[wheelsonfire65]

some of his old bandmates played this Million Miles Away song at his funeral mass in Cork. Anyone know where this video was recorded in 1977?

[wheelsonfire65]

the best ever



[wupperstone]

Einfach nur geil - Gänsehaut garantiert..... Warum müssen die Besten immer zuerst gehen????

[aldebaranforyou]

Schließe mich MTBfreak an, leider starb Rory viel zu früh. War der Beste seiner Zeit. Habe viele Gigs gesehen. Das war gelebter Blues, Rock.

[Startroop3000]

the song is good, but it begins to suck at 7:35

[MTBfreak10]

warum müssen die besten immer zuerst sterben R.I.P Rory Gallagher

[kopfnerz]

listen to roccos red cloud!!

[brucefan59]

Es gibt ne Menge Songs,bei denen ich Gänsehaut bekomme.Bei diesem,hält sie 7.35min an.Ununterbrochen!!!!God bless you Rory,whereever you bee!!!

[tsoustel]

Something bites my heart whenever i hear this song. RIP Rory. Μας λείπεις φρικτά.

[TheAmazighrif]

much much better than u2

[stigsdatter]

R.I.P., Rory - so sadly missed - need to hear your music every day .... need to hear it every day ....

[richicious]

such great music...... just  great....

[Marco33185]

LA FRANCE PLEURE RORY COMME LE MONDE ENTIER

[evilzombie1234]

Great Song, great player, great feel...

[olissime]

Rory we miss you so much ! You'll live forever in our heart and in our ears ...

[TheTvrulesthenation]

I'm gonna bury the 4 people who disliked this with their heads above the ground & play every Rory Gallagher song on repeat till they finally cop on why he's good.

[enricopelos]

Great Rory, one of those (5 or 10) guitar you recognize the man behind it since the very first notes...

[jayceerenae]

I LOVE RORY!! it is a shame he had to leave us. when i get to heaven the first thing i am going to do is find Rory and give him a hug and thank him for the wonderful music and great inspiration he gave me. he is the only musician that when i watch him it makes me sad he is gone.

[eb3be66]

Such a powerful song...playing my bass along to it now.....thanks for posting....

[gbobg]

@eb3be66 And the best thing about Rory is he isn't just a one man show, he enjoyed brilliant musicians around him. Bass / Drums / Keyboards these guys... all extremely talented guys in there own right!

[gbobg]

@eb3be66 And the best thing about Rory is he isn't just a one man show, he enjoyed brilliant musicians around him. Bass / Drums / Keyboards these guys... all extremely talented guys in there own right!

[65maddad]

rory was and still is one of the finest guitar players that ever walked this planet, irish tour 74 is one of the best albums ever

[65maddad]

rory was and still is one of the finest guitar players that ever walked this planet

[dinhoopent]

Someone know's what is this show?

[garagerocker48]

rest in peace Rory My friend

[FabiofromSirius]

Great! Probably the best performance of "A million miles away" by Rory Gallagher. Happy birthday, Rory!

March 2, 2011

[AndreasSku93]

@FabiofromSirius This is great, but this is definetely his best performance of this song: (dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=b­P0jbUV8DcM It's excellent! Wonderful intro aswell

[AndreasSku93]

His best song.. Amazing feeling that would make anyone who appreciates good music cry

[keefedoctorj]

Rory was such a great player, Check out his little embellistments when he's singing. Rory's Got Soul!!!

[MTBfreak10]

he was the best guitar player ever

[sc2demander]

feelings only Rory can give

[GeneralEisenhower]

at 3:18 it looks like the guitar is a wild animal and he has to restrain it :)

[ioanninadourouti1983]

αξεχαστος!

[ivanvalusek]

when they asked Jimi Hendrix how does it feel to be best guitarist in the world he said: I don't know ,why dont you ask Gallagher :DDD jimi is still best but to take that big compliment from that big star its more that too much !

[MrAngrygary]

@ivanvalusek the hendrix story is an urban myth. it never happened. the story has him saying it at woodstock or on dick cavett. and sometimes in a rolling stone interview. also the story has several different guitar players named. the closest to the truth is dick cavett asked hendrix how it felt to be the greatest guitar player in the world. hendrix replied he is the greatest guitar player sitting in this chair. only known quote about this he said he liked this kid in texas billy gibbons

[Tokeiihto13]

@MrAngrygary Well, to quote the famous J. Ford: "When you have to choose between the truth and the legend .... print the legend."

:-)

This being said I think there was enough verifiable appreciation bestowed upon Rory Gallagher from such famous axe slingers as B. May, Slash, E. Clapton, G. Moore, J. Page ... that he can be without a doubt considered one of the all-time great guitarists. And his reputation and legend is still growing these days (this final appreciation was long overdue though).

[MrAngrygary]

@Tokeiihto13 i agree rory gallagher is one of the greats. i am a huge rory fan. but before i could repeat this story to others i felt i needed to verify it. which i proved to be not true.

[gazzaboy2531977]

talent from the heart he plays from the soul

[besttvkalamata]

i think that the guy that made whiskey ,travelled in the future ,listened to Rory and when he returned started working on some idea ,about something people will drink when listening to this GOD. Eternal Glory to Him!

[Bendik2006]

@palestineoliver it Jimi Hendrix...

[IRONMAIDENrockinrio]

sehr geil

[26851touati]

I CANT BELEIVE THAT. HE IS REALLY BEYOND EVERYONE EXEPT JIMMY HENDRIX.

[germgibson]

Genial....

[TheEbird67]

My favourite Rory track !!!

[tvoh01]

R.I.P. hadn't heard very soulful

[roshinelusoi]

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[jgkan123]

The Ojays and Blondie are in the RR hall and Rory isn't. Not right

[fischandy1]

Super...!

[kannstmich]

Rory, I'm missing You SO much; thx for Your music....!

Hope to meet You somewhere ....

[stv4chords]

rory was one of the best

[pintyears]

He could really sing too...

[tvrulesnation]

I asked a guy what he thought of Rory Gallagher as a guitarist. He said that the Gallagher brothers (Oasis) are shite guitarists & don't deserve recognition as guitarists at all..... should have slapped the silly fucker around for associating Rory with Oasis

[mrber44]

What a song!

What a man!

One of the gratest guitarrists of all time!

[5150mick]

what a great version of an incredible song . . still cant believe hes gone . R.I.P. rory,god bless .

[aumicamfa]

a Ledgend i miss him

[truecockney1]

It's a sacrilege to put Rory in the same level with Clap and Page. Rory is way better.

[macdaithi]

Probably the most underrated guitarist but then I think he'd prefer it that way. Back in the 70s I saw so many bands, mostly in the Cork City Hall. Dylan, Clapton, Thin Lizzy, Status Quo, Queen, The Stones but Gallagher's Chrstmas/ New Year gigs were always the best. I still find myself looking out for posters advertising his concerts.

[NICK79ist]

Tι να απαντήσω στο σχόλιο τρομάρα σου ...μη μιλάς άκου μόνο το κτήνος να την λιώνει τέλος...τώρα για τους ξένους ....listen and cry και αν το έγραψα και σωστά!

[Schimanski45]

Ob es am alten griechischen Spruch liegt; "Wen die Götter lieben, den holen sie früh", oder an der wilden Lebensweise der Musiker, aber wenn es einen Gott und ein Paradies gibt, dann darf man sich darauf freuen, sie alle wiederzusehen die hier den Platz auf Erden zu früh verlassen haben. Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Frank Zappa, John Lennon and many more ........

[osheal]

777

[ttduncs]

Got such a good style, defiantly underrated. Used to think Jeff Beck was underrated which he is in mainstream but there are so many more underrated guitarists like Rory who just don't get the recognition out side guitarist circles they should do. I think Jeff Healey is another example of a massively underrated guitarist...

[Helios374]

you can't say that some guitar player is better then another. what do you guys know about guitarplaying that u start to judge other famous guitarist just because they were more famous, rory went his own way and wasnt of course so mainstream like hendrix or clapton but he still left a footprint in rockhistory, a quite deep one for those who arent just "consuming" his songs.

[kpt241]

dieser song berührt die seele eines jeden, der musik fühlen kann. RORY wir vermißen dich alle !!

[asdesas]

Lou Martin's organ playing is really inspired here. What a great band. Rory forever!

[Musiksender]

Rory's so outstanding, and so are his bandsmen!

[mooregl]

@Musiksender You are correct! Rory is second to none. But, the band is very tight and that only makes him better. If there is such a thing!

[camarilloday61]

still belive (in This)!

[camarilloday61]

still belive (in This)

[notos78]

Αυθεντικός, αληθινός...

[MORGS2809]

thanks :OP

[kaaremann]

Jimi Hendrix was asked the question : how does it feel to be the world greatest guitarplayer? his answer was: ' I think you should ask Rory gallagher that question'

[redl3ss]

@kaaremann i think he told this about a Greek musician named Manolis Chiotis...

[dr4goo]

@redl3ss well i think that urban legends are cute but be serious Xiotis played bouzouki not guitar and jimmy liked his speed and melodies while he watched one of Xiotis Shows that's all ;-)

[redl3ss]

@dr4goo yeah man noone believes such stories... neither about Chiotis nor about Rory.... though Rory is by far better than Hendrix

[dr4goo]

@redl3ss yeah maybe ...but for sure they are both great guitarist...

[stigsdatter]

Such a beatiful version of this iconic song --- I love Rory Gallagher !!!!

[JustAintthatWay]

we're all gonna die how fortunate the ones who leave such a mark

as rory did

t/y so much for this 'tube much as i love the guy he should never have sacked martin & d'ath over money kinda ironic he was a republican but quibbled over splitting up the roadshares equally ... oh well

cant put a price on the music it was is and always will be priceless

[Monferato]

This song has an amazing build up.

God bless ya you crazy Irish!

[rory1jo]

Im named after Rory Gallagher

[morphinlounge101]

The smooth volume knob swells, a man 1000000% percent breathing the music, a tragic loss.

[kgilligan1983]

3 people don't like the keyboard solo at the end and or are tone deaf!!

[gox3themis]

Simply the best! Not Hendrix nor Clapton etc. Rory was and is the best! When you play the guitar, first of all you must have feeling, not speed or appearence. I wonder if there will be such music o guitarist in the future.....

[marecki19000]

@gox3themis no

[getbluey]

take em or leave em...rory has soul......

[getbluey]

no doubt ...take or leve em, rory had soul.......

[alexnas81]

A BIG BIG RESPECT!RORYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

[bluesmanzzz]

@TPower2k8 So true! And this right here proves it!

[burcki]

Rory, we all miss you !



[fraterlucifer888]

rory was so fucking good,the best strat tones of anybody,PERIOD RIP Rory

[corkbred]

always brings a tear to the eye. he may be gone but aren't we lucky he lived long enough to have recorded some of the most beautiful music ever heard. rory kept it real and listening to his music keeps me sane in a world where we are bombarded non-stop with nonsensical bullshit

[Woodstockinrock]

The million miles away guitarrist ever...........God Bless You Rory

[pjaliverpool]

Rory will always have my heart.

[Wollenschrank]

Rory is the best, but Lemmy is god!

[malinbegger]

best guitar player of all time. if he was alive now he would be still making people watch in disbelief in how good he is

[mrborges73]

great guitar man .....

[lazypicks]

always glad to know my roots. Great player...

[rocker53zero]

Rory stopped me in Royal Avenue, Belfast and shook hands with me... He said he'd seen me at The Ulster Hall at one of his concerts... WOW !

[4everRory]

I´ve seen him 4 times in Germany and I´ve learned to feel the music with my heart and soul. I visited about 200 concerts with all the great combos, but Rory´s were  the best.

[4everRory]

This song touches the soul of everyone, who can feel music.

[4everRory]

There are so many really fantastic guitarplayer, but Rory will be always the Godfather of guitar. A million miles away but always in our hearts. We will never forget you and thank you for the best and most emotional concerts ever. I´ve seen dp, lz, rs, pf and so many others famous and fantastic combos, but no one could reach the intensity of your pure music and emotions.

[OnlyMeRoGa]

Stop with this "underrated guitarist" He is not !!!!

He has the most fanatic fans, and I bet he ll be remembered loger than others........

He has the most famus strat guitar.......

He is the most charismatic of all the other guitar players...

He is "the man"

[1purelife]

My favorite version of (a million miles away). Rory is the best at playing this style of music. Leaving Rory out of the top 10 greatest guitar players goes to shoe how under rated he is. If you don't make it big on the radio chances are you don't get recognized in the music industry. His music lives on therefore Rory lives on.

[AfricanLionsHunter]

I just saw his videos of the late eighties and I have the feeling that he allways used the same guitar in all these years. Very unusual.

[rocker53zero]

@AfricanLionsHunter Rory used the same guitar since the early 70's until his death. Its the most famous Strat in the whole World..

[Guevaristas]

saw him in 1980, this is a tasty version indeed

[morgenschweis]

wunderschön LOVEVA

[GuitArch54]

saw him live once in Munich about 72.

mesmerizing songs

Crest of a Wave comes to mind.

same beat up guitar, very cool.

inspired me to play along with Jimi and Eric.

sometimes you forget him because he seemed always in the background of the 'power groups', but the emotion was always there.

still has the ability to touch your heart...

[seanlucky7]

@GuitArch54 powergroups is a lame term man,,rory was there ok why you or maybe ididnt know is cos we werent tuned in.dont talk shite.

[tommy76blues]

CIAO RORY WHEREVER YOU ARE, WE LOVE YOU

[Malontais]

long live the king

[stigsdatter]

I´m addicted

[belladons]

I knew of Rory when I served on Embassy Duty as a U.S. Marine in Malta. That was 1985 and I haven't looked back YET. I can't wait to go to Cork to visit Rory and pray to him.

[mrber44]

Rory is a illuminated man, a great musician and a gentle man.

The goods early dies

[MrLocostSeven]

i can watch rory play all day.

[fondofrory]

He is the best guitarist in the world ..

[jimi972]

Was.

R.I.P. Rory

[NetPhyll]

This song may not be from the Earth

[zer0bust]

dude...best opiion EVER!I totally agree....may not be from earth...

[nwleeuw]

some very good guitar players play only technical very well, but rory made a creation of this, and singing + making a good rocksong.

[ellvina]

All Time Classic..........

[TPower2k8]

Without a doubt the most underrated guitarist

globally. Not so much in ireland but rory is (should be) up there with page, Clapton etc.

[MSTFreak]

@TPower2k8

Rory is better than Page, Clapton, ect.

[jjkrause84]

@TPower2k8

I think he was FAR beyond Clapton. I love EC but he was/is not nearly as versatile or expressive (especially in his later years)

[MrIrishbob]

@TPower2k8 much better showman then clapton could ever hope to be. check out guitar bit at approx 3.00 to 3.12 blatent guitar hero showmanship , but it still sounds awesome. incredible

[littleshovelperkins]

@TPower2k8

he is;)

[MSTFreak]

@TPower2k8

He is. 

[asdesas]

@TPower2k8 He IS up there with Page, Clapton, etc--and beyond. No matter that he doesn't have their fame, he didn't want it nor need it. Long live Rory, RIP. Cheers.

[seanlucky7]

@TPower2k8 yes.the truth is out there.

[MrAngrygary]

@TPower2k8 i agree rory gallagher is better than 99% of others out there. but i am glad i had the opportunity to get the rory that stuck to his guns and kept his musical integrity as opposed to those others who sold their souls for commercial success.

[Pvoorr65]

@TPower2k8

he's my guitar hero, the man was great . may he rest in R.I.P.!!! too much alcohol !!! rory i'm coming to the big stage in heaven !!!!!

[zoomer51]

one of the best versions around if not the best !

[loai050]

Brings tears to my eyes.

[MrJimmyBlues]

Es rosendo jaja

[CBartin]

fascinating to read some of the comments on this today... in the year 2009..i started playing in a rock band when i was a punk kid in southern California back in the early 1970's..of course it was mostly about hard rock.Somehow, i got turned on to Rory Gallagher and everything changed..keep in mind he was rather obscure from the mainstream, when we started playing a bunch of his songs as a party band, nobody knew what the hell it was.i saw him live twice,

[CBartin]

Million miles was my favorite song. Played it in E minor. time goes by, things change, and then one day i heard he had passed away and realized that I had forgotten how important he was to me. so, kids... live it up!!! and hang on to your heroes.

[lessborrowed]

I've been playing music for 25+ years, heard of Rory probably somewhere around the time I started playing, but never HEARD him that I know of. Read article in Guitar World on him and said ooh... youtube... and here it is... awesome!

[MrTmc2]

DER HAMMER!!!!

[PaulWW36]

Some things are just too good :-)

[alankat1690]

jimmy page was my fav guitarist untill my dad said listen to a guy called rory gallagher...now rorys my fav

[Johniisss]

amazing organ solo

[firesmell]

the keyboardist is copying alot from jon lord

[lessborrowed]

just because he looks like him?

[sideburns1974]

dream off every time hearing this song so intense

[mcgyverracing]

5 Stars, from New York on 9/11.

[italianmojo887]

that is one helluva organ solo!

[Tjkamarra15]

Gallagher Is Simply The Greatest Ever...

[jenniferjuniper97]

Melting is the word for it!

[stavbour]

i prefer the '94 version

still one hell of a song

[paulagehtheim]

buy yourself a original cd and let your amp melt away!

The only way to listen to such great music!

[Gallagherfreak100]

Funny you should say that. I have a pretty powerful power amp, a NAD 2200, and this song is one of the few that causes the protection relays to open up, to keep the output transistors from over heating. The only other song that does that is the live version of "Astronomy" off the Blue Oyster Cult's 2001 CD, "A long days night"

[sssandhu78]

My heart skips a beat. What a great musician !

[GeekG]

which concert was that, i love that performance and need more videos from that show

[samansun]

Rory Gallagher Live at Montreux.

[moshwangles]

its on the montreux dvd, has a bunch of shows, i highly recommend it.

[RX8SPYROS]

Htan einai kai tha einai koryfh to atomo....

Best of the best=RORY GALLAGHER

[Angelpapalos]

Greece saluts the Lord of rock!!!!!Thanks Rory for your music!!!

[Rockafellaton]

hendrix was once asked 'how does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world?', he replied 'i dunno u'd have to ask rory gallagher'...

[Veggie449]

Why is he gone?? :'(

[Rockafellaton]

hes dead :( R.I.P

[bassdiseased]

omg perfect. kill me i want to live at those times..

[rewtaah]

i'll Kill you if you will Kill Me! but first lemme practise that opening guitar solo,.. it drains me so,

[STOKEKNOB]

So,so good!!!!!!!!!!!