I saw Rory live at Aberdeen Music Hall, Scotland in 1977. To this day still one of the best concerts I have ever seen. He and his band played for 2 plus hours, no support band. no fancy stage theatrics, just him and pure talent. He was explosive on guitar and the trio were so tight
My big sister was also there, I got all my music from her back then. She had a great time apparently, I was 14 so a bit young I was told. I saw Hawkwind a year later as my first concert...make of that what you will.
Thanks for another Rory reaction! Yes, Rory was all about the feeling, but he was also an incredibly clean player and his lack of special effects didn't allow for sloppy playing. He devised all sorts of tricks just using his hands and the guitar, including pulling on the strings, bending behind the nut, and using the tone pot for effects. Please do check out more of his astounding performances. Any of the Rockpalast videos are amazing, as is anything from the Irish Tour.
Yepppp !!! Brilllll ! You cant hear too much of Rory G , He was, and he will always be, the most talented , modest genius ever !! Ace all day long ! mines a single malt please and just listen !!cheers !
the most underrated guitarist in history, rory was a genius unfortunately he is not appreciated at least he is not talked about as much as he should be besides being a phenomenal guitarist he had an incredible voice, on stage he was an animal it was on stage that he it was in its natural habitat, he put on the guitar and entered the stage and it was already known that it was going to be a show from another world. I heard Rory for the first time when I was 12 my older brother bought four of his cds TATTOO, CALLING CARD, TOP PRIORITY and IRISH TOUR and my brother put the TOP PRIORITY album first and the first song is FOLLOW ME and when it arrived the second song by PHILBY i was blown away by what i was listening to from then on my brother bought everything from rory and now i have everything from him too
I don’t think he was underrated as much as he was unknown. My father in law who’s like 65 grew up On Johnny winter, BB king, Clapton, the Beatles, all the great bands from this time. And never even knew who Rory was. Hell I wouldn’t know of him if it weren’t for UA-cam and me watching SRV and Johnny winter videos. Rory’s probably my favorite guitarist ever
Great to see you check out Rory again. Saw Rory once in '78 and it remains the single best show I've ever seen - it was genuinely transformative. For me there are the "guitar greats" and then, there's Rory Gallagher - a one off, in a league of his own.
The beauty of Rory was his purity. He never sold out to record producers never cared that his music wasn't popular on U.S radio stations. He was the antithesis of a pop star. He is known and loved all over Europe.
It is so cool to see you guys check out music from my time growing up, and hitting shows in Detroit… I was fortunate enough to see Rory a couple of times and always put on one hell of a show.. many of today’s greatest guitarist looked to Rory Gallagher for inspiration. Love your channel, love your energy! I appreciate you guys
Grew up in Ireland and first heard rory when i was 15 and 40 years later still huge fan was lucky too see him live ,it was a sad day when he died R.i.p rory
Rory was a greatly loved and celebrated musician, hearing him play live give you the chills, he knocked Hendrix & Clapton in to a cocked hat. He played a huge number of instruments, he surrounded himself with great & like minded musicians, his lineup was very stable, and you’re right about his bass player, his drummers were also top notch. Hearing him play acoustic guitar was equally amazing. A great, great man & musician
Rory! Rory! Rory!!!!! Love Rory so much!!! Makes me so happy! God Damn! Those guys were so good and honestly enjoyed what they did!. Hurricane. FORCE OF NATURE!! Thank you, Rory! Wish he was still around and healthy. He channeled something amazing
Hi guys, i'm happy tò see your reaction to Rory; if you will see something else, please watch tò 'i take what i want" from rockpalast 1977 and " messin'with the Kid" and listen from the lp "irish tour" WALK ON HOT COALS", a superb Rory at the age of 27!! Happy Christmas tò you, and enjoy the great and special Rory Gallagher 🇮🇪🎸🍀, bye
The bass player was Jerry McEvoy who played with Rory right up to Rory's death in 1995. Rory's first successful band was 'Taste'. They appeared at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and stole the show. Rory appeared on Hendrix's radar at that festival.
great to see you react to rory, my favourite guitarist. every sound he got out of his guitar was him, he just had an amp and treble boost. he once used to busk outside club rado in belfest with gary moore
Ha ,thats ace ! Rory G played many times in Cornwall where i live ! There are times when I cant remember why I went upstairs 10 minutes ago ! let alone what band supported who all that time ago ! But I do remember watching Queen arriving and helping their crew load up at Penzance winter gardens in 1974 ! I was a bit young to watch the gig ! My older bro did ! He introduced me to Rory G Irish Tour 74 the rest is history ! Cheers !
Back in the 70s my friends and I never missed Rory Gallgher when he was in town. I saw him countless times , he àlways played smaller venues and never dissapointed I always managed to sit on the stage or in the front of it. a true guitar god.
I've seen Rory many times over the years. First time in '78 and he is a guitarists guitarist. You won't see him on lists of the top 20 guitarists of all time but if you ask those top 20 guitarists of all time how good Rory was you will know he was up there with the best of them. Not only an exceptional guitarist but a man who love d to perform. He would regularly do 2-3 hour concerts and you could see he was loving every minute of it.
Saw rory lots late 70s to 90s...just fantastic. Went with a couple of mates to lyceum in London...taste of ireland festival on st patricks say 1980. Promised a long set and was disappointed when he finished after an hour and 40...but hen he came back on and played another hour and 20 encores. At least i hink he did...free Guinness was on tap. Met him too in Leicester after gig at de montford hall, such a nice guy. Just the best.
Saw Rory in 73 opening up for Deep Purple when they were peaking . he blew the roof off the place and after his set he did an encore and we were standing on our chairs screaming for another encore which he did but we wanted more.. Rory made it very difficult for Deep Purple that night to come on after him.
There is a great video online of Joe Bonamassa performing "Sloe Gin" with Rory's guitar. From what I've read, Rory's brother met with Joe before the show and brought the guitar so they decided to do a song with it. Joe said he was a bit nervous playing it since it had been sitting around for over a decade (since Rory's death). It's worth a listen for the history alone. Cheers.
@@greygreen5610 So I've read. When I was (much) younger, I used to break strings every time I played out -- 1, 2, sometimes 3 a performance. A guitar tech told me I probably had "caustic sweat". At some point this stopped. Something changed; maybe my pH. Or maybe I just mellowed with time. :)
@@SteveJonesHimself there's a track on a gary moore album dark days in paradise, the track these are my memories he sings about him and rory not having a spare string between them
70s what a time to be a teenager. I saw Rory near every year up to early 80s . We had Lizzy Gary moor, van the man Morrison and then U2 on this little Ireland . And hundreds of live bands feeding off this music. Check out professor Pat Mc Manus Mamas boys, he is still living this music.
I was lucky enough to have seen him in the 80’s when he came to DC….my all time blues rock guitar hero. A few more top notch live performances to check out….Shadow Play, Bullfrog Blues, Tattooed Lady. Love your reviews! Craig in VA
So jealous you fans saw him live. He was my generation. I’ve been within 100 yards of him! Rory Gallagher was a lone wolf he didn’t bow to the industry. Softly spoken a gent.
😂Only, because, Jimi was too humble to say he was the best, he was a little bit jaleous about Jimmy Page, or Dave Gilmour, and Clapton was his friendxand rival😂Rory is the best with a slide guitar....A fantastic singer, bluesman, guitarist, but, seriously, he's like Gary Moore, Steve ray Vaughan, Van Halen, and so much others: after 2 songs, you realize they're always playing exactly the same😂So calm down OK....I like Rory....But, he never reached the level of Jimi Hendrix, Page, etc....
Rory was quite simply a force of nature. Was listening to him and Johnny Winter (American Rory Gallagher) back in 72. Can I point you guys to another guitar hero of mine during this period, namely Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe. Check him/them out.
Never thought his vocals was great in fact Hendrix voice was similar but his guitar talent was fantastic , he felt at home on stage , the bass player is also great.
Almost every time they react to one of Rory's videos they use this presentation, which is far from being one of his best. An unbeatable video is the 1977 Hammersmith Odeon concert, among others. Try it.
The Stones seriously wanted him to replace Mick Taylor in the band, that’s how much they loved his playing. But It wouldn’t have worked. Ronnie Wood was a better fit. More Stonesy.
Played this to a few hundred lucky students in a tiny club. Rory did not need to play in stadiums even though he could have. Cream and the Rolling stones wanted him.
Try the live version of this song from Live at Montreux with a completely different intro and guitar solos compared to this version. Rory never played any song the same way twice.
While I have heard about Terry Kath named I have also heard Gallagher mentioned, most likely because Hendrix apparently mentioned different guitarists at different times when asked that question.
You guys are really great about checking out new artists that you've never heard before. Please check out King's X. Some great songs are over my head, Summerland, it's love, The groove machine
Rory's untouchable, a pure musical genius. Glad you're getting to know his greatness, keep listening and you'll be blown away every time!
That guy is just pure greatness
Genius
54 and have been listening all my life. Greetings from Ireland
I saw Rory live at Aberdeen Music Hall, Scotland in 1977. To this day still one of the best concerts I have ever seen. He and his band played for 2 plus hours, no support band. no fancy stage theatrics, just him and pure talent. He was explosive on guitar and the trio were so tight
My big sister was also there, I got all my music from her back then. She had a great time apparently, I was 14 so a bit young I was told. I saw Hawkwind a year later as my first concert...make of that what you will.
I saw Rory thirteen times....what an amazing guitarist and song writer. 🎸🎸
Always caught his performances when he came to Chicago throughout the 1970s.
Thanks for another Rory reaction! Yes, Rory was all about the feeling, but he was also an incredibly clean player and his lack of special effects didn't allow for sloppy playing. He devised all sorts of tricks just using his hands and the guitar, including pulling on the strings, bending behind the nut, and using the tone pot for effects. Please do check out more of his astounding performances. Any of the Rockpalast videos are amazing, as is anything from the Irish Tour.
What a power trio they were. Every time you show their live videos, we witness greatness. Thank you for the upload and reaction.
Yepppp !!! Brilllll ! You cant hear too much of Rory G , He was, and he will always be, the most talented ,
modest genius ever !! Ace all day long ! mines a single malt please and just listen !!cheers !
the most underrated guitarist in history, rory was a genius unfortunately he is not appreciated at least he is not talked about as much as he should be besides being a phenomenal guitarist he had an incredible voice, on stage he was an animal it was on stage that he it was in its natural habitat, he put on the guitar and entered the stage and it was already known that it was going to be a show from another world.
I heard Rory for the first time when I was 12 my older brother bought four of his cds TATTOO, CALLING CARD, TOP PRIORITY and IRISH TOUR and my brother put the TOP PRIORITY album first and the first song is FOLLOW ME and when it arrived the second song by PHILBY i was blown away by what i was listening to from then on my brother bought everything from rory and now i have everything from him too
I don’t think he was underrated as much as he was unknown. My father in law who’s like 65 grew up
On Johnny winter, BB king, Clapton, the Beatles, all the great bands from this time. And never even knew who Rory was. Hell I wouldn’t know of him if it weren’t for UA-cam and me watching SRV and Johnny winter videos. Rory’s probably my favorite guitarist ever
This is the greatest guitarist most of the World has never known.
Love Rory Gallagher. It’s a shame more people do not know his music. Right up there with the best of them
Great to see you check out Rory again. Saw Rory once in '78 and it remains the single best show I've ever seen - it was genuinely transformative. For me there are the "guitar greats" and then, there's Rory Gallagher - a one off, in a league of his own.
Hope you,re doing good Nora.
Yep. Compulsory listening for any rock music fan. RIP Rory, RIP Ted, rock on Gerry.
The beauty of Rory was his purity. He never sold out to record producers never cared that his music wasn't popular on U.S radio stations. He was the antithesis of a pop star. He is known and loved all over Europe.
It is so cool to see you guys check out music from my time growing up, and hitting shows in Detroit… I was fortunate enough to see Rory a couple of times and always put on one hell of a show.. many of today’s greatest guitarist looked to Rory Gallagher for inspiration. Love your channel, love your energy! I appreciate you guys
Never heard of this group
Rory, we will love you forever! 🎸❤️🇨🇮🇺🇸
You just witnessed the GOAT in action, at the top of his game
RIP Rory a legend one of the best
Yeah man! Rory! Beautiful pick.🤟🤟
This performance from Rory is a fuckin Magician at work 🔥🔥☘️
Rory had the blues.
Hi from Mexico
Rory HAD HEART
Guitars on fire rory
Grew up in Ireland and first heard rory when i was 15 and 40 years later still huge fan was lucky too see him live ,it was a sad day when he died
R.i.p rory
We love you Rory. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪
Rory was a greatly loved and celebrated musician, hearing him play live give you the chills, he knocked Hendrix & Clapton in to a cocked hat. He played a huge number of instruments, he surrounded himself with great & like minded musicians, his lineup was very stable, and you’re right about his bass player, his drummers were also top notch. Hearing him play acoustic guitar was equally amazing. A great, great man & musician
Rory! Rory! Rory!!!!! Love Rory so much!!!
Makes me so happy! God Damn! Those guys were so good and honestly enjoyed what they did!. Hurricane. FORCE OF NATURE!!
Thank you, Rory!
Wish he was still around and healthy.
He channeled something amazing
Hi guys, i'm happy tò see your reaction to Rory; if you will see something else, please watch tò 'i take what i want" from rockpalast 1977 and " messin'with the Kid" and listen from the lp "irish tour" WALK ON HOT COALS", a superb Rory at the age of 27!! Happy Christmas tò you, and enjoy the great and special Rory Gallagher 🇮🇪🎸🍀, bye
The bass player was Jerry McEvoy who played with Rory right up to Rory's death in 1995. Rory's first successful band was 'Taste'. They appeared at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and stole the show. Rory appeared on Hendrix's radar at that festival.
Great reaction! I enjoyed watching you enjoy this. Hope you continue to explore Rory's music, he wont let you down.
Rory is no.1
I’m Scottish, I can hear the Celtic riffs too.
great to see you react to rory, my favourite guitarist. every sound he got out of his guitar was him, he just had an amp and treble boost. he once used to busk outside club rado in belfest with gary moore
Grey ...fav guitarist? Yea he's great...but what about Zeppelin?
@@michaelasay8587 i love zepplin but page isn't as good as rory
.....and what´s with Stevie Ray Vaughan?
I seen Rory in Boise Idaho 1979 an amazing show and since I can't remember who he opened for , there we go 70s rocker
Ha ,thats ace ! Rory G played many times in Cornwall where i live ! There are times when I cant remember why I went upstairs 10 minutes ago ! let alone what band supported who all that time ago ! But I do remember watching Queen arriving and helping their crew load up at Penzance winter gardens in 1974 ! I was a bit young to watch the gig ! My older bro did ! He introduced me to Rory G
Irish Tour 74 the rest is history ! Cheers !
Back in the 70s my friends and I never missed Rory Gallgher when he was in town. I saw him countless times , he àlways played smaller venues and never dissapointed I always managed to sit on the stage or in the front of it. a true guitar god.
I've seen Rory many times over the years. First time in '78 and he is a guitarists guitarist. You won't see him on lists of the top 20 guitarists of all time but if you ask those top 20 guitarists of all time how good Rory was you will know he was up there with the best of them. Not only an exceptional guitarist but a man who love d to perform. He would regularly do 2-3 hour concerts and you could see he was loving every minute of it.
I saw Rory many times and he was an awesome guitar player, sadly died far too soon.
Saw rory lots late 70s to 90s...just fantastic. Went with a couple of mates to lyceum in London...taste of ireland festival on st patricks say 1980. Promised a long set and was disappointed when he finished after an hour and 40...but hen he came back on and played another hour and 20 encores. At least i hink he did...free Guinness was on tap. Met him too in Leicester after gig at de montford hall, such a nice guy. Just the best.
Impressive 😊
Did anyone notice the Beatles riff at 5:44 LOL
Day tripper
I saw Rory in a small club in Tempe, AZ in '89. It was without question the best live performance I have seen.
Saw Rory in 73 opening up for Deep Purple when they were peaking . he blew the roof off the place and after his set he did an encore and we were standing on our chairs screaming for another encore which he did but we wanted more.. Rory made it very difficult for Deep Purple that night to come on after him.
Another one of our GREATS!
🇮🇪👍☘️
We’re a tiny island, however we punch well above our weight and produce some world class talent!
Bull frog blues live when ya got time.👍🏼👍🏼
Singing through his guitar pretty much says it all.
Once upon in time Rolling Stones asked him to join the band, but he had a Japan Tour on schedule....
Never saw Rory live wish I had, now part of the great gig in the sky ✌️☮️
There is a great video online of Joe Bonamassa performing "Sloe Gin" with Rory's guitar. From what I've read, Rory's brother met with Joe before the show and brought the guitar so they decided to do a song with it. Joe said he was a bit nervous playing it since it had been sitting around for over a decade (since Rory's death). It's worth a listen for the history alone. Cheers.
Rory forever
Rory was one of a kind. BTW, that "stressed" strat was new when he bought it.
apparently he had very alkaline sweat which is why it looks how it does
@@greygreen5610 So I've read.
When I was (much) younger, I used to break strings every time I played out -- 1, 2, sometimes 3 a performance. A guitar tech told me I probably had "caustic sweat". At some point this stopped. Something changed; maybe my pH. Or maybe I just mellowed with time. :)
@@SteveJonesHimself there's a track on a gary moore album dark days in paradise, the track these are my memories he sings about him and rory not having a spare string between them
No..he bought it second hand at Crowley's Music Store in Cork in 1963 for £100 on credit.
Only one word.. GENIUS
Not even a whammy bar guitar to Amp unbelievable
A force of nature.
70s what a time to be a teenager. I saw Rory near every year up to early 80s . We had Lizzy Gary moor, van the man Morrison and then U2 on this little Ireland . And hundreds of live bands feeding off this music. Check out professor Pat Mc Manus Mamas boys, he is still living this music.
Rory's guitar is like this with the paint all peeled off because Rory sweats so much during shows
Le gars est unique dans sans genre , de la vraie musique....
How did this guy get pass me wow I'm on now he has it all excellence at it best giv me more
dam girl every time i check out your reacts i am amazed. rory would be proud of your hair style. love it.
I was lucky enough to have seen him in the 80’s when he came to DC….my all time blues rock guitar hero.
A few more top notch live performances to check out….Shadow Play, Bullfrog Blues, Tattooed Lady.
Love your reviews!
Craig in VA
Imagine being there with him !!!!
Rory Gallaghers guitar is soon coming up for sale with an asking price of 1 Million
So jealous you fans saw him live. He was my generation. I’ve been within 100 yards of him! Rory Gallagher was a lone wolf he didn’t bow to the industry. Softly spoken a gent.
my Favorite Love Rory Gallagher saw him open for Rush he is a Bad MF Hell Yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Got to see him and Taste open for Blind Faith in 1969. Jim
If you’re playing Rory Gallagher you got me.
Best ever guitarist and really good looking
When you see Rory play like this you can understant why Jimi Hendrix considered Rory to be the best guitar player in the world!
😂Only, because, Jimi was too humble to say he was the best, he was a little bit jaleous about Jimmy Page, or Dave Gilmour, and Clapton was his friendxand rival😂Rory is the best with a slide guitar....A fantastic singer, bluesman, guitarist, but, seriously, he's like Gary Moore, Steve ray Vaughan, Van Halen, and so much others: after 2 songs, you realize they're always playing exactly the same😂So calm down OK....I like Rory....But, he never reached the level of Jimi Hendrix, Page, etc....
Rory played like Hendrix but didn't swamp it all with distortion and feedback.
@@julienmarquet8612just another funny PC-Keyboard artist here, who doesn’t understand neither the guitar nor guitar playing. Have fun.
Stop the Urban mith. Jimi hadn't a clue who Rory was!
@@julienmarquet8612 that is soooo wrong. I don't know a more creativ Guitarist.
Rory..the very best there ever was...
You need to do the live performance of "Off to Handle".
You must check the song shadow play of this same concert.
That was really good that!
,rory gallagher❤❤❤
In '72 Rory Gallagher was voted the best rock guitarist in the world above Hendrix, Clapton, and Page.
you know a guy on guitar is good when you can't even keep up on the air guitar😁👍
また がんばって ギター弾いてます！ アリガト
He was VERY CUTE TOO as you Americans might say. Hear him play a bit of The Beatles here too.
Some of the bridges at the end remind me of Hendrix!
Rory was quite simply a force of nature. Was listening to him and Johnny Winter (American Rory Gallagher) back in 72. Can I point you guys to another guitar hero of mine during this period, namely Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe. Check him/them out.
Its the Irish blood , play it brother
You know how you catch a squirrel unique up on them
Never thought his vocals was great in fact Hendrix voice was similar but his guitar talent was fantastic , he felt at home on stage , the bass player is also great.
Purple hair on in my brain yeah thanks for pushing that info
With some fire poppers
You wanna check out souped up Ford live too
Almost every time they react to one of Rory's videos they use this presentation, which is far from being one of his best. An unbeatable video is the 1977 Hammersmith Odeon concert, among others. Try it.
Jimi also said Terry Kath of Chicago was the best guitar player he had heard.
The Stones seriously wanted him to replace Mick Taylor in the band, that’s how much they loved his playing. But It wouldn’t have worked. Ronnie Wood was a better fit. More Stonesy.
Rory is the dogs bollocks
Played this to a few hundred lucky students in a tiny club. Rory did not need to play in stadiums even though he could have.
Cream and the Rolling stones wanted him.
The h is silent in his last name In Ireland. If you want some great guitar..Big Guns..
do philby from montreaux '82 please
Try the live version of this song from Live at Montreux with a completely different intro and guitar solos compared to this version. Rory never played any song the same way twice.
Jimi Hendrix actually said that about Terry Kath - Chicago’s original guitar player and founding member.
While I have heard about Terry Kath named I have also heard Gallagher mentioned, most likely because Hendrix apparently mentioned different guitarists at different times when asked that question.
im not awake yet
Your hair looks like the 4th of July girl or all the cotton candy at the carnival yeah let's go Carnival
Check out Taste it's older his first band.
You guys are really great about checking out new artists that you've never heard before. Please check out King's X. Some great songs are over my head, Summerland, it's love, The groove machine
I hear hendrix Trower srv and so much more should have gotten more respect
Hendricks vibe
Listen to Shin-Kicker!
Guitar to amp nothing on the floor nothing up his sleeve not even a whammy all Rory all the time