Jazz Articles about Rory Gallagher

Rory Gallagher: Irish Tour '74

by Doug Collette
July 16, 2011

Rory GallagherIrish Tour '74Eagle Video2011 However much acclaim he received during his lifetime, and to whatever extent his legacy has grown posthumously since his untimely death in 1995, guitarist Rory Gallagher will be best remembered for the feverish abandon of his live performances. Assembled with the same creative spark and attention to detail as the most recent archive releases, Irish Tour '74 reaffirms the Irish bluesman's direct connection to his fans, ...

Rory Gallagher: Notes From San Francisco

by Doug Collette
July 10, 2011

Rory GallagherNotes From San FranciscoEagle Rock2011 The level of excellence to which the archiving of singer/guitarist Rory Gallagher's canon has risen lately, on audio and video, hits another peak with Notes From San Francisco. Consisting of an entire, previously unreleased studio album, plus outtakes, in addition to a complete, previously unreleased concert recording, this double CD package also shows the attention to detail aficionados love--and which the nascent devotee of the ...

Rory Gallagher: Ghost Blues & The Beat Club Sessions: The Story Of Rory Gallagher

by Doug Collette
November 13, 2010

Rory GallagherGhost Blues & The Beat Club Sessions: The Story of Rory GallagherEagle Video2010 Guitarist Rory Gallagher never wanted to be a star. He only wanted to make music on his own terms and have the opportunity to play that music for an audience who would genuinely appreciate it. Watching the double DVD set Ghost Blues and The Beat Sessions illustrates the Irish-born blues-rocker's success on those terms he set for ...

Rory Gallagher: Crest of A Wave: The Best of Rory Gallagher

by Doug Collette
October 26, 2009

Even a died-in-the-wool Rory Gallagher aficionado may wonder if there is really a need for another anthology of the man's work. But the late Irish blues-rocker never did get the attention he deserved and remains an unsung hero of the blues-rock genre even to this day.

Certain previous anthologies, even the sumptuously-packaged, 5.1 SuperAudio formatted Big Guns (Sony/BMG, 2005) found some disfavor with consumers due to sound quality concerns and this one suffers somewhat in that respect too. Granted, the ...

Rory Gallagher: Live In Cork

by Doug Collette
May 23, 2009

Rory Gallagher Live In Cork Eagle Vision 2009

A true labor of love, Live In Cork (previously released on VHS as Messin' With The Kid) functions as a salute to the late guitarist and singer Rory Gallagher, a travelogue to the Irish city and a celebration of the bluesman's homecoming. The well-wrought graphics of the DVD menu aren't mere niceties but an extension of the colorful adventure that was Gallagher's career as ...

Rory Gallagher: Live at Rockpalast

by Doug Collette
November 24, 2007

Rory Gallagher Live at Rockpalast 1976-1990 Eagle Vision 2007

In nearly ten hours of footage, Live at Rockpalast 1976-1990 offers a varied perspective of Irish bluesman Rory Gallagher because its performances, filmed at various venues over a fifteen-year period, are just part of a complete package.

The interview included on the first of three discs furnishes something of a belated introduction to the artist that is the subject of the set. Graciously fielding some ...

Rory Gallagher: Big Guns

by Doug Collette
August 28, 2005

Rory Gallagher Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher Sony/BMG/Legacy 2005

Rory Gallagher is the unsung hero of contemporary blues-rock guitar. Unlike his peers who compromised their loyalty to the genre for the sake of commercial acceptance( Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page for example) the feisty Irishman wouldn't allow any singles to be culled from his albums. In contrast to the stylistic jazz-rock leaps of Jeff Beck, Gallagher remained a steadfast ...