BBC Sessions [Original recording remastered, Live]

Rory Gallagher | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered, Live
• Label: Buddha
• ASIN: B00000JMG7
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,658 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Calling Card [Live]

2. What in the World [Live]

3. Jacknife Beat [Live]

4. Country Mile [Live]

5. Got My Mojo Working [Live]

6. Garbage Man [Live]

7. Roberta [Live]

8. Used to Be [Live]

9. I Take What I Want [Live]

10. Cruise on Out [Live]

Disc: 2

1. Race the Breeze

2. Hands Off

3. Crest of a Wave

4. Feel So Bad

5. For the Last Time

6. It Takes Time

7. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

8. Daughter of the Everglades

9. They Don't Make Them Like You Anymore

10. Tore Down

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Issued in '99, four years after his death, this 2-CD set rounds up 22 BBC recordings; ardent admirers of Rory's spontaneous bursts of electrifying energy will need to pick this up. Studio sessions ( Hands off; Toredown; Hoodoo Man; Feel So Bad; It Takes Time , and Crest of a Wave ) join live versions of Roberta; Garbage Man; Country Mile; Used to Be; Cruise On Out; Calling Card , and more! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Overview Of An Original Guitar Hero, May 7, 2001

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J. E FELL "boogaloojef" (Carterville, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BBC Sessions (Audio CD)

I was very excited when I learned this was being released. I am a fan of great blues and blues/rock guitar playing and Rory Gallagher certainly fits the bill. This 2 cd anthology of his BBC recordings provides a fitting tribute to the now deceased Irish guitar hero. The first disc contains material from live concerts broadcast on the BBC while the second disc contains material recorded in the BBC studios. The set was recorded from 1971-1986. Rory Gallagher was one of the first world famous Irish rock musicians. He has influenced either directly or indirectly many of the Irish groups that followed such as Thin Lizzy and Gary Moore. He sort of reminds me of the Irish equivalent of Johnny Winter. Both are under appreciated and adept at playing both blues and rock. They played some of the same festivals, broke into the scene at the same time and play both acoustic and electric guitar equally well. The set includes some tracks not included on his studio albums. I think the live disc is the better of the two simply because of the live energy Rory was able to generate in concert (all of his live albums are worth picking up). My favorite cuts on the live disc include a killer version of "Calling Card", "Used To Be" and the trio of cover tunes "Got My Mojo Working", "Garbage Man" and "Roberta". Notable cuts on the studio side include "Hands Off", "Feel So Bad" "Toredown" and "Hoodoo Man". The only drawback is that it isn't longer. I keep hoping they will get around to compiling a box set which will contain all of my favorite tracks along with some unissued live and studio recordings. Until then I recommend this set along with the remastered versions of his original albums. It is also worth investigating his early more improvisational work with Taste.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely jaw-dropping!, August 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: BBC Sessions (Audio CD)

I was a Rory fan when I was in high school. Now, in my late 30's, I have a tendency to listen to old jazz, and blues, and not too much for rock anymore. But, I still have every Rory Gallagher album, and a couple of Taste items as well. About a week before I got the news of Rory's passing, I was listening to his "Irish Tour" album in the car, not having heard it in several years, and was floored all over again. When I learned of his death, it was like losing a family member. I picked up the "BBC Sessions" today, the day of it's release, and I must say that there is some guitar work going on like I've never heard Rory do before, particularly on the live cuts. My jaw hit the floor several times during the course of the first CD. It's like he's playing beyond himself, or something. This is essential stuff, not only for Rory fans, but for all guitar fans in general.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rory - but missing a bit of ooomph!, March 20, 2000

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Michael Walsh - See all my reviews

This review is from: BBC Sessions (Audio CD)

Being a Corkonian, Rory has a special place in my CD collection. This double CD is well worth having in yours. Classic Rory on the live album, with the studio sessions showing the usual brilliance.

The only crib I would have is that the studio sessions seem a bit cold and lacking the fire of a live performance.

For the true Gallagher fan this is immaterial and any further criticisms are only relevant if you have a considerable collection of his albums already to compare it to.

For the uninitiated I wouldn't recommend this album as your first introduction to the genius that was Rory Gallagher, instead I would recommend the Calling Card album. From there bore your friends and convert them to the best driving/shagging/chillin' music you'll ever listen to.

The BBC sessions are well worth a place in any collection. Listen to it and marvel how such a truly gifted guitar legend could be so neglected by the mainstream and then wallow in the knowledge that for those in the know Rory Gallagher is one of the top rock musicians of the twentieth century.

I would highly recommend this album. If you don't have Calling Card - you should get that too! Then just fire up the CD player, plant feet firmly on the ground and play that air guitar to some of the best tunes this side of the sun!