Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher (Hybr) [Hybrid SACD - DSD, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered]

Rory Gallagher | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 5, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bmg Marketing
• ASIN: B0009K33M8
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #447,916 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Big Guns

2. What's Going On

3. Tattoo'd Lady

4. Bad Penny

5. Shadow Play

6. Kickback City

7. Bourbon

8. Sinnerboy

9. Used to Be [Live]

10. Goin' to My Hometown

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. The Loop

2. Born on the Wrong Side of Time

3. A Million Miles Away

4. Calling Card

5. Out on the Western Plains

6. Lonesome Highway

7. Just the Smile

8. I'm Not Awake Yet

9. Daughter of the Everglades

10. I'll Admit You're Gone

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cheesy product Dishonors great art here, July 18, 2005

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B. Lynch "the_onewhoknows" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher (Hybr) (Audio CD)

As a long time fan of Rory Gallagher's music, I was eagerly awaiting this release.

There is nothing bad here. But the selection of material is completely inadequate: instead of showcasing a great talent, this 2 CD set may only serve to destroy Gallagher's commercial potential. This collection is a faint echo of Gallagher's work, not a brilliant showcase.

Needed are more TASTE cuts, and far more cuts from Gallagher's timeless works, including 'Irish Tour 74', 'Live In Europe 72', and 'Calling Card'. Other excellent, but under-represented, works include 'Top Priority', 'Fresh Evidence', and other major works. It's hard to believe that Gallagher, who recorded with Muddy Waters, Albert King, and other blues legends, left no previously unreleased tracks behind.

Another problem with this collection is the mastering: most of the songs here sound like a collection of demo-recordings. WIth all of the high-tech remastering equipment available, and the growing number of skilled digital music engineers, there is no real excuse for the hack-job mastering on a premium priced package like this. What appears to be pure laziness (on the part pf the producer) and/or penny-pinching cheapness (on the part of the record company) combine to do great dishonor to the artist here.

As a long time fan of Rory Gallagher, I am underwhelmed by the content of this release.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 17, 2005

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John Mcbride "Rory Devotee" (Cohasset, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher (Hybr) (Audio CD)

Sorry, I really didn't want to, but I have to agree with the less than positive reviews above - primarily beacuse of the remixes. I bought all Rory's LPs first time around (saw him live several times too), and Donal did a brilliant job on the cd remastering of the original albums - stunning reissues, every single one. But on this new compilation he's failed, sadly. As just one example of the mess on this new compilations, just compare "A Million Miles Away" on Tatoo to this almost shameful remix on Big Guns... You can barely hear the guitar during the introduction passage! Doanl may feel I'm just resistant to change - not at all. I loved the idea of new sonics and remixes - but the remixes are not good. And why tack on the introduction from "Live in Europe" to a track from Taste???!!! Or why change the opening bit of "Tatoo'd Lady" to something that is less musical, and less effective? Not tasteful, or appropriate for all sorts of reasons. In terms of track selection, I accept that over 2 CDs you can't satisfy all of the people etc. - but no "Crest of a Wave" or "Walk on Hot Coals"...??!! In terms of the 5.1 sound thing, I believe that Donal's intentions were entirely honorable, but the execution is very poor. Sorry.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars great selection of songs....bad CD, July 15, 2005

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RockonRory (P cola, fl United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher (Hybr) (Audio CD)

I hope the intention of the Gallagher estate was to turn on new fans to a great great guitar player with this release, however..."they got the right airplane but the wrong airport."
If you are a new fan looking to get some RG CD's, Don't waste your $$$ on this POS. Buy the BBC sessions, Irish Tour, live in Europe, Calling Card first. God bless Amazon for offering most if not all of the original CDs. Buy these instead!!!! This Sony/BMG offering is a shame.