Calling Card

Rory Gallagher

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1976
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000000QG9
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #439,322 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blues at Its Best, May 5, 2000

By	Anthony Bambocci (USA) - See all my reviews

Few guitarists have been as underappreciated by the public as this one (with the possible exception of Roy Buchanan). This CD smokes. Rory not only shows why he is one of the industries best bluesmen, but also demonstrates his ability to rock. This is by far his best recording. The tracks on this CD are highly listenable for any rock affeciando as well as the blues lover. From the simplicity of Barley and Grape Rag to the complexity of Moonchild through the almost Jazz-influenced Jacknife Beat, Rory shows an incredibly complex range of sounds. This is one of the top twenty rock or blues recordings of all time. If you make one purchase of a Rory Gallagher recording - this should be the one. And if you become a fan - buy Top Priority as your second choice. You won't be disappointed

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blue Collar Cool, August 29, 2001

By	loce_the_wizard "loce_the_wizard" (Lilburn, GA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Simply another stellar effort from Rory Gallagher, who, along with Charlie Whitney of Family and Streetwalkers, remain two of the most unappreciated guitarists from before the days when rock and roll was a budget-line item for multinational corporations. Rory just has so much soul and emotion in his playing and singing, and there is a certain raw edge to his searing guitar work that will have you reaching to turn up the volume at once.

Rory Gallagher seems a true blue-collar musician: his music is lean, muscular, and at times urgent. Listen to the angst of Secret Agent or the power in Do You Read Me. Calling Card is a classy acknowledgment that the blues can't bested. The Barley and Grape Rag reframes the derelict's lamentable goal of having to get wasted but makes the whole thing sound like such fun you want to go along.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent studio album from a guitar master., July 7, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Dublin, Ireland.) - See all my reviews

For one track alone, "Moonchild", this is a must have album for any Rory fan or any fan of blues/rock guitar maestros. There is an excitement and enthusiasm to Rory's playing that could only ever be properly experienced live (See "Irish Tour" and "Live In Europe") however, his studio albums provide the opportunity to experience his superb style and technique. The opening riff of "Moonchild" used to send a thrill through the crowd whenever he hit the opening chords. I saw Rory live many times, in fact, never missed a show if we were both in town at the same time and there was no-one quite like him. A true blues man who never really deviated from that path, his studio recordings are crisp and clean and always fresh. Check out "Against The Grain", "Tatoo'd Lady" and "Blueprint" as well as the two live albums named above. His later live album "Stage Struck" has a rockier feel to it which reflects his playing at that time although he returned to a more blues feel in the years before he, prematurely, died.