Rory Gallagher [Enhanced, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Rory Gallagher | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Buddha
• ASIN: B00000JIKM
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,582 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Featuring Sinner Boy; For the Last Time; I Fall Apart , and more. The two bonus tracks- Gypsy Woman and It Takes Time -bring the song count to an even dozen. First domestic release on CD!

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT UNDERRATED TALENT, February 14, 2001

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Patrick Earley (Edmond, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rory Gallagher (Audio CD)

It's hard to find a place to start with somebody who has put out such an extensive catalog of great works in his short lifetime. But this first album and the one that followed in that same year of 1971 remain my favorites. Gallagher's creative juices were still hot after after just breaking up his band Taste, who were just about to attain international success when they broke up because of management and musical differences within the band. It's good Gallagher broke out on his own, because he's doing here what he does best. And that is laying down some of the best blues rock ever made. I still can't believe this album didn't achieve worldwide success. His guitar solos on songs like "For The Last Time", Sinner Boy", and "I Fall Apart", are the best ever put down on vinyl. It just doesn't get any better than this. I will put Gallagher up against all the heavyweights out there. Hendrix, Peter Green, Stevie Ray, and Jeff Beck. He's that good! Another thing that's always been overlooked is Gallagher's ability's on the acoustic guitar. He plays with more feel for the country blues roots than any of the other blues rockers I've heard even to this day. Just try out "Just The Smile", or "It's you", which has a country sound to it, and features Gallagher on Mandolin, which was an instrument he had only recently mastered. You would never know it. Another great song on here is "I'm not surprised". I am surprised this song never became a single. It features the great keyboardist Vince Crane from Atomic Rooster and Authur Brown fame playing some great Fats Domino style piano. There are just no weak songs on here. And the 2 bonus tracks are even good. He does "Gypsy Woman", which Muddy Waters originally recorded. Muddy thought enough of Rory to invite him to play guitar for him on Muddy's famous "London Sessions" album. And the album closes with "It takes time", which was originally recorded by another blues giant, Otis Rush. If you've never heard Rory Gallagher before, this first album is a great place to start. He was at his creative best here. A five star album all the way.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smoldering to explosive, August 10, 2001

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loce_the_wizard "loce_the_wizard" (Lilburn, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rory Gallagher (Audio CD)

The late Rory Gallagher could evoke such range of emotions from his guitar (unlike the emotional monotone that pervades too much of the more-heralded Eric Clapton). Rory was about the blues, but his take was vivid, fresh, and powerful. Warning: if you depressed, do not listen to cuts such as "Can't Believe It's True" alone. You may not make it through the night. On the other hand, the muscular "Laundromat" shows just how effectively Rory could transcend the quotidian and take listeners to a place where they could indulge in his sonic revelries and find, if not a measure of solace, a kindred spirit.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The bonus tracks were new to me., April 19, 2000

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Jeffrey D. Prill (Peoria, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rory Gallagher (Audio CD)

I have to admit that the only reason I bought this album was because I had never heard these bonus tracks. They weren't on the original vinyl and were not present on the first pressings of the CD. After hearing them, I'm glad that I bought it. The album is a great clinic in good song writing, and I will always love Rory Gallagher's guitar work. He was great.Though I didn't buy the album through Amazon.com, I still have to give my review of it, so that other people can know about Rory Gallagher--the greatest guitarist on the planet.