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TASTE – ” I’LL Remember ” 4 CD Box Set

Posted: June 15, 2015 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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At the end of August, Universal Music will issue I’ll Remember, an archival box set featuring the music of Taste, the Irish rock/blues band formed in the mid sixties that featured Rory Gallagher on guitar and vocals.

The four disc set will feature both studio albums (1969′s Taste and the 1970 follow-up On The Boards expanded with many alternate versions of album tracks. The third CD is full of live audio from 1970 culled from concerts in Stockholm and London while the final disc adds demos, rare single cuts and more live material.
Disc 1

1 Blister On The Moon 03:26
2 Leavin’ Blues 04:15
3 Sugar Mama 07:14
4 Hail 02:35
5 Born On The Wrong Side Of Time 04:00
6 Dual Carriageway Pain 03:13
7 Same Old Story 03:32
8 Catfish 08:04
9 I’m Moving On 02:29
10 Blister On The Moon (Alternate Version) 03:21
11 Leavin’ Blues (Alternate Version) 04:31
12 Hail (Alternate Version) 02:35
13 Dual Carriageway Pain (Alternate Version / No Vocals) 03:13
14 Same Old Story (Alternate Version) 03:26
15 Catfish (Alternate Version) 06:55

Disc 2

1 What’s Going On 02:44
2 Railway And Gun 03:33
3 It’s Happened Before, It’ll Happen Again 06:32
4 If The Day Was Any Longer 02:07
5 Morning Sun 02:38
6 Eat My Words 03:45
7 On The Boards 06:01
8 If I Don’t Sing I’ll Cry 02:38
9 See Here 03:04
10 I’ll Remember 03:01
11 Railway And Gun (Off The Boards Mix) 04:26
12 See Here (Alternate Version) 03:13
13 It’s Happened Before, It’ll Hapen Again (Beat Club TV Audio / Take 2) 10:52
14 If The Day Was Any Longer (Beat Club TV Audio) 02:35
15 Morning Sun (Beat Club TV Audio) 03:31
16 It’s Happened Before, It’ll Happen Again (Beat Club TV Audio) 09:48

Disc 3

1 What’s Going On (Live In Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden / 1970) 06:14
2 Sugar Mama (Live In Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden / 1970) 06:48
3 Gamblin’ Blues (Live In Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden / 1970) 06:41
4 Sinner Boy (Live In Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden / 1970) 06:23
5 At The Bottom (Live In Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden / 1970) 03:19
6 She’s Nineteen Years Old (Live In Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden / 1970) 03:57
7 Morning Sun (Live In Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden / 1970) 04:18
8 Catfish (Live In Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden / 1970) 06:33
9 I’ll Remember (BBC Live In Concert / Paris Theatre, London / 1970) 06:14
10 Railway And Gun (BBC Live In Concert / Paris Theatre, London / 1970) 04:58
11 Sugar Mama (BBC Live In Concert / Paris Theatre, London / 1970) 07:19
12 Eat My Words (BBC Live In Concert / Paris Theatre, London / 1970) 09:21
13 Catfish (BBC Live In Concert / Paris Theatre, London / 1970) 05:27

Disc 4

1 Wee Wee Baby (Demo) 02:45
2 How Many More Years (Demo) 03:24
3 Take It Easy Baby (Demo) 07:08
4 Pardon Me Mister (Demo) 02:44
5 You’ve Got To Pay (Demo) 03:55
6 Norman Invasion (Demo) 03:01
7 Worried Man (Demo) 02:30
8 Blister On The Moon (“Major Minor” Single Version) 03:25
9 Born On The Wrong Side Of Time (“Major Minor” Single Version) 03:15
10 Summertime (Live At Woburn Abbey Festival, UK / 1968) 01:31
11 Blister On The Moon (Live At Woburn Abbey Festival, UK / 1968) 03:36
12 I Got My Brand On You (Live At Woburn Abbey Festival, UK / 1968) 07:23
13 Medley: Rock Me Baby / Bye Bye Bird / Baby Please Don’t Go / You Shook Me Baby (Live At Woburn Abbey Festival, UK / 1968) 10:59

I’ll Remember is due for release on 28 August 2015.

Rory Gallagher and Taste perform “Morning Sun” (Beat Club 1970). Included in the upcoming release of the 4-CD Taste compilation are the audio tracks from Taste’s appearance on the German Beat Club programme. Here’s the video of Morning Sun from that appearance. In a BBC Radio 4 tribute program to Rory, Brian May stated that a key inspiration for the riff to Queen’s ‘Tie Your Mother Down’ came from this tune.

TASTE feat RORY GALLAGHER – ” Beat Club ” 1970

Posted: June 14, 2015 in MUSIC
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Rory Gallagher, one of the finest Blues-Rock guitarists to come out of Ireland, passed away twenty years ago today. Rory was a great front-man for a Blues band, with a wild, rough voice, astonishing skill and sensitivity as a guitarist, and he was a brilliant songwriter too

Taste feat. Rory Gallagher – Beat Club 52
Setlist:
It’s happened before it’ll happen again #1
If the day was any longer
Morning sun
It’s happened before it’ll happen again #2

RORY GALLAGHER – ” Across The Water ” 1973-1976

Posted: June 14, 2015 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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A very Special Box Set for a special day!
Rory Gallagher – Across The Water – An Irish Man In The USA Get The CD Here – https://app.box.com/s/o34kfrkuh8notxd2zeda
20 years ago today the world of music lost the unique and prolific talent that was and still is Rory Gallagher. He had rocked his way in to the hearts of millions across the globe. His sweat drenched live shows enthralled crowds over four decades and his records are still peoples treasured possessions. His life story is both the triumphant tale of a boy bursting out of an ordinary background and the sadder tale of a man struggling with the music industry and the consequences of his own success. He touches us all with his talent, his humility and his charm. We admire him for his commitment, his refusal to sell out and his capacity for sheer hard work. On this day may Donal and the rest of his family be in our thoughts and prayers. May we also thank the musicians that still bring that legacy to life, BoF, Sinnerboy, and so many others throughout UK, Ireland and Europe.
The flame will never be extinguished and the music will never die. Rory on my friends!

 

 

RORY GALLAGHER – ” Moonchild ” Chorus TV Show, Theatre de L’Empire, Paris, 21st March 1980

Posted: June 14, 2015 in MUSIC
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Rory Gallagher – Chorus TV Show, Theatre de L’Empire, Paris, 21st March 1980,

Today we are remembering Rory Gallagher. That is the way we are told we should start a piece about him on the anniversary of his death. It was 20 years ago today that Rory passed away. But it would be incorrect for us to say ‘today’.

We remember him every day. Rory has a huge fan base but never quite achieved the main stream fame that his contemporaries ( Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page etc) did. It sure wasn’t because of a lack of talent. He was known for his char…ismatic performances and dedication to his craft. Gallagher’s albums have sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide.

Rory was only 47 years old when he passed.

If he could come back for just one more song, what song would you want him to play?

RIP Rory. Thanks for the music.

RORY GALLAGHER – ” An Irishman In New York ” My Fathers Place 7th September 1979

Posted: May 18, 2015 in MUSIC
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I am assuming that Rory fans would want to know one thing first and foremost about this release: what does it sound like? Good. It sounds good. Very good indeed.

Radio show recordings are sprouting like mushrooms in the woods these days and buyers are frequently ignorant of sound quality, which can and does vary enormously between releases. Most carry little or no information and company description of content on the product or Amazon’s website can vary from irrelevant to non-existent. Also beware of the same show being released under different names by different companies.

According to the sparse information provided with this release, this recording is from a radio show taped at ‘My Father’s Place’ in Roslyn on Long Island on September 7th 1979 while Rory toured his ‘Top Priority’ album with Gerry McAvoy and Ted McKenna as his rhythm section. The sound quality is amongst the top end of that of other radio show recordings I have. The band are cooking, without a doubt, and the balance between vocals and instruments is good. There is an awkward, rapid fade at the end of the penultimate track of disc two as the track goes into a bass solo and then the sound quickly comes back in for the final track. Remember, these are live recordings without overdubs or re-recordings added later and there was doubtless some radio station editing to fit the performance into a time slot for broadcast. With the quality of this trio of road warriors, though, there need be no fear that they supply anything but a very good, truly live performance.

This is prime Rory Gallagher. This set shows what the sonic capabilities of the electric guitar sound like in the hands of a master. The trio (including Ted McKenna-drums and Gerry McAvoy-bass) play tight, loud, no-holds-barred music in the best tradition of a rock n’ roll trio. At times Gallagher sounds like he’s been plugged into an over-charged battery that’s been switched to full-on, in-the-red, over-loaded power. Listen to anything here (even the acoustic “Too Much Alcohol” or “Pistol Slapper Blues”) and you’ll hear a man whose focused on giving the audience his very best. This is one of those sets where every song has something to recommend it. The passion, the fire, the very electricity that powers this concert has to be heard.

The sound is very good–better than you would expect. The trio can be easily heard with Rory Gallagher’s guitar out front where it belongs. And yes, this music could easily fit on one CD. Obviously the label wanted to make as much money as they could from this release, and the music actually sounds better on one disc–there’s no interruptions in the flow and excitement–so that’s kind of a bummer. And the “notes” (there’s no booklet) are pretty anonymous (“…give a listen to Rock Beat Records “Irishman In New York”), adding very little to this great set.

But if you’re a fan of Gallagher and/or the electric guitar you need to hear this. Gallagher even does an intense version of Frankie Ford’s 1950’s era “Sea Cruise” like you’ve never heard before. This new release from way back in 1979 can easily sit next to whatever you think is the best live Gallagher recording you own. And it might just wipe up the floor with it. It’s that good.

Track Listing:
Disc 1
Shin Kicker (3:38)
Last of the Independents (5:40)
Keychain (5:52)
Moonchild (5:10)
The Mississippi Sheiks ( 5:45)
I Wonder Who? (7:47)
Tattoo’d Lady (5:09)
Too Much Alcohol (3:47)
Pistol Slapper Blues (3:02)
Disc 2
Shadow Play (5:42)
Bought & Sold (4:59)
Walk On Hot Coals (5:26)
Messin’ With The Kid (5:22)
Bullfrog Blues (2:50) [Quick fade out to avoid bass solo]
Sea Cruise (2:58)

RORY GALLAGHER – ” Just The Smile ” Beat Club Session

Posted: March 8, 2015 in MUSIC
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The Beat Club Sessions 1971-72, featuring Rory Gallagher evidenced by this dozen-track collection of live-in-the-studio work from the early years of his solo career. This disc officially appeared in September 2010 and collects four tunes from three separate sessions recorded May 1971 through June 1972 for the German Beat Club TV series (a companion DVD was released simultaneously). The songs will be familiar to Rory Gallagher fans, as most are available on his first few albums. All but Junior Wells‘ “Messin’ with the Kid” and Sonny Thompson‘s “Toredown” (probably best known through Freddie King‘s version) are originals, played by his sturdy backing trio featuring Wilgar Campbell on drums and longtime bassist  Gerry McAvoy. While there aren’t many musical surprises, these versions are noticeably leaner and tougher than their associated studio performances. This also makes a logical companion piece to Gallagher‘s breakthrough release, Live in Europe, since it’s recorded with the same band but only repeats four of its selections. The blues-rocker was young, hungry, and scorching hot during these years and Germany was one of the first countries where he found success. Numbers such as “Crest of a Wave,” “Sinnerboy,” “Used to Be,” the aforementioned “Toredown” along with the acoustic “Just the Smile” and “I Don’t Know Where I’m Going” don’t show up often in concert versions, if at all, even with the plethora of live Rory Gallagher material available, so clean, live recordings of them are a real find for fans. The guitarist hit his groove on these sessions, as can be heard on a surging “I Could’ve Had Religion,” where his slide work simply burns. The song “Hands Up,” caught here from the 1971 show, wouldn’t appear on a studio title until 1973’s Blueprint, although the arrangement didn’t change markedly over the years. Gallagher rips into a seven-minute take on his slow blues “Should’ve Learned My Lesson” with the type of intensity Jimmy Page routinely displayed, and Campbell‘s drums have ferocity similar to John Bonham‘s. The sound is terrific for live music of the time — full, rich, and well recorded, with every instrument easily identifiable in the mix but displaying all the rawness and crackling sparks that made Rory Gallagher such an iconic figure in the history of blues-rock.

 

RORY GALLAGHER – ” In Your Town ” Beat Club Session

Posted: February 15, 2015 in MUSIC
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Rory Gallagher and band live at the Beat Club from German TV in your town , as evidenced by this dozen-track collection of live-in-the-studio work from the early years of his solo career. This disc officially appeared in September 2010 and collects four tunes from three separate sessions recorded May 1971 through June 1972 for the German Beat Club TV series (a companion DVD was released simultaneously). The songs will be familiar to Gallagher fans, as most are available on his first few albums. All but Junior Wells‘ “Messin’ with the Kid” and Sonny Thompson‘s “Toredown” (probably best known through Freddie King‘s version) are originals, played by his sturdy backing trio featuring Wilgar Campbell on drums and longtime bassist Gerry McAvoy. While there aren’t many musical surprises, these versions are noticeably leaner and tougher than their associated studio performances. The sound is terrific for live music of the time — full, rich, and well recorded, with every instrument easily identifiable in the mix but displaying all the rawness and crackling sparks that made Rory Gallagher such an iconic figure in the history of blues-rock.

RORY GALLAGHER – ” A Million Miles Away ” Irish Tour 74′

Posted: February 5, 2015 in MUSIC
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Rory Gallagher Live in Madrid back in 1975, an amazing performance which is still remembered well.

Rory Gallagher Million Miles Away The Old Grey Whistle Test Live

I attended my second ever rock concert  around 1969 But In the coming years the gigs I still recall the most and always an absolute blinder was with Rory Gallagher one of the most consummate and charismatic showmen on the circuit pulling out all the stops in Birmingham Town Hall that was so hot by the end it felt like a Florida swamplands  With his beat up old Sunburst Fender Stratocaster he was a guitar player of such staggering ability that seasoned guitarists and bluesmen would watch in shock and awe. In the seventies this unassuming Irishman spent so much time on the “Old Grey Whistle Test” and European TV broadcasts that he ought to have paid council tax to the BBC. Indeed in those days before video I recorded his 1976 OGWT special on a Grundig Reel to Reel Tape Re-corder with a the microphone taped to the television speaker .
Gallagher was one of the most prolific touring artists and his great live albums of this era especially the “Irish Tour 1974” are peerless. He was also constantly in demand from television across the US and Europe and thus we have the Beat Club Sessions. These are previously unreleased live recordings made for the German TV series of the same name and recorded over three different appearances in the early seventies.

 

RORY GALLAGHER – ” Toredown “

Posted: January 30, 2015 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Rory Gallagher from the Beat Club Sessions, was a German music programme that ran from September 1965 to December 1972. It was broadcast from Bremen, Germany and is notable for being the first German show to be based around popular music, and featured artists like The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, The Who, Black Sabbath, The Bee Gees, The Beach Boys and Kraftwerk in its seven-year run. Rory Gallagher was one of the shows most frequent visitors performing four times in the space of just over two years. Rory’s first appearance on the programme was with his band ‘Taste’ in 1970 and he returned soon after with his own solo work. This CD features 12 classic versions of Rorys early solo material from three separate performances during 1971-72, the 1972 recording being a full Beat Club special on Rory Gallagher.

RORY GALLAGHER – ” Live in Stuggart ” The Reitstadion August 24th1994

Posted: January 29, 2015 in FESTIVALS, MUSIC
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Recorded by SDR 3  at Festival – Reitstadion, Stuttgart, 21, August, 1994, At the time of this concert, Rory was becoming very ill due to liver failure, hence the bloating. He collapsed on stage while performing in Jan ’95, had a liver transplant and died 14 June 1995 after contracting MRSA while still in the hospital recovering.  Regardless of his appearance and ill health, Rory remained the most amazing guitarist that has ever graced this earth.

A fantastic song writer too, who not only played the blues but wrote some of the most fantastic rock songs ever but some how he never really received the rightful recognition that he really deserved. Just listen to “Overnight Bag” or “Brute Force and Ignorance” “Souped Up Ford” the least goes on and on ,
Setlist  
Continental Op
Moonchild
I Wonder Who
The Loop/Resurrection Shuffle,
Tattoo’d Lady,
Bye Bye Bird, Ghost Blues,
Out On The Western Plain,
Walking Blues,
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,
Band Introduction,
Shadow Play,
Encore: Bullfrog Blues,

Rory Gallagher: Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Mark Feldham: Harmonica, John Cook: Keyboards, David Levy: Bass, Richard Newman: Drums

 

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