Funking Strummer Discovered this genius when I was 17. Today Im 19

I discovered him in 1995, sadly when he died. His obituaries in the media had made me curious as like many, before then I had never heard of him despite being a rock fan. Unbelievable really. What a guitar player.

lucky you, enjoy

Check Rory out at Isle of Wight 1970, makes your hair on your arms stand up. Rory was years ahead of other guitarists. Check out Gary Moore as well. Your head will explode

Funk Strum I’m 17 y.o. and I love rock n’ roll!

Oh, yes...he is...Played in BAND OF FRIENDS ... we all can hear it....2024 in Irland....

​@@sonjadietz5297 my father saw Rory a few times in the early 80s in Ireland including a show were Phil lynnot and Paul Brady came on stage for a song or 2 I'm dieing to see Gerrys band of friends they look the business

You're a very lucky man indeed! :-D

Congratulations, Phil !!!

Not bad for a 3 piece band .

@@florenciososa5319 Sounds like a big band (take it as you want 😋)

May his Spirit live and Grow

Well Jimmy did say/answer to the stones magazine guy... Q: Jimmy how does it feel being the best guitarist in the world...? A: I don't know go & ask Rory Gallagher... ✌️🤘🥃

​@JimmyDiKac that exact quote has been repeated a million different times and every time it's repeated it's either Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton who said it and the 'goat' they're speaking of changes from Terry Kath to SRV to Gallagher to etc etc etc. At this point I don't believe anyone has ever said that except fanboys of whoever they're claiming is the greatest lol

@@chadlaparra5311 as a little side note, the Terry Kath one actually came out of Jimi’s mouth : “One night backstage at Los Angeles’ legendary Whisky a Go Go in the late 1960s, a young Midwestern saxophone player named Walt Parazaider felt a tap on his shoulder after performing with his newly formed band, Chicago Transit Authority. “It was Jimi Hendrix,” Parazaider remembered, smiling. Hendrix, already well known at the time as a guitar wizard, had just watched the band’s set. “Walt, the horns are like one set of lungs,” Parazaider said Hendrix told him. “And your guitar player is better than me.”

Better late than never Julie.😁

Unbelievable!! Rory ahead of his time!!

Never too late if ears do function,:-)

Good Wife !

Luckily, my father was a big RG-Fan so i got it from a young age. I'm 38 now and still loves Gallaghers music

60 and you dont know Rory?? You ok man😅😅😅😅😅😅

Live he was fantastic.. I was 19 years old and I was there :)) Cheers!! Zep.

Bad penny Rory band taste

It’s an amazing live performance of this song. RORY! But I also spot 108 ‘bad pennies’. Tut tut. Need to get yourselves down to the doctor, there is something wrong with your hearing. Inform your medical practitioner that you are unable to appreciate great music.

Now 110 bad pennies

It’s also not his best live performance... that’s how amazing Rory is.

Completely agree, it's absolutely spellbinding.

M5S sooo true rory was charismatic talented musician. Owe him a lot for bringing happiness, comforts and consolation to our hectic life. Big THANKS to RORY!!!

M5S Ama Rory Gallagher??? Beppe Grillo lo sa?

Scusa il ritardo, Beppe è un appassionato di Jazz e Blues, suona il piano e la chitarra. Ha iniziato da giovane suonando nei piccoli locali. Penso che mi possa perdonare perchè il rock nasce dal blues e Rory era un perfetto esponente del Blues Rock. Ciao. P.S. Io amo tutto il rock, blues, punk rock, grunge ecc.ecc. IL ROCK E TUTTE LE SUE VARIABILI SONO STORIA. CIAO AMICA. p.s. Se cerchi MONDO ROCK troverai decine di pagine che gestisco sul rock e la musica in genere. ti metto un link. facebook.com/Giuseppe-Pompili-381172815421104/

M5S grazie mille per l'informazione. amo Gallagher ma anche tanta altra musica diversa dal blue. Se non ci fosse stato il blues Eric Clapton avrebbe lavorato in fabbrica...

Thank you for this comment. Brother.

+randy109 I saw him more than 30 times all around Germany Austria and Swizerland. To remember is very simple: I told my children about him, and now they are 30 , 26, and 19 Years old and they are fans of rory!!

I to was at that show at the Old Waldorf I think it was on Battery st. and it was smoking!!!

RIP: your face Never forget. 😥

Hendrix was a black Gallagher (or he tried to be Rory).

What a liberal, hypocritical thing to say. Everything is about skin color with you people ain't it?

.....I do it .....

iron maiden

Rory and SRV

Gerry is the backbone in Rory"s band i guess

I saw them 3 times in 80’s and Gerry was hammering out the bass on all of the concerts. Great fun to watch his legs spreading the faster he plays 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

+Αθανάσιος Τίλλης many thanks from germany!

Kala file I proti Kai kaliteri sinavlia stin Athina

@@ioannisconstantellis6881 Την ίδια χρονιά, στο Παλαί ντε σπόρ στη Θεσσαλονίκη!!!!!! Καλώδιο 100 μέτρα στην κιθάρα του , και ανεβοκατέβαινε τα σκαλιά!!!!!!

+Linda Jones You are right. He had more affairs with blues than with women!!

Amen brother

Spot on. Someone said on a facebook page the other day that peter green was under rated . I've never in my life met a musician that didn't think he was amazing.

He didn't even crack the top 50 in top 100 guitarists of all-time lists from various mainstream and "reputable" music related publications. While I fully get where you are coming from with your sentiments, he is as far as mainstream recognition goes, very unrewarded/unknown for the many things that he contributed to music in general, therefore, he is, by definition, very underrated.

Yup

Katherine Scott Then move on to Free and get stoned by Andy Fraser and Paul Kossoff

Real Capitalist great splendide

moonchild is fantastic too :)

I love black metal. What's the name of your band?

@@scottlapier4797It is called “In the Woods…”

@@user-vb3rl5mw5n Nah, you can keep him. :)

Gerry McAvoy!!

He timed his acid hit to perfection

+Ben McConaghy He playd big arenas. I saw him in 1970 es in Karlsruhe/ Germany with Bands like Chicago and Tina Turner by open air in Wildpark-Stadium with nearly 20000 Visitors!!!!

I agree 100% Ben, and to you my friend Mr. Geißler, yes, he did play big arenas, but he HATED doing so. He always said he preferred the intimate surroundings and atmosphere of a smaller gig. It was only after he did a leg of stadium gigs in the late 70s that he made up his mind, once and for all, that this WASN'T what he aspired to do as a musician.. He just wanted to play his heart out in smaller venues, to crowds that adored him and fully appreciated his music, rather than trying to fill stadia for monetary gain... Respect from Davey

+David Hughes I think your right. I saw Rory nearly 20 times. Only two startet in big arenas. His last visit in Germany was in 1994 in Stuttgart, Reitstadion. The last was one of the best I ever saw. a lot of very young visitors, they didn`t want to end to call him back on stage. At that time he looked very ill but we didn`t now what was happened !

Rüdiger Geißler Wow, that's great.. You saw a lot of great gigs so.. I'd say they were an amazing experience.. I think he's a lot better in smaller venues, he played with more confidence and intensity in these settings.. It seemed he was a lot more comfortable.. But, as you know, he was ALWAYS great, no matter where he played! Respect to you my friend Mr. Geissler :) From Irish Davey

+David Hughes ALWAYS GREAT !!!

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They had a few drummers but brendan deffo fit the band the best

+Fire Zoul its the best!

+Thylento Ich war damals schon 31!

Ich bin 15 und ich finde diese Musik richtig geil 🤘

I Agree

grthym21

and stevie ray vaughan was the best lol

Righteous artist . May he R.I.P.

Every guitarist has his own perticular

+garagerocker48 I too

What a great statement. Listening to this track I would agree to a 90 percent with you.

@@jackredemption8090 don't tell Dick Dale that. lol According to him, Leo invented EVERYTHING for him. ;)

That´s a good one!

Jimi Hendrix was asked "how's it feel to be the best guitar player in the world?" Jimi replied "you'll have to ask Rory Gallagher"

@@vincekrohn that story has been told a hundred different ways about a hundred different players.

Tu sais, c'est le plus grand et la meilleure personne qui soit. J 'ai eu la chance inouie de parler avec lui un soir post concert en 1984 c'était un mec génial