Legend, sadly the man burned the candle at both ends

THE TARTAN AXEMAN !!!!✌👍👍👍👍👍👌👏 The Old Rocker I Was 19 then 😕😂g

Don't know how many comment I have heard through the years of people going to see a band with Rory as the "opener" and coming away just totally blown away.

Amazing guitarist but terrible voice unfortunately

@@anterskiff8830 are you tone deaf ?

@@anterskiff8830 rory scatted like a jazz singer, alvin lee did this too

I noted that too, yes, like EVH

Yep spot on, I have seen Blackmore live and I thought he was the biggest fraud ever you could clearly see he was hating having to perform the concert

@@paulfitz61 Ritchie Blackmore is one overrated guitarist anyways

Rory's my favorite and I don't see anything wrong with it

Rory played Hordern Pavillion in Sydney of Feb. 5, 1975. Then he did 3 nights at The Capitol Theatre in Sidney in late June, 1980. Either of those venues ring a bell?

@@markstang4593 Yes !!...thank you so much ! Both of those ring a very loud bell...

Hey. I've still got my ticket stubs ($10.90!) from the June 21st & 29th 1980 shows at the Capitol. Great, great performances. Can't remember which night it was but a guy from the crowd jumped up and started singing the chorus during "Shadow Play". When the roadie came out to get the guy (who was doing a pretty good job) off the stage, Rory stopped the roadie and let the crazy sing his heart out. Good times.

@@trevor9917 After reading your comment (it seemed like deja vu ) I talked to 1 of the people I went with ....we were smashed so had some blanks ...talking about it we remembered that guy singing that night....lol....at the time getting smashed to go to a concert was the done thing , but it has caused missing bits here and there....not until we talk about those good ol' days that the memories return ....anyhoo ....it was a great night , and great times..and thanks for prodding my memory :)

Whole gig was filmed

Yes !! Me too !! What an album !! I still have my copy...a little worse for wear , but I don't mind....lol

why did he use that old beat up guitar ?

foe one reason, it was like an extension of himself!

Mine too xxx

Rock "guitarist"

The very best lineup for me,absolutely together and brilliant.

Absolutely !!

Even international I would say! Love from Greece!

Ok he is a world treasure!……..!!!!……and we love him soooooomuchhh🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪

Gerry McAvoy.....check out his book "Riding Shotgun".

@@ecldinc A good book.

Gerry was unbelievable how he played the bass guitar. Even in the tribute to Rory Gallagher with Gary Moore playing guitar

Rory. One of a kind. The greatest. And if I could think of any other superlatives I'd write those too.

What a beautiful accolade.

That would have been wild. Was it normal for acts like this to tour the Nordics?

Rory was not underrated. He was exactly where he wanted to be. He traveled constantly worldwide performing. He had a huge following, even here in USA.But he had been in the business since age 15 & learned quickly of the schemes & manipulations of the major music companies & wanted no part of it. He controlled his own music rights, productions, tours, etc. Back in that day our music came from the radio & accelerated from there. The big companies weren't able to cash in on his fame so they didnt promote him on the radio programs for the public to be aware of him. No internet back then. We heard about him anyway. He toured many times here in America. I saw him 1972 in N.Carolina at a big music festival. He was unbelievably awesome. Such a talent & so much energy. We miss him. Absolutely one of the greatest ever.

Not underrated. Very rated by this English person! I grew up and learned a lot from Rory.

@@GWard-hz5wj But te American musical media considered him second rate .

.@@GWard-hz5wj Very interesting. Same story with Ani Difranco in the 90s.

@@markoak916 Depends...who are u referring to? Rolling Stone magazine? They are a joke. Ever read their comments on Led Zeppelin when they were at their peak? The music media at that time was basically your radio,the rock magazines & the the tours that were being promoted. I was around then. This is exactly how it was. I can tell u Rory had a huge following here. No, u didn't hear him played or discussed on radio. But as I said, the music business here could not cash in on him. He controlled all his copyrights, everything. He learned the hard way with a manager from his band "Taste" in his early days of success. The guy was stealing all their money & lying to them to turn them against each other. So when u say "media" u are misled. Real music fans here knew him. We loved him & still do. He would not have continued to return to tour USA if it wasn't paying off for him.

On the boards first time l heard him 1970 l just left school amazing time for music

Respect

never happened !

@@bekkbekks7546 total myth Jimi Hendrix when asked by Dick Cavett how does it feel to be the best guitar player in the world replied how about the best sitting in this chair.

I have often thought that he deserves so much more recognition as a brilliant bassist and live performer

Gerry was unbelievable how he played the bass guitar. Even in the tribute to Rory Gallagher with Gary Moore playing guitar

I think Rod and Lou wanted more money and more of a say in what music was being played. After Rory’s experience with Taste, he didn’t want to go thru that again. I do agree ….this was his BEST lineup by far. Saw them about 7 times together- what a tight band !

Saw him at the old Cleveland Agora where Kiss opened for him!

@@kevinkeough3434 Justice exists, then !

Kiss are good for kissing Arse nothing else.....not fit to clean Rory’s shoes ...!

@@emmetnolan7081 Kiss sucked