Slide Guitarist REACTS to RORY GALLAGHER- Bullfrog Blues (LIVE in Wiesbaden, 1979)

Slide Guitarist REACTS to RORY GALLAGHER- Bullfrog Blues (LIVE in Wiesbaden, 1979) | Mike Nagoda

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Slide Guitarist REACTS to RORY GALLAGHER- Bullfrog Blues (LIVE in Wiesbaden, 1979)
Sorry about the mic distorting a bit in this video- didn't realize I had it a bit hot when I was recording! Anyways, today I'm reacting to the great Rory Gallagher doing Bullfrog Blues in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1979! Great high energy rock n roll!
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What do you think of Rory? What slide guitarists or Blues artists should I react to next? Let me know in the comments!!
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@mikenagoda Жыл бұрын

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@Mathuews1 2 жыл бұрын

Gerry McAvoy is the bass player....hope I'm spelling it correctly...him and rory were a match made in heaven

@peterjackson6237 3 жыл бұрын

Rory was amazing live, often playing a set of 3+ hours which would leave the audience exhausted ! Another slide example that is worth checking out: Souped Up Ford - Rory Gallagher, Old Grey Whistle Test, Shepherds Bush Empire, 02 March 1976

@pobsdad 2 жыл бұрын

I pretty much dragged my carcase out of many of his shows. Totally burned out! His encores could be longer than the proper show, almost like the show was just a warm up! He just couldn't stop!

@androtaz1 2 жыл бұрын

Been a lot of great slide players but Rory has to be the greatest of them all.

@davidevans2484 10 ай бұрын

Agree

@judithriggs4230 2 жыл бұрын

I love Rory for all the talent and plus he had a profoundly beautiful heart and soul it was a wonderful person kind and respectful to everyone humble and he gave every bit of himself to his music and his audience's. No one ever gave more than he did. I love this man for all of eternity the wonderful one of a kind beautiful man and talented superbly.. multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, bandleader, performer, producer and just a wonderful beautiful human being.. the one and only angel Rory.

@johnlannigan7453 2 жыл бұрын

Ted unfortunately passed away 2019 from my hometown in Coatbridge scotland. Watch more of rory there's never a dull moment. R.i.p. Rory, Ted , lou & rod.

@chrisfamoo5729 3 жыл бұрын

Rory The G-Man... Fantastic as always,especially live.

@otismurfer 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Rory numerous times in the 70s The shows were packed with Rory’s avid fans which generated an incredible level of energy. He always played at 100 percent and blew the roof off the places.

@ronaldriis1023 3 жыл бұрын

Gerry McAvoy on bass, Ted McKenna on drums. Nasty! Thank you for your interest in the great Rory G.

@johndoyle2397 5 ай бұрын

Rory was the greatest guitarist ever

@anichtyofagist 3 жыл бұрын

Rory made me fall in love with the guitar. Gerry McAvoy on bas, Ted McKenna on drums. Bullfrog blues is good choice but I was expecting "Too much alcohol"!

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know who the rhythm section is! They're absolute beasts!

@peterjackson6237 3 жыл бұрын

Ted McKenna was also the drummer with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band (SAHB) a superb 70's band from Glasgow.

@helengren9349 3 ай бұрын

@@mikenagoda ☝️ You should listen to Rory's even better drummer Rod De'Ath ...in one of the BEST Rory's performances, of his own blues song "A million miles away", live from Madrid, Spain❗It includes Lou Martin on keyboard!👍💓💕🎼🎶🎵

@bradleyhacker7684 2 жыл бұрын

He’s actually tuned to Open A with capo on 2nd fret.

@thebear11 Жыл бұрын

Seen Rory many times in Belfast in the 70/80's. Outstanding performer. Bassist is Gerry Mcavoy from Northern Ireland, incredible player. Great to see you introduce quality music to a new generation.

@thetaito 3 жыл бұрын

Nice reaction man! Great choice and congrats on the influx of subscribers...fully deserved 🤘👍

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian!

@georgemorley5926 2 жыл бұрын

From Australia , Rory Gallagher another of my favourites, check out the song Shadow play live at montreau jazz festival 1979 , this guy kicks ass

@MarkHodgettsWriter 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike. I had the great pleasure of seeing this lineup about a year later. One word......Magical. Rory was perhaps the most underrated player on the planet. I've seen most of the great bands of that era including DP twice in 3 days in 1984 and Rory beat them all. Great showman, great player, great rhythm section and yes the bass player killed it for two hours . If you haven't heard Stagestruck - a live recording of this line up Rory, bassist Gary (Gerry?) McEvoy and drummer Ted McKenna, do yourself a favour and get a copy. Highlights of a wonderful album include Shadow Flame, Follow Me, Shinkicker, Wayward Child, ..all of them actually. Just listen OK???

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna pick this up! Thank you!

@MisterJ56 3 жыл бұрын

Rory Gallageher ...... left this earth way to soon. My fav song is *_"A Million Miles Away"_* : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qb5_qqd1p864aGQ.html Next "oldie" blues suggestion: * ROY BUCHANAN* (1976-live) *_"Roy's Blues"_* : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eqp_fK9mtNfaiac.html Or .... Someting "newer": *JOE BONAMASSA* (live) *_"I'll Play The Blues For You"_* : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9WIY7Kdy9femas.html

@opinionsnotfacts 2 жыл бұрын

He is using open G with a capo on the 2nd fret

@maverickminstrel1557 2 жыл бұрын

Gerry Mcavoy on bass. I'm doing his role in a Rory Tribute band...fantastic songs!!

@desindublin2203 2 жыл бұрын

For slide - his performance on the BBC Old Grey Whistle Test ‘live from the BBC shepherds bush studios.. ‘All Around Man’ and ‘Souped up Ford’.

@marcellino1956 10 ай бұрын

All Rory fans miss him terribly!!!

@Daniel_Goddard 2 жыл бұрын

Macavoy was a bass beast

@RobertErnestLewis 3 жыл бұрын

Rory stayed in standard tuning for everything - straight ahead rock boogie and blues with the Guitar Hero thrown in. Underrated in his time but loved by millions and still leads the Irish legends of rock along with Phil Lynott and Gary Moore. Glen McAvoy on bass and Ted McKenna on drums was Rory's best lineup.

@michaeldonaghey 3 жыл бұрын

That's not true ,Rory used many tunings, open A, open E, DADGAD etc

@padraigodriscoll986 2 жыл бұрын

Gerry McAvoy

@Daniel_Goddard 2 жыл бұрын

Bullfrog is open tuned

@judithriggs4230 2 жыл бұрын

GERRY McEvoy

@SharksSeanOSullivanSharkey Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@terrybarton1604 2 жыл бұрын

Rory Gallagher, the best of the best, no but no one live,absolute Legend ☘

@jeannettesimpson9778 3 жыл бұрын

I love Rory! I saw him play live four times in the 70s. He would play until they pulled the plug, encore after encore. How about some Groundhogs, or something from David Kossoff's 'Back Street Crawler' album (though there are no live recordings as far as I know). Maybe 'Time Away'.

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Groundhogs? Never heard of them or David... any relation to Paul Kossoff? Tell me more?

@jeannettesimpson9778 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikenagoda David! That's Paul's dad. Slight brain fart there. Sorry. Yeah, Paul's solo album 'Back Street Crawler' is great. The Groundhogs are a British blues rock band around at the same time as Rory, usually performing as a power trio. They're still playing, though Tony McPhee (guitar and vocals) is the only original member left. Unfortunately it's hard to find good live footage, but there's a video of "Tony McPhee, Groundhog Blues 1985" posted by eccentricman01 that showcases Tony's playing. Tony joined Rory on stage at one of his concerts for the encore. That's out there, but there's no live footage and the sound quality is poor. For audio only "Split Part 1" or "Eccentric Man" are good ones.

@michaelfoster5577 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikenagoda Groundhogs were Tony McPhee’s band. Some great albums and catchy tracks - my favourite is “Times”.

@johnlannigan7453 2 жыл бұрын

The best 👌

@827dusty 2 ай бұрын

Jimi Hendrix said of Rory, "He the best guitarist that almost nobody outside the UK and Ireland has ever heard of. Pretty High praise from the Best himself.

@robertclements4518 Ай бұрын

No he didn’t!

@marymargaretmoore9034 2 жыл бұрын

Gerry McAvoy on bass; he's very animated and a great bassist!

@thetaito 3 жыл бұрын

Rory is a god! Fantastic player ❤

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@murraymarshall5865 3 жыл бұрын

Blues music doesn’t need to be analysed and dissected, love it for what it is.

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

I do both. Both are good.

@billtaylor4897 2 жыл бұрын

The fire crackers... Gerry McAvoy bass Ted McKenna, drums

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

What do you think of Rory? What slide guitarists or Blues artists should I react to next? Let me know!

@emmetdoherty2628 3 жыл бұрын

Gary moore, parisienne walkways live version

@picknick3591 3 жыл бұрын

Here are a couple of clips of Rory playing the Shepherds Bush Empire on his 28th Birthday . . . Hope you like 'em ! . . . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adCiiK6gmN--j2w.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g8uhhdentNm7lIU.html

@Katsem 2 жыл бұрын

Rory is my favorite. But my favorite for slide guitar from him is a live version of Secret Agent. It’s a great song, and Bullfrog is just not a song I like.

@griselame 2 жыл бұрын

You can't go wrong with Roy Buchanan. His Roy'z blues from 1976 live at Austin City Limits is fantastic. Enjoy

@spacecowboy_1962 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from New Brunswick, Canada. I discovered your channel because of this Rory reaction. He was an Irish guitar god. They have a statue of him in Cork. During the war in Ireland in the 70's he was the only artist willing to play in Northern Ireland. He had to get permission from the The Comapny (IRA?) Which he did. His IRISH TOUR '74 is a MUST listen. You will hear different quality in some songs because in some areas of Ireland, they couldnt use their own sound men. The bass player's name is Jerry McAvoy. He was with Rory from the very beginning when Rory started his first band, TASTE. He stayed with Rory until 1991. They fed off each other. Rory passed away from complications after having a liver transplant, in 1994. For your next song by Rory, I suggest this live version of DO YOU READ ME kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bqmcqdR-m8rOZ4E.html You also seem to be into drums. I'd like to introduce you to the best drummer to pick up a pair of sticks. And that man is NEIL PEART (Rip) and the Canadian band, RUSH. Just 3 guys from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 1968, they have a music catalog that spans 40 years. Neil, aka THE PROFESSOR, wasn't just a drummer, he was a Percussionist who ALSO wrote the lyrics for their songs. GEDDY LEE is the lead vocalist who also plays Bass guitar AND keyboards/synthesizer. Has pedals to play one while plying the other with his hands. And ALEX LIFESON is a guitar god who credits Rory Gallagher about teaching him "Pick Harmonics". RUSH opened for Rory in 1974. Then 8 years later, Rory opened for RUSH. Check these out from RUSH TOM SAWYER kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l9t8da-cmc_GcZ8.html DER TROMMLER (Percussion instrumental) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gr2CgLJ7tqrNfIk.html R30 OVERTURE (Instrumental medley) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7mEoq6Ux73eYZ8.html LEAVE THAT THING ALONE (instrumental) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bL6ApbF41eDJd30.html WORKING MAN kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qa9lidhz39WRgZc.html FLY BY NIGHT kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKuGd72dmrvafmg.html I did subscribe as well....

@valeriebarr5729 3 жыл бұрын

Great reaction. This is the encore - well the first encore anyway, there were two or three :)

@davecummings2424 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hadn't seen this one before and Rory's just killing it. Might I suggest a little Roy Buchanan... "Chicago Smokeshop" or "Flash Chordin' ".

@jeremy20100712 3 жыл бұрын

The bass solo made me smile!

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

Same!!!! Great solo!

@MMM-28-28 3 жыл бұрын

Great reaction, I think the slide he's using is a used aspirin bottle, he said in an interview that his favourite slide was a certain type of old aspirin bottle.

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the medicine was Coricidin, the bottles were also popular with Duane Allman and some of the old Bluesmen!

@timheavyable 2 жыл бұрын

I love to hear somebody who knows music theory break down a live performance of Rory. He is amazing on the acoustic guitar playing old street performance delta blues. That was how he learned to play as a kid. He listened to the radio stations from america that played blues,jazz and rock and roll for overseas military bases. He was facinated with the blues. During his career he was asked to join Rolling stones and cream. The story of his meant to be jam with the stones is crazy. Keith Richards did not turn up as he was out of his head in his hotel room, the same hotel where the jam was meant to be. Rory waited hours but eventually left as he was to play a gig in japan next night. He was his own man and played because he loved it and lovedhis fans. He played with Ginger Bakers solo band and also jack bruces project. He was a musicians musicin who was sought as session player by lots of bands. Brian may actually met rory after a gig when he ws 16 or so. He asked rory how he got his sound so rory actually sat down with this kid who should not even have been there and showed him his set up. All he used was a rangemaster treble boost and vox AC 30 amps with an 1960s Strat all turned up to 11,lol. The bass player is Gerry MC Avoy who was with him over 20 years. and the drummer is Ted Mc kenna.. Also check out Tastes performance at the isle of wight festival. Considered to be one of the best live performances ever caught on film. Tate was Rorys first band and were amazing. They were low on the lineup but when the organiser saw them play he recorded the whole show, which was expensive back then and the film stock was meant to be kept mainly for headliners. The sound he gets with such a basic setup is ridiculous, the way he bends the strings to get dfferent sound is genius. Finally he is being rediscovered by millions now but he died far too young. Prescription pills and being an alcoholic led to his sad passing but his legend grows.

@torinoscaletunes Жыл бұрын

Listen to his band, Taste. Brian May's favourite guitarist. Hendrix was terrified of him. Hendrix.

@flamineamonn2967 2 ай бұрын

If you want to react to Rory on slide, please do Cradle Rock, Irish Tour ‘74. There is a had version out there now. Man…….. you’ll be blown away.

@flamineamonn2967 2 ай бұрын

That should have read HD version.

@blueslady70 6 ай бұрын

Rory is a legend. As a guitarist, why don’t you know about him?

@marcellino1956 10 ай бұрын

Love the way you describe Rory's playing....Big Mac( Gerry MacAvoy) is the only bass player that could keep up with Rory.....Ted Mckenna was a perfect fit for Rory too......

@DocRockBaby 2 жыл бұрын

The Bass Player.... The one and only Mr. Gerry McAvoy....Savage Player

@Paul-mt7dq 2 жыл бұрын

Check out Rory Gallagher "In my town", I think you;ll love it.

@joyceh2721 2 жыл бұрын

This was an encore. Live, there was no one better. Rory was and is a legend. (why not just let the video play, then comment). There was no slide player better. ✌

@jottailirik9581 2 жыл бұрын

Rory simply The Best !

@joyceh2721 2 жыл бұрын

@@jottailirik9581 ❤👍✌

@mcasualjacques 11 ай бұрын

in this version the bass and drum solos are even more killer (they were given more time i think ) , in fact i'm checking musicians reactions to that one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aM2jpLF928mvhGQ.html

@denisconor648 2 жыл бұрын

Proud irish man.

@astaroth8915 3 жыл бұрын

tuning is Open A with a capo at the 2nd to get Open B if i'm not mistaken

@mikenagoda 3 жыл бұрын

I THOUGHT it was an open tuning! Thank you!!!!

@Ventsolo 3 жыл бұрын

I know he used to play it in Open G, capo 3… think you’re right on Open A capo 2

@richeaton5752 2 ай бұрын

My first rock concert was Rory and Billy Gibbons in '73. Blues Rock slide guitar nut ever since... Got Slide? Sonny Landreth & Derek Trucks - Congo Square kzfaq.info/get/bejne/la6HY91pm7m6m5c.html "Watching Sonny play, is like getting an algebra lesson", Vince Gill

@suekelley4466 2 ай бұрын

Gallagher is pronounced "Galla her" 😊

@marcelaoyarce5384 2 жыл бұрын

I like to see a real musician analyze Rory's music, although he may have seemed very simple rocknroll theres so much more to his music, like real love and genius. And maybe a bit punk in it too by those years, it's said that Rory went to see the Sex Pistols and was really impressed by their energy, he said that they couldn't play, but he was amazed by the energy, and also he got really disappointed by his last album after seeing them, he said that after them he found it really bland and threw it to the bin, his brother Donal couldn't believe that six months of recording went to trash. You can find all these anecdotes in books about Rory.