This is from Rory's eponymous1971 first solo album after disbanding Taste. The keyboard player was Vincent Crane, who was also the organist for Atomic Rooster and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, for which he also co-wrote their mega-hit "Fire". Rory himself played the sax.
Like so many said, this is from Rory's first solo album and shows some of his jazz influences. He also played the alto sax on this, as well as on other pieces over the years. The voice was a very young Rory at the tender age of 23 when this was recorded. Rory's voice did get grittier as he got older, but I believe a lot of it was due to both his constant touring and him pushing his vocals hard to achieve the blusier style he so admired. Some different Rory pieces? "Empire State Express" is a great piece of blues from his later recordings. "Seems to Me" or "I Ain't No Saint" from the Defender album are great choices as well. And one of my favorites "Calling Card" from the album of the same name is superb. Thanks for exploring Rory's great catalog!
Yeah it’s sad cause liver failure is definitely an effect of heavy drinking and as performers we know how alcohol affects the voice especially if you’re a heavy drinker onn a long tour. Just gone too soon. Thanks for watching Dawn!
@@SightAfterDark actually, the stories of Rory's drinking are greatly exaggerated. Rory suffered from anxiety and depression for most of his life. When his fear of flying began to interfere with his performing, he turned to doctors, who prescribed him a cocktail of meds, some of which are now banned due to their toxic properties on the liver. Rory naively thought the doctors would "cure" him, but he kept getting more ill. He had a thyroid issue and also began having repetitive tendon pain. The final straw was, when he was suffering abdominal pain, a doctor prescribed high doses of acetaminophen. This destroyed his already damaged liver. His death was a totally preventable tragedy caused primarily by the very people in which he placed his trust.
@@dawnmoore4329 that's true. But he was, to be fair, a fairly excessive drinker compared to the average. Its how it was on the road. You can see how smashed he would get by watching Irish tour 74 footage.
30 years in CA for me, but never really left Ireland in many ways. I brought you those first 2 acoustic Rory numbers way back. He's a national fucking treasure back home, and whereas Van is a worldwide success he's a total prick. Rory was legendary for his nice guy persona and always time for the fans. If you want more Rory, there's 5 total songs on that acoustic session I brought you the first 2.
‘I Fall Apart’ is the most incredible track on this album. As others have said, Rory played the sax on the album. I saw Rory play 3 times in the UK, the first in 1980. In my view he was at his peak from about 71 - 76, but always great even so.
Love your reactions and insights , seen Rory when I was 16, awesome GUITARIST, been a fan he's live performances ,just incredible, R.I.P., RORY , BLUEPPRINT WAS MY FIRST ALBUM, RORY was so talented, just love everything he has done, 🎸🎷😊
I saw Rory twice in 1973 in Tucson, just five months apart, both as an opening act. The first was for Deep Purple (Mk II) and Fleetwood Mac (post Peter Green/ pre Buckingham Nicks), and the second was for the Faces (before Rod got top billing). He did another show here in 1985 that I missed, with Black Flag opening. It was an odd pairing on paper, and a one-off as far as I can tell, but I have to imagine there was mutual respect between the two bands. In 1991 he did another show in a club that is less than a five minute walk from my house. Unfortunately for me, it was on a Tuesday night, and I was regularly commuting to Cleveland during the workweek for a project, so I missed that one as well.
Its mad all these folk are listening to our Rory, We're so proud of him in here,he's the patron saint of the guitar here in Ireland. Good on ye for listening to him and bringing him to new people, Cheers from Mayo, Ireland.
i like to "believe its true" but allegedly an interviewer once asked Jimi Hendrix how it felt to be the best guitarist in the world and he replied "I wouldn't know, you would have to ask Rory Gallagher that".
This is early Rory after he went solo. The trio of him Gerry and Wilgar were just fantastic. Also worth a listen is his much harder rockin end of the 70's period. Pretty fair amount of live Rory videos on RUclips that I'd highly recommend to everyone.
Sifa, hearing Van is that soulful IRISH MELANCHOLIA. Rory oozed this stuff. RG also blew sax on these early albums. This 1st silo album is a special one, every song a gem. Love you youngerns groovin' him. Peace, love and music.
I was in my second year at Uni when this came out. Having seen Taste twice I was curious as to what would be on this LP. I think Rory used it as an opportunity to explore some genres he hadn’t performed before - hence the jazz influences you picked up on. He worked with a variety of musicians on this - I remember Vincent Crane (from Atomic Rooster) played keyboards on a couple of tracks. There were carry overs from Taste - Sinner Boy, with Rory on Telecaster slide guitar - as well as new material like Laundromat and several introspective songs like this. On the whole I prefer Deuce, his second album after Taste, but then I loved the rockier material! As a performer, Rory was second to none, I guess I must have seen about 25 gigs over the next 10 years, and they all were fantastic. He worked so hard and still had time for fans afterwards, although he must have been exhausted. A wonderful human being, taken too early. RIP Rory, but maybe playing with the angels now!
Rory wrote the song and also played the saxophone. He was 22 years old when he recorded this album. The Piano player on the live albums was Lou Martin a couple of years after this album.
@@thomasmccafferty8516 Both sides of my father's family came from Arranmore Island. My great grandparents emigrated to Beaver Island, Michigan. (They loved small island living it seems.) I have Gallagher, O'Donnell and Dunlevy ancestry in addition to McCafferty. I was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, on Lake Erie. My dad worked on the Great Lakes ships and met my mother while in port.
Something similar here.Only my family went to Glasgow where I was born. Came back here in 1979.Fathers family from outside Ballyshannon. My mothers a stonethrow from Arranmore on the mainland. Arranmore and Beaver Island twinned a few years back. Possibly your ancestors survived a coffin ship.Keep listening to Rory anyway
As you are from Brooklyn you may be interested in the gig in Central Park in 1974 when Rory completely blew Aerosmith away. Steven Tyler refers to it in his autobiography I think. It’s gone down in the annals of rock history.
This is a good introduction to Rory to hear the subtle, but effective guitar playing, which could be more difficult to appreciate in his more hard hitting rock and blues.
Just go to his last LP, Fresh Evidence, and play it two songs at a time. He was still magnificent right to the end. And yes, the "gh" is silent, as it is in Hughes. All the best Paul Hughes.
Love Rory. This is from his first solo album (1971) after folding Taste. Saw him quite a few times and he was great live. Usually a good mix of acoustic and electric blues/blues rock. Good value too, never saw a concert that was under 2 hours. The only thing I don't like about this is the sax, it doesn't belong. It's Rory playing the sax by the way.. His guitar is often very raw but that's one of the things I love> His energy comes through on this and most of his work. Another one who left us too soon. Sure this is written by rory. . Good reaction and analysis guys!
Far from mundane. Mundane means lacking inventiveness. This song is beautifully complex and articulate. The exact opposite of mundane. You could say..its mellow..but not mundane!
That was Rory playing the sax!
This is from Rory's eponymous1971 first solo album after disbanding Taste. The keyboard player was Vincent Crane, who was also the organist for Atomic Rooster and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, for which he also co-wrote their mega-hit "Fire". Rory himself played the sax.
Rory played the sax on the studio recording
Like so many said, this is from Rory's first solo album and shows some of his jazz influences. He also played the alto sax on this, as well as on other pieces over the years. The voice was a very young Rory at the tender age of 23 when this was recorded. Rory's voice did get grittier as he got older, but I believe a lot of it was due to both his constant touring and him pushing his vocals hard to achieve the blusier style he so admired. Some different Rory pieces? "Empire State Express" is a great piece of blues from his later recordings. "Seems to Me" or "I Ain't No Saint" from the Defender album are great choices as well. And one of my favorites "Calling Card" from the album of the same name is superb. Thanks for exploring Rory's great catalog!
Yeah it’s sad cause liver failure is definitely an effect of heavy drinking and as performers we know how alcohol affects the voice especially if you’re a heavy drinker onn a long tour. Just gone too soon. Thanks for watching Dawn!
@@SightAfterDark actually, the stories of Rory's drinking are greatly exaggerated. Rory suffered from anxiety and depression for most of his life. When his fear of flying began to interfere with his performing, he turned to doctors, who prescribed him a cocktail of meds, some of which are now banned due to their toxic properties on the liver. Rory naively thought the doctors would "cure" him, but he kept getting more ill. He had a thyroid issue and also began having repetitive tendon pain. The final straw was, when he was suffering abdominal pain, a doctor prescribed high doses of acetaminophen. This destroyed his already damaged liver. His death was a totally preventable tragedy caused primarily by the very people in which he placed his trust.
@@dawnmoore4329 that's true. But he was, to be fair, a fairly excessive drinker compared to the average. Its how it was on the road. You can see how smashed he would get by watching Irish tour 74 footage.
30 years in CA for me, but never really left Ireland in many ways. I brought you those first 2 acoustic Rory numbers way back. He's a national fucking treasure back home, and whereas Van is a worldwide success he's a total prick. Rory was legendary for his nice guy persona and always time for the fans. If you want more Rory, there's 5 total songs on that acoustic session I brought you the first 2.
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‘I Fall Apart’ is the most incredible track on this album. As others have said, Rory played the sax on the album. I saw Rory play 3 times in the UK, the first in 1980. In my view he was at his peak from about 71 - 76, but always great even so.
Wonderfull player and nice guy.l Worked at our local hall here in the UK and met him a couple of times.
That’s so cool!
Love your reactions and insights , seen Rory when I was 16, awesome GUITARIST, been a fan he's live performances ,just incredible, R.I.P., RORY , BLUEPPRINT WAS MY FIRST ALBUM, RORY was so talented, just love everything he has done, 🎸🎷😊
Thanks so much for sharing Michael!
I saw Rory twice in 1973 in Tucson, just five months apart, both as an opening act. The first was for Deep Purple (Mk II) and Fleetwood Mac (post Peter Green/ pre Buckingham Nicks), and the second was for the Faces (before Rod got top billing).
He did another show here in 1985 that I missed, with Black Flag opening. It was an odd pairing on paper, and a one-off as far as I can tell, but I have to imagine there was mutual respect between the two bands.
In 1991 he did another show in a club that is less than a five minute walk from my house. Unfortunately for me, it was on a Tuesday night, and I was regularly commuting to Cleveland during the workweek for a project, so I missed that one as well.
Rory both wrote the song and... wait for it played the alto sax. 1971. First post Taste album
Wow
So amazing!
Its mad all these folk are listening to our Rory, We're so proud of him in here,he's the patron saint of the guitar here in Ireland. Good on ye for listening to him and bringing him to new people,
Cheers from Mayo, Ireland.
Thanks so much Caitan! We love Rory, shout out to Ireland!
Love early Rory when he played his sax. Very talented young man. He settles into more standard styles later, but was at his peak here imo. 👏
i like to "believe its true" but allegedly an interviewer once asked Jimi Hendrix how it felt to be the best guitarist in the world and he replied "I wouldn't know, you would have to ask Rory Gallagher that".
Rory. The man 👍🏻
This is early Rory after he went solo. The trio of him Gerry and Wilgar were just fantastic. Also worth a listen is his much harder rockin end of the 70's period. Pretty fair amount of live Rory videos on RUclips that I'd highly recommend to everyone.
GALLAGHER ROCKS!!!!! You should check his live material, he is on a whole different level!!
Check us out reacting to this one! Thanks for watching!
m.ruclips.net/video/6FJ3KYlRvJM/видео.html
The ol' Patreon Poll comes through again! Very nice. Tasty guitar solo - especially the pinch harmonics. Thanks for the reaction SAD!
Yeahhhh! Thanks Shoutin Chuck!
Sifa, hearing Van is that soulful IRISH MELANCHOLIA. Rory oozed this stuff. RG also blew sax on these early albums. This 1st silo album is a special one, every song a gem. Love you youngerns groovin' him. Peace, love and music.
It’s just so good! Thanks for being here C!
@@SightAfterDark TRUTH.
Thanks for bringing Rory back.What a great song.Rory plays the guitar and sax .On this album he also plays harmonica, mandolin also..Great....
Thanks for watching!
I was in my second year at Uni when this came out. Having seen Taste twice I was curious as to what would be on this LP. I think Rory used it as an opportunity to explore some genres he hadn’t performed before - hence the jazz influences you picked up on. He worked with a variety of musicians on this - I remember Vincent Crane (from Atomic Rooster) played keyboards on a couple of tracks. There were carry overs from Taste - Sinner Boy, with Rory on Telecaster slide guitar - as well as new material like Laundromat and several introspective songs like this. On the whole I prefer Deuce, his second album after Taste, but then I loved the rockier material!
As a performer, Rory was second to none, I guess I must have seen about 25 gigs over the next 10 years, and they all were fantastic. He worked so hard and still had time for fans afterwards, although he must have been exhausted. A wonderful human being, taken too early. RIP Rory, but maybe playing with the angels now!
Thanks for sharing Michael! ☺️can’t believe it’s true that you got to see him so many times. That’s so cool!
Rory wrote the song and also played the saxophone. He was 22 years old when he recorded this album. The Piano player on the live albums was Lou Martin a couple of years after this album.
Also he was due to play on Van Morrison’s Wavelength album - they certainly met and Rory played a lot in Belfast.
Thank you for all the details Des In Dublin!
Not the usual Rory tune. Much more subdued than usual. Very relaxing listen.
Thats great Tom another Rory fan with same name
@@thomasmccafferty8516 the name obviously bestows good taste on the named. :-).
You,re right Tom.I,m in Ballyshannon. Rory,s birthplace. The name originated a few miles from here. Means 'The Horseman'.
@@thomasmccafferty8516 Both sides of my father's family came from Arranmore Island. My great grandparents emigrated to Beaver Island, Michigan. (They loved small island living it seems.) I have Gallagher, O'Donnell and Dunlevy ancestry in addition to McCafferty. I was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, on Lake Erie. My dad worked on the Great Lakes ships and met my mother while in port.
Something similar here.Only my family went to Glasgow where I was born. Came back here in 1979.Fathers family from outside Ballyshannon. My mothers a stonethrow from Arranmore on the mainland. Arranmore and Beaver Island twinned a few years back. Possibly your ancestors survived a coffin ship.Keep listening to Rory anyway
As you are from Brooklyn you may be interested in the gig in Central Park in 1974 when Rory completely blew Aerosmith away. Steven Tyler refers to it in his autobiography I think. It’s gone down in the annals of rock history.
Sounds excellent
Love this guy
This is a good introduction to Rory to hear the subtle, but effective guitar playing, which could be more difficult to appreciate in his more hard hitting rock and blues.
Just go to his last LP, Fresh Evidence, and play it two songs at a time. He was still magnificent right to the end. And yes, the "gh" is silent, as it is in Hughes. All the best Paul Hughes.
Thanks for watching Paul!
definitely a buried treasure. That's him on sax as well.
Love Rory. This is from his first solo album (1971) after folding Taste. Saw him quite a few times and he was great live. Usually a good mix of acoustic and electric blues/blues rock. Good value too, never saw a concert that was under 2 hours. The only thing I don't like about this is the sax, it doesn't belong. It's Rory playing the sax by the way.. His guitar is often very raw but that's one of the things I love> His energy comes through on this and most of his work. Another one who left us too soon.
Sure this is written by rory. . Good reaction and analysis guys!
Wow, playing the sax too! ☺️we love it just cause he did it😆
Definitely gone too soon, we’d have loved to see him live!
Or Sugar Mama from this - ruclips.net/video/E5CNTudDC8Y/видео.html
Thanks Paul!
A mundane song, but redeemed by the guitar solo. Like the no frills guitar sound. Refreshing not to have pedals. Like the horns too.
Far from mundane. Mundane means lacking inventiveness.
This song is beautifully complex and articulate. The exact opposite of mundane.
You could say..its mellow..but not mundane!
This Gallagher guy ripped off the Zombies.
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