I wish so much Rory was still with us. He passed away in such a terrible way. Such a genuine humble man is definitely up there with our lord and savior, in that great big band in the sky. RIP
Rory played a gig at the U of M In ‘72. I went to it and was able to get in the first row center stage. He came out and and blew us all away. Even to this day I have never seen a live act up so close perform the way he did with such passion and drive. Saw many greats back then The Who, Zeppelin etc...Rory was the real deal RIP.
I'll bet it was. Had a similar experience way back when Santana was on tour just as the Moonflower album broke. I was about three rows back and right in front of Carlos the whole time. After draining every ounce of energy out of me, he ended the night with Toussaint L'Overture. If you know the song, at the end he does this very fast picking and runs chromatically up the neck, his classic line. The band was driving so hard and he was SO on it. All of a sudden, everyone stopped but he had set his pedal board to just sustain the last note in a pulse. He set his guitar on a stand next to him and walked off stage. The lights came up. I couldn't move, I almost couldn't breathe. When you see someone THAT good as you did with Rory, you never experience anything like it again. You remember everything don't you! I do.
Hill Auditorium? Steep seating, but a HELL of a place to see a show--I saw Belinda Carlyle (of the "Go, Go's) open for Robert Palmer--what a killer show! (RIP, Robert)
Rory was an amazing guitarist, especially when performing in front of a live audience. Few 'rock' musicians have any integrity, his place in history is secure.
I had the privilege to see this guy live many times.Hw was a great guitarist and a great crowd pleasure.The first time I saw him was in 1968 as the frontman of Taste on the Albert Hall Cream farewell bill.I remember a stunning instrumental version of summertime which ,I believe ,was never recorded.I also remember that he played very long sets and on one a occasion at a gig in London having to leave to get the last train home.If I could be transported back in time one of his concerts would be high on my list.Genius.
Did he play his Sax ? One thing about Taste is they were less blues rock and had at times a jazzy trio feel...dont get me wrong I love most all his other stuff...but his Sax was a somewhat neglected form of expression I would have loved to hear more of.
saw rory at the marquee mid 70 's . a great gig as always . missed the last train and got the milk train back which was filled with several drunken journalists from fleet street passing bottles of whisky around .saw him several times in brighton during the 70's /80's . each gig he gave 100 per cent . got all the albums my favourite being against the grain . out on the western plain still gets me after all these years .
@@Dman85612 wish rory had played more of the jazzier stuff . he's alto sax playing on the brilliant album , on the boards was really good . also theres a great film of him playing sax too . taste were a great band ...look at their great l.o.w. set in 1970 .shame he did'nt play more sax though .
i saw him sayin' that steve morse, in the early seventies, when steve played with the dixie dregs, was the most stunnin' guitarists of all times....he also said tha joe walsh was meant to be the best rock guitarist in the states....he said steve howe seemed to have come from outer space....he said paco de lucia was a god on earth....he said steve hillage was the most underrated guitarist in the uk....he said the day he saw larry corryell playin' he really thought of givin' up.....and he said stevie ray was like a dream come true.......and when he was asked who's the most overrated guitarist ever he said "jimmy page is probably the most overrated guitarist ever"
@@οτρόποςπουείμαι Saw steve morse w the Dregs in Knoxville at the Tennessee Theater back in the 80's. The Kinks and Los Lobos came thru then too I think. The dregs played one song " circular "...only way I know to describe it...like each instrument was a little circle and when they all came together it became one big circular musical wheel. Just awesome.
@@JoeandAngie one of the most underrated bands ever...i'm too young to have seen them, but i was a huge fan of bands such as the mahavishnu, yezda urfa, soft machine or return to forever and someone played one albumfor me, the great spectacular, and i was really amazed...great band and great Morse back then....later on he bacame a metal shredder, but he used to be the number one...awesome...indeed
Zeppelin IMO the greatest band ever and Rory Gallagher one of the best guitarists ever. If the Stones and Deep Purple want your services, that's saying something ☘
Speaking as a professional Guitarist and Tutor, there is no in my opinion no greatest Guitarist in the world so to speak. Every Guitarist has a unique sound ,style or voice that speaks and caters to the individual taste. For example, I know Guitarists who rate Clapton as a great but they personally don’t want to listen to him. I love Danny Gatton and many many Guitarists who never got the credit they deserved during their lifetime and only became famous after their demise. You can’t rate one single guy as an all time great 😊 But Rory was one hell of a Guitarist and inspired many to grab a Vox AC 30 and a treble booster and a Guitar as a set up. Brian May for one.
@@fretboardmaster70 Nailed it mate. Big Shawn Lane fan myself,but Rory as you say was special. Ask Alex Lifeson and Slash about Rory and their eyes light up ☘
If you want to see a guitarist praise Rory, go and see Brian May talk about Rory. Nothing but praise. As for who is better? Wouldn’t it be boring if we all liked the same guitarist?
I was lucky enough to see Rory in Schaumburg IL , back in like 1980. I was also lucky enough to see Zep in April of 1977 at the old Stadium in Chicago. Both , great shows.
Listen people if jimi Hendrix says rory is the best guitarist then the position is filled. full stop. Have a great day music lovers and best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪
Okay, so far I've heard it said that Jimi said that: "...that guy plays better than me..." (referring to Chicago's Terry Kath), "...that guy is the best white blues player I've ever heard." (referring to ZZTop's Billy Gibbons), and now this one referring to Rory Gallagher. It seems like Jimi was just a humble guy who appreciated the other talented musicians around him and gave them credit for their hard work and the quality of music that they produced. There is no formula or person's viewpoint that is 100% reality any more than there is always 100% veracity in these kind of handed down off hand statements. Terry was great, Billy was great, Jimi was great, and Rory was great. So are millions of other players the world over. I'd hate to be the winner of any contest that had me only listening to one group, or player exclusively and forever. Just enjoy what you like and let it go at that. There is huge menu available for our ears. The more courses to the meal, the more satisfying the dining experience may be...
@@paulwelch1992 Yes, people talk about that Dick Cavett show interview, but have anyone actually seen a clip from that interview where Jimi specifically talks about Rory Gallagher? I have at least parts of that interview included on a Jimi Hendrix documentary I have on DVD and I have seen a lot of clips on youtube etc, but I have never heard him specifically mentioning Rory in that interview. Have you? Or do you have an actual source you can refer to? Or are you just spreading this rumor like everyone else without mentioning that it is at this point only a rumor (or I guess "rumour" if you are outside of US)?
He's one of the few guitarists I never got to see live that I wish I had the pleasure... His live albums are great and give a fleeting glimpse but I heard he was also accessible with his fans and always had time for a chat but was shy about giving autographs...
Only saw Rory once but so grateful for that. Rode the train from Naples, Italy to see him in Munich, Germany at Circus Krone in 1982. A drummer I'd played with was working there and I got to sit at the mixing board for the show. Could maybe have gotten backstage and had a few minutes with Rory but it didn't even occur to me to request such a thing at the time. A description of Jeff Beck by Jimmy Page also fits Rory. "When he's on there's no one better"
Zepp was in the social stratosphere, they were the sound of the generation... Such fame has its cons. Like stripping you away from your privacy and free time, making real relationships and normal life hard. I don't think it's possible to survive it without decent amount of assertiveness.
@@zoso2112Well I met him on a flight once & he was a perfect gentleman, chatting to me & my son about playing the guitar & other stuff. He didn’t have to do that & no camera present either.
I always thought that the greatest things about the guitar players and music of rock and roll was how much of it got made and how many great guitar players came out of it. It's heyday was relatively short but so diverse and rich. Thank God. The best guitar player of that era? It's the one you listened to yesterday, the one you're listening to right now AND the one you're going to listen to tomorrow. All of 'um. I grew up with it and I'm still finding gems that I didn't hear back when it was first created. And thank God again that that volume of music got made then because there is enough of it to last the journey from then to now and beyond, and because I find it to be about the most sustaining and nourishing thing in these covid times.
Exactly right. I can't believe the comments misinterpreting Page's comment?? He was asked a question and answered it honestly and complimentary. He said a fine man and fine player. What else do people want??
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It's really impossible to say how you feel or think about another guitarist...when you're a guitarist. Personally I think Rory Gallagher is among the best for nothing else apart from the innovative style and technique and how he made that guitar ride the heartstrings.
I heard a story once that Rory was walking on the street with some friends when he noticed a guy standing at the corner on the other side of the street, playing a guitar with his guitar case open - getting tips. Rory stopped. Ran across the street and dropped some money in the guy's guitar case. From everything I have ever read, I heard he was a super nice guy who loved playing guitar. If you listen to Slash, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Joe Bonamassa, and others talk about him, they obviously loved his guitar playing. I wish I could have seen him play "Live". I love his one minute guitar solo in Shadow Play!!! RIP Rory.
I don`t know if you`re familiar with Hot Press Magazine, it`s an Irish publication (music, reviews, interviews, pop culture) well it was Rory who put the money up for the lads to get that up and running, also there was a small village down the country trying to get an annual festival going to help tourism or something and they asked Rory would he play (trying to boost the event) not only did he play for free he sorted trailers for the stage, sorted the lights and the PA system, Rory was an absolute gentleman
@@DocRockBaby I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. From everything I've ever heard about Rory, it sounded like he was a class act. We lost him way too soon. Same goes for Gary Moore and Phil Lynott.
Rory's was the first live gig I ever saw. Must have been Leeds town hall around 73 or 74. Been a fan ever since. Some of the most spontaneously inventive solos I've ever heard
This is a long but true story :: the girlfriend of a mate was an Irish student making the "few quid" in London one summer and one of her gang saw Rory's name in a local paper . This guy is supposed to be good, she thought and since he's playing somewhere close at the weekend, I'm gonna suggest to the rest of the gang that we go check him out. Now Marie, when I knew her had pretty conservative tastes in music but they went to the gig out of nothing more than curiosity ! Marie got separated from her friends soon after getting in and the crowd was moving inexorably towards the stage where this supposedly famous guitarist was lost in his divine brilliance. Without ever being physically pushed she went with the flow of the crowd and, separated from her friends, her chest was soon pressed against the edge of the stage and she became frightened, then terrified cos she could hardly breathe. The famous guitarist, mid-stage, glanced over and knew immediately she was in trouble. STILL PLAYING HE WENT TO THE BLONDE WITH THE BULGING EYES AND ROARED AT HER TO GRAB HIS JACKET AND, CLINGING TO THE GUY WITH ALL HER MIGHT SHE WAS PULLED UP ON TO THE STAGE ! Rory walked her to stage side and then went back to work as she wept with relief and delight that this guy had saved her life ! This is 100 % true and my name, if you need corroboration, is Leonard McCormack, phone no. available on my FB profile. God bless Rory, a genius who broke all the rules as he replaced them with his own better ones . Geniu = love = God !
There's a clip l saw of one of his fans i.e. Johnny Marr,playing Rory's strat and he runs through Rory's riffs,licks,styles and songs one after another almost continuously and right at the end he just shakes his head and is one step short of saying 'Wow'
Watching the comments here give a tear to my eyes…. Rory was a special cat indeed, as we can attest here by the love that great man created in peers and fans alike… for ages to come.
@@billplate3125 I don't k know the name. Know savoy brown though. I am from Belgium, saw Rory 3 times in early 90's and in January 95. Forts timd I was 13.. Blew my socks off 🙈. Golden earing was amongst supports, and I thought that was great (never heard Rory as 13 yrs old). But when he came up.. Was something else 😳. Is unbelievable actually as I think back now. There only were like 900 people.. Can you imagine now... In 1990's , think even 80's, real or that kind of music git a uppercut by commercial stuff, and of you look at it these days.. Bands from 60n-70 's sell most tickets. How would Rory fit in these days If? I guess he wouldn't. Last time I saw him.. In 95, only were like 350 ppl, and that was his 2e last gig ever.... But I am glad Rory loves on anyway 👍
Kim Simmonds - has been around forever, a really nice chap too - I loved the early Savoy Brown (especially when Chris Youlden was the main vocalist) - That band split up and Dave, Tony & Roger formed Foghat (another great band) - Kim has stuck with it over in the States and the new album sounds pretty good too - Hats off to him, he's a great player . . . ruclips.net/video/vlDVUW-Im9M/видео.html
@@picknick3591 kim live here in upstate new york.. out side of Syracuse. He played at the Syracuse blues fest..some years ago.. and Dan Aykroyd was the MC.. Aykroyd said the this man-band savory brown..was the reason he failed collage.. The show cut short..thunder storm.. Was a kick ass great ..he was playing his white V guitar.. I saw him some years last also in SU..him..his bass player and drummer.. He played acoustic guitar for quite a few songs.. He told storys of what got him to start playing ..to make frieds and met girls..how he bought a mail order guitar..he had to assemble..and stayed in his bedroom for 2 years learning to play.. He said he came out and could play a gyitar. I like his singing better.
@@veeeforvendetta I had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times, way back before he moved to the States - a friend of mine was his sound engineer. He always had time for a chat . ..
Criticisers, Jimmy was asked a question and gave an honest answer. What was he expected to say? Brian May said in his interview that he was only a kid when he met Rory, but he was actually OLDER than him.
While it's senseless arguing who's better, etc - what is indisputable is that Rory was a far more consistent guitarist from show to show. You always got a great show with Rory - and almost never got a bad night. Page could be brilliant one night - flat out awful the next.
Rory was the real deal on stage. And a really nice guy off stage. Humble. If you listen to his "going to my hometown" you can see how much he meant to people.
Mr Joseph Jimmy PATRICK Page talking about his Celtic brother Rory Gallagher, one very great and most brillint guitar player talking a little about another very great and most brillint guitar player, it is possible that they did not get the chance to meet very often but a photo of thios meeting exists.
There is a photo of those two -- Jimmy Page and Rory Gallagher -- smiling together from back in 1984, you know... from back when Jimmy Page was with The Firm.
Yes, they met quite a few times, especially in the early days when Taste & Zep were gigging - But Zep went off to do massive tours & Taste split (then Rory had to re start his career the hard way)
I had also seen a couple of photos of Rory Gallagher hanging out with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant back in 1975, back when both were at the top of their game(s).
bonzo was there in the interview just before rory gallagher live shows in 1980 before he died in the same year, the end of the led zeppelin "big loss". and had couple of photos with both bonzo and rory along with their fans of zep and rory
went to see Deep Purple in 1973 when "Made in Japan" was released Rory opened up for them and i never heard of him. i was floored completely blown away. after his encore the crowd was in a frenzy stomping and standing on their seats wanting more Rory. he made it difficult for DP that night that's how good he was. the next day i went out and bought everything he ever made.
If Rory had written a dozen or so classic rock songs and had multi-platinum albums and played to millions of people during his career maybe Jimmy would've done. In the event, that didn't happen, did it?
You're joking, Rory was about 3 levels above Jimmy, easy. The thing about Rory was he had the technical ability, he had musical pedigree, he had the passion and feel and he had the spontaneity; in my opinion, a lot of amazing guitarists don't always manage to incorporate all of those qualities. Just to say, that I have never understood why people rave about Keith Richards, boring as shit, maybe that undermines my opinion on guitarists, who knows lol
Trust if Rory was on the stage with all these bands Zepplin . The Who. The Stones Etc etc you will only remember one and Rory could blow them away pure and Simple . I can tell you now they all looked up to him . He is the real deal . The others to me were fluffy examples . He had style power and grace . Nobody had Style like him . We sure do miss him and his band . They were amazing and way above the rest .
the only segment of the population to say negative things about Jimmy are the music media turds who wished they were him, or businessmen, now who'd you say is the proper gent in those cases? I've never heard (of) Jimmy treating anyone worse than they've treated him. Off topic, sort of, who'd have thought Jimmy would be around and healthy in this day and age, and Rory would be long gone?
Exactly. There's this story of Jimmy fighting with a journalist on Zep's plane, but the guy was being a condescending prick to him, telling him because he's a rock star he can't be intelligent. And another journalist was trying to say his image was a gimmick and he told her she didn't know what she was talking about. He just doesn't suffer press fools gladly, that's all.
Rory Gallagher was an amazing guitarist I saw him at My Father's Place a small club on Long Island at that time I was really into Johnny Winter and thought there was no one on the planet that could play blues with so much fluidity and taste and sound so full but I was wrong because Rory blew the roof off of that small club and showed me what could be done with a Fender Stratocaster in the right hands, now as far as Jimmy Page what I believe is that of course Jimmy is great and has written some of the most iconic riffs in rock and even those songs that Led Zep copied they made better.Jimmy Page is a much "smarter" guitarist he can arrange songs beautifully and knows what parts will work in a song and which ones won't he can write majestic hymns like Kashmir and Stairway and simple riff rock like Black Dog, Jimmy is a force of nature not because he is an incredible guitarist but because he is a consummate musician .Comparing the two is really like comparing apples and oranges they are both good in their own way
Doesn't make sense to rank guitarists. But Gallagher was a great guitarist and that's the most anyone can say about any of them. Ego gets the better of Jimmy Page here.
Alicia Henderson looks like you deleted your comment about me being a racist. Don’t bring race into music you dumbass fact of the matter is Hendrix was good but being a junkie was more important to him and page had a successful career and made just as good music over the span of 4 decades page is just a better musician and guitar player. Don’t bring fucking race into music it’s every where else do not fucking bring it into music
@@camcahill Geez, Louise, you must be hu'white... or just simply trolling. I cannot recall whether or not I deleted my last comment about race or not; I don't know, nor do I even care... RUclips could have done it, for all I know. But I'm just calling it like I sees it. If this was/is a perfect world, then I wouldn't bring up the whole rayce thing; but unfortunately, it is something that's just IMPOSSIBLE to drop and/or ignore -- and in a world where it still VERY much exists -- especially because it makes you uncomfortable, not to mention because you ORDER me to (and in a nasty, flip way, mind you).
@@camcahill Now, I don't know about all that, Jimmy being better guitarist than Jimi. If anything, I personally believe that Rory Gallagher, Ritchie Blackmore and Neal Schön (a lefty) are more talented guitarists than Jimmy Page, yet Page has more popularity and fame, getting all of the credit and accolades. It's SO not fair!
His iconic Strat is set fore auction Oct 2024. Sheena Crowley’s father sold the guitar to Rory 60 years ago. Sheena has a go- fund- me- page to keep the guitar in Ireland instead of some billionaires wall.
Jimmy met Rory lots of times...zepplin got the rif .. whole lot of love from Taste... the court case about it. Rory was asked to participate in but declined
Wish I could find which Creem magazine it was that I read in high school where Page described Hendrix as the best Rock & Roll guitarist. ~1973-1975 probably.
He said he had total admiration for him and many other great things and that to him, his death was a true loss. He regrets not seeing him play live because he came close to many times and then he died.
Does it really matter who’s better? I much prefer Rory but IMO when players get to that level, there is no best. Page comes off a bit smug here but maybe the guy can be an ass at times? Rory, Johnny winter, Clapton, the kings, SRV, jimi, page, Brian may, Alvin lee, Robin Trower, David gilmour, the list goes on. Then we get to country guys, Chet Atkins, Jerry reed, glen campbell, Roy clark. THERE IS NO BEST!!!
Very well said, and that's just the electric players! Once you get into classical and Spanish players, or any of the really old bluesmen, it gets hard to make any list that has under 200 players in it.
Considering Jimmy Page was guitar player, co - song writer and producer of one of the greatest and most influential bands in the world in what way is he "way behind" as a musician. As for your "human being" comment, how on earth do you know?
@@mauriceharvey4300 Rory fans need to chill out. It's not that serious. Sorry he doesn't meet your praise standards, but Page is just not talkative and very soft-spoken in interviews. He is that way when speaking on his biggest guitar heroes too. That's just his personality. lol.
People settle down! Jimmy Page is brilliant and so was Rory. There is no best. There is just people playing there own way. Enjoy music. It's not a contest.
Have you agree with you.... the clickbate title of this video suggests something greater..... not just a few words that anyone would say who met him.... might as well be the bloke who ran the corner shop in Kilburn, when Rory went in for his Whiskey & Cigs... 😉
@M K there is no such thing as Scottish and Irish grammar in the “English” language.... besides, he lived in England most of his life, not Ireland, although Kilburn was a very Irish part of London in the old days
When they were young, Rory Gallagher and Jimmy Page looked very similar. Rory Gallagher was Irish and Jimmy Page had an Irish mother. Being great guitar players was another similarity. I wonder if they had ancestors from the same part of Ireland.
@@EuphoriaPiana Every group seems to want to claim him but his mother was of Irish descent. There is a picture of her on the internet. She has the same eyes as him and the same dark hair.
In other words Jimmy you knew feck all about Rory..the minute one artist refers to another artist without mentioning any of their work (without spluttering) you know there is little or no respect.
He was honest. You’d rather he made some shit up? I don’t like Rory’s music either but I can appreciate his musical ability on the guitar. So saying he was a good person and a fine guitarist sounds like he was spot on to me.
I've never heard Page say a bad word about anyone. I get the impression that if he didn't like someone, he'd just say very little. There's no point saying something bad in an interview, anyway.
Never heard anybody say anything bad ever about Rory a true gentleman
Yes and his incredible talent makes his humbleness even more amazing.
He was the real deal.
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It's impossible to do so. He was a great musician and a gentleman. So, you don't have any room to bad mouth him.
RG... a Great Human Being & great guitar player
A damned fine guitarist. Ask Jimi Hendrix 😜?
Got to see him in Boston.He was unknown to me and was the opening act,but stole the show.Year 1972
Rory covered so much ground as a guitarist both electric and acoustic , he was a master of both and he also had slide guitar nailed .
If you heard Rory play, with or without a slide, you immediately knew it was him. Nobody else sounded like him.
@@robertmckinnon6564 Yes, he had his own identity as a guitarist.
There’s two slide white guitarists who had THAT SOUND. One was Duane allman. The other was Rory gallagher
@@andystephenson5407 Two guys who had integrity .
I wish so much Rory was still with us. He passed away in such a terrible way. Such a genuine humble man is definitely up there with our lord and savior, in that great big band in the sky. RIP
😞 me too
Right on! No one can touch Gallagher.
Rory played a gig at the U of M In ‘72. I went to it and was able to get in the first row center stage. He came out and and blew us all away. Even to this day I have never seen a live act up so close perform the way he did with such passion and drive. Saw many greats back then The Who, Zeppelin etc...Rory was the real deal RIP.
I'll bet it was. Had a similar experience way back when Santana was on tour just as the Moonflower album broke. I was about three rows back and right in front of Carlos the whole time. After draining every ounce of energy out of me, he ended the night with Toussaint L'Overture. If you know the song, at the end he does this very fast picking and runs chromatically up the neck, his classic line. The band was driving so hard and he was SO on it. All of a sudden, everyone stopped but he had set his pedal board to just sustain the last note in a pulse. He set his guitar on a stand next to him and walked off stage. The lights came up. I couldn't move, I almost couldn't breathe. When you see someone THAT good as you did with Rory, you never experience anything like it again. You remember everything don't you! I do.
Hill Auditorium? Steep seating, but a HELL of a place to see a show--I saw Belinda Carlyle (of the "Go, Go's) open for Robert Palmer--what a killer show! (RIP, Robert)
Rory was an amazing guitarist, especially when performing in front of a live audience. Few 'rock' musicians have any integrity, his place in history is secure.
Rory was a bloody genius player NO FRILLS JUST A GUITAR AND HIS WISDOM/TALENT R I P
I had the privilege to see this guy live many times.Hw was a great guitarist and a great crowd pleasure.The first time I saw him was in 1968 as the frontman of Taste on the Albert Hall Cream farewell bill.I remember a stunning instrumental version of summertime which ,I believe ,was never recorded.I also remember that he played very long sets and on one a occasion at a gig in London having to leave to get the last train home.If I could be transported back in time one of his concerts would be high on my list.Genius.
Did he play his Sax ? One thing about Taste is they were less blues rock and had at times a jazzy trio feel...dont get me wrong I love most all his other stuff...but his Sax was a somewhat neglected form of expression I would have loved to hear more of.
I saw him smash watermelons in his magical show days!
saw rory at the marquee mid 70 's . a great gig as always . missed the last train and got the milk train back which was filled with several drunken journalists from fleet street passing bottles of whisky around .saw him several times in brighton during the 70's /80's . each gig he gave 100 per cent . got all the albums my favourite being against the grain . out on the western plain still gets me after all these years .
@@Dman85612 wish rory had played more of the jazzier stuff . he's alto sax playing on the brilliant album , on the boards was really good . also theres a great film of him playing sax too . taste were a great band ...look at their great l.o.w. set in 1970 .shame he did'nt play more sax though .
@@clouddog2393 I'm pretty sure I read an interview with him at the time of "Fresh Evidence" where he said he played sax on the album.
Forty five years since I saw him in concert and he's still no.1 for me.
I saw him smash watermelons in his magical show days!
@@justintyme2764 You're kidding, right? You do know who Rudy Gallagher was, right?
@@jamesallen2347 RORY... smh
@@bobhoffman5581 this is true, Rory the best. 💕☮ www.ipetitions.com/petition/Rename-Cork-Airport-after-Rory-Gallagher
Loved in Cork but cherished in Donegal 🎸🎤🎼
I've never heard Jimmy Page say anything bad about another guitar player. He's always quite humble in his interviews.
i saw him sayin' that steve morse, in the early seventies, when steve played with the dixie dregs, was the most stunnin' guitarists of all times....he also said tha joe walsh was meant to be the best rock guitarist in the states....he said steve howe seemed to have come from outer space....he said paco de lucia was a god on earth....he said steve hillage was the most underrated guitarist in the uk....he said the day he saw larry corryell playin' he really thought of givin' up.....and he said stevie ray was like a dream come true.......and when he was asked who's the most overrated guitarist ever he said "jimmy page is probably the most overrated guitarist ever"
@@οτρόποςπουείμαι the King is just being humble
@@οτρόποςπουείμαι Saw steve morse w the Dregs in Knoxville at the Tennessee Theater back in the 80's. The Kinks and Los Lobos came thru then too I think.
The dregs played one song " circular "...only way I know to describe it...like each instrument was a little circle and when they all came together it became one big circular musical wheel. Just awesome.
@@JoeandAngie one of the most underrated bands ever...i'm too young to have seen them, but i was a huge fan of bands such as the mahavishnu, yezda urfa, soft machine or return to forever and someone played one albumfor me, the great spectacular, and i was really amazed...great band and great Morse back then....later on he bacame a metal shredder, but he used to be the number one...awesome...indeed
@@οτρόποςπουείμαι Sums him up. Gentleman.
Zeppelin IMO the greatest band ever and Rory Gallagher one of the best guitarists ever. If the Stones and Deep Purple want your services, that's saying something ☘
yep the Stones also asked Roy Buchanan to join, another master of the guitar who is not well known..
Speaking as a professional Guitarist and Tutor, there is no in my opinion no greatest Guitarist in the world so to speak. Every Guitarist has a unique sound ,style or voice that speaks and caters to the individual taste. For example, I know Guitarists who rate Clapton as a great but they personally don’t want to listen to him. I love Danny Gatton and many many Guitarists who never got the credit they deserved during their lifetime and only became famous after their demise. You can’t rate one single guy as an all time great 😊 But Rory was one hell of a Guitarist and inspired many to grab a Vox AC 30 and a treble booster and a Guitar as a set up. Brian May for one.
@@fretboardmaster70 Nailed it mate. Big Shawn Lane fan myself,but Rory as you say was special. Ask Alex Lifeson and Slash about Rory and their eyes light up ☘
The best guitarist ever.
Thin Lizzy wanted a piece of Rory as well. ☘️
Loved in Cork; loved the world over!
If you want to see a guitarist praise Rory, go and see Brian May talk about Rory. Nothing but praise. As for who is better? Wouldn’t it be boring if we all liked the same guitarist?
I’m yet to see Brian May bad mouth any guitarists.
Such a fine well mannered gentleman.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Well no, Brian May considers Rory as one of the all time greats.
@@robertpirsig5011 yes, i know.
Have I said anything else?
Aren’t we lucky to have had them all? 👍
I saw him smash watermelons in his magical show days!
Rory always a class act.
I was lucky enough to see Rory in Schaumburg IL , back in like 1980. I was also lucky enough to see Zep in April of 1977 at the old Stadium in Chicago. Both , great shows.
I was at both of those shows too! I think it was at "Beginnings" Danny Seraphenie's night club in Schaumburg.
Listen people if jimi Hendrix says rory is the best guitarist then the position is filled. full stop. Have a great day music lovers and best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪
The question is; did Jimi Hendrix really say that?
Okay, so far I've heard it said that Jimi said that: "...that guy plays better than me..." (referring to Chicago's Terry Kath), "...that guy is the best white blues player I've ever heard." (referring to ZZTop's Billy Gibbons), and now this one referring to Rory Gallagher. It seems like Jimi was just a humble guy who appreciated the other talented musicians around him and gave them credit for their hard work and the quality of music that they produced. There is no formula or person's viewpoint that is 100% reality any more than there is always 100% veracity in these kind of handed down off hand statements. Terry was great, Billy was great, Jimi was great, and Rory was great. So are millions of other players the world over. I'd hate to be the winner of any contest that had me only listening to one group, or player exclusively and forever. Just enjoy what you like and let it go at that. There is huge menu available for our ears. The more courses to the meal, the more satisfying the dining experience may be...
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 He said it on the Dick Cavitt Show
@@paulwelch1992 Yes, people talk about that Dick Cavett show interview, but have anyone actually seen a clip from that interview where Jimi specifically talks about Rory Gallagher? I have at least parts of that interview included on a Jimi Hendrix documentary I have on DVD and I have seen a lot of clips on youtube etc, but I have never heard him specifically mentioning Rory in that interview. Have you? Or do you have an actual source you can refer to? Or are you just spreading this rumor like everyone else without mentioning that it is at this point only a rumor (or I guess "rumour" if you are outside of US)?
@@paulwelch1992 No, he didn’t.
He's one of the few guitarists I never got to see live that I wish I had the pleasure... His live albums are great and give a fleeting glimpse but I heard he was also accessible with his fans and always had time for a chat but was shy about giving autographs...
Only saw Rory once but so grateful for that. Rode the train from Naples, Italy to see him in Munich, Germany at Circus Krone in 1982. A drummer I'd played with was working there and I got to sit at the mixing board for the show. Could maybe have gotten backstage and had a few minutes with Rory but it didn't even occur to me to request such a thing at the time. A description of Jeff Beck by Jimmy Page also fits Rory. "When he's on there's no one better"
Really loved everywhere .
saw rory several times . brilliant guitarist and performer . always worked hard for he's audience . up there with the greats . sadly missed .
He was the greatest.
I used to always hear how prickly and difficult Page is- I've never seen him be anything but gracious. And yeah. Rory was the man.
He might of been when he was on drugs and alcohol
I agree every interview that I've ever seen with him he's always been really humble nothing but compliments to other musicians.
That’s because how he acted on camera doing interviews was different than how he was in the studio
Zepp was in the social stratosphere, they were the sound of the generation... Such fame has its cons. Like stripping you away from your privacy and free time, making real relationships and normal life hard. I don't think it's possible to survive it without decent amount of assertiveness.
@@zoso2112Well I met him on a flight once & he was a perfect gentleman, chatting to me & my son about playing the guitar & other stuff. He didn’t have to do that & no camera present either.
I always thought that the greatest things about the guitar players and music of rock and roll was how much of it got made and how many great guitar players came out of it. It's heyday was relatively short but so diverse and rich. Thank God. The best guitar player of that era? It's the one you listened to yesterday, the one you're listening to right now AND the one you're going to listen to tomorrow. All of 'um. I grew up with it and I'm still finding gems that I didn't hear back when it was first created. And thank God again that that volume of music got made then because there is enough of it to last the journey from then to now and beyond, and because I find it to be about the most sustaining and nourishing thing in these covid times.
Rory one of my all time faves, if not my favorite . (As is Zep) Everything I've ever heard about Rory is how nice and gracious he was. Miss him.
Nice man Roy was and one hell of a guitarist for sure
Off The Handle - Live At Montreux.....Jimmy was blown away as was Clapton!
Why do people introduce mean comments and pointless arguments about who is better?
Because they will achieve even a tiny fraction of that level of success, so they invent a conflict , even about artists who like each other.
Couldn't agree more with that statement - Why indeed ?!
It's pretty stupid comparing musicians . . .
Exactly right. I can't believe the comments misinterpreting Page's comment?? He was asked a question and answered it honestly and complimentary. He said a fine man and fine player. What else do people want??
@@aaronperrotta7055 They wanted to hear him saying: "Yes! Rory was the world's best musician! And was better than me! "
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It's really impossible to say how you feel or think about another guitarist...when you're a guitarist.
Personally I think Rory Gallagher is among the best for nothing else apart from the innovative style and technique and how he made that guitar ride the heartstrings.
Rory is pure class
I heard a story once that Rory was walking on the street with some friends when he noticed a guy standing at the corner on the other side of the street, playing a guitar with his guitar case open - getting tips. Rory stopped. Ran across the street and dropped some money in the guy's guitar case. From everything I have ever read, I heard he was a super nice guy who loved playing guitar. If you listen to Slash, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Joe Bonamassa, and others talk about him, they obviously loved his guitar playing. I wish I could have seen him play "Live". I love his one minute guitar solo in Shadow Play!!! RIP Rory.
I don`t know if you`re familiar with Hot Press Magazine, it`s an Irish publication (music, reviews, interviews, pop culture) well it was Rory who put the money up for the lads to get that up and running, also there was a small village down the country trying to get an annual festival going to help tourism or something and they asked Rory would he play (trying to boost the event) not only did he play for free he sorted trailers for the stage, sorted the lights and the PA system, Rory was an absolute gentleman
@@DocRockBaby I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. From everything I've ever heard about Rory, it sounded like he was a class act. We lost him way too soon. Same goes for Gary Moore and Phil Lynott.
There's a documentary called Ghost Blues, if you haven't seen it, it's well worth checking out 👍
Rory's was the first live gig I ever saw. Must have been Leeds town hall around 73 or 74. Been a fan ever since. Some of the most spontaneously inventive solos I've ever heard
This is a long but true story :: the girlfriend of a mate was an Irish student making the "few quid" in London one summer and one of her gang saw Rory's name in a local paper . This guy is supposed to be good, she thought and since he's playing somewhere close at the weekend, I'm gonna suggest to the rest of the gang that we go check him out. Now Marie, when I knew her had pretty conservative tastes in music but they went to the gig out of nothing more than curiosity ! Marie got separated from her friends soon after getting in and the crowd was moving inexorably towards the stage where this supposedly famous guitarist was lost in his divine brilliance. Without ever being physically pushed she went with the flow of the crowd and, separated from her friends, her chest was soon pressed against the edge of the stage and she became frightened, then terrified cos she could hardly breathe. The famous guitarist, mid-stage, glanced over and knew immediately she was in trouble. STILL PLAYING HE WENT TO THE BLONDE WITH THE BULGING EYES AND ROARED AT HER TO GRAB HIS JACKET AND, CLINGING TO THE GUY WITH ALL HER MIGHT SHE WAS PULLED UP ON TO THE STAGE ! Rory walked her to stage side and then went back to work as she wept with relief and delight that this guy had saved her life !
This is 100 % true and my name, if you need corroboration, is Leonard McCormack, phone no. available on my FB profile. God bless Rory, a genius who broke all the rules as he replaced them with his own better ones . Geniu = love = God !
Geniu = Genius
I BELIEVE it - God Bless Rory !!!!!!
It only takes listening to one recording to figure out how great Rory Gallagher was...check out RORY GALLAGHER - LIVE IN EUROPE. Fantastic.
There's a clip l saw of one of his fans i.e. Johnny Marr,playing Rory's strat and he runs through Rory's riffs,licks,styles and songs one after another almost continuously and right at the end he just shakes his head and is one step short of saying 'Wow'
Rory was a true gentleman,I've been out to his gravesite for a chat a few times!!!!
That's very nice of Jimmy to say. Thank You, Mr. Page!
I know, never liked Paige bit of a prick imo, if he was half the man/ musician Rory was I’d have some respect, well said btw
@@nicholasmolloy7343 At least Rory Gallagher was a nice, humble guy; Jimmy Page was/is mean and arrogant and obsessed with youth.
And he was a wonderful acoustic guitarist.
And a electric one, to.
Rory lived for the music and a pint
Watching the comments here give a tear to my eyes…. Rory was a special cat indeed, as we can attest here by the love that great man created in peers and fans alike… for ages to come.
Jimmy a wizard in studio. Rambling Rory on the road
Hes loved by most anybody who has ever seen him
Seeing Rory at Derby Assembly Rooms mid 80s I rank near the top of my many many gigs attended
Why doesn't anyone ever mention
Kim Simmonds of the blues rock band Savoy Brown ? What a blues player he is.
I have seen Kim and Savoy Brown 6 times over the years always a great show seen Rory 3 times Jimmy Page just once in 77
@@billplate3125 I don't k know the name. Know savoy brown though. I am from Belgium, saw Rory 3 times in early 90's and in January 95.
Forts timd I was 13.. Blew my socks off 🙈. Golden earing was amongst supports, and I thought that was great (never heard Rory as 13 yrs old). But when he came up.. Was something else 😳. Is unbelievable actually as I think back now. There only were like 900 people.. Can you imagine now... In 1990's , think even 80's, real or that kind of music git a uppercut by commercial stuff, and of you look at it these days.. Bands from 60n-70 's sell most tickets. How would Rory fit in these days If? I guess he wouldn't.
Last time I saw him.. In 95, only were like 350 ppl, and that was his 2e last gig ever.... But I am glad Rory loves on anyway 👍
Kim Simmonds - has been around forever, a really nice chap too - I loved the early Savoy Brown (especially when Chris Youlden was the main vocalist) - That band split up and Dave, Tony & Roger formed Foghat (another great band) - Kim has stuck with it over in the States and the new album sounds pretty good too - Hats off to him, he's a great player . . .
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@@picknick3591 kim live here in upstate new york.. out side of Syracuse. He played at the Syracuse blues fest..some years ago.. and Dan Aykroyd was the MC.. Aykroyd said the this man-band savory brown..was the reason he failed collage.. The show cut short..thunder storm.. Was a kick ass great ..he was playing his white V guitar.. I saw him some years last also in SU..him..his bass player and drummer.. He played acoustic guitar for quite a few songs.. He told storys of what got him to start playing ..to make frieds and met girls..how he bought a mail order guitar..he had to assemble..and stayed in his bedroom for 2 years learning to play.. He said he came out and could play a gyitar. I like his singing better.
@@veeeforvendetta I had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times, way back before he moved to the States - a friend of mine was his sound engineer. He always had time for a chat . ..
Criticisers, Jimmy was asked a question and gave an honest answer. What was he expected to say? Brian May said in his interview that he was only a kid when he met Rory, but he was actually OLDER than him.
Because Brian's real musical career started only in the 70's. Rory was already famous in the 60's.
Fortunately I got to see Rory, true musician 👍✌️🎶🎶
i was also lucky enough to see rory play. at jb scotts in albany new york, great time.
@@The93ssfd right on✌️
Rory was a bloody genius
I got to see Rory quite a few times and he was always amazing live.
Cork’s Hero
While it's senseless arguing who's better, etc - what is indisputable is that Rory was a far more consistent guitarist from show to show. You always got a great show with Rory - and almost never got a bad night. Page could be brilliant one night - flat out awful the next.
Rory was the real deal on stage. And a really nice guy off stage. Humble. If you listen to his "going to my hometown" you can see how much he meant to people.
Mr Joseph Jimmy PATRICK Page talking about his Celtic brother Rory Gallagher, one very great and most brillint guitar player talking a little about another very great and most brillint guitar player, it is possible that they did not get the chance to meet very often but a photo of thios meeting exists.
There is a photo of those two -- Jimmy Page and Rory Gallagher -- smiling together from back in 1984, you know... from back when Jimmy Page was with The Firm.
Yes, they met quite a few times, especially in the early days when Taste & Zep were gigging - But Zep went off to do massive tours & Taste split (then Rory had to re start his career the hard way)
I had also seen a couple of photos of Rory Gallagher hanging out with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant back in 1975, back when both were at the top of their game(s).
bonzo was there in the interview just before rory gallagher live shows in 1980 before he died in the same year, the end of the led zeppelin "big loss". and had couple of photos with both bonzo and rory along with their fans of zep and rory
You can't win against alcohol, rest in peace, Rory!
Well that was a rousing long speech
IKR???
And a great composer. And so beloved here in Greece.
I guess this was Jimmy speaking in Cork ?!! ; ))
Rory on
I'm glad he had something good to say. Rory Gallagher is pretty amazing .
went to see Deep Purple in 1973 when "Made in Japan" was released Rory opened up for them and i never heard of him. i was floored completely blown away. after his encore the crowd was in a frenzy stomping and standing on their seats wanting more Rory.
he made it difficult for DP that night that's how good he was. the next day i went out and bought everything he ever made.
Thanks Jimmy for the off handed compliment to Rory. Perhaps Rory would have been nice enough to have let you carried his guitar case.
If Rory had written a dozen or so classic rock songs and had multi-platinum albums and played to millions of people during his career maybe Jimmy would've done. In the event, that didn't happen, did it?
Unfortunately people judge by their "hit" songs.
Rory wasn't a singles guy.
He just wanted to play.
Rory would wipe the floor with Jimma..
@@chrisfamoo5729 I don't know about "Jimma", but I think Jimmy Page could hold his own against most players - Rory included.
@@chrisfamoo5729 Led Zeppelin weren't a singles band either yet the music that they made still became popular and the music that rory made didn't.
You're joking, Rory was about 3 levels above Jimmy, easy. The thing about Rory was he had the technical ability, he had musical pedigree, he had the passion and feel and he had the spontaneity; in my opinion, a lot of amazing guitarists don't always manage to incorporate all of those qualities. Just to say, that I have never understood why people rave about Keith Richards, boring as shit, maybe that undermines my opinion on guitarists, who knows lol
Very similar style Page and Gallagher. Sometimes hap hazard in the moment but more often than not sublime.
Trust if Rory was on the stage with all these bands Zepplin . The Who. The Stones Etc etc you will only remember one and Rory could blow them away pure and Simple . I can tell you now they all looked up to him . He is the real deal . The others to me were fluffy examples . He had style power and grace . Nobody had Style like him . We sure do miss him and his band . They were amazing and way above the rest .
the only segment of the population to say negative things about Jimmy are the music media turds who wished they were him, or businessmen, now who'd you say is the proper gent in those cases? I've never heard (of) Jimmy treating anyone worse than they've treated him.
Off topic, sort of, who'd have thought Jimmy would be around and healthy in this day and age, and Rory would be long gone?
Exactly. There's this story of Jimmy fighting with a journalist on Zep's plane, but the guy was being a condescending prick to him, telling him because he's a rock star he can't be intelligent. And another journalist was trying to say his image was a gimmick and he told her she didn't know what she was talking about. He just doesn't suffer press fools gladly, that's all.
my top guitar players:
1) Rory & Jimi
2) All the others
He was a badass, period.
Both were among the finest guitarists ever has been! And there were only a few...
rory is the man
Rory was a bands band.
this is stupid and makes NO sense!!
What a compliment from Jimmy, just shows how good rory was.
shame he never had any true success in the US, heck of a guitarist
Rory gallagher is my hero.
Rory Gallagher was an amazing guitarist I saw him at My Father's Place a small club on Long Island at that time I was really into Johnny Winter and thought there was no one on the planet that could play blues with so much fluidity and taste and sound so full but I was wrong because Rory blew the roof off of that small club and showed me what could be done with a Fender Stratocaster in the right hands, now as far as Jimmy Page what I believe is that of course Jimmy is great and has written some of the most iconic riffs in rock and even those songs that Led Zep copied they made better.Jimmy Page is a much "smarter" guitarist he can arrange songs beautifully and knows what parts will work in a song and which ones won't he can write majestic hymns like Kashmir and Stairway and simple riff rock like Black Dog, Jimmy is a force of nature not because he is an incredible guitarist but because he is a consummate musician .Comparing the two is really like comparing apples and oranges they are both good in their own way
@M K 🙄🙄
Doesn't make sense to rank guitarists. But Gallagher was a great guitarist and that's the most anyone can say about any of them. Ego gets the better of Jimmy Page here.
Indeed. Guitarists are too different to rank. If you go down that road then you need to bring in classical Guitarists and Spanish.
I love Rock guitar but Classical, Spanish and Jazz guitarists are better!
@@Goodietwoviews Do you know Carlos Paredes, portuguese guitar Master?
“He a was lovely man and a fine guitarist and singer.”
THAT BASTARD!!!
@@isaiahmarquez9717 - ???
Robert Plant slowly turning into the Lion from Wizard of Oz LOL
Rory was the goat. Jimmy pretty good.
Rory could say in ten notes what
Most other guitarists including James page said in a hundred
Dont understand all the mean comments about Page.
He always seems to seems to have a chip on his shoulder, and has for decades.
Alicia Henderson looks like you deleted your comment about me being a racist. Don’t bring race into music you dumbass fact of the matter is Hendrix was good but being a junkie was more important to him and page had a successful career and made just as good music over the span of 4 decades page is just a better musician and guitar player. Don’t bring fucking race into music it’s every where else do not fucking bring it into music
@@camcahill Geez, Louise, you must be hu'white... or just simply trolling. I cannot recall whether or not I deleted my last comment about race or not; I don't know, nor do I even care... RUclips could have done it, for all I know. But I'm just calling it like I sees it. If this was/is a perfect world, then I wouldn't bring up the whole rayce thing; but unfortunately, it is something that's just IMPOSSIBLE to drop and/or ignore -- and in a world where it still VERY much exists -- especially because it makes you uncomfortable, not to mention because you ORDER me to (and in a nasty, flip way, mind you).
Alicia Henderson you said I was racist for saying jimmy page was better than Hendrix has nothing to do with race page is just better
@@camcahill Now, I don't know about all that, Jimmy being better guitarist than Jimi. If anything, I personally believe that Rory Gallagher, Ritchie Blackmore and Neal Schön (a lefty) are more talented guitarists than Jimmy Page, yet Page has more popularity and fame, getting all of the credit and accolades. It's SO not fair!
Why so nasty about page? People are really ignorant he was gracious enough
His iconic Strat is set fore auction Oct 2024. Sheena Crowley’s father sold the guitar to Rory 60 years ago. Sheena has a go- fund- me- page to keep the guitar in Ireland instead of some billionaires wall.
Not was just fine. He was (Rory) was a subjective Genius. Like Hendrix. The envy is a great power.
I’ve never heard this genius. I have heard the Zeppelin genius, however.
Right, that "fine" sounds really pejorative.
What more is there to say? I just wish Rory was still with us, playing his heart out
was nice for Jim to reflect on Rory's humble mannerism.
Thank you, Shimmy
Rory was such a handsome fellow. Was he ever loved by another?
Jimmy met Rory lots of times...zepplin got the rif .. whole lot of love from Taste... the court case about it. Rory was asked to participate in but declined
I wonder what Jimmy Page opinion is on Jimi Hendrix
Wish I could find which Creem magazine it was that I read in high school where Page described Hendrix as the best Rock & Roll guitarist. ~1973-1975 probably.
He said he had total admiration for him and many other great things and that to him, his death was a true loss. He regrets not seeing him play live because he came close to many times and then he died.
Does it really matter who’s better? I much prefer Rory but IMO when players get to that level, there is no best. Page comes off a bit smug here but maybe the guy can be an ass at times? Rory, Johnny winter, Clapton, the kings, SRV, jimi, page, Brian may, Alvin lee, Robin Trower, David gilmour, the list goes on. Then we get to country guys, Chet Atkins, Jerry reed, glen campbell, Roy clark. THERE IS NO BEST!!!
Very well said, and that's just the electric players! Once you get into classical and Spanish players, or any of the really old bluesmen, it gets hard to make any list that has under 200 players in it.
@M K never heard of BB King, Freddie King or Albert King? You gotta be kidding.
Rory doesn't need this short-cut praise from someone who was way behind him as a musician and as a human being as well.
Agree.
@@chrisfamoo5729 So do I.
Considering Jimmy Page was guitar player, co - song writer and producer of one of the greatest and most influential bands in the world in what way is he "way behind" as a musician. As for your "human being" comment, how on earth do you know?
@@mauriceharvey4300 Perfectly said
@@mauriceharvey4300 Rory fans need to chill out. It's not that serious. Sorry he doesn't meet your praise standards, but Page is just not talkative and very soft-spoken in interviews. He is that way when speaking on his biggest guitar heroes too. That's just his personality. lol.
The so called Cork man, who breathed good old Donegal air first!!!!
I really appreciate to Legend Gimmy page.. Rorry was an incredible guitar player in the world.
He just gave a diplomatic answer
Jimmy Page and John Deacon sound the same when they speak.
If there was anybody in the music sort of thing i would want to wake up with in the morning it would have been Kates Bush.
Best.
'I know he's really loved in Cork' is a bit of a damning with feint praise put-down.
People settle down! Jimmy Page is brilliant and so was Rory. There is no best. There is just people playing there own way. Enjoy music. It's not a contest.
It's not a contest........but.......Rory was far more skilled than Page as a guitarist. See, no competition.
@@carriediamond3131 You got that right Carrie. Rory was a complete original to boot.
And in the next episode of guitar legend says fuck all.........
Have you agree with you.... the clickbate title of this video suggests something greater..... not just a few words that anyone would say who met him.... might as well be the bloke who ran the corner shop in Kilburn, when Rory went in for his Whiskey & Cigs... 😉
@M K there is no such thing as Scottish and Irish grammar in the “English” language.... besides, he lived in England most of his life, not Ireland, although Kilburn was a very Irish part of London in the old days
@M K be careful.... racism isn’t allowed on RUclips.... keep your dubious personal views to yourself or you may get banned 👌
When they were young, Rory Gallagher and Jimmy Page looked very similar. Rory Gallagher was Irish and Jimmy Page had an Irish mother. Being great guitar players was another similarity. I wonder if they had ancestors from the same part of Ireland.
Rory's dad comes from county Donegal, Ballyshannon in the N.W. of Ireland. Jimmy Page's mother was a Gaffigan from the same county
@@thomasmcculey7942 Thanks for the info. Good to know that.
I think Jimmys mother was Irish
Or Irish descent.
I think you're right Gaffakin was her maiden name
@@Ned-ke3ui *Gaffikin
His mum was a blâcke lady that passed for whyite.
@@EuphoriaPiana Every group seems to want to claim him but his mother was of Irish descent. There is a picture of her on the internet. She has the same eyes as him and the same dark hair.
In other words Jimmy you knew feck all about Rory..the minute one artist refers to another artist without mentioning any of their work (without spluttering) you know there is little or no respect.
He hesitated for a moment but recovered to say something about rory. Sounded almost phoney to me. Love rorys music 🎶
He was honest. You’d rather he made some shit up? I don’t like Rory’s music either but I can appreciate his musical ability on the guitar.
So saying he was a good person and a fine guitarist sounds like he was spot on to me.
Fine guitarist one of the best page yea wished you played like Rory 😆
I've never heard Page say a bad word about anyone. I get the impression that if he didn't like someone, he'd just say very little. There's no point saying something bad in an interview, anyway.