He was contemporary with Hendrix and they influenced each other. Hendrix famously was asked what it was like being the best guitarist in the world and he (generously) replied he didn't know, ask Rory. Where Clapton fits in is up to you. He never had a bad band- always his great mate Gerry McAvoy on bass and some great drummers included the amazing Rob de Ath and the superb Ted McKenna from The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. He had something other than his technical skills- he was a communicator, to see him live was to see him at his best.
Brian May went to see Rory play at The Marque in London, after the show Brian asked Rory how he got his sound, Rory told him he used a treble boost through an AC30 amp. The next day he went and bought the treble boost and amp, and that is how he got his sound which he still uses today. Rory didn't use pedals or effects, he got all his tone from his fingers.
His treble booster wasn't a pedal inasmuch as it wasn't foot operated but it did contribute to his live sound. Other than that though RG, was a no- frills musician who could get an audience clapping and stamping along with just his mandolin and his voice.
That is correct. It was an effects unit which wasn't operated via a footswitch and therefore, by definition, was not a pedal. It did, of course, contribute to his guitar sound which is why he used it, so that didn't come from his fingers alone as you initially stated.
@@redlead873He did use pedals though in the later part of his career: He said "I’ve got a Dyna-comp, which is on all the time, to drive the songs from the leads. It’s not for effect. It’s a form of compression and I have it at a setting where the compression’s really low on it. I usually use a Tube Screamer, which broke down on me. Last night I was using a Boss overdrive. I use them for some solos, not all solos…I have a brown Boss octave thing.” August 1991"
@@hoakiss99 Hendrix wouldn't have even heard of Rory Gallagher before he moved to Britain in 1966 by which time he'd already formed his signature guitar style.
@@chriso5374 Thanks. I appreciate your comment, though there is a story, perhaps apocryphal, that Hendrix was once asked, ‘ How does it feel like to be the best guitarist in the world?’ He apparently replied, ‘ You’d have to ask Rory Gallagher about that’ If you’re a Rory Gallagher fan you believe it and if you’re a … fill in the rest yourself …. Anyway two amazing guitarists no longer with us but what music they left us. Let the music go on and on.
This tune appeared on the album "Calling Card" produced by Roger Glover of Deep Purple. Very different from his previous albums like Blueprint and Tattoo. Some ardent Rory fans didn't like it. This album was an attempt to make him commercially successful here in the states. All this was going on during the horrible disco craze. "Edged in Blue" made some FM radio play here in Chicago when this album was released. Probably my favorite tune on this album. Listen to Edged in Blue and his solo technique around the 4:50 mark on the album.
You are wrong, man. Hendrix did not influence Rory! The great bluesmen before him and his Celtic ethnicity contributed to Rory’s unique style. He coaxed all those sounds out of that Strat without special effects. And, as you can see, he felt every note. There’s no one like Rory. He played acoustic, slide, harmonica, sax, electric sitar and more all with passion and heart. He’s legend.
During a interview with Mike Douglas in 1970,Mike asked Jimi what it was like to be the world's greatest guitar player. JIMI REPLIED I DON'T KNOW, ASK Rory Gallagher. Peace
Great choice and take thank you. For his acoustic side, none better than "out on the westrtn plain"... great picking, similar to the original Ledbelly style.
Jimi wouldn't have even heard of Rory Gallagher when he came to Britain in 1966 by which time he'd already formed his signature guitar style, the one that had Clapton, Beck, and a whole lot of other big name musicians shaking their heads in disbelief. Rory's first album, Taste, with his band of the same name came out in 1969. He was still relatively unknown until then. In an interview with Jas Obrecht, Rory said that he was a Jimi.Hendrix fan. The old "Hendrix said Gallagher was the greatest" myth is exactly that though , a complete myth. You'll never find any record of him actually saying that. And as for Rory Gallagher himself, he doesn't need any fairy stories like that to boost his reputation, his musical legacy speaks for itself.
I recognised the riff just couldn't figure out from where? Yes the intro to I Feel Fine, thanks for that 😃 No wonder, it was 60 years ago when my big brother use to play it on the record player.....Wow!
When Jimi was asked how it felt to be the world's greatest guitarist, he supposedly said "I don't know, go ask Rory Gallagher." You should check out some of his slide guitar work (he uses a capo, which I've never seen before). This is just one tune that came to mind ruclips.net/video/MeqRtvOsWdQ/видео.html&ab_channel=RoryWeb2011 and also his acoustic work. "Too Much Alcohol" and "Pistol Slapper Blues" are all over the internets. I hope you enjoy the Rory rabbit hole!
You're right to say "supposedly" since it's just a tired old myth that people repeat over and over again, allegedly said on The Mike Douglas Show but there's no actual evidence of that.
Exactly. I said the same Rory Gallagher was VERY MUCH his own man that’s why he broke up Taste to do his own thing and turned down a chance to play with the Rollong Stones!
Little known fact: Rory rewired the two tone controls of that old strat, so that they worked as ‘one’ It meant he could perfect his ‘Wah-Wah’ effect by only needing to manipulate the nearest tone control, regardless of pickup.
You know going on stage they never had an agenda jerry only new the first 2 songs after that it was anyone's guess and jerry said he even forgot something songs they hadn't played in awhile but they surely got there great stuff
Rory was doing his own thing before Hendrix was a deal, I do think he, Rory, had many influences, just Hendrix wasn't one of them. You'd know that if you caught the Isle of Wight concert, when Rory's band Taste were playing and Hendrix first heard him playing.
Not sure about the Hendrix influence, I think they may have both been influenced by some of the same influences (blues) but developed independently of each other.
Please provide a link to where he said those words. Not a link to someone else claiming he said it but to Hendrix's own statement. That should be easy enough if what you say is true.
@@user-dh5bnafe4bRory’s own brother has more or less denied it. Rory saw Jimi play a few times but said he didn’t introduce himself because Jimi had blown up and was always surrounded by people so he left him alone. Rory’s brother said that Jimi saw Rory play several times as well but doesn’t think the quote is real. It is likely that they saw each other play because Taste were already playing London regularly throughout the period of Jimi’s rise to fame. And the scene was really quite small. Places like the Marquee etc. had Zeppelin, the Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac etc. on stage while the Beatles, George Best and Twiggy were in the crowd. So they saw each other play, moved in the same circles and probably admired each other even if they never met. But that damn quote needs to die.
@@Dreyno I know, it's just that people keep mindlessly quoting that boring old myth as if they're somehow party to a hidden gem of information about Gallagher.
@@user-dh5bnafe4b How do you know it’s a myth? Nobody, not even Donal knows for sure. The fact is it’s irrelevant anyway. Those of us who love Rory’s playing know how great an artist he was - and that my friend is not a myth!
No disrespect to yourself but recently I’ve seen ppl who don’t know the facts trying to say Rory was influenced by Hendrix. There is an interview with Jimi will send it to you if it’s still on here, where Jimi clearly states, ‘if you want to see the best guitarist, checkout Rory Gallagher’. I’ve seen a lot of US commentators try to skew rock history on you tube a lot recently eg Paul McCartney was dead, Lennon was a lefty, etc. normally I’d ignore it but I’m afraid it looks like Americans trying to rewrite not only general history but rock too. Rory Gallagher is a legend, subdued by mainstream UK politics and media he fought on, being his own man playing for the ppl unconcerned by fame and money. Slash, Brian May and loads of other respected guitarists looked up to him and were heavily influenced by him. Right wing propaganda from UK govt subdued anything Irish or Scottish and Welsh and Cornish because they are the most talented of the UK population at this time and prior. It was all political. Seems like it still is. But I’m not taking it anymore. He was Irish hugely talented and he’s got more fans now and he’s sitting up in a heaven right now laughing his pants off!
Buddy you got your wires crossed . Jimi Hendrix learned from Rory not the other way around . Reporter once asked Hendrix what was it like to be the best guitarist in the world . HENDRIX said you had better ask Rory Gallagher .
Someone really played a trick on you if they convinced you that woke is the enemy pf the working class. No doubt from their expensive studios funded by corp orate interests
He was contemporary with Hendrix and they influenced each other. Hendrix famously was asked what it was like being the best guitarist in the world and he (generously) replied he didn't know, ask Rory. Where Clapton fits in is up to you. He never had a bad band- always his great mate Gerry McAvoy on bass and some great drummers included the amazing Rob de Ath and the superb Ted McKenna from The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. He had something other than his technical skills- he was a communicator, to see him live was to see him at his best.
Exactly.
Brian May went to see Rory play at The Marque in London, after the show Brian asked Rory how he got his sound, Rory told him he used a treble boost through an AC30 amp. The next day he went and bought the treble boost and amp, and that is how he got his sound which he still uses today. Rory didn't use pedals or effects, he got all his tone from his fingers.
That's a cool story! I did not know that
His treble booster wasn't a pedal inasmuch as it wasn't foot operated but it did contribute to his live sound. Other than that though RG, was a no- frills musician who could get an audience clapping and stamping along with just his mandolin and his voice.
@@user-dh5bnafe4b The treble booster wasn't a pedal, it was just on all the time, Johnny Winter used a similar set up.
That is correct. It was an effects unit which wasn't operated via a footswitch and therefore, by definition, was not a pedal. It did, of course, contribute to his guitar sound which is why he used it, so that didn't come from his fingers alone as you initially stated.
@@redlead873He did use pedals though in the later part of his career: He said "I’ve got a Dyna-comp, which is on all the time, to drive the songs from the leads. It’s not for effect. It’s a form of compression and I have it at a setting where the compression’s really low on it. I usually use a Tube Screamer, which broke down on me. Last night I was using a Boss overdrive. I use them for some solos, not all solos…I have a brown Boss octave thing.” August 1991"
Saw Rory twice. Truely a great player. Humble, into the blues, not fame
It just doesn't get any better than Rory Gallagher and his band.
Jimi was once asked what it was like to be the worlds best Guitarist and he replied you will have to ask Rory Gallagher this Question
I'm not too sure about the Hendrix influence. Rory had his own style in 1967.
Interesting, I'll dig more about the chronology there
Maybe Hendrix was influenced by Rory
@@hoakiss99 Hendrix wouldn't have even heard of Rory Gallagher before he moved to Britain in 1966 by which time he'd already formed his signature guitar style.
@@chriso5374 Thanks. I appreciate your comment, though there is a story, perhaps apocryphal, that Hendrix was once asked, ‘ How does it feel like to be the best guitarist in the world?’ He apparently replied, ‘ You’d have to ask Rory Gallagher about that’ If you’re a Rory Gallagher fan you believe it and if you’re a … fill in the rest yourself …. Anyway two amazing guitarists no longer with us but what music they left us. Let the music go on and on.
Load of crap Rory was influenced by Hendrix see my comment.
Up the Irish🤘
From Australia , the great Rory Gallagher , thanks for the review , Peace from down under.
This tune appeared on the album "Calling Card" produced by Roger Glover of Deep Purple. Very different from his previous albums like Blueprint and Tattoo. Some ardent Rory fans didn't like it. This album was an attempt to make him commercially successful here in the states. All this was going on during the horrible disco craze. "Edged in Blue" made some FM radio play here in Chicago when this album was released. Probably my favorite tune on this album. Listen to Edged in Blue and his solo technique around the 4:50 mark on the album.
I remember watching this when it was first transmitted. On the studio version of this he gets a great sound.
You are wrong, man. Hendrix did not influence Rory! The great bluesmen before him and his Celtic ethnicity contributed to Rory’s unique style. He coaxed all those sounds out of that Strat without special effects. And, as you can see, he felt every note. There’s no one like Rory. He played acoustic, slide, harmonica, sax, electric sitar and more all with passion and heart. He’s legend.
Totally agreed
Concordo 100%.
Totally. Americans trying to rewrite history. They’re not doing it on my watch with Rory!
During a interview with Mike Douglas in 1970,Mike asked Jimi what it was like to be the world's greatest guitar player. JIMI REPLIED I DON'T KNOW, ASK Rory Gallagher. Peace
I saw it and remember thinking Wow! Rory was superb.
Great choice and take thank you. For his acoustic side, none better than "out on the westrtn plain"... great picking, similar to the original Ledbelly style.
Nobody like him! Miss you dear Rory!
I think Hendrix was influenced by Rory (who was doing this stuff years before Jimi arrived on the scene), not the other way around.
Interesting. I'm new to Rory's world, so not sure about the chronology there, but I'll dig more about it
Jimi wouldn't have even heard of Rory Gallagher when he came to Britain in 1966 by which time he'd already formed his signature guitar style, the one that had Clapton, Beck, and a whole lot of other big name musicians shaking their heads in disbelief. Rory's first album, Taste, with his band of the same name came out in 1969. He was still relatively unknown until then. In an interview with Jas Obrecht, Rory said that he was a Jimi.Hendrix fan. The old "Hendrix said Gallagher was the greatest" myth is exactly that though , a complete myth. You'll never find any record of him actually saying that. And as for Rory Gallagher himself, he doesn't need any fairy stories like that to boost his reputation, his musical legacy speaks for itself.
Correct. Americans get it all wrong, on purpose.
Just noticed he slipped in the riff from the Beatles song I Feel Fine
time stamp?
@@Michael-jb3ie 3:37
I recognised the riff just couldn't figure out from where? Yes the intro to I Feel Fine, thanks for that 😃
No wonder, it was 60 years ago when my big brother use to play it on the record player.....Wow!
Saw a trib band and they did it too!
One thing to note, Rory was more versatile than Jimi (not that Jimi couldn't have done it too), Rory played fabulous acoustic and slide guitar, too.
When Jimi was asked how it felt to be the world's greatest guitarist, he supposedly said "I don't know, go ask Rory Gallagher." You should check out some of his slide guitar work (he uses a capo, which I've never seen before). This is just one tune that came to mind ruclips.net/video/MeqRtvOsWdQ/видео.html&ab_channel=RoryWeb2011 and also his acoustic work. "Too Much Alcohol" and "Pistol Slapper Blues" are all over the internets. I hope you enjoy the Rory rabbit hole!
You're right to say "supposedly" since it's just a tired old myth that people repeat over and over again, allegedly said on The Mike Douglas Show but there's no actual evidence of that.
The weary old "Jimi said ask Rory Gallagher" myth, still being passed around in 2024.
He influenced Hendrix😊
Totally agree!
Rory was his own man and Hendrix had nothing to do with it.
Exactly. I said the same Rory Gallagher was VERY MUCH his own man that’s why he broke up Taste to do his own thing and turned down a chance to play with the Rollong Stones!
If there is a God. Rory is playing every night to him and everyone else up there
And he’s laughing his head off the strat is selling for over a million £ $
Little known fact: Rory rewired the two tone controls of that old strat, so that they worked as ‘one’
It meant he could perfect his ‘Wah-Wah’ effect by only needing to manipulate the nearest tone control, regardless of pickup.
You know going on stage they never had an agenda jerry only new the first 2 songs after that it was anyone's guess and jerry said he even forgot something songs they hadn't played in awhile but they surely got there great stuff
Forgot some songs
Por favor, mais Rory ao vivo.Obrigada.
Rory was doing his own thing before Hendrix was a deal, I do think he, Rory, had many influences, just Hendrix wasn't one of them. You'd know that if you caught the Isle of Wight concert, when Rory's band Taste were playing and Hendrix first heard him playing.
His guitar is up for auction soon in uk there's talk of in the 1 million price range
Trotzdem wird sie nie wieder so klingen wie bei Rory...
@@2011rumpelralfDublin museum has it now.
Not sure about the Hendrix influence, I think they may have both been influenced by some of the same influences (blues) but developed independently of each other.
Wrong, Jimi was influenced by fory, in his own words!
Please provide a link to where he said those words. Not a link to someone else claiming he said it but to Hendrix's own statement. That should be easy enough if what you say is true.
@@user-dh5bnafe4bRory’s own brother has more or less denied it. Rory saw Jimi play a few times but said he didn’t introduce himself because Jimi had blown up and was always surrounded by people so he left him alone. Rory’s brother said that Jimi saw Rory play several times as well but doesn’t think the quote is real. It is likely that they saw each other play because Taste were already playing London regularly throughout the period of Jimi’s rise to fame. And the scene was really quite small. Places like the Marquee etc. had Zeppelin, the Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac etc. on stage while the Beatles, George Best and Twiggy were in the crowd.
So they saw each other play, moved in the same circles and probably admired each other even if they never met. But that damn quote needs to die.
@@Dreyno
I know, it's just that people keep mindlessly quoting that boring old myth as if they're somehow party to a hidden gem of information about Gallagher.
@@user-dh5bnafe4b How do you know it’s a myth? Nobody, not even Donal knows for sure. The fact is it’s irrelevant anyway. Those of us who love Rory’s playing know how great an artist he was - and that my friend is not a myth!
No disrespect to yourself but recently I’ve seen ppl who don’t know the facts trying to say Rory was influenced by Hendrix. There is an interview with Jimi will send it to you if it’s still on here, where Jimi clearly states, ‘if you want to see the best guitarist, checkout Rory Gallagher’. I’ve seen a lot of US commentators try to skew rock history on you tube a lot recently eg Paul McCartney was dead, Lennon was a lefty, etc. normally I’d ignore it but I’m afraid it looks like Americans trying to rewrite not only general history but rock too. Rory Gallagher is a legend, subdued by mainstream UK politics and media he fought on, being his own man playing for the ppl unconcerned by fame and money. Slash, Brian May and loads of other respected guitarists looked up to him and were heavily influenced by him. Right wing propaganda from UK govt subdued anything Irish or Scottish and Welsh and Cornish because they are the most talented of the UK population at this time and prior. It was all political. Seems like it still is. But I’m not taking it anymore. He was Irish hugely talented and he’s got more fans now and he’s sitting up in a heaven right now laughing his pants off!
GALLA - HER - the 2nd G is silent.
Buddy you got your wires crossed . Jimi Hendrix learned from Rory not the other way around . Reporter once asked Hendrix what was it like to be the best guitarist in the world . HENDRIX said you had better ask Rory Gallagher .
I witnessed that. Correct.
rory was working-class. you live in another univers. woke
Someone really played a trick on you if they convinced you that woke is the enemy pf the working class.
No doubt from their expensive studios funded by corp orate interests
Please learn to pronounce his name correctly! It's GAL-A-HER. Not a Gal-a-.ger. second G is silent. A very common Irish name