Label: TDK Records (Japan), TDCN 5593
Style: Blues Rock, Blues, Rock
Country: Cork, Ireland (March 2, 1948 - 14 June 1995)
Time: 47:44
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 292 Mb
William Rory Gallagher (2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish blues and rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and brought up in Cork, Gallagher formed the band Taste in the late 1960s and recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His albums have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Gallagher received a liver transplant in 1995, but died of complications later that year in London at the age of 47.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Gallagher)
Rory Gallagher's 1971 solo debut picks up where Taste's final album On the Boards left off; it is a solid album that is tightly focused on delivering some original tracks that reflected more of Rory as an artist than his raucous, blues-rock signature. Rory's solo debut births songs that meant more than being more skeletons for his incisive Strat picking; "Laundromat", "Hands Up", and "Sinner Boy", arguably three of Rory's best songs, distinctive riffs that were early concert favourites, but the album's ballads were some of Gallagher's strongest. "For the Last Time," "Just the Smile" and the acoustic "I'm Not Surprised" mixed strains of Delta blues with strong melodic sensibilities into songs of rare poignancy, especially for an artist who was best known for his scorching leads. In this respect Gallagher was an early model for Eric Clapton, whose solo career followed a similar path. Interestingly, Gallagher seems rather restrained throughout his debut, holding back the fret-burning in favor of strong songs. He opens up on the album's jazzy, seven-minute finale "Can't Believe It's You" which even features an alto sax, an instrument Gallagher all but abandoned on later albums. "Gypsy Woman"'s slashing slide guitar and vocals sound as impassioned any other track; shuffle "It Takes Time" isn't quite as impressive but still shows how comfortable Gallagher is with straight blues.
(rateyourmusic.com/list/JustGeorge93/rory-gallagher-and-taste-albums-ranked-and-reviewed-best-to-worst/)
01. Laundromat (04:39)
02. Just The Smile (03:41)
03. I Fall Apart (05:12)
04. Wave Myself Goodbye (03:31)
05. Hands Up (05:25)
06. Sinner Boy (05:04)
07. For The Last Time (06:34)
08. It's You (02:39)
09. I'm Not Surprised (03:38)
10. Can't Believe It's True (07:17)
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