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    Rory Gallagher (Official Thread)

    According to Gerry he actually recorded 2-albums back around 1981-82 the aforementioned 'Basics' and a second album although the second album was never released.
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    Rory Gallagher (Official Thread)

    With regards to the albums PHOTO FINISH (1978) & TOP PRIORTY (1979) I didn't name any particular favourite album tracks cos I like all the tracks on both albums although if pushed I must say I particularly like on Photo Finish Shadow Play, Fuel To The Fire, Overnight Bag & The Last Of The...
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    Rory Gallagher (Official Thread)

    Yes I have Blues/Rocker I originally read it when I bought it when I first saw it published as you say about 20 years ago and before that a French guy a Rory Gallagher fan published a hardcover book about Rory covering mainly his 'solo years' with the Rory Gallagher band between 1971-1995...
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    Rory Gallagher (Official Thread)

    With regards to the Gerry McAvoy album according to what I read in a book called GALLAGHER, MARRIOTT, DERRINGER & TROWER published about 25-years ago (circa 2000) Gerry says that he recorded 2-solo albums one of which was released and the other was shelved. Firstly I like the 2-Taste studio...
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    Rory Gallagher (Official Thread)

    I saw Rory and his band live 3-times and all 3-times at the Town & Country club in Kentish Town in north London that was in 1988, 1990 & 1992 the last time was where he played a short one hour set after becoming unwell during the performance apparently after drinking a glass of brandy back stage...
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    Rory Gallagher (Official Thread)

    The guy I am referring to in my post above is an Italian guy named Roberto Manes a musician and music teacher who's primary instrument is the violin (and electric violin) although he does play guitar and some keyboards as well. Roberto told me that back in 1992 he was playing a 'pub gig' in...
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    Rory Gallagher (Official Thread)

    I remember hearing of Rory's passing on the BBC 6:00 pm 30-mins news programme on Radio 4 on a Wednesday evening from memory saying something like 'Blues/rock guitarist Rory Gallagher passed away in a London hospital today aged 47 after undergoing a liver transplant' or words to that effect. In...
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    Mick Ralphs RIP

    Mick Ralphs guitarist of Mott The Hoople & Bad Company passes away aged 81 RIP Mick
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    Why is liking Jim Morrison more than Freddie Mercury wrong?

    The Doors (of perception) were a cool bluesy/rock band and Jim Morrison was a poet, a drunk and he died a rock icon and a genuine rockstar amen.. RIP Jim & Ray
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    The James Gang (Official Thread)

    I have all of Joe's 1970s cd-albums and the three James Gang studio albums were re-released on the BGO label here in the UK about 25 years ago in the late 1990s but since then nothing else has emerged also I once had the James Gang cd-album that featured Tommy Bolin instead of Joe which I bought...
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    Rory Gallagher (Official Thread)

    Yeah I saw him on that 1988 UK tour when he was promoting the Defender album released the year before as well Ian. I saw him and the band at the Kentish Town Town And Country club in north London and it was classic Rory giving it 100% for about 2hrs-30mins that evening.
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    Rory Gallagher (Official Thread)

    I have been chatting lately over the last maybe 2-months to a 'quiet and unassuming' guy at my local tube station during the early morning rush hour or for our American cousins 'subway station' and during our conversations about classical and rock music primarily from the early 1970s he...
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    Deep Purple (Official Thread)

    Rod Evans was the prime mover behind forming a 'new Deep Purple' back in 1980 that basically included himself and four other unknown American musicians all of whom had a slight resemblance to the four members in Mk.2 Deep Purple and they even performed about four gigs in the states before Deep...
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    Deep Purple (Official Thread)

    The same here I occasionally listen to both Fireball & Who Do We Think We Are with both albums being considered as 'weaker' albums by both the band and the fans. Fireball is a good listening experience as far as I'm concerned and favourite tracks off the album are- Fireball, No No No, The...
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    favorite song from the 60s

    With regards to Bob Dylan and Bob's own song All Along The Watchtower that Jimi Hendrix famously covered back in 1968 and appears on Jimi's studio album Electric Ladyland Jimi made that song 'his' song and I read a few years ago that Bob said whenever he performs that song live (same arrangement...
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    James Lowe, Lead Singer of Psychedelic Band the Electric Prunes, Dead at 82

    Never got into 'The Electric Prunes' although like many people of a certain generation the 'Prunes song' that appeared in the movie Easy Rider in 1969 was the only song that I knew or heard of. RIP Jimmy
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    # If Hendrix was still Alive?

    If Jimi was still around in 2025 he would be regarded by everyone especially in the British, European, Japanese & American music business as ROCK ROYALTY in the same league as sir Paul McCartney, sir Elton John & sir Mick Jagger.
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    Greeting from Doncaster

    Doncaster in south Yorkshire or as the locals call it 'Donny' and is NWOBHM Saxon territory I believe.
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    Rick Derringer Dead At 77

    The same here I was only playing on cds both Johnny Winter And.. & Johnny Winter And.. live! last week!.
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    Rick Derringer Dead At 77

    Of course I had heard of Hang On Sloopy over here in London England back back in 1965 as a school kid cos it got a lot of radio play and I really do recall hearing it on the radio back then but obviously at my age a pre-teenager I never heard or knew of who Rick(y) Derringer was?. The first time...
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    Rick Derringer Dead At 77

    Oh no!. Rick was one of my top 10-favourite rock guitarists and I have all his 1970s cds checkout Rick Derringer Live from 1977 with it featuring Vinny Appice and future Dio & Black Sabbath drummer. Phil Collen guitarist in Def Leppard in the liner notes to the MONTROSE debut album that was...
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    Pete Townsend interview

    Pete Townsend appeared in a pre-recorded radio interview on a BBC radio 4 'Arts programme' called 'This Cultured Life' on Saturday 24th May between 7:15-8:00 pm (London time) interviewed by John Wilson a radio music journalist for the BBC. The first 15-20 minutes of the interview Pete was...
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    Thin Lizzy (Official Thread)

    As I always say (to myself) there was only 3-ROCK GODS in rock music and they were JIMI HENDRIX, ROBERT PLANT & PHIL LYNOTT ;)
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    Thin Lizzy-Live And Dangerous (1978) Vs Ufo-Strangers in The Night

    Live And Dangerous I bought the LIVE AND DANGEROUS 8-cd box set a couple of years ago all for £75 quid!. In London town I saw a really nice looking young female a few months ago getting on the tube or subway to our American rock cousins and she was wearing a THIN LIZZY LIVE AND DANGEROUS...
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    # If Hendrix was still Alive?

    I rewrote some of my previous post Ian. From memory I read many years ago that on Jimi's death in September 1970 he had about £20.000 in his bank account but bare in mind the JHE was playing gigs for between £10.000-£15.000 a night in 1969/70?. Apparently a lot of the money from the Jimi...

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