Re: Rory Gallagher - 20th Anniversary
I'll add my voice to those expressing sorrow while commemorating the passing of a great musician. I own several of his albums, and while I haven't listened to them in years (same as all my LPs, being in deep storage) nor listened to them much at all (acquired with the bulk of my collection during those heady years when CDs were replacing LPs which were being resold cheaply), I remember liking what I heard.
I must confess to ignorance as to the extent of his mandolin playing. I remember him as a rock guitarist with a strong blues influence, and a solid singer as well - somewhat in the Johnny Winter mold. I wasn't aware of his use of the mandolin until I came here in 2007, and every now and then someone would rave about this. As far as I can recall, only one song was mentioned, "Going To My Hometown," presented in youtube clips of various live performances. Curious to learn why he was referred to in such glowing terms, and why it was always in reference to this song, I did some searching to find others. I've had a really hard time finding anything. When I saw this thread, I thought I'd give it another try - still came up empty. Then I thought to see what the mandos in rock thread had in the list there, and I found these:
Rory Gallagher - Brute Force and Ignorance
Rory Gallagher - Going To My Hometown
Rory Gallagher - I'm Not Surprised
Rory Gallagher - Leaving Town Blues
To my dismay, youtube clips of album cuts showed only "Going To My Home Town" and "Leaving Town Blues" have mandolin on them. I do not mean to disparage him or his music in anyway, especially not when we are celebrating his life by commemorating his death, but I am trying to understand what this is all about. If someone can enlighten me - and others, of course - about any other songs of his which feature mandolin I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. And those other two are coming off the list next time I edit it, unless someone can show they should be included.
And RIP, Rory Gallagher.
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