généralement EAGLESROCK fait du bon boulot..

Un DVD consqcré à la mythique salle du Cowtown Ballroom vient de sortir:



A documentary about the legendary Cowtown Ballroom has been released to DVD following a successful run of shows at the Tivoli Theatre. Included in the documentary are several minutes worth of Rory Gallagher’s incredible performance there on March 24, 1974. Despite the relatively poor quality of the film footage found of Rory’s performance at the Ballroom from over 35 years ago, the small video clip of the Irish blues/rock legend included in the documentary is an incredible look at Rory and his band at their very best.

Un extrait ici:

http://shadowplays.com/blog/?p=356

Une interview de Joe Satriani dans laquelle il parle de Rory:

How do you rate Irish guitar legends Rory Gallagher and the Edge?

JS: Rory was tearing it up when I was trying to learn guitar. Very often, you can feel inundated by the intense prowess of all these different players. I was a disciple of Hendrix and Jimmy Page and players of that era. When Rory came along, it was a completely different angle. I was wowed by his intensity and the emotion he put into his playing.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/features/qampa-joe-satriani-1770948.html

Pas beaucoup de news en ce moment: pas de sortie en vue hormis celle du DVD de Taste à l'Ile de Wight le 28 août 70 (mais la date de sortie n'est pas fixée). Donal Gallagher contacte également des fans pour avoir des boots de Taste, en vue d'une sortie officielle éventuelle... Le site officiel (rorygallagher.com) est en sommeil, même le forum du site a fermé, pour des raisons assez obscures.

Sinon, toujours des Best Of qui sortent, mais en fait rien de nouveau depuis "Wheels Within Wheels"... qui date de 2004. koolquirale:

Alors qu'il y a un tas de fantastiques cocnerts avec un son superbe qui n'attendent qu'une sortie officielle. A quand un "Irish Tour 74" Deluxe, avec de vrais bonus par exemple, voire un concert inédit?

Peut-être des questions de droits (c'est ce qui a freiné le deal pour autoriser la sortie le DVD live de Taste à Wight), ou tout simplement, une politique un peu frileuse des maisons de disques et/ou des ayants-droits (donc de Donal Gallagher).

Il y a de quoi faire, je pense qu'il y aurait un public: Rory n'est pas aussi connu que Clapton, il reste souvent considéré comme un très bon guitariste (mais pas un grand), une bête de scène, qui serait associé uniquement au hard (je suis allé chez un disquaire qui classait Rory au rayon "hard-rock", juste après... Europe! ).

Bref, sortir des best-of, c'est facile, confortable, et ça rapporte. Mais si ça peut être pratique pour faire découvrir un artiste, y'a pas besoin d'en sortir 3 coup sur coup. Rory mérite mieux que ça.

Un nouveau concert de Rory vient de faire surface:

Rory Gallagher (Opening for Dave Mason)
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA

December 4th 1976

Total Time: 58:26

1. MC & Tuning
2. I Take What I Want
3. Moonchild
4. Garbage Man
5. Tattoo'd Lady
6. Secret Agent
7. Calling Card
------------------> Cassette Flip
8. Souped Up Ford
9. Bullfrog Blues

Audience Recording

Voici dopnc le troisième best of qui sort en quelques années, celui-ci sur le label Eagle Rock:

"Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the August 25
release of The Best Of Rory Gallagher: Crest Of A Wave, on Eagle
Records. The 2-CD set lovingly—with great attention to
detail—encapsulates the Irish blues-rock guitarist's greatest solo
studio recordings. This comprehensive release stands as the definitive
statement to date of a true legend who left us way too early.

Rory's quest for his individual sound found him experimenting with hard
rock as well as blues, offset by melodic inventions, constantly refining
and utilizing his unerring ear for crisp, biting leadlines that proved
as irresistible stateside as it did abroad; he toured the states 25
times! His Live In Europe album proved phenomenally successful, and,
after two highly regarded studio masterworks, Blueprint and Tattoo, he
was invited to sit in with the legendary Muddy Waters on the album
London Sessions.

Turning down an invitation to replace Mick Taylor in the Rolling Stones,
his Irish Tour 1974 became a cinematic documentary and his
biggest-selling album. A chance to record with another of his heroes,
Jerry Lee Lewis, was not turned down. Neither was the chance to record
with blues great Albert King. Two more albums, Against The Grain and
Calling Card (the latter recorded with the help of Deep Purple's Roger
Glover) were well-received. He finished out the '70s recording his Photo
Finish album in Germany.

The 1980s saw tours that would take him literally around the globe, as
well as more studio and live albums. Rory even started his own label and
publishing company, and was planning on working with other artists, when
he fell seriously ill in Holland in '95.

Thankfully, this great artist has left behind a treasure trove of studio
and live recordings that future generations will be grooving to for
decades to come, the best of which is captured here on Crest Of A Wave!
(Previous Eagle Rock Entertainment Rory Gallagher releases include Live
In Cork DVD, Live At Montreux Definitive CD/DVD/Blu- ray and Live At
Rockpalast: 5 Concerts 1976-1990 DVD).

Track Listing:

CD 1:

1.) Follow Me
2.) Skinkicker
3.) Do You Read Me
4.) Bought & Sold
5.) Loanshark Blues
6.) In Your Town
7.) Calling Card
8.) A Million Miles Away
9.) Walk On Hot Coals
10.) I Fall Apart
11.) Tattoo'd Lady
12.) Crest of a Wave

CD 2:

1.) Bad Penny
2.) Overnight Bag
3.) Philby
4.) Shadow Play
5.) Moonchild
6.) They Don't Make Them Like You Anymore
7.) Edged In Blue
8.) Wheels Within Wheels
9.) Out On The Western Plain
10.) Out Of My Mind
11.) Barley & Grape Rag
12.) Lonesome Highway[b]

La pochette de ce Best-Of:

2 recueils de tablatures sont également sortis récemment:

Le premier:



Et le second:

Et dans les bacs, il y a aussi le CD de Bernie Marsden "Bernie Plays Rory". Pour plus d'infos, c'est ICI.