Rory Gallagher - Shadow Play Live 1979. Kel 'N' Rich's First Reactions! 

Rory is Ireland’s favorite son. Every year there is a festival celebrating Rory and his music. There’s no one like Rory.

The only thing I don't like about Rory Gallagher is that he is no longer with us.

When major acts cowardly shunned Northern Ireland during the troubles Rory was one of the few acts that came here regularly. He has a special place in the hearts of Northern Irish people.

Saw him 41 times ……first time in 72 in the Regina cinema Waterford Ireland ………..there are no words to describe Rory live . Our national treasure 🇮🇪🇮🇪

Proud irishman here. So privileged to have this man come from here. Wish he was till around. Him and Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy died too soon.

Rory didn't play his songs, he lived them on stage, full of passion.

Rory never played the same song the same way twice. Saw him 6 times and he was just phenomenal.

Thank you for a Rory reaction! As clearly exhausted as he was, Rory came out and played two encores after this song. I highly recommend that you watch the opener to this same show with the song "Shin Kicker" to give you an idea of the energy he put into his performances from beginning to end. While I think this video is popular for how kinetic it is, I don't believe it's representative of the depth of Rory as a performer. He was a brilliant natural multi-instrumentalist - electric & acoustic, slide & pickin' guitar, mandolin, harmonica, electric sitar, saxophone with an extensive and diverse catalogue of music. He was a blues master and his rock 'n roll was purely full-tilt. His performance of "All Around Man" from the Old Grey Whistle Test show is a must see, and full of surprises. Also, suggest "A Million Miles Away" from the Irish Tour '74 film, a soul-stirring mood piece. Anyway, I hope this is a beginning for you to experience Rory Gallagher. Keep on... you won't be disappointed.

I said it before and I will say it again, it just doesn't get any better than Rory Gallagher.

Rory Gallagher lived in Cork Ireland which is the same county that I'm from, thank you for reacting to this Irish legend.

Shout out to the Bass Player. He's killing it!!

I grew up following Rory. What nobody mentions is the festival in Ballyshannon Ireland every June celebrating the life of Rory. Worth looking at.

From Australia, Rory Gallagher is much loved down under, love your reactions , Peace from down under.

I'm sitting here watching this with my dog,Rory sleeping at my feet. Anyone who has not heard of Rory Gallagher, is in dire need of education. He was my hero,such a beautiful guy,sadly taken too soon. And yes,he was the greatest ,as a musician,and as a person.

The man, the guitar, the absolute legend! Great stuff Guys!

Saw rory 11 times late 70s to 90s. He was simply the best. Great gigs, long sets, so much energy . Beautiful personal sound. Great guy too. Much missed.

Thanks for the Rory reaction. He deserved so much more recognition than he got in life. My favorite Rory song is straight up blues. Its called What In The World played for BBC sessions. He was elemental. ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

I had the great pleasure of seeing Rory play live around 1979. Without a doubt,, it was the greatest show I've ever witnessed and I've seen all the greats of my era.

Rory Gallagher is Amazing. Been listening to his music to this day. Since the 70’s. So Brilliant in every way.

great stuff folks ... as always ...loved it

Rory was a man of the people he loved the people he played for .He's been my top guy for decades I got on board in the mid 70s He passed away in 96 my heart was broken he died from an infected liver .

Rory Gallagher - one of those Guitarists Guitarist. A true guitar legend.

I saw rory in german tv show back in 79 and became a fan

To answer your question, he strummed it and placed the guitar face down pickups on high, stage vibration and feedback did the rest.

Guys, you have to check out Rory playing a track called 'Walk on hot coals' from a British tv show called 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' from the mid-seventies. It is just brilliant. all the best.

Learned of Rory in the early 70's when i was 18 years old 69 now and I've been listening to him for 50 years....The Irish Hurrican !! Rory on!!

Rory is incredible. his band were tremendous. Try "I fall apart" it's gorgeous. Such a lovely guy too. Tragic, Great to see you both. Kel you look beautiful.

I saw Rory once live, open for RUSH, they returned the favor as RUSH opened for Rory earlier in their career. Saw them in Green Bay, WI.

Simply the best. Saw him many times and chatted with him once. Jyst a gentleman. One of a kind. Sadly missed

I've walked across Rory Gallagher place in Cork, Ireland so many times. As a guitar player I have so much respect for what he managed to wring out of his instrument. Such a talented man. Wish I could have seen him live.

Thank you for sharing Rory. He was a beautiful human being.

There will never, ever, be another like Rory. What a musician. Makes me proud to have Irish blood.

I regularly went to see Rory in Coventry ,through 1970s, he was fantastic ,and it was almost like a family get together!! Loved him to bits !! So underrated, absolutely magnificent onstage live !!

Seen him live a number of times and he always delivered. He really got you sweating. RIP Rory you are really missed.

Rory first came to my attention around1972 with the release of the album Live in Europe which was a great album. He was born in my home county of Donegal in Ireland. Sadly he died too young. RIP Rory.

I was blessed and honored to see Rory in ‘82 at a small club in San Francisco (The Stone) and while waiting in line to get in, a station wagon pulls up in front of the club and out comes Rory and his long time bass player Gerry and start unloading their gear. Me and my bestie at the time jump over and start to help and Gerry said something like “aw, you guys are the best” and started handing us equipment. That’s the kind of guys they were. So appreciative of their fans and so unaffected by fame and that’s why people love Rory. Just a class act who could play the crap out of his Strat. Fender guitar issued a commemorative edition that’s as beat up as Rory’s. RIP Rory ❤❤

I 1st saw Rory in 1976 when he opened for Jethro Tull & Robin Trower. I had never heard of him before but he blew me away. After Rory & Trower, Tull had no chance that night. Next day I went & bought Rory's Irish Tour '74 album & played it for my brother. You should do reaction to Cradle Rock & Tattoo'd Lady from that album.

He's was a fabulous entertainer

Those were the days. I've probably listened to or watched it at least a 100 times by now. Stellar performance.

I shook Rorys hand . Best day of my life. The " humble genius".... zero ego.... no opinions . Seldom played the same song the same way twice in a row. No one cared. He was feeling it. He played Shin Kicker first the night i saw him. Whole place eating out of his hands three barres in and it never stopped. Man of the people indeed.

I don't see another comment on this, but I think when the gain is turned up to its max, the guitar strings will vibrate with whatever sounds are in close proximity, making all kinds of noises and sounds. The bass guitar and drums were still playing, and that would also vibrate the stage - thus causing the guitar to appear to be playing itself. You can sure see some similarities between him and Hendrix. Thanks for the video.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! not enough people have yet discovered Rory 'The Peoples Guitarist' he was a giant, and as you said he avoided the big concert halls and such, because he wanted the close interaction with his fans. That concert was a blast but there are so many more, even better concerts that you will discover, Good Luck.

Heard of him. Never seen him. You did it again gang. I may know a lot, but I don't know it all. You make an old guy feel young again. Thanks and love.

r gallagher was, in addition to being a great artist, incredibly close to his audience. he could turn an insipid place into an erupting volcano. I saw him 4 or 5 times in concert, always with the same joy. RIP Irish Man.great choise.Thanks

Went to see Rory at Reading Festival , UK in the early 80s. He was on stage for well over 2 hours. He was such a great versatile musician and as you can see he put on a great show. He did some great accoustic work too

I never saw Rory solo but saw Taste half a dozen times including at the IOW in 1970., he was a force of nature. Sometimes you could see fear and terror in the eyes of his bandmates because they had no idea what he was going to do next, they just had to do their best in following his lead.That beat up guitar, that's how I felt after watching Taste live. Extraordinary guitarist and vocalist that often doesn't get the love he deserves, taken too soon RIP Rory.

For a small island. We consistently turn out world class talent and then exceptional one’s. Just like our Ruairí !!! 🇮🇪👍☘️

If ever a musician was at one with his instrument it was Rory. One of my greatest regrets is that I never got to see him live.

Great you reacted to Rory. Hope you do more an check out his acoustic work too. Also suggest you watch the documentary/concert video of Irish Tour 74. Gives a great insight into Rory, and at the time proable the best band he had, in my view, since the original Taste.

I have seen a lot of Rory and he is fantastic but I've never seen this show - AMAZING!!!

I was blown away when I saw Slash talking about Rory he said " when I first met Rory it shocked me that he knew who I was." This was long before Slash was famous and still playing clubs in L.A.

Seen Taste twice. One brilliant, tight band. Seen them back in 1969. Seen Rory twice after he became a solo artist.

Thank you, I'm a big fan of Rory. First time I saw him on German TV in the 70th and last time at concert in Vienna in the 90th. For me he is also one of the greatest guitarists of all time and I love his music. Your reaction was very pleasant, accurate and respectful. I even learned new facts. I didn't know the story about Brian May.

Best Gitarrist of all Time with a Great Band an a stage Performance at its best 😍. I Love it !!!!

Really glad you and Kel are back!

I had the good fortune of seeing Rory twice, once in 82 and again in 91. The 91 show was in L.A. and Slash was in the audience. For his encode Rory brought Slash out and they jammed on a couple of Chuck Berry tunes. Other songs to consider are A Million Miles Away, Moonchild. Brute Force and Ignorance, Bad Penny and Middle Name.

Yes!!!!! Thank you

That was magic

And Rory was the purest guitar gods of them all, probably

Rory was the best. I was lucky enough to see him many many times. I remember seeing him at Reading 73 (weekend camping ticket was around £4.75 !! for Rory, Rod Stewart & the Faces, Genesis, Quo, Spencer Davis etc) - he stole the weekend of course - and a St.Patricks Day gig in London where he had provided pints of Guinness for all the concert goers and left them on every bit of the bar tops, ledges etc., what a man sadly missed.

Great reaction for a phenomenal artist. I had the privilege and pleasure to see Rory live 5 times in concert. Always something to look forward to as he was one of the few artists who would play regularly in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the 1970’s and 80’s. Check out Rory’s acoustic guitar playing such as The Barley And Grape Rag or his version of Leadbelly’s ‘Out On The Western Plain’ R.I.P. Rory Gallagher an absolute legend.

in 2010 i had the great pleasure of a night out in Cork with Gerry McEvoy … am from Cork myself … such great stories . one in particular and ye can check it out on youtube . Tattoo d lady . rockpalast , wiesbaden , one of my favourite live performances from Rory … Gerry said it was just spiritual ,, way longer than normal and Gerry and Ted improvised as they had to most nights . no two song renditions ever the same . thank you Gerry for a wonderful night , such a gentleman and great company … and thank you Rory .. the greatest

The most undervalued, underestimated, underrated guitarist EVER!!!! No player had his energy on stage, his fans loved him, he loved his fans, a true people's guitar hero!!!! 🎸

Thanks for this, Kel N' Rich! Welcome to the Rory club! Rory's the greatest of all time in my book. Even Ritchie Blackmore said he's the most natural talented player he ever saw, and he toured with Rory when he was in Deep Purple and Rainbow in the 70s. His command over the instrument is unreal, his tone is unmatched and he never played the same song in the same way twice, always changed something. He almost never looks at his guitar while doing those insane mostly improvised solos, and his guitar tone goes from heavy punch to almost violin like when he wants. It's truly mind-blowing. You need to get the Irish Tour '74, The Montreux and Rockpalast Box Sets and Rock Goes To College '79(you should react to Do You Read Me and Mississippi Sheiks(killer slide guitar here) from that one, it will leave you floored). After watching more of him you'll come to my conclusion as well :))) He's in a class of his own.

Now yav heard of him ..he's still the greatest guitarist ever 👍

Rory simply was the GOAT, i dont have to say more as you cannt better that.

Nice one! Never saw him live, alas, but they used to play this at Rock Disco in town I used to frequent as a youth in the 80s. Never failed to fill the dancefloor with headbangers and air guitar virtuosos rocking out like their lives depended on it. The man's a frickin' legend among those who know. Welcome to the club. As to how he was getting that sound from the apparently discarded guitar, I can only suppose it was a combination of pedal effects and feedback. Secrets of the Guitar Masters I guess. Another in this vein you might like to check out is "Cherry Red" by the Groundhogs. Them I did get to see live on a couple of occasions. Lead guitarist Tony McPhee has to be one of the sweatiest men I've ever seen, but the sounds he could wring out of that well worn Gibson SG were like nothing on earth.

Watch Irish Tour the movie, Montreux in 1977 , and Taste at IOW 1970. Each performance shows his energy and skillful playing. He would always connect with the audience. Irish Tour shows him returning to the guitar shop where he bought that infamous Stratocaster. Joe Bonamassa was a huge fan and I saw him play Rorys strat, that Donald Gallagher his brother, had lent him. Not as well as Rory I might add.

Saw him 7 times awesome live in Europe live in Ireland Stage struck And more

Rory, although not as well known as most of the usual names mentioned when talking about the greatest guitarists in Rock/Blues history, his fellow rock guitarists all knew him, and how great he was. I'm talking about quotes from guys like Pete Townsend of The Who, Jimi Hendrix, who said "Rory is the greatest guitarist that nobody outside Ireland, or the UK, have never heard of. He's in many people's top 3 of all time. My top 3 are Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, and Rory Gallagher. Rory wasn't really playing for the money, or fame, he loved playing in small intimate venues, where he, and his audience were very close, and Rory could interact with people in the crowd. This Irish Rocker is one of the greats.

Rory Gallagher!! Love his stuff, whether it was Taste or solo, he was an amazing performer… his longtime bass player Gerry McAvoy is amazing also… also, Rory’s beat-up old guitar is his original one that he used so much he wore the finish off completely

Saw Rory in Speyer, Germany in 1971. It was a two day outdoor concert, also featuring Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and many more. You need to check out Shin Kicker live. Awesome.

Can you imagine how tired he must have been, with all of the running around on stage? Just playing the guitar to a song like this one would be draining. He gives so much energy to his fans. They always get their money's worth with Rory.

Rory was one of those guitarists who didn't use effects or pedals, just pure talent. Johnny Winter was another amazing guitarist who didn't use effects. You should check out Johnny Winters version of 'Highway 61 Re-visited' from the Captured Live album.

No guitar burning or playing with teeth. Just sheer raw, undiluted talent.

I was a youngster when I first saw him in the middle of Iowa in 1976 and a huge fan ever since. I think I have almost all his recordings. You must check out one of my favorite tunes.. Big Guns live. It knocks this tume out of the ballpark...

I don’t know about Nigel Tufnell but when I saw Rory his amp definitely went to 11!

A little Dr Jekyll, a liitle Mr Hyde - that could describe Rory. Off-stage, reserved, softly spoken. On stage a totally different persona. He lived for his music. It was a privilege to have seen him perform and meet him off-stage.

Thx for taking this video. Saw Rory several times and met him once backstage and was blown away by his kindness. He's my alltime favorite since 1980. Love the way you dive into the video😄

Glad to see you guys back and looking well. 👍👍

I seen him in 83 on his comeback tour he was brilliant .Rory has a rock blues festival named after him in Ballyshannon Donegal ireland 🇮🇪. Where rock music lovers from all over the world come every year .its class I'm just back.

Look for Alex Lifeson (RUSH) and Brian May (QUEEN) interview talking about Rory Gallagher.

Saw Rory and band in 1985 I think 😜... just an exceptional talent and a down to earth guy, unique and wonderful 🥰

Rory Gallagher forever one

Thank you for your reaction on Rory. He is one of the most unapreciated guitarists just because he choosed to go his own way. He reallyd do deserv to be listened to more. I remember when i first came in contact with him on an tv show in the 70´s, Rockpalast. It was broadcasted all over uerope from germany. (well at least we in sweden could see the show) Do listen to Do you read me, Bad penny, Philby, Going to my hometown, Moonchild. And Secret agent or Shin kicker. Among all his songs, the list is very long.

A feedback virtuoso so was Jimi of course. Like they could feel the notes in the air without even touching their guitar. Hope they're rocking out together nice thought Rich.

That was really good that!

My first rock show in '73, Rory opening for ZZ Top about 2 months before the Tres Hombres release. Blues Rock, Slide Guitar nut ever since... RIP Rory and Ted. Thank You! (keep rockin, Gerry!)

Lets all give a hand to the rythm section who kept the whole song together. My friend is a top notch guitarist and he always feels safest to play when drummer and bassist can keep the song going on. This gives more freedom to the fireworks from guitar ;)

Saw him two nights in a row at Chestnut Cabaret in Philly. Went to happy hour on Friday to buy tickets for Saturday and was able to stay for the Friday show. Rory blew the doors off the place!

Had the pleasure of seeing Rory and the band live many times when I lived in the UK, and travelled over to Ireland about 5 yrs ago for his tribute festival. All three of them are amazing musicians. You say they are a Cork band, but Rory was born in Ballyshannon, bizarrely at the Rock hospital there.

Merci a vous rory forever one❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

I think you’ve been living under a rock if you’ve never heard of Rory. Not so big in the states maybe but a very popular artist despite shunning the limelight. Slash, Brain May and Johnny Marr are all big fans amongst many. The Hendrix quote is urban legend. One of the best ever for sure. The Rory Gallagher custom shop model is one of Fender’s best selling. They even have a meeting room named after him - he’s far from unknown guys.

There's a story after playing a concert, when he returned to his hotel , he got up stage and played with the hotel band, And his two band mates joined him as the hotel musicians couldn't keep up with him, He played for a couple of hours. I think he was touring with Rush. He just loved playing

A million miles away - Irish Tour. Please

The Man, The Myth,The Legend The G-Man himself.

Saw him live in the mid 80s. Mindblown. Try out «do you read me» live 1979. «tattooed lady» live 1977 rockpalast. Also the shadow Play version from lorient 1994 with a closing solo to die for!

The interview was Hendrix on The Mike Douglas show. And Rory...just phenomenal guitarist/entertainer. Saw him 3 times,just amazing!!

Rory was good friends with Gary Moore back in Northern Ireland in the late 60s. Rory was amazed by this kid, a couple of years younger, that basically blew everybody off stage. They used to use each others gear for backup. And to no ones surprise, during the 70s and forward, Gary was to become the best of them all.

I still keep looking for the extra 2 fingers on his left hand. Not just a great guitarist, but such s humble beautiful soul.