Rory Gallagher: His Life and Times

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Bel libro, completo di aneddoti, informazioni e belle fotografie. Lavoro accurato e di piacevole e interessante lettura. Facile lettura malgrado sia scritto in inglese.

Sehr detailliertes Buch über Rory, auch über seine frühe Musikerzeit.

A very good read by someone familiar with the late great Irish guitarist. Lots of personal observations from people who knew Rory. Good photos. Rory was arguably an even better guitarist than some of my other favorite guitar gods such as Jimi Hendrix, Tony McPhee, and Robin Trower. Want evidence? Listen to the monster live cd included in the album Notes From San Francisco; get the cd and dvd video of the live Beat Club sessions; and get the cd and dvd video of Rory's incendiary performance in Taste at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival. Rory did it all! He played multiple instruments, including saxophone; he played various guitar styles, including both electric and acoustic slide, to perform rock, blues, country, and folk; he wrote wonderful lyrics and songs, as well as covering the words and tunes of other artists; and he sang those words while moving his fingers not just fast, but clean, all over the fretboard. Rory was a humble but confident musician, as good as anybody, who gave it his all and never sold out. Connaughton reinforces all this in his excellent book.

Nice book about Rory. Interessting information.