All Around Man – Live In London

Rory was, and remains to this day, one of my favourite blues guitarists, and my collection of recorded works has today been extended by another live set, recorded over two days at the Town & Country Club in 1990....and how it rocks!Containing several cuts which had not appeared on previously released live sets, this is one helluva blistering performance by Rory, in the latter stages of his career, and his rock steady supporting band, running between Gallagher originals and cuts from Rory's favoured blues greats. And all the while, the dexterity of the man is very much to the fore, squeezing notes out of that battered Strat of his through his miniscule Vox AC30......and pretty much not a pedal in sight, with Rory getting all of his intonations through his fingers whether playing straight electric, slide or acoustic... a genuine, hard working musician who cared so much for his music and his audiences in equal measure! And all so beautifully recorded too!From the opening chords of Continental Op, you just know that you are in for a wild ride...even the "traditional" "solo" spot wherein Rory takes centre stage for a couple of acoustic numbers, that pace remains and, as the sleeve notes so eloquently put it; Rory "seemed to perform every number, including the opening one, as if it were the last one of the evening - sometimes even as if it might be the last one he would ever play" .....no truer word could apply as we run all the way to the closing All Around Man, simply giving us almost 109 minutes of musical magic.If you are new to the music of Rory Gallagher, then this is not a bad place to start your journey....but for his fans, this really is a must for the collection!Buy and play loud in the memory of a man taken far too early!

Stunning 2 disc live archive release from 1990 touring the 'Fresh Evidence' album, a massive 7 tracks from that album are presented here,along with some choice 'classic' tracks and excellent cover versions.If your looking at this, then your obviously a fan,take it from me, you need this CD,its awesome,Rory plays as if his life depends on it, blues rock thundering from the speakers, stunning guitar solo's and the traditional acoustic set,he was an incredible player on acoustic as well.I was blessed to see Rory,'live' 3 times .Glasgow Apollo '82 and twice at the Glasgow Pavillion in '87 and '88,those gigs live long in the memory.Donal if you read the reviews, try and get the 1982 Apollo gig,it was broadcast on Radio Clyde.90 mins or so, its an incredible performance by band and crowd,needs to be heard.This release has been produced beautifully, sounds incredible,comes in fold out digi pak and nice booklet with decent notes.

received on day of issue well packaged twin cd digipack with booklet with an in depth analysis on the concert and songs contained therein 23 previously unreleased tracks containing some blues standards and some of Rory's own work proves not only was he amazing on the guitar but his song writing is also to be admired .The remastering is excellent done at abbey road studios , and the guitar solos keep hitting you with knockout punches the crowd interaction with Rory shows how much loved he was then and still is now definitely a worth while purchase A+++

I'm blessed to have seen Rory 5 times in different eras.. Each time he took you on a guitar driven journey which left you wanting more at every gigWe've been blessed once again to relive these gigs and what a cd this is. Two discs full of magical musicianship of the highest order.Buy with confidence and play it loud.God bless you Rory Gallagher, missed beyond words

Fabulous recording of the great man and his band ( Gerry, Brendan, Geraint Watkins on keys and the lad from 9 below Zero on mouth organ). Rory is still unmatched for guitar wizardry, he could do it all. Much missed and still loved

If you like Rory then this has to be a must buy!!

A fantastic Rory Gallagher release

Spot on thanks