Rory Gallagher - A Million Miles Away Irish Tour 1974

[@dm3830]

only saw him live once, Sydney in the 80s, unforgettable, some young fan ran onto stage, bouncers were about to flatten the guy, Rory shielded him and they sang ShadowPlay together, the entire theatre went bats as the fan sank to his feet at the end of the song and washed Rorys feet with our collective tears of admiration

[@kostaslappas5700]

You are blessed

[@DominiqueGarofalo]

That's beautiful.

[@ramspace]

You're a poet.

[@drewhamillband]

That sounds about right

[@8sun52]

Good story. Thanks! That sounds like a Buddy Guy concert at the Westbury Music Fair (I still call it that). A young woman got on the stage and started twirling around to his Blues so that her colorful skirt fanned out. She was ushered off a few times and finally stayed off.

[@emmetnolan2329]

I was standing in front of him at this gig in the city hall cork. Magic!

[@XGalaxyXrobloxX]

At age 40 is hard to express the amount of impact this song has in my life.

[@shan-2233]

I totally agree with you, Rory is and always will bno

[@TheZrna]

Fu..ing masterpiece.. Long live Rory!

[@Kostas_Xen]

Rory is the God of BluesRock!! This Track is one of his Best!!!

[@glitterknight11189]

Definitely the God of Irish-based blues rock!

[@glitterknight11189]

I recognize the Irish influence from being a Lizzy fan from way back. But man, those tones!!

[@benjaminabrahaosobrinho5296]

Rory Gallagher,um dos melhores guitarristas de todos os tempos, indiscutível!!!!

[@chapellavalsusauna3181]

Rory Gallagher, Lou Martin, Gerry McAvoy, Rod d'Ath, an absolute climax of music!

[@hollandiamike116]

I was fortunate enough to see him live in Adelaide Australia, the best concert I have ever ever been to.

[@Kashaslove]

WOW

[@benjaminsantana8629]

dunno if anyone gives a damn but if you're stoned like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all the latest movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my gf for the last couple of months xD

[@zanderraylan8518]

@Benjamin Santana definitely, been using instaflixxer for months myself :D

[@brigittekobiela3318]

@@benjaminsantana8629 who cares

[@johnnykawakid]

@@brigittekobiela3318 no need arsehole.

[@janapinka7295]

50 years ago ❤

[@davidtwine1218]

Absolutely brilliant!! Grew up listening to the double vinyl Irish Tour 74. This was always my favourite track. An amazing, totally underrated guy. RIP Rory, and thank you. 👍

[@briancavanagh9649]

Yeah brilliant track and my fav from Irish tours. Bought it in 74 after seeing him. Great concerts and fantastic memories seeing this master at work

[@fabriziospinelli6356]

One of the five guitar hero forever

[@fabriziospinelli6356]

Jimi,Jeff,SRV,RORY,JIMMI

[@largemarge1603]

@david, Who 'underrates' Rory G.?

[@davidperry7128]

@@largemarge1603 No-one.

[@stigsdatter]

the lyrics, the song, the guitarplay ...so, so, so brilliant - never heard anything like this before, he is just the best.....

[@danielomagno]

😊😊😊😊

[@miguelbazaaranaantunez4608]

Sin ninguna duda el *Mejor*

[@bluesmain1]

i hitchhiked across L.A. four nights in a row to stand in front of him at the Whisky..... prior i saw him at the erie canal soda pop festival so i felt very cosmic about this opportunity in L.A. i spent every penny and every minute to make it happen i went on to play guitar for the next 40 plus years inspired by Him

[@cynthiamarston2208]

bluesmain1 I like a video of a Whiskey show and the date was such I would of been there pretty sure if I hadn’t been so wrapped up in San Diego with a band who were “going to make it” so...never saw Rory....one of a handful of regrets in my life. Oh well. Better late than never and my sound system and headsets give me better or as good as live I bet and I can be wowed repeatedly .....the videos are great some of them. Aren’t they?

[@walterdickerhof6425]

​@@cynthiamarston2208they are ... ❤😍🎶

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

Hard to say after nearly 50 years how much i love this song.

[@criticalbill7715]

If ever a Rory song could be described as autobiographical, this is surely that.

[@murray1246]

Ok. It means the blues knows no hate.

[@mssamhierlmeier5073]

It's the truth

[@brianferris8668]

Saw him 3 times in the late 60's and early 70's. First time with Taste, the other 2 as a solo. He came into the pub we were in just after the gig, sweating profusely, and had one pint. He mixed with us as if he knew us all. He was the most humble of men. No superstar, no airs and graces. A tragic end to a wonderful artist and human being.

[@veroniqueangely3245]

Un homme simple et vrai...❤

[@GD_Fin]

17 years ago, as a kid with a new guitar, I watched this video probably 1000 times and it changed the course of my life

[@MitsosDontWoryBeHapy]

Yes Rory you were millions of miles away of your time .....

[@ak4blizzy]

Idk, the actual music sucks

[@cynthiamarston2208]

Ariochz yeah....so maybe just a million miles away from anything! Ha ha. Like they say...a one off...

[@dodgedandle8311]

I remember exactly were I was when I heard he’d passed I was on a balcony in a hotel in Majorca with my guitar and played an Acoustic version of this song in his honour 😔🙏 He really was something else, he had everything as a Musician a poet and one hell of a guitarist and he gave everything when he played.. HE WAS THE REAL THING..RIP Rory Gallagher., Never to be Forgotten ❤️🌞🙏⭐️🎸❤️

[@Blues1206]

감사합니다 한국의 로리갤러거의 팬으로부터...

[@heymoe55]

Been a Rory fan for 30 some years, still feel blessed to have seen him live. I turn people on to him all the time, he'll live forever.

[@redheadjohn16]

Iam Cork born and bred. I grew up in the heady days of the 1960's and 1970's. What a privilege it was to see Rory play the City-hall and feel the power of his music throb through the crowd, the building and even the old city,itself.

[@zeus-mt7wx]

Proud you survived those terrible times. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tramuntan1ca]

Saw him in 1984 in Zagreb, Croatia, I was 18 then. One of the most underrated guitar player, my favurite alogside with GOD Jimi. God Bless you Rory wherever you are and thank you for everything

[@jottailirik9581]

Wasn't that in 1985?

[@tramuntan1ca]

@@jottailirik9581 - Yes it is! 👍Excuse my memory lapse, how do you know? Where you there?

[@HandleGF]

@@tramuntan1ca @jottailirik9581 Zivjel Hrvatska

[@marksmith6712]

i was 18 years old when i walked into a record store on the westside of indianapolis and this was playing...my life has never been the same...what a beautiful soul rory was and one of the most amazing musicians this world has ever known...we all love you and miss you....

[@Gallagherfreak100]

Who ever, ever sounded like Rory? No one. An unworldly soul and sound. Either you get him or you don't. The man in his own world. Not for the "lite music" fan

[@theherbpuffer]

I'm addicted to music.. all kinds. But I keep comin back for rory!

[@ebisu2001]

Same me, his music is timeless and very good, pure rock,n Roll ! I like many different kinds of music :-)

[@walterdickerhof6425]

​@@ebisu2001Same here 👍🙏

[@woland99]

Seeing Rory playing live was religious experience - no video can adequately show the amazing soulful energy Rory would create on stage. I have seen him back in 1974 and to this day it is one of best concerts I remember. Had a chance to talk to him a bit after the show - he was very un-rock-star-like person - as he said in that "Irish Tour" documentary "I do not want to get too famous so I cannot just walk into a pub and have a drink with friends".

[@giorgosboyrnoykas2338]

One of the greatest and most underrated musicians I’ve ever listened to. His music will never fade. more respect for RORY GALLAGHER

[@mssamhierlmeier5073]

Right up there with SRV and Clapton ❤😊🎉

[@walterdickerhof6425]

​@@mssamhierlmeier5073indeed ❤

[@vegassports]

One of the greatest songs all time, ever. A song few even know. I saw Rory Gallagher live twice. Once in Santa Monica, once in Ireland. Brilliant guitarist.

[@Gallagherfreak100]

The passion this man put into his music is beyond amazing. IMHO, no real competition as the "best" blues rocker ever (SRV is close) For folks just hearing him for the first time, would recommend "live at the BBC". Beautiful sound quality and first rate performances. Miss him every day.

[@Leo-uc8zv]

Srv is in line he’s not passed a few. Rory jimi Gary Moore Roy Buchanan Jeff beck are genius! Still more that’s better than Srv

[@ramspace]

I still remember the first time I heard this song. It took me to that pub, melancholic, a million miles away from my love.

[@patriciabannister2721]

Hands down, my favorite musician , he was 2 years my senior so I’ve been exposed to years of singer, instrumentalists, songwriters and for me he’s the one who touches my soul ❤

[@michaelbane4102]

Simply magnificent! The video shooting, the great locale fits beautifully with Rory's song..Rory's playing here is soulful and totally on the mark..Rory's songwriting and fantastic guitar playing in top form here. In America---truly they have no clue how great this guy was!! Thanks to You Tube we can see one of the greatest Rock frontmen ever..Elite live performer.....

[@peterslisarenko7374]

Agree totally. In Canada, some of us did have a clue. Rory's music as powerful now as it was 40 years ago when I started listening

[@DominiqueGarofalo]

I never heard of him until today and I am SUPER into music. I have a deep and varied collection and a wide range of tastes. I can't believe that I missed out on this incredible talent! Until now. I'll make up for lost time because he's truly outstanding.

[@brolinofvandar]

In the early-mid-70's, myself and a couple of friends worked at a small AM radio station in southern Illinois. That's where I first discovered Rory, through a copy of the "Tattoo" album, which is the studio version of this song. This song, along with "Admit It", were my two favorite songs to play on the air. We only had the one album, but thanks to us, southern Illinois got some exposure to Rory back then. I know I played him a lot. And, that remains my favorite album of his. And, one of my biggest regrets is never getting the chance to see him live. I do love the KZbin videos, though.

[@ROCKIVANHOE]

THE GREATEST SONG IN THE WORLD!!!!!! RORY!!!!!!

[@adamoc30]

After 45 Years, I Finally Started A Vinyl Collection Earlier In The Year, This Year After Losing My Parents To Cancer Within Less Than 3 Months Apart & Already Have 6 Albums Of Rory’s, R.I.P. Brother & Thank You For The Life Saving Music As Well! Cheers To Everyone 😍🎶🎶🎶🎸🤘

[@Kshorty666]

My m8 introduced me to Rory Gallagher a few years back and i couldnt of been happier to have been brought to his talent, not a day goes by where i listen to a rory gallagher song at least once. What i wud give to have seen him play live with my own eye. RIP Rory

[@AtomicMushroom1]

This is the exact moment where I fall in love with his music, I was 13 now I'm almost 25 and I'm still fond of his music and his personality. I miss him

[@Juan-be7qt]

Lo descubrí con 17 años , tengo 60 lo admirare forever

[@davidmason7765]

I got to go to Cork for my wife's work in December. Wandered around the docks, found a pub and a couple of drinks and thought of Rory . Only 10,000 miles (from Australia) and it was worth it

[@pudley58]

I was listening to Rory in the late 70's...he never got the recognition he deserved...but thanks to KZbin and other sites the next generation of classic rockers can enjoy and appreciate his singular talent...God rest you Rory!

[@ErnstJan07]

I am not very into the blues, but Rory is outstanding. I bought the album Irish Tour when I was 16 (two years after the release)and I must have played this number A Million Times now. Rory thank you very much for giving me this extraordinary song. Cheers.

[@michaelclarke3031]

I saw Rory many live many times thru 70's, . . . . . . Very happy memories. He certainly was extremely gifted, I'm 62 and have seen many but none better. RIP RG❤

[@andrewevangelou6839]

a great song from one irelands legendary sons,gone but never forgotten long live you,re name rory, a truly great guitarist of the highest order.

[@danielomagno]

The best for me...

[@danielomagno]

The best for me...

[@anivardanyan]

Rest in peace, dear Rory. For me the most attractive part of your music has always been the feeling of warmth and honesty in your voice and guitar sound that no one else has. :)) :*

[@lennycelt]

Beautiful man. Spirit. Everything to expect from an honest soul. Rock on man.

[@oisingeraghty7665]

Greatest guitar player to have ever lived RIP

[@FergyGuitar]

I can't remember if I have posted on this before, but it bears repeating. My first ever live gig was in 1974 in Belfast when nobody, apart from Horslips, would play there (they couldn't get the insurance for the gear). Rory played every year, the highlight of the year in a bleak music scene. I was blown away. I always really loved this song above some of the louder, faster numbers, it was so sensitive, so blues. Great man, and thanks Rory for making me pick up a guitar in the first place.

[@Lyagushka]

The style and tones he achieves is otherworldly in it's execution - almost perfect and most definitive. He was a musicians musician and a savant amongst men. He needs some airplay!

[@frihaug]

Watching these great kind of videoes makes me really sad that we live in a age where music no longer i respected and is treated like a product rather than something made with love feelings and soul. If any real music is made these days im sorry to say its tough to find..

[@firdausHITMAN]

frihaug There was shit music back then as well but did not dominate the mainstream like today. The music you refer to as a product is all about supply and demand. Most people today like that kind of junk music therefore good musicians are not given a break as often.

[@eb3be66]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written......thanks for posting.....

[@sxazzy]

sad that i found Rory so late. great guitarist.

[@dancrowley5128]

Never too late🙆

[@criticalbill7715]

@@dancrowley5128 I second that emotion!!!

[@glitterknight11189]

Just freaking beautiful!! This is one of the best I’ve heard from RG. I’m a Rory Gallagher fan now.

[@MrJeanfoufou]

Saw first Rory with his group Taste at the Marquee Club in London when I was 18 and a few years later 2 times in Brussels . Unforgettable and unbelievable. Glad to be born in 1950 ....

[@Wolle-fs2mf]

Das ist das schönste Lied das ich kenne von Rory!!! 😊😊😊

[@catherinebarnes2238]

The unforgettable Mr G.

[@martinamckeown2000]

best guitar player ever and nice vid of cork and cobh.

[@martinamckeown2000]

phill lynott was good to.

[@rick22908]

***** Gary Moore would be surprised about Phil

[@martinamckeown2000]

i guess so.

[@laurent-l4t]

Que de souvenirs en t’écoutant 😢 Pas un ne t’aura remplacé tu as été et restera à jamais mon guitare héros. Rip Rory

[@bodix006uk9]

Possibly the best version of Rory's classic.The feeling in the playing really comes across, A talking strat?. comes pretty close.Lou Martin adds so much.Sad they have left us but what a legacy! Keep it all alive Gerry he should not be forgotten.

[@paulhoughton5164]

The man breathes music. He gets inside a song and projects it in a way others just can’t regardless of guitar technique or ability. He feels it! So lucky to have seen him live many times since 1974 ! Unforgettable

[@robertrohde4579]

Rory was so great! One of the all-time greats no doubt!

[@peterturbett7466]

Played in our household through the 70s, what a great song

[@Yuo7766]

So much talent, so much charisma!!!

[@rochellerussell3896]

Love you Rory not a day goes by when I don't play your sublime music x

[@jerryd5471]

Was fortunate to see him live, so good, rest in heaven Rory 🎶🎶

[@jerryd5471]

Same here, brilliant 🤗🙏❤️🎸🎸

[@uriasj68]

It's such a damn shame that we don't have this quality of musician out there now. Just all this teeny bopper bubble gum chewing music. This is BADASS

[@andrewkelly8677]

wheres the next Rory?

[@CharlesW92]

True. The closest I've seen in modern times is Gary Schofield. Gary Clark Jr. is fantastic too.

[@Ummagumarios]

Surely one of the best songs ever, and this is the best version... Miss you Rory

[@paulcheney4114]

Deffo!!!

[@davefitzgerald5334]

RIP Rory. True grit and authentic. No silly crap. Jesus have mercy.

[@pendragone]

This Man has been my inspiration and still is today, R.I.P. Rory

[@zeplinglr]

Cette chanson je n'avait d elle que le début enregistré sur un k7 depuis un 33 tours mais comme il n yavait plus d espace je n'ai eu que le début c était en 1996 juste 2 ans après ça mort J ai mis 6 ans à la chercher le reste de la chanson est carrément sublime Merci rory Fan depuis plus de 25 ans Repose en paix rory t es pour moi le plus grand guitariste de blues et de rock de ces 50 dernières années...

[@talister106]

I am thank full to discover Rory, in the early seventies and he has inspired me in my musical journey. To this day when I play his music I still get chills. We shall not see the likes of him again.

[@mikemazurski5671]

Saw him 3 times in Chicago , He took my album from me at the Park West during the show, when the show ended I jumped on the stage to retrieve it which I did , later on that night I got it signed by Rory , what a humble and great man he was !!

[@Gallagherfreak100]

You are right. Rory was the master of so many styles of guitar; electric blues, delta (acoustic) blues, slide (as good as Johnny Winter), even country and western. An amazing talent.

[@fouad894]

I've seen Rory on concert in Madrid on '86 and it was like a dream coming truth and felt like i was a million miles away ❤❤❤

[@dublingero]

brilliant stuff! this is my favorite rory song of all time. i never get tired of this version.

[@andrewparkinson8837]

me too, definitely having this version of it at my funeral !

[@josefth.6306]

best version (in my opinion) of one of my favourite songs - thx alot 🙏🍀🙏

[@JRVMurphy]

All hail de Internet for allowing us to watch and listen this amazing videos. Rory was a poet with his lyrics and with his hands, That Strat produced some of the best "poems" of all times. This is one of them.

[@Fernandes035]

Conheci Rory há poucos meses já com meus 35 anos e desde então fiquei admirado por seu trabalho. É cada música melhor que a outra, fenomenal.

[@foghornleghorn8651]

I love when he makes his guitar sound like a train horn, never seen anybody do that before, Just a amazing talent.

[@sundarmann6167]

I'm a late comer to Rory's music. And I'm SHOCKED by this immense talent of a man! Ashamed to not have known him much, much earlier than the 3 years now.

[@lowforest]

This is the best bluessong i've ever heard. Thank you for the music....RORY RIP

[@stanesposito2664]

One of my favorites. I was in a band in the 70s that played this. Couldn't touch Rory, but it so great to honor him even then.

[@ΑπόστολοςΚελές]

So few musicians like Rory can create such strong emotions with their songs . RIP Rory

[@MR.HandyANDY]

Rory had a style, a flavour, an energy all his own. you could'nt compare him to anyone else. He was one of a kind. there will never be another Rory Gallagher. Good to know someone like him once lived yet sad his time was short. but what a legacy of music left to remember him by and enjoy forever.

[@brnrik500]

I heard about Rory a few days ago. Nov 2022. read a quote from hendrix who said he was the best. I tell u what, i got a new favorite artist. wish i woulda known about rory a long time ago. i would have went anywhere to see him play.

[@rileyfraser9920]

Please mums and dads share this with them

[@arjopolder3343]

Saw him there times in the seventies , never forget him

[@MetallicAddict15]

Why Rory Gallagher is my idol: On a tribute video to SRV, Eric Clapton stated that while playing, Stevie Ray never had to stop to think what he was going to play next, because "the music just flowed through him". I think the same applies to Rory: he just seemed to be an unstoppable force on stage, seemingly effortlessly weaving excellent blues solos together. On top of that, he was a great singer, terrific songwriter, wonderful showman and from what I've seen, an all-round stand-up guy.

[@FredMentzel]

This version was from Dublin, Ireland 01-02-1974

[@stigsdatter]

Rorys music is like a drug to me - I need to hear him play EVERY day and when I hear his music I feel so good. Best blues-rock musician EVER!!!!!! This song is my absolute favorite. Blues just can´t get any better...

[@digannio]

There must have been floods of tears rolling down cheeks when this was played at Rory's funeral. But boy what a brilliant musical legacy he left us.

[@lesgibbs326]

I had no idea who Rory was until the famous comment by Hendrix saying ask Rory what it's like to be the best guitarist . You can see so many guitarists have been influenced by Rory . So glad to have found him 🙏

[@DanHolmes-o9b]

Yes! Alex Lifeson asked Hendrix that question lol!

[@VoodooHighwayIT]

I was only 8 yo when you departed and I started listening to you around that age thanks to my dad.. now I'm 23 and I still love you. You fill my bluesy nights lonely crusader Rory.. never forget you.

[@jorgesilva9413]

50 years ago….incredible….such a Great musician….

[@Raindogno7]

The guy is my hero, my first album was live in europe my first ever album.my uncle gave it to me when i started playing guitar when i was 8 yrs old in 1983.i remember exactly where i was the day he passed.This is a great version.I was just this morning playing along to "in your town" and "laundromat" Apparently Hendrix was asked what it wass like to be the greatest guitarist in the world he replied " i don't know man ask Rory Gallagher.His music is my medicine.R.I.P.

[@steve6919]

actually brings tears to my eyes when i hear this and i think of him R.I.P Rory

[@tomleahy8603]

Have been listening to this since '74, still one of the best.

[@RakaArcturus]

this is the first time i listen to him.... my friend gave me this link.... nothing much to say... his music speaks for him.... you can feel his soul through this song.... great!!!

[@lennoxkiel]

ooo Rory our Irish Tour ended in a carcrash 10 years ago, we only saw Cork and your grave. Took a while I could listen again to your music, but now it's okay again.

[@douggauzy6258]

Great song , Rory sounds great ! Love the lyrics .

[@hugogalvan5419]

Rory, unico!!!! a mis 66 años, es como cuando lo escuche en el '74.

[@richardmillionaire376]

This is probably my favourite Rory track so much feeling in those notes, RIP Rory miss you man,

[@LONGMAN772]

Nobody can beat this !

[@lindadote]

Incomparable, none better than our Rory. Thanks for the post.

[@scottsmith3593]

I have just given this a thumbs up. To put into words how good this performance is is futile.

[@starstyx]

I saw Rory play live three times in the early seventies. What a musician!! I wonder what happened to that old Strat. He used to hit it so hard that his top E snapped twice and I'm still amazed at the speed at which he replaced it and got in tune in seconds. By the end of "Going to my hometown", there were always broken strings on his mandolin.

[@dec2031]

Johnny Marr bought it at auction.Theres a video of him playing it on KZbin