Rory Gallagher & Jack Bruce - Born Under A Bad Sign

Rory Gallagher & Jack Bruce performing Born Under A Bad Sign on the 17th of October 1990 on Rocklife, in the Live Music Hall in Köln, Germany.

[@plantfeeder6677]

Saw Rory open for Deep Purple in 1973. He blew the roof off the place.

[@taurektaurek6213]

When one of the best bassists and one of the best guitarists ever play together

[@Mark-jw7to]

Great singer and songwriter too

[@alanserjeant4947]

I saw then both live but unfortunately not together. What great talent.

[@johnosborne2989]

Two giants,bloody brilliant. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Bummel176]

Two legends

[@spmoran4703]

Jack Bruce and Rory Gallagher a Celtic storm .

[@kenrussell1635]

Keltic

[@cjnav7832]

​@@kenrussell1635 Remember when Rory played the Celtic Fest in 94?

[@barbarasmith9590]

Rory Gallagher - Vocals, Guitar Gerry McAvoy - Bass Brendan O'Neill - Drums Mark Feltham - Harp Geraint Watkins - Keyboards Special Guest: Jack Bruce - Bass, Vocals

[@pyannaguy4361]

The jam never suffers for lack of bottom somehow, even when Jack buzzes around creatively up a little high on the neck. His melodic lines keep you busy & are the equal of the guitar as far as meriting attention without being a distraction from the soloing. What a talent! I'll forever remember him almost 60 years ago singing "Politician" with Ginger & Clapton and holding 10,000 of us hippies under his spell at The Baltimore Civic Center! Jack Bruce! Thanks, Jack!! And, Thanks for your time, here, Everybody!

[@MrGraceanddanger]

You didn't mention Rory a much more exciting guitarist than Eric.

[@LeeGee]

@@MrGraceanddanger Or tedious. It's subjective.

[@DivineSpark-r1k]

​@@LeeGeedon't lie, LeeGee. So obvious! Ffs!

[@procopiojrpalacios9702]

At the end, Jack proclaimed, "The great Rory Gallagher!" Thank you!

[@mikebold6328]

Remember everything

[@sventextor1309]

As Jack should...Rory can stand toe to toe with any of the greats because he is one. Great comment.

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Of course he did, Jack was a gentleman. However Rory had crap tone, an annoying vibrato and extremely clichéd phrasing. Rory wasn't great

[@chicklets4ever51]

@@jupitermoongauge4055 I agree (especially about the phrasing). Rory was okay, and simpatico, but definitely does not rank with the greats. Jack Bruce, on the other hand . . .

[@Julio1jpg]

@@jupitermoongauge4055 💩

[@chicklets4ever51]

Jack Bruce is a beast. Monster bassist and one of the best voices in rock.

[@ThomasRogan-gc5pi]

Jack revolutionized the bass unbelievable player! Any doubt on his effect on guitar players listen to Clapton with and without Jack! No comparison!

[@kati1017]

Jack was the best part of Cream, IMO. That direct strong voice and driving bass. Just drew you in and touched your soul!

[@rodrigo.agueiro]

​@@kati1017, perfect

[@rockybarzini8786]

Rest in blues Jack bruce 1943-2013 Rest in blues Rory gallagher 1948-1995

[@budizen3104]

Rory and I were (are) the same age. Gives one pause - never take a single day for granted.

[@craigwagner763]

Rory has stood the test of time, still one of the all time greats.

[@jimbrown7196]

Rory Gallgher, the only famous person whose passing caused me to shed a tear.

[@cjnav7832]

For me, SRV.

[@christiandubois1578]

Me too a good guy & musician.

[@rainertrebbin-vf7nt]

Rory & Jack 🎵🎸🎸

[@keithshwalbe6981]

God bless Rory and Jack. Thank you for the music.

[@edslaven9893]

Rory one of the best ever unpretentious and non diva rock star

[@budizen3104]

Talent and taste beat "showmanship" and ego indulgence every single time. Flash is good for impressing the punters, but for those who actually understand music, we come to a different conclusion about what is truly impressive. It's not how fast you can play or throwing everything you know into every single song. It's about taste, and the use of space. No one understood the blues any better than Rory and Jack, and here's your proof...

[@davegoldsmith4020]

While in the RAF I got on a train at Liverpool street station and went into the Buffett, to find myself talking to Jack Bruce one of my heroes. I think it was 1970-71, he was wearing a suit that looked exactly the same as the one in this video, he got off at Colchester. around the same time I saw Rory Gallagher, another one of my heroes, and my all time favourite guitarist

[@watchingtheriverflow3831]

No showboating from Rory, just solid backing and non-intrusive fills. Modest to a fault.

[@GerardFrenchy59]

This was dream team!!! R. I. P. Rory and Jack, we miss you. ❤Gerard from 🇫🇷 😢🌹🎄

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Fire band. Bruce's voice is amazing. Drummer killed it and RORY!!!! RIP.

[@Scout75PortableRadio]

The looks the two legends gave each other at the beginning: Rory Gallagher: "OMG I'm jamming with Jack Bruce." Jack Bruce: "OMG I'm jamming with Rory Gallagher." That's why I admire these two legends so much. They admired and respected follow greatness. Such a great performance.

[@countycricklewood]

Two superb musicians together for a nice jam

[@GlenBoyle-w7v]

Rest in peace jack and Bruce to of the finist Celt rock jazz blue musicans that once walk the earth

[@joeysplats3209]

...and they spoke of men... Great men of great renown... men who had slain the beasts and conquered the unjust. Men who wielded their axe in service to the soul of Humanity...

[@bolt4694]

Love Jack's fretless bass growl.

[@indieshack4476]

So used to hearing people who can't sing, it comes like a breath of air to hear Jack Bruce - immediately takes me back to the Cream days. Hadn't seen a lot of late Rory stuff - total legend, both of them, both played at Cream's farewell concert!

[@buddyboy6071]

So used to hearing people who can't sing? You definitely need to listen to more music. Jack is great but there are loads, and I do mean loads, of singers that are far better than Jack.

[@kippsguitar6539]

​@@buddyboy6071absolutely true, je couldn't really sing snd je was a decent bassist but nothing more

[@thedarkfalafel9323]

GOAT guitarist and GOAT bassist in one gig. What more would you want out of life

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Jack was amazing, Rory was pretty crap

[@TheMcInturff]

@@jupitermoongauge4055 oh really is that so troll

[@chicklets4ever51]

@@TheMcInturff he's right. Rory's good, and very likeable, but no great shakes in the greater scheme of things. He doesn't remotely rank with the best.

[@ronalddaukaus1977]

@@chicklets4ever51 yeah ok

[@darrylbrown634]

Vas iz dis "GOAT" mean???????

[@marcellino1956]

Made me tear up when he said the great Rory Gallagher

[@11calman]

I saw Rory Gallagher at 3 different gigs in Auckland (Different times), H Sang, He played Acoustic, then electric, then Slide, He was a Fucjing amazing guitar player. What a huge Talent this guy had.

[@ElisabethKlaassen]

Rory he was the best Rock Blues player i love his music he was my HERO!

[@mvela1235]

What about SRV ?

[@danielschaeffer1294]

@@mvela1235 Interesting comparison. As I see it they were very different players. SRV took Jimi’s licks and attitude to stratospheric levels nobody else will ever reach. But Rory had an almost scholarly level of grounding in the old folk blues, and he could make the instrument sing like a human being. But let’s face it. Once players reach a certain level comparisons get to be a matter of taste. Every great player has his strong points - and his limitations that other players cover. This is true on every instrument in every genre.

[@mvela1235]

@@danielschaeffer1294 bro that's the best explanation for anything I've ever heard, Much respect. For my taste SRV is the Goat

[@danielschaeffer1294]

@@mvela1235 Glad to.😉

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Rory was awful. The best at what ? Shit tone and crap vibrato

[@carloseugeniocarlos4287]

Rest in peace Rory Gallagher & Jack Bruce! Amazing musicians!

[@jerzygawor958]

The "Super Group" that never was. Awesome line up!

[@simonwhitlock9189]

A mate who thought he was a pretty good guitar player and I saw Rory in Brisbane and came away with our jaws on the floor, I think my pal stopped saying that he was a good player after that,a stunning performance by Rory and his band that will never be forgotten.

[@outthere9370]

We will "never ever" see this talent "ever again"! Thanks guys. 🤗

[@kippsguitar6539]

Are you sure? Hey world is full of top musicians smd always will be

[@outthere9370]

@@kippsguitar6539 Really? You mean right now we have people like Eric, George, Jimmy x 2, J.J, Roy, Rory, Carlos, Jeff, Stevie, John, Robby, Keith, Brian, Bill, Martin, Ronnie blah, blah, blah. 😉 Am I sure? You tell me!

[@kippsguitar6539]

@@outthere9370 oh yes, Steve Luke, John petrucci, erix Johnson,Guthrie goven (goat), Meyer (don't like him but super talent, the list goes on fortunately and nobody ever played like Guthrie goven, happy to share the modern crop of incredible talent,

[@outthere9370]

@@kippsguitar6539 Never heard of them b4? They must b famous inside yr head! 🤔

[@kippsguitar6539]

@@outthere9370 that's great, you got an education today and proved how ignorant you are, today you learned something about music from a working musician so you are more educated than yesterday albeit slightly

[@ricklatouch2263]

Always loved Jack’s vocals.

[@mukhumor]

I saw Rory play many moons ago in Hemel Hempstead. I touched his foot. In the days when Rory was a fashion icon. Rock on Rory.

[@bonzo713]

When I die,bury me in flannel✌️

[@acraftman2823]

Hats off to the whole band that was tight.

[@neilangus4401]

This is absolutely fabulous God I miss Rory and Jack

[@thetwoboyos8366]

Even without words you can sense the huge respect these two veterens had for each other here..

[@paulofreire7520]

2 giants! Greatly missed. 🙏🏻

[@berndthiel613]

oh yes

[@Olaf_Schwandt]

what a highlight, unbelievable

[@adampeace279]

So strange to see Rory in the back and not in front of the microphone. He could play with anyone though. He truly is the greatest!

[@mattbartley5712]

Behold the Masters.

[@joyceh2721]

Legends. What a voice Jack had. What a bass player. Mark on harp. Rory the Master. Amazing jam. The band's awesome. Rory and Jack. Rory and Frankie. Amazing jams. Thanks for this. Epic way to end the weekend.👍👍

[@michellewilsdon294]

Thanks for the great music Rory and Jack, forever xx

[@BelleTolles]

Who is the drummer? Excellent

[@joyceh2721]

@@BelleTolles Brendan O'Neill, drummer in Rory's band. ❤️✌️

[@joyceh2721]

@@BelleTolles The piano player is Geraint Watkins.

[@BelleTolles]

@@joyceh2721 Thanks!

[@patoke7812]

Two of the greatest!!!

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Patricia how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@russellmorash3816]

R.i.p jack Bruce not only where you one of the greatest bass players of all times but your song writing was years ahead of its time cream was three of the best in music coming together and just blowing people away in only a short period of time they where a mixture of jazz jack and ginger and the blues from Eric that made a truly original rock sound

[@jjp.8690]

Always thought Clapton was the anchor for Cream. The more I see I’m convinced it was Jack Bruce. Talented man.

[@sholland42]

@@jjp.8690 , Cream was like Zepp in that the sum was greater than the parts.

[@therealDac10012]

@@sholland42 whoa there! Jack, one of the greatest rock bassists, Ginger, one of the greatest rock drummers, Eric, nuff said!!!

[@fiachra4266]

check out the Graham Bond Organization Sound of 65 lp

[@Redsince66]

@@fiachra4266 Solid Bond…..wow!

[@paullevine1813]

Outstanding !!!! When the great Jack Bruce says the great Rory Gallagher well, that's priceless & 100% true. We miss them both .

[@leerocheleau509]

What im impressed with is both men are great and its not a competition its beautiful rock on brothers

[@bluwng]

How are they going to compete it’s not a duel they are playing a song and they play different instruments. I know you are echoing what others say but the statement doesn’t make sense.

[@jeromewagschal9485]

People with REAL talent don't feel the need to compete with others... If Eric Clapton had been there, or Gary Moore there still wouldn't have been any "competition" simply because all these great musicians liked and admired each other... I mean, you can see the look on Rory Gallagher's face playing rhythm guitar while Jack Bruce is singing... He's genuinely happy to be there...

[@billrhodes2039]

Rory could play the phone book and blow the house down.

[@murilocarvalho2903]

Rory Gallgher, the master of blues/ hard blues.

[@diegosalceda2229]

Respect, Mr RORY gallagher

[@JohnMacFergus-oz5cp]

Boy I miss those guys!

[@francus7227]

It doesn't sound like a band. It sounds like 4 individuals killing it.

[@budizen3104]

At any level, a band sound only comes out of time spent playing together. This was more like a pickup jam than a polished performance by an established band. Don't confuse or compare one with the other.

[@lallementbernardecrivain7387]

Quel plaisir de jouer ! Bonheur ! Un grand moment musical ! Quel talent il avait ce Jack Bruce, quelle générosité ! Avec Rory Gallagher, comme deux gosses dans la cour ! Bonheur absolu !

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

Taste that Cream...I saw Rory Gallagher with Taste and Jack Bruce with Cream back in the '60s...great to see a couple of Celts cooking together...

[@fredericogobbi]

Rory & Bruce?😳 Amazing!!!! don't think I need to say more...

[@melissatyree566]

Remember.. Taste toured with cream on their final tour. Love 💘 this ❤ video.

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Melissa how are you doing hope you having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@lynnbain3543]

The best jam ever, fly on forever Rory & Jack .

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Lynn how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@keithcarlson7267]

Two legends! Miss both of their incomparable talent.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

When I was young I was surprised when others did not think Jack Bruce was something special. Clearly, he was. The time was not ripe. This is serious shit.

[@lanier1000]

. That's interesting.....never thought about it ; that does seem to have been true. With Cream, I guess when folks keep repeating "Clapton is God", writing it on city walls (saw it here recently on an overpass while on the highway. Blew my mind it's still being written ), then maybe others get brainwashed into thinking the best one has already been singled out and they roll with it and forget the rest or not give it much credence. For decades I've noticed how many music lovers knowledge of reggae stops dead cold with Bob Marley...... or maybe they dabble a little in some Peter Tosh as well or something like that.. They seem to just have this notion the whole music genre IS pretty much just Bob Marley. Ask them anything else about reggae and you'll get no real reply or display of any depth of understanding of reggae, or say " UB40 makes good reggae",, or something kinda' dumb like that. Yet, they know most other genres much deeper and can talk at length about them. My point, Bob Marley has been sold like a brand It's the number one selling artist/brand for a really long time -- shirts, music, accessories. Go around the world and you'll see the shirt -- I have many times. Well, the banding has been done so well that today when people think of reggae they instantly think of Marley. And the reverse is true as well : Marley = Reggae . In reality, not true at all but people believe it. The same may have happened with Clapton, and Bruce was the victim. Clapton = God. No need to look further. God is #1. Just pondering .........it's an interesting theory. Maybe it's been thought of already. .

[@ShamanKish]

@@lanier1000 Ginger was also God 😎 And Cream and Taste were founded the same year 😎

[@thomasfoss9963]

@@ShamanKish Yes, in the early British invasion days, other than the Beatles, and Stones, we listened to Taste, Cream, Joe Walsh, the Animals, and Ten Years After, and the Who-----

[@budizen3104]

@@thomasfoss9963 Taste was named as a sarcastic punch line, as so many guitarists (especially) and bands have none.

[@levistubbs8949]

wish these guys were still with us, greatly missed !

[@cescivil2023]

Jack is Very good. The Cream is a Band the dreams. Rory is top

[@filberto57]

I dedicate this track to my late and great Rick Mitchell. He loved Jack and Rory!

[@Larry-v9r]

They could jam 4 ever

[@mikeohagan2206]

too bad that rory never got the acclaim he deserved until after he was gone. legendary, pure natural talent. RIP TO BOTH HIM AND JACK.

[@kevinobrien1259]

Some of us recognized his talents from 1968, he was a decent sax player too,

[@murrayroberts5662]

Two great players who just loved to play...and never played just to be payed!

[@tommaguzzi1723]

I read Gerry's book. Rory or more probably Donal liked to get paid but just not pay his band too well.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

Outstanding ❤❤❤Thank you very much GOD bless Everyone Always Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸

[@randall4411]

I miss Rory he is a blues rock legend . I miss Blues Rock ! Rock is in rut .

[@Redsince66]

Two iconic musicians. Sadly never got to see Jack Play live but was blessed to see Rory twice at the Savoy in Limerick. Phenomenal live shows. Been 50 years but hearing this it seems almost like yesterday.

[@budizen3104]

Was priviledged to see Jack in a small venue in San Francisco in the mid 80s, and produced Rory and Taste while VP of the Cal Poly Concert Committee in the early 70s. One of a kind artists, RIP....

[@darrylbrown634]

Thanks Bud,FUNNY, it might have been the"Hermits"? BUD was Dads nickname. Dave Mason was/is no slouch on guitar,solo,D&B, w/Traffic [jam],n.p.i. ROCKIN ON!!! -thanks

[@wilsonfraser8382]

Two greats

[@RJD18437]

Amazing rendition!! And super funky!! 🙌🏽🤘🏽🎸🎛📻

[@CarrigansGuitarClub]

Jack was a beast on the bass, the only guy that could give Rory a run for his riffs on those top 4 strings!!!

[@user-ts1fp4nm9y]

Righteous 💯!! Everyone was in the groove!!

[@NicoleShabert-nh8ol]

I could listen forever if they didn't stop playing. RIP and thank you both... Never to be forgotten.

[@giorgioschiavon5200]

IL mitico Rory Gallagher (uno dei più grandi chitarristi di tutti i tempi)!!

[@bernardcollins1943]

Jimi Hendrix said Rory was the Best

[@lsrocha3296]

@@bernardcollins1943 That's a myth usually attributed to Hendrix. It doesn't take anything away from Rory's greatness, of course. But the quote is made up...

[@richardmeier3309]

so sad they and many other virtuoso's are gone,born in 1960,lucky enough to have inherited the music of my older siblings, an era for music that will never be repeated

[@jh7373]

Music as it should be , brilliant.

[@christineayres7199]

Very Lucky these 2 legends got to play together as by this time Rorys health was sadly going downhill due to a chronic illness he would sadly pass away only 4 years after this show.

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Christine how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@stevebrittain4365]

Oh man was this ever a match made in heaven, where I expect they're still jammin'

[@bluesrocker6l6gc8]

This is the epitome of blues rock!! These two legends represent everything I hold dear about this genre, and I have devoted my life to promoting blues rock - may it live on forever!!

[@wilsonfraser8382]

Amazing

[@davesalmon2492]

Never mind rehearsing…just play …wow😊

[@timothygrayson]

This is my favourite track by Cream and Jack's voice is delightful.

[@brynleyjenkins4824]

Nice to see you playing the piano Geraint. all the best

[@joyceh2721]

❤️✌️👍

[@14rnr]

Absolutely amazing, thank you for posting this.

[@danielschaeffer1294]

This is what Cream would have sounded like if they’d actually been a band rather than three virtuosos fighting each other. And note Rory’s Albert King reference - “As the Years Go Passing By.” ( Clapton nicked it for “Layla.”) I gotta say it. I worship Buchanan and McLaughlin, Jeff Beck scares me, but I LOVE Rory. Every time I hear him I miss him more.

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Bollocks. Rory Gallagher wasn't fit to shine Eric's shoes when Eric was in Cream. And the drummer here is no Baker

[@kevinobrien1259]

Eric, Jack and Ginger weren't fighting each other musically in Cream, they were feeding off each other , firing each other up for virtuoso performances as in Jazz improvisation.

[@budizen3104]

@@jupitermoongauge4055 You need to return to outer space. You have no idea what you are talking about.

[@RJD18437]

Amazing rendition!! 🙌🏽🤓🤘🏽🎸🎛📻

[@bryannelson6139]

It gets no better, two legends.

[@Bluesrainbluesrainbow]

Rory Gallagher & Jack Bruce performing on the 17th of October 1990 on Rocklife, in the Live Music Hall in Köln, Germany.💕

[@ThomasRogan-gc5pi]

Two of rock music's greatest absolutely killing it!

[@finbarrcorcoran9342]

Great snare sound.

[@Brembelia]

I'm so sorry we lost Jack Bruce. I love his singing, playing, phrasing, everything. Big talent. Big loss. 🌹 💐 🏵 🥀 🌹 💐 🏵 🥀 🌹 💐 🏵 🥀 I never heard of Rory Gallagher until very recently but I have come to really love his playing in short order. 😍 Another big loss. 🌹 🥀 🏵 💐 🌹 🥀 🏵 💐 🌹🌹 🌹 💐 🏵

[@donnrutherford7059]

Really something else to hear Rory and Jack making something special to remember forever

[@pacirik8552]

Rory looks very different here. rest in peace legend.

[@RoryGFan-39]

Sadly, his health was already starting to decline at this point. He was such an incredible talent and is still influencing guitarists all over the world including my 26 year old self. I always say that I was "born on the wrong side of time" since I was only a year and a half when he passed. I learned about Rory when I was 19 after seeing Joe Bonamassa live playing "Cradle Rock" on Rory's Strat and 7 years later I listen to Rory every single day

[@melissatyree566]

Pac, rory passed about 5 years later 1995. As you said ,The world 🌎 lost a legend 🙌. Missed to this day😢

[@jimimorgan4631]

Buggered liver by this time...Hope to go the same way (just not till I'm 'bout 85. Gives me 25yrs to "practice". Cheers )

[@theherbpuffer]

@@RoryGFan-39 he had a fear of flying and was prescribed all sorts of medication for it which, along with his heavy drinking, ultimately took its toll on his liver.

[@budizen3104]

I think you could tell by looking at him that something health-wise was bothering him.

[@charleschadwick8042]

I loved how new this record sounded!.. its a bits of everything beautifully creating such novel and deliberate non standard progressions it is haunting and is so well put together and is a full palate for ears masterpiece!

[@cigarmerchant2238]

What great musicians and glad to have grown up in this era. I remember Cream and remember Rory's IRISH TOUR '74. Hope I get old before I die...

[@John-ef9or]

Pure genius

[@yvanlachance8269]

Two great talents that have passed. R.I.P.

[@msaintpc]

Wow, what a jam session! Loved this!

[@robertoluiz8094]

Unbelievable Performance! RIP Rory and Jack playing now UP THERE !

[@clebermendes3285]

Encontro de gigantes.

[@immaterialimmaterial5195]

Breathtakingly divine!