Taste - What’s Going On - Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival / 1970

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Academy Award winning Director, Murray Lerner explores Irelands seminal rock band ‘Taste’ with unseen footage from the trio’s now legendary performance at the Isle Of Wight Festival 1970.
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[@tomsalisbury1734]

I saw him in Vancouver in early 70s. He opened for Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple . I knew his song Bullfrog Blues. I hollered for it several times but he didn't play it till the last song after two ovations. He said "this is for the guy up there and pointed to me." Made my night when he played a blistering version and got a magnificent send off from the crowd. RIP Mr Gallagher.

[@MrFuzzBen]

Tom Salisbury. That’s a great story bro. Must have been incredible to watch him live. His tone in this vid is amazing. You don’t hear these raunchy raw tones these days.

[@simonmcgrath4112]

Tom I saw him too but in 87' but to see him with Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple holy shit!!! He was such a rare guitarist who didn't want to sell out and wanted to keep it real!! He's sorely missed To think Jimi Hendrix was on this gig maybe not this nite but he passed away a week later!!! Wonder what he thought of Rory?

[@FR-ed4zy]

Superbe hommage !

[@HareTrigger55]

@@simonmcgrath4112 Hendrix was asked in an interview, "How does it feel to be the best guitar player in the world?" and he answered "I don't know, you'll have to ask Rory Gallagher that."

[@donashton6570]

Don Ashton - ( Lame Gypsy) I got turned on to Rory very early ,..I. Aspired to try and play guitar like him,..but sadly I failed,.....so I became a better Drummer,! ....( get the logic )

[@digitalsketchguy]

He was the meanest cleanest blues rock player I've ever heard. Great singer songwriter. Never hit a bum note, improvised at will, responded to the audience energy, a superb showman, magician, & a very kind gentle egoless human being, proud Christian & real Irishman. RIP Rory Gallagher - may the road rise up to meet you.

[@adrianrijkeboer2185]

Very well said💕

[@alanoneill3065]

Well said

[@sleepwalker8600]

RIP Rory🇮🇪. May the road rise to meet is a brilliant expression, I’d never heard it until recently on the Tommy Tiernan podcast.

[@alanoneill3065]

@@sleepwalker8600 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKKae4afmJZ3qq8

[@patriklindholm7576]

Hardly cleanest.

[@michaelfischer5824]

Bin jetzt 70 Jahre alt und höre immer noch die beste Musik. Danke für das einstellen.

[@paulparsons4766]

ja die `70er waren eine Manufaktur für ewig geile Musik

[@terencerodgers4121]

This is the Island of Wight Music Festival (UK) August 1970. Taste were brilliant. And I was there in the audience aged 19. Wonderful !!

[@paulherbert5548]

lucky you!

[@wewerecamerashy5190]

I was there, too. It was out of this world.

[@stefanschleps8758]

​@@wewerecamerashy5190 What type of LSD was there?

[@uilliam52]

DITTO.

[@brubeck1]

hardly any all mesc@@stefanschleps8758

[@RMGCBG]

Ireland has my 3, Gary Moore, Rory Gallagher & Phil Lynott

[@RoryLynott]

For sure. All of em. The greatest!!!!

[@richardo5951]

Three guys playing with 100% soul. Fantastic performance.

[@tvacca9066]

He was a free spirited and pure musician. He felt it. What an amazing talent. He's free and soaring with Jeff Beck now. RIP You're truly missed.

[@Rupert14]

Those were the days. No bullshit, you got up and *played* . This is the festival l would go back in time to see. Rory, Kossoff, Townshend, Hendrix...Good god.

[@belasgirl6]

Good lineup, Wilgar was a pretty good!

[@Rupert14]

@@belasgirl6 That is John Wilson on drums, Wilgar came along when Rory went solo.

[@amandabaynham-swales9222]

Indeed what a festival. The Who at their best. Mega lineup!

[@itnow]

and I'd mention The Doors...

[@jameswagoner3309]

Hendrix got heckled and booed at this concert, Rory and the boys had naked chicks jumping up on stage.

[@BritishBeachcomber]

I was there, just 16, at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970. One of the best days of my life. Rory was awesome ❤️❤️❤️

[@ingridgraf5669]

@@BritishBeachcomber oh wow ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@rogermichou8654]

How was the Hendrix set ?

[@BritishBeachcomber]

@@rogermichou8654 He was awesome. Running late, came on at 2 am. Loads of guys had given up and left so I moved right up front.

[@brigittehazel3257]

I don't know nothing about music (techniques and so on) but I do know Rory puts his heart and soul into what he does and I'm deeply touched by it. That's why I love him so much and to me, that's what counts.

[@slappymckracken7935]

he was a beauty with a soul to match.

[@sitspin6823]

Couldn't agree with you more, Brigitte. He was an honest, genuine person/musician. And that's a rare thing today, or yesterday.

[@stonecole4703]

Seems like you got it figured out to me. Too many players play to impress instead of express.

[@stevencastillo8914]

I'm only just discovered Rory and can already tell that he's pure rock and roll, the real deal, he gave it his all and was very talented it seems

[@TheMichaelseymour]

tomorrow ?

[@thommyh.4492]

Rory I loved your music in my youth. And now, 50 years later, I am still loving it. Thank you for it very much! Rest in Peace in Heaven.

[@arneemilbredland2339]

66 now and I still listen to and love the m usic Rory made.

[@ThomasGolde-m1r]

68 now land so I am

[@rattlecage666]

THE most under talked about Guitar player! This is a REAL bluesman. You feel his pain. Do the world a favor: "Tell a friend about Rory"

[@zoso1980]

All appreciation and respect to Rory, but REAL bluesman he was not. That's the likes of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Son House etc. Rory was a friend of and appreciated the blues. Bluesman, no. Guitar shredders are not bluesmen. Blues is a lot deeper than just the guitar. You need to learn your blues a bit better.

[@lucillethebat8102]

@@zoso1980 all right then lovely! If thee say so! God bless

[@hyperlooprecords1609]

I did today!

[@samarramiresz7005]

@@zoso1980 Dear, you know RORY GALLAGHER as a shredder and not a blues virtuoso, you must have really fathomless blues intelligence and you probably haven't listened to his solo records.

[@tats5880]

@@zoso1980 with all do respect to you, you should check out other video of the man, stephanie you will find the blues that they're talking about.. ps. Make sure you look him up by his name and not taste..

[@TheMichaelseymour]

rory is just 22 years old here- yet looks and sounds older beyond his years - a timeless spirit

[@ALEXISGNFR]

Shit! 22 oh god

[@chriscoughlin9289]

Everything for which you know Peter Green - if you know him - was committed to tape before he was 24. Black Magic Woman Green Manalishi Oh Well Man of the World

[@dominiquepaul6877]

Lot of musicians in bands at this time were very young, for example in "Free" guitarist and bass player were under 18 and the others under 20 I think- but Rory began to play with "The Fontana "at 15 too. It 's something we can't imagine today. There are young girls and boys music players on videos and tiktok perhaps but not on real stages

[@Anna-loves-you]

Just the best Irish lad. Him and Phil Lynott. Rock on both of you in Heaven.

[@gerardvanbrakel2080]

Wow ......Thank you !

[@ronwood7029]

The best blues player and singer ever

[@steves5119]

good... the best.. ok

[@plift566]

In terms of technique,jimi and Rory are tied, but in terms of whether the best thing is a Robert Johnson

[@vincentmizzoni6999]

One guitar, one amp, one Irishman. One hell of a thing !

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

Rory was a genial soul, alright, but he wasn't the only Irishman in that mold. Although they played a very different sort of music, the lads in Horslips spread a similar vibe just a few years later...

[@kingjellybeans7823]

@@haeuptlingaberja4927 it would have been interesting to see Rory fall in to Playing a Track with the Great Horslips

[@MrBromansa]

You forgot the one Treble Booster pedal, but yeah, good stuff.

[@henrilaurentviarengo2835]

I saw Rory in 1980 in Marseille France, Eliot Murphy made the first part of the show. He began with the son titled follow me... it was unbelievable !

[@idiosyncraticmushroom3030]

All the love to Rory is deserved, but holy fucking shit, his bass player and drummer are crazy!!

[@rgwholt]

They were not Rorys Bass and Drummer , they were Taste

[@Mr.Pants45]

I'm 32, work in a big grocery store and my dock manager, who's in his 50s asked if I have ever listened to Rory since I've always been classic rock fan fond of Clapton, Rush, the Move, the stones, Nilsson, the doors etc. And this guy is something else.

[@irrationallynegative]

Mind blowingly good performance. The feeling between the three of them is out of this world.

[@Magnetron33]

TASTE is by far my favorite Rory Gallagher period. One of the best power trios ever

[@hesaid]

I saw him in Stuttgart 1975. The last concert of his European Tour. It was one of the greatest performances I have ever seen. Absolutely incredible and unbelievable.

[@robincarter6537]

First saw him in 1972 at the Lincoln Festival. The highlight of the weekend for me. Saw him many times over the next few years. Last month, we visited Ireland. First stop after picking up the car at the airport was his grave to say thanks for the memories. RIP Rory, the sound of my teenage years.

[@samod7550]

Truly one of the most purely honestly expressive guitarists, who had an electric soul that sang through his guitar. Humble, true, simply magic.

[@Daniel-tx5vk]

It always impresses me when a guitarrist only uses the same damn old pentatonic scale, but somehow instead of sounding dull and predictable, creates something unique and fresh like this crazy son of a bitch, what a legend

[@bodhiheera1197]

This is the most unbelievable thing I have ever seen.

[@MrRichulan]

Excellent! That goes for the bassist and the drummer too!!!

[@johnmcleod5440]

totally agree

[@billwray9474]

@@johnmcleod5440 Ritchie McCracken on bass, John Wilson on drums

[@davidpike1487]

Superb musicianship from Rory and the other guys...

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@billwray9474Thanks for naming them, didn’t know 😊

[@Jr-sn7qd]

It's hard to notice how well the backing band is playing with his guitar skills. Today the backing band may as well be a metronome. I never get tired of listening to the 70s music.

[@ronwood7029]

The crowd are just blown away by this band , guys on the side stage can’t believe what they are witnessing

[@petervarga1310]

What a waste for the rock & blues the Rory died so young. He predestinated to do bigger even things than this solo. Excellent music.

[@matthewtaylor7355]

U speak fo 600 000

[@sixslinger9951]

oh please, this is average at best and the singing is horrible.

[@myoldmate]

Even back then, his strat was beat up and worn. What a guy!❤

[@psyched0ut]

He played it for 50 years in just 7 years :)

[@leehenderson8132]

Saw him in long beach and even as a stoned out little surf kid i knew this man was something special.Huge fan ever since....bit of a muse.RIP RORY.

[@Mr121953]

I was at The Isle Of Wight festival and saw Taste twice that year . Again in Nottingham with Family and Atomic Rooster ...what a year , what a summer- Taste were just amazing .

[@davelouis4004]

I also saw Taste in Vancouver in 1969 , this time with Delaney and Bonnie and Blind Faith , great show !

[@lordjuliano702]

wow !

[@sweetie4192]

The Irish wizard ...young and beautiful❤

[@mnchopndscrew]

this taste album is one of the most underrated rock albums of the 1970s. skipless album

[@DanHolmes-o9b]

Taste disbanded after 1969. This is 60s talent!

[@MrWilly0330]

Just picked up the LP today. It's a reissue, but none the matter it's the Taste @ Isle of Wight show

[@patriciamoore6212]

I can't find words to describe how brilliant this is .Rory the is ROCK and BLUES. Can I simply say magnificent!!!!! .

[@DN-wy3ud]

You can tell how old a video of Rory is by how much paint is on the guitar 😅. Love him so much ♥️

[@antlerking69]

I was thinking that too 😂

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

This is one of my favorite live cuts of anything ever. I've had this album (Taste Live at the Isle of Wight) since 1976, and goddam.....

[@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251]

The best guitarist ever to come out of Ireland both North and south

[@ericbeukenex6086]

One of the best in the whole World ever.

[@chipdayton1625]

Better than Gary Moore?

[@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251]

@@chipdayton1625 in my eyes yes and I love Gary Moore as well but Rory just had something special, even jimi hendrix said that

[@chipdayton1625]

@@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 Indeed he did have something special. I just think Gary Moore doesn't get the respect that he deserves.

[@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251]

@@chipdayton1625 I think he does mate, seen them both live fantastic players but Rory just outdid everyone I have seen

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

I saw Taste at the Marquee in early 1969 as a 13 year old and remember standing there thrilled to the core. Decades later I saw Rory at the Roxy on Sunset Strip and he was nice enough to allow a drunk, barefoot, top hat-wearing and feeble Slash to “jam” during the encore. It was not an experience I imagine the millionaire rock star cares to remember!

[@vforv76]

The best quitar player at his best . Amazing!!!!!!

[@andrewkelly8677]

The drummer is on it too!

[@JamesWhite-vh3jr]

Saw Rory in 87 in Glasgow, greatest guitarist who ever lived, bar none

[@andrewwhite7188]

Just such a raw performance! All three putting in so much soul, I always loved Rory's sound that He got from that strat!! Like no other, So sorry to see Him go. 😢

[@ianflood1269]

Saw him many times at The Concorde Club in Southampton in late 60,s early 70's before his rise to fame. Feel blessed to have watched him from 6 foot away. Couldnt get enough of him. Truely remarkable. One of the best if nor THE BEST

[@alanoneill3065]

lucky man

[@ianfrank8919]

Saw I'm at Redcar jaz club early 70 s an later at reading Brillo axeman logged in my ed in the anals of history lan

[@sinistrality7883]

his Tone is so good and to think it's just two things put together, a Treble Booster into a Vox AC30, and yet it produces such a monstrous sound is just amazing.

[@thiscorrosion900]

I picked up a bunch of the recent Gallagher deluxe album reissues, 2 CDs each, one of them one of the guys in his later band, I think Gerry, said he also had a Fender Champ or something that he used in the studio sometimes, mainly on the first Rory album, and he couldn't believe the sound Rory got out of even this little Fender amp! But of course the Vox AC30 with TB was his main rig for years.

[@JamesWhite-vh3jr]

No pedals for the great man, just sheer breathtaking playing on each note, with no gimmicks, the best guitarist who ever walked the planet

[@grimaceize]

One of the greatest guitar performances ever... bar none!

[@佐久間茂-r9d]

私は高校生の時にテイストのワイト島ライブレコードを買いました。あまりに激しいギターに衝撃を受けました🎵

[@spartacus-jw9up]

This is 50 years ago!!!! WOW. Great quality film footage. Thank you.

[@Anna-loves-you]

The most beautiful man in the world. ❤❤❤

[@tp10488]

On a scale of 1 to 10, this is an 11. I had the album since the early 70's and still have it, but I've never seen footage of them actually playing this song. Good grief, these guys rocked.

[@hardyharhar9]

um it's a 12

[@stevencastillo8914]

Yeah but these go to 11

[@stevejackson2986]

@tp10488 On a scale of 1-10, this is boring. It's just late 60's/early70's blues rock noodling. If that's you're thing then this is great. If not, then it's boring.

[@shanesolar3924]

Steve Jackson lemme guess you’re u like that mindless Steve vai type garbage?

[@UnitedFeodor]

@@shanesolar3924 I am not the guy you're replying to but I agree with him and I don't like mindless shredding whether it's blues or metal or whatever.

[@chape1]

THE PASSION HE PLAYS WITH IS EVERYTHING.

[@bluerock4456]

passion, indeed, married to talent.

[@davidcochrane9883]

Only saw him once in a wee spot called Ballyronan about 30 miles from Belfast.He blew the place apart .

[@melissatyree566]

Happy birthday 🎂rory. You are missed 😢 We love you.💜

[@doktoruzo]

So underrated it hurts. A lot of people claim they have never heard of him, which I find astonishing. Many guitar greats, Hendrix, Blackmore, May, Page, Clapton all hold him in such high esteem. Blackmore called him the most natural guitarist he'd ever seen and when asked about what it felt like to be the world's greatest guitarist, Hendrix said 'I don't know, you had better ask Rory Gallagher'...Praise indeed. Been listening to Rory since the late 1970's and was privileged to see him live in concert, Copenhagen in 1987. Precious talent.

[@tonymccusker501]

If there was vote by musicians rory would win everytime

[@mariawilliams3363]

This is REAL MUSIC, played by REAL MUSICIANS, Rory Gallagher looked amazing and sounded phenomenal and unique , a beautiful unassuming Irish man, He'll still be playing somewhere in the universe,

[@matthewtaylor7355]

Did Hendrix say that

[@jakemore2024]

Hendrix ..did say his favorite was Terry Kath

[@user-dh5bnafe4b]

Hendrix never said Gallagher was the greatest it's pure myth.

[@davemathews7890]

My grandchildren call this "Grandpa's headache music."

[@57stratkat]

Saw him in Houston - I think it was the '74 tour. Played like a manic madman for 2 1/2 hours. The 70's had a lot of amazing live shows from great bands. That concert sticks out in my memory. He lived and breathed the blues. Such unbridled passion. I've never understood why he doesn't top the list when people talk about blues legends. He should be in the same list as Hendrix, Page, etc.. Those Irish guys - Gallagher and Moore - monster guitarists. R.I.P.

[@stevegroves]

One of the best EVER live performers, totally awesome in every way and nothing else to add, the band just said it all.

[@dougc314]

Stunned. I've been a fan for a long time, but not as early as I would wish. Have a taste album, but live, the intensity is MAXIMUM!. Now I feel it would changed my life if I'd seen him back in the day, when I was 14.

[@peaceofblues4346]

The greatest blues rock player to ever put on a Strat and this footage only confirms the truth of the matter! In fact the whole band is friggin awesome!

[@ivanmay7890]

Over the past few years I have been amazed by the live footage of Rory Gallagher at the Isle of Wight. Damn could Rory play or what!

[@ArchieFatcackie]

I saw him in my home town of Sunderland in 1974. He was simply incredible.

[@stevetrivago]

1970…. The year I was born… Love this live raw vintage stuff… Wish he were still with us…. Seriously Blows!

[@timjackson5680]

Right from the start after he left the dance bands behind, he was something special. The two taste albums are astonishing. Even though he has been dead for nearly 30 years. We still have his musical legacy.

[@purpleplexi]

Oh the tone..... And the energy.....

[@uwetittmann1423]

I played this song myself on guitar long time ago. I admired Rory so much. What a talent, had to go much too early! You can hear how he seeks the feedback sound which is the essence of blues/rock in my opinion!

[@ytusersumone]

Were you able to do his type of bending and vibrato? I don't think I could imitate. Those are what makes this performance stand out.

[@lukekelly4360]

Legend from Donegal

[@J.A.Hansen]

A true musician,a master on guitar and true to the blues. R🕯P🎸🎙🙏

[@dionisisvazouras1451]

Rory is a one of the best guitarist and I'm so happy to see him in September of1981 in Athens New Filadelfia ground

[@theswingingdoor2157]

Ok, so, I just accidentally stumbled onto this out of nowhere having never heard of this band somehow, and I gotta say... I absolutely love this! How have I never heard of this band?!

[@tonymccusker501]

Just get the albums

[@bretthumphrey6821]

I cant believe what am hearing its just so mind blowing 😊😊😊❤rory gallagher makes me so happy

[@liberioescriba6158]

This is heart & soul, what a freaking talent! They don't need stupid dancers, lame big screens nor a thousand sorry asses light bulbs hanging down the cieling to drag you to their mood or keep you interested. Rory's the best.

[@AC-wq7fo]

Hawkwind had a dancer...

[@francomighetto8674]

I went to Isle of Wight with a friend on my little Fiat from Italy and enjoyed music and Rory mostly. Much better than other named musicians

[@andreaskollmuss]

Wonderful music and guitar playing.

[@mairenared]

I know I'm showing my age but I remember this gig like it was yesterday. It was one of the highlights of the festival. I seem to remember him playing some very tasty slide as well on a battered Telecaster.

[@jorisdejong3631]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2HYpKSNn9WkqpI Yeah there's also footage of that around on KZbin! Did you see Hendrix play too then? Heard rory blew him out of the water with his set

[@ericsherman3378]

I was never raised up on Taste as a group but I can tell you as a Kid my Dad played the hell out of Irish Tour 74. Rory is without a doubt one of the most over looked guitarist in Rock and Roll

[@thierryelies7254]

Irish tour .great album.

[@BaronMichaelDeBlone1066]

Agreed and the film is a good watch too.

[@Itsonlymakebelieve]

Not overlooked by his peers kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYGwlHaeqJdooLs

[@keithchiv6166]

i was in a tent on the hill,but came down to the arena on the saturday for this. i have been trawling my memory this weekend for recollections of the festival ,and it sounds cliched but it seems so fresh in my memory still.friends a bit younger than me are so keen to hear about it too,which i appreciate.

[@MrRetepyesmar]

Rory was best heard in small town halls or beat club environments. Then his soulfulness came out of his guitar so emotionally that you felt his sufferings.....wiped anyone off the floor with his blues guitar. Clapton, Hendrix, Townshend , Page couldn't hold a candle to him. His fabled Stratocaster was worn down to the bare wood. Thanks for posting this gem.

[@michaelchester6807]

So True! I once him in PORTLAND Oregon at THE WRECK OF THE HESPRUS, a large hall. He also played At the Portland Paramount a few times this was mid 70,s

[@ZEP0034]

Zeppelin and Page were the best Rory would admit that simple.

[@daevpaeldruid8200]

​@@ZEP0034 Rory was very self critical, and he believed most of his contemporaries were superior to him. I love Zeppelin, and I would place most of their LPs in my all-time top 20, but if I listen to/watch Rory these days, I have to say that, live, he was superior to Page. Page has had his moments but he has always been very inconsistent, and you won't find many official live Zeppelin gigs that weren't sweetened in the studio. There are many unofficial recordings of Page live, which, I'm saddened to say, are pretty poor. At the ARMS concerts he was really quite appalling. I'm just a bit too young to have seen Zep live, but I did see Page with The Firm at The Hammersmith Odeon (Apollo now, I think). He was fine, but apart from Dazed and Confused, there was nothing to compare his playing with e.g., The Song Remains The Same concerts or The Albert Hall in 1970. I am yet to find a poor live example of Rory, but, sadly, I have never seen a post-Zeppelin Page do anything very impressive. When he's guested with bands over the years you'd expect him to really go for it, but most of the time he plays the riff, a bit of rhythm, and looks a bit lost. If you know of any good post-Zepp performances please share.

[@ZEP0034]

@@daevpaeldruid8200 he was nowhere near superior to Page. Nobody had the depth of Led Zeppelin. Rory has good songs but Led Zeppelin had 8 number 1 albums. Every album they did was better than anyone else. Success is what counts and Anyone into Rock would know Zep ruled the 70s. I'm not trying to compare them because they're both excellent but the best was Zeppelin fact. Type in best guitarists and Page is top 3 in every public poll. He and most stars had them bit at his best Page was the best alive.

[@daevpaeldruid8200]

@@ZEP0034 I don't think record sales are a mark of success in music. Just look at the shite that has sold millions, particularly this century. Whether or not you prefer one thing to another is a matter of 'taste', but I can tell you for a fact that when it came to playing live, consistently, Rory was technically a far better performer. I agree that Page at his best was one of the very best, not forgetting that when Zepp had become very popular, Hendrix was still alive, Peter Green still had his marbles, just about, and many excellent players had evolved from blues-rock and psychedelia into rock, prog-rock, jazz-fusion, etc. (Jeff Beck, David Gilmour and Steve Howe being prime examples, all of whom have also been consistently superb playing live, to this day.). As a studio musician/producer Page is second to none, but he has not consistently translated that into playing live. He doesn't travel well, and If he didn't suffer so much with fatigue, and hadn't been such a big drug user, it may have been a different story.

[@sheilaarmstrong2852]

What a riff - orgasmic! Wish he were still here but oh so grateful for what we do have, video, vinyl and wonderful memories..........

[@videostore3544]

There isn't an awful lot of footage of Taste in their prime. Thankfully we have this gem. Memories of many happy times watching them at Mothers Club, Erdington.

[@matthewtaylor7355]

Excellent player.... From the days of so many superb guitarists

[@lisalove9637]

Ever since I bought the album Blueprint in 1972 I have been amazed by this Irishman!Total badassery on guitar!

[@dubbelhelix]

Attended many of his concerts in Birmingham Town Hall, UK, in the early seventies. A genius musician. Attended one of his last concerts in Nighttown, Rotterdam in 1995 when I lived in The Netherlands.

[@bernardofernandez3559]

Fantastic and expressive ...😮

[@Don.Camillo.und.Peppone]

Ich war da und voll begeistert - was für eine Wahnsinnserinnerung! Vielen Dank, Mann!

[@thejrm420]

Straight - up phenomenal! One hell of an Irishman. Still got a great sound 50yrs+.

[@seanohartaigh2209]

This is brilliant footage to have of Rory

[@guitarlovers1]

What a great video...I first heard him in 1974, I was only 8 back then...He was HUGE in France, he'd often come to Paris and other locations sometimes twice the same year and his shows lasted 3 hours plus...Those were the days... :) :) :)

[@jean-louismorel8150]

Toujours au top ce monument de Rory ,que de bon souvenirs,ma jeunesse quoi,je suis ému quand j'entends c son de sa guitare..a plus Rory ,on t'aime. Un super passionné de ta musique , je ne pas oublier ce son de ça guitare il est en moiiii 🎸👏

[@bishlap]

the amount of good/great rock/bands/rock guitarists of this era is astounding - the proof is so many never made it commercially while many others did, so it wasn't for lack of recording contracts, just so much great music, much got lost in the greatness/popularity of others.

[@patm5086]

I saw Taste at the University of Miami in 72. Blew me away

[@elliotwright8996]

They broke up in 1970

[@alanchriste2963]

Simply brilliant.

[@ThomasGolde-m1r]

I lived in the 70er in eastgermany. I was born 1955. We loved the music of Rory. But only on the radio and tv. There was a great concert on WDR named Rockpalast. What a great time. I remember

[@aucourt10]

Taste was a reel super group. I've never seen them playing live. But I was lucky when my cousins got me a ticket for the only Rory Gallagher's concert, mid seventies, in Oporto, Portugal. What a fine guitar player, both acoustic and electric.

[@jm.martin4609]

Bass and drummer also amazing.

[@christyrecords]

I saw him at the Royal Oak Theater in the early 70s. I'd never seen a "relic" Strat like the one he played. He definitely lived up to his reputation, what a performer.

[@WillyAffentranger-jb1oi]

Genial!!!!!!!!. Ich liebe rory bis zu meinem Tod. Einer der besten guitaristen der Welt. Rest in peace.

[@guyseabrook3735]

Hendrix, Kossoff, Barre, Townsend and Gallagher all at the same festival. Unreal.

[@david-pb4bi]

The year before was far better.

[@peterm1826]

One of Hendrix last appearances.

[@markcook3570]

Tickets were probably only like 10$....

[@jameshurley4337]

@@markcook3570 £

[@andrasczehlarik9180]

+ ALVIN LEE

[@riccardovannucci6249]

Visto nel 71 in concerto in un piccolo paese d’Italia, eravamo pochissimi ma è stata una serata indimenticabile e memorabile!

[@bentolleson9587]

How am I 41 years old & never heard of Rory Gallagher. I can't stop watching his videos.

[@D.Lee.W]

I was a bit late to the party myself, but better late than never. Rory's music is awesome, and fortunately we can still discover and/or enjoy it thanks to recordings.

[@Dad-Gad]

At least you got there eventually 👍

[@carrrexx7190]

Walk on Hot Coals.

[@TheSanityInspector]

In Joe Perry's autobiography, Joe tells how Gallagher blew Aerosmith off the stage at an early gig.

[@iantrotman3832]

@@TheSanityInspector who's aerosmith?

[@BobK5]

That is amazing, Rory with Taste wow and great quality, mega 😎

[@mobettabud30]

Killer drummer! :-)

[@fuzzix]

Got to see Rory in 92 in Dublin - he was still rocking that beat up strat. I love his records, played them until they wore out, but that live experience is raw and unforgettable.