Irish Tour '74 [Live]

Track Listings

1. Cradle Rock

2. I Wonder Who (Who's gonna Be Your Sweet Man)

3. Tattoo'd Lady

4. Too Much Alcohol

5. As The Crow Flies

6. A Million Miles Away

7. Walk On Hot Coals

8. Who's That Coming

9. (Back On My) Stomping Ground

Tracks:

Cradle Rock
I Wonder Who (Who's gonna Be Your Sweet Man)
Tattoo'd Lady
Too Much Alcohol
As The Crow Flies
A Million Miles Away
Walk On Hot Coals
Who's That Coming
(Back On My) Stomping Ground

Customer Reviews:

Rory was just an amazing live act, the best I have ever seen.......2006-05-13

I saw Rory three times in Boston. He was great every time. He was the opening act for Dave Mason around 1978. Dave Mason made a big mistake. Rory just blew the crowd away. 30 minutes into Mason's act the crowd was still screaming for Rory to come back out. I think Mason must have been humiliated. He simply could not follow Gallagher's set. Jimi Hendrix would have had trouble following Gallagher. He was truly one of the great live acts of rock history. The man could play. In two other Boston appearances at the Paridise he ripped the place apart. He simply loved playing and he was just so very, very talented. It is shocking to me that a man of his ability and stage presence was never more popular. I took my college buddies to see Gallagher. They all said it was the best show they had ever seen and they had never even heard one of his albums. This guy didn't need any complicted production or double trackig he could play it straight up. This is a very good album, but it is almost impoosible to understand how good this guy was unless you saw him play live. He had that rare ability to just take the crowd where he wanted them to go. If you want to hear a master, pick up this CD. If you can't hear the genius, then you just don't really understand ...

Rory Gallagher captured in peak form.......2004-12-23

Let's just say that "Irish Tour," which has sold the most copies of any of the late Rory Gallagher's albums, captures one of the finest blues-rock guitarists of our time in peak form. This gem of a live recording was assembled from various gigs across Mr. Gallagher's troubled native Ireland in 1974, and he clearly relishes playing for the home crowd.

Mr. Gallagher and company churn through some longer versions of Walk on Hot Coals, Too Much Alcohol, and Who's That Coming, which allows Mr. Gallagher to improvise and experiment a bit. (There's not a bad number here, but why is Just a Little Bit not included on the CD version?)

I'm not prone to lavish adjectives on recordings, but there is more than enough intensity, passion, and virtuosity here to help the uninitiated learn what all the fuss is when it comes to Rory Gallagher's place in rock history.

Rory's Smokin'!.......2003-03-04

Red hot guitar rock right up there with some of the finest recordings from the genre giants such as Cream or The Yardbirds. When rock was rockin' and the working class lads had a chance of getting out of the slum. A guitar was heckuwa better than construction work in Sydney, the docks of Liverpool or Sheffield steel. In those golden times even Pittsburg Steelers still played at the famed Three Rivers Stadium! Seriously, this is one rip roarin album. Get yaself a pint and don your greens 'cause Rory rocks!

Motts favourite Irish Tour.......2001-07-04

This album captures one of Ireland's most loved musicians. He is back in his native land at the pinnacle of his powers. Perfectly capturing the live connection between the audience and performer, "Irish Tour", is not only one of Rory Gallagher's best albums, but is surely one of the best live albums ever released. The album was recorded in Belfast, Dublin and Cork, and shows Rory putting in some performances of awesome power. The fact that, after 28 years, it still makes you yearn to be there in the audience when Rory, in his check lumber jack shirt and battered stratacaster in hand, drags the band back on stage for the fourth or fifth encore speaks for itself. This line up of the Rory Gallagher band had already released 2 albums and been on the road for 2 years, so they were as tight as the British Lions front row of the 1974 tour of South Africa. Rory could just let himself go, knowing that the band would follow him anywhere with an understanding and passion of the music they played - like Barry John to a young Gareth Edwards, "You chuck it son, I'll catch it". By 1974 Rory's development and belief in his own abilities is almost palpable as is his confidence. He allows Lou Martin, the keyboard player, plenty of space to shine with solos before Rory storms back to show who is the boss. Throughout this album the guitar tone is colourful and hard hitting, whilst still maintaining a controlled sensitivity. Rory constantly demonstrates his incredible guitar technique. It is definitely worth pointing out skillful backing chord work, volume control and his switching of tone which deepen the musical expression of the album. The M.C.'s announcement and the sound of Rory tuning his guitar before the opening song, "Cradle Rock", gives an atmospheric intro to the album. The songs are a fine collection of self composed numbers and splendid cover versions. Rory made J.B.Hutto's "Too Much Alcohol" one of his own. It perfectly captures the warmth between audience and artist, especially when Rory and the fans count from 91-100. Another classic originally recorded for the "Tattoo" album is the 10 minute workout of "A Million Miles Away", where the musical development from the original studio recording is outstanding. `Irish tour' shows Rory's different characters, from the gutsy hard rocking guitar hero to delicate, gentle performer. His unique style shines through on every track. This album has sold in excess of two million copies worldwide and is a must for any Rory fan wanting their live `fix'. During the live set closer, "Who's that coming", you can almost hear the adrenaline pumping through the viens of both band and crowd, as the music builds and accelerates into a truly dynamic sound with each band member playing his heart out and Rory really excelling himself on slide guitar. As the band leave the stage you are left with the Cork crowd singing: "Nice one Rory Nice one Son Nice one Rory Let's have another one". Nice one indeed Rory. Mott the Dog.

a killer album!.......2001-03-18

IT'74 is one of the best (if not the best) live albums ever made. all the tracks rock!!!. too much alcohol, cradle rock and the excellent walk on hot coals are my personal favorites. it's pure high octane blues-rock, something so hard to find these days. just go and buy it.

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1. Cradle Rock
2. I Wonder Who (Who's gonna Be Your Sweet Man)
3. Tattoo'd Lady
4. Too Much Alcohol
5. As The Crow Flies
6. A Million Miles Away
7. Walk On Hot Coals
8. Who's That Coming
9. (Back On My) Stomping Ground