Rory Gallagher: “A Million Miles Away”
November 6th, 2007 by Wade Tatangelo in News
Finally got hip to Irish singer/songwriter and guitar great Rory Gallagher last month when I picked up the CD Irish Tour (1974). The clip I posted here is from the documentary/DVD of the same title. Watch as Gallagher performs his signature song “A Million Miles Away,” a plaintive, powerful rock epic about temporary losing one’s self in an alcohol-fueled haze.
“Right now the blues want to surround me,” he growls. He battles back with fiery, emotive, guitar solos. Pure catharsis.
November 13th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Yes, Rory’s the man. Got so drunk he left his guitar in some bushes behind a wall, and went and fetched it a week later. Still there. Much better ‘blues’ player than SRV.
January 15th, 2008 at 6:52 am
thanx