27 Dec
2014
27 Dec
'14
1:24 p.m.
On Sat, 27 Dec 2014 11:01:46 +0000, nepal wrote:
On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:33:57 +0100
Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)rocketmail.com> wrote:
I own this record as vinyl too and never liked it. OTOH it's one of my
few vinyls that already have a bar code. And the 'Rory Gallagher'
original is from 1971, my one shows (C) 1971, (P) 1979 and a patch
'Digital Metal Dmm Mastering', so it likely was remastered and IMO with
a remaster usually nothing good comes. I guess I bought it in the 80s,
so remastered doesn't mean 'loudness war', but perhaps something that is
similar bad. However, I haven't listen to it since years, perhaps
decades. Maybe I'll listen to it today or at least in January. I places
the record beside the turntable. It might be that I like it nowadays.
However, 'Irish Tour '74' is one of the best rock recordings ever. It's
not only accepted and liked by people who make rock music, but it's
also a favourite of many jazz musicians. It quasi is a "masterclass"
recording, not simply another rock recording.
Regards,
Ralf
On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:00:12 +0100, coderkun
wrote:
Good music!
IMO rehearsal and stage live recordings most of the times are much
better than studio recordings.
Two of my favourites vinyls are 'Irish Tour '74' (Gallagher) and 'No
Sleep 'til Hammersmith' (Motörhead).
You can't do better in a studio.
Even Metallica's 'Garage Days', unfortunately without Cliff Burton,
is very nice (still the recordings from the original bands are far
better, even their studio recordings, than the Garage Day
versions ;).
As much as I love the 'Tour' album, I still IMHO consider Rory's
best
album to be a studio recorded one, simply titled "Rory Gallagher".
Part of this is because of the style of playing which Rory didn't
really get into during his live gigs, but which to me at least shows
where his heart was when not influenced by an audience. This album
more than any other (maybe exceptint "Deuce") shows Rory to be so
much more than a rock guitarist (no insult intended) with a touch of
finesse never really matched since those early days.
Having said all that tho, it is only my personal Taste (boom boom) ;)