Label: BMG Japan Inc. (Japan), BVCM-37881
Style: Blues, Blues Rock
Country: Cork, Ireland (2 March 1948 - 14 June 1995)
Time: 51:39
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 341 Mb
Rory
Gallagher's second solo offering, Deuce, is arguably the studio album
that best reflects the Irish guitarist's ferocity in his preferred
medium, live. Deuce also represents the peak of his ‘power trio career’,
surpassing any Taste album and narrowly edging out his remarkable
debut, Rory Gallagher, released just six months prior to this marvel.
Gallagher
was clear that it was on stage that he expressed himself best, so when
he set about producing his second solo album he decided to put the
recording sessions after live performances, to harness the energy of the
live shows and leave the production skeletal, with just vocals, bass,
drums and guitar. Of course, Gallagher's guitar wasn't just anything,
his worn '61 Stratocaster was capable of unleashing electrical storms in
which several people seemed to be playing.
Take the opening track,
Used To Be, for example, where the guitar leads the way until his
R&B-like vocals come in. It's a devastating start on his unbridled
guitar, and indicates that we are in the presence of a true master. But
whoever thinks of Gallagher only as a marvellous guitarist is also
missing out on the composer capable of such delights as I'm Not Awake
Yet, in which touches of British folk can be appreciated. Moreover, his
mastery of the acoustic is similar to that of the electric and he is
capable of embellishing the song with a beautiful and expressive solo.
The
acoustic blues number Don't Know Where I'm Going reveals Gallagher's
excellent sense of humour; sounding somewhere between Ronnie Lane and
Steve Marriott. In Your Town and Should've Learnt My Lesson successfully
approach his beloved blues rock, sounding gritty and direct. While
There's A Light offers another taste of his more melodic and sensitive
side, with another guitar solo that is not so much a display of
technique as a song within a song. The album reaches its peak at the
close, with Crest Of A Wave, a song that features fantastic bass playing
by the indispensable Gerry McAvoy, and some incredible guitar work by
our protagonist, again shining with the slide, and achieving a cutting,
raw and aggressive sound.
Deuce, released on 28 November 1971, made
it clear that Rory Gallagher was inaugurating the imperial phase of his
career, with a raw and gritty sound that would be reflected in his
mythical live shows, such as the outstanding Live In Europe that arrived
the following year. The flame had been lit and Rory was crowned as one
of the greats.
(guitarsexchange.com/en/unplugged/1079/rory-gallagher-deuce-1971/)
01. I'm Not Awake Yet (05:06)
02. Used To Be (05:24)
03. Don't Know Where I'm Going (02:42)
04. Maybe I Will (04:15)
05. Whole Lot Of People (04:57)
06. In Your Town (05:47)
07. Should've Learnt My Lesson (03:36)
08. There's A Light (05:59)
09. Out Of My Mind (03:05)
10. Crest Of A Wave (06:00)
11. Persuasion (Bonus Track) (04:43)
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