The Velvet Underground : The Velvet Underground & Nico

 

I DON'T KNOW WHERE

 I'M GOING

BUT I'M GONNA TRY

FOR THE KINGDOM

IF I CAN..

Rory Gallagher : Big Guns: The Very Best Of Rory Gallagher

 William Rory Gallagher

 (March 2nd 1948 – June 14th 1995) 

was an

 Irish musician, 

singer, and songwriter.

Regarded as

 "Ireland's first rock star",

 he is known for his 

virtuosic style of

 guitar playing 

and 

live performances. 

He has sometimes

 been referred to as

 "the greatest guitarist 

you've never heard of". 

Gallagher gained

 international recognition

 in the late 1960s 

as the frontman

 and lead guitarist 

of the blues rock

 power trio

 Taste. 

Following the band's

 break-up in 1970,

 he launched a

 solo career 

and was voted 

Guitarist of the Year 

by Melody Maker 

magazine

 in 1972.

Gallagher played over 

2,000 concerts 

worldwide throughout 

his career, 

including many in 

Northern Ireland 

during the Troubles. 

He had global 

record sales

 exceeding

 30 million.

During the 1980s, 

Gallagher continued to tour 

and record new music, 

but his

 popularity declined

 due to shifting trends

 in the music industry.

 His health also 

began to deteriorate,

 resulting in a 

liver transplant

 in March 1995 

at King's College Hospital

 in London. 

Following the operation,

 he contracted a

 staphylococcal infection 

(MRSA) 

and died

 three months later 

at the age of 47.

Gallagher has been

 commemorated posthumously 

with statues in 

Ballyshannon and Belfast, 

and public spaces

 renamed in his memory

 in Dublin, 

Cork, 

and Paris. 

He has been commemorated

 on an An Post set

 of postage stamps 

and a 

Central Bank

 of Ireland 

commemorative coin. 

Since 2002,

 the Rory Gallagher

 International

 Tribute Festival 

has been held

 annually in

 Ballyshannon.

A number of musicians

 in the world of 

rock and blues

 cite Gallagher

 as an influence,

 both for his 

musicianship and character,

 including

 Brian May

 (Queen), 

Johnny Marr

 (the Smiths), 

Slash 

(Guns N' Roses), 

the Edge 

(U2), 

Glenn Tipton

 (Judas Priest), 

Janick Gers 

(Iron Maiden), 

Vivian Campbell 

(Def Leppard),

 Joan Armatrading, 

Gary Moore, 

and

 Joe Bonamassa

Steely Dan : Pretzel Logic/Katy Lied

YOU TELL YOURSELF

YOU'RE NOT MY KIND

BUT YOU DON'T 

EVEN KNOW 

YOUR MIND

AND YOU COULD

HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART

Thin Lizzy : Still Dangerous (Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S., 1977)

IF THAT CHICK

DON'T WANT TO KNOW

FORGET HER ...

Jimi Hendrix : Crash Landing

YOU DON'T NEED ME

YOU JUST WANT TO BLEED ME

SO TAKE YOUR DAGGER,

AND CUT ME FREE

Journey: Budokan Hall 03/02/83

HIGHWAY RUN

TO THE MIDNIGHT SUN

WHEELS GO 

ROUND AND 'ROUND

YOU'RE ON MY MIND

RESTLESS HEARTS

SLEEP ALONE TONIGHT

SENDIN' ALL MY

ALONG THE WIRE

Pink Floyd : The Dark Side of the Moon

 

THE LUNATIC IS ON THE GRASS,

THE LUNATIC IS ON THE GRASS,

REMEMBERING GAMES

AND DAISY CHAINS AND LAUGHS

GOT TO KEEP THE LOONIES

ON THE PATH....

Styx : Kilroy Was Here

THE PROBLEM IS PLAIN TO SEE

TOO MUCH TECHNOLOGY

Deep Purple : Burn (30th Anniversary Edition)

PEOPLE ARE SAYIN'

THE WOMAN IS DAMMED

SHE MAKES YOU

BURN WITH

THE WAVE OF HER HAND

Styx : The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings/+ Equinox

LADY,

WHEN YOU'RE WITH ME

I'M  SMILING

Neil Young : Harvest (Expanded Edition)

I'VE BEEN IN MY MIND

IT'S SUCH A FINE LINE

Led Zeppelin : Uniondale NY St. Valentine's Day Massacre 02/14/75

I'VE BEEN WORKING

SEVEN TO ELEVEN EVERYNIGHT

IT KINDA MAKES LIFE A DRAG

Phil Collins : Face Value

SO YOU CAN

WIPE OFF THAT GRIN

I KNOW WHERE 

YOU'VE BEEN

Black Sabbath: Black Sabbath (Deluxe Edition) and More...

WHAT IS THIS THAT

STANDS BEFORE ME ?

The Rolling Stones : The Rolling stones Now !

THERE'VE BEEN SO MANY

GIRLS I'VE KNOWN

I'VE MADE SO MANY CRY

AND STILL I WONDER WHY

The Velvet Underground : Squeeze

SHE'S A BELIEVER

THAT'S WHAT 

SHE SAID

WHEN I LOOK IN HER EYES

ALL I SEE IS GOODBYE

The Kinks : You Really Got Me: The Best Of The Kinks

YOU REALLY GOT ME NOW

YOU GOT ME

SO I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT

Ray Manzarek : The Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control

 Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr.

 (February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013)

 was an

 American keyboardist.

 He is best known 

as a member

 of the rock band

 the Doors, 

co-founding

 the group

 in 1965 

with fellow

 UCLA Film School 

graduate

 Jim Morrison. 

Manzarek is credited for

 his innovative playing 

and abilities on

 organ-style

 keyboard instruments.

Manzarek was inducted

 into the

 Rock and Roll 

Hall of Fame 

in 1993 

as a 

Doors member.

 He was a 

co-founding member

 of 

Nite City

 from

 1977 to 1978 

and of 

Manzarek–Krieger

 from 2001

 until he died

 in 2013.

USA Today 

described him as

 "one of the best keyboardists ever"

The Whole Thing Started with Rock and Roll 

Now It's Out of Control

 is the second 

studio album

 by American 

singer and keyboardist

 Ray Manzarek

 Released on the

 Mercury label

 in 1974, 

 It was Manzarek's

 last album

 before forming

 the now defunct

 rock band

 Nite City

 in 1977

TRACKLIST

The Whole Thing Started With Rock And Roll

 (Now It's Out Of Control)

The Gambler

Whirling Dervish

Begin The World Again

I Wake Up Screaming

Art Deco Fandango

Bicentennial Blues

 (Love It or Leave It)

Perfumed Garden

Roadhouse Blues [*]

Ray Manzarek :  Break It Down

(Interview) [*]

NEW LINK

Janis Joplin and The Kozmic Blues Band : Fillmore East 2/12/69

WANT TO GIVE YOU

ALL MY LOVE

OH, HONEY,

WON'T YOU COME ON

AND OPEN UP

I SAID,

OPEN UP YOUR HEART

Led Zeppelin : Madison Square Garden Four Blocks In The Snow 02/12/75

HER STYLE IS NEW

BUT THE FACE 

IS THE SAME

AS IT WAS SO LONG AGO

The Allman Brothers : Eat A Peach (Deluxe Edition 2 CDs)

AGAIN THE MORNING COME

AGAIN HE'S ON THE RUN

SUNBEAMS SHINING THROUGH HIS HAIR

APPEARING NOT TO HAVE A CARE

WELL, PICK UP

YOUR GEAR 

AND GYPSY ROLL ON, ROLL ON

Eric Clapton : Santa Monica, CA. Civic Auditorium (02/11/78)

 

TO MAKE IT YOU'VE

GOT TO TRY

BABY, THAT'S NO LIE

Jethro Tull : Songs From The Wood (40th Anniversary Edition Box Set)

LET ME BRING YOU

SONGS FROM THE WOOD

TO MAKE YOU FEEL MUCH BETTER

THAN YOU COULD KNOW

Van Halen : Van Halen

I LIVE MY LIFE 

LIKE THERE'S 

NO TOMORROW....

David Bowie : Naked and Wired

SHE GAVE THEM LIFE,

SHE GAVE THEM ALL

THEY DRAINED HER 

VERY SOUL DRY...DRY