RORY GALLAGHER – Dublin 1978 (2CD)

Audience 8.7 – Better than average, the tape has dynamics to it and even if vocals sound somewhat distant, the bass and guitar have a nice attack with the low end having that chest pounding quality which adds a lot to the electrifying atmospherics. Rory is particularly savage, playing what is probably a really wild crowd since it is where he is from. The performance is worth the entrance fee, the sound quality is good enough to warrant extended engagement. Full disclosure: There is some tape hiss present although it only becomes obvious when the band is not playing.

RORY GALLAGHER
Rory’s Stompin’ Grounds
National Stadium
Dublin, Ireland
December 28, 1978

Disc 1

1. Shinkicker
2. Do You Read Me
3. Bought And Sold
4. I Wonder Who
5. Cruise On Out
6. Brute Force and Ignorance
7. Calling Card

Disc 2

8. Out On The Western Plain
9. Too Much Alcohol
10. Barley & Grape Rag
11. Goin’ To My Hometown
12. Shadow Play
13. Tattoo’d Lady
14. Bullfrog Blues
15. Sea Cruise

Rory Gallagher – guitar, vocals
Gerry McAvoy – bass
Ted McKenna – drums