Rory Gallagher: “A Million Miles Away”

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.

This article appears in Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2007.