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Against the Grain [Import]

~ Rory Gallagher
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (30 Jan 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Capo
  • ASIN: B00000IBDW
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31,282 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Let Me In
2. Cross Me Off Your List
3. Ain't Too Good
4. Souped Up Ford
5. Bought And Sold
6. Take What I Want
7. Lost At Sea
8. All Around Man
9. Out On The Western Plain
10. At The Bottom

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb and consistent, one of Rory's best!, 27 Nov 2000
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One of my favourite Rory CD's. A great mixture of material from the rock of 'Let Me In' and 'I Take What I Want' to the acoustic country blues of 'Out On The Western Plain'. A must for any fan.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great album from the G Man, 1 Jun 2005
By Greennose "greennose" (Edinburgh, Scotland) - See all my reviews
I first heard of Rory Gallagher when I saw footage of him from "The Old Grey Whistle Test" which was recorded in 1976 (when I was aged one). The track was a fast rocker with a memorable riff so good my friends played it in their band. Although we did not know the name of the song! Then one day recognised it being played from a pub jukebox which featured this album.

Anyway, the track was Let Me In which is a great opener to Against The Grain. Souped Up Ford is also a super charged rocker and follows a Gallagher tradition in singing about speed (such as Country Mile).
The stand out track for me though is All Around Man, an urgent blues rocker that begins with Gallagher screaming and crying together with just his electric guitar until the band kicks in with a stop-start blues rhythm. Fantastic!
A great acoustic moment is Gallagher's version of Leadbelly's "Out On the Western Plain," with its combination of Indian chords, American Delta folk and cowboy "yippee-ki-yay" chorus. Bought and Sold, with Congas is the hit single that never was, and Gallagher records a playful cover of Sam and Dave's I Take What I Want.

Presumably the album was named Against The Grain as Rory as remaining true to the music he loved while his contempories were moving into more commerical sounds. This is one of Rory's finest, matched only by Calling Card and the two early live albums, and features a good mix of rock, delta blues and country.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great album - indifferent remix, 29 Sep 2007
This CD gets a 3 because of an indifferent remix (the 'Cross Me Off Your List' track is really pretty awful). Also, why change the original cover...? If you come across an original mix album or CD, go for it - 5 stars and up being one of Rory's best. Of course, if the Beeb can be persuaded to release the '76 Sight and Sound concert versions of many of these and Calling Card's numbers, then better still...
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