1987

DEFENDER - LP toutes les chansons composées par  Rory Gallagher except celle annotée.

Face 1

  1. "Kickback City" - 4:49
  2. "Loanshark Blues" - 4:27
  3. "Continental Op" - 4:33
  4. "I Ain't No Saint" - 4:58
  5. "Failsafe Day" - 4:23

Face 2

  1. "Road to Hell" - 5:32
  2. "Doing Time" - 4:06
  3. "Smear Campaign" - 4:47
  4. "Don't Start Me Talkin'" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) - 3:35
  5. "Seven Days" - 5:14

CD bonus tracks, 

  1. "Seems to Me" - 4:52 
  2. "No Peace for the Wicked" - 4:09 

Réalisation le 1er Juillet  / Remasterisé en 2018

Maison de disquesl: UMC

participation :

Rory Gallagher (Guitares électriques et acoustiques, Chant & Harmonica)

Gerry McAvoy (Guitare basse)

Brendan O’Neill (Batterie)

Mark Feltham (Harmonica su ‘Don’t Start Me Talkin’)

Lou Martin (Piano sur ‘Seven Days)

Bob Andrews (Piano sur ‘Don’t Start Me Talkin’)

John Cooke (Autres claviers)

WHAT DONAL GALLAGHER AN JON LEVIN THINK ABOUT THIS ALBUM 

 

De loin le plus sous-estimé des albums de Rory. A tort bien sûr tant ce retour aux affaires après cinq ans d'absence est excellent ! 1.663.444 écoutes sur Spotify et 495.902 pour ''Loanshark Blues'', le morceau le plus écouté. ''Ain't No Saint'' arrive ensuite avec 200.000 et ''Kickback City'' ferme la marche avec près de 159.000... ;-(

NOTES ABOUT THIS ALBUM

First time of his career that Rory let not less than five year without any new studio album! We can notice the return of Lou Martin one of his old Bandmate (on 'seven Days' only) and the add of Mark Feltham, a great harmonist, John Cooke who played with Rory live on stage is also assimilated for this album credited as 'Other Keyboards'. On an unique song ('Don't Start Me Talkin'), Bob Andrews remplaced Lou on the piano.

On the cover of the album, these strange light coming from the inside of a red American car (?) reminds me 'Christine' the novel of Stephen King...

KICKBACK CITY - what a great song! A big Hard Rock to prove us, the fans, that Rory is still able to put a big power in some of his songs. Angry and sometimes desperate words ('This town had cut me to the bone - You're lost before you start - Feel I'm going down slow') and in the middle a great guitar solo that any fan should love.

LOANSHARK BLUES - Back to Blues with a sublime tempo. A story, not very optimistic, of a man who has 'One foot in the grave' ... ;-(

CONTINENTAL OP - Rory loved Dashiel Hammet and this song take the title of one of his novels. Gerry McAvoy brillant bass guitar above all that. Almost a perfection.

I AIN'T NO SAINT - Another great Blues and Another great presence of Gerry on bass.

FAILSAFE DAY - 

ROAD TO HELL - Again really pessimist words that probably leads to is most darkest song ever :... ' No chances left - The walls falling down on me - Broken wishes, Broken dreams - The flames getting higher on me - Too Late to save me' DO YOU WANT SOME MORE?...

DOING TIME - Great musical song but, again, so sad words! Great parts of slide on his Gretsch Corvette

SMEAR CAMPAIN - Political opinion about dirty politicians lies ? I am afraid my English is to poor to completely understand

DON'T START ME TALKIN' - First cover of a Sonny Boy Williamson, one of Blues Rory's references. What an inspired Blues!

SEEMS TO ME - 'Feel six feet under, feel like a drowning man... Must admit it, guess may race is done'. LET US BREATH A LITTLE RORY!

NO PEACE FOR THE WICKED - One of my favorite of the album. Another great guitar solo (as usual, should I say!)

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