Track Listing

1. Tattoo'd Lady
2. Cradle Rock
3. 20/20 Vision
4. They Don't Make Them Like You Any More
5. Livin' Like A Trucker
6. Sleep On A Clothes Line
7. Who's That Coming
8. Million Miles Away
9. Admit It
10. Tuscon Arizona
11. Just A Little Bit

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22250 in Music
• Released on: 2000-02-05
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

The Best!
I have all Rory Gallagher's solo albums and with his former band Taste. They are all brilliant and in my opinion this one is the cream of the crop. It has absolutely everything you would expect from this superb performer.

A great highlight of blues-rock music
Rory Gallagher made some of the most admirable albums in rock. He had no pretensions and no agenda of any kind other than a desire to make great music – which he did in spades. Tattoo is one of the best of a long list of great albums.

A key to the greatness of this album is that so much of it was reproduced for his following live album, including the wonderful title track which, while not as good as the live version, still kicks off the album in a great way. Gallagher’s diversity as a musician can be seen in the first half of the album with the furious rocker ‘Cradle Rock’, jaunty acoustic blues ’20:20 Vision’ and jazz masterpiece ‘They Don’t Make Them Like You Anymore’ standing tall together despite being very different songs. The latter in particular showcases some wonderful piano work by Lou Martin, one of three virtuoso musicians Gallagher was fortunate enough to have in his band.

It is on the second half though that the album really takes off. ‘Livin’ Like A Trucker’ is decent if a bit forgettable, but ‘Sleep On A Clothes-line’ is a great fun boogie; ‘Admit It’ is a sharp, snappy rock song and ‘Who’s That Coming’ shows Gallagher’s astounding slide guitar. The best track though has to be the heartbreaking ‘A Million Miles Away’, one of Gallagher’s greatest masterpieces and one (rightly) held in great esteem by fans.

The only non-essential track is the country ‘Tuscon, Arizona’, which is a musical style that Gallagher was rarely at his best at; that, however, is a bonus track and not a reflection on the greatness of the album itself. In any case the other bonus track, ‘Just A Little Bit’, is a wonderful blues jam that my feet can’t stop tapping to – and neither will yours.

The consistent brilliance of this album never fails to dazzle me. I’ve heard a lot of Gallagher albums and this is my personal favourite; in fact it probably ranks in my top ten albums of all time. It is highly recommended to anyone who wants to listen to good music as much as Gallagher wanted to make it.

CLOSE TO RORY'S BEST
FROM THE SUBTLE ACOUSTIC BLUES OF 20:20 VISION, TO BLISTERING , BOISTEROUS , QUINTISSENTIAL GALLAGHER TRADEMARK TRACKS LIKE " SLEEP ON A CLOTHES LINE " & "LIVIN' LIKE A TRUCKER " THIS RANKS ALONGSIDE THE IRISHMAN'S FINEST. HE HARKS BACK TO HIS JAZZ INFLECTED, TASTE DAYS WITH THE SUPERB " THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE YOU ANYMORE" ,CERTAINLY FOR ME THE ALBUM'S HIGHLIGHT. HAVING BEEN PRIVELEGED TO THE SIGHT ,AND AURAL DELIGHT ,OF RORY IN CONCERT ON 2

OCCASIONS (ALBEIT MANY MOONS AGO ) THIS STILL STANDS AS ONE OF HIS FINEST RECORDED ACHIEVEMENTS. IF YOU ENJOY BLUES WITH GRIT,POWER AND A HINT OF UNFORMULAIC REFINEMENT THEN PURCHASE THIS POSTE HASTE. THE MAN IS A LEGEND , AND HIS MEMORY WILL LINGER LONGER THAN ANY OTHER GALLAGHER CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ANY SORT OF MUSICAL EVEREST. IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN.