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Rory Gallagher
Against the Grain (1975)
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01) Let Me In
02) Cross Me Off Your List
03) Ain't Too Good
04) Souped-Up Ford
05) Bought and Sold
06) I Take What I Want
07) Lost at Sea
08) All Around Man
09) Out on the Western Plain
10) At the Bottom
11) Cluney Blues
12) My Baby, Sure

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First Released

1975

Genre

Rock

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Gritty

Style

Blues

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"Against the Grain" Released October 1975 is the fifth studio album by Irish musician Rory Gallagher. It was his first album with his new record company Chrysalis. The album is mostly new songs written by Gallagher as well as some classic blues and R&B numbers. In contrast to previous studio albums by Gallagher it received very favorable reviews.
The album name and cover were a play on words. The cover shows the wood "grain" of Gallagher's famous Stratocaster guitar which was well worn from his rigorous tour schedule. At the same time the phrase reflects Gallagher's relation with the music industry, that he always went "against the grain" and played the traditional blues and folk music he loved rather than focusing on singles and more commercially accessible music.
The album was released at a period when Gallagher was finally achieving some recognition in the United States. Rolling Stone gave the album an excellent review comparing Gallagher favorably to guitar legends Eric Clapton and Alvin Lee. The same review spoke glowingly of Gallagher's band.



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