defender

It never took Rory Gallagher a longer time to release a new album. Five years after Jinx [MOVLP626], seemingly an eternity, Defender was released. Although it took so long, the quality of this Blues-Rock offering is equal to his stellar '70s albums like Top Priority [MOVLP625] and Photo-Finish [MOVLP624].

Album opener "Kickback City" could be a song from hairy rockers Bad Company with heavy pounding guitars, but also "Failsafe Day" as well as "Road To Hell" are by-the-book-crunch-rockers. The blazing riff in "Continental Op," and the swampy, less abrasive "Ain't No Saint" complete this amazing but unfortunately less 'hyped' albums. This is a must-have for real Rory Gallagher fans!

180 gram audiophile vinyl
Printed innersleeve

Side A
1. Kickback City
2. Loanshark Blues
3. Continental Op
4. I Ain't No Saint
5. Failsafe Day
Side B
1. Road To Hell
2. Doing Time
3. Smear Campaign
4. Don't Start Me To Talkin'
5. Seven Days