Stage Struck (album)

Stage Struck
Live album by Rory Gallagher
Released	2 November 1980
Recorded	November 1979–July 1980
Genre	Hard rock blues rock
Length	51:46
Label	Castle Records
Producer	Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher chronology
Top Priority (1979) Stage Struck (1980) Jinx (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Q	[2]

Stage Struck is the third live album by Irish singer/guitarist Rory Gallagher. Released in 1980, it documents his world tour in support of his 1979 album Top Priority. Accordingly, it features many songs from that album, but it also includes songs from his previous albums. The album sees Gallagher taking a faster-paced, more hard rock sound than on his previous blues-dominated live albums. Originally released with eight tracks, Stage Struck was augmented with two bonus tracks ("Bad Penny" and "Key Chain") when reissued in 1999, four years after Gallagher's death, by his younger brother and manager, Donal Gallagher.

Reception

In 2005, Stage Struck was ranked number 419 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[3]

Track listing

All songs composed by Rory Gallagher.

Side one

1. "Shin Kicker" – 3:58
2. "Wayward Child" – 4:32
3. "Brute Force and Ignorance" – 4:32
4. "Moonchild" – 6:06

Side two

1. "Follow Me" – 5:56
2. "Bought and Sold" – 4:39
3. "The Last of the Independents" – 5:39
4. "Shadow Play" – 5:08

CD bonus track

1. "Bad Penny" – 6:39 (*)
2. "Keychain" – 5:03 (*)

Personnel

• Rory Gallagher – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
• Ted McKenna – drums

Production details

• Rory Gallagher – producer
• Mark Jessett – art direction

References

1. Stage Struck (album) at AllMusic
2. July 1991 (p.46)
3. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 42. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.

External links

• Rory Gallagher's Official Site
• Q Magazine Review