Jinx

This is my favourite Rory album, and I have everything he has done (I hope ;-)) Obviously this is not the 'objectively best' album he has done, but when I discovered him for myself first, this was his new album, so I have a personal sentimental attachment to it. It still holds many fantastic tracks whatever you think his really best album is (Irish Tour ?). I saw him live that year Jinx came out, and I have a picture with him letting me hold his '61 Strat'. This is on my wall right now as I am writing this, so this makes me partial. I put a "but" in the title above because I have this album in vinyl too, and the remix they have done on the CD is not to my liking, especially on the title track - "Jinxed". The Cd version has killed the sound of one my favourite Rory solos ever: the harmonica is too much pushed forward, so I still prefer the vinyl version. I am not sure my criticism is objective: brother Donal writes in the cover notes that this remix is intentional, they wanted to highlight extra musical layers, so maybe I am an old (41 year-old) f.rt. Anyway, any self-respecting Rory fan will have the vinyl already, and will buy the CD too let alone for the 2 extra tracks. Rory is in any case and forever my favourite guitar player, and if you are a fan of today's Bonamassa and the like, you must have all his albums.

24 bit High Resolution re-mastering from the original 1/4 master tape by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham at Wired Masters in 2017. All of the 2018 CD studio remasters released by UMC contain updated sleeve insert photos and track comments. There is no remix meddling this time; these are as the original releases. All have bonus track(s) except Deuce. Excellent sound quality throughout and the content needs no further comment other than it is Rory Gallagher doing what only he and his co-musicians could; a unique sound and a massive influence on many players that have followed.

Very clear remaster of excellent album. We certainly prefer this UMC version to our old Capo label copy.

The guy above doesn't know what he's talking about!!! It's pretty obvious if you are not a fan you are not going to enjoy it!!! I see somebody else reckons it's the weakest of his albums!?! Are you deaf? This is a brilliant album and stands up well against any of his previous work. I bought this on cassette when it was released, way back in 1982, when I was just beginning on guitar, and I've learned so much from it. I wore out the original, and was a little disappointed with the remix myself, as I am used to the original sound, and running list. Stand out tracks; the masterful "Double Vision" (superb riff, song, solo, everything basically!), "Signals", "Loose Talk", "Jinxed", "Easy Come Easy Go", even the extra tracks "Nothing But The Devil", and "Lonely Mile" (a particular favourite of mine) are excellent, and worth me buying the CD for! Rory wasn't just a great guitarist, he did everything well, play harmonica, slide guitar, a terrific singer and songwriter, who did things his way, instead of compromising for cash, like so many so called "artistes" do these days. I've been listing to this album for 25 years, and will still be listening to it in another 25!!! I've given the remixed version here only 4 stars, because I find it rather "muddy", but for the actual songs it's 5 stars, all the way!!

Bought as a christmas gift

Rory Still Rocking

This is a hard-rocking album, epitomised by the aural assault of opener 'Big guns', the groove boogie of 'Double vision' (very catchy) and a searing guitar solo on 'Signals'. Highly recommended.

Despite the title of the album that described his life at the time, Rory Gallagher put a tremendous amount of vitality into these recordings. After all the years since his heyday I still find that it's Jinx I listen to the most. So I was eager to get hold of a copy of it on CD. The music does not disappoint but the remix is not subtle. Rhythm guitars have been lowered in the mix so much that the immediacy and dynamics of Gallagher's music is compromised. 'Signals' is a good illustration of this - a highlight of the original album, this version is lacklustre, and the title track has been robbed of its power. This is not to say that it is all bad. The mixes work well on some tracks like 'Big Guns' and the vocals now stand out with brilliant clarity throughout. Perhaps this is a good thing for a modern audience and if it helps win some younger fans then fine. In the meantime, I'll keep hold of my cassette album from the 80's, thanks.

todo ok

このアルバムはとても良いし好きです。ブルース色がどうのハードロックがどうのなんて気にならないくらい曲もいいし演奏もいい、ロックなんだよ。ロリーギャラガーがロックを始めたんだよ！と言いたくなるようなアルバムです。

Dommage que cet album soit un peu trop délaissé car il vaut le coup.... alors n'hésitez pas à le mettre dans vos casques.

good guitar work

This album bursts with Rory's energy and unique guitar playing. Highlights of the album are Jinxed, Double Vision, Nothing but the Devil although the whole album is great and well balanced. Tons of great guitars, both bottleneck and standard, soulful singing too. A classic Rory album.