Eighteen years after the death of Rory Gallagher, the incendiary Irish blues-rock guitarist and songwriter gets one of the most unusual tribute compilation packages in music history. Kickback City was conceived by Gallagher's brother D?nal to celebrate the guitarist's lifelong love of hard-boiled noir fiction -- he often cited its themes and references in his songs. D?nal recruited best-selling, award-winning crime novelist Ian Rankin (of the popular Inspector Rebus series) in a project that compiles studio and live performances by the guitarist that were directly inspired by the genre. To accompany the music, Rankin wrote a novella that liberally references Gallagher's titles and lyrics; entitled The Lie Factory, it too is enclosed. There is an audio reading of the novella by Aidan Quinn on a separate disc. The entire package was illustrated by Timothy Truman (DC Comics, the Grateful Dead, Santana, First Comics), a lifelong fan of the guitarist. [There is also a limited deluxe vinyl edition available from the artist's website.]
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre:ย Rock, Blues
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Tracks
| Kickback City ( Studio ) | ||
| A1 | Kickback City | |
| A2 | Continental Op | |
| A3 | Kid Gloves | |
| A4 | Big Guns | |
| A5 | Loanshark Blues | |
| B1 | B. Girl | |
| B2 | Slumming Angel | |
| B3 | Barley & Grape Rag | |
| B4 | In Your Town | |
| B5 | Sinner Boy | |
| B6 | The Devil Made Me Do It | |
| Kickback City ( Live ) | ||
| C1 | Continental Op | |
| C2 | Tattoo'd Lady | |
| C3 | I Ain't No Saint | |
| C4 | Off The Handle | |
| D1 | The Loop | |
| D2 | Messin' With The Kid | |
| D3 | Loanshark Blues |
