Jack Morgan2 said:RIP. Pretty sure I spun one of his best-of collections just a few days before he passed. It’s a bit heavy thinking about how "Call Me the Breeze" and those Skynyrd or Clapton tracks basically made him immortal, though honestly? His versions hit harder than the originals. The songs have this super laid-back vibe, so it makes sense why Knopfler looks up to him. I wouldn't say I'm a huge blues-rock guy (aside from the entire Rory Gall discography), and Cale never really grabbed me but you can't deny he's underrated.
Way too underrated...
Check out one of the best instrumentals ever from the Shades album (which, by the way, the rock encyclopedia gave Gall a measly two stars): Cloudy day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1VX3e0V4O4