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Thin Lizzy Still Dangerous--Live At The Tower Theatre Philadelphia 1977

Quint said:
That was an awesome interview. Very informative. I wish I had been old enough to see them in ’77—they were definitely on top of the world then—but I did catch them on their farewell tour in ’83, and even though Phil was showing some drug wear by then, you’d never know it by their performance that night. It’s still probably the best rock show I’ve ever seen. Thanks a lot for the link. :thmbsp:
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Where did you see them in 83?
 
Love the cowboy song! I have Live and Dangerous, and the best hits CDs. I have not seen the new live CD for sale yet but when I do I'll get it...
 
stoutblock said:
Love the cowboy song! I have Live and Dangerous, and the best hits CDs. I have not seen the new live CD for sale yet but when I do I'll get it...
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My local independent store had it for $9.99 , but i have not seen it in any major chains , it's on vh1 records ..........I bet Walmart carries it , they usually have the vh1 stuff .
 
Edriz said:
I am just a cowboy, lonesome on the trail.

I was fortunate enough to see one of the very last live performances of Thin Lizy in Nuermburg Germany in 1983.

One day I'll scan and post an article that was in Kerrang magazine just after Phil Lynott passed that was dedicated to Phil if anyone may be interested.

It may be quite a tear jerker. It can still cause a tear to swell in me eye to ths day and I've read it hundreds of times. It was written byBif Byford of Saxon. One of the few Mags I still have from Germany I brought back.

One of my favorites is Jonny the fox meets Jimmy the weed.
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I would love to read that! I'm a big fan of Biff and so far everything that I've heard from TL I really like.
 
prisoners said:
I would love to read that! I'm a big fan of Biff and so far everything that I've heard from TL I really like.
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I'll see about scanning that page from the magazine into my computer, then I could either email it to you or maube if it's allowed I could post it somewhere in here. I don't think anyone would want an entire page of a magazine in the music forum.
 
I sure hope everyone is enjoying a resurgence in Thin Lizy....

Especially since I haven't been able still to find a single one of 11 Thin Lizzy Records I had. Notice I said had and not Have!!!

A few of those LP's I bought while I was stationed in Germany. They were German pressings, recorded in Ireland that were NEVER released outside of Europe. Somehow, I don't think I'll ever be able to replace them.

I do have all of them recorded on cassette however, but it seems my tapes for some reason sound like ****. I can replace many of the Lizzy records but it was the European ones that really hurt. That's a time that can't be recaputered
 
Edriz said:
Where did you see them in 83?
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Hammersmith Odeon in England. I was on vacation with my parents and cousin, and my cuz and I picked up a pair of tickets from a scalper the day before the show! It wasn’t cheap—the show was long sold out, as I remember—but well worth it. The band was absolutely fantastic. Sykes and Gorham were a terrific tandem, and Phil was in excellent form.

The gig was being recorded, and part of it eventually wound up on the Life album. Unfortunately we weren’t at the show where Robbo, Gary Moore, and Eric Bell made guest appearances. That would’ve been AWESOME! :thmbsp:
 
Quint said:
Hammersmith Odeon in England. I was on vacation with my parents and cousin, and my cuz and I picked up a pair of tickets from a scalper the day before the show! It wasn’t cheap—the show was long sold out, as I remember—but well worth it. The band was absolutely fantastic. Sykes and Gorham were a terrific tandem, and Phil was in excellent form.

The gig was being recorded, and part of it eventually wound up on the Life album. Unfortunately we weren’t at the show where Robbo, Gary Moore, and Eric Bell made guest appearances. That would’ve been AWESOME! :thmbsp:
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Nurenburgh, where I saw them in Gaermany, was the last night of the Farewell tour. Robbo, Gary Moore, and Eric Bell were all there. They came out for the encore. The encore part of the show lasted for over an hour. All total, the show lasted for a good solid 3 hours. It was just an awesome, show, with some very sentimental moments, lots of hugs, tears and sadness.

The end of one band that made their mark and had gone as far as they could have gone.
 
what is the current thin lizzy is gonna tour this summer , They are booked to headline a night at Rocklohoma this year from what i read .
 
I saw that they announced a re-union of Thin Lizzy, :lmao: how sad, pathetic is that. :thumbsdn: Anyway, i decided not to get the Stll Dangerous LP.

It really is nothing more then sides 3&4 of the Live and Dangerous LP. Or there abouts.
The Live and Dangerous LP was recorded at a few different locations including the Tower where the Still LP was taken from.

I think this LP is just a way for a few remaining old guys to milk a few more buck in their pockets. :scratch2: This Lizzy was and is Phil Lynott and without him is in no way Thin Lizzy!! :nono: :tears:
 
Quint said:
Hammersmith Odeon in England. I was on vacation with my parents and cousin, and my cuz and I picked up a pair of tickets from a scalper the day before the show! It wasn’t cheap—the show was long sold out, as I remember—but well worth it. The band was absolutely fantastic. Sykes and Gorham were a terrific tandem, and Phil was in excellent form.

The gig was being recorded, and part of it eventually wound up on the Life album. Unfortunately we weren’t at the show where Robbo, Gary Moore, and Eric Bell made guest appearances. That would’ve been AWESOME! :thmbsp:
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Hey, Quint. We miss you, man.
 
Just a note- I've been a closet TL fan since the first time I heard them on the radio circa 1976-ish when I was about 8.
Their material was not super easy to find then, and through the 80's.
In the 90's and 00's I started getting more and more stuff and revisiting what I already had.
Jailbreak is an incredibly good album and has more good material than many average fans are aware of.
Emerald is undoubtably a MAJOR influence on Iron Maiden.
...and I absolutely fell in love with the wak-a-chick-a of Warrior.
Cold Sweat is in contention for my favorite riff of all time.

I even appreciated the 1983 "comeback" period with Dedication and China Town, although it was pretty much smothered in the "metal is all the rage" mentality with new bands and one hit bands coming out weekly and competing for the limited yet prevalent airplay metal was getting.

Fast forward to 2011 and I couldn't believe the then current incarnation including Scot Gorham and Brian Downey were opening for Judas Priest's first tour with Ritchey Faulkner.

Unfortunately traffic caused us to be late and we missed all but the last two songs- Cowboy Song and The Boys Are Back.
However, they ROCKED. Great production and even better musicianship and "feel".

I'm sure glad I finally got to see them, even though I sure would have liked to see Phil.
 
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