Brian Downey and Ian Paice two of my favorites and both are so underappreciated and not respected for their mark on Rock and Roll and some of the most recognized songs in history!!!
thank for the compliment, yes that me as the air drummer in the front row , after 42 years as big a fan as ever and proud to say I am still giging , just going to see "Girl Band" ( from Dublin this Friday) I may be old but I've seen all the best bands :-)
Dave Glass its folk like you who are SOo appreciative of great music it warms my heart to watch you enjoying the gig I used to play this EVERY monday as resident band at a local pub and it was fabulous to perform this song Best wishes my friend
Best me!odic rock band of all time !! Killer guitar players,,,total rock star front man,,,the amazing Brian Downey on drums and brilliant songs !!LIZZY !!!
This is the original lineup. Phil left his mark but left this world way too soon. Downey to me, is the metronome of rock, the dual gtrs of Robertson and Gorham are just epic. My inspiration, my mentors. Loved these guys back then, still do. R.I.P. Phil.
@@markhunter8554 I stand corrected, I forgot about Eric Bell being part of the original. You're right again in referring to the "classic" lineup. Thanks🤘
Saw them on the "fighting" tour in 75 when they were still playing the smaller intimate venues (Sheffield Crucible theatre) same show as this mask & fake collapse. incredible night Robertson and Gorham at their peak. oh to be 17 again.
One of the best Rock band ever from Ireland ... made me think about the Irish musician...Rory Gallagher...Vivian Campbell...Gary Moore...RIP...RORY...GARY...PHIL....Miss you all...4ever I'm growing up with them never forget these days...
I have to say....Scott Gorham plays an EXCELLENT Rhythm for Brians AWESOME solo on 'Still in Love With You"....it is just beautiful....just a GREAT piece of music....the whole thing.
As young kid many years ago and an aspiring drummer, Brian Downey never ceased to amaze me. Sure I loved Bonzo and Peart and I still do. But Lizzy's music and Downey's drumming just spoke a tad bit louder to me. So solid and powerful yet fluid and relaxed. And those shuffles. I never heard another rock drummer ( and for that matter another rock band ) with such a sense of swing. That was the thing about Lizzy, they could play in many different styles and still make it ROCK. It's that kind of variety from song to song that is missing in much of today's rock.
100% - one of the many elements of Lizzy that people rarely mention is Brian's shuffles - they were completely unique in this respect - even some of their biggest most rocking tunes were shuffles - Boys are Back in Town and Don't Believe a Word to pick two - Lizzy are my fave hard rock band bar none.
My all time favorite band in the world...Thank you Thin Lizzy for being in my life....Now 56, and there music is so classic, endless, and will always be heard on the airwaves....Forever.
Here's to Brian Downey, one of the most underrated drummers in the world. And here's also to the air drummer in the front row (2:53), who obviously knows a good thing when he sees it.
2uyhgf5 don't think she was that impressed ( it a long story as to how we got the front row seats ) some one did not want to be seen on TV with cameras on the stage, and I unbeknown I got my 15 minutes of fame
My favourite band of all time. The James Brown parody made me burst out laughing. Rest easy Phil, as long as I'm alive you and your music will always be in my heart. 💚💚💚
What a front man Phil was, and a great band. Saw them twice in the mid to late seventies, Bradford St George's Hall. Awesome concerts. Still with me today. RIP Phil. Gone too soon.
My brother saw them numerous times starting in 1976 in Chicago. Saw them in January 1977 at Chicago Stadium opening for Queen with Gary Moore substituting for an injured Robertson.
I thought Scott Gorham was so cool back then, I was 15 and wanted my hair to be just like his, I nearly got there too, but had to cut it off for my first job interview - I'm bald now. This video transported me back 40 years. Thanks for posting.
Same here. I actually got mine to be that long. Got a picture somewhere of me holding a Les Paul. But alas, I too am basically bald. Unlike Scott , who still has a great head of hair. Lucky bastard !!
Unreal, love when Phil comes out as werewolf. They clearly blew the roof off, dressed to the nines and loud as anything else, audience are shook after it all. You can see a young one sitting still up front haha unreal.
"C'mon baby, lose controoooooooool. I want your body - not your soul. C'mon baby, check out my jelly roll" Classic Phil. R.I.P my Rock and Roll soldier.
Thank you for sharing this footage. I remember seeing them playing at Imperial College (!) in London c1975, they were touring after releasing Nightlife. what an impact that gig made. A fan ever since. A brilliant live band, so sadly missed.
Thank you for uploading this. I can't put into words what it actually means to me. I first saw Lizzy as a three piece with Eric Bell in 1973. ….Then they went to Croydon! ...The Fox and Greyhound to be exact. This was a small venue which could cram in maybe 500 people or so and the stage was in the right hand corner. One Sunday night in '74 the 'new' Thin Lizzy with brian Robertson and Scott Gorham were playing the 'Greyhound'. Myself and 3 mates had to go see if they were any better (or different) to the Thin Lizzy we already knew. My GOD were they different, and better and LOUDER! The second gig at the Greyound in '74 was just after 'Nightlife' had been released. I cannot stress enough just how loud they really were. I've seen Deep Purple, The Who, Led Zep, loads of other bands but nothing matched the volume of Lizzy in those '70s days. It was actaully scary when a guitar solo came up,....it was terrifyingly painful not just in your ears and head but your whole body rattled with the soundwaves hitting it. But, then again I have to admit there were maybe 300 people there and we were at the front.....Less than 3 feet from the band..... Crazy volume but it was worth being deaf for a few days afterwards. Went out the day after and bought 'Nightlife', & couldn't wait to play it. But while the music was good there was no power or oomph on the record it sounded terribly lame. And this I found the same with pretty much all of their studio albums. It's a crying shame but they never ever captured the raw power of Lizzy live with the great harmonised guitar-lines of Gorham and Robertson. I'd better stop now but it would be great to hear from anyone who went to any of those gigs at the Greyound in Croydon.
Ooooooh my God Phil Lynott ,,, how i love him and i always remember him and he died in 1985 cause for drugs 😢 and i don't know what happened in his band , and he have album his name is life and dangerous 1978 is soooo beautiful and i see his this album in 1985 by video cassette 😢😢😢😢
The boys are smokin hot on sha la la, everyone is right into it. This is a great live recordings. The mid range sounding Hiwatt+Marshall+LPs combos are really punching through the mix. I think this recording is better than the Nightlife and Live & Dangerous recordings. This is pure hard rock at its best.
3 yrs before live and dangerous and they were really tight even then. Both playing les paul deluxes. Robbo in his platforms! And hearing his voice on some BV.
Thanks for sharing this footage. Lizzy proved pure musicianship and talent. Phil's vocals, bass playing and lyrics in on another level and always was. So many great guitarists passed through this band and Brian Downey on drums has always been underrated and under appreciated. This band truly deserves to be in the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame and it's a shame that they aren't there yet. Many bands took Thin Lizzy as inspiration and still do (The Darkness).
If you want to hear Brian Downey & Gary Moore both blazing @ light speed check out What would you rather Bee Wasp, Hurricane and Flight of the Snow Moose on Moores 1978 LP Back on the Streets, you won't regret it!
The original and the best. First band I saw live aged 14 in 1977. Often copied never bettered. Still pissed at Phil for going too soon. Yes I know LIzzy were over and the Grand slam thing etc, but who knows what he could have done next !
Peter Bonehill I Was 15 yrs old when i saw Lizzy in Cardiff Wales 1977 Bad Reputation tour i believe they were in their prime then. Like you im pissed off Phil went way too soon but then i listen to some of the old stuff off say Thin Lizzy or Johnny the Fox, Fighting and it brings me back, and im greatfull for the legacy that remains to this day. Once a Lizzy fan always a lizzy fan.
I was 15 when i saw them live in Karlsruhe/Germany. Still remember that great concert. This was the lineup at the Open Air 1977 there : Santana, Chicago, Udo Lindenberg, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Lake . Was a totally great time!
Yeah!! KSAN from SF one night, spring '75, Fighting. All in ! Bought the album days later. Even covered The Cowboy Song in a band. Never got to see the classic lineup live. Thanx for this !!
