i also am a Lizzy fan. just finished watching The Rocker, an old documentary on his life, again, and every time his mother talks about his last words to her, it breaks me. I am 4 years clean on heroin myself so I can sort of relate to Phil like that, knowing what he was going through in that addiction, I mean. very talented man who left us too soon.. i'd have to say my favorite Thin Lizzy song would have to be Waiting for an alibi.
I'm a hard rock/blues rock music fan for several decades and always will be. I've played drums with a variety of musicians live in country, rock, blues, contemporary and traditional Christian music capabilities and creative capacities, at various points for years across a number miles and calendar dates in history. • I'm also (to paraphrase a few of my friends in A.A.), a grateful recovering alcoholic and drug addict, whose been both sober and straight without a singular relapse, for several decades. Y'all be strong, sober, vigilant. God be with you. Be blessed with courage and wisdom.
Killer rock band. lucky to have caught a show on a hot summer night in El Paso.Texas 77 or 78. Don't recall ... but unforgettable. For sure. Thin lizzy remains one of my favorite rock bands to this day in 2020.
All you rockers also need to check out Thin Lizzy live at the Sydney Opera House '78 if you haven't already. Opera House '78 --> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6p6_-FAb_o0.html Classic concert just like this one.
This is fabulous , not seen it before. I love the fact that 4 of them have their rock god stage costumes on and Brian Downey has a sweatshirt on as if he left work late and turned up for the gig !
Philo huffin and puffin through the verses of Thunder .. I don't care .. it sounds amazing .. Phil had a full life crammed into his 36 years .. gone too young .. but lived at least nine lives! God Bless you Phil. You're much loved in Ireland. What a mix, two Dubliners, an American dude and one of the coolest and influential English rock Guitarists ever.
Thin Lizzy is just pure and simply one of the greatest and most underrated influential Rock and Roll bands ever. They were so cool and bad - ass I still think of them as a current band because I continue to listen and enjoy their music. Now other bands like Metallica have sung their praises and it`s so cool to see other musicians sing Thin Lizzy songs and say how much they have been influenced by them. Rock on Lizzy Rock on R.I.P. Phil Lynott Glenn Augustyn
Downey sure had his style and he's rarely talked about in drum circles but he was rock steady, but his fills, accents, were always tasteful and fit the song. He was kind of a "swing" drummer in a way given their music - I wonder how much of that HE influenced by his style and how much was just the songwriters.Great drummer
i always feel like a jr. brian downey by far the most underrated rock drummer..he had it all. technique..style...chops! when asked who my top drummers are. brian downey is in the top 2. just heard he retired. sad and i saw him rocking a Rogers set..
ice18 live and dangerous he's incredible. I really believe he was their secret weapon. Phill talents were obvious, the harmony guitar thing was an accident, but the drummer really made them special and put them at another level.
Phil looks tired here, Scott Gorham looks energized by the presence of Sykes. Brian Downey and Wharton are technically awesome. Awesome awesome favorite band . Thank you Phil and the boys for the wonderful memories. Hello from the Philippines
Phil would never really recover from his drug habit... he may have kicked his habit by the time of his death on January 4, 1986, which was likely because of the side effects the drugs he took had on him.
Scott Gorham is without doubt an underrated innovative guitar player. Went to the Thin Lizzy audition with a Les Paul copy. What does that tell you. Very modest guy
Just watched this and the sun goes down almost was sung as his own epitaph. One of the greatest most raw and powerful performers of all time and a mean bass. You can't knock someone on his way down, God bless you Phil, many of us are still in love with you, a real rock and roll legend!
As a musician, I appreciate the appeal of their hard rock sound. In addition, I also found the Irish music folklore aesthetics from the songs they performed interesting overall.
Thanks for this. I was only 14 when Phil died, by which time I'd accumulated a modest collection of Lizzy & Lynott LPs, inc. Tunder 'n' Loitnin. My fave Lizzy is the mellow melodic funky soulful stuff, but they sho' nuff could rock out n'all! Fabulous band! I'm a drummer, and I'll always love Downey, a formative inspiration. Shame I never got to see Lizzy or Lynott play in person...
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THIN LIZZY, I will always consider the twin lead guitar best !!! I was amazed when I heard Brian "ROBBO" Robertson + Scott Gorham. Phil Lynott, the great frontman. The Cowboy song is my #1.
Amazing band. One of the very best bands to make that transition from the 70's into the 80's. I had heard "Boys" a million times on the radio, but it wasn't until I heard "The Cowboy Song" that everything about this band's greatness took shape and made me a fan.
The best heavy rock band from the 1970,s to the 2000,s. So many great players Gary Moore Scott Gohram John Sykes and they were always cranked at my house. So Sad that phil left us like so many others there pain and struggle came out in there music and made the music amazing and everyone felt that pain and thats what made them so popular RIP Phil Lynott.
I consider myself blessed above most as I was able to see Thin Lizzy live on many, many occasions and in all their iterations. I saw this tour at the new Nottingham Concert Hall and was blown away by the extra depth that was added by the work of Darren Wharton on keyboards. The Sun Goes Down will be played at my funeral as I think it sums up my life and will allow those that attend a perfect background for their personal meditations. Thank you Lizzy for always being there when I needed you and providing me with a soundscape that captures my every mood be it high or low, down or upbeat. At the grand old age of 67 we go back a long way but I hope to travel further with you in the years to come...
Lots of people had that thought in the years after Phil died at the start of 1986. These days, the only Irish member in the band is Ricky Warwick, since drummer Brian Downey, the other co-founding member of Thin Lizzy, quit the lineup in 2016 since he was not interested in becoming part of Black Star Riders.
So many great comments below! Glad to see so many positive and insightful comments. I Saw Thin Lizzy many times and I don’t remember any bad shows. Thought they were spectacular live. Its sad that if you mention them today everyone says “Oh yeah, The Boys Are Back in Town” and thats it. They were so much more than that. “The Sun Goes Down” is one of my all time favorite songs. Phil is sorely missed and remembered very fondly!
When greatest ever guitar solos comes up I have a few in mind but always mention the Live & Dangerous version of Still in Love with You... Downey is underated too... We were lucky to experience bands like this...
As a child I can still remember seeing Phil as a young man around the "Beeches Road area of town, and that side of Dartmouth Park. The reason I think I remember him, is not because of his skin colour, although that just added to his aura, the real reason is he was just so effing cool. The Three Mile Oak on the A41 is the first venue that the "Gorham, Robertson" carnation of Lizzie played, right at the end of Beeches Road.He was tall slim and cool as............
What a band, I saw them on thunder and lightning tour absolutely brilliant, think I'm right, wasn't mama's boys support , can't quite remember getting old knacker now 😁
Scott has always been the man for me. Still In Love With You has went though many changes since the studio version. I’ll always admire Scott and that’s all there is to it. I’ll always want Robbo and I admire Gary. I’ll always like Downy and Phil who had some of the slickest lyrics around. And I’ve got at least a thousand hours learning the songs, solos included live and studio. There’s nothing like this nightlife.
I saw them live in 1977 or 1978 in Liverpool and I would agree about them being an amazing live rock band, but only surpassed by The Who, THE greatest live rock band of all time.
Loved this band as a teenager and an influence in my guitar playing. The drugs are showing in this with Phil and Scott. God bless them. I love the music
There will never be this sound....this enthusiasm....never be a substitute to Philip lynots thin Lizzie.......thin Lizzie is in our hearts....it's our music.....we are thin Lizzie.
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Copiado de los comentarios porque se había perdido. Intro - 0:00 1) Thunder And Lightning - 3:15 2) Baby Please Don't Go - 8:35 3) Angel Of Death - 13:58 4) Are You Ready - 20:05 5) Cold Sweat - 22:56 6) The Sun Goes Down - 26:08 7) Emerald - 33:02 8) Still In Love With You - 37:05 9) Rosalie - 46:04 10) Dancing In The Moonlight - 49:15 11) Whiskey In The Jar - 50:54
Intro - 0:00 1) Thunder And Lightning - 3:15 2) Baby Please Don't Go - 8:35 3) Angel Of Death - 13:58 4) Are You Ready - 20:05 5) Cold Sweat - 22:56 6) The Sun Goes Down - 26:08 7) Emerald - 33:02 8) Still In Love With You - 37:05 9) Rosalie - 46:04 10) Dancing In The Moonlight - 49:15 11) Whiskey In The Jar - 50:54
Great set list as it is, but I think it could have been expanded with two songs that had Huey Lewis playing harmonica on them: "Baby Drives Me Crazy" and "With Love." If so, who would have played the harmonica on these versions (since Lewis at that time was now part of his own successful band)?
i'm 44 and these are one of my all time favorite bands, Incredible live performances and the Guitars are outstanding, Drums are on point and the Bass playing from the man himself is mind blowing considering he is out of his head 90% of the time. Phil is the man who made me want to be a frontman myself. Wish i could have seen these guys live!
I've had the honor of seeing them live. Cleveland Ohio, 1979 at the now infamous show billed as the "World Series of Rock" (Aerosmith broke up at this gig) Rocks best acts playing live in a baseball stadium. People came in from all over to see this one.. (Scorpions, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Journey, Aerosmith and TedNugent) . In front of 100,000 plus people these guys tore it the fok up! Each band was trying to top the other and I remember Lizzy being one of the stand out performances of an amazing musical day. (Oh yea, the cost? $20.00 a ticket)
Maxharddrive64 What a show that must have been and draining. I saw TL 1 or 2 years prior to the WSOR concert that you saw, in Boston opening for Queen on back 2 back shows. Tickets were $9.00 I think. Both shows were incredible.
He brought a young Motorhead and Lemmy out on support in the early years. As lemmy put it "out of all the guys I lost to drugs, Phil is the one I really miss" both men knew a good thing when they saw (or heard) it! R.I.P to both .
Rock and Roll deaths that affected me most, personally: Phil Lynott, Gary Moore, Freddy Mercury, Dave Peverett, and Rod Price. There have of course been other notable deaths that affected me, but these struck me hardest.
thank you for this. was too young to see them. and I don't think they ever came to my part of the planet. Black Rose was my first introduction, then Live and Dangerous. I was hooked.
Blessed the meek ...Amen! Thank you to all of the band members for the great music you've given out.....R.I.P. Phil. Gone but not forgotten. Thanks for posting.
I am going to upset a lot of people here, but this is awful! I saw Lizzy more times than I care to remember and when they were firing on all cylinders they were the best band out there, with the possible exception of Zep They are not firing on all cylinders here, The cracks show. Why the hell did Phil go that way? We miss you, hope that you found the peace you were always searching for. RIP Gone, but not forgotten
Interesting comment. I used to go and see Lizzy when they played Sheffield. I was on this tour and I remember them being amazing. I wasn't a fan of John Sykes though. I thought he was too metal for Lizzy. Phil was really ill by this time and it shows. I lament his passing but in a way it's left us with something that can't tarnish and age. I don't like seeing rockers still at it with their big bellies, grey hair and creaking bones (and I have grey hair and creaking bones myself). Thankfully Phil will always be the lithe, swashbuckling rocker.
+Captain Snort I suppose you are right, really. Can you imagine Phil declining into decrepitude? He always identified with the heroes of Irish myth, like Cuchulainn, so I expect that like them he preferred to go down fighting. The ones that live on in our memories are always those that went in their prime - Hendrix, Joplin, Sandy Denny, Bolan, Jim Morrison, James Dean, Monroe. As you said we dont have to endure them doddering around a stage in their dotage, reminding us of our own ageing, we always see them strutting and young, and it keeps us strutting and young in our heads. Then there is always the If factor. If they had lived what else could they have acheived? We dont have to face the possibility that they may have already peaked and may have only gone downhill, like so many others. Not that I think Phil would have , but it is the other side of the coin.
If you look back , you will find that Gary Moore quit in the middle of a tour because as he said " He couldnt go on with what he was hearing next to him on stage " Im sure he would agree with your comment . Phil never admitted he had a problem and he would go on in a less then perfect state . Shame though. The weird thing i find is no one ever learns from their predicessors (spelling) and stayed away from that stuff. Its a life stealer.
Yes. It’s sad to see how Phil deteriorated from 1980 and up until his death. I do love most everything he did because of his natural expression which just resonates deeply with me but, with that said, this is well below the standard Lizzy had as a live band from 1976-1978.
Not many Rock Legends Left now and i am 65 most of my Heroes are in their 70's/80's will the younger Generation still be Bothered when they get to 40/50 with the Lack of Decent Music and any Rock Legends they will find they will have nothing to listen to unless they Listen to the Proper Rock Legends that We Listened to all them years ago
Excellent archive of "BLACK" IRISH / AMERICAN rock 'n roll, onemediamusic !!! W(HO)TF knows what Thin Lizzie would have come up with next (???). but "Leave This Town Tonight" provides a clue or two, eh? R.I.P. Gary 'n Phil . . . :-)
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What a unreal band. This has to be my favorite concert of theirs. They were and still are out of this world. RIP Phil,y ou were a true legend and may you be out of pain. Man,heaven has the greatest rock band. Bless you Thin Lizzy thank you for saving my life in so many way and giving me that second chance at life.
Thin Lizzy went through a number of guitarists as I remember; all of them great. On my way home from Africa I saw a "" Lizzy " tribute band complete with a black cat on Bass who looked just like Phil Lynott. As for the band................. they sounded like a tribute band at a club in London.
Yeah If memory serves Sykes was in the Tygers of Pan Tang which was a heavy metal band and brought that influence into Thin Lizzy. I suspect if Phil had managed to kick the habit and reform Thin Lizzy we would have heard a much heavier sounding band as that was they way the market was going. Phil had that knack of being on the pulse of musically trends.
@@thomaz1963 don't think much about sykes and tigers of pan tang which I first heard of on a college radio station in my town. brian and scott were the best
They were metal.Their sound just got heavier and more progressive as time went by (mainly between say 73,74 through 79,80 and beyond) just like Priest,Scorpions,UFO,or even Sabbath.The sound and tone of the guitars,bass,drums,the music in general got bigger,fatter and faster.A progression of power.The progression of Heavy Metal.
