Audio CD review:
Thin Lizzy - Life Live

Thin Lizzy - Life Live

Band: Thin Lizzy Title: Life Live Rating: Release Date: 1999-01-12 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Thunder & Lightning - Thin Lizzy, Downey, Brian 2: Waiting for an Alibi 3: Jailbreak 4: Baby Please Don't Go 5: Holy War 6: Renegade 7: Hollywood (Down on Your Luck) - Thin Lizzy, Gorham, Scott 8: Got to Give It Up 9: Angel of Death 10: Are You Ready 11: The Boys Are Back in Town 12: Cold Sweat 13: Don't Believe a Word 14: Killer on the Loose 15: Sun Goes Down 16: Emerald - Thin Lizzy, Gorham, Scott 17: Black Rose 18: Still in Love with You 19: The Rocker - Thin Lizzy, Bell, Eric

Thin Lizzy Live Life While the original album did justice to the performance, the CD truly captures the essence of Thin Lizzy and proves to the generations that have and will follow that Thin Lizzy and Phil Lynott were masters of the Heavy Metal sound of dual guitars, Bass that was not just an instrument for keeping time, and percussion that was used as an instrument of music. Unlike many fans of this greatly underestimated band, I was fortunate enough to see this concert tour live in a couple of locations. While we have unfortunatly lost the greatness of this Irish Band, the sound that is captured so eloquantly on Live Life will forever tell the tale of the founding of Heavy Metal. Long Live the Emerald!. Desde Gijón con una botella de sidra Es el perfecto testimonio de su trayectoria musical, un repaso musical a su discografía y, además, en directo. Aunque fans y críticos se ponen de acuerdo en afirmar que "Live & Dangerous" es su mejor disco en directo, yo pondría éste en el mismo lugar -e incluso casi por encima. Por el escenario pasan todos los guitarristas del grupo en una especie de tributo a ese mago/dios negro del rock, llamado Phil Lynott. SI REALMENTE TE GUSTA EL ROCK DE LOS 70'S Y LOS DISCOS EN DIRECTO, aquí encontrarás otra joya de esa época. ¿Has pensado alguna vez en la cantidad de increíbles discos en directo que aparecieron en los 70's y primeros 80's? Ponte a contar: ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (at Fillmore), DEEP PURPLE (in Japan), HUMBLE PIE (at Fillmore o King Biscuit), RORY GALLAGHER (Irish Tour), JUDAS PRIEST (in Japan), GRATEFUL DEAD (Live Dead), CHEAP TRICK (at Budokan), LITTLE FEAT (Waiting for Columbus), J. GEILS BAND (Blow your face out), JOURNEY (Captured), KISS (Alive), PETER FRAMPTON (Comes alive), NEIL YOUNG (Rust never sleeps), LYNYRD SKYNYRD (One more from the road), UFO (Strangers in the night), MOLLY HATCHET (Double trouble), AEROSMITH (Bootleg) y un larguísimo etcétera. Este disco doble está a la misma altura que los anteriores: destacan los duelos de guitarras sin tregua, la sección rítmica atronadora y, por encima, de todo esa voz tan sentida y única en el rock del malogrado Phil. Hay grandes momentos, de furia rockera, de medios tiempos sencillamente excepcionales y también de bellísimas baladas. Las exageraciones adquieren aquí verdadero sentido porque hablamos de THIN LIZZY y de sus discos en directo. Todos sabemos que sus discos en estudio son brillantes, pero cuando adquieren su verdadera dimensión es encima de un escenario -no cabe ninguna duda. Ha llegado un nuevo milenio y dos cosas: o me estoy haciendo viejo a pasos agigantados, o ya no hay grupos ni se hacen discos como éstos de hace más de 20 años. Aquí está una prueba más. CONVÉNCETE Y DISFRUTA DE ÉL (como de la buena sidra). Un saludo. A great live album "Life" was recorded on Thin Lizzy's last tour(s) and while there are couple of dodgy songs (I don't really think that "Thunder and Lightning" is quite up to the standard of the band that produced the glorious "Cowboy Song"), there's a big, fat, valedictory tone about the whole album that's very satisfying. Rock "experts" rate Lizzy's earlier "Live and Dangerous" as being their best live album, but for my money this roaring monster is both bigger in sound and in soul. The last twenty-odd minutes are the high point, as all of the band's old guitarists take turns guesting on signature songs; Brian Robertson on "Emerald", Gary Moore on a stirring version of "Black Rose" and Eric Bell thrashing up a storm on "The Rocker" which ends up with about five or six guitars at once, as all the old boys troop on for a last bow. A suitably epic epitaph for a great band, easily the best Irish band ever, in this (young) Irishman's opinion. The "forgotten" live Lizzy LP... Recorded on the bands farwell tour, it offers the band stomping through old favorites as well as newer material from "Black Rose" right up to "Thunder and Lightning. This often ignored double vinyl album came at the end of Lizzy's 13 year career in 1983. " The more diverse cross section of material performed on this release: make it superior to its higher grossing sibling live album "Live & Dangerous. " The mix is a little flat, but its the music that matters the most. Its great to hear the incredible versions of "The Sun Goes Down," Phil's delicate vocals on "Still in Love with you," and the amazing finale of "The Rocker. " During "The Rocker" every nearly every guitarist who ever preformed reguarly with Lizzy is there - Bell, Gorham, White, Robertson, Moore, and Sykes. Its ear candy to hear all the Lizzy guitarists seguing back and forth. The bottom line here is that for the wonderful cross section of material this is a must have set for the Lizzy fan. If you aren't familiar with later Lizzy this is a nice package to pick up to introduce yourself. Loaded with all the old favs and the '79 and later material its a special treat. Life Live I found my copy at a flea market type event still in the plastic. I have this on CD and it is a great live set. So don't give up looking for it. You might try record conventions. I paid about 10 dollars for my copy, sometimes people just don't realize what they have. This set has alot of cool pictures in the liner notes. The copy I have was released by metalblade records. If you are having trouble finding it email the guys at the metalblade site and see if any reissue date is set. I think all fans should be able to obtain this masterpiece. You can see a complete list of all Thin Lizzy discography, or go back to the Thin Lizzy tabs