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Peter Frampton’s album was much better. But the song “Massacre” is a banger 🔥
A fantastic rock album front to back. The bassist is holding it DOWN on this one and the guitars are screaming. Standout tracks: Emerald, Massacre, The Boys Are Back In Town
Pretty good live album. Sounded like an amazing concert to be in attendance.
Solid music, but for me, nothing special.
It's always a bit odd having live albums pop up on this list, 'in the wild' I would only stick on a live album of a band I really liked, and even then it would have to be a pretty special performance. Thin Lizzy are cool enough but at an hour and a half, this was wearing thin towards the end.
Great live album, but still feel live albums should not be on the list, so 3 stars.
Apart from the live aspect in the context of this list: an entertaining album.
5.5/10 Surprisingly ok, though not that interesting. Highlights: Johnny the Fox The Boys are Back in Town
Not bad stadium rock, a bit generic: 3/5?
Good, hard rocking classic. I'm not a huge Thin Lizzy fan but this was a pretty good live album.
Sadly most of this album was missing from Spotify. It seemed pretty cool. The boys are back in town was the best track
Sounded dubbed. Probably not from one show. Mid
Very 70s, loud, with a few catchy ones
Pretty rocking blues rock, but when the guitars are front and center, they're all "excuse me, I will now demonstrate the NWOBM".
Definitely not an album I would have ever reached for on my own, but that's why ya gotta love this project. I am of course familiar with a few of Thin Lizzy's hits, "The Boys are Back In Town" is an undeniable banger, but never have been super interested in diving any deeper on them. But hey, this should at least be fun! I've always loved "Jailbreak" too ever since it was featured on the soundtrack for MLB 08: The Show, which I put way too many hours into as a kid. Rocks out fine enough here, not adding any Dead/Phish long 12 minute jamming sections or anything (dang, that would actually be kinda sick), but still fun to hear a live version of a song I know pretty well. Grooving through the next few as well, not anything really blowing my mind but it was good music to run to on my morning run. "Still in Love with You" is the first to make me stop in my tracks a bit, really nice tone & touch on the guitar here. Also, an aside, probably dumb of me but never realized they were an Irish band until I heard their accents in the between song banter. I think I just default to thinking any band is American unless they sound very obviously not. Very Amero-centric of me, I apologize. One thing this live album does give me is an appreciation for the front man Phil Lynott's vocals, very impressive, sounds kinda like Freddy Mercury at times. Why are they encouraging the crowd to clap along with the band, one of my biggest live music pet peeves, it always sounds awful and this is no exception, especially with the weird way the audience is mixed (going from non-existent to this weird separation from the rest of the instruments, guessing this is because of the way there were apparently a lot of overdubs, [which I don't hold against them unlike other reviewers, the greatest live album of all time Europe 72 has a lot of overdubs]). I think I would have a lot of fun with this album drinking beers with my buddies in the 70/80s, but sitting sober at my desk on Monday morning in the year 2023 it's not doing a ton for me. And an hour 20 is a bit much. But it's certainly not terrible. "Boys are Back in Town" sounds great here, I liked the transition from "Cowboy Song"
3.5
Very generic 70s hard rock. No reason to listen to this album over anything else of the genre.
First live album I have been tricked into listening to. Wasn't bad, guitar parts were pretty cool, and some of the songs in the beginning were pretty good I think. But I don't remember too much of it.
5/10 - Overall okay. There are some good songs but the Boys are Back in Town is definitely their most popular song and i do not really like it. I just think his voice is kinda annoying.
Kinda felt like a had heard the whole song 30 seconds into each song 5/10
Cool, but very repetitive. Kept thinking "Is this the boys are back in town?" Nope, just an extremely similar song.
Æ þetta var frekar boring því miður. Örugglega voða fínt ef maður nennir þessu endalausa gítar rúnki.
It was ok. Would probably have it on the background.
4 of 17 available to stream...so I had a look around and was able to give the entire thing a listen after the four that were available. It was worth it for being a live record and over an hour of listening time. I don't know if I could get into the image and all the other trappings but I appreciate loud, heavy music that has some hooks to it just as much as I love loud, heavy music that puts noise and anti-hooks front and center. Thin Lizzy obviously is the former and not the latter. I don't know where the record sits in their canon, but it's fun on its own.
Nice 80's rock album. The fact that it's a live recording makes it better. Fun listen.
This is a great live record, I will probably need to relisten. Thoughts: Pretty Decent Old White Man Rock Favorite song: Still In Love With You
Good classic rock album, but nothing to unique that makes it stand out.
Ok. Some good guitar on this. Odd that the one hit song is what it is - several others are better
Meh
Good album. Lots of energy.
Disjointed, not a proper live album, not a studio album either. But there are some good songs, good solos, overall a good listen. Massacre was my favorite ☘️☘️☘️
Nice to hear live versions of some of the studio stuff I loved: The boys are back in town, Jailbreak, Sha la la, Dancing in the moon light.
If only they left off the filler, it would have been a 4 star single LP. Favorite song: massacre.
was ok... but live is annoying af
A bop.
It was fine
Another live album, though this wasn't terrible. I'm feeling generous so I'll give this a 3 today.
I'm familiar with their hit "The Boys are Back in Town", but this is my first listen of a Thin Lizzy Album. A decent concert overall, but there are times the vocals are almost floating in front of the rest of the mix - it seems more noticeable in some songs than others. The fade in and out of some songs seems weird, but after reading notes the songs came from different concerts (as well as the discussion of overdubs) it makes sense. Notable songs in this one for me are Rosalie, Still in Love with you, and a young Huey Lewis (!) on Baby Drives Me Crazy, and The Boys are Back in Town. Sha-la-la had a fun drum solo that had a part that reminded me of Van Halen's Hot for Teacher.
Way less cheesy than I expected with pants like that. Rocked pretty hard.
Some fun riffs but I never liked how they just talk instead of sing sometimes
It’s very Thin Lizzy
Very good for a live album
A great live album but I think I would rather the standard songs more so it takes a hit for me.
Good musicianship but generally forgettable songs
Blind album and artist, only know the name. It's okay. Don't lime that the 1st album I heard of this artist was a live one, and it sounds like the band recording was maxed and put on top of the clapping and stuff...? Kind of bothers me compared to other live albums I heard.
Helt kiva bra bas
I can appreciate that this is an impressive live album, but I'd rather listen to recordings than a live album. Not a fan of the cheering.
I've always liked Phil and his swagger. This is a fairly standard live rock album though- most of the hits are on here.
Bruce Springsteen with sicker guitar and a slightly worse/iconic voice. After a few songs I thought 'this is a boys are back in town beat', lo and behold the song comes on later in the album and they wrote it. Crazy
Wow, lots of guitar solos. My son and I listened on an hour long car journey yesterday. It was a reasonably good experience. I can see these guys probably had a fair bit of influence on some more modern bands. Enjoyed the musicianship and crowd interaction. Took note to listen again to Massacre I think it was… there was a few really good tracks on here and I was glad of the mixture of styles and timings. But those guitar solos… one every 2 or 3 minutes perhaps? Easy on the solos!
Was not expecting to enjoy this, but surprisingly fun. Did not realize they basically invented having two lead guitarists, and you can really hear that come through in their live set here.
Better than I expected. Gary Moore's guitar playing was excellent. However a few songs did seem to start with similar intros and thought The Boys Are Back In Town was beginning about 3 times before it actually played. Enjoyable, will I revisit? Maybe. A low 3 for destroying my preconceptions of this band. Thank god there was no Whisky in the Jar (or Jarrow if you're that bloke from Metallica) or it would have been a lot lower
Boys are back in town! It was nice, pretty fun, but they can go back to their village now. Entertaining at moments, but ultimately quite a boring album.
What a pleasant surprise. I couldn’t listen to the entire album because Spotify had removed several of the tracks from the album, but I got a small taste.
Classic rock is classic. The fact that Huey Lewis played harmonica on this album blew me away. A fun listen.
Good ol' rock 'n' roll, really fun album, nothing too special. Still in Love with You and the transition from Cowboy Song to The Boys Are Back in Town were standout moments for me.
Pretty cool live album
Probably really good, but only 5 or so songs available in NA on Spotify.
Fairly generic rock album. Good for a live album nothing particularly special
Better than The Who and Queen. More straight hard rock. Gets boring after an hour, but a forty minute highlights cut would slap. These guys can play. Chugging drums, blazing lead, nice little double lead lines harmonizing guitars. Who and Queen probably better live. Solid late seventies live rock.
This is a decent live album, though I don't feel like the live recording sounds great. It's void of a lot of the energy that I feel is necessary for a live album to really hit. You don't feel any of the crowd energy/excitement and the production feels way too bass-focused, it just sounds super muddy to me. All of that being said, there are a number of solid songs on here and they perform them well. I saw somewhere that there was a remastered version of this somewhere but I'm assuming that's not what's on Apple Music because I feel like they should have addressed some of the production shortcomings (unless some of this was due to the mic setup that was used). I would really like to hear a remixed/remastered version of this one because I feel like that could add a full star to this album. Standout Tracks: Jailbreak, Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song, Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight), Cowboy Song, The Boys Are Back In Town, Suicide, The Rocker
Favourite Song: The Boys are Back in Town
Good live album, love how you can feel the energy
Day 5 (I think), and the first album we’ve gotten that I don’t own in one form or another. (Yes, I own a Meat Loaf album. I have hoarding issues.) Also the first one I’ve never listened to before, even though it seems like an album I should have and like. A lot critics and bands I like are Thin Lizzy fans. Out of the five or six albums we’ve been assigned here, one would guess that Meat Load would’ve been the album I’ve never heard (though truthfully I’d never listened to entire thing before). Some might even think the Pointer Sisters, but only those who were unaware of my soft spot for disco. I’ve listened to some album cuts from Thin Lizzy, but never gotten into them enough to make it through a full album. Which leads me to the album itself. I don’t have much to say. It didn’t really do it for me. I skipped through sections of songs just to get to the guitar solos. I liked the several hits I already knew. The band sounds good. I think it’s just that the songs weren’t catchy enough for me. And I just didn’t respond to the lead vocals with much feeling. I can see the appeal but I fell asleep before I got to the end. Maybe I’ll give it another try down the road.
I mean, sure. 2.5
Classic rock
Its good, but its not great. Maybe this album set a standard, but it sounds so much like all the other 70s rock, you know? Anyway, its got a few good tracks but it doesnt grab me for some reason. 3/5
Can't really say much about this. The songwriting is standard fare, but at least the performances were enticing.
Down-the-middle rock. I miss this.
Har bare hørt et par Thin lizzy låter før, ble positivt overrasket av at det ikke er så corny som de låtene får det til å virke som. Fortsatt ganske corny, altså, men ikke så gæernt som fryktet:) dette er ganske bra, et sted mellom 3 og 4 av 5.
we wpuld thank evrry body for coming especially if yoj xame teice lr three tkmes
Not a fan
Genuinely speaking, I find that live albums fall a bit flat. You don't have the benefit of precise mixing like on the album, and you don't have the energy that you'd get from actually being there in person. That holds true here, too. I do like Thin Lizzy and it was fun hearing a lot of their best songs in one place, but I'd rather be listening to a proper studio production, to be honest.
Very solid album. Great tight music for a live performance and perfect vocals.
It’s cock rock and live so of course they cock it up a bit more. It’s fine, whatever. They’re kinda lame as fuck though, like an Irish Kiss, kinda cool but I hate that I like bits of it. 3 stars I guess
No me guardé ningún tema, pero estuvo bueno escucharlo. Me hizo acordar al Queen rockero.
Pretty decent
y bueno qsy 7/10
Fun to listen to. Dancing in the moonlight 5/5
Totally decent, but no way essential. Enjoyable listen though.
C+ Jailbreak - 3 Emerald - 2 Southbound - 3 Rosalie / Cowgirl’s Song - 2 Dancing In the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me In Its Spotlight) - 4 Massacre - 4 Still In Love With You - 4 Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed - 2 Cowboy Song - 3 The Boys Are Back In Town - 4 Don’t Believe a Word - 4 Warrior - 3 Are You Ready - 3 Suicide - 3 Sha-La-La - 2 Baby Drives Me Crazy - 2 The Rocker - 2 Usually not a huge fan of live albums, and this definitely could've been shortened by a few tracks, but it was a blast.
Here we are again with what feels like an insignificant inclusion of a live album. Yes they sound good, yes it's fantastic 70s hard rock, but does it seem like a significant live album, enough for its inclusion over other Thin Lizzy albums? Not really. So why not just a greatest hits album, if they were going to include this? I don't know. Anyway, I digress, but I enjoyed this so have your stars.
Between 2and 3
Better than I was expecting
Honestly pretty good listen
I love Thin Lizzy but find it really hard to enjoy live albums. Can’t hold it against them though.
Right group, wrong album. Go early young man, go early.
I really dug this recording. Live recordings are actually not always my favourite but this one had amazing power and urgency. Also since this is a live album it's worth mentioning they didn't mix 'crowd noises' in too heavily.
Finally listened to it more than 2 years after.. september 2025, pretty solid album, I like the deeper notes of his voice 3.5
didnt get this at all originally. turns out southbound is actually the key to immortal life
Would have been nice if I could listen to this whole thing on Spotify
Bonne qualité audio pour un album enregistré live. Du rock assez classique pour ce que je peux en juger. Me fait passer un bon moment, sans trop se démarquer
The only Thin Lizzy song I'd heard before today was "Emerald," the b-side to a song that I believe is titled "The Fellas Are Here In Our City Again." I kid, I'd only ever heard "The Boys Are Back in Town," which, for the record, is a very fun song. However, with that tiny sample of their catalog, and with the help of some user reviews, I had a pretty good idea of what I was in for: some okay '70's rock. And I think that's exactly what I got. Aside from Phil Lynott's vocals, not much else stuck out to me on this album. The guitar hooks were fun but unremarkable, the rhythm instruments were just kind of there, and the lyrical content was about what I'd expect from a band whose big hit sounds like it's talking about Danny Zuko and the rest of the T-Birds coming back after serving two years for larceny. I will say that the segue from "Cowboy Song" to "The Boys Are Back in Town" was really slick, which is an admittedly weird thing to admire, but I kind of had to take what I was given here. I don't think this album is bad, but it just takes a back seat to all of the other great things that were coming out in the '70's.
Some fun songs, some others I didn't enjoy.
I swear I didn't have a hairy back before listening to this!
Not a fan of live albums but apparently this was overdubbed so it sounded better than usual live albums. That doesn't really make it a live album and I can see why it rubbed people the wrong way. The album is incredibly long but there's some good guitar work here. Don't think I'd listen to it again though.
Classic radio rock
love Thin Lizzy, but prefer the studio albums
Download Festival 2011, Thin Lizzy on the main stage. Me on my friends shoulders as they play "Boys are Back in Town" which is kinda funny since that friend hadn't realised by that point they were a woman all along, and have since transitioned. I'm in my festival poncho and jester hat, and get featured on the main screen. We go wild!! It was even shown on the highlights on Kerrang, and that still image took ages for me to screenshot and save. That was my Facebook profile photo for years on end. A core memory. The albums just alright.
While I'm typically opposed to Live/ Greatest Hits albums being included on this list, and especially ones that aren't truly live and have been overdubbed, I found this was a very nice intro to Thin Lizzy. I was previously only familiar with the hits
alr
This is well made but the songs are not great.
Went in expecting to hate it. Not a big fan of 80s rock. Heard most of the songs a thousand times. But, I enjoyed it. Probably because it was live. Best song: Southbound
Much as I love Thin Lizzy and knew a lot of the songs I could’ve done without a very long live album. if it indeed can be called live. Too long, too many guitar solos, wore my patience a bit thin. Their singles are absolute belters though. But I prefer smaller doses.
The Boys are Back in Town is an all-time favorite. The album was enjoyable, even with the shenanigans that come with a live album.
I certainly knew the name Thin Lizzy, and it turns out, I knew them from the song "The Boys Are Back in Town." But other than that, I went into this totally blind. At first, I kind of rolled my eyes and wondered why this was on this list. The band can certainly play, though none of the songs seemed very inspired or interesting. But I don't know, it has it charms, too. I soon found myself nodding along to a couple of tracks. "Massacre" was pretty great, and it reminded me of early U2. A couple other songs had me thinking, "Oh, that's actually kind of cool." The drum solo was even kind of fun. I know there is some controversy over how much of this was recorded live and how much of it was overdubbed later. Whatever. It was perhaps more of a deep dive into the band than I needed, and I could have used a less weedly-weedly guitar solos, but at the end of the day, I'm glad I heard it. Maybe if I listened again, I'd get more out of it.
While not exactly my style of music, there is something raucous and fun about Thin Lizzy.
Vähemmän äijää, kuin muistelin. Ilahduttava perjantaiaamupäivän kokonaisuus.
En vieläkään tiedä livelevyistä, mutta eipä tässä liveisyys liikoja haitannut. Klassista rokkailua, sopii perjantaihin. 3/5, melkein nelonen.
The one and only Huey Lewis on harmonica for Baby Drives Me Crazy.
Well, the cover terrified me and I didn't expect anything good. Anyway, it was quite fun.
This is one of those times where I had to listen to an album I never would have freely chosen, and this time I was right. While this is never a bad album, it never caught my attention beyond being a whole lot of unmemorable mid-70s guitar rock to me.
For a live album, I thought that it was a pretty good one. For me, the rockin' from the 70s only goes so far on my enjoyment scale. In small slices, I can really rock out, but then it just seems to get less and less interesting. So, my appreciation for this album is limited.
I'm not a Thin Lizzy fan...and I don’t usually like live albums….but, this album, pulls it off. A good selection of songs, performed well in front of a crowd. After this listen, i just might pay more attention to other Thin Lizzy albums. Surprised. I am. 3/5
If you’ve ever been listening to ‘Jailbreak’ or ‘Boys are back in town’ and thought to yourself wow I wish I could hear live versions of these classic rock tracks plus one hour ten minutes more of other ones by Thin Lizzy this is the album for you
Great album if you're in the garage working on your car. But I'm not. Pretty solid guitar riffs though.
2.5/5 nothing special just 70s rock
Not a fan of live albums
Lekkere rockmuziek. Helaas vind ik live registraties niet zo fijn. ***
This guy has about the best voice and delivery in rock.
Far more enjoyable than I imagined. Even live, this band sound so good.
Good energy on this live album, but nothing else too remarkable to set it apart from anything else. Still, not a bad listen by any means. 3/5.
Cowboy Song and Boys Are Back in Town are pretty much the only tracks I cared about in this 77 minute live (but not entirely live) album. 6/10
I have a negative bias towards hard rock, but if I focus on the music on its own, it was alright.
surprisingly listenable. may have to come back and listen to the rest of the album
Fine live record but it's nothing special no idea why this is here
Classic rock, with just a bit of a harder edge
this album kind of requires that you like thin lizzy. some good ones on here, but they're not necessarily always my cup of tea. fun listen, though, and cool to hear the crowd engaged
live albums are super super hit or miss and this one didn't really do anything for me, definitely has some of their better tracks but i don't feel this is an improvement over the studio versions
Some great songs, just not a huge fan of live albums
Good classic rock album.
Seemed like pretty regular rock, nothing particularly special or unique about it. And an automatic deduction for being a live album.
Alright
I was a bit unsure of this as I started listening, frankly I think it starts off pretty weak with Jailbreak (an OK song) and Emerald (pass) We then get a couple of great songs in a row including a great love song Still In Love With You. We also hear the famous The Boys are Back In Town, which is the rare live version that I enjoy as much as the original. Ending is a bit weak imho, but not bad overall. Definitely would relisten to a few tracks, but not the whole album.
vagg og velta. ryþmi og melódía. allt í lagi. 3,5.
Only partially in Spotify
it’s pretty cool but there’s only so much i can take
Yeah, like the hits but it was a bit of a slog.
Otro disco en directo y que además no está completo en Spotify. No suena mal y está entretenido. Con "The Boys Are Back in Town", "Cowboy Song" o "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" es suficiente para tener 3 estrellas. Aunque no creo que sea un disco imprescindible.
Well, I don't generally like live albums, and I don't generally like double albums, so we're not off to a great start here. Overall, I feel the same way about this that I feel about most live albums. This sounds like a fucking kick ass concert to be at, and the recording of it doesn't really do it justice. 3/5 Please stop sending me double live albums, I have no use for them
More like a 2.5 but overall enjoyed more than expected. I thought they were more metal for some reason, proven wrong!
For an album that didn’t fit my vibe i gotta say it’s pretty good
Even though I never really listened to this band, they somehow seem to have the archetypal 70s hard rock sound. Enjoyable in bursts, and the live energy on this album is great (as is the mix, at least for the time).
I've struggled with what to say about Thin Lizzy. I came across a review of the Jailbreak album by Marty Sartini Garner (https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/thin-lizzy-jailbreak/) which helped me bring my feelings into focus, and really applicable to Live and Dangerous. I shall now quote liberally: "Like many songs of its era, “The Boys Are Back in Town” evangelizes the poseur myth of rock’n’roll: It wants you to believe that the music can whisk you away from who you actually are. … Thin Lizzy’s unwavering belief in their power as a band and the simple joy they get from playing together is so strong, it nearly makes the legend feel like it’s worth believing in, no matter if you know how all of these stories pan out. Who wouldn’t want to feel this free, even if the freedom dies the moment the record’s over? …. The band is simply too happy, too taken by how much they enjoy what they’re doing—both the music they were making and the way it allowed them to see themselves—for the power and aggression of these songs to come across as truly dangerous or liberating. … In effect, it turned the band into something like professional wrestlers working the circuit—the muscles they flex are real, the fights themselves aren’t, and they can still feel the humming in their bodies for days afterward. They knew how to use this to their artistic advantage. On its surface, [“Jailbreak”] serves as a warning shot, the cry before the battle: “Tonight there’s gonna be trouble,” Lynott promises. It’s tough-guy shit, but it’s impossible to believe. All four of them are strutting, making a show of how easily they can control their power. This swagger—the knowingness of it, how plainly they telegraph their pleasure—is absurd; escaping prison has never sounded less risky. The original Thin Lizzy played with David Bowie and Slade, and Lynott’s experience observing expert showmen up close, as well as the band’s own connection with their audience, let them embrace the absurdity of living one’s life as a rock star. It’s a trait they shared with ZZ Top, and it’s what makes Lynott as irresistible on “Jailbreak” as Billy Gibbons is on “La Grange.” He’s clearly having a ball, savoring the posture of the chorus as he leans deep into the words “Don’t you be around,” practically cooing for the listener in a way that is anything but threatening. He obviously wants you to be around. … Lynott enjoyed a reputation as a poetic lyricist, and his rakishness has an air about it that is popularly associated with poetry, or maybe just with poets: He implies a self-contained sensuality, a somewhat tragic devotion to love, a presumed dedication to deeper things. Put another way: He was a little pretentious. It’s certainly a way of saying that his lyrics were usually decent at best, but that pretension makes him a compelling figure; it gives these songs a charge they would lack in hands that weren’t so silky." This really put a finger on what I liked (and also disliked about this album); they have rock and roll swagger to burn. They are tight and heavy, and can swing, and they are having a ball. They play the rock and roll outlaw bad-boy image for all it is worth, although (and this is the key point of the review that spoke to me), _nobody_ really believes it. But they are having a blast, and they are inviting the audience to have a blast with them. I listened through to this, and then checked out the footage of their 1978 gig at the Sydney Opera House (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aif_E102wU&t=2174s), and man, they could tear it up. And the audience seems to be having a pretty great time. How live is this album? While there is certainly some post-production overdubbing and polishing (a lot less than on Kiss Alive, I suspect), this is a great sounding record, and the excitement comes through. I was reading up, and apparently the track Southbound was a soundcheck recording, and you can really hear the difference in energy level. The band is really feeding off the audience, and the energy level is really high. The twin guitar attack is tight and exciting (I enjoyed Robertson and Gorham trading fours on Emerald), and helps establish the blueprint that clearly influential on New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the bands that develop after that. Producer Tony Visconti has given the whole album a terrific sheen without compromising on the visceral excitement. Thin Lizzy had toured with Slade and Bowie prior to this, and learned a lot about stagecraft. Apparently Chas Chandler (then Slade's manager) threatened to throw Thin Lizzy off the tour because of Phil Lynott's poor stage presence and lack of interaction with the audience. How far he came in just a few years! You can hear on this record (and see on the Opera House footage) how he could work a crowd. Clearly, they were a terrific live band and a really great night out, I'm sure. It's a pity the songs are a bit weak. Well played, but a bit rote, and clearly just posturing at being dangerous. This also suffers from the problem of most double albums; too long, too much filler. Given their tendency to rely on their arrangements, this could have easily been trimmed to a tight and terrific single album, where the lack of variety would not have been quite as evident. Still, highlights for me include Jailbreak, Emerald, Massacre, Still in Love with you (cheesy though it might be), Suicide, and, of course, The Boys are Back in Town. Surprising cameo from Huey Lewis on harmonic on Baby Drives Me Crazy, a purely filler audience participation song that I would cut in a heartbeat. So, I found this album energetic and fun while listening to it, but it dissolves like fairy floss as soon as it is over. Three stars.
3.5 generyczny rock, "The boys are back in town" klasyka.
Not the Thin Lizzy album I would have liked to hear today, but it's pretty enjoyable. I was prepared not to like it, and I do agree that the "overdubbing" gives the album somewhat of an uncanny, live-not-live feel. Like something is just off about it. But then you know, I listened, and these songs still rock. I'd probably recommend the studio albums, which have better production, but you can't deny that TL were pretty awesome. Fave Songs: Emerald, Massacre, Cowboy Song, Still in Love with You, Suicide, Don't Believe a Word, Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed, The Boys Are Back in Town
notes - live album by irish rock band thin lizzy - drums are SO GROOVY - really incredible instrumentalists - There’s some debates about whether or not the album was really “live” - a couple songs here are real standouts but none are awful - Very consistent if a bit long fav - still in love with you - pink floyd vibes a bit least fav - johnny the fox - funny but definitely not my fav song 3/5 - enjoyable but can only see myself going back to a couple songs
Typical 70's "Foghat Rule" album - double, live. The sound on this is really weird - apparently they overdubbed most of it in the studio and just left in the drums and audience noise from the live shows? You can tell the sound is really off. If you like Thin Lizzy I'm sure this is a fantastic record. Unfortunately, I don't like Thin Lizzy...
I like the parts that sound like Van Morrison. I don’t like the parts that sound like Kiss. This whole record is pretty standard toolbox rock but Lynott’s voice stands out as something unique among the standard 70s hard rock sounds.
Pretty bog standard hard rock mostly, obviously some important rockers in the mix, and also redeemed somewhat by some genuinely weird lyrical detours along the way.
A fantastic dive into thin lizzy’s best songs! it’s a real shame that it’s a live album. I do not like live albums man I do not like them sam I am. Saving grace: some of the solos are fire. best tracks (if they were not live versions: dancing in the moonlight, cowboy song, still in love with you. best track (live version specifically): emerald
Generic rock from the 1970s
Really enjoyed one ballad I’ve never heard before
If Boys, the only Thin Lizzy track I know going in, is anything to judge it by, Live and Dangerous contains nothing but solid renditions. The almost total lack of style change must be noted, but the record also contains a slowed-down moment of singing I didn't end up hating. The recording quality is consistently very good, the energy maintains for the full hour and change, and the band has a neat both-sides-of-the-Atlantic thing going on.
Couldn't get on with this, mainly due to the difficulty finding a copy to listen to and it being g a live album, but also classic rock. Shame as have liked thin lizzy sometimes.
J'ai remarqué quelque chose de curieux. Chaque album non disponible sur spotify et seulement trouvable en intégralité sur youtube commence par "yo tout le monde c'est Squeezie !", quelqu'un saurait-il pourquoi ? Au delà de ça, j'ai plutôt apprécié ce concert même si, ayant été placé au tout premier rang, j'avais le sexe moulé du chanteur en vis-à-vis pendant plus d'une heure. Désagréable.
Thin Lizzy ne laisse pas une minute de repis à sa guitare pendant les 1h15 d'album qu'il nous propose. Cette dernière a beau suffoquer, virer au rouge, et supplier Thin de la laisser respirer, Thin Lizzy continuera son travail de sappe tout au long de l'album.
You know I really like Thin Lizzy while simultaneously having simply no desire to ever listen to them. Phil Lynott is very charismatic and you can tell in this live album and you know what the songs are pretty good too but my life would basically be the same if I never listened to them. They are a band I would love to like but basically don't. Perhaps too many Liz songs ended up on Top Gear compilations and they have become indelibly marred. As far as this album goes, it's think Lizzy songs but live. There's some electricity in the air but otherwise there's limited benefit to the format. On top of that, the version I found was the deluxe edition which was perhaps overly deluxe. No one needs Thin Lizzy live for 1 hour 40 unless you were actually there. Felt like a slog by the end. I remain neutral.
This is fine. Fairly generic. Decent guitar work. Some good jams. 3 is probably too high
pretty good 70s era hard rock. I find myself hearing a lot of this in bands listen to now that are going for that throwback sound
I was beginning to wonder if there were no more live albums but here is another one. Nice performances although I’m reading it’s overdubbed. Well it’s a nice recording and lest leave it at that
Fine. Boys are back in town and all that.
Classic stuff and really listenable
2-3
Fun, energetic live album.
Tja best goed, misschien niet mijn genre
pas mal cet album de hard rock, bonne découverte
This was really fun! I struggle with live albums a bit - and this one (like many others) is cut from a few different shows. There's a bit too much instrumental (which works when you're there, but not so much when you're listening to it on your own at 9.30 on a Wednesday morning!), but that doesn't mark it down too much. Phil Lynott's voice and attitude is great, would've been great to actually see them live I reckon. Good, but not great. 3/5.
This Lizzy was a tour de force in the 70's. Whisky in the Jar followed by The Boys Are Back in Town spelled great success for the Irish lads. So, naturally, their 1978 live album serves as a testament to their success. Their best songs, a killer crowd, and the last Thin Lizzy release with guitarist Brian Robertson makes this an especially special live album. It's good! They mix their best stuff with their lesser-known stuff and make you work for The Boys Are Back in Town (on the second CD). I do think their less popular songs are like that for a reason, as they left very little impression on me. It especially loses me in the back half after The Boys Are Back in Town, which cements how overly long this live album this. Still worth a listen, but requires more of your time and attention.
Classic 70s rock Not much too it other than good recordings for 70-80s audio and catchy tunes The boys are back in town
the transition to boys are back in town was cool everything was what you would expect from rock of the time
Interesting album - lots of live performances
I think I finally figured out my problem with live albums. If it's really good then you keep thinking about how much better the concert itself must have been, and if it's bad you keep thinking about why you wouldn't just listen to the original song recordings. At least this one is pretty good (minus some stupid banter, but maybe in 1978 it was considered "fresh").
Estuvo ok, supongo. Leyendo la entrada de Wikipedia me entero que muchas partes de este disco fueron regrabadas en estudio, lo qu lo convierte, si bien no en el único ni el primero, uno más de la lista de discos en vivo que en buena parte no lo son. En cualquier caso, las canciones son las que acarrean el disco y las versiones en vivo suenan apropiadamente poderosas.
NICE
A good live album, a lot of hits I’m sure any thin lizzy fan would enjoy this.
OK
Solid live rock album. I thought the dual guitars sounded great without sounding too crowded. Thought the album was a bit too long.
This album is a pretty decent collection of the hits.
The boys are back in town
Pretty good. Kind of repetitive but still a good listen. Good guitar
It “live” but not truly live.
It was good and fun, especially when The Boys are Back in Town came out of nowhere. Sounds mixing is also pretty good. This is the lowest 3 that I can give though; nothing else REALLY stood out.
A good laugh. Jailbreak as an opener had me bought in.
je toho prostě moc halo
The epitome of 70s hard rock, so you already know if you love it or not
I enjoy live albums and had heard songs from this here and there on other Thin Lizzy albums but it just doesn't do it for me. Also learning that there a lot of overdubs is quite disheartening. 2.5/5
sounds good for a live album, a bit too long and too many blues jams
On my first listen I thought the live performance was missing a lot of energy. I didn't really notice anything that stood out until the album hit Massacre at track 6. That song was pumpin' - give me an album full of that! Alas, it went right back to a snoozefest with the softy Still in Love With You. Even The Boys are Back in Town had just average energy. It didn't really crank back up until Warriors, but I'll admit those last six tracks were busting with energy and swagger, especially the last two to close it out (way more fan engagement and oozing stage presence). So, side 4 epic but side 1 pedantic, with only a few highlights in between. Granted, when I went back for a second listen after finishing side 4, I was more amped up and felt more connected to side 1. Still, a little too uneven to be great.
Pretty straight-forward 70s rock with some great guitar solos. Before listening to this, I couldn't have even told you who played "The Boys are Back in Town." Fun listen, but I was definitely ready to move on by the end. Favorite tracks: Jailbreak, Southbound (really nice guitar solo), Still in Love With You, The Boys are Back in Town.
well produced live album
i was underwhelmed because i assumed this would be a very fun rock album but it just wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. i did still like it but it wasn’t spectacular :):
Carino, ma non capisco perché live
It’s good enough, but not consistent.
Good, manufactured in places, quite samey throughout, but a couple of tracks made me sit up and take notice
Fínt rokk. fagmannlega flutt og kröftuglega. Þarf samt ekki að hlusta aftur.
The exact same (absurdly amazing) hard rock song for 1 hour. I didn't have the right feeling to really enjoy this live album, but it's very likable and impossible don't to note how much influent (also influenced by their predecessors) it is. Somedays I miss hard rock like this, even not being so good
A good live album - if you like Thin Lizzy. And I don't mind them - had a good time listening to it, but not something I'd probably revisit often.
I enjoy the 2 guitars duking it out on tracks like Southbound and Massacre. Overall it is a nice collection of live performances, but doesn't really exceed any expectations that I have of the band, which were mediocre to begin with. Solid album, but this is a band that really does blend into a crowd for me. I found the record to be a little long as well. Fave tracks: Southbound, The Boys Are Back in Town, Warriors
Great live album
Spottarista ei kaikkia biisejä löytynyt, mutta testiin asti päässeet kappaleet ihan ok hyviä. Thin Lizzy on yksi niistä vanhoista rokkareista joilla on selkeesti tunnistettava oma soundi.
The Boys Are Back In Town is one of those songs that is always played on classic rock stations. Overall I guess the album was ok, Cowboy Song certainly raised the eyebrows.
Negative stars for the stage banter.
Pretty cool
Ik vind Live albums eigenlijk nooit leuk om te luisteren. Heeft ook geen toegevoegde waarde voor mij. Ook niet als ik er bij zou zijn geweest. De punten zijn dan ook voor Thin Lizzy en de mooie stem.
Best leuk voor een keer.
Dit was - op een aardig volume - nog een stuk leuker dan ik vooraf gedacht had!
Ik twijfel nog aan vier sterren en daar sta ik zelf ook van te kijken. Ik vind dit gewoon behoorlijk goed!
Un bon album live rock, je n’aime pas le rock live en akbum mais en promenade en foret tout kes albums sint bon, j’en gàrde un bon souvenir. 3.75
The songs that were available to listen to were good I guess.
This is probably a 2.5, but we’ll bump it to 3. Likes this more than I expected.
Was alright. Not a big fan of live music
I’m not a fan of live albums because I feel so much of the energy from the show comes from being present at the show. Because of this it was hard for me to get into the songs.
Thin Lizzy are good live musicians, but to me this is just more 70's arena rock that is technically well played but generic.
Huh. 2 live albums back to back. This is ok. Not listened to Thin Lizzy outside of the big hit but the first few tracks were kinda cool. Some were a bit more generic but yeah. I'd go to this concert.
Live & Dangerous would be a fucking A-M-A-Z-I-N-G if it was even close to being a live recording. According to producer Tony Visconti, about 25% of the album is recorded live. Very rocking and exemplary for the time. (6/10) FT: Still in Love with you
Classic rock.
nice. a bit too straightforward and simple. great guitar playing and lots of energy and sex appeal
Currently the complete album is not available to stream on spotify but youtube did the job. Quite enjoyable live album.
I mean it's Thin Lizzy but I just don't like Live albums. It's good in spite of that so a solid 3
This album excerpts the power of a truly great live album, capable of upbringing a mid-level band to so called greatness
Fine. Glam rock.
No están todas las canciones, pero es todo un disco de rock en estado puro. Grandes canciones.
Thin Lizzy is one of those bands that I'm a little surprised that I don't think of when I'm adding music to my personal playlists. I didn't want to skip any of their songs as I lsitened to this album, and they play some solid rock music. I can list four tracks that I know Thin Lizzy plays, but only one of them was on this album ("The Boys Are Back in Town"). For a live album, the recording and performance from the band are easy to listen to. The band represented their talents well in a live setting, and the background noise from the audience didn't overpower the music being played. I enjoyed hearing a full (double) album from the band, but I don't think the album has sunk in enough to get Thin Lizzy on my personal playlists.
7/10
Not really my cup of tea. But I can understand its appeal to rock fans.
This is a good album if this is your jam. Interesting the connection to Huey Lewis!
Urgh. I'm never sure how to rate live albums. There are a handful of top-tier Thin Lizzy bangers on here that deserve recognition. The transition from Cowboy Song to TBAIT is *chef's kiss*. Then there are half a dozen tracks that are kinda forgettable (though I prefer listening to this band's 'forgettable' over most 70s rock bands' 'forgettable'). I gave Live at Leeds 3.5 and I think I enjoyed this more. However, it's not all recorded at one show (and apparently there's some debate about how live it is in the first place), so that spoils the experience a bit for me. Another 3.5 it is then.
I like Thin Lizzy's style. I'm only really familiar with The Boys are Back in Town - would have liked to listen to one of their studio albums before listening to their deeper cuts but still a good listen that left me wanting more.
I am not that familiar with Thin Lizzy besides a couple of songs. This makes it a little bit harder to rate this live album. I know its considered an all time great live album, but for me it didn't do that much. Still pretty decent.
I always wanted a pair of leather pants. Did they steal those from Jim Morrison? I would've thought I'd have a harder time getting into those pants than I would getting into this album. But alas, it'll be easier to squeeze my 240 pounds of self into those sausage tubes than listen to this again. Great guitar work, leather pants (and balls-out presentation) isn't enough for me to enjoy this album. It's a shame, Thin Lizzy is one of those bands that I think I should like but never quite do.
Well, the 1001 educates again. Thin Lizzy is not what I thought they were. I knew the name, but would never have been able to identify one of their songs. I was expecting an 80s hair band. Instead, they somehow bridge both early metal and the 80s hair bands. Last week I posited that it seemed Bon Jovi and hair bands were a softening of heavy metal. And that still seems somewhat true, but the work of Thin Lizzy and other 70s hard rock and early metal are an important piece of the puzzle too. There is some pretty terrific guitar playing on the album. "Emerald" shreds, and at one point seemed to have guitar, bass, and drum solos all coexisting. Not sure why they are represented on the list by a live album though. If none of their studio albums are good enough, should they make the list for a concert? It's not even one concert - it's two stitched together! And a lot of it's not even live! They re-recorded huge chunks in the studio (75% according to their producer). This is not the first live album we've been dealt that did that. I'm not a fan of that whole concept. And then there was the shift from "Massacre" to "Still in Love With You" - who planned this set list? Were those even back-to-back at a single show? "Still in Love With You" felt like three different songs mashed together though, and the guitar solo in the middle part wouldn't have been too out of place after "Massacre," which was the most metal song in the set. These guys are from Ireland. Not that you can tell most of the time. And certainly not by "Cowboy Song." And their background is interesting, with the lead singer formerly from Skid Row (another band I had pegged in the wrong era/genre), and both Protestant and Catholic members. Favorite part of the research on this though was the discovery of the original version of "Whiskey in the Jar," of which I only knew the Metallica cover. I had no idea it was taken from a traditional Irish ballad! "Jailbreak," "Emerald," and "Massacre" are the most pleasant surprises. Overall uneven, but I enjoyed it more than I was expecting to.
There seems to be quite a controversy about how much of this album is actually from live recordings vs. in-studio overdubs. The producer, Tony Visconti, claimed 75% of the album was recorded in the studio and overdubbed while the band claims the opposite, that 75% was live. Who to believe? Regardless, I’m totally rocking out to the guitars riffs from a lot of these songs like Massacre, Suicide, The Rocker, and many others. I should pay more attention to Thin Lizzy based on this album. Does it matter how much of the album is live vs. in-studio overdub? I think so. I tend to believe the producer because I assume he know most about how the album was…you know…produced, but you never know. The answer is probably somewhere in between…50-50? Some of the appeal of a live album is the presumable authenticity of the album actually being recorded live. That it was one take, one crowd reaction, a one-off symbiotic experience. Does that even exist? I hadn’t considered how the live album sausage is made before. Aside from the in-studio overdubbing, Visconti also said Southbound was recorded from a sound check with the audience reaction was from another live song. What is this Frankenstein shit? It’s difficult to know. Will live albums in the future just be the studio recording with AI dubbed crowd interaction? And while we’re at it, will the studio recording just be AI produced on its own at some point? I don’t want to think about these things. I’d rather just enjoy the album that was laid down. When AI does take over the music industry, I know it won’t be the beginning of inauthenticity in its albums. Album judged based on the music alone, which was an enjoyable experience. However, it’s a less enthusiastic 3 knowing it’s a Frankenstein production.
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Southbound, The boys are back in town
Iconic, fun, a little boring.
Pretty good stuff. 1RS
I was never super into Thin Lizzy, but never had anything against them either. It's good, straightforward hard rock. Phil Lynott had a really interesting and distinctive voice. Guitar playing is excellent. Would have been great to see them live. 3 stars.
Enjoyable albums. Simple & classic sound lacking some variety but they found their niche. Nothing really stood out for me too much they're good at what they do.
I love Thin Lizzy, but am not a fan of live albums. The music quality just tends to be lesser and it's no different here. I have a few songs that I adore and they just aren't better like this.
I don't know why a 'live' album by a band that some admit overdubbed 75% of the album in the studio is a 'must hear' - there are many better live albums that yield the same effect with better results (KISS ALIVE). On the whole, this is a good Thin Lizzy album and reflects why this forgotten band is cited as an influence.
This is a surprisingly high quality recording. I wasn’t familiar with this bands work beforehand. I had heard the boys are back song of course but didn’t know it was them. I found this to be pretty fun and medium-high energy rock. Some of the songs feel a little generic at times but the instruments all come through balanced and just work. I don’t know if I’ll intentionally revisit, but I won’t turn it off if I hear it again
Other than the Boys are Back in Town, I had never heard any of these songs. Decent filler for the oldies station I suppose.
Irish rock band! The boys are back in town
Not much of this album on Spotify
'tHe AlBuM iS nOt LiVe It UsEs OvErDuBs' stfu and enjoy music
Pretty fun live show - a bit generic, and the songs started to really blend by the end.
I have to be in a Thin Lizzy mood to appreciate them and I currently am not.
It's fine but Lizzy never really did it for me. I always felt like their sound lacked something. Soul, balls something. It sounds too polished or clean or something.
No es lo mío pero tampoco está mal
Pretty great album. I don't see the appraise that critics gave, but I also believe the other reviewers on this site underestimate the work. There's a lot of passion and drive into these songs... Much better than the studio versions although not as polished. I wish there was more audience participation or something. Doesn't feel like much of a live album otherwise...
23. Fugi. MotA: Southbound "Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak/ Somewhere in this town"
Classic rock. Good live performance
Sounds far too good to be live… but if it is incredible
Was alright.
Finally, some good guitar work in this 1001 album run. The first time I've ever sat down with Thin Lizzy. This is one of the best mixed live records I have ever heard. The bass is actually audible and the vocals don't drown everything out. Emerald is riff city. Rosalie is a Seger cover for a nice addition. Sounds like glory days rock and roll.
not bad for rock, and it was a live album too.
Vocalist leaves a lot to be desired. Dancing in the moonlight has a cool van Morrison feel and sax. Meh.
Aunque no soy muy fan de este estilo de rock, es un disco entretenido y dinámico. No me parece que tengan mucho carisma, como actuación en vivo tampoco tiene nada de especial y las canciones en muchas ocasiones son muy genéricas. Hay solos de guitarra molones. No lo he pasado mal escuchándolo, pero no me ha dicho gran cosa más allá.
Some classic dueling guitars, and the singer is talented, but most of the songs fell flat for me. I prefer the dips into metal, though The Boys are Back in Town is classic.
I knew some of the songs. It was a good live show.
A very compelling live performance of music I find less compelling. Some great songs in here, Thin Lizzy just never grabbed and held my attention.
Love the double lead guitars. While the vocals don't blow you away, they are always dependable. Appreciate the overall musicality of the compositions.
half of it missing on Spotify found it kinda fun
Some great songs but I don't really like live albums
fine, typically 70's rock. Probably not my favorite from the decade and probably won't go back to it.
Fun and bluesy. Would have enjoyed it more as a studio album.
I said m-m-m-maybe this is alot of fun.
Urgh, stupid live albums. Why?? The songs actually seemed really good. The studio versions of the songs would have maybe received a 5 from me, a 4 for sure. Might listen to some non-live Thin Lizzy later.
Certainly fun rock, and the singer has some swagger to him. Nothing that is keeping me coming back, however.
Good, but I associate it with old man's pubs.
Jag gillar dancing in the moonlight. Resten är bara tråkigt kanske 2,5/5
Quite a few good songs!
Classic
One of the greatest live albums?
the boys are back
This wasn't great or anything but it was better than expected, not a bad listen. I probably would have enjoyed seeing this concert. It sounded pretty damn good on this recording
Not amazing, not shit, will always just be the band from billy elliot to me
Perusrokkia. Onhan se jännä kuvitella, että nuokin jampat on joskus olleet nuoria ja rokanneet täysillä.
Live albums really aren’t for me but thin lizzy are great
3.0 - Admittedly, I struggled to keep an open mind with this one. I'm not a huge fan of that 70s cock rock sound and I generally don't prefer live albums. And why are Irish lads singing “Cowboy Song” and about motorcycle gangs? The album captures a band that's clearly honed their stage act and mastered their sound, but it’s a sound that I don’t love.
Nice compact power pop songs. Straight up, not over indulgent, good sound for a live recording. I was only familiar with the big hits but the other songs stand up well.
Biggest rebound. During the first song, I considered giving a preemptive 1, but I stuck it out and enjoyed myself for most of the record. Good rock.
Un álbum de rock muy clásico, algo que ya era considerado hard rock, sin embargo el disco es tan monónoto a veces que puede llegar a ser un poco aburrido
It's a live album, nuff said. Wonder how many there are left on this esteemed list.
This is the first album I ever bought. Some classic power rock anthems here. This is really the Phil Lynott show. 3/5
Really fun listen. I don't think I knew any songs but "the boys are back in town". Great energy on all of the tracks.
Too hair metal-ish for me, but must admit, more tolerable to listen to than other similar songs of the genre.
The Boys are back in town - verdammter Klassiker - 3
eh
I wasn’t sure I would like this, since it’s listed as hard rock, but I actually like it pretty well. I wonder if maybe I just like the 70s more than I thought, since I’d not had as much opportunity to listen to it growing up. Like I think the 70s hard rock is different from the 80s and even the 60s.
Solid live album.
It not my favorite
I wish there was a video version of this. Pretty good for a live version on these songs. I feel like this is the type of music that sounds amazing in person but back on the computer I'm like... ehhh. I only knew "The Boys are Back in Town", which I didn't even know that was Thin Lizzy.
Don't really like classic rock
There were a few standout tracks. Jailbreak, Boys, and the covers were great, but most of the others were not exceptional. The dual guitar work was incredible though.
Dangerous!
Meh
At first I was thinking I don’t want an hour+ live 70s rock album. Then I was thinking actually this kind of shreds and is super tight. Then I got a bit bored because it’s an hour+ live 70s rock album. Then I read that it’s a combination of different gifs and studio overdubs, which really detracts from how “tight” I thought it was. Aaah 3 stars even though I didn’t finish it.
Really fun, one track really made me think of David Gilmore!
Too bad it‘s a live album.