Reviews (page 6 of 13)
The audience chanting "Glizzy" was kind of odd. Do they not feed these guys?
I mean, this is pretty good—some fun energetic hard rock, which is pretty enjoyable—but at the same time, this particular album doesn't stand out whatsoever. They're not the best to ever do it, and there's a lot of albums that do the same. 7/10
Peak Thin Lizzy, fabulous distinctive sound, must have been amazing to see them live.
Sounds fine but too long. Not one of the 1001 key albums. Also all the songs are some variation of The Boys Are Back in Town.
Some slammin' riffs. Sure, every song sounds exactly like the boys are back in town, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
It's definitely not my type of music. But it is drive and I'm sure that for someone album might sound great. For me it's 1st record that I won't listen till the end of a tape.
A live album, longer than usual, but actually quite enjoyable.
- the Spotify link listed here sends you to a version with only four songs for some reason (even though it says at the bottom of that song list that it's 17 tracks...). the four-album version is not actually listed in the artist's discography as a different version, either -- just the longer one, so I have no idea where the link to the four-track one came from. very weird, but either way, the site link is not correct - I love that live albums have been included in list. I would have dismissed the studio version of a track like "Still in Love With You" as a cheesy rock ballad (like "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," etc.), but the live version almost takes it out of that context so I can enjoy the musicality more on its own instead of being "just another" rock song from the time period - the frontman really knows how to interact with the audience, and I can tell many of these songs were extended for the live show with longer jam sessions -- what a way to treat a fan. (and we love a band that thanks their crew at the end of the night) - thin lizzy's unique brand of talk-singing is made for live performances. that awful moment when you find out the lead singer actually can't find pitches and must have had a lot of help in the studio to produce good-sounding vocals (or were just dancing or moving around too much in the live recording to sound good) is enough to ruin a band for me, but luckily "singing" like this is basically foolproof - this album definitely exceeded my expectations and improved my impression of this band. this is summer-night-drive-with-the-windows-down music I'd definitely listen to again
The great guitar is what carried this album for me. It was energetic and lively, but not anything super special. I enjoyed it but won't be revisiting it.
Is There Any Girls That Would Like A Little More Irish In 'Em? 1001 Albums Generator 115 (09/10/2025) Thin Lizzy, man. One of the classic hard rock groups with the most aura. With hits like The Boys Are Back In Town and Jailbreak, I was somewhat aware of them, but haven't listened to them much because this brand of relatively basic hard rock doesn't appeal to me so much. Live And Dangerous is a very representative look at this band. Opening with the aforementioned Jailbreak before going into one of my favorites, Emerald, the album opens strong. I can't get over how good the guitar solo in Emerald is. Also I was listening to this album while lifting and it was going so hard. Massacre is also great and is probably the closest Live And Dangerous gets to metal. Of course, The Boys Are Back In Town is a classic, and the live rendition is great and full of energy. In general, Thin Lizzy's surprisingly black vocalist, Philip Lynott, is the crux of the sound here. He is such an engaging performer and a real talent. I love how he gets the crowd involved. With that said, 80 minutes is a lot of Thin Lizzy, and I think that the sound just gets old after a while. It's not bad by any means, but I did find it to be a bit boring as a full package to be honest. 3.5/5 rounded down to a 3. Favs: Jailbreak Emerald The Boys Are Back In Town Least Fav: Suicide
great metal and rock album
I've never really been a Thin Lizzy fan, The Boys are Back in Time always seemed like a dumb song to me. This live album just seems to kind of enforce that opinion. It just seems underwhelming and bland compared to other metal and hard rock bands before, after and in the same era. 2/5
Not bad at all non me lo aspettavo
Highlight Song/s: Emerald, Dancing In The Moonlight, Massacre and The Boys Are Back In Town All of these tunes are really solid - coming from somebody who's only listened to Jailbreak (song), The Boys Are Back In Town and Bad Reputation (song.) I definitely ought to check out Jailbreak (album) at least! I really do see why these guys were worshiped by 80s hard rock and metal bands; this has opened my eyes a LOT. Some other thoughts: Really sick transition between Dancing In The Moonlight and Massacre as well as, Cowboy Song to The Boys Are Back In Town. The guitar solos are so so good. Okay, I really do gotta check them out.
My main concern with any live album is, "how well done is the recording?" Everything on this album is crystal clear. Apparently they did some post dubbing to clean up the sound a bit. Extra backing vocals, and cleaner guitar solos. It's hard to tell what they added. But the album sounds good, so it'll pass. My next question: "Is the music any good?" Short answer, yes. I'm not too familiar with Thin Lizzy, but I enjoy that classic rock style. They go heavy on the guitar solos, and add catchy hooks with good harmony. Very well done overall. Will probably add "The Boys Are Back in Town" to the playlist.
I generally avoid compilations and live albums. Feels like cheating to me, in terms of a an earnest listening experience with an artist. I'd rather listen to the album a song was released on, to hear it in context with the rest of that album. That said, this was a pretty good live album. It sounded good, it was a good selection of songs.
Not usually a fan of a live albums, but in this case, I'm not sure how live this album actually is. Definitely fairly heavily overdubbed. The solos sound raw though, and there were some great ones through out. Some great tunes too.
This album grew on my the longer it went on. It started off as “why am I listening to a live album” but the dual guitar solos were awesome, the drummer was very good, and the charisma of the front man is unmatched.
Was surprised at how good it sounded for a live album - then I realized it wasn't really "live." 3/5
This was pretty fun but a bit bloated. When they get cooking it is fantastic but not every song has the needed quality and while the dual lead guitars and the harmonizing is nice it doesn’t make me want to come back to it.
Härligt gitarrsound men jag tycker generellt att det är lite för glatt för min smak
Not bad
Stop it with the live albums, oh my god. I'm sure it was so fun to hear this in person, but hearing it through Spotify while I'm in my room at home alone just isn't it.
At first I was like WTF is this???! Then gave it a listen and I enjoyed I’ve heard a lot of there songs before like Boys are back in town
No complaints. This is so chill but also hard! Easy listening and some classics.
One of the better live albums I’ve heard
zammmm prison escape
Buena energia y fuerza de buena mañana.
Would be better if the entire album was here. Still got bangers on it though
Maybe it was the time of day when I was listening to it--grilling for dinner, but I really enjoyed the album. Plus Huey Lewis
Very good!
Look it’s a good live album, but in saying that is it really worthy to be on this list, I don’t think so, unlike an earlier album I reviewed where the debut was a live performance, this is not that, and honestly should’ve been parked to allow other albums where people debuted original songs
dosłownie miałem dość po 3 piosenkach, przemęczyłem się do 9 czy 10 i po prostu nie dało się dalej wytrzymać
I was born in ‘89, but this album took me back to a time I can never go to. I could picture myself in the crowd having a great time.
Not a bad live album, but live stuff usually isn't my cup of tea, and I've always been indifferent about Thin Lizzy. I will say, the singers voice stuck me as great for a live recording, pre auto tune times.
Pretty fantastic selection heading into a holiday weekend. This album answers the question "Is there such a thing as too much Thin Lizzy?"
This band looks like they should be making some sweet metal (or at least big hair metal). But no-they did “The Boys Are Back In Town.” I don’t know what this adds to the musical canon, except for another Boomer-rock anthem I could do without. Not the worst thing to assault my ears, even though this is like Eagles-adjacent. Will not revisit.
Refreshingly good. 3/5
I listened to this while mowing the lawn and that’s the most Dad thing I’ve ever done
Tak brzmi nieskończoność. Album poza relacją z fanami (live album) niczym się nie wyróżnia. Za fanów 2-
I was skeptical at the start... but they indeed played a hell of a concert. This is an album that should be listened to as an album, of course. Let it get you into its groove.
Ouvir este disco por inteiro é um teste de resistência. Rock básico e sem sutilezas, além de uma qualidade de gravação ruim. Alguns momentos interessantes: "Southbound", "Johnny the Fox Meets Johnny the Weed" e "The Boys are Back in Town", no geral soa barulhento e claustrofóbico.
1. Jailbreak - 1.5 2. Love - 2 3. Cowboy - 1 4. Boys - 0
live music is great live, but has no place on an album. This one's okay though.
These guys rock, I just don’t care for live albums
I really like live albums because there is the opportunity for the artist to change it from the studio album and hearing the audience is fun. I realized that this enjoyment is very much lessened when you only know a few songs. This was fine but I don’t need to hear it again.
Good rock tunes thx !
This is what live albums are all about
Was not my thing.
Huey Lewis with the random harmonica cameo! Not a huge fan of love albums, but Thin Lizzy kinda rips.
Yeah ok I guess.
Better than I thought
Amazing how well the songs are executed live.
So there's a Grateful Dead studio album, but a live Thin Lizzy album? This list makes zero sense sometimes.
Overall a fun and pretty high energy album, didn't realize how much I would enjoy certain tracks. The live performance of "the boys are back in town" is very lack luster however.
I'm really sorry. I've never liked Thin Lizzy. I've heard "The Boys are Back In Town" one too many times and just never loved it to begin with. Sad to say that out of the album, this ear worm was the only song that had something exciting to it.
Not another live album 😭 bro just give me the studio version this BLOWS
Bra live, sådär lagom bra, lagom tuff rock
17 songs and only 2 hits. At 76 minutes, this had the potential of being a real drag. There were a couple of pretty bad songs but these guys could rock even when they weren't playing the hits. If I were to have seen this show live I would have been entertained.
Great performance. Good songs and energy. Know the band but they have new depth for me here.
Ok... I see what you did there! 🔥 I didn't realise how many of these songs were theirs. Bangers! Vocals were also amazing, insanely good for a live album. Thoroughly enjoyed, take my 5 star 5 ⭐️
Lynott sounds so powerful live. Very atmospheric and impresionante. Yeah, Thin Lizzy are undeniable here
that’s rock and roll babey! never heard of thin lizzy, but sounds just like what my parents used to listen to. surprised i’ve never heard their music.
Not bad, but 8 discs of the same songs in different locations? Not for me.
Some decent classic rock songs. I found the production quality muted or lacking.
The production quality is a little inconsistent, but I appreciate the extra energy from the live performances. Thin Lizzy overall feels a bit ponderous, but there are some good listens here.
I don't think live albums should be on this list but I've listened to do many bad albums on this list and Thin Lizzy are far better than the majority of them so I'll have to give a 5
Live and Dangerous [Live] by Thin Lizzy: 5/10, With every major movement in popular music, there will be bands at the forefront that see massive success without any of the quality of their contemporaries. Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Metallica are all regarded as some of the most important bands in the development of hard rock and early metal, and I can really appreciate the innovation and quality they all brought to music as a whole, even if I don't love their entire catalogues. What Thin Lizzy did is quite unanimously agreed to be best portrayed on this live album, and they very neatly fit into the early hard rock / blues rock blend that defined the beginning of hard rock. There's not really anything that they did particularly new, and the largest issue for me is how unremarkable the music is when compared against the modern hard rock landscape. I've heard people in their bedroom in the past few years create more interesting and innovative songs than my favourite songs on this album. All of this being said, this isn't a bad live album, or bad music, but I really feel that it's best described as mediocre.
Good. ★★★★
I liked this a lot. I've just been loving guitar rock lately and these guys are really good at it.
I thought while listening that this was incredibly well recorded for a live album, only to read that it's mostly overdubs. Still, a great vibe and some brilliant songs and performances. It does start to drag in a few places, and the extended extra extra edition goes on way too long, but otherwise a perfect example of Phil Lynott's work. Albeit it reminds me of Abba in a few places.
Didn't feel like being a live show recording added to the experience, decent amount of good songs.
Un buen disco de hard rock. No lo conocía, me gustó.
Underrated band. This live collection sounds great.
Wish the recording quality could have been better.
This was a pretty good 70's rock album. I did think it was perhaps a bit long, but I appreciated listening to another live album again (I've only generated one other one). I wouldn't describe this as anything brilliant, but the music was of good quality. Great musicianship in this one. Had it not drug on like it did it would have potentially received a high rating, but it did start to become sort of a mundane listen by the second half.
Couple of the songs I have heard before and like and it was cool to listen to the new ones. It gets to be where they all sound the same though at the end of the album. Still, love the driving riffs and bass.
A fun romp, better than expected! Quite enjoyed the initial “jailbreak”, “Rosalie / cowgirls song” and “the boys are back in town”.
Classic rock. but sounds a little repetitive. Good in small doses. but not the best of that era.
I don't know many of these songs and I'm not usually a fan of live albums. The guitar solos are decent. Sounds like they put on a fun show. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite tracks: Massacre, Cowboy Song, Warrior
Cuando me encontré con que tenía que escuchar un álbum en vivo de una banda de fines de los 70s que no conocía con una duración de 1 hora y 16 minutos lo cierto es que me desalenté un poco. Me tomó un tiempo cobrar el valor para sentarme a escucharlo. Estoy escribiendo sin haber llegado al final del álbum, pero debo decir que me sorprendió para bien. Por un lado, es clásico rock de los 80s, pero con cierto groove y sensualidad también. Me parece destacable que el cantante es también el bajista de la banda, quien lamentablemente murió muy joven. Por momentos la voz me recuerda a Jimi Hendrix, y algunos elementos más melancólicos como en "Still In Love With You" se asemejan un poco a Prince, el final del tema cambia la atmósfera con mucha naturalidad y evita que el tema se sienta demasiado largo. "Massacre" es otro tema destacable, muy enérgico. Hay un gran despliegue de virtuosismo bien utilizado. Por otro lado, me encanta la serie "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia", y fue una linda sorpresa encontrarme con el tema "The Boys Are Back In Town" que aparece emblemáticamente un par de veces y no sabía que era de Thin Lizzy. A pesar de haberlo disfrutado, creo que el álbum es muy largo, sobre todo considerando que la mayoría de los temas son un rock muy enérgico que cansa un poco a la escucha (varios temas hacia el final duran más de 5 minutos). Pero eso no le quita valor al álbum a mi parecer.
Classic songs!
Not really a fan of live albums. I feel like you lose the production quality and don't always have the context from being there.
Huge influence on a lot of stuff I love including one of my favorite bands of all time (The Hold Steady), Phil Lynott was so effortlessly cool and I love how much his bass playing stands out here. Some classic tracks I knew, others I didn't - Emerald was a standout that I hadn't heard before. Band is super tight, ripping guitar solos (overdubs be damned), great energy.
It barely even sounds like a live album? It’s like a worse version of not good songs to begin with.
I liked this! I'm not too bothered by the overdubs
So a live album that isn't actually completely live? What's the point? If I want live, I want actual live, not mishmash of live with overdub.
\m/
Solid live album, but didn‘t really stick with me
Pretty okay rock
I got bored listening to this. I just finished Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette, and that was a 5 I’m a male in my late 20’s. The boys are back in town or something
Surprised by this one, never heard Thin Lizzy before. Really cool, energetic album, perfect companion for my run
A very good "live" album, with some very talented heroin addic- I mean musicians. The guitar solos were phenomenal. However, does this belong here, on a list of 1001 Greatest Albums, ever? A live album? With maybe 3 hits on it. And not even a real life album, a /compilation/ live album, not even a singular performance. Yeah sick. Next.
I wasn't aware of these guys from their name initially and I felt quite foolish realizing who they were as I listened. Sure this may not be the most original act out there but who gives a crap when you can riff that well on the guitar. The funky edge to a lot of this really gels with me too, combine that with a really stellar live recording and you have an easy hit for me.
A live album that made me realise that thin lizzy have songs that aren't the boys are back in town and also that they're quite a good band.
After wading through all the mid milque-toast rock on this list i expected this to be more of the same. This is definitely one of the biggest surprise hits on this list so far. Unfortunately slightly front loaded and fails to stick the landing on tbe back. If it did this would be a bonafied masterpiece. Unfortunately we have to settle for simply phenomenal. 9/10
Prior to this, I didn’t think that much of Thin Lizzy. I knew their big hits and didn’t mind them. After listening to this, I was absolutely charmed by Phil Lynott and I was absolutely blown away by the highlights on here. It’s not the best live album I’ve ever heard but goddamn this is very entertaining. There are a couple of transitions here that are insane and the limited chatter from Lynott is very fun, especially the one at the start of Emerald. Highlights: Jailbreak, Emerald, Still In Love With You, Cowboy Song, The Boys Are Back In Town, Suicide
I knew Thin Lizzy from the radio classics, The Boys Are Back In Town and Jailbreak, but I forgot they also did Cowboy Song and Dancing In The Moonlight. So many good songs on this album.
Love the strut. You can feel the confidence the band have together let by Phil. Sadly the songs themselves are a let down
Did I need to hear this before I died, not really
Woah, an unexpected live album. This has me thinking: what are my to live albums? Tame Impala is the only one that comes to mind right now. I'd have to do more research. Oh, Talking Heads of course. In Rainbows at the Basement, definitely. I really want to figure this out now. Typically a live album is not the best way to be introduced to a new band. And this is my first time listening to a Thin Lizzy album. After one listen I'm assuming this was a good representation of the band's sound. The allegations of studio overdubs is very interesting because this record sounds very clean. The crowd is not heard that often during the songs even though they sounded like an active crowd. So that makes me wonder how much of this is truly a live album. Now it's most likely that the crowd mics were turned all the way down except in certain circumstances. Either way, it doesn't change my thoughts or rating but it is something fun to ponder as I listen to the record again.
Hot fiyahhh
It is a great album that has insane balance between hard rock music and soft lyrics delivery. Not my kind of music but it is a good discovery !
Lynotts vocals carry most of the tracks on the record. In “Jailbreak” - Lynott yells “Breakout!” with the accompanying siren in an epic moment. The echo effects in “Massacre” are a great compliment to his energy, and “Dancing in the Moonlight” is a standout track. However, the dual guitars get stale outside of the more composed tracks.
Thin Lizzy strikes again. Some excellent prog elements sets them apart from being just that “bar band” sound
Pretty darn good rock album. I don't have many notes. It ran a little long, but it was good enough to warrant the length. As I've mentioned before, I gotta knock a few points off for it being a live album given it's really only capturing half of what's happening. There apparently is/was a little dispute about how much of the album is actually "live", though. Overall: 3.8/5
High-quality 70s hard rock album with strong guitar harmonies and vocals. There is a clear line from this to NWOBHM bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Diamond Head, as well as many 80s hard rock bands such as Motley Crue and GNR.
Do you like the music of Thin Lizzy? Oh, you don't? Not a fan at all really? Well, what if we did it as a LIVE ALBUM so you could listen to tunes you don't really like but without studio sound quality and with audience noise/riffs?
Like any good live album, this provides a best of, and it is delivered at their best, but it is a shame not to see some of their studio albums being recognised, especially when certain artists have multiple entries in this 1001.
Definitely. One of the better live rock albums, band in their prime hitting on all cylinders and running through the classics.
I don't know many of these songs and I'm not usually a fan of live albums. The guitar solos are decent. Sounds like they put on a fun show. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite tracks: Massacre, Cowboy Song, Warrior
Ohhh, this doesn't sound like it's live but also: very fucking cool. Defs up my alley
I wonder a bit if I would have enjoyed a non live album more. Not bad but didn't love it really either.
7/10 pretty good rock but not exactly my style
I love Thin Lizzy but I dislike live albums.
No matter the artist, live albums are NOT for me
Could only play a couple songs, the rest were blanked out, 3 stars for what I heard, im sure the other songs were great
Just a solid 6.5/10
I don't like this kinda music :/
For song 2 only
Awesome stuff
This is just one of those "it's not bad, but you had 1001 albums to pick for the list and I do not understand how this made it and ____ didn't" situations. Thin Lizzy has always been one of those middle of the road rockers out there. They're pretty good as musicians and composers but sometimes lacked originality. This album is kinda "live", since they did overdub some guitars over the raw live version, which is fair, but it also makes it feel a little deceiving. The songs they picked are almost all what you would expect to listen to as one of their shows. Overall, an album that will be liked by every fan of the genre, though it isn't anything mind blowing for anyone.
Good live album. Probably better if you know the songs. Jailbreak is a great song and a great opener. I loved the unexpected transition to The Boys Are Back in Town, and it was obvious the crowd did too.
War nicht so meins. Irgendwie langweilig
background album
Yeah… I’m with Rosalie on this one.
There are certain voices that are just associated with one song, for me. I can't listen to this album without thinking 'this is the Boys Are Back In Town guy', and it distracts me from the songs playing, haha. But I realized I do recognize Cowboy Song as well. I probably would have loved this album when I was a bit younger, but maybe I have moved past my 'cock rock' days? (Album cover included) There's nothing explicitly wrong with this album, it's just not my style, ESPECIALLY for 80 minutes. If Thin Lizzy needed to be on this list, their 35 minute Jailbreak album would have sufficed. But people who like this style of rock LOVE this live album, so who am I to judge? 3 stars.
Thankfully spotify only had 4 of the songs from this album
went harder than I thought and had a lot really fun riffs that brought the fun factor higher than I thought
choices.
Suffers from some of the common complaints of live albums but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
If you like capital R ROCK, how could you not like Thin Lizzy? An album for sure!
Thin Lizzy? More like Thick Glizzy, am I right?
Disco péssimo de uma banda ótima, as versões faltam energia e o disco é longo demais
Male homosapiens.
6/10 Nice bluesy rock, but on a live album. To be fair the sound was pretty good for a live album so I didn't take any points off for it. They should consider themselves lucky, those that survive leastwise. 8-1-2025
Sounded great and a very tight band!
It was okay. This was a decent Rock and Roll album.
Pretty cool rock and roll (classified in its day as heavy metal, haha), but I don't think I'd go back and listen.
Good old fashioned guitar rock and roll. Was never a massive fan at the time, but there's definitely a bit of nostalgia about them. Enjoyable.
Hard Rock album, whose most well known song probably is "The Boys Are Back In Town". Being a live recording it might give the fans something close to what they may remember from their own live experience. Since I fon't have that I'd rather listen to a studio version. Mabey I'd give a better rating then.
Good upbeat album, couple of bangers that will come back for a relisten
Quite enjoyed this
Fun classic rock!
This was fine but I really don’t know why it’s on the list. A short track-list live album feels sort of random. Knew the songs and the guitar was pretty good. Idk 🤷♀️
It was fine but I’d rather have heard a studio album of Thin Lizzy instead.
I’d never heard of this group before, and yet what a group! Great classic rock, with every member playing perfectly his part, amazing solos and a (surprisingly) good sound for a live. Favorites : - Jailbreak (great start, directly announces what we’re about to hear: good classic rock) - Massacre (goes a bit harder than the rest, and it’s good) - Don’t believe a word (really cool song) - Sha la la (crazy drums solo)
#658. I probably would have only gone to see Thin Lizzy if the tickets were pretty cheap. That being said, they played all three of their songs, so I wouldn't've been disappointed I guess. 3/5: fine
What can I say, I like Thin Lizzy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Its was good
i don't care for live albums enough to give them a 5 star rating (not yet anyway)
➕the boys are back in town ➖still in love with you okay so almost all of this is taken off spotify and i dont have a lot to go off of, but what i *was* able to listen to was just middling 70s hard rock. i dont like live recordings ever, and this isnt an exception.
Underrated, these guys rock
Gran disc de rock. Directe boníssim i amb moltíssima energia.
really solid and fun! one of the coolest live records i’ve ever heard, made me dance the whole time
Yup. It’s live. Cool.
It was fine
Quintessential live Thin Lizzy.. Tight, crisp two guitar attack . #RIPPhilLynott
A classic live album. Their music has always been a bit straightforward for me but there’s no doubting their influence.
Fuck rating albums. Just let me listen.
Guitar solos? Check. And at near-cliché levels. Good god, just stop. Even the version of the should-always-be-fun “The Boys Are Back in Town” becomes a test of patience. The album exemplifies what can go wrong with live albums—distracting crowd sounds, muffled vocals, musical excesses that only make sense (if then) at an actual concert. No.
Good hard rock!
Liked some ingredients, didn’t like the cake.
Live And Dangerous is an album i absolutely love. It may not seem all too special from the lens of a modern listener with it's typical metal/hard rock sound and the stage presence of the band not being as interesting as the stage presence of other musicians, but for 1978, this was good and definitely seemed to heavily inspire Motorhead as their music does sound really similar. The songs here are a bit samey but that didn't stop me from loving all of them as they were just incredibly fun, enjoyable romps. The recording quality did take me some time to get used to but as i kept listening, i enjoyed it's rather rough nature. This is one album that definitely is a case of just getting better and better as it went on. Best Song: Massacre Worst Song: Jailbreak
Rocker harder and harder as the show went on. Really rocking out by the end. Not likely to relisten, sadly.
I usually prefer live albums but this one just doesn't have the clean vocals or energy as the studio tracks in my opinion. Best song: Suicide. The songs do sound very similar.
Live Irish blues rock...That was fun!
now more typical old school rock music’s good, but nothing i gravitated to from the first listen
8/10
... I have nothing good to say about this, ultimately not very "interesting" for me.
“The Boys Are Back in Town” has been a personal favorite for decades, so my excitement for this album is unmatched so far. It’s rare that a band is as good live as they are in the studio, but Thin Lizzy might have done it. Great listen
4.75/5 This album rocks!! This has the quality of a studio album, if you didnt hear the crowd you wouldn't know it was live. There were so many great guitar solos and an epic drum solo on Sha-la-la favorite tracks: Sha-la-la, Johnny the Fox This was the kind of album I hoped I'd discover on this journey
Perfectly good rock music. Have heard better though.
I did like it.
Only 4 of the 17 songs are available on Spotify. This is a live album and I'm not sure why it's a "required album". They're a talented band with decent 70's rock band success. Best Song The Boys Are Back In Town
Obligatory "I don't like live albums but..." disclaimer. This is a pretty good one, I would probably rather listen to some of their studio albums but the band sounds great here. I am going to rate this higher than I normally would because I don't expect to see any more Thin Lizzy on this list, and honestly some people have been too harsh on them. They are accused of being MOR, unoriginal, standard 70s heavy rock. But they have an really distinct, immediately recognisable sound. Really, who else in their era was making music that sounded like this? The mix of Soul, Funk, Rock, with Lynott's gorgeous voice and thumping base, along with that twin guitar attack that was so influential. They weren't the first to do it but were certainly one of the best examples.
This is fine, but a bit on the boring side.
Listened to this a while back and it's a good document but the recording is a bit naff, and I just don't really "get" the whole TL thing. 2.5*
I had to listen to this as one long video from YouTube. I only knew "The Boys Are Back in Town" and I kept thinking every song that started was it, only to realize it wasn't. So to me it sounded like they have a very succinct, if not repetitive, sound. I'd give Thin Lizzy another chance but maybe a greatest hits album or something.
Didn't expect much from a live album but this was actually so fucking good.
yeah this one kind of slaps. thin lizzy has one of my favorite sounds of a band of all time and it really holds up in a live format. the band has a lot of energy and the setlist is pretty killer. it's probably not all that mind-blowing, but it's a hell of a lot of fun to listen to. my only qualm is that huey lewis was somehow involved in the making of this album, which feels illegal.
les albums live c'est toujours une plaie a ecouter
Thin Lizzy rocks.
3.75
Ok so to preface this: I have no real knowledge about Thin Lizzy, I know some stuff about the band and a handful of their hits but not a ton. This was a fun album, the instrumentation was ridiculously fun to listen to but at the same time it kinda just blended in, there’s nothing about this that screams essential. It is competently performed and sung and is a very very pleasant and fun listen but ultimately I don’t see myself necessarily coming back to this one
Not a fan or even an amused bystander-flat out painful to listen to an entire album of this mediocre music. The vocalists also provides the least inspired introductions I’ve heard from a major band. Seriously, why is this album selected? It is trash.
New rating system to mean shift up and better discern 2 from 3. 1- can’t stand 2- ok but wouldn’t listen again 3- would listen if it came on but not searched for 4- good, would listen again 5- all time Was 2 now 3. Listened more and still a 2. Had all the thin lizzy songs I recognized.
Kind of hype, but still has the limitations of a live album. Give this a mid 3. Not worthy of 4, but honestly a really good live album. Great performance and setlist. Thin Lizzy has some talent and good songs!
I'm not a huge fan of live recorded music. This album was a good mix of songs I know and songs I hadn't. It was a nice listen.
I’m on the fence whether a Live album should be considered on a TOP album list as it is a compilation - however, this album is definitely a Top-10 Live album ever. The “overdub” criticism is way over blown. Some was done by the admission of the band and manager - however - this was common for 70’s “live” albums, including the “holy grail” of live albums - KISS Alive. This one rocks.
One of the greatest live albums I've ever heard. Expectations were low, just because I'm typically not a fan of live recordings, but God damn can these guys shred live.
Fire
Decent but doesn’t take it up a notch.
"Live double album" oh dear god (To be clear I gave it a chance but none of the songs clicked)
I knew three Thin Lizzy songs going in (Jailbreak, Boys Are Back, and Cowboy Song), and I was pretty sure I'd like the album, and I did! Love the guitar harmonies especially. This one is up there with Deep Purple and Kiss as far as live albums go. On first listen, I think Emerald and Don't Believe a Word were the standout new-to-me tracks.
Didn't really know what to expect from Thin Lizzy. But knew some of the songs. All in all enjoyed the album - I could here so many bands from the 80s in it though.
I knew more of this than I thought. It was better than I expected, usually thinking of Thin Lizzy as a bit dad-rock. Dragged a bit through the back half.
This was fun, it's a really great and energetic live record. Don't think I'll ever listen to it again. But this is about as much as you can ever get me to enjoy a '70s hard rock record.
Boys are back in town ! Powerful live album. Rock !
Not really a fan
Alr
I can see why people love this album, lots of energy and creative music in that style. Not really for me though
Jailbreak 3.8 Emerald 3.7 Southbound 3.7 Rosalie / Cowgirl's Song 4 Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight) 3.8 Massacre 3.5 Still in Love with You 4 Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed 3.6 Cowboy Song 3.4 The Boys Are Back in Town 3.8 Don't Believe a Word 3.6 Warriors 3.5 Are Yoy Ready 3.3 Suicide 3.4 Sha La La 3.6 Baby Drives Me Crazy 3.8 The Rocker 3.8 Score:3.664705882
Мужики в джинсовках с нашивками будут слушать этот альбом и говорить, что ЭТО Музыка. Как отчитываются в ревью, только отчасти лайв альбом, и честно говоря, это супэр интересный факт, и теперь мне интересно, как много *лайв* альбомов дописываются в студии. Лучшая песня - Jailbreak.
no es mi estilo 7/7/2025
This is an amazing live album but for me it ain't quite a 5. That transition from Cowboy Song to The Boys is an all timer though.
Great album, really enjoyed listen to it while running. Can't believe how many classic songs are on this one album.
A live album! and a hella good one at that. I need to listen to more thin Lizzy after this because this completely sold me on them. There is so much energy and awesomeness here it's sick! It avoids basically all the tropes I don't like about Hard Rock and keeps the best aspects. It never feels like it gets tiring and has enough variety to give each song. In short, it's awesome. 97/100
Album correct. Un groupe que je ne connaissais pas (sauf la toune Thé Boys Are Back in Town), des musiciens compétents, mais rien qui ne m’accroche vraiment. La toune Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed est ma préférée.
Doesn’t sound like a live album. Clear there is some overdubbing. Can’t give it more than a 3 as it’s fine. 2 is probably more appropriate since it’s billed as a live album but really isn’t.
Live and Dangerous was gonna be a hard one to impress me, coming straight after a different live album, in which I now wonder if that album can even be topped as far as live albums go. Part of me's a bit disappointed even, after reading that there was a lot of overdubbing on the record. Sure it might make it more listenable, but it begs the question, if it needs overdubbing to be listenable, why release the live tracks in the first place? That's the way I see it anyway, there's supposed to be some semblence of imperfection when a track's done live. Thankfully, the songs are pretty good overall here. Was a little too long, got pretty bored by the end, and it didn't help that some of the longer songs were there. The guitar work carries some of this record and it consistently pretty good. I don't think there was any real point in this being a live album, other than simply being able to listen to slightly different renditions of their already released songs but for what it is, it sounds good. Perhaps it's worth noting these are all first listens for me, so the songs are being judged as songs as a whole, not just the live performance aspect. Jailbreak was cool, very nice instrumental. Emerald also had some nice ideas, such as some really nice guitar work in the middle, wasn't as catchy as Jailbreak to me, but they kept the energy going at least, and it was still a good song overall. I wasn't really a fan of the main vocalist's performance on the verses, but the chorus was pleasant sounding and catchy, and it seems to be a trend that the guitars are just good on these tracks, so that saves it kinda. By contrast, Rosalie has a much better sounding vocal performance in my opinion, a lot more electrifying. Dancing In The Moonlight doesn't really fit, coming off of the previous tracks, I thought. The sax is a nice change of pace I suppose but something about the song makes me feel like it came at the wrong time. Massacre brings us back to speed, and I am happy again. Loving the guitars and bass on this record, for sure a standout. They really know how to make memorable instrumentals. Still In Love With You slows things down again, but this time something about it feels more appropriate. It's nice, but I do kinda wish the instrumental breaks were shorter on this track. While they've been highlights of the record for me so far, I think this song is much more suited for singing. Nitpicks aside, it's still decent. I found Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed to be pretty unremarkable, to be blunt. A fine song but it just kinda played in the background, which I couldn't say about any of the prior tracks. Similar case for Cowboy Song unfortunately, though the guitars do save it this time, so not as bad. OH I didn't know The Boys Are Back In Town was by these guys. First time in these 1001 albums I've recognised a song I think. And this live version's just as good as I remember it. Don't Believe A Word was cool. I didn't know what to comment on specifically, I just liked it. I hated the vocal work on Warriors honestly. It just sounded bad. I wasn't even much of a fan of the song in the first place but that really didn't help. By Are You Ready I was kinda tired of the record. I'll listen to the rest but I doubt I'll have any more comments on songs from here. FAVOURITES - Jailbreak; Massacre; The Boys Are Back In Town LEAST FAVOURITES - Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed; Cowboy Song; Warriors
its thin lizzy live
3,5
Took me back to the 70’s, great guitar solos
Pretty cool, I liked the live commentary
Great Live album, nice vocals and guitars and some prette good songs too
Could almost call it circus rock. Definitely a cornerstone of the genre, but not exciting for me.
Essentially a Thin Lizzy Greatest Hits (minus Whiskey In The Jar) played live to a very high standard. Great mix and performances, though none of the songs become definitive versions or transcend the originals. Good fun, well worth a listen.
Blah. Boring. Doesn't even evoke the feeling that it is a 'live' album. Why is this on the list?
Was not familiar with Thin Lizzy. Not my favorite, but might be fun to work up a cover.
Je n'ai pas du tout accorché...
very pleasantly surprised here, enjoyed the whole thing
A lot more musically interesting than I anticipated. 3.5
I haven't listened to the Lizzy much other than the hits. This is a fun record 3.5 stars
Good live album I just don’t know their music enough to care
I don’t love a live album but I actually really enjoyed this. The boys are back in town is an absolute classic. The rest flows very nicely together.
Not a live album guy but this is good
Way better than expected Took itself more seriously than I thought
thought it was boring one hit wonder dad rock at first then i listened more and realized these are actually some pretty good riffs
the boys are back in town! it's fun, pretty light hard rock, love the guitars.
Great live rock album. I’ve slept on Thin Lizzy!
Wel leuk maar niet m'n ding. Wist niet dat ze van 'The boys are back in town' waren.
So far 0/2 on this generator, I get it. For the time it was omg amazing but now this is like basic music
10/10 Fantastsk band. Phil Lynott døde så alt for tidleg.
How excited did people get for live albums before YouTube made it easy to get clips of bands playing live? I guess it's fitting that I had to listen to this album on YouTube because Spotify didn't have all the tracks available. Typically I skip live albums in favor of 'best of' albums (or playlists) with all the studio tracks, but I'm glad I had to give this one a shot. To be clear, I do appreciate live music, but I feel like I have to turn the volume way up on live albums to get a full appreciation for the experience and that's a commitment I'm not usually willing to make. That said, I'm sure there's a pantheon of the greatest live albums of all time and that I should spend more time with that list. I'm a little dismayed to read about the controversy surrounding this album and how much of it was or wasn't overdubbed. For me, that really blunts how much I 'm able to appreciate this album. This sounds like a really great tour, but is this really what a concert would have sounded like? Without that additional knowledge I think I would have become very bullish on Thin Lizzy after this. I'm still curious to dig into their studio recordings a little more, but will always wonder how much studio magic is involved.
There is way more overdubbing than live here. It feels more like audience noise was dubbed into studio recordings, but with the quality of live tracks recorded in the 70s. So not great. The music is generic 70s rock. Not great, not bad. I don't mind listening to it, but I wouldn't choose to listen to it.
an enjoyable live album, that is carried by the guitar performance
Much better than I thought it’d be, really good playing edit: I found out this was overdubbed in the studio vehemently, bumping down one star
An hour and seventeen minutes of live Thin Lizzy during an outdoor elliptical session in 92 degrees is not as bad as you’d think! And who knew Lizzy had enough songs to play for that long? (Only known song is The Boys Are Back In Town.) Drum solo at the one hour mark was a lift for the crowd and the subject. Last three cuts make for a strong finish. But it’s a live album so free passed its way onto the 1001 Must Hear List. (2.5*s)
Love me some Thin Lizzy but a live one? Live and Dangerous was a fallback release because their producer couldn't produce and this makes the list? Sounds like a pretty kick ass show(s) but still prefer the studio versions. None of the live tracks bring anything extra. Apart from some banter from Lynott there is nothing special here. I'm rating this one harshly not because of the song content but merely for its undeserved list spot...1.72 stars.
Thin Lizzy is fine but I didn't need or want 70+ minutes of them, especially live cuts that in my opinion are worse than the studio versions. There must be another reason this is on the list because this did little to stand out in any way even among live albums. This is one that should probably be replaced. There's some nice guitar work mixed in but the whole product was pretty mediocre for the most part. 1.83 stars Who knew Huey Lewis played harmonica for Thin Lizzy?
Live rock kan noget, god energi, masser af elguitar,
It feels a little weird having a live album on this list, but this was often called one of the greatest live albums of all time. This feels like a great show and a decent way to showcase some of their best songs. Looking into the band, I was surprised to learn they started more as a celtic band, with songs like Whiskey in the Jar, but they later focused on hard rock with The Boys Are Back in Town still being the most notable song from this band. Not going to lie, while I enjoyed this, the live recording felt a little flat (some of their guitars felt too blended together, which took away from having the dueling guitars), but as far as I can see live recordings like this wasn't yet a perfected artform. I realised I didn't know many of these songs, but I'm glad I listened to this. Standouts: Jailbreak, Massacre, Still in Love with You, The Boys Are Back in Town, Don't Believe a Word
Pretty fun. Highlights are Boys are Back in Town, Jailbreak, Southbound, Still in Love with You, and Don’t Believe a Word.
Great
Only 4 of the the 17 songs were available to listen to.
That was fun! I love their guitar sound!
Well, it’s absolutely crazy that this is a live album. It sounds so good! But not quite my style.
Solid rock and rock with decent lyrics.
J'aime pas vraiment les albums lives. J'ai trouvé ça vraiment long. Pis c'est pas trop mon genre. Une fois c'était ben en masse.
Rocky classic
Une masta dinguerie comme dirait mon frère Gerry Love. Chaque chanson est un bijou du rock. Respect pour Phil Lynott.
Un genre de KISS 🥹 No me gusta arena rock, Alice no le gusta live albums. Par contre faut lui donner, super énergique, divertissant et assez virtuose et innovateur dans le style heavy metal vu l'époque. Dancing in the moonlight est pas pire pentoute. Par contre gâchée par Massacre avec les guits en harmonie de tierce mineure tout de suite après... quelle horreur. J'ai overdosé ça depuis longtemps avec And Justice for all and the likes. Encore une fois, le dueling guitar reste malgré tout une innovation ici. Le guitariste est talentueux et fait des beaux solos sentis qui me font penser au style de David Gilmour. Après avoir lu sur l'histoire du groupe et de l'album, que je connaissais pas pentoute, ça me donne le goût de lui donner un 4 même si c'est pas 100% mon style. Apparemment il va falloir que je me penche sur les textes.
Du bon ROCK 🤘 Que dire de plus. The Boys Are Back In Town!
I'm a lifelong metalhead and frankly this does nothing for me. I grew up on Metallica and all the Bay area thrash bands then moved to the Florida death metal in the '90s. I understand this band has laid the foundation for many heavier bands in the next decade. But for me? Meh. I think it's also their prog tendencies at times which works against my personal tastes. They're all very talented musicians. This is a great sounding live album by the way. "Massacre" is probably my favorite tune because you can see it setting the groundwork for Maiden and/or Metallica. But it's not for me.
Nope - not for me
Bangers all day
Hell yeah. The official album of “dudes rock.” Favorites: “Jailbreak”; “The Boys Are Back in Town”; “Don’t Believe a Word”
It's very strange listening to a live album of a band I hardly know anything about. I guess it was fine? Not really essential in my opinion.
Sounds good 👍
A bit of a hoot, a bit boring. Right on the edge. Was charmed by the lyric ‘I always get chocolate stains on my pants’. Enjoyed the bonus saxophone. I like guitar solos but GOD this is going on a long time. Largely uninspiring, far too long for how samey it is. The Boys Are Back In Town should be on one of those CDs we send into space for aliens, though.
Whatever trickery might have happened in the studio it's still a great set and shows that they must have been electric on their day.
1 hour, 12 minutes, and 20 seconds of songs that are not as good as The Boys are Back in Town, plus 4 minutes and 40 seconds of The Boys are Back in Town.
I like Thin Lizzy. I think they are an underrated band. I love the hits (The boys are back in town, dancing in the moonlight and Jailbreak). I like some deep cuts (Emerald specifically is awesome). I actually got into them through a cover of Emerald by the band Mastodon. Great cover. Just a great Irish band. Butttt i just don't care about 99% of live albums and this one fits in that 99%. These are very accurate, well performed versions of Thin Lizzy songs... and they're just 2% shittier than the original studio versions. I don't see the point. I did chuckle when he told that pickup line to the whole audience... maybe it was a new pick line at that time. Who knows. The singer does sound quite good live. The guitars are good live. I still am just left with an overall shrug. I'm sure in person is was awesome... but i'm not there.... so it's a 2.5 for me.
This was a fun live record. Each band member had their own time to shine, and every track was strong instrumentally. I also enjoyed how well they worked the crowd. The only thing that could have been better was if the vocals were slightly louder. Favourite Track(s): The Boys Are Back In Town Least Favourite Track(s): Sha-la-la, The Rocker
Ok, for a live album
Excellent live album!
Much better than expected, and no Whiskey in the jar.
Fantastic album! I never thought much of Thin Lizzy. Their radio hits always seemed pretty ok, but nothing special. The energy and rock-ness of their live album showcases their talent much more effectively.
4/5
Álbum bem produzido e oferece uma boa experiência do show ao vivo. Letshuoer D-13.
Interesting
One of the best live albums
Мне прям нравится вайб, классно. Под изучение латыни самое то.
Yes
Good live album, but I am glad that I have listened to most of the Thin Lizzy hits before. Like a lot of concerts, I enjoy knowing what the song sounded like in the studio and contrasting it with their live abilities. The energy was high, the audience interaction was fun, and the extended sections were great. I want to give the studio version of Sha-la-la a listen because of how slowed down and open that song was live, one of the few I hadn't heard before
Unknown band for me. Common run of the mill rock and roll. Good album.
1 Star Not my type of music. It might have been better if I heard the non-live version. I won’t listen to this again
Just a great band. I don't really like live albums but this one is a pleasure.
Always a raucous treat
Hm, Live-Alben sind ja immer was spezielles und Thin Lizzy haben ja wirklich tolle Songs rausgebracht, aber hier hab ichs einfach runtergehört und ich muss sagen es hat sich n wenig wie "Arbeiten" angefühlt.
Für mich eins der besseren Live-Alben. Allerdings dann gesehen aus verschiedenen Live-Auftritten zusammengeschnitten und im Studio nachgespielt/nachgearbeitet. Daher eine Abstufung auf 3 Sterne.
Rock das antigas, legal pra deixar de fundo
jailbreak is one of my favourite albums - this is an odd choice to represent the band, but it's still very good.
Perfectly fine - some standout songs like Jailbreak, Emerald, and TBABIT, but otherwise wasn’t engaged by the music. 3/5
is it 5? I'm not sure but I love them
I liked this much more than I expected to. I thought it would be a slog to get through. I only know the rock radio hits and never thought much of them. Some of it is dated, but a lot holds up.
pretty decent album, much more than what i expected tbh!
Not for me. Liked a lot of the guitar work, very impressive. I need more from this type of music to enjoy it fully.
Great early rock n roll
Classics and great early rock
great recording of the live performance, feel like there’s some albums where it’s clear this is “just” a live performance, but this one felt like it stands in its own right. this is likely helped by the fact that I don’t already know the songs; not picking up on minute differences i might if I knew the music. fan of this. specifically big fan of the tempo increase through the last bit of ‘im in love with you’. four stars i’d say! (my rating system is re-calibrating this is not in line with my previous..)
I have heard some of these somewhere. Not bad but idk if its for me.
Just classics all the way down, love it
This was really good, way better than I expected. Hard rock with a couple of super famous hits that are honestly really fun, even if over played. There are some absolute jams, with the best being Still in Love With You. The instrumentation is great, the opener is great, The Boys Are Back In Town is great, this was a very good listen.
Oh ya it rocks
Pretty good, forgot they sung the boys are back in town
Do you remember that guy Rodrick wanted to hire for his band in Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2? Same vibe. Finally some hard rock! Live and Dangerous has quality and consistency, even though mixing live performance and studio recording may be a little controversial. The worldview is completely hedonistic, as expected. Sometimes lyrics are very sexual. 6/10
Love thin lizzy but their studio work is better for some of the songs
Great album! Classic rock the way it used to be. And the guitar playing is amazing!