Live And Dangerous

Mix feeligs on this one, Id' like to like it more than I actually do. I like the honnesty, the inginuity and let's say the faith in rock. But I also feel it lacks something. I couldn't identify a title that would stick for instance. I'll probably give it another listening.

A great live album. I was aware of their songs, but not necessarily how good they were live.

Not the best recording but a great band

L'album in se è bello, però perché live?

69/100. A fun live album listen, don't know much about the band, but it was solid. Consistent and had good tempo.

Good

A live recording of lots of Daddy rocking tunes, at best consumed in an irish pub. Fav: Massacre

Some good songs. Quality not very good

It's pretty fun and some decent tunes, quite heavy without being obnoxious but there's only so much distorted guitar noodling I can take... Maybe worth revisiting?

Never listened before- Could be ok for some times

good

rock para papais irlandeses!!!!!! 1 horinha de SOLOS DE GUITARRA!!!!!!!! ou bem menos pior do que eu esperava. é rock ao vivo, mas é tão besta que eh divertido. não achei nem os solos muito pedantes. ouvi de fundo diagramando um texto chato e foi bacaninha, só é um pouco longo demais pro meu gosto. vale citar que gosto de the boys are back in town.

Hard work getting into a live album of a band you’re not super into. Rocking and all but here we are

Great sounding classic rock. Has an excellent feel to it. Dude's got a great voice. Well-played and tight. Some songs have a slight melancholy that give depth. A live album that isn't obnoxious with the audience sounds like many other live albums. I dig it.

Theres some good songs on here, but it felt neverending

The apple music listing for this album has nearly 10 hours of music. Your Lizzy might be thin, but that's just still too much Lizzy for me thanks. Another one where 'you shoulda been there'. Live music should just be live, and not recorded (with a very few exceptions)

Its good, would I listen again? Yes. Do I need to listen again? No

Their name always made me wonder if there was a Fat Lizzy? They are a solid 70s rock n roll band, loud and proud. Not my top, but I'll give em a fair listen. 3.33 rounded down to 3.

11/17/25. High energy live album. Some standout songs and a hard hitting rock sound. Also had no idea that the singer was a black man, always love seeing people who share my skin in hard rock.

Could only listen to a few songs. Most of this album, Spotify would not allow them to be played. I liked what I heard.

Full Disclosure: I only listened to the four songs from this album that are currently available from Spotify. I think I heard enough to know that a whole double album would have been excessive and possibly tedious. I'm also pretty sure that this is a must-listen for only the most ardent Thin Lizzy fans and the rest of us can just listen to the "Jailbreak" album and be more than satisfied. That being said, I do wish that I could have seen Thin Lizzy perform live. I'll bet it was a killer show.

3.5

6/10 - its good but drags towards the end, usually happens with a live album as a concert is as long as it wants to be

Huey Lewis? Alright, cool.

Nice guitarmonies and some sweet tunes, although an hour's worth of pump-up jams got a little tiring

Only a few songs were available on spotify. Liked what I heard from it though. Rating 3 stars as average, since I couldn't listen to the whole thing.

Boys are back in town schon noch ein Banger...

Yep, bring it on Phil L

The hits barely sounds live

a bit like Kiss, but better played

Grew up hearing this band, and generally liking their more notable hits. Overall, they just don't have the rock sound I really enjoy. And a compilation live album with studio overdubbing is far from special enough to be on this list. Flatline 3.0

Not my cup of tea overall but not bad

Pretty good as far as live albums go

Pleasantly surprised by this. I don't usually like live albums of Thin Lizzy but this rocks and I really enjoyed it

Ok

I always think about this band when I hear “black Irish”. “Cowboy Song” into “The Boys Are Back in Town” is excellence, wonder if that’s how it was done live.

I bet this was a fun concert but it just feels like run of the mill rock music.

Some good songs but some dross on there too

среднячок солидный

Pas le style de musique que je préfère, mais ça s’est néanmoins écouté facilement!

I'm rarely in the mood for a live double album even by my faves, so this was a tough sell. They sound great, but nothing really stood out to me.

не люблю такое

Cracking sound and full of tunes, but points off for what is in effect a compilation, not an album, and notably dubbed, so not really live.

Decent. I might like it more if I'd discovered it as a youngster.

Good vibe. Sound quality great.

It was alright not really my music but it was a good listen

This was very long, but it was quite good. I only really knew Jailbreak and The Boys are Back but they have a lot of good music. And am I mistaken or did he say Huey Lewis was in the harmonica?

Fine.

Meget klassisk rock for tiden. Fed lyd for live og gode sange, selvom jeg ikke rigtigt kender så meget med dem. Lidt lange og mange guitarsoloer, dog.

Хорошо подходит для знакомства с творчеством группы. Но не более. Вообще, если честно, совершенно не понимаю смысла концертников

Ok si on veux écouter un petit live rock année 70 début 80

3 out of 5 This is your standard Classic Rock but they sounded really great on this live album. Surprised me! And there were some awesome songs that you never hear on the radio. TIL that this band is Irish!

When is a live album not a live album. How much "live" does there need to be to class it as live? Thin lizzy are a great,band and these are great tunes but this doesnt even sound like they tried to be live. Its so crisp you can almost hear the producer tapping his pen in time to the oversubscribed he is doing. A live album should be raw. You should hear the mistakes, the flat notes, the hum, the guitars dropping out of phase. Bleed through of instruments. Instead, we have a studio best of with crowd noises places over top. Im sure they are based around live versions (I've read they used the live drum tracks as a base). If that is the case, we just have a glorified collection of their hits. Not bad, but then Wray as well out it up again a Beatles best of. Now, are thw recordings better than the original studio recordings, sure. And its a great set of tunes and a present listen. But its influential for all the wrong reasons. This album sold.so well that any future band would be crazy to put out a live album without also overrunning it to death. A good listen, yes. The greatest love album of all time though, deffinitly not. The death of the live album maybe.

It was very okay. Some great rock, and I wish I could play guitar like that, but it felt to drag on and on, very samey.

Good and fun, just not my style. 3.5

Half the album wasn’t available on Spotify

Pretty good for what it is! But I'm not a huge Thin Lizzy fan generally; it's basically fine.

"Live" ?.......I'm not sure it all was.......still average

Valid

How to place thin Lizzy. Rock, fast, great voice tunes that bounce pinkish heavy ish good.

Qué manía con los directos, pero estuvo bien. No es cómo me imaginaba a Thin Lizzy

Good

The hits are great aren't they, the rest is a bit naff ... "Want a bit of Irish in you ..." Was a real turn off. 😅

It was ok also key kinda like weird for me wasn't my type.

This was more fun than I normally have with this genre of dirt

I think I expected more from this. It’s a good addition, but not the best.

Sounds like a great show to have been at!

I guess it’s a good album but it isn’t really live it’s overdubbed so much that it’s almost just re-recorded songs which makes it a greatest hits album. So it loses points for that.

Some good moments but I feel like I will need to revisit it.

too long! 2.5ish

Prima gitaarmuziek, soms wel lekker maar niet super bijzonder. Ook jammer dat het een live album is maar ze sommige delen opnieuw hebben ingespeeld in de studio. Het loopt wel lekker over in elkaar allemaal, waardoor je niet door hebt dat het van verschillende concerten komt. Ik denk dat er in het genre betere albums zijn.

Thin Lizzy, vastly underrated, and bringing some guitar riff rock back to the T1001 after a LONG glaring absence. I'm surprised it's not 'Jailbreak' alone but instead a live album with a longer list of their finest. "Jailbreak", "Southbound", "Dancing In The Moonlight" (listen to that sax!), "Cowboy Song", & "The Boys Are Back In Town" (nearly all from 'Jailbreak') make for a solid concert performance. Add in glue tracks like "Rocker", "Are You Ready" and the fan favorite "Still In Love With You" (with some pretty guitar work) and you have a great showcase for a band that never secured its rightful place in the annals of Rock & Roll. The last 3-4 tracks of the album are a bit repetitive but overall it's a good, not great, rock album. I'm curious what made this a T1001 album in the mind of the creator. 3+ stars

Étonnée en bien ma foi

Pre listening notes: Oh God, no. This is going to be like finishing my broccoli as a kid. Pre listening notes: Oh God, no. This is going to be like finishing my broccoli as a kid. Post listen notes: Shame on me. I had these guys confused with an 80s hair metal band. Thin Lizzie, and this album, rock. They're super tight and well rehearsed on this live album and each instrument comes through well in the mix. Lots of great guitar sounds, riffs, and solos.

Ok

Great!! Some epic guitar solos

Really fun live album! Captures a rock band at their peak: cool solos, fun vocals, crowd moments, the whole shebang.

This is a great way for someone who isn't very familiar with Thin Lizzy (me) to understand the general vibe. A little on the long side if you're not already a fan, but we get to hear a kind of 'Best Of' without feeling too cheesy. Not a lot of audience intervention so when it happens you can really feel the popularity of the track. I can appreciate the musical aspect, there's solos and constant displays of talent. A little overwhelming, but I understand why hearing this is important. They were ahead of their time. By modern standards they've been outdone, so I'm not sure I'll look for them again. 3/5

I’d also like a little more Irish in me.

Fun rock ballads, fair to call it stadium rock? Southside is amazing 9/10, everything else is a little forgetable

Really like the transition to the boys are back in town, didnt fully pay attention to each song, going to listen to the full album again.

This is the best I've heard Thin Lizzy. The live album is better than their recorded

this was quite good!! i love that this was live and wish i could see this live bc thin lizzy seems like a great performer. idk much about guitar riffs but some of the guitar stuff was crazy and so captivating. wish i could see more variety though. sonically it was a lot of the same stuff. highlights of the album were when he stepped out of that sound, namely with Dancing in the Moonlight and Still in Love with You. but still a fun record to listen to and i would like to listen to more of his stuff

Good band but I don't really like live albums. I'd rather discover them through studio albums.

Thin Lizzy's greatest hits with an extended jam -- a fine listen but not breaking any new grounds

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

A live album, longer than usual, but actually quite enjoyable.

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

Not bad at all non me lo aspettavo

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.

Not bad

Buena energia y fuerza de buena mañana.

Would be better if the entire album was here. Still got bangers on it though

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?"

Refreshingly good. 3/5

live music is great live, but has no place on an album. This one's okay though.

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.

Huey Lewis with the random harmonica cameo! Not a huge fan of love albums, but Thin Lizzy kinda rips.

So there's a Grateful Dead studio album, but a live Thin Lizzy album? This list makes zero sense sometimes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

I liked this! I'm not too bothered by the overdubs

Solid live album, but didn‘t really stick with me

Pretty okay rock

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

For song 2 only

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.

background album

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.

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!

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

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.

Good upbeat album, couple of bangers that will come back for a relisten

Quite enjoyed this

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.

#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

Its was good

i don't care for live albums enough to give them a 5 star rating (not yet anyway)

Underrated, these guys rock

It was fine

Good hard rock!

Liked some ingredients, didn’t like the cake.

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

Perfectly good rock music. Have heard better though.

This is fine, but a bit on the boring side.

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.

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

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!

Decent but doesn’t take it up a notch.

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 !

Alr

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.

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

Great Live album, nice vocals and guitars and some prette good songs too

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

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

Wel leuk maar niet m'n ding. Wist niet dat ze van 'The boys are back in town' waren.

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.

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

Live rock kan noget, god energi, masser af elguitar,

Pretty fun. Highlights are Boys are Back in Town, Jailbreak, Southbound, Still in Love with You, and Don’t Believe a Word.

Solid rock and rock with decent lyrics.

Rocky classic

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

Much better than expected, and no Whiskey in the jar.

Unknown band for me. Common run of the mill rock and roll. Good album.

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

Perfectly fine - some standout songs like Jailbreak, Emerald, and TBABIT, but otherwise wasn’t engaged by the music. 3/5

Classics and great early rock

I have heard some of these somewhere. Not bad but idk if its for me.

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

Veldig vanlig rock. Dancing in the moonlight er banger

Not my style of music but still fun

Sounds exactly as the cover suggests. A bit "would-be" heavy music. It's not bad... the strength of many songs is melodically, but I'm sometimes missing a good groove. This album is 3rd in line after two pseudo-metal albums (by Kiss and Bon Jovi) and this is musically better but still too poppy for me. Spandex leggings, a wide stance, a mean facial expression and a few fast riffs can't really change that. But it's alright and must have been great live.

I don't like Hard-Rock, I don't like Live Albums, I don't like double Albums. But well, here we are for my first album. What makes this acceptable for me are two things: First, Thin Lizzy can write songs. Jailbreak or Southbound for example are catchy as hell. Second, Phil Lynott has a voice I enjoy very much. On the downside, it's to much riffing and soloing for me. Also, I could do without the rockstar pathos. Still, I definitely can see why people enjoy this. I would not put this record on at home, but if a friend played it, I would not object. I might even tap my leg a little bit.

2.94

Fine and got the vibe not really my fave but enjoyable

I wouldn't have chosen this as the best representation of Thin Lizzy but it's ok. Not my favourite band, but reminds me of happy times (how's things Rob?)

Quite fun hair rock.

I'm not convinced about the inclusion of live albums on the 1001 list. Feels more like there's a bunch of gigs that the writers would have loved to attend. Thin Lizzy are great on this, enjoyable.

I’d throw this in at a bbq yeah

Very good live album — vocals and mix are so clean! Powerful, amazing band and energy. Not a fan of every song, though

Thin Lizzy are a tremendous amount of fun and bring tonnes of energy in this live setting. Even as a curmudgeonly hard rock hater who is turned off my needless displays of virtuoso guitar playing was completely swept up in it all. The thing that does it is the knock out singles. You can’t deny ‘Jailbreak’ or the iconic “The Boys are Back in Town.’ It lifts the spirits.

Nawet.

Pretty cool. Especially following the last album.

I don't love live albums, I do love Thin Lizzy. This should be interesting. Just as I thought, good... but worse because its live.

I was only familiar with one song but it was a good album. Crisp, well composed 70s rock with a clean recording. Surprised to hear Huey Lewis introduced as the harmonica player!

My previous review was sufficient enough: I say it all the time, I’m not a big fan of live records and I’m not really a huge fan of Thin Lizzu. I am however a fan of Phil Lynott, especially the tracks he did with Gary Moore, and Phil’s voice is incredible live. I’ve always loved “Still In Love With You” and this live version is magnificent. I enjoyed it, but the mix of songs from different shows and, as I’ve just learned, it was over dubbed knocks points off. It’s a good list of tracks, but maybe a little exhaustive.”

Another live album that is LONG. I’ll get it out of the way here by saying live music is phenomenal. Nothing can compare to being in a room while talented and passionate musicians are performing music to an enthusiastic and equally passionate crowd. With that in mind, I’ve always had a problem with live recordings. Studios lend themselves to picking up sound. Even with excellent audio equipment, the live show sounds worse. As far as performances, those vary from project to project. Who knows what we’ll get here, but seeing a live album pop up is always a groan-inducer. It ain’t over til the fat lady sings, so I’m very concerned about the thin-ness of this “Lizzy” character. Jailbreak - That guitar tone is fantastic. This sounds great. I’m immediately proven wrong. See, I don’t actively want to hate everything. There really just is that much to hate in the world of music. I will say though, that the singer is a little subdued for me. Sounds to be going through the motions. Also, I really only picked up the lyrics during the chorus, but it’s ALWAYS bothered me that a jailbreak could happen “somewhere in the town.” Are there several jails? I guess there could be. Jails aren’t prisons. Ugh. Break me out of here. Emerald - Oh, lovely. Frat boys on St. Patrick’s Days were given a line for life from that intro. “Any ladies that would like a bit more Irish in them.” And thus sounded a wave of exaltation from rohypnol buyers across generations. Lucky this song is pretty rad to make up for that. Lord of the Rings meets hard rock/heavy metal. Which is honestly not a groundbreaking combo, (even for 1978) but still cool. Southbound - Oh no. Whattaya say lads we have ta get one of these on the radio no? Incredibly boring riff and vocal chorus. A harbinger of the early 80’s. This one is uhh how you say, “shit.” Rosalie (Cowgirl’s Song) - Genuine question, but were there “Cowgirls”? I of course can google this rather than asking a performative rhetorical question to an empty webpage, but I thought it was just the old ranch hands that followed comes from place to place. Was that a female job back when there were actual cowboys? This is your frequent reminder that people who unironically dress in cowboy attire look incredibly stupid. Anyway. With my manifesto on cowboy clothes still in the works, I leave you with exactly the review I would expect of a Bob Seger deep track cover with a singer on quaaludes. Not for me. Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me In It’s Spotlight)- Oh no the crowd is clapping along and it’s a song about dancing in moonlight AND summer nights? Oh brother. There’s that other horrible song about lunar jigs that appears in movies frequently, and at least this one is better than that. Lyrically lame, let’s take this one behind the proverbial barn and finish the job. Massacre - Whoa. Metal adjacent. Damn near there until the singer comes in. I even like the campy echoing on this one. Good stuff. Still in Love With You - I’ve always been embarrassed by this, since it seems to be the pinnacle of masculine music enjoyment, but I don’t give a shit about 95% of guitar solos. Now. There are some that bring tears to my eyes, but they have to come together in a creative, unique and passionate vein. This is just the same low energy blues solo perpetrated over 7 minutes. It’s fine, but it just doesn’t really matter to me. Sorry dude bros. Carry on with my me. Johnny the Fox meets Jimmy the Weed - Interesting. Who has managed to broker this legendary sit down? Jimmy the Weed hasn’t been seen since they whacked his boy Sammy the Sprout. A lot of people said it was the fox, but the fox has those teeth. Is he eating grass? It’s still a point of contention to this day. This has to be the work of Marvin the Mole. Only he could bring the crazy DJs and Low Riders together for a true summit in the back of this Cadillac. Cowboy Song - You are not a cowboy. You are an Irish man born in the 1940’s singing in Philadelphia? Why don’t people make more songs like “I am a count with an insatiable lust for blood.” Why don’t people at Costco wear cloaks and prosthetic fangs? Or, better yet, pirate hats. Why don’t we all walk around saying “YARRR” instead of “ya’ll.” When will people understand that a cowboy is a costume, ideally reserved for children under 3. Most kids over 3 have moved onto dinosaurs or something else cool. Lame song to boot. The Boys Are Back in Town - The big hit. I think there are some boys who just back to Philly in that audience. The soundtrack to every man getting back into any sort of town/village. Hell, I’ll enter a hamlet and remark that the boy(s) are indeed, back in town. As silly as it is, the song is undeniable. Good performance of it as well. Don’t Believe a Word - Solid riff. Iron Maiden lite. Vocals aren’t my favourite again, but whatever. Warrior - Man this is a really long album hey? At least the residents of Philadelphia got their 10 bucks worth. Inflation is awesome and definitely *wink* NOT a result *wink wink* of corporate greed *wink* NOR is it a result *wink wink* of the blatant excusing of said greed as a natural force beyond human control *wink*. Good song. Are You Ready - If it wasn’t for the singer and lyrics, this would be close to Judas Priest at times. That is high, high praise. Needs Rob Halford, but they’re really bringing the energy near the end here. Suicide - Haven’t heard so many people rejoice at the concept of suicide outside of a black metal concert or maybe gen z online spaces. The children yearn for all that is grim and frostbitten. This was fine. Sha-La-La - Too many La’s, not enough Sha’s. The line “Take my Jelly Roll” made me spontaneously vomit all over my computer and keyboard and now I’ve been fired and I’m in the hospital for vomit based observation and I’ve been rehired and they cleaned my station and it’s all fine, but I don’t like that line. What a journey. Especially considering I had to sit through more wanking of a different sort for 3 more minutes. Don’t you know my brain has been conditioned for 30 seconds or less? BLIND JOHNNY ON DRUMS. Baby Drives Me Crazy - Cries a lot. Smells bad. Everybody!! My baby stinks and also cries. Oh we’re talking about an adult woman. I guess the same could apply. Well. Now you’ve stolen my thunder. This is a stinker all on its own. Sugar baby sweet *harmonica* sounds like something I’d write to make fun of an album. That is word for word what they are actually doing here. Big time Fuck You to “Huey Lewis” on Harmonica. How are two people on lead guitar? Progressive group these lads. The Rocker - Wasn’t this that shitty movie with Rainn Wilson from the turn of the 2010s? It’s a decent song with more lame lyrics about motorcycles, rock n’ roll, and “juke joints.” Let’s get the negative out of the way. Too many guitar solos that were just ok? Check. Next up are the lyrics. This was almost 50 years ago, so I get it. Things become old fashioned. Hell, stuff I liked has gone out of style in like 10-15 years. These were presumably young guys, heavily influenced by American culture in the 50’s, and I just don’t care about that. It’s what every crusty old conservative who is restoring a Chevy Nova likes. It’s boring and it reminds me of the finiteness of life. This album was also too long but that’s a minor dig. Where this thing surprised me was the energy. There is a palpable lust for playing from the band, the singer is goofy but seems to be having fun, especially after a slow start. There are some sweet riffs and songs on this thing too. I can imagine the concert itself would’ve been far more fun than this but that’s not really a controversial statement. Considering Philadelphia has booed Santa Claus and beat a pacifist hitchhiking robot to death, I’d say that from the cheers, they liked it a lot, and for a live album and I think Thin Lizzy and myself dodged a couple bullets. 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Emerald, Massacre, The Boys Are Back in Town, Warrior

This was actually pretty good, or maybe I was just in the right mood for it. I still don't really like this band but this album has some good energy.

At least it has a lusher and more blues-inspired sound compared to some of the other 70's hard rock on this list. The live audience being faked is also just plain weird. You don't notice it really unless you know. Still an odd practice.

Okay rock album

Not for me

ok

Simple, clean and very consistent.

Energising live album, can feel the crowds spit and sweat mist into the air

Nice.

It’s good - cool guitars and stuff. Too bad that it is not completely live. I especially love the guitar on Still in Love With You. I’m a sucker for those pentatonic notes

Serious Glam rock. Good fun but not favourite and time has moved on. No doubt this was innovative at the time, and still a good listen with some banging tunes. However the years haven't treated it that well. In terms of the recording itself, it was ground-breaking as a live album, but again time has passed. Good but not great.

Alright rock with a few nice balades but too repetitive and almost never change key

It was... Alright. Vibes with some of the more emotional tunes. Too loud and muddy.

It’s much better than what I was expecting based off of the album cover

I didn’t think I was going to like this album but I ended up really enjoying it. Classic straight up Rock and Roll.

I've never been a big Thin Lizzy fan, and so I've never listened to a full album. This was pretty good. Not great, but not really any bad songs.

One the one hand, the music is sometimes a bit meat and potatoes. On the other - what a band! It would have been amazing to see them live.

Rock and roll fun, very good sounding live album. Probably won’t return to this but still didn’t hate it either

Not bad, apart from the controversy of exactly how much is actually live and how much was overdubbed. Great classic rock with everything you'd expect from that time. Nothing too crazy or mind blowing. Pretty mid overall.

As far as live albums from classic rock artists go, this is definitely one of the better ones. They are good entertainers and the songs sound good and engaging, despite the fact I only know a couple of them. I would have enjoyed it more if it was shorter, but it is fine as is. I enjoy the guitar tones they got here, they sound really full. High 3.

Pretty straightforward rock live album.

Okay I enjoyed this more than I expected, some really fun moments and I dig the guitar leads… I still didn’t enjoy a fair bit of it though and it’s definitely not my genre. Might keep a couple of the tracks and check out some of their studio work. Lightest 3. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is good, but extremely boring haha Rating: 2.5

Thin Lizzy was a great rock n roll band, but a live album is a curious choice for this list. But the late 70s/early 80s was the golden era of the live album. So maybe it makes sense. I would have much preferred one of their studio albums to have been in this book though. 3/5 Album 25/1001

Was okay

To paraphrase an excellent tweet: I will NOT enjoy this Thin Lizzy album. (expression of stony resolve softening, warm smile spreading across face) Ah what the hell. Pass me Live and Dangerous, brother

Typical 70s rock songs

indifferent 3. hey schono kuul, v.a. so als hintergrundmusig wenn me am morge wett ufwache. aber eigentlich sind si findi eif chli es schlechters queen. ich han allerdings au nöd di ganze knapp 10 stund album aglost👀

I wouldve rated this higher if this wasnt a love concert. I really do not care for them, especially the older ones where the sound quality is wank. I would've loved watching it.

1970s rock

Liked it more than I thought. Not sure why, but I never seemed interested in Thin Lizzy, but hearing them was an absolute blast. It starts with Jailbreak, which is a lot of fun. Emerald and Southbound keep up that energy. Dancing In The Moonlight, Warrior, and Sha-La-La are also great. Most of the rest of the album is good, only a few duds. Would be great if it weren't live, if the same set of songs were the recorded versions the album would probably have been a 4, but I just don't really like recordings of live songs. Still, a fun time and I'm definitely going to listen to more of them. Best song: The Boys Are Back In Town

Good album, would have preferred a studio album because the live version doesn’t add anything apart from fans clapping and a few words. Favourite songs: - Rosalie - The boys are back in town

Live hard rock with some blues influence. They demonstrate their competence, power, and soul across this album. They take advantage of the 2 guitar approach, which is where some standout moments come. But overall, some cool stuff but a lot of forgettable stuff as well. There’s nothing specifically wrong with it, just doesn’t grab my ears.

Meh. It was really good remastered but I don't really care for this type of rock anymore.

5.5/10 Some good songs and fun energy but Thin Lizzy's output feels inconsistent and when listened to as a full album a little too 'countrified' for my taste. Not sure the live version particularly adds anything to the experience here. Listens: 1

These guys were ahead of their time.

The kinda stereotypical fun ignorant rock I never thought the world would miss. Everything kinda sounds pretty similar to the boys are back in town, but I didn't know about massacre, emerald, the depth of young boys songwriting in general. Tragic story, Mr. Lynott, but hey we have this and he does the Irish in you joke unironically! Different times. Better times?

I don't have particularly strong feelings about this. It's fine. Didn't feel dangerous, but maybe you had to be there.

++: Jailbreak, Massacre, Still in Love with You, Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed, The Boys Are Back in Town, Are You Ready, Suicide, Sha La La, Baby Drives Me Crazy, The Rocker +: Emerald, Rosalie / Cowgirl's Song, Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight) +-: Cowboy Song, Don't Believe a Word, Warriors -: Southbound 7,0/10

Another live album where it was probably better in person. Still, its not bad. Huey Lewis on the harmonica was definitely a surprise. I felt like the album ended in an unsatisfying way. C'mon Lizzy give those nice people an encore! Favorite track: The Boys Are Back in Town

I like Lizzy, but a whole album is a bit much. This does show what a propositional band they were, it’s a shame there’s controversy about overdubbing.

Most other live albums fail to answer the question: “Are the boys back in town?” This one answers that one. It’s solid. Favorites were Rosalie, Massacre, and The Boys Are Back In Town.

A decent album not sure if it is a must hear

A sort of best of live album comprised of songs from several different shows only to then be overdubbed in a studio - and no one knows exactly to which degree? I’ll do my best to pretend this is just a regular live album. I don’t actually care that much for hard rock, but when Thin Lizzy is at their best on songs like “Massacre” and “The Boys Are Back In Town” they’re an undeniably great live (or studio?) band. I was surprised to find that I wasn’t bothered by the length, there’s just too many songs I don’t find that interesting.

Amazing guitarist.

I will say that is a mighty fine crotch shot

Live recordings feel like an oxymoron. The albums just don’t capture the live experience, at best, they can make you feel like you wish you were there to experience it live, but it is never a better listening experience than a studio recording, and never as exciting as a live show. I’m sure this was a great live performance?

A quasi funny Thin Lizzy story, in my teenage years (mid-90s), a bunch of would crash cottage parties, steal beer and try to blend in (to steal more beer). One successful night of blending in, got to chatting with an inebriated 30-something. We chatted about music and beer mostly, but we went on and on about Thin Lizzy and how awesome they were as a band. At the time, I only knew a couple songs of their songs. Cue this listen. I see where that drunk 30-something was going; this album captures the band’s prime. A fun listen.

I really dislike live albums, but this one surprised me. I found it to be a pretty fun listen, until it overstayed its welcome. Clocking in at an hour a 17 minutes, I hit the point where I eventually hit stop and moved on. I just kind of had my fill about 50 minutes to an hour in.

Imagine clicking the little hyperlink icon for your streaming provider and landing on the Live and Dangerous (Super Deluxe version) - 9 hours and 51 minutes long. Absolutely disgusting. Thankfully the regular version is only 1 hour 27, but that's still a slog for me. I liked "Southbound", but unequivocally I would enjoy the studio version better. Same can be said of Rosalie. And Dancing in the Moonlight. Ok, so maybe I am enjoying this - but I standby that I would enjoy this more if it was not live. The Cowboy Song to Boys are Back in Town transition is nice. "We'd like to thanks everybody for coming. Especially if you came twice or three times." cheeky sods. 3/5

Rock

A high-energy performance of some of their greatest hits.

скучноватый, очень классический, я под него уснула, хоть и хард-рок. Все песни звучат для меня одинаково

Yeah. It's alright....I feel you have to be emotionally attached to a band to enjoy a live album (mostly...) and this is OK. Though I'm not a massive fan of the Who but their Leeds album is really good. ( and better than this) I have no idea what I'm talking about.

I'm not the biggest fan of live albums. I would much rather listen to a studio version of a song, than the live version. I will give this album some credit, because it had some cool transitions, and a sick extended drum solo in Sha-La-La. Overall though, its not anything I'd listen to on my own. Solid 2.75 Favorite Song: Sha-La-La Least Favorite: Are You Ready

Очень объёмный альбом, много музыки, довольно таки обычная для этого жанра

Transition fra Cowboy Song til The Boys are Back in Town var syg nok synes jeg! Rigtig fed optagelse. Alt for meget skræv på albumcoveret imo

Slightly above average 70s guitar rock that gains some added punch in the live presentation. Not the best double live album but definitely the best version of this band. At times it's has strains of Springsteen. You can feel their influence on the next generation. Overall a far more enjoyable experience than expected.

First saw this and thought "oh jeez a double live album". It's rock music alright. Pretty good rock music though. Favorite track(s): massacre, the cowboy song Will I revisit?: middle priority Current rating: 7.5/10

Classic, 3.5

Great live album.

Usually, live albums make me want to hit ‘mute’ on the crowd noise. But Live and Dangerous actually nailed it—great sound, no ‘WOOOs,’ just pure rock.

This is a classic "live" album - live in quotation because of the disputes over how much of this is actually live versus studio overdubs. I saw Thin Lizzy live around this time, and the album does seem to match my recollection of the gig. Despite this not really being to my modern, more experimental, taste in music, I think it remains an important document of the band at their peak and as they navigated the changing musical landscape of the time. I reckon the lyrics are all a bit cliched and trite, but the songs are delivered with great gusto. I eventually grew out of this stuff.

Had some good jams and fun for most of it. Will I listen to again: 50%

I say it all the time, I’m not a big fan of live records and I’m not really a huge fan of Thin Lizzu. I am however a fan of Phil Lynott, especially the tracks he did with Gary Moore, and Phil’s voice is incredible live. I’ve always loved “Still In Love With You” and this live version is magnificent. I enjoyed it, but the mix of songs from different shows and, as I’ve just learned, it was over dubbed knocks points off. It’s a good list of tracks, but maybe a little exhaustive.

A little Huey goes a long way

Not really remarkable. Not bad, but didn't seem like anything more than a live classic rock album when I listened. Must need to be a fan to appreciate this one fully.

Odd inclusion to this list, but Jailbreak live must have HIT. Good on ya Irish lads.

There was a time in my life when I thought I was too cool for bands like Thin Lizzy, but I was misguided insecure young man. Thin Lizzy is just good ol’ American Rock and Roll (I don’t care if they’re not actually American, Thin Lizzy is as American as apple pie) and I like it. That being said, I expected more out of the live album. I thought the crowd would sound rowdier and I thought some of the guitar riffs lost some of the power they have in the studio version. Apparently there are like 10 Thin Lizzy live albums so maybe I’d like the mix better on one of those.

3.3 Sorta live and kinda dangerous. Good list of tracks to cover the Thin Lizzy catalog, but didn't stand out as an outstanding live album.

70s rock isn't always my thing, and this is a bit overlong, but honestly, it's loads of fun and full of life (regardless of how live it may be (and who cares anyway)). 3 5☆

Solid 70s rock live album. Enjoyable, but difficult to really get into and absorb. Any time I have to resort to YouTube to listen to something, the commercial breaks between each song really detracts from the experience. Thankfully after another search and disregarding the link that this site provided, I was able to locate the album on Apple Music.

Fine blues rock album. This is what I expect from my middle of the road 70s rock.

Started out great but fizzled out. Took me a few tries to get through the entire album.

why was this so long… anyways it did have some great songs so points for that

Live in the album title is always a green flag as a certified hard rock hater, even i gotta admit this album is badass af

I knew Boys are Back. It was interesting because I didn't realize they sang it , and for 3 or 4 songs before it played it I thought wow this sounds sooooo familiar. Then Boys are Back and I was hit in the musical face with a ton of bricks. So it is cohesive, but maybe a little too cohesive and all starts to sound the same. So is that good that their sound is unique and identifiable or does that mean they don't have range and do one type of sound really really well. In terms of live album, in the beginning they did a lot with the audience and then it tapered off and it didn't feel life anymore. I also read the review stating it was overdubbed a lot! I never thought about that, the idea of a live album is that its live not lip synched over, so that lost a little of that for me.

Another live album. The songs are fine. Nothing here that doesn’t sound like every single other band from the entire decade. Completely unremarkable to me.

I did not use a private session for Spotify, though Spotify only let me listen to four songs from the album, which were the four biggest Thin Lizzy hits. Those songs rock, though.

"Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed" was unexpectedly funky. "Boys Are Back in Town" is super catchy and plays on classic rock hit stations all the time. The drum solo on "Sha-La-La" is legit and you can tell the crowd is really digging it. Overall, a pretty solid live album.

It's not BAD I guess

I don’t think live albums have a place on such a list

Classic live guitar rock. Phil seemed like he had a lot of stage presence and charisma the dual-lead guitars were cool.

No major complaints, a pretty solid listen.