Live and Dangerous
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| Live album by Thin Lizzy | ||
| Released | June 2, 1978 | |
| Recorded | 1976 and 1977 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 1:16:27 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Thin Lizzy and Tony Visconti | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Thin Lizzy chronology | ||
| Bad Reputation (1977) |
Live and Dangerous (1978) |
Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979) |
Live and Dangerous is a live double LP by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). It was recorded during the tours accompanying the albums Johnny the Fox and Bad Reputation in 1976 and 1977 respectively. Although the finished album is heavily overdubbed, it is nevertheless commonly considered one of the best live rock albums of all time.[citation needed] It was also the last album to feature Brian Robertson who went on to form Wild Horses with ex-Rainbow bassman Jimmy Bain.
On this album, the band segues immediately from "Cowboy Song" into "The Boys Are Back in Town," on the line "a cowboy's life is the life for me".
[edit] Track listing
- "Jailbreak" (Lynott) – 4:31
- "Emerald" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson) – 4:18
- "Southbound" (Lynott) – 3:44
- "Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song" (Downey, Lynott, Seger) – 4:00
- "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" (Lynott) – 3:50
- "Massacre" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) – 2:46
- "Still in Love With You" (Lynott) – 7:40
- "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) – 3:32
- "Cowboy Song" (Downey, Lynott) – 4:40
- "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Lynott) – 4:30
- "Don't Believe a Word" (Lynott) – 2:05
- "Warrior" (Gorham, Lynott) – 3:52
- "Are You Ready" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson) – 2:40
- "Suicide" (Lynott) – 5:00
- "Sha La La" (Downey, Lynott) – 4:18
- "Baby Drives Me Crazy" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson) – 6:36
- "The Rocker" (Bell, Downey, Lynott) – 3:58
[edit] Personnel
- Brian Downey - drums, percussion
- Scott Gorham - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Phil Lynott - bass guitar, lead vocals
- Brian Robertson - lead guitar, backing vocals
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- John Earle - saxophone on "Dancing in the Moonlight"
- Huey Lewis - harmonica on "Baby Drives Me Crazy"
At the time of the recording, John Earle was in Graham Parker & the Rumour, and Huey Lewis was in Clover. Both of these groups were support acts for the tours that made up this album.
| Thin Lizzy |
| John Sykes | Scott Gorham | Marco Mendoza | Michael Lee |
| Phil Lynott | Brian Downey | Eric Bell | Gary Moore | Brian Robertson | Snowy White | Darren Wharton | Tommy Aldridge | Randy Gregg | Midge Ure | Mark Nauseef |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Thin Lizzy | Shades of a Blue Orphanage | Vagabonds of the Western World | Nightlife | Fighting | Jailbreak | Johnny the Fox | Bad Reputation | Black Rose: A Rock Legend | Chinatown | Renegade | Thunder and Lightning |
| Live albums: Live and Dangerous | Life | BBC Radio One Live in Concert | The Peel Sessions | Boys Are Back in Town: Live in Australia | One Night Only |
