Life (Thin Lizzy album)

Life (subtitled Live, and labelled Life:Live on the original vinyl LP editions) is a double live album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1983. This double album was recorded during their farewell tour in 1983, principally at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, UK. Phil Lynott had felt reluctantly that it was time to disband the group after the 1983 tour and to mark the occasion, former Thin Lizzy guitarists Eric Bell (1969–73), Brian Robertson (1974–78) and Gary Moore (1974, 1977 and 1978–79) joined the band on stage at the end of these gigs to do some numbers. This was called "The All-Star Jam".

The versions of "Renegade", "Hollywood" and "Killer on the Loose" featuring Snowy White had been performed two years earlier when he was still with the band. White's participation was only credited to "Renegade".

Lynott describes the slower tempo version of "Don't Believe a Word" as being the original arrangement. A version of the song with the slower arrangement appears on Moore's Back on the Streets album from 1978, with Lynott on bass guitar and lead vocals and Brian Downey on drums.

During the performance of "The Rocker", all of the guitarists (except for White) played at the same time (Moore, John Sykes, Scott Gorham, Robertson and Bell), making a total of eight members on stage performing at once (including keyboard player Darren Wharton).

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Track listing

Disc one

"Thunder and Lightning" (Brian Downey, Phil Lynott) – 5:11
"Waiting for an Alibi" (Lynott) – 3:17
"Jailbreak" (Lynott) – 4:08
"Baby Please Don't Go" (Lynott) – 5:02
"The Holy War" (Lynott) – 4:53
"Renegade" (Lynott, Snowy White) – 5:45
"Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)" (Scott Gorham, Lynott) – 4:10
"Got to Give It Up" (Gorham, Lynott) – 7:04
"Angel of Death" (Lynott, Darren Wharton) – 5:56
"Are You Ready" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Brian Robertson) – 3:00

Disc two

"The Boys Are Back in Town" (Lynott) – 4:53
"Cold Sweat" (Lynott, John Sykes) – 3:08
"Don't Believe a Word" (Lynott) – 5:12
"Killer on the Loose" (Lynott) – 5:00
"The Sun Goes Down" (Lynott, Wharton) – 6:45
"Emerald" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson) – 3:27
"Black Rose" (Lynott, Gary Moore) – 6:40
"Still in Love With You" (Lynott) – 9:00
"The Rocker" (Eric Bell, Downey, Lynott) – 4:47

Personnel

Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals
Scott Gorham – guitars
John Sykes – guitars, backing vocals (some editions of the CD release mistakenly credit Sykes with lead vocals)
Brian Downey – drums, percussion
Darren Wharton – keyboards, backing vocals

Additional musicians:

Eric Bell – guitar on "The Rocker"
Gary Moore – guitar on "Black Rose" and "The Rocker"
Brian Robertson – guitar on "Emerald" and "The Rocker"
Snowy White – guitar on "Renegade", "Hollywood" and "Killer on the Loose"

References

Thin Lizzy

Scott Gorham Darren Wharton Ricky Warwick Damon Johnson Mikkey Dee Phil Lynott Brian Downey Eric Bell Eric Wrixon Gary Moore Brian Robertson Snowy White John Sykes Andy Gee John Cann Dave Flett Mark Nauseef Marco Mendoza Randy Gregg Francesco DiCosmo Tommy Aldridge Michael Lee Vivian Campbell Richard Fortus

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 The Boys Are Back in Town: Live in Australia One Night Only UK Tour '75 Still Dangerous

Compilations	Remembering – Part 1 The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans The Adventures of Thin Lizzy Dedication Wild One Whiskey in the Jar Vagabonds, Kings, Warriors, Angels Greatest Hits The Definitive Collection

Songs	"Whiskey in the Jar" "The Rocker" "Still in Love with You" "The Boys Are Back in Town" "Jailbreak" "Cowboy Song" "Waiting for an Alibi" "Do Anything You Want To" "Sarah" "Killer on the Loose" "Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)" "Angel of Death" "Cold Sweat" "The Sun Goes Down"

Videos and DVDs	Thin Lizzy Live at Sydney Harbour '78 One Night in Dublin: A Tribute to Phil Lynott Live and Dangerous

Other articles	Thin Lizzy band members Discography Funky Junction Black Star Riders Philomena Lynott

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