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 Top Class October 15, 2008
M. J. Hartley (Liverpool,UK)
Just bought this today and it thoroughly deserves to be thought of as the bes tlive album ever from jailbreak to the rocker lynotts charisma shows through especially just before the rocker. all in all for 3 quid even if your not the biggest fan its still worth it. its one fo the best cds i have and will probably remain so.
Live or not - it doesn't matter - it's Lizzy at their peak. December 24, 2007
Mr. A. J. KNEALE
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It really doesn't matter to me whether this album is only 1% live; the fact is that Visconti finally managed to capture the energy of Thin Lizzy on tape. This is by far the best Lizzy album, and knocks every studio effort into a cocked hat. Much as I like albums like "Johnny The Fox", if you play this one afterwards, you will know what I mean - there are no better versions of these songs anywhere else. Yes, the original vinyl double LP was lovingly packaged with great photos and a "side" dedicated to each member of the band, and the main shame is that nobody has seen fit to remaster Live And Dangerous and give it the packaging it truly deserves (in the same way that Skynyrd's "One From The Road" has). That said, I don't have any real problems with the sound - this is a 30-year-old album; just put it on and play it loud. Each member of the band is on fire - the twin Les Pauls of Gorham and Robbo are growling through their Marshall stacks, Downey is sublime, and Lynott's stage presence just oozes from the speakers. Lizzy at their peak - just buy it.
Brilliant, full of ideas November 10, 2007
Matthew Leitch (Epsom, Surrey, England)
Obviously, and as most other reviewers have already written, a fantastic album. It's one of my favourites. I'm glad they fixed it technically because usually live albums are annoyingly poor in that area.
One of the reasons I like this album so much is that the songs are full of song writing ideas that you want to pick up and use again. They seem to have lots of ways to make a track build momentum. Just when you think they can't raise the energy level any more, they do. Maybe that part of the songs works even better live.
Among the best-ever live albums August 3, 2007
D. J. H. Thorn (Hull, UK)
While they made a string of great singles, Thin Lizzy's studio albums were of consistently high quality throughout the 1970s, without ever quite reaching the heights of a 'Zep 4' or an 'Argus'. This album, however, eclipsed the live efforts of just about everyone else. Dr Feelgood's 'Stupidity' is the only live album I'd definitely rate higher and even then it's a fairly close thing.
There are two obvious reasons for the success of 'Live And Dangerous.' One is the band's affinity with their audience. Their rock is sometimes dramatic but it always has a good-time feel about it and Phil Lynott has the fans eating out of his hand. It's a big plus when a live album can convey that feeling. The second factor is simply good song selection. The blend of tracks is effective, such as the swagger of 'Dancing In The Moonlight' being followed by the arresting opening of 'Massacre.' In addition, many of the tracks, such as 'Jailbreak' take on a new life in the live environment. Even the seven-minute ballad, 'Still In Love With You,' is awesome.
Forget the overdub debate. I bought this album on its release and didn't know they'd tinkered with it until it was reported much later. 'Live And Dangerous' keeps you hooked right through and is an essential rock album.
simply the best June 11, 2007
Stephen Sandford (UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There is a lot of discussion about how much of this album is live. The only bits that aren't are a couple of overdubs on backing vocals (never Lizzy's strongpoint) and lead guitar drop-outs. It is 99.99 % per cent live! Its simply not possible to re-record large amounts of material and somehow mix it in to an existing recording - this is because you get 'bleeding' from microphones that are inplace to record certain instruments (eg: drums and vocals). So, if a guitar solo was re-recorded in the studio - you would still have some residue of the original 'live' solo on the track - it cant be erased without erasing other instruments.
Watch the corresponding dvd from the same era - sounds the same doesnt it? Was that re-recorded? Impossible.
All this discussion has diverted attention away from the fact that this is the best live album ever - maybe even the best album fullstop.
Thin Lizzy at their peak were head and shoulders above everyone else, and nobody else could write like them, sound like them, or perform like them.
Thin Lizzy were so much more than a hard rock band, and you dont need to be a rock-fan to love this album.
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