Thin Lizzy - Life (Live Album) (1983/2013) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Life Live? More like Life-less. After Thin Lizzy wrapped up their successful "farewell" tour, their second live album was issued. It was originally supposed to be issued during the tour, but extensive overdubbing and nitpicking pushed the album's release toward year's end, after the publicity from the tour had died down. The two-LP Life Live is not even close to being a worthy successor to its exceptional predecessor, 1978's classic Live and Dangerous. Instead of replicating the rough energy and spontaneity of Live and Dangerous, the overall sound of Life Live is reminiscent of their '80s studio albums – polished pop gloss. An obvious reason for the album's failure is the fact that Lizzy's songwriting in the '80s was not on par with their '70s work, as evidenced by such tracks as "Angel of Death," "Thunder & Lighting" and "Renegade," among others. Older standards ("Jailbreak," "Are You Ready," "Emerald," etc.) fare much better, especially a slow version of "Don't Believe a Word," "Got to Give It Up" and "Black Rose," which features guest guitarist Gary Moore successfully replicating the track's unbelievable extended solo. Still, Life Live is for die-hard fans only; everyone else should stick with the superior Live and Dangerous.

Tracklist:

CD 1

1. Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning (1983 Live Version)
2. Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi (1983 Live Version)
3. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak (1983 Live Version)
4. Thin Lizzy - Baby Please Don't Go (1983 Live Version)
5. Thin Lizzy - Holy War (1983 Live Version)
6. Thin Lizzy - Renegade (1983 Live Version)
7. Thin Lizzy - Hollywood (Down on Your Luck) (1983 Live Version)
8. Thin Lizzy - Got to Give It Up (1983 Live Version)
9. Thin Lizzy - Angel of Death (1983 Live Version)
10. Thin Lizzy - Are You Ready (1983 Live Version)



CD 2

1. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town (1983 Live Version)
2. Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat (1983 Live Version)
3. Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word (1983 Live Version)
4. Thin Lizzy - Killer on the Loose (1983 Live Version)
5. Thin Lizzy - Sun Goes Down (1983 Live Version)
6. Thin Lizzy - Emerald (1983 Live Version)
7. Thin Lizzy - Black Rose (1983 Live Version)
8. Thin Lizzy - Still in Love with You (1983 Live Version)
9. Thin Lizzy - The Rocker (1983 Live Version)



Thin Lizzy: Phil Lynott (vocals, bass); John Sykes (guitar, background vocals); Scott Gorham, Snowy White (guitar); Darren Wharton (keyboards, background vocals); Brian Downey (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Gary Moore, Eric Bell, Brian Robertson (guitar).
Personnel: Phil Lynott (vocals, bass guitar); John Sykes, Scott Gorham (guitar, background vocals); Eric Bell, Snowy White, Gary Moore, Brian Robertson (guitar); Fiachra Trench (strings); Huey Lewis (harmonica); Darren Wharton (keyboards, background vocals); Tim Hinkley (keyboards); Brian Downey (drums, percussion, background vocals).

As a live album, Life holds up as an excellent example of what Thin Lizzy were like on stage. All of the 19 songs were true Thin Lizzy classics (including "Jailbreak" and the arena standard "Boys Are Back in Town"), and is a better introduction to the band than the Dedication compilation on PolyGram. (Note: All of the Metal Blade reissues were digitally remastered by Eddie Shreyer and Metal Blade-founder Brian Slagel; as a result, the sound quality of the reissues far surpasses that of the originals.) ~ John Book

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