Live And Dangerous

As I wind down featuring some of my favorite Live Albums, it's time to showcase a classic one that seems to land in a lot of top lists. That album however isn't without some controversy though. Some say it's a studio job with added crowd noise, while others maintain it's a Live album with a few overdubs here and there. In any case it's still a great album. I speak of course of 'Live and Dangerous' from Thin Lizzy.

Released in '78 and recorded from shows on the "Johnny The Fox" tour in '76 and the "Bad Reputation" tour in '77. Thin Lizzy had started to gain some commercial success with the release of 'Jailbreak'. Fans began to take note of the late Phil Lynott's great Bass playing and writing. Brian Robertson's Guitar work was also a standout in the band. So much so that after Robo left Thin Lizzy he played with Motorhead for a stint. The album originally was released as a double Live vinyl affair, but has since got the remastered treatment over the years. This version on the '13 remaster. Double Live still, but with two bonus tracks. At nearly twenty tracks long, the album features the classics as well as some of the more hidden gems that were Thin Lizzy. The controversy that lies with the record does tend to overshadow it a bit. Story goes that the album is 75% studio and 25% live. Logic behind it saying the album is just too perfect. Other believe it's the other way around, acknowledging overdubs and touch ups here and there. Whatever the case is, it's a stellar Live album.

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