UK Tour 75 Music Cd

Thin Lizzy - UK Tour 75

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UK Tour 75      Artist : Thin Lizzy      List Price : $29.98 USD        Your Price : $29.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2008-10-21      Studio : MLP      Label : MLP      Avg. Customer Rating : (3 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for UK Tour 75      Great to hear the classic lineup close to the beginning      Rating:      Phil Lynott's story is one of the most remarkable in rock history. This live performance exhibits what an exciting performer he was. This early recording of what is now known as the "classic" line-up gives an indication of how great Thin Lizzy live could be. Brian Downey is one of the finest drummers to ever grace a stage and with Phil Lynott on bass, they formed a world-class rhythm section for Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson to play great guitar parts over. This concert includes Phil bravely presenting a rough cut of what would become "The Cowboy Song", arguably the finest rock and roll song ever written about the great American West. Phil Lynott has been overlooked by the public at large but has been recognized as one of Ireland's greats by no less than Bono and Van Morrison. This recording lets us revisit a brilliant young figure when the future held great promise. It should be noted that several of the songs on this recording were previously released with on an accompanying CD to the supurb remastered Live and Dangerous DVD.     Customer Reviews for UK Tour 75 Cd      4.5 stars      Rating:       How good is this? The complete Derby gig from 75 when the band was touring behind the Fighting album. (The first vinyl album I ever bought having finally moved on from those dreadful cassettes). This set features five songs from Fighting and even gives us the sound check for good measure. Live and Dangerous has always been the definitive live Lizzy album and one of the all time great 70's double live albums amongst a cast of many contenders for that title. I personally consider this recording, whilst not eclipsing that gem, certainly well worth the price of admission. It has the obvious advantage of sounding fresher than L&D after thirty odd years. There is little doubt that this recording finds a less polished outfit than at the time of L&D, and the performance sounds much more intimate and generally "smaller". But this in no way detracts from the quality of the playing or the reproduction of it. The cover art is excellent with many photos but my only gripe is the digipak style of the cover. I have never been a fan of the digipak which I find ungainly. This one features a hard cardboard inner sleeve similar to the old vinyl days. It is tricky to get the disc out and I believe there is too great a risk of scratching to justify it over the regular hard plastic case. However this is a minor complaint when viewed in the context of the overall product and the size of the booklet lends itself nicely to a standard jewel case as replacement. This album will surely appeal to the appreciator of the great 70's guitar bands in general, and live renditions of them in particular. In answer to the original question how good is this?.......for Lizzy fans, in 2008, I reckon it does not get much better, Editorial Reviews for UK Tour 75 Audio Cd      Album Description      2008 archive release of this outstanding live concert recording from Phil Lynott and the boys, recorded during the band's 1975 UK Tour promoting their fifth album Fighting. This disc includes the full show plus the soundcheck! Features the 'classic' line up of: Lynott, Downey, Gorham and Robertson. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes under the band's supervision. Includes a 20-page colour booklet with previously unseen live photos and liner-notes from drummer Brian Downey. 15 tracks including 'Fighting My Way Back', 'Still In Love With You', 'The Rocker', 'Rosalie' and more. MLP.