Thin Lizzy

Yes, those fab people at Concert Live did it again: capturing the best of rock during a band’s live performance. In this case, the newly re-formed Thin Lizzy playing this year’s High Voltage festival.
Concert Live provides a nifty service that allows festival-goers to purchase a double live-CD (sometimes triple-CD) of their favourite band. You pre-order it at a stall on the festival ground, Concert Live record the whole shebang, and you pick it up at the end of the night. Voila! Or you can choose any live recording and order from their website directly (www.concertlive.co.uk)

The ‘Thin Lizzy double-CD pack’ also includes a third bonus disc that allows you to download exclusive bonus material from the High Voltage VIP area – how’s that for awesomeness? The recordings are not only clear in sound quality but lets you share the vibe that went down during the band’s performance, including audience reactions. And the crowd seemed enthusiastic! Welcoming Ricky Warwick (vox/guitar), Scott Gorham (guitar), Richard Fortus (guitar), Darren Wharton (keys) and Brian Downey (drums) onto the main stage, Disc 1 let’s you re-live the cheers from all those Lizzy fans who couldn’t wait to hear the band’s biggest hits. That’s what they got during the one-hour performance. Kicking off with ‘Are You Ready’ there seemed no doubt everyone was exactly that!

From ‘Waiting For An Alibi’ to ‘Jailbreak’, from ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ to ‘Emerald’ to a brilliant rendition of ‘Whisky In The Jar’ in Disc 2… by the sounds of it, Thin Lizzy not only delivered the goods in the spirit of Phil Lynott and Gary Moore, but also paid tribute to them via name-checking. Other glorious moments can’t be captured on a live audio recording however, for example, the fact that ex-Hanoi Rocks Michael Monroe (now of Michael Monroe Band, who also played High Voltage) joined Warwick and Co. for some added sax sounds during ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’. You can of course hear it, just not see it…

Both live concert as well as this live recording will prove all those wrong who still are in doubt that Ricky Warwick might not be a fitting ‘replacement’ for Lynott. While it’s admittedly hard to replace the iconic Phil Lynott, Warwick and the new Thin Lizzy do a great job in keeping the old Thin Lizzy spirit alive and kicking.