Still Dangerous
Still Dangerous is a live album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy. It was compiled from two live concerts by the band at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia, at 20 & 21 October 1977 during the tour in support of their Bad Reputation album. No overdubs were made to any tracks so the album is completely live.[4] The tracks "Cowboy Song", "The Boys Are Back in Town", "Massacre" and "Emerald" were previously released on the album Live and Dangerous, while "Me and the Boys" was issued as the B-side to the "Rosalie" live single taken from that album, albeit in heavily edited form, running over three minutes shorter.
Still Dangerous | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 2 March 2009 | |||
Recorded | 20 and 21 October 1977 | |||
Venue | Tower Theater, Philadelphia | |||
Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
Label | VH1 Classic | |||
Producer | Glyn Johns, Scott Gorham | |||
Thin Lizzy live albums chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Metal Hammer (GER) | 6/7[2] |
Record Collector | [3] |
"Bad Reputation" and "Emerald" are bonus tracks made only available as downloads outside Japan. They are also available as a bonus 7" 45 RPM single on the U.S. vinyl version of the release. The live recordings of "Jailbreak", "Cowboy Song", and "The Boys are Back in Town" from this album are available as downloadable content as a Thin Lizzy track pack for the music video game Rock Band.
The album features the common live Thin Lizzy practice of running one song straight into some more popular hit, typically using the ending note of one as the starting note of the next, notably with "Cowboy Song" which finishes with the first note of "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "Soldier of Fortune" which leads directly into "Jailbreak". This live version of "The Boys Are Back in Town" is used over the end credits of the film The Expendables (rather than the more well-known studio version from Jailbreak).
Track listing
- "Soldier of Fortune" (Phil Lynott) - 5:22
- "Jailbreak" (Lynott) - 4:28
- "Cowboy Song" (Brian Downey, Lynott) - 5:04
- "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Lynott) - 4:46
- "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Lynott) - 4:08
- "Massacre" (Downey, Scott Gorham, Lynott) -3:02
- "Opium Trail" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) - 4:51
- "Don't Believe a Word" (Lynott) - 2:25
- "Baby Drives Me Crazy" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Brian Robertson) - 6:11
- "Me and the Boys" (Lynott) - 6:48
- "Bad Reputation" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) - 4:19
- "Emerald" (Gorham, Downey, Robertson, Lynott) - 4:35
Personnel
- Thin Lizzy
- Phil Lynott – bass guitar, lead vocals
- Scott Gorham – lead guitar, backing vocals, producer
- Brian Robertson – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Downey – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- John Earle – saxophone on "Dancing in the Moonlight"
- Production
- Glyn Johns - producer, mixing
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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2009 | Tastemakers (US)[5] | 9 |
Independent Albums (US)[6] | 30 | |
UK Albums Chart[7] | 98 | |
Billboard 200 (US)[8] | 189 |
References
- Thompson, Dave. "Thin Lizzy - Still Dangerous: Live at Tower Theatre Philadelphia 1977 review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- Cristof, Leim (14 April 2009). "Thin Lizzy - Still Dangerous: Live at Tower Theatre Philadelphia 1977". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- Pinfold, William (April 2009). "Thin Lizzy - Still Dangerous: Live at Tower Theatre Philadelphia 1977". Record Collector. No. 361. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- http://thinlizzy.org/audioclips/index.html
- "Thin Lizzy Chart History – Tastemakers". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- "Thin Lizzy Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- "Thin Lizzy Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Thin Lizzy Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 15 February 2018.