Thin Lizzy: Thunder and Lightning

I first heard Thin Lizzy before most of you reading this were born, the classic "Whiskey In The Jar". The electric version of that traditional song turned out to be atypical, and I was not very impressed with their next recording I heard, "The Rocker", but it grew on me. Shortly I became a die-hard fan, and saw the band live in May 1980, so this concert, three years later, is very much how I remember them, although the line up had changed slightly.

This is not about the band though, but about Philip Parris Lynott, who "was" the band. The concert I saw was the best and is still the best I have ever been to - and this is a man who has seen Santana, UFO and Deep Purple talking. This concert is nearly as good, featuring of course the band's unique twin lead guitar sound and new boy Darren Wharton on keyboards doing his stuff. There are also a few words at the beginning from among others Eric Bell, the band's first guitarist.

If I had to choose one track from this concert it would be "The Sun Goes Down", of which Phil said that same year was "a deep, meaningful song", a song about inner demons, and one that could almost be his epitaph.

"...Lynott's Last Stand" was recorded specially for Irish television, and is their last performance ever in Dublin and Ireland where Thin Lizzy was formed. What more need be said? Sit back and enjoy a band whose like we will never see again.