Life (Thin Lizzy album)
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Released | 16 October 1983 | |||
Recorded | 27 November 1981; 10–12 March 1983 | |||
Venue | Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK | |||
Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
Length | 97:45 | |||
Label | Vertigo Warner Bros. (US only) | |||
Producer | Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy | |||
Thin Lizzy live albums chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
Life (subtitled Live, and labelled Life:Live on the original vinyl LP editions) is a double live album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released in 1983. This double album was recorded during their farewell tour in 1983, principally at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, UK. Phil Lynott had felt reluctantly that it was time to disband the group after the 1983 tour and to mark the occasion, former Thin Lizzy guitarists Eric Bell (1969–73), Brian Robertson (1974–78) and Gary Moore (1974, 1977 and 1978–79) joined the band on stage at the end of these gigs to do some numbers. This was called "The All-Star Jam".
The versions of "Renegade", "Hollywood" and "Killer on the Loose" featuring Snowy White had been performed two years earlier when he was still with the band.[citation needed] White's participation was only credited to "Renegade".[citation needed]
Lynott described the slower tempo version of "Don't Believe a Word" as being the original arrangement. A version of the song with the slower arrangement appears on Moore's Back on the Streets album from 1978, with Lynott on bass guitar and lead vocals and Brian Downey on drums.
During the performance of "The Rocker", all of the guitarists (except for White) played at the same time (Moore, John Sykes, Scott Gorham, Robertson and Bell), making a total of eight members on stage performing at once (including keyboard player Darren Wharton).
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Thunder and Lightning" | Brian Downey, Phil Lynott | 5:10 |
2. | "Waiting for an Alibi" | Lynott | 3:20 |
3. | "Jailbreak" | Lynott | 4:05 |
4. | "Baby Please Don't Go" | Lynott | 5:00 |
5. | "The Holy War" | Lynott | 5:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Renegade" | Lynott, Snowy White | 6:25 |
7. | "Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)" | Scott Gorham, Lynott | 4:02 |
8. | "Got to Give It Up" | Lynott, Gorham | 6:55 |
9. | "Angel of Death" | Lynott, Darren Wharton | 6:06 |
10. | "Are You Ready" | Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Brian Robertson | 2:56 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Boys Are Back in Town" | Lynott | 4:48 |
2. | "Cold Sweat" | Lynott, John Sykes | 3:10 |
3. | "Don't Believe a Word" | Lynott | 5:10 |
4. | "Killer on the Loose" | Lynott | 6:19 |
5. | "The Sun Goes Down" | Lynott, Wharton | 5:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Emerald" | Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson | 3:50 |
7. | "Black Rose" | Lynott, Gary Moore | 6:50 |
8. | "Still in Love With You" | Lynott | 8:50 |
9. | "The Rocker" | Eric Bell, Downey, Lynott | 4:50 |
Personnel
- Thin Lizzy
- Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals
- Scott Gorham – guitars, backing vocals
- John Sykes – guitars, backing vocals (except on "Renegade", "Hollywood" and "Killer on the Loose")
- Brian Downey – drums, percussion
- Darren Wharton – keyboards, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Eric Bell – guitar on "The Rocker"
- Gary Moore – guitar on "Black Rose" and "The Rocker"
- Brian Robertson – guitar on "Emerald" and "The Rocker"
- Snowy White – guitar on "Renegade", "Hollywood" and "Killer on the Loose"
- Production
- Will Reid Dick – engineer, production assistance
Charts
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 29 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 29 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 185 |
References
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Thin Lizzy – Life review". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 355. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Thin Lizzy – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Thin Lizzy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Thin Lizzy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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