Thin LIzzy-'Live and Dangerous' (1978)

 


Artist: Thin Lizzy

Title:  'Live and Dangerous'

Label: Warner Bros.

Format: CD

Catalog Number: 3213-2

Year of Release: 1978

Country and Year of Edition: US 1989

Sell Price: $7.59

Sell Date: 8/7/26

Condition: VG+/VG+

Discogs Last Sold:  8/9/26 NM/NM $10.99

Low: $2.99

Median: $6.98

Average: $7.57

High: $19.00

Current low price: $5.39 (UK) $6.99 (US)

Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 17

Have/Want: 688/103

Where Sold: Highland, IN

Time It Took To Sell:  3 years

Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A

Sad To See It Go: No

'Live and Dangerous' is one of the best 70's double live albums, fully listenable on it's own and not making one pine for the studio versions the way some live albums do.  I think much of it has to do with much of the bands catalog not being easily available in the US when Jailbreak broke and really only Johnny The Fox and Bad Reputation were commercially successful here in it's wake.

This meant the crucial period just prior to Jailbreak contributed tracks to the album: 1973's Vagabonds Of The Western World ("The Rocker"), Late 1974's Night Life ("Still In Love With You" and "Sha-La-La")  and May '75's Fighting  (Suicide and Bob Seger's "Rosalie" from Back In '72) all have significant contributions.  2 non-album tracks are here as well.  "Baby Drives Me Crazy" which on here features a guest harmonica from pre-fame Huey Lewis, dates back to 1974 and "Are You Ready?" was recorded in demo form in 1978 for the next studio album Black Rose, but never released.

This leaves American with what the people knew: obviously "The Boys Are Back In Town," "Cowboy's Song," "Warrors" and the opening one-two punch of the title track and "Emerald" made the live cut in 1976-7 from their lone RIAA Gold album Jailbreak, which came out April '76 and dominated that summer peaking #18 Billboard and charting "The Boys Are Back In Town" at #12.  From the follow-up later in 1976 came "Massacre," "Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed" and "Don't Believe A Word are all here from Johnny The Fox.  Bad Reputation released September '77 contributes "Dancing In The Moonlight" and "Southbound."

Thin Lizzy issued a lot of music in a relatively short period.  While not uncommon for a touring rock band of the era, the consistant high quality that culminated in 'Live And Dangerous' is impressive.

Classic is as classic does.

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