The camaraderie stretched to seeing a mate from Sunday football on the top deck of the bus going to the gig – “ I didn’t know you were a fan!” – and some school pals who were on a roll having seen Rush the same week, later admitting that the Lizzy gig had trumped the Rush tour although if I had a time machine I’d be spoilt for choice whether to rewatch my first encounter with Lizzy or opt for seeing Rush doing Hemispheres at the Apollo.Įntering the Apollo for the first time. There was the bonus of having Gary Moore back in the band, albeit briefly which we were unaware of at the time but the excitement paled compared with getting on the bus that ran from Whitefield straight to Ardwick (get off at the door) to the gig. Its Celtic folk tinge could still be heard years later ringing in Gary Moore’s solo work and in the Black Star Riders sound. Typical Lizzy fare of course, but the title track of the album itself, Black Rose, would certainly make an immediate impact and even after all these years, must rank up in the top slots for their best ever song. We’d already had a tease with the Waiting For An Alibi single duly bought and played to death.
The live video for Rosalie had also been doing the rounds so you could say that when Dennis turned up with the tickets and I handed over the four quid I’d managed to acquire – row D wasn’t a bad effort I have to now admit – I was pretty well close to wetting my pants.Īnd there was a new album to promote. There was also the Live And Dangerous set that had been duly purchased and pored over the live shot son the inner sleeves duly memorised as well as Lynott’s between-song banter and the ever so slightly risqué “has anybody got any Irish in them? Would any of the girls like a little more Irish in them?” chat-up line – not worth trying down the local disco without suffering some excruciatingly embarrassing backlash. Happy to say yes, hand over my four quid and let him make the arrangements, I was on my way to breaking the duck and catching Thin Lizzy (yes, they’d been on Top Of The Pops) was a no-brainer. It was Pete ‘Dennis’ Maden who made the suggestion. Jez Levene, a mate from the English Lit class had been to see Rainbow and Wishbone Ash of late and I was desperate to worm my way into some sort of gig circuit. Several pals were already well-established gig-goers. I’d already nailed my own colours to the Prog Rock mast by sixth form and starting to become a regular at the record emporium named Vibes in Bury town centre, it was only a matter of time before the live bug bit.
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Seeing my classmate, Ste Owen wearing a Rick Wakeman badge (I think he’d been to a gig, possibly at the Free Trade Hall circa No Earthly Connection era – it was that NEC rounded artwork on his badge) had alerted me to the fact that there was another world beyond Top Of The Pops. To set the scene, attending a boys grammar school, there was already a culture of lads carrying albums under their arms, weird and wonderful band logos drawn on bags and notebooks. Having just passed the fortieth anniversary of my first ever gig (!!) a time to look back at the moment when gigging became a lifelong passion. After hearing the great tracks on Dedication, you'll be reminded that there was so much more to this legendary band.You never forget your first. Elsewhere, often-overlooked tracks like "She Knows," "Fighting My Way Back," and "Cowboy Song" get to share the spotlight with such familiar faves as "The Boys Are Back in Town," "Bad Reputation," "Jailbreak," "Waiting for an Alibi," "Dancing in the Moonlight," and "Don't Believe a Word." Also included is an essay in which Lynott is quoted as saying that he'd like Lizzy to be remembered as a great guitar band (in the tradition of the Yardbirds, etc.). But the real attraction for Lizzy buffs is the inclusion of the previously unreleased title track, which was completed by the other members years after Lynott's passing in 1986. While not as extensive as Wild One (only one track is featured from their '80s work), Dedication contains more early selections than the other mentioned titles. Several Thin Lizzy best-of collections have surfaced over the years (such as 1981's Adventures of Thin Lizzy and 1984's Lizzy Lives!), but the best two are undeniably 1996's Wild One and 1991's Dedication.
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