Post by cozyal on Apr 6, 2006 8:55:41 GMT -5
Hi y'all,
How are you all doing?
Well, I recently purchased Gary Moore's - One Night In Dublin, subtitled A Tribute To Phil Lynott.
I had to get it, as I love(d) Lizzy & their music dearly.
To me it's an essential part of British Rock History that deserves more global praise.
Yes, it's easy for people to say, "well the guy (Phil) was an idiot. Fancy destroying your life when you have so much potential?!"
Well, to all of those ....., "idiots" we can say that about how many others?!
At the end of the day, let's all just appreciate the achievements Phil & Lizzy did make!
Gary Moore had worked with Phil at various stages of both of their careers & it's always produced great results in my book, but anyway that's my 2c & here's my 2c on this DVD release.
This DVD was a birthday treat for myself & well it arrived in the mail ..., on my birthday, yea!
Anyway, got to watch it last night, really great.
This all took place after the unveiling of Phil's statue earlier in the day on August 19th, 2005, in Dublin's Grafton Street by Phil's mother Philomena.
The gig itself wasn't that long, but opener Walking By Myself is great then they kick straight into Jailbreak - Miss the old flash bombs Lizzy always had! - just playing as a 3 piece, Brian Downey (Forever Lizzy's Drummer), Moore & Jethro Tull bassist Jonathan Noyce.
Same goes for next up, Don't Believe a Word, just the 3 of them, as Gary & band take it through the slow version it was on his Back On The streets release in '79, before ripping it up Lizzy style!
I look at the track list on the DVD case to see what's coming next & see it's Emerald. There's no way he's gonna attempt this on his own surely?
Nope, out comes an extremely different looking & skinny as a rake Robbo! - Brian "Robbo" Robertson for those not in the know!
He played on Nightlife, Fighting, Jailbreak, Johnny The Fox & of course Live & Dangerous. He's credited also on Bad Reputation although there's lot's of rumours that Scott Gorham did the entire guitar parts himself (Robbo was otherwise ..., indisposed around that time!), guess the writing credits on that album say a lot. Gorham got loads, Robbo, not one!
Anyway, back to this release & Emerald!
The crowd went nuts & they rocked Emerald!
Emerald when they hit the bridge / instrumental section, I just really felt the goosebumps / shivers, as Emerald just summed up Lizzy, pure & simple! Unique!
Bet they thought they'd look over their shoulder & see Phil stood there, smiling no doubt Dennis The Menace style! - One of Phil's fav characters from comic book days as a kid.
I'm certain he must have been with them that night.
Robbo also does the harmony / 2nd guitar on Still In Love With You up next, which he was essential to on Live & Dangerous.
Next up, "We'd like to call out another guest. This guy was the other guitarist when I was last in the band. Scott Gorham!"
Crowd loved it again & they launch into Black Rose. Just awesome!
Then follows Cowboy Song / Boys Are Back In Town, good run through & wraps up the set .....
I know, just 8 tracks .....
Well don't despair, Gary Moore then announces, "I'd like to now call out the ONLY guy, so Phil said, that could play this next song right. Eric Bell!"
Whiskey In The Jar follows. They can't harmonize on this one vocally by the way. Just sounds bad on the chorus & I don't think Gary Moore did too much rehearsal with these guys before this gig, which becomes apparent in a couple of spots but not to take anything away from the fact, this was meant to be a tribute to Phil.
Shame, I wish Gary Moore had said something like that somewhere.
Although after Whiskey, he does start playing a brief excerpt from Old Town (Dublin), about how, "the place just isn't the same now that you're not around."
They then kick into Parisienne Walkways, back to the 3 piece.
As they end it, Gary Moore twists a snippet of Happy Birthday out of his guitar.
It would've been Phil's 56th birthday in the next day or so.
That's it, they're done.
As I say no real gripes, perhaps they didn't really need to say that the evening was dedicated to Phil & that the music did the talking.
I just felt that perhaps it would've been nice to have a said a little more before they started a Lizzy set & perhaps Philomena should've joined them onstage around that point too. Just my 2c, otherwise, I loved the rest of it.
Good to see those guys all there doing the Lizzy songs again. Interesting to note, Scott, Brian & Eric Bell all looked their respective ages as they came out.
Robbo looked like he'd just got out of a bad heroin or something addiction as he was so skinny & drawn. Still good to see them all doing it for Phil.
Gary Moore looks like he never really ages, the scars perhaps, he's dyes his hair maybe, just like he's put on a few pounds & that's it.
Maybe the time he spent with Lizzy was enough & he knew it would make him old.
Perhaps Phil made all the others age the way they have, all worried about how much longer his body would be able to take the abuse.
Nice touch from Gary Moore in the DVD sleeve notes though, he said to Dave Ling (Writer): "The great thing about Phil was that I could always go to him," said sadly. "If I was confused about the music scene, he'd always put things in perspective. He'd go, "Punk? Ah, it's the same old Sh*t in different clothes." You know what? I still really miss that."
Philip Parris Lynott - Much missed by all of us!
Cozy Al
How are you all doing?Well, I recently purchased Gary Moore's - One Night In Dublin, subtitled A Tribute To Phil Lynott.
I had to get it, as I love(d) Lizzy & their music dearly.
To me it's an essential part of British Rock History that deserves more global praise.
Yes, it's easy for people to say, "well the guy (Phil) was an idiot. Fancy destroying your life when you have so much potential?!"
Well, to all of those ....., "idiots" we can say that about how many others?!
At the end of the day, let's all just appreciate the achievements Phil & Lizzy did make!
Gary Moore had worked with Phil at various stages of both of their careers & it's always produced great results in my book, but anyway that's my 2c & here's my 2c on this DVD release.
This DVD was a birthday treat for myself & well it arrived in the mail ..., on my birthday, yea!
Anyway, got to watch it last night, really great.
This all took place after the unveiling of Phil's statue earlier in the day on August 19th, 2005, in Dublin's Grafton Street by Phil's mother Philomena.
The gig itself wasn't that long, but opener Walking By Myself is great then they kick straight into Jailbreak - Miss the old flash bombs Lizzy always had! - just playing as a 3 piece, Brian Downey (Forever Lizzy's Drummer), Moore & Jethro Tull bassist Jonathan Noyce.
Same goes for next up, Don't Believe a Word, just the 3 of them, as Gary & band take it through the slow version it was on his Back On The streets release in '79, before ripping it up Lizzy style!
I look at the track list on the DVD case to see what's coming next & see it's Emerald. There's no way he's gonna attempt this on his own surely?
Nope, out comes an extremely different looking & skinny as a rake Robbo! - Brian "Robbo" Robertson for those not in the know!
He played on Nightlife, Fighting, Jailbreak, Johnny The Fox & of course Live & Dangerous. He's credited also on Bad Reputation although there's lot's of rumours that Scott Gorham did the entire guitar parts himself (Robbo was otherwise ..., indisposed around that time!), guess the writing credits on that album say a lot. Gorham got loads, Robbo, not one!Anyway, back to this release & Emerald!
The crowd went nuts & they rocked Emerald!
Emerald when they hit the bridge / instrumental section, I just really felt the goosebumps / shivers, as Emerald just summed up Lizzy, pure & simple! Unique!
Bet they thought they'd look over their shoulder & see Phil stood there, smiling no doubt Dennis The Menace style! - One of Phil's fav characters from comic book days as a kid.
I'm certain he must have been with them that night.
Robbo also does the harmony / 2nd guitar on Still In Love With You up next, which he was essential to on Live & Dangerous.
Next up, "We'd like to call out another guest. This guy was the other guitarist when I was last in the band. Scott Gorham!"
Crowd loved it again & they launch into Black Rose. Just awesome!
Then follows Cowboy Song / Boys Are Back In Town, good run through & wraps up the set .....
I know, just 8 tracks .....
Well don't despair, Gary Moore then announces, "I'd like to now call out the ONLY guy, so Phil said, that could play this next song right. Eric Bell!"
Whiskey In The Jar follows. They can't harmonize on this one vocally by the way. Just sounds bad on the chorus & I don't think Gary Moore did too much rehearsal with these guys before this gig, which becomes apparent in a couple of spots but not to take anything away from the fact, this was meant to be a tribute to Phil.
Shame, I wish Gary Moore had said something like that somewhere.
Although after Whiskey, he does start playing a brief excerpt from Old Town (Dublin), about how, "the place just isn't the same now that you're not around."
They then kick into Parisienne Walkways, back to the 3 piece.
As they end it, Gary Moore twists a snippet of Happy Birthday out of his guitar.
It would've been Phil's 56th birthday in the next day or so.
That's it, they're done.
As I say no real gripes, perhaps they didn't really need to say that the evening was dedicated to Phil & that the music did the talking.
I just felt that perhaps it would've been nice to have a said a little more before they started a Lizzy set & perhaps Philomena should've joined them onstage around that point too. Just my 2c, otherwise, I loved the rest of it.
Good to see those guys all there doing the Lizzy songs again. Interesting to note, Scott, Brian & Eric Bell all looked their respective ages as they came out.
Robbo looked like he'd just got out of a bad heroin or something addiction as he was so skinny & drawn. Still good to see them all doing it for Phil.
Gary Moore looks like he never really ages, the scars perhaps, he's dyes his hair maybe, just like he's put on a few pounds & that's it.
Maybe the time he spent with Lizzy was enough & he knew it would make him old.
Perhaps Phil made all the others age the way they have, all worried about how much longer his body would be able to take the abuse.
Nice touch from Gary Moore in the DVD sleeve notes though, he said to Dave Ling (Writer): "The great thing about Phil was that I could always go to him," said sadly. "If I was confused about the music scene, he'd always put things in perspective. He'd go, "Punk? Ah, it's the same old Sh*t in different clothes." You know what? I still really miss that."
Philip Parris Lynott - Much missed by all of us!
Cozy Al
