R.I.P. Philomena Lynott

[bedlington mackem]

He tried but the same 'friends' kept showing up.

He was having a party over Christmas in '85, and one of these friends turned up with a gift for him. The rest is history.

Scott had the good sense/fortune to get himself completely away from it all.

yeah.....Phil didnt have the strength though to turn it down .....unlike Scott who always struck me as a "weaker" character. Phil just thought he was invincible and yet his warnings to himself were all over his songs from Black Rose onwards.....its strange he never pulled back.

 

[chriswallace85]

i was at that show...it was soo disappointing. It should have been all about Phil yet it was all about Gary. It was almost as if Robbo felt that way ...he was a bit half arsed as he never even got to play a song with Scott. Tragic misuse of what should have been a great event.

That's the impression I always got looking at it from the outside. Narked me a bit.

I have but I think it’s crap.

 

[bedlington mackem]

I have but I think it’s crap.

Fair enough...i dont think you will really enjiy Lizzy if you think that way about TBABIT

That's the impression I always got looking at it from the outside. Narked me a bit.

i think everyone there was narked tbh....you could sense the frustration in the crowd on the night...Garys massive drawing out of Parisian Walkways was probably the best example.....just so not needed

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

Fair enough...i dont think you will really enjiy Lizzy if you think that way about TBABIT



i think everyone there was narked tbh....you could sense the frustration in the crowd on the night...Garys massive drawing out of Parisian Walkways was probably the best example.....just so not needed

It’s just that it’s been played loads. Even if I liked them I’d be sick of it.

 

[chriswallace85]

Just listening to that video I posted above - what a set of arseholes they've got on there with Phil mind.

 

[bedlington mackem]

It’s just that it’s been played loads. Even if I liked them I’d be sick of it.

yeah i know what you mean.....i think its fair to say that its not their best song by some way. If i was gonna pick 5 songs that truly represent cla ssic Lizzy i would go for Still in love with You, Suicide, Fools Gold, Romeo and the lonely girl and Dancing in the moonlight

Just listening to that video I posted above - what a set of arseholes they've got on there with Phil mind.

Thanks for that link Chris....ive not seen that before.

So much for tackling the heroin problem mind....still a big one today what 35 years later ?

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

yeah i know what you mean.....i think its fair to say that its not their best song by some way. If i was gonna pick 5 songs that truly represent cla ssic Lizzy i would go for Still in love with You, Suicide, Fools Gold, Romeo and the lonely girl and Dancing in the moonlight

@Harry Angstrom says they aren’t much cop on record and only any good live like. I’ll listen to them tunes and report back.

 

[chriswallace85]

yeah i know what you mean.....i think its fair to say that its not their best song by some way. If i was gonna pick 5 songs that truly represent cla ssic Lizzy i would go for Still in love with You, Suicide, Fools Gold, Romeo and the lonely girl and Dancing in the moonlight

L&D version I take it?

Boys has been overplayed, no doubt about that, but it's only because it's an absolutely class song. As a record, it cannot be faulted. Great hooks, great lyrics, great chorus, great structure, great production. It's flawless really, but perhaps a victim of it's own success.

Songs like that, I try and filter out if I can. If somebody's killing it in a cover band, ignore it, gan for a piss, get a pint. If it's on the telly, yeah well so what. Radio? I barely listen to it anyway. You're putting a playlist together or playing the jukebox, pick something less popular on. Then when it comes to putting the album on and listening, you can enjoy it for it is - a great song on a great record.

@Harry Angstrom says they aren’t much cop on record and only any good live like. I’ll listen to them tunes and report back.

Well he's wrong because they are - but it's basically accepted that they were force to be reckoned with as a live act.

Just listen to Live & Dangerous. Even if live albums aren't your thing, it's a great record anyway.

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

L&D version I take it?

Boys has been overplayed, no doubt about that, but it's only because it's an absolutely class song. As a record, it cannot be faulted. Great hooks, great lyrics, great chorus, great structure, great production. It's flawless really, but perhaps a victim of it's own success.

Songs like that, I try and filter out if I can. If somebody's killing it in a cover band, ignore it, gan for a piss, get a pint. If it's on the telly, yeah well so what. Radio? I barely listen to it anyway. You're putting a playlist together or playing the jukebox, pick something less popular on. Then when it comes to putting the album on and listening, you can enjoy it for it is - a great song on a great record.


Well he's wrong because they are - but it's basically accepted that they were force to be reckoned with as a live act.

Just listen to Live & Dangerous. Even if live albums aren't your thing, it's a great record anyway.

He would say he’s right.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Well he's wrong because they are - but it's basically accepted that they were force to be reckoned with as a live act.

Just listen to Live & Dangerous. Even if live albums aren't your thing, it's a great record anyway.

Just not for me. No right or wrong. They were magnificent live. Really magnificent.

He would say he’s right.

It's opinion.

 

[chriswallace85]

He would say he’s right.

Why take his word for it? Use ya lugs.

 

[Big Duke Six]

I have but I think it’s crap.

Not one of their better tracks, but played to death on the radio..

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Why take his word for it? Use ya lugs.

He said he was going to listen.

 

[Big Duke Six]

I've said it on here many times. Lizzy were the best live act ive ever seen.

 

[chriswallace85]

He said he was going to listen.

Aye alreet man Hazza, fuck sake.

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

Why take his word for it? Use ya lugs.

I will man.

I've said it on here many times. Lizzy were the best live act ive ever seen.

Aye but all the others were likely a pile of shite so that says nowt.

 

[Big Duke Six]

I will man.


Aye but all the others were likely a pile of shite so that says nowt.

I can list you a who's who of the worlds greatest rock bands that ive seen live, but I wont.

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

I can list you a who's who of the worlds greatest rock bands that ive seen live, but I wont.

In your opinion. It’ll be stuff like Loose Change, Joe Bonemassa loads of old wank guitarists that twang away for hours with their eyes shut in a velvet waistcoat.

 

[Big Duke Six]

In your opinion. It’ll be stuff like Loose Change, Joe Bonemassa loads of old wank guitarists that twang away for hours with their eyes shut in a velvet waistcoat.

Your demeanor is beginning to slip.

 

[Swindon On Tour]

yeah i know what you mean.....i think its fair to say that its not their best song by some way. If i was gonna pick 5 songs that truly represent cla ssic Lizzy i would go for Still in love with You, Suicide, Fools Gold, Romeo and the lonely girl and Dancing in the moonlight



Thanks for that link Chris....ive not seen that before.

So much for tackling the heroin problem mind....still a big one today what 35 years later ?

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