Hey Guys! Who cares really who is irsh or not? I am a fucking german guy and I love them all! I don´t care about if one of those is irish, english or geman or what ever! They did a great music together and there is no doubt about it! For me Phil is the greatest songwriter ever, Brian the best drummer ever and all of them guitar player are great! Every one of them has it´s special type of playing guitars and I can tell only by hearing them, who it is! So let´s cool down and enjoy the music!
@tealshelp GARY MOORE WAS BORN IN BRIGHTON ENGLAND . READ YOUR BOOKS , BUT IF HE WAS BORN IN BELFAST WOULD THAT NOT MAKE HIM BRITISH NOT IRISH , I AM IRISH GARY MOORE WAS ENGLISH
@tealshelp SO PHIL LYNOTT IS AN ENGLISHMAN AS WELL, HE WAS BORN IN STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND TO AN IRISH MOTHER AND SOUTH AMERICAN NEGRO FATHER ! GARY MORE IS DEFINATELY IRISH, ARE YOU SAYING PEOPLE IN NOTHERN IRELAND AREN'T IRISH ? TRY TELLING YOUR REPUBLICAN BROTHERS IN THE NORTH THEY AREN'T IRISH ! PLEASE PLEASE SHOW SOME BASIC KNOWLEDGE
@shambles7ful your in Australia i am in Ireland so i think it is you who needs some basic knowledge GARY MOORE WAS BORN IN BRIGHTON ENGLAND . ASK HIS KID BROTHER CLIFF MOORE
Lizzy where and always will be the best band in the world. And would have been a lot bigger if it had not been for the Engilsh man Gary Moore the man who fucked up Lizzy big time
Downey never got the recognition that he deserves!! Watching the others from Thin Lizzy make their fortunes elsewhere-- as with Phil Lynott, Gary Moore (R,I.P.), Robbo, etc, makes me wish he did tioi.
totally agree with you all, Brian Downey is definitely the most under rated rock drummer of our time. He, John Bonham & Stewart Copeland where/are my 3 favourites & while John Bonham & Stewart Copeland where highly rated it was very rare to ever hear much mention at all of Brian Downey, a drumming genius & so relaxed, check his grip on his sticks & the semi-Moeller techinque strokes in his snare & toms!! Awesome, what an inspiration.
Brian Downey & Tommy Aldridge are the best two footed drummers on the f*in' planet. Their 16th notes anyway. I know Simon Phillips is amazing and Terry Bozzio uses his feet like an octopus. But given the context and genre, you can't touch these guys.
Awesome,Brian Downey is right up there with the best rock drummers of all time,Heavy driving grooves with dynamics and feel that blow many others out of the water... i'm lucky enough to play in a band that do a few 'Lizzy' numbers...if only i had a fraction of Brian's skill :) ....'Emerald' always gets my in a cold sweat! lol
If there is one drummer more underated than Brian, it is surely Bill Ward, a fantastic drummer who was as instrumental to the Sabbath sound, as Downey was to Lizzy.
If any caught the 'John Bonham/Keith Moon Show', sorry 'I'm in a rock and roll band' about drummers they would have noticed there wasn't a single mention of Big 'Ol Brian or Bill Ward or Mitch Mitchell. That show sucks dick.
@JonnyBlahBlah You are so right, you would think they were the only drummers in the world, a lot of Keith Moons drumming was very untidy, I think he was grossly over-rated.
@apachestar Thanks for your backup apachestar, The who with Keith Moon were a bit like cream, when it worked it sounded great, but it didnt work very often, drummers are there for a reason, to hold it all together. The fact he never used a hi-hat says it all.
to do this solo, after doing double bass with both feet constantly throughout the song is insane! his legs musta been killing, well done Brian Downey!!!!
Brian is just like the T-1000 in Terminator 2, he just becomes. A total Machine but the the most humble bloke you will ever hope to meet in your life, a contradiction in terms I know.
HevyImpaler Saxon wern't even formed when this drum solo was created, this is from 1978 live at the Rainbow theatre, Saxon we're formed 1979. I think you got it the wrong way round mate,
People, the song is all about the drum solo, there are miles better songs that thin lizzy did for the insane guitar solos! This is Brian Downey's song, and so it should be, he is stupidly underrated nowadays, and this solo proves it, such amazing co-ordination with the hands and feet that non-drummers can't appreciate, he was a fukin GOD!
Thin Lizzy was a true band, ever single member of the band (at this time and various other periods) was hugely talented, what lots of bands miss nowadays!
@thecouls What you said about Brian Downey is all true one of the most underrated drummers of all time. Another great drum fill is played on Bad Reputation. Simply Awesome.
@thecouls Most big bands of today like Iron maiden and Motorhead look up to Thin lizzy, and they solomly miss them. Most Metal fans fail to appreciate this!
It actually Scott Gorham (Red guy) whos playing but they trained the cameras onto Brian Robertson becuase he moved into what they thought was the Solo position and so filmed the wrong guy they share the solo at points but gorham startyed the solo and robs finished it
they were not underated they were extremely popular back in the day. i cant think of anhy band to compare them with whos had a similar amount of success in the modern day
It's such a shame people like Brian Downey are so underrated only because he wasn't in any of the absolute biggest bands. If he did the exact same thing for well, Led Zeppelin, he would be one of the Gods ! Just like Bonzo :)
saw gary moore at leeds in april . he was RUBBISH. not talking to the fans falling out with the rest of the band telling the fans to fuck off it was just a mess he as truned in to a twat . we paid £ 40 to see him what a wast
Brian Downey in my eyes is the best drummer..my own opinion. iv grown up listening to thin lizzy from a very young age... i think he's very very UNDER-rated!
Kinda .. Thank You.. just Wish I could have Met Phil.. that would have Been The Best Ever. btw Aerosmith Back 30+yrs was also one the very Best, as was U.F.O Scorpions w/ Uli, Ac/Dc w/ Bon.. man those were the Days.. LONG LIVE Rockin ROLL. PieCe (-_o
I've Met Brian & Scott in '96 and John Skyes.. and it was a Magic moment in my life I shall never Forget.. Brian is a Great guy even put Me on Guest list for 2nd night in a row seeing em in Calif. yes I got autographs.. Thx for posting this Great Video
The three drummers at that time were all jazz/swing prog drummers. Ian paice, cozy powell, and my favorite Brian(the man)Downey. Those three drummers(legends)were the reason i started playing in the first place. These gentlemen are true players. My hats off to them...rock on!
Not surprising really alot of the precursor metal band were basically blues rock based on black music. You can really hear the jazz roots of metal drumming here.
the other hard rock and metal bands, that are actually more popular, have so much to thank to thin lizzy.... the best double pedal drum solo I've ever heard before judas priest's Painkiller one
no way man! Chinatown rocked! 'Night Life', 'Shades of blue orphanage' and 'renegade' were close to bad' 'nightlife' was probably the worst. but a bad Thin Lizzy album is better then most bands anyway. Thin Lizzy rocks no matter what though
In terms of Thin Lizzy I think Renegade was a weak record. In terms of that album compared to other albums by other bands it is some really good material. That says something. Even the weakest Thin Lizzy records are better then a ton of other bands material out at the time and today
Yeah. Main reasons why I dont like Renegade is pretty uninspired writing, exept in few tracks and Snowy White. Man his solos were weak and his sound was, well, how would I put it, fluey. Gorham kicks his butt in songs like Sugarblues and the title track from Chinatown. But this song rocks, especially mr Downeys drums.
Lizzy was incomparable. Phil Lynott was the most charismatic frontman in human history. He was also an incomparable lyricist and -- according to people who met him -- a really good "bloke." I miss that guy EVERY DAMN DAY.
Sha La La has to be one of my favourite Lizzy songs it really shows what a powerhouse they where, there are'nt many rock bands that can stand up to Thin Lizzy
Mydad says he can still remember this concert when he listens to teh cd, when they were all chanting b4 jailbreak. He always said they were phenomenal live, but wow, i wish i was around wen the were at their prime. Luv Thin Lizzy
Your dad is bang on. I saw them on their farewell tour in '83 at Hammersmith Odeon. All the old guitarists were there. As a 16 year old and a fan of Lizzy for 7 years by then I can't explain what it felt like to see Phil in the flesh. I couldn't move. Still my favourite band of all time.
the first verse of this song = lyrical bliss, vocalist supremist....this is THE GREATEST THIN LIZZY line-up and if you think otherwise you must be out of your mind!!!!
Yeah downey was just solid as fuck, drumming in the rocker is unreal, and that interlude in havin a good time rocks too. Everyone associated with this band could teach anyother band a thing or too. The only thing better then lizzy in concert would be rory gallagher and thin lizzy playn the same bill!!!!!
Hey Guys! Who cares really who is irsh or not? I am a fucking german guy and I love them all! I don´t care about if one of those is irish, english or geman or what ever! They did a great music together and there is no doubt about it! For me Phil is the greatest songwriter ever, Brian the best drummer ever and all of them guitar player are great! Every one of them has it´s special type of playing guitars and I can tell only by hearing them, who it is! So let´s cool down and enjoy the music!
SinLizzy1 1 month ago 4
The drum solo was awesome!
JeffKnight 2 months ago
Thin Lizzy was so much better then other so called legendary bands a shame they play one song by them and thats what there known for
glove8888 3 months ago
@glove8888
Only one song? You don't know what are you talking about. Not a damn clue.
teniootti 3 weeks ago
I dunno why you lot are talking about about Gary Moore when it was Brian Robertson who played this gig.....!!
McMud 5 months ago 3
GARY MOORE THE MAN WHO FUCKED UP LIZZY
tealshelp 5 months ago
@tealshelp GARY MOORE WAS BORN IN BELFAST, SO THEREFORE HE IS AN IRISHMAN !!! HOW DID HE FUCK UP THIN LIZZY ?
shambles7ful 5 months ago
@tealshelp GARY MOORE WAS BORN IN BRIGHTON ENGLAND . READ YOUR BOOKS , BUT IF HE WAS BORN IN BELFAST WOULD THAT NOT MAKE HIM BRITISH NOT IRISH , I AM IRISH GARY MOORE WAS ENGLISH
tealshelp 5 months ago
@tealshelp SO PHIL LYNOTT IS AN ENGLISHMAN AS WELL, HE WAS BORN IN STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND TO AN IRISH MOTHER AND SOUTH AMERICAN NEGRO FATHER ! GARY MORE IS DEFINATELY IRISH, ARE YOU SAYING PEOPLE IN NOTHERN IRELAND AREN'T IRISH ? TRY TELLING YOUR REPUBLICAN BROTHERS IN THE NORTH THEY AREN'T IRISH ! PLEASE PLEASE SHOW SOME BASIC KNOWLEDGE
shambles7ful 5 months ago
@shambles7ful your in Australia i am in Ireland so i think it is you who needs some basic knowledge GARY MOORE WAS BORN IN BRIGHTON ENGLAND . ASK HIS KID BROTHER CLIFF MOORE
tealshelp 4 months ago
@tealshelp aarrhh mouthing off AGAIN !!!
1jackiea 4 months ago
troppo tosti.
VaiPeppe 5 months ago
Lizzy where and always will be the best band in the world. And would have been a lot bigger if it had not been for the Engilsh man Gary Moore the man who fucked up Lizzy big time
tealshelp 6 months ago
@tealshelp Englishman UHH, Gary Moore is an Irishman you friggin tool !!! The greatest guitarist to this god damn world has ever seen !!! R.I.P
shambles7ful 5 months ago
@shambles7ful Well go read your books Gary Moore was born in Brighton England I am Irish he was not
tealshelp 5 months ago
Downey never got the recognition that he deserves!! Watching the others from Thin Lizzy make their fortunes elsewhere-- as with Phil Lynott, Gary Moore (R,I.P.), Robbo, etc, makes me wish he did tioi.
wingseclipsed 6 months ago
totally agree with you all, Brian Downey is definitely the most under rated rock drummer of our time. He, John Bonham & Stewart Copeland where/are my 3 favourites & while John Bonham & Stewart Copeland where highly rated it was very rare to ever hear much mention at all of Brian Downey, a drumming genius & so relaxed, check his grip on his sticks & the semi-Moeller techinque strokes in his snare & toms!! Awesome, what an inspiration.
nigelregan 7 months ago
First band I ever saw live, in 1979, and I've never seen a better live drummer since.
Awesome Brian, true understated talent.
ntrlmass 7 months ago
What a performance on drums - Mr Brian Downey I salute you. Masterpiece
CapnChao5 8 months ago
only the best x
Teresa52990 8 months ago
Good tune, but the live version is so much better, double guitars just makes it perfect, in my opinion.
L1ZZ1771 8 months ago
did he FLIP his stick in the middle of the solo at 4:00?
ezrhino100 9 months ago
1:45 is the picture for the ages.
ezrhino100 9 months ago
Brian and Phil a partnership until Phil died way to soon!!
johnnyw12 10 months ago
Saw them in Galway Ireland in 1983 . Not seen anything like them since .
mtarps 11 months ago
Brian was playing double bass drums too, altogether one of the most under-rated, if not the most under-rated drummers in rock...
buzzer1961 11 months ago
Black magic... mmh really... fantastic !
Sinahi64 11 months ago
Brian Downey for Taoiseach!!!
MrRobmull 11 months ago 2
Thank god phil lynott was keen on rock, rather then soft pop or somethan like that..... rock is best
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DirtyBeardTube 11 months ago
Least he was recognised in the top 100 Drummers in Rolling Stones Survey number 82 my opinion he should have been in the top 10!!!!
kakeeey 11 months ago 2
yes BRIAN DOWNEY you are fucken awesome DRUMMER.
kakeeey 11 months ago 8
absolute epicnessssssss
PLATEOFCURRYCHIP 1 year ago
srsly... do they still rock?
CCMrJones 1 year ago
Brian Downey & Tommy Aldridge are the best two footed drummers on the f*in' planet. Their 16th notes anyway. I know Simon Phillips is amazing and Terry Bozzio uses his feet like an octopus. But given the context and genre, you can't touch these guys.
MrOutfreakage 1 year ago
I want to SHA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LALALALALALALALA
forzamicha46 1 year ago 5
Well done Downey*****
joluqa 1 year ago
Show me one drummer who hasn't borrowed bits and pieces from those who influenced them and took it and put it together and made it his own!!!
johnnyw12 1 year ago
Shame the camera people (director) hadn't a clue about drumming.....if only they had zoomed in on his legs at work! Man he made it look effortless.
Shadowplay95 1 year ago 2
Thin Lizzy rocks so hard.
SamFisherCell 1 year ago
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Give's me the shiver's EVERY time, absolutely stunning!!!!!!!!
mistyoyo 1 year ago
Give's me the shiver's EVERY time, absolutely stunning!!!!!!!!
mistyoyo 1 year ago
WOW
jimn1968 1 year ago
wow !!!! ;)
forzamicha46 1 year ago
thin lizzy should be with us in these dark days of bs music..
100% pure rock from the soul 2 the heart..
PRICELESS
kremmidazzz 1 year ago
Listen to Ian Paice on The Mule on "Made in Japan" by Deep Purple.... Think our Brian ripped off this solo from Ian near the end!
Fendermanpaul 1 year ago
Brian Robertson used the wah-wha pedal in many solo's.I like that very much.
And together with Gorham(one octave different) the Riffs.Very harmoniously.Great cast.
Great Time
PeterOzric 1 year ago
Awesome,Brian Downey is right up there with the best rock drummers of all time,Heavy driving grooves with dynamics and feel that blow many others out of the water... i'm lucky enough to play in a band that do a few 'Lizzy' numbers...if only i had a fraction of Brian's skill :) ....'Emerald' always gets my in a cold sweat! lol
bull3tproofmike 1 year ago
brian downey is a fuckin machine
soap797 1 year ago
Brian you fuckin headcase!! ace solo!
letsgetrocked89 1 year ago
thin lizzy was far too awsome for their time
80smetalchild 1 year ago
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does anyone know where to get bass tabs for this?
davidnolan2 1 year ago
Damn, I forgot how GREAT this band was. Every song is a masterpiece. :-)
apachestar 1 year ago
Has to be the best drum solo ever forgotten how good really was
cubandaddy1000 1 year ago
yes!! the drummer is the best!!
zeratul45 1 year ago
Brian Downey is a quite underatted drummer i think he should be up there with Bonham , Paice, Ward Etc
MotorheadDrew 1 year ago 2
If there is one drummer more underated than Brian, it is surely Bill Ward, a fantastic drummer who was as instrumental to the Sabbath sound, as Downey was to Lizzy.
liamnag01 1 year ago 3
@MotorheadDrew: +1
harisk1 1 year ago
@MotorheadDrew this whole band is underrated
maggot653 1 year ago
I hate what Thin Lizzys legacy has become, its a friggin tribute band these days!
AdamW69612 1 year ago
If any caught the 'John Bonham/Keith Moon Show', sorry 'I'm in a rock and roll band' about drummers they would have noticed there wasn't a single mention of Big 'Ol Brian or Bill Ward or Mitch Mitchell. That show sucks dick.
JonnyBlahBlah 1 year ago
@JonnyBlahBlah You are so right, you would think they were the only drummers in the world, a lot of Keith Moons drumming was very untidy, I think he was grossly over-rated.
roimlil 1 year ago
@roimlil Agreed. Saw them live in 1976. Moon couldn't keep time, very messy.
apachestar 1 year ago
@apachestar Thanks for your backup apachestar, The who with Keith Moon were a bit like cream, when it worked it sounded great, but it didnt work very often, drummers are there for a reason, to hold it all together. The fact he never used a hi-hat says it all.
roimlil 1 year ago
to do this solo, after doing double bass with both feet constantly throughout the song is insane! his legs musta been killing, well done Brian Downey!!!!
jamesupjimmy 1 year ago
Man, he FLOWS over those drums!
Seanbo88 1 year ago 2
Brian is just like the T-1000 in Terminator 2, he just becomes. A total Machine but the the most humble bloke you will ever hope to meet in your life, a contradiction in terms I know.
liamnag01 1 year ago 2
wow
stfuysf 1 year ago
Best rock drummer ever.Just go away dont even respond.Thanks
clwilu94 1 year ago
Downey, you M*therF**cking Genious Drummer! DAMN. Really amazing double bass-drum double beat solo. I never knew. Whoah.
4rainbowed 1 year ago
one o the greatest rock bands ever if not the best
akiraCunt07 1 year ago
Holt shit,Brian is amazing
clwilu94 1 year ago
I Feel Blessed to Have seen this Line up on Johnny The Fox Tour....2 of the finest Guitarest in Rock N Roll..I Think..R.I.P. Phil...
Schon2112 1 year ago
HevyImpaler Saxon wern't even formed when this drum solo was created, this is from 1978 live at the Rainbow theatre, Saxon we're formed 1979. I think you got it the wrong way round mate,
renegadefm 1 year ago
Nothing could get as heavy as this stuff for that time (except Stained Class) ... Thin Lizzy should be up there with Sabbath, Priest and Motörhead.
That drum solo is insane! There's a Saxon moment from 4:15 to 4:22 (sounds like the ending of See The Light Shining, just two years earlier).
HevyImpaler 2 years ago 7
Live and Dangerous album is awesome.
urota1965 2 years ago 2
People, the song is all about the drum solo, there are miles better songs that thin lizzy did for the insane guitar solos! This is Brian Downey's song, and so it should be, he is stupidly underrated nowadays, and this solo proves it, such amazing co-ordination with the hands and feet that non-drummers can't appreciate, he was a fukin GOD!
Thin Lizzy was a true band, ever single member of the band (at this time and various other periods) was hugely talented, what lots of bands miss nowadays!
thecouls 2 years ago 70
dude please lets all just shut the fuck up and enjoy the fuckin song.. you're wastin your time..
can't win arguements over the internet anyways..
ginocidian1 2 years ago 3
@thecouls Well said but the guitar playing is still legendary too :-) It seems that to have talent these days is seen as being uncool. Great drummer
bloobear1 1 year ago
@thecouls Brian Downey is a fantastic Drummer..his feel and understanding of how to play for the Song is unparalleled amongst a lot of Rock Drummers.
ludwignut 1 year ago
@thecouls I wonder if the lineup for 2011 will be satisfying :/
CCMrJones 1 year ago
@thecouls What you said about Brian Downey is all true one of the most underrated drummers of all time. Another great drum fill is played on Bad Reputation. Simply Awesome.
phototroon 1 year ago
@thecouls Most big bands of today like Iron maiden and Motorhead look up to Thin lizzy, and they solomly miss them. Most Metal fans fail to appreciate this!
Anderslang14 10 months ago
@thecouls I remember when I saw the show in Sweden on the same Tour.
The drum solo was just mindmelting, they did some kind of sound effect so the drums solo swirled round the arena.
Nilshugohugosson 5 months ago
that is a drum solo
soap797 2 years ago
the best band best drum solo ever
Mexikoolz71 2 years ago 4
OMG im still in love with Phil....first album I ever got 4 xmas when I was 11, Thin Lizzy, live and dangerous...What can ya say...
imnotcrazy11 2 years ago 5
My god Brian had an amazing stamina
AdamW69612 2 years ago 5
i seriously jizzed listening to scott play his solo from 1:50-2:00. god he is my favorite guitarist ever, long live lizzy
pinto4646 2 years ago 3
It actually Scott Gorham (Red guy) whos playing but they trained the cameras onto Brian Robertson becuase he moved into what they thought was the Solo position and so filmed the wrong guy they share the solo at points but gorham startyed the solo and robs finished it
Abramscommander 2 years ago
What an underrated band! not just the drummer, look at the bassist guitarists and the whole band.... just plain amazing
Unfortunately underrated
soccerdank21 2 years ago 7
They broke up too soon too
MiLkInCoWs 2 years ago
Oh, for sure, i wish Phil was still alive but unfortunately he had to die like half of the world's greatest rock stars :(
soccerdank21 2 years ago
they were not underated they were extremely popular back in the day. i cant think of anhy band to compare them with whos had a similar amount of success in the modern day
Abramscommander 2 years ago
true straight goin, u have to love the flanger...
What an awsome guitar duo!!
Thin Lizzy was so underrated at their time, it's a shame.
The Live and Dangerous Double Album is a milestone in REAL music. (!!!)
Absolutly a kind of it's own, this album is heckin' LEGEND !
boomfield 2 years ago 22
Where's the flanger?
SebZoso 2 years ago
@boomfield This band was one of my earliest influences; and to this day I consider them to be one of the best ever
DrGiggles68 1 year ago
what a fucking drummer. the solo in te UK 75 album is even better than this!
THINLIZZYFANno1 2 years ago 5
Up the Dubs!!!! Hails from boston, my family's from Cork! WOOOOOOOO Sha-la-la!!!Brian Downey is a god, rip phil, I love thin lizzy!!!!!!!!!!!11
hithatrollz 2 years ago 5
isaneeee!!!!!!!!!!!wooow
kuraineko666 2 years ago
One of THE most underrated drummers ever. And as a fellow skinsman, I know what I'm talking about - he says modestly ;o)
EuroMino 2 years ago 6
It's such a shame people like Brian Downey are so underrated only because he wasn't in any of the absolute biggest bands. If he did the exact same thing for well, Led Zeppelin, he would be one of the Gods ! Just like Bonzo :)
GeorgVanHalen 2 years ago 6
Very true. R.I.P. John.
EuroMino 2 years ago
Listen to that fucking bass...
Necroshine99 2 years ago 9
nope, Philo was Black Elvis.
testekicker 2 years ago 4
This is Thin Lizzy at their prime..Great stuff...
LBjim 2 years ago 2
Brian,the steamhammer, Downey. He and Bonzo from Led Zeppelin are the greatest drummers.I love tham both.
hennefeld 2 years ago 3
How could Downey be wearing a sweater playing like that!? I'd faint.
CianByrne14 2 years ago 3
elvis presley was the KING...Philo knew this....still Philo was Black Elvis
retiredsecurity 2 years ago 3
ummmm no actually Chuck Berry was the black Elvis, but Phil is my favorite singer of all time anyways.
drumerboy1231 2 years ago
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saw gary moore at leeds in april . he was RUBBISH. not talking to the fans falling out with the rest of the band telling the fans to fuck off it was just a mess he as truned in to a twat . we paid £ 40 to see him what a wast
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yorksmilkchurns 2 years ago
that drum solo is truely astounding! so consistent and a delight to watch
therealbp 2 years ago 5
Holy!Thin Lizzyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
F1tsy 2 years ago 5
Hit It
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5.24!
fjelly0 2 years ago
The best Drummer of what?Or in what?
PredigerSHARP 2 years ago
I believe his/her statement should be clear to anyone with a modicum of intellect.
barryjohn1 2 years ago 4
Brian Downey in my eyes is the best drummer..my own opinion. iv grown up listening to thin lizzy from a very young age... i think he's very very UNDER-rated!
RosieBroadwayBand 2 years ago 3
definately :) so are ginger baker and kenny jones (in my opinion lol :) but yeh downey rocks :)
floofynut 2 years ago
RIP PHIL
80smetalchild 2 years ago
Kinda .. Thank You.. just Wish I could have Met Phil.. that would have Been The Best Ever. btw Aerosmith Back 30+yrs was also one the very Best, as was U.F.O Scorpions w/ Uli, Ac/Dc w/ Bon.. man those were the Days.. LONG LIVE Rockin ROLL. PieCe (-_o
FleshLessOne 2 years ago 4
I've Met Brian & Scott in '96 and John Skyes.. and it was a Magic moment in my life I shall never Forget.. Brian is a Great guy even put Me on Guest list for 2nd night in a row seeing em in Calif. yes I got autographs.. Thx for posting this Great Video
FleshLessOne 2 years ago
lucky mothafucka
80smetalchild 2 years ago
The three drummers at that time were all jazz/swing prog drummers. Ian paice, cozy powell, and my favorite Brian(the man)Downey. Those three drummers(legends)were the reason i started playing in the first place. These gentlemen are true players. My hats off to them...rock on!
Blewline67 2 years ago 3
Bought this DVD as it is now released again. A must have...
Slamgurka 2 years ago 2
haha im watching it on vh1 classic right now. this song is amazing!
80smetalchild 2 years ago
best band ever was.... phil rulez
nielsthai 2 years ago
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hey,gkdaddy1,fagit,its not metal
GravyInThePants 2 years ago
best drummer in the fucking world!!!!:D
arnesuger 3 years ago 9
Along with Rod D'eath who played with Roy Gallagher in the 70's Downey was one one the most creative.
barryjohn1 2 years ago
Well though out, superbly executed and solid f***ing drum solo. His technique is sweet. I love this song as well. Metal at it's finest.
gkdaddy1 3 years ago 8
Metal? lol
trinconi 2 years ago
Best Jazz song ever!
fjelly0 3 years ago
Not surprising really alot of the precursor metal band were basically blues rock based on black music. You can really hear the jazz roots of metal drumming here.
qwerly45 2 years ago
wow, this is the first drum solo i have ever seen that has been even close to as good as Neil Perts drum solos :P
AntonTheAntlion 3 years ago
Brian is better
arnesuger 2 years ago
THAT WAS AWESOME!
the other hard rock and metal bands, that are actually more popular, have so much to thank to thin lizzy.... the best double pedal drum solo I've ever heard before judas priest's Painkiller one
AndersThePROUD 3 years ago 2
best band ever
rineannaandme 3 years ago 5
what a drum solo!!! i have their double disk "Live & Dangerous" from 1980s or older lol
13alexander 3 years ago 5
Closest to bad Lizzy came was with Snowy White on Chinatown a lot of fillers on there Sugar Blues for example
conorcarey 3 years ago
no way man! Chinatown rocked! 'Night Life', 'Shades of blue orphanage' and 'renegade' were close to bad' 'nightlife' was probably the worst. but a bad Thin Lizzy album is better then most bands anyway. Thin Lizzy rocks no matter what though
DUDEplayer69 3 years ago 2
In terms of Thin Lizzy I think Renegade was a weak record. In terms of that album compared to other albums by other bands it is some really good material. That says something. Even the weakest Thin Lizzy records are better then a ton of other bands material out at the time and today
SatanicalEve 2 years ago
Yeah. Main reasons why I dont like Renegade is pretty uninspired writing, exept in few tracks and Snowy White. Man his solos were weak and his sound was, well, how would I put it, fluey. Gorham kicks his butt in songs like Sugarblues and the title track from Chinatown. But this song rocks, especially mr Downeys drums.
DIOFan92 2 years ago
WHOA.LIZZY COULD ROCK OUT.
pataisias 3 years ago 4
Lizzy was incomparable. Phil Lynott was the most charismatic frontman in human history. He was also an incomparable lyricist and -- according to people who met him -- a really good "bloke." I miss that guy EVERY DAMN DAY.
Kirok 2 years ago 7
Sha La La has to be one of my favourite Lizzy songs it really shows what a powerhouse they where, there are'nt many rock bands that can stand up to Thin Lizzy
EFK1990 3 years ago 4
Phil was great but the twin Guitars of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson along with drummer Brian Downey made that band the best!!
johnnyw12 3 years ago 5
wow does he deserve more credit.
LIZZY FOR LIFE!
INSANEIOMMI8 3 years ago 4
has to be one of the greatest drummers ever!!!
THINLIZZYFANno1 3 years ago 6
after all these fuckin years still an explosive band!!!!!!!!!damn i wish i was there
lespaulordeath 3 years ago 2
Brian Downey..fucking legend.
Lizzy were the business live..a real hard grafting rock band.
PeckhamExile 3 years ago 6
line bass with guitars are just perfect...
imagine this thing played by strokes in actual days? strokes would be just like beatles.... lol!!!
thin lizzy is a fucking band.. and almost no one knows it :(
Luckzzz 3 years ago 3
You can always hear the king's call
;)
afroman93 3 years ago 4
Amen! And I cried the night *this* king died, too.
Dammit, Phil, I miss ya, brother....
Kirok 2 years ago 7
Mydad says he can still remember this concert when he listens to teh cd, when they were all chanting b4 jailbreak. He always said they were phenomenal live, but wow, i wish i was around wen the were at their prime. Luv Thin Lizzy
xxFitnessfreakxx 3 years ago 4
Your dad is bang on. I saw them on their farewell tour in '83 at Hammersmith Odeon. All the old guitarists were there. As a 16 year old and a fan of Lizzy for 7 years by then I can't explain what it felt like to see Phil in the flesh. I couldn't move. Still my favourite band of all time.
jsbach40 3 years ago 6
Is there any bad song Thin Lizzy recorded?I don`t think so.
Doink1981 3 years ago 3
me either
thebladesman 3 years ago
Fats.
jcane28eatsfatpuss 3 years ago
Fats.
fukinblowme 3 years ago
perfect!!!!
fernandacarioca 3 years ago
b. downey does not have the credit he deserves on r'n'r. fact.
trinconi 3 years ago
you couldn't be more right! Brian Downy was looked up to by many top drummers of today.
drummerkid71 3 years ago 3
Yep, technically superb!!!
tyrant1505 3 years ago 2
No one inside Thin Lizzy has, actually (but Gary Moore, and he was in the band only for an album and a half...). And that's really a pity!
zosothebelly 3 years ago
what a fricken amazing band
docj40 3 years ago
this is the true lizzy, everything else is just a toy! haha
hoppuss44 3 years ago 3
Brilliant Downey's drum solo is awesome. This line up was the best.
Razamabaz 3 years ago 5
i love the way phil leaves out the line "take my jelly roll" haha great stuff :)
hoppuss44 4 years ago
the first verse of this song = lyrical bliss, vocalist supremist....this is THE GREATEST THIN LIZZY line-up and if you think otherwise you must be out of your mind!!!!
korrayls 4 years ago
Yeah downey was just solid as fuck, drumming in the rocker is unreal, and that interlude in havin a good time rocks too. Everyone associated with this band could teach anyother band a thing or too. The only thing better then lizzy in concert would be rory gallagher and thin lizzy playn the same bill!!!!!
riastradh2 4 years ago 7
brian Downey = awesome drummer
svaran 3 years ago 4
Thin Lizzy rock! I heard this song live on December 4th 07. It was awesome!!!!!!!
jovimotleycruehalen 4 years ago
Greatest band over every other if you ask me!!
Britdrumphil 4 years ago 7
Amen.
fukinblowme 3 years ago
Come on Lizzy fans 'lets hear it for the MOST under-rated drummer in rock!!
As the late great Philo says' The one and only' Brian Downey!!
He swings like a mother, rocks and drives da band!!
Britdrumphil 4 years ago 3
Yes. Listen to his chops on The Rocker on the live and dangerous album.
nickwildwood 4 years ago 2
This is probably the best song on Live and Dangerous. The album version is nowhere near as good.
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