Thin Lizzy - Black Rose (Live 1979)

[fisherman06100]

to theone827 & black sabfan I did away bak when..... and they were abolutely fantastic what a major loss to the music world

[harry82much]

Hammersmith Odeon for me too. Enoyed the Robbo years, but Gary Moore was better on the longer solos. Best band ever - sorry Olly!

[TheSlash21]

Not a fan of the keyboard i'm afraid

[KTEELKTEEL]

Saw them on successive nights @ Hammy Odeon in '79! Cool, brilliant and breathtaking. Would say awesome but that's a crap American word, these days...

[proton58]

@KTEELKTEEL

Crap american word? how about a fucking moronic british word like brilliant, then? cunt.

[milanotiki]

seen them from the first line on castle and downingtown,just for the fans of alba,tiki from belgrade,serbia,not to mention chills upon mi spine during solos,once in a lifetime

[captainsurfa]

By far the best line up.

[asherbasher100]

Saw them on the Black Rose Tour 1979 at the Liverpool Empire!...brilliant

[Starkulf]

@asherbasher100 ,ya jammy git I wish I had made the effort to see TL, a fuckin awesome band.

[drjohncarter1962]

I saw Thin Lizzy at the Colston Hall in Bristol in 1979, what a force of nature they were! I have never heard music like it before or since. Philip Lynott is greatly missed

[kilmo88]

I was able to visit Phillip's grave twice in Dublin, it was in the late '90s before 9/11. I have rarely felt like I was doing something important, but Dublin and the surrounding areas are really great and it was right after the Philomania so I wasn't alone

[backthisway]

I saw Lizzy in april 1979 in London .. fantastic.

[WhoTheFuckGotARock]

Great song but I wonder who's playing the synth or keyboard at 5:08

[Mompfried]

@WhoTheFuckGotARock

Hi there,

I once I saw in a video that one of the guys (I think it was Phil) used some kind of foot pedal on which you can play some keyboard harmonics, very basic tool, but effective if you only need some keyboard backing.

[MrTinlizzy]

I Just wanna say on behalf of all Thin Lizzy supporters,thanks Black Sab,, cheers mate,, k

[Dtuninghuh]

Does anyone know if Phil wrote all the guitars and solos?

[pumpanyckel]

I saw some documentary couple of years back, i think jim fitzpatrick, who did most of the albumcovers and was a close friend to phil, said that his father was ethiopean.

[jici327]

@pumpanyckel i read his father was bresilian :S does it make a difference? he's awsome anyway =D

[MrTinlizzy]

He was actualy born in West Bromwich England, Philomina (his mom) fled the workhouse from there to Ireland via Manchester, amid the stigma that was attached to a white womon having a black child, etc, thanks again sabfan i just love this.

[getDun2012]

blacks invented rock music period

[castratephilanderers]

@getDun2012 

Agreed, mate!!! : )

[MrTinlizzy]

yep makes me proud to be irish,, and im english,, love you Philo

[gloriouspeanut]

This is amazing!

[DannyBoi3k]

phil is irish tru and tru, if he was here today he wud tell u dat

[ambassadoriku]

Born in England, Mom is Irish Mom & Dad is black guy from British Guiana.

[gmlasam]

How is Phil Irish?

[fallenangels999]

in my opinion i think this was the best thin lizzy line up

[microfeck]

great performance, the time with moore in the band tightened up the band in a big way. not taking away from anyone, but he was a perfectionist.

[nouoriel]

cheers mate. great upload.

[BettoLaden]

thin lizzy rules!

[murphopolis]

Holy crap is that a solid live performance of a really crazy/difficult song!

Thin Lizzy is so very underrated.

[PhilipPorter]

Wow incredible! i was actually at this gig with my mate Mac. He didn`t have a ticket but got into the gig. We were right down at the front, me in front of Scott, Mac in front of Philo.

Great memories!

[Mrmikeshelton]

If I ever open my own Irish pub, I'll call it the Black Rose, in honour of this song.

[padjur]

Don't open your pub in Galway mate, we already have a Roisín Dubh. Its a Great venue for bands as well, you should check it out some time.

[six2112]

My favorite Lizzy song, The harmony guitars are beautiful.

[meltogue]

I was lucky enough to spend my teens through the great thin lizzy days , never missed a concert. . castlebar,rds ,slane ,cavan and many others .The good old days!!!

[deirdrec1]

Thanks 5 stars!

[sexdrive5]

when I listen to this song, I kind of regreat not being irish

[oliva46780]

My home town, I was priveleged to be at this gig,superb song only for the specialists. Wouldnt be appreciated by people generally today. Long live phil's music

[theone827]

I love this song! I wish I could have seen Phil Lynott preform while he was still alive

[blacksabfan]

As do I.

[BaboonBro]

@blacksabfan I'm so glad I did.

[parrisly]

one of my favourites too! Phil was and is still the King of

Rock,visit the first Philo Exhibition 27th April -

8th May in Arklow Ireland with great Tribute Charity

Night on 3rd May,hope to see a few from here

[simonwebster2036]

@theone827: I had the honour and privilege of seeing the man play en encore at a Gary Moore gig @ Manchester Apollo in September '85 on the 'Run For Cover' tour (after they'd made up and 4 months before Phil died). They played 'Out in The Fields' (which was a new release then), 'Military Man' (the b-side, as I recall) and 'Parisienne Walkways' together. Phil looked as if he hadn't slept for about a week then but the crowd loved it.

[StewRoberts]

@simonwebster2036 I was at that very gig. I met them both after the concert. I have loads of photos. Great night. I was on the floor on my dad's shoulders (I was very young at the time)

[kirkzer]

@theone827 Ya, his performances were far superior then.

[thinsnake]

Love u baby. My all time hero xxx Wish I could go back in time to see you again xxx

[albagubrath10]

seen them at edinburgh playhouse about 77-78 the hawes!!

[theone827]

I sang part of this song in my choir a few years ago, the part where he saw, " oh shanadoh, I'm bound away"

[paulguitargod]

Man this sounds great wish i was there to see the great phil lynott!!!!!!! THIN LIZZY

[Raindownuk]

Most under rated band i history.

[4tus]

amazing band

[RockbertoRocks]

Scott Gorham and Gary Moore on guitar = Absolute Rocking Heaven!

[Narrowcaster]

And errrr....

Anyone really compared the biography of Lynott and Barack Obama:

black African father who disappeared;

white mom who went abroad;

white granny who co-parents him;

wins over white hearts in hard rock and American politics;

loved drugs ;-);

media loves him;

two daughters;

humour.....

[littlefirestarter]

Thats well noticed but Phil Lynott's father was Brazilian not African

[Narrowcaster]

Wikipedia and others maintain his father is Brazilian, others believe he's Nigerian, including Phil's mom...

[littlefirestarter]

Well according to the Rocker, he was certainly a black South American.l

[ruxtron]

no no she says brazilian! i interviewed her, she lives in my town

[st0nedallday]

his name was Cecil Parris, Phil's middle name is Parris, listen to the lyrics of Parisian walkways, Phil was born in '49 "i remember Paris in '49"

[st0nedallday]

littlefirestarter is 100% right, phil's father was a black brazilian, but who gives a fuck about obama or any other politician, leave that shit elsewhere

[boardskins]

I'd rather have Lynott as president.

[Mrmikeshelton]

Oh hell yeah!

[Narrowcaster]

Long live drugs of any kind: the members of Thin Lizzy are carrying this song into the spiritual spheres in Preston. I have the original yellow vinyl version of this concert and...something happens durig this song.

[FuzzballfromKenya]

This is one of the great undiscovered songs of the classic rock era. Beatiful solos......  Suprised music franchises such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band pay it much attention.... oh well. I like songs that arent popular anyway.

[theone827]

amen to that, there's nothing wrong with mainstream popularity, but I think this song thrives best as a hidden gem

[yousuckidiots]

This is possibly the best rock song ever created. Stunningly beautiful guitarwork, which can't be surpassed and overall feeling. Absolutely amazing.

[maudpurple]

You don't need to be IRISH to absolutely love Thin Lizzy - they were and are the best and only Rock and Roll band. Phil Lynott is the very essence of a Rock STAR!!!

[Jogonpants]

Proud to be Irish because of these guys.

[Maniskmakaroni]

crikey. total orgasm, even with the little shabby sound!

[DIOFan92]

Great song, very Lizzy like. Solo and Riff are just great.

Lizzy 4ever

[nouoriel]

cheers mate, never heard this live with the black rose line-up.

[Kirok]

Just.... damn. Heroic.

[lynottfan4]

Brilliant thanks for posting.

[BaboonBro]

Precious Shenandoah &/ Will Ya Go Lassie Go