Phil was born to be a rock star.

Seriously, the most underrated band in history. Even as big as they were, they deserved to be bigger.

@lucalone

11 ай бұрын

@@whiteninja9481 The USA. They only know "Jailbreak" there ', which was hit. Thin Lizzy like Rainbow are terribly underrated in the USA.

@Callipygous1975

11 ай бұрын

@@whiteninja9481 I am with you. "Underrated" has become a KZread cliche.

@Downhuman74

11 ай бұрын

@@whiteninja9481 Here in the States, Thin Lizzy were basically a one-hit wonder (or two-hits, as it were). They're only known for Jailbreak and The Boys Are Back in Town. And to this day, that's the only two songs you'll hear get played on the radio. As I understand it, they enjoyed a bigger reputation outside of the US but still not as big as they deserved. I think they should have enjoyed success on the level of Zeppelin or Sabbath. Their output is massive and varied...and of high quality. And the scope of their influence easily puts them with the top bands of that era (you can't hear a twin lead and not give thanks to TL.) But yet, they're rarely mentioned when talking about those same bands. That's what I mean about underrated. UFO is another band that's massively underrated and in much the same way. They're massively influential but rarely get mentioned alongside the bands they influenced.

@ethanreed8400

11 ай бұрын

​@@Downhuman74classic rock station in my hometown thankfully included Cowboy Song and Whiskey in the Jar in their repertoire

@Downhuman74

11 ай бұрын

@@ethanreed8400 That's awesome. Stations where I grew up only knew about "Boys" so it was a while before we even got Jailbreak. But, man, every station should be playing the four we've mentioned plus -- Rosalie, Bad Reputation, Do Anything You Want, Massacre, Waiting for An Alibi. And I don't know how in the hell Dancing in the Moonlight didn't just explode on the charts -- that song had massive mainstream appeal.

The "Jailbreak" video uploaded yesterday was killer and so is this. Love Gary Moore's solo! Please post everything in your vaults from this Thin Lizzy performance! Thanks!

@markcook3570

11 ай бұрын

Agreed

@danielferrera8773

10 ай бұрын

+1!!

What a band. Especially with Gary Moore.

Still I don't believe a word that Phil and Gary are no longer with us.

@leechilds3725

11 ай бұрын

But their music lives on . !

@Noejjkkkj

11 ай бұрын

I’m thankful for KZread that I still get to see them. ✊

I remember when I was 19 riding around in my white 1976 ford f100 blasting thin lizzy as loud as I could. I'm 62 and still blast this great music. LOVE THIS BAND! 😢

This was Thin Lizzy at the top of their game... Brian Robertson wasn't able to appear for the show as many fans know he had hurt his hand badly during a fight in a pub so here we get treated to one of Ireland's best guitar players the great Gary Moore.... he is sadly missed...

@hinjurock70

11 ай бұрын

You mean one of the world's best guitarists.

@friotaiocht101

11 ай бұрын

@@hinjurock70 Yes that's what I meant he was one of the greatest in the world at the time & yes he's from Ireland 🇮🇪...

@martinspencer1618

11 ай бұрын

He was an Ulster Protestant - as was Eric Bell - the vast majority of whom regard themselves as British rather than Irish @@friotaiocht101

@friotaiocht101

11 ай бұрын

@@martinspencer1618 And?

@friotaiocht101

11 ай бұрын

​@@martinspencer1618OMG... Shame on me for referring to him as IRISH.... lmao.... I just committed a mortal sin... 😢

Thin Lizzy and UFO my favorites since 70’s

@elvinposey5251

7 ай бұрын

met too! also Ramones and Motorhead! #5 would be ........Y&T!

@JamesPetitt1981

4 ай бұрын

Did we just become best friends?

All these Gary comments- one could forget Scott was on stage. Killer performance by Phil.

@richmacer2108

4 ай бұрын

Scott was the keystone, always looked fantastic. I don't care for Gary Moore at all. He seemed to take pleasure in murdering Robertson's work.

What I love about this band is even with the excellent and hard sound of the band, the lead singers voice comes through. It stays center front of the total sound. That is hard to do and it just gives this band a unique sound.

@needahandle

10 ай бұрын

Love it

What a great band.

Fantastic! Gary Moore one of the guitar greats!👍👍👍

@harrype3283

10 ай бұрын

Great solo....but Robbo's unbeatable

@ScottDaddyMac

9 ай бұрын

Scott Gorham is also a fantastic guitarist. Extremely underrated.

@burnley211

9 ай бұрын

@@ScottDaddyMac yes ı'm enjoyıng wıth hıs playıng. Tastefully solos

@Richard_Gatecliffe_Photography

9 ай бұрын

Hell fire. That was good.

I think the best bassist front man ever was Phil Lynott - and I LOVE Rush

@elvinposey5251

7 ай бұрын

Phil and Lemmy!

@jimdeadlock

5 ай бұрын

I think Sting is in the conversation

@frankbartoszak7637

4 ай бұрын

Hello, Mel schactner of grand funk played his bass like it was a drum,and don't underrated paul McCartney, listen to his bass playing on paperback writer

So cool seeing Gary up there playing Greenie with them. That Les Paul has some serious history. Started with Peter Green in early Fleetwood Mac, then Gary played it until he passed and now it's owned and played by Kirk Hammett.

@nickschultz3259

11 ай бұрын

look closer, that's not Greenie

@guillermo3564

11 ай бұрын

Gary sold Greeny in 2006. He passed in 2011.

@guillermo3564

11 ай бұрын

​@@nickschultz3259 yes it is. Greeny was Gary's main guitar from the time he bought it until 2006, when it was sold. Then he used Stripe mainly until he passed. It's easy to see that the neck and bridge V/T controls don't match on that guitar. Plus you can see the finish worn away under the bridge p/u. Greeny.

@JohnFromArlingtron

11 ай бұрын

@@guillermo3564 look at the neck pickup pole pieces. Wrong side for Greenie.

@visionsofhere3745

11 ай бұрын

​@@guillermo3564It's not Greenie. Both pickups are the way Gibson intended, which wasn't/isn't true of Greenie.

Phil... Scott... Gary... and Brian on the BACKBEAT!!! WHAT a LINE UP!!!

One of the greatest rock n' roll bands ever!!!!! Remarkably underrated. I believe them to be of the very best!!

Saw them 3 times in the 70s still play the albums now I’m 70 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@gwynforroberts9434

11 ай бұрын

👍

@callmemonkh9020

10 ай бұрын

DONT STOP ROCKING. NEVER.

@billsmith7695

9 ай бұрын

Oh man do I agree! The best band to ever play Brian,Scott n Gary's playing were the best!!!

@angelicamarch3407

7 ай бұрын

I believe Thin Lizzy was the very best band out of Ireland period, and im 67 yrs old!

Damn.....this was awesome!

Gary tearing it up! Man i loved this lineup.😊

@elvinposey5251

7 ай бұрын

THE NEWLY RELEASED FULL SHOW OF SYNDEY WITH MOORE IS NOW OUT AND IT'S FANTASTIC WITH ALL UNRELEASED SONGS ON CD AND DVD.

One of the first bands I ever saw live....opened for Queen in 1977. They were amazing!

@elvinposey5251

7 ай бұрын

My older brother took me to see Queen but I knew Thin Lizzy was opening but never saw them live and they blew him and me away! He was just stunned after the show.

OH HELL YEAH !!!!! Another one !

Great guitarists, a thumping rythm section and a truly charismatic singing frontman with fantastic songs made this band. Glad we have a record of how unique they were.❤

@bytornsnowdog1347

9 ай бұрын

Check out Brian Downy's new band, Alive and Dangerous.

THE live band to see back in the 70's! 😀

TMS the gift that keeps on giving

I gotta put these guys as on of the top ten rock bands of all time. I know it's a bloodbath because there were a lot of great bands in the day.

More. Give us all you've got of Lizzy. This is great footage.

Amazing Gary Mooooooore!!!

Just brilliant - what a band they were!!

Hell yeah! Never seen this clip. One of the coolest bands of all time. Hope there’s more to come. And notice, kids…totally live.

My favorite band of all time

@harrype3283

10 ай бұрын

Mine too 🎸🎸🥁🖤🚨🥀💎😍

@angelicamarch3407

7 ай бұрын

One of the Best Bands of all Time!!! Thin Lizzy!!!

My favourite band. Love it. They also played Dancing in the moonlight and bad reputation on another visit to the midnight special. That would be a superb upload. Yours hopefully

@aurthurwhiteside

11 ай бұрын

They also did Emerald on that show!

@gregoryduncan3067

11 ай бұрын

That show was on October 21, 1977. The episode guide said they did Dancin' in the Moonlight and Emerald but I've seen the clip of Bad Reputation so the episode guide must be missing that information.

@KevinMclean-st2nz

11 ай бұрын

Yea it was 3 tracks

@paulvincer199

11 ай бұрын

Bad Reputation was played on the Dec. 16, 1977 Episode

@aurthurwhiteside

11 ай бұрын

@@paulvincer199 Since they are wearing the exact same songs on all 3 songs,it would have been all in one taping, but they just showed moonlight and emerald in Oct and then Reputation by itself in Dec.

This rocks big time!🤟😎

The absolute best band ever....!

Helluva band! I miss this stuff so much.

What I wouldn’t given to have been there at that moment in time ❤

Spectacular live performance !

Awesome!

Greatest rock band in history

Thin Lizzy rules forever!

Wow, it ended before I expected it to. Cool song! I really like their style!

@DrummingMan1

11 ай бұрын

Huh you should have heard them back in the day babe!

What a great live version. So tight 👌👌❤️

@callmemonkh9020

10 ай бұрын

I'm IMMENSELY IMPRESSED. Very Tight. I'm learning about Phil and Lizzy, as you read this...

Gary Moore super shredding on that lead

🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 Ireland's finest god bless Phil and Gary Ireland's finest

From the MIGHTY Johnny the Fox!, greatest Thin lizzy album in my opinion Fantastic song and version

Really miss those double lead lines!

Awesome! Got to fish out my Live and Dangerous album and throw it on the old turntable.

That's how you do it.

@StephanieJeanne

11 ай бұрын

Yeah! That was another banger!

@gregoryduncan3067

11 ай бұрын

That was pretty much TMS at it's heaviest, I think.

@StephanieJeanne

11 ай бұрын

@@gregoryduncan3067 I would imagine...hey, since you're sort of the unofficial TMS historian (lol), do you know if Foreigner ever appeared on there? Just wondering.

@ghostfather1390

11 ай бұрын

@@StephanieJeanne as far as I know Foreigner did not play the Midnight Special, although I do recall a video of theirs, "Blue Monday" I think, with their name in neon behind them in a very similar font/style to what Midnight Special often used this was all a long time ago, through a chemical haze, so I may be mistaken I hope this channel releases Thin Lizzy's "Cowboy Song", one of my favorites, both from the show and in general, very under rated and under appreciated band R.I.P. Phil and Gary

@gregoryduncan3067

11 ай бұрын

​@@StephanieJeanneWhoops, I fell asleep again. I would say no to that. Foreigner is a pretty big name. If they were on it, I probably would have come across it at some point. None of the DVD sets have any Foreigner in them.

Thin Lizzy performed on The Midnight Special March 25, 1977

@gregoryduncan3067

11 ай бұрын

They also performed on it October 21, 1977 (the same show that Van Morrison did "Domino") and in 1976? although I can't find a date on that one.

@AnthonyRodriguez-xp2fg

4 ай бұрын

I was there.

Excelent version.

I can't believe I can see such a clear video from Gary's era.

@m0nicac0ll33n

11 ай бұрын

Wasn't Gary's era. Not with TL. It was Robbo's. Gary was just filling in because of an bar room incident that temporarily put Robbo outsky.

@m0nicac0ll33n

11 ай бұрын

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An ass kicking song !!!!!

@angelicamarch3407

7 ай бұрын

An ass kicking band!!!

Gorham ruled. Rock steady.

Man these guys were so BAD-ASS Such a Rocking great Hard Rock Band. Gary Moore on Guitar Scott Gorham two Bad Ass rock and rollers. Of course Phil Lynott On Bass and vocals such a great song writer and poet. Brian Downey such a great drummer for Thin Lizzy.

Wow! Gary Moore! Awesome!

Brilliant I remember this RIP Phil and Gary

live Lizzy is the best🤘🏼🤓🤘🏼

The greatest song lyricist ever.

Good to see some video evidence of Gary's second stint in the band. Added bonus of it being live and not just a mime

So gifted ... so sad 😔

Of all the shows I wish I would have seen these guys-in this configuration-tops my list. Brutal live show.

Ha Gary Moore with long hair😉 i love thin Lizzy great Songs

One of the greatest bands ever! This line up especially. Scott Gorham is God!

Great clip! Rare to see quality video of Thin Lizzy in their prime. Bonus seeing Gary Moore as well. Such a killer band.

THIN LIZZY RULED. THANK YOU MIDNIGHT SPECIAL!!!!!!

That tone and harmony! Sweet

Man oh man I miss this band. Hard, Rock n' Roll, they were up there with the best!

My favourite Lizzy song!

@elvinposey5251

7 ай бұрын

I also love the slow versions with Moore and Snowy White. great song.

Brilliant. Nothing else to say ❤

Amazing!

Love it! I got to see Thin Lizzy smoke Journey in Fresno a few days before Moore quit the band.

@elvinposey5251

7 ай бұрын

I WISH THEY HAD VIDEO OF DAY ON THE GREEN OF LIZZY LIVE WHEN MOORE WALKED OUT OF THE BAND AFTERWARDS! ONLY VIDEO I SEE IS OF FRAMPTON! UGH!

Greatest rock n roll ever!

Incredible!! Thanks so much!!

Why are these 2 performances never been out before? I love it! Great to see some new footage of these live gigs from about 45 years ago.

The best❤

My favorite TL line up - Classic!!

Como não amar uma Banda dessa,Phil era demais.🤩😍😍😍😍

THANXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX SO MUCH FOR POSTING THAT!,BEEN WAITING 46 YRS. TO SEE THAT AND JAILBREAK AGAIN.........LOL

Superb, and all under 3 minutes 😊

Again... thank so very much for sharing this, I hate I Only have a LIKE button, even a LOVE YOU FOREVER button wouldn't cover how grateful I am to be seeing this. ❤

Absolutely Fantastic❤❤❤❤

I loved Gary Moore and all of his blues! I had no clue he had been in Thin Lizzy until A friend told me years ago. I knew I had seen Thin Lizzy on TMS years before this and didn't see Gary with them. Rest in Peace Gary, your Midnight Blues is my favorite. Rest in Peace Phil also. You were one of a kind and so talented.

I really miss that time era. At least I still have flashbacks from time to time.

Fantastic! Thank you. Gary's hair was almost as long as Scott's at that point. He wouldn't join permanently until the second half of '78, but this was a good hint of what the band would be like with him as half of the guitar team.

Like the fashion world... the fads keep coming back aroound. You have to hope that great bands like this will come around back in the music world. Happy Wednesday... thank you for sharing! 💖

Helluva a band!!! Gary makes that guitar talk!!!!!!!!!!!🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻🔥🔥🔥

Fantastic.

OMG! I've been looking for this for years to add to collection! Why was this not on the Dedication video dvd? This must have been right before Black Rose album after Robertson was kicked out and Moore came back for 78 tour! This is rare! Where's the entire show? Thin Lizzy belongs in rock hall of fame and this performance kicks every other bands butt.

Legendary.

Great band I love them smm

I thought I saw all the Midnight Specials somehow I missed this one. I was one of the few Lizzy fans in my town, I had most of the vinyl including Johnny The Fox LP. Thanks for posting.

Man that's seriously wonderful. WoW !!

Wow!

Incredible version

I love this band! Thanks so much for posting!

Man, Prime Lizzy in this quality. Fire! Midnight Special Channel has gems

YAY! more thin lizzy!!!!! thank you so much for this and the video you uploaded yesterday! I have a request: would you consider uploading the Kinks performance from 1974? (Or any of their other performances on the midnight special) You Really Got Me from that appearance is on youtube in poor quality but I haven't been able to find any of the other songs. 🙏 thanks again!!!!!

Brilliant lyric!

I'm 62 and still slade fan👊

Great band

Is there any better sight in Rock than 2 Gibson Les Paul’s riffing it out!