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January 3Jan 3

Chet Atkins. Quite simply an Unbelievable Guitarist.

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January 4Jan 4

As today is the 40th anniversary of the passing of Phil Lynott. Can't believe it's forty years ago.

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January 4Jan 4

Saw them live in the early 80s. They were past their peak, and had Snowy White in place of Brian Robertson/ Gary Moore, but they were still great. They were a fantastic band. The Irish have voted them the greatest Irish band of all time:

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January 5Jan 5

On 04/01/2026 at 11:57, Backbiter said:
Saw them live in the early 80s. They were past their peak, and had Snowy White in place of Brian Robertson/ Gary Moore, but they were still great. They were a fantastic band. The Irish have voted them the greatest Irish band of all time:
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As you say a fantastic band and rightly chosen as the best Irish band of all time. I saw them at the Hammersmith Odeon in March 1983 when the guitarists were Scott Gorham and John Sykes. Darren Wharton was on keyboards. Concert was part of the farewell tour. At the end Eric Bell, Gary Moore and Brian Robertson made guest appearances. Eric Bell performed Whiskey in the Jar. The last song played was The Rocker with all five guitarists. A wall of noise. I went with four friends one of whom is a big Thin Lizzy fan. Suspect he played all the Lizzy albums yesterday.

Saw Gary Moore at the Dominion Theatre in October 1985. I think the bass player was Bob Daisley. The band went off and came back on stage for the encore but without Daisley. Then heard a bass being played off stage and then Phil walked on and Parisienne Walkways and Out in the Fields were performed. Little did we know at the time he would leave us about two months later.

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January 5Jan 5

1 hour ago, Boyne said:
As you say a fantastic band and rightly chosen as the best Irish band of all time. I saw them at the Hammersmith Odeon in March 1983 when the guitarists were Scott Gorham and John Sykes. Darren Wharton was on keyboards. Concert was part of the farewell tour. At the end Eric Bell, Gary Moore and Brian Robertson made guest appearances. Eric Bell performed Whiskey in the Jar. The last song played was The Rocker with all five guitarists. A wall of noise. I went with four friends one of whom is a big Thin Lizzy fan. Suspect he played all the Lizzy albums yesterday.
Saw Gary Moore at the Dominion Theatre in October 1985. I think the bass player was Bob Daisley. The band went off and came back on stage for the encore but without Daisley. Then heard a bass being played off stage and then Phil walked on and Parisienne Walkways and Out in the Fields were performed. Little did we know at the time he would leave us about two months later.

I knew he was a big drug user, so in that sense his untimely death was not the shock it might have been. He looked a bit out of it in the gig I saw (1982, I think), but he was still an outstanding front man. One of the most charismatic in the history of rock, no question. I listen to Lizzy regularly, and have enjoyed the recent demos that were unearthed. This one claims to be an acoustic version but I beg to differ, as there's a lovely electric solo.