Thin Lizzy / The Last Gig Monsters Of Rock Nurnberg 1983 / 1CDR

Thin Lizzy / The Last Gig Monsters Of Rock Nurnberg 1983 / 1CDR / Shades
Zeppelinfeld, Nurnberg, Germany 4th September 1983

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THIN LIZZY, an Irish hero who was born in 1969 and ran through a short history of 14 years. A new excavation live album that conveys the final performance is now available.
Speaking of THIN LIZZY’s last show, “September 4, 1983 Nuremberg performance”. This is an audience recording when I participated in the MONSTERS OF ROCK tour in West Germany. This show has been known for recording for a long time and is familiar in our shop with “FAREWELL TOUR 1983 (Shades 295)”. However, this work is a new master different from that. It’s not a difference in gene, but a completely different recording.
Before the content of concern, first of all, the position of the show itself. Speaking of the Sykes era, there are many official live albums and videos, and the recently released “MONSTERS OF ROCK: KAISERSLAUTERN 1983 (Shades 1314)” is also very popular. Let’s check them together according to the schedule at that time.

・ January 26-March 3: UK # 1 (21 performances) ← * Official Hitchin video
<< March 4th “THUNDER AND LIGHTNING” released >>
・ March 6-April 10: UK # 2 (24 performances) ← * Official LIFE / Dublin video
・ April 27-May 4: Europe (6 performances)
・ May 17-23: Japan (5 performances)
《Tour ends once》
・ August 28: Reading Festival appearance ← * Official BBC RADIO ONE
・ September / February: Dortmund performance (MOR)
・ September March “KAISERSLAUTERN 1983”
・ September / April: Nuremberg performance (MOR) ← ★ This work ★

This is THIN LIZZY in 1983. In addition to this, there was also a solo performance by Phil Lynott, but I summarized it only with THIN LIZZY. “THUNDER AND LIGHTNING Tour” ended in May in Japan, but three months later, Reading Festival and MONSTERS OF ROCK Tour will be added. As a result, it was officially disbanded with the Nuremberg performance of this work.
This work recorded on such a memorial night is a new excavation recording that is also a sister work of the popular “KAISERSLAUTERN 1983 (Shades 1314)”. This time as well, it was discovered as the “G.Mann” collection, which is also a hot topic, and it is also a brand that originated from the 1st Gene Master.
The sound is clear and powerful. The core also vividly jumps into your ears, and the details are very clear. I felt a little distance from the conventional recording, but this work has a powerful core in front of me. Sykes’ machine gun picking is also vividly driven into the outline of each shot, and Phil’s vocals can be clearly understood word by word. As a matter of fact, the stability is not good in the first half because there is a poor contact on the left channel, but that also gradually improved. In the middle stage “Emerald”, it stabilizes quickly, and in the latter half after that, you can fully enjoy the finest sound with a great direct feeling.
The final performance of the set, which is different from “KAISERSLAUTERN 1983”, is drawn with such a straight ball sound. Speaking of the symbol board of this period, it is the official “BBC RADIO ONE”, so let’s organize it while comparing.

・ Nightlife: Still in Love With You
・ Fighting !!: Rosalie
・ Jailbreak: Jailbreak / Emerald / Cowboy Song / The Boys Are Back in Town
・ Live & Dangerous: Are You Ready / Baby Drives Me Crazy (★)
・ Black Rose: Waiting for an Alibi
・ Thunder and Lightning: Thunder and Lightning / Baby Please Don’t Go
* Note: “★” marks are songs that cannot be heard on the official version “BBC RADIO ONE LIVE IN CONCERT”.

… And it looks like this. I couldn’t hear “Waiting for an Alibi”, “Baby Please Don’t Go”, “Cowboy Song”, and “Rosalie” in “KAISERSLAUTERN 1983”, but more than that, the fact that “this is the last” is engraved Rarely, every word of MC has the weight of history. In the middle of “Cowboy Song”, Phil’s fanfare was very exciting, and “Baby Drives Me Crazy” was accompanied by a magnificent singalong conducted by the bass. Phil insists, “The Best audience in German, fuckin world, universe !!”, but in the middle of the audience seats. The pleasure of standing “being present on a historic night” is the real thrill of only the finest audience.
Although it was returned, poor contact in the first half was missed. Without it, it’s a shocking live album that will be immediately pressed. THIN LIZZY facing the final enthusiastic performance, and a direct new excavation where you can feel Phil Lynott right in front of you. Please take a closer look at the historic night.

★ Newly excavated audience recording of the final performance “September 4, 1983 Nuremberg”. It is a completely different recording from the past, and is a brand name created from the newly excavated 1st Gene Master. In the first half, the left channel is unstable, but in the second half after “Emerald”, it is stable and the direct feeling is transformed into a superb sound. Each song has the weight of history that “this is the last”, and the pleasure of standing in the middle of the grandly exciting audience is the real thrill of the best audience. It is a new masterpiece that you can feel THIN LIZZY facing the historic night in front of you.

1969年に産声を上げ、14年間の短い歴史を駆け抜けたアイルランドの英雄THIN LIZZY。その最終公演を伝える新発掘ライヴアルバムが登場です。
THIN LIZZYのラストショウと言えば、「1983年９月４日ニュルンベルク公演」。西ドイツで行われたMONSTERS OF ROCKツアーに参加した際のオーディエンス録音です。このショウは以前から録音が知られ、当店でも『FAREWELL TOUR 1983（Shades 295）』でお馴染みです。しかし、本作はそれとは異なる新マスター。それもジェネ違い等ではなく、完全な別録音なのです。
その気になる内容の前にまずはショウ自体のポジション。サイクス時代と言えば、公式のライヴアルバムや映像も多く、さらには先日リリースされた『MONSTERS OF ROCK: KAISERSLAUTERN 1983（Shades 1314）』も大好評。それらも併せ、当時のスケジュールで確かめてみましょう。

・１月26日-３月３日：英国#1（21公演）←※公式ヒッチン映像
《３月４日『THUNDER AND LIGHTNING』発売》
・３月６日-４月10日：英国#2（24公演）←※公式LIFE/ダブリン映像
・４月27日-５月４日：欧州（６公演）
・５月17日-23日：日本（５公演）
《一度ツアー終了》
・８月28月：レディング・フェス出演←※公式BBC RADIO ONE
・９月２月：ドルトムント公演（MOR）
・９月３月『KAISERSLAUTERN 1983』
・９月４月：ニュルンベルク公演（MOR）←★本作★

これが1983年のTHIN LIZZY。この他にもフィル・ライノットのソロ公演などもありましたが、あくまでTHIN LIZZYだけでまとめました。“THUNDER AND LIGHTNING Tour”は５月の日本公演で終了しましたが、３ヶ月後にレディング・フェスとMONSTERS OF ROCKツアーが追加。結果、本作のニュルンベルク公演をもって正式に解散となりました。
そんなメモリアルな夜で記録された本作は、好評を賜っている『KAISERSLAUTERN 1983（Shades 1314）』の姉妹作ともなる新発掘録音。今回も同じく今話題の「G.Mann」コレクションとして発掘されたもので、やはり1stジェネ・マスターから起こされた銘品なのです。
そのサウンドは、クリアでパワフル。芯も鮮やかに耳元へ飛びこみ、ディテールもえらくクッキリ。従来録音はやや距離も感じましたが、本作は力強い芯が本当に目の前。サイクスのマシンガン・ピッキングも一発一発の輪郭まで鮮やかに打ち込まれ、フィルのヴォーカルも一語一語まではっきりと分かる。実のところ、前半は左チャンネルに接触不良があるので安定感は良くないのですが、それも徐々に改善。中盤「Emerald」でビシッと安定し、それ以降の後半はダイレクト感も絶大な極上サウンドがたっぷり楽しめるのです。
それほどの直球サウンドで描かれるのは、『KAISERSLAUTERN 1983』ともまた違ったセットの最終公演。この時期の象徴盤と言えばオフィシャルの『BBC RADIO ONE』ですので、比較しながら整理しておきましょう。

・ナイトライフ：Still in Love With You
・ファイティング!!：Rosalie
・脱獄：Jailbreak／Emerald／Cowboy Song／The Boys Are Back in Town
・ライヴ＆デンジャラス：Are You Ready／Baby Drives Me Crazy（★）
・ブラックローズ：Waiting for an Alibi
・サンダー＆ライトニング：Thunder and Lightning／Baby Please Don’t Go
※注：「★」印は公式盤『BBC RADIO ONE LIVE IN CONCERT』で聴けない曲。

……と、このようになっています。「Waiting for an Alibi」「Baby Please Don’t Go」「Cowboy Song」「Rosalie」あたりは『KAISERSLAUTERN 1983』でも聴けなかったわけですが、それ以上に１曲１曲で「これが最後」という事実が刻まれ、MCの一言一言にも歴史の重みが宿る。「Cowboy Song」中盤ではフィルの煽りに大いに盛り上がり、「Baby Drives Me Crazy」はベースに指揮された壮大なシンガロングが巻き起こる。フィルが「The Best audience in German, fuckin world, universe!!（くそったれなこの世界、この宇宙で一番のオーディエンスはドイツのお前らだ！）」と煽るのですが、の客席の真ん中に立ち「歴史的な夜に居合わせている」との快感はまさしく極上オーディエンスだけの醍醐味なのです。
返す返すも前半の接触不良が惜しまれる。それさえなければ、即プレス化という衝撃のライヴアルバムです。最後の熱演に臨むTHIN LIZZY、そしてフィル・ライノットをすぐ目の前に感じられるダイレクトな新発掘。どうぞ、歴史的な夜をじっくりと噛みしめてください。

★最終公演「1983年９月４日ニュルンベルク」の新発掘オーディエンス録音。従来とは完全な別録音で、新発掘の1stジェネ・マスターから起こされた銘品。前半は左チャンネルが不安定ながら「Emerald」以降の後半はビシッと安定してダイレクト感も絶大な極上サウンドに変貌します。１曲１曲に「これが最後」という歴史の重みが宿り、盛大に盛り上がる客席の真ん中に立つ快感はまさしく極上オーディエンスだけの醍醐味。歴史的な夜に臨むTHIN LIZZYを目の前に感じられる新名盤です。

(63:01)
1. Intro
2. Jailbreak
3. Thunder And Lightning
4. Waiting For An Alibi
5. Baby Please Don’t Go
6. Are You Ready
7. Still In Love With You
8. Emerald
9. Cowboy Song
10. The Boys Are Back In Town
11. Baby Drives Me Crazy
12. Rosalie

Phil Lynott – Vocals, Bass
Scott Gorham – Guitars, Backing Vocals
John Sykes – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Brian Downey – Drums
Darren Wharton – Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Shades 1339