![]() In 2013, he spent an amazing hour talking to Andi Deris of Helloween, which was the high point of his heavy metal journalism. ![]() Then he was honored to get to have drinks, and talk for an hour with the legendary Dan McCafferty of Nazareth for his second interview. He had his first interview for the Portland, Oregon publication The Rock Rag with guitarist Paul Gilbert in his Racer X days. Bryce is from the great Pacific Northwest in USA, and has played in metal bands like Babylon, Holy Terror, The Wild Dogs, Warhead and Egypt through the 80s. ![]() From the day he purchased his first album ( Machine Head by Deep Purple), he has had a passion for heavy music, which has influenced his whole life. Mark Nauseef – Drums The Boys Are Back In Town Live At The Sydney Opera House October 1978 – Tracklistīryce is an audio engineer and a graphic designer here at Metal Express Radio. If you get a chance to pick this gem up, you will be more than pleased, and fortunate to own a small piece of Hard Rock history. Gary Moore is smoking hot on the guitar, and Phil’s vocals are amazing on every track. It’s a plus to be able to re-live moments in time for those of us who grew up on this great music, and more than worth it to any music fans who have somehow missed out on this fantastic concert recording. Phil Lynott is in top form on this album, and re-affirms his place in Hard Rock / Heavy Metal history as one of the all-time greats. The full track list reads like a greatest hits album, and what’s great is the new mix of this iconic show. Such classics as “Jailbreak”, “Warriors”, “Don’t Believe a Word” and “Bad Reputation” are in excellent form here, and the up-tempo performances confirm the band’s excitement to be playing for the huge mass of fans at the opera house. These 13 tracks contain the most iconic Thin Lizzy songs from their catalogue to date, and the energy in the music is fantastic. Brian Downey was unable to make the tour due to an illness, and American drummer Mark Nauseef filled in. The lineup consisted of Phil Lynott (of course) and Scott Gorham, with Gary Moore returning to replace Brian Robertson who had quit when things reached a boiling point. ![]() In 1978 Thin Lizzy was perhaps at it’s peak of popularity, and the concert in Australia shows the magnitude of their power and stage charisma. This review is focusing on the music CD, and not the documentary film. The documentary is accompanied with a remix of The Boys Are Back In Town Live At The Sydney Opera House October 1978, which includes 5 new songs that were not a part of the original release. Hard to imagine anyone left the arena that night not feeling they got their money’s worth.One of the most iconic musicians is responsible for influencing thousands of bands and is still being talked about, and with the release of Phil Lynott – While I’m Away it’s quite apparent why. Reportedly, the band had been added to this stop of the snorting-ants-infamous Ozzy/Motley tour later chronicled in Crue memoir The Dirt and Netflix film adaptation (video of Osbourne's set has long been online too). Ratt rocks every face there for another four minutes, a blaze of hooks, hedonism and man-skank bangs. Ratt then crashes straight into set closer “Round and Round.” At the sound of that hit’s sugar-metal crunch, the crowd at the Salt Palace - then-home of the NBA’s Utah Jazz and many ’80s arena rock shows - instantly goes wild. On the set’s penultimate song “The Morning After,” Crosby and DeMartini do intertwining solos that evoke a snake eating its own tail. Throughout the four-song performance, Bobby Blotzer’s drum grooves prowl and jab. Next, the band slashes through “You’re In Trouble,” off Ratt’s debut LP Out of the Cellar, punctuated by quicksilver stuff by guitarist Warren DeMartini. During the pre-choruses, Ratt bassist Juan Croucier steps to the mic to deliver a melodic vocal. Robbin Crosby is in guitar Adonis mode, peeling off a chemtrail-hued solo on his Flying V. This live version has extra fur on it, with frontman Stephen Pearcy’s lusty bay in fine form. In the clip, Ratt opens with “You Think You’re Tough,” the street-life banger off the band’s self-titled 1983 EP.
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