Battle of Bands - Queen vs.Thin Lizzy

The Real Wizard wrote:

musicland munich wrote:

Is someone in knowledge if there are any TL Bootlegs available from that Tour ? Maybe a link would be nice :)

There are plenty.

The Seattle audience tape is the best representation of the evening - most of Lizzy's set and all of Queen's.


http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1354798/queen-1977-03-13-seattle-master-eq-by-trw.aspx

Thank you - I will download it after work and give it a listen then.

Thin Lizzy were great live. Don't doubt for a second that they gave Queen a run for their money.

Thin Lizzy live is great and I think Queen like it^^
Queen works best under a little bit of pressure, little bit of competition and of limit-pushing.
The 2 bands are amazing on tape, it's a treat to listen to them^^

mooghead wrote:

In 1977 on the east coast of America Thin Lizzy probably pissed all over Queen...

Or you could read the article. Just saying.


Thanks for posting it, MM ! I once read this ages and ages ago and never thought I'd see it again.

A rare example of good music journalism in the 70s.

The Real Wizard wrote:

A rare example of good music journalism in the 70s.

True words. A lot of articles lost themselves in basic informations and banalities about a star or a band. Even if someone doesn`t agree with the content of this article, it offers some substance and a point of view by the writer instead of the usual "Freddie was born in Zanzibar...blabla"

musicland munich wrote:

The Real Wizard wrote:

A rare example of good music journalism in the 70s.

True words. A lot of articles lost themselves in basic informations and banalities about a star or a band. Even if someone doesn`t agree with the content of this article, it offers some substance and a point of view by the writer instead of the usual "Freddie was born in Zanzibar...blabla"

Aye.

But I was particular referring to when journalists slagged bands for the sake of making a name for themselves, which Brian even refers to in this very article.