Thin Lizzy, Sugar Blues Live, Cork, Ireland 1980

[@jimmurphy834]

I have listened to everything TL has out there, albums, Peel Sessions, lost studio tapes, concerts and I can honestly say that Brian Downey nails it every single time. Truly an underrated drummer with perfection being his calling card. Not to mention he is a very humble person.

[@sjreid]

Sweet version

[@TheRobGuard]

I remember back in the 80s when my friend bought this newly released single (must have been before the release of the Chinatown album). We were totally blown away by this song and Snowy Whites solo! He really nails it here! What a great version of this tune!

[@trevorhales2644]

This was also my awakening

[@michaelwebb7742]

Yep I bought that single when it came out and burnt it to cd which I still have and there was some live 12" 45 rpm as well with 4 live songs I had one or 2 of those and my mate had a different one opium trail which he got overseas

[@clouds882]

i was searching for rory gallagher, and i got this instead..what a bonus!

[@danhalpin3646]

Snowy !!! Wow

[@grobbler1]

Downey's cymbal crash right at the end. Straight in the pocket as always.

[@HACKETT423]

awesome twin guitar!!

[@grindfreakmike5754]

yeah but better sound on the studio version.

[@dantucker7851]

Lynott amazing, oi oi 🤟

[@MAXVelo1]

Y'know, if you listen to the end of this close, Phil doesn't Rory 'Gallagher'. He says Rory "Galloper", as a bit of a wink & a nod to Rory's style and rhythm of playing The Blues! ;-)

[@billybroderick4758]

This was the first time id seen lizzy and it was everything i wanted it to be.it wasnt the classic no but to me that night it was .i remember so well the buzz .we got our picture taken outside and it ended it up on a compliation cd various bands called boys are back in town.

[@denisryan5357]

Nice one.

[@JaymufinJerkz]

Vibes

[@lamnag01]

@ about 4:09 you can hear lizzy locking it down and the doing their strut, the euphoric Corks supporters acknowledge accordingly.

[@denisryan5357]

You said Liam, What a guitar solo, The best I have ever heard in City Hall Cork or anywhere.

[@denisryan5357]

How I got in to the concert, I'll never know, I was so young.

[@lamnag01]

@@denisryan5357 Denis, I wanted to go to this tour in the RDS but my parents dragged me off to France, elder brother went and teased me ever since. First time I got to see them was Slane '81, well worth waiting for.

[@blackberet747]

What makes you think it's about Heroin?

[@henrikchristensen7844]

Yes heroin.

[@renecruz8973]

Cocaine

[@michelmuller7270]

Une chanson sur la drogue oui je pense a l'héroïne.. Phil était dépendant 😢😢

[@thebloodbaby]

CHANATOWN ? LOL !!

[@spurioustransients]

A far superior version to the lame studio take that ended up on the Chinatown album.

[@grindfreakmike5754]

Your nuts, studio sounds far better on all ends.

[@spurioustransients]

@@grindfreakmike5754 Sound quality wise, maybe. But there was just no life to it.

[@chrisbaker6048]

The heroin reference was in poor taste.

[@grindfreakmike5754]

Never liked live and this sounds weak compared to the studio version.

[@renecruz8973]

Yeah but it's live in concert!

[@michaelwebb7742]

I played the studio one and that sounded a bit weak I only play the live version that really rocks with snowy white on lead guitar

[@philedgar9745]

Hey man, not into the non Lizzy related photos.. Jesus Christ, I don’t wanna see that shit.

[@renecruz8973]

Sick Cocaine🍀Thin🇮🇪Lizzy☘live song ty!⸸⁶⁶⁶⛧🤘

[@michelmuller7270]

la drogue a tué phil lynott ...aucune excuse concernant ma santé..il falait un peu réduire les excès