I was still in kind of a daze from the sheer rockingness of Thin Lizzy and was wandering around the Coliseum concourse when I spotted a familiar looking longhair. Lucky for me, Moore was a complete madman on guitar, and his fierce performance helped make it the most thrilling arena-concert experience of my life.Ĭompletely and utterly blown away by the opening act, I couldn’t really give a rat’s ass when the headliner hit the stage. But he had been replaced, yet again, by off-and-on Lizzy member Gary Moore. I was quite shocked to find that Robertson wasn’t on stage, because I was primed to hear him and Gorham trade solos on the gorgeous ballad “Still in Love With You”, just like on Live and Dangerous. I always thought it was weird that coguitarist Brian Robertson wasn’t included on the cover, especially since he played lead on my favourite track, “Opium Trail”, but apparently he was being a bit of a knob back then.Īnyway, taking full advantage of the fact that most people at the gig were there for the headliner, I easily worked my way up to the front of the stage and rocked out about 10 feet from my heroes. The night of the show I even got all dressed up, meaning that I put on my black Bad Reputation t-shirt, which sported the image of Thin Lizzy’s latest studio album on the front. The thought of having to eat more Hamburger Helper as a result of buying a ticket didn’t phase me in the least. But when I heard they were coming back in ’78 to open for Styx–who had just released Pieces of Eight, which boasted the decent Tommy Shaw tunes “Renegade” and “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)” -I was more than psyched. I can’t say that they blew Queen off the stage, because back then nobody blew Queen off the stage. I’d seen Thin Lizzy in Vancouver the year before, opening for Queen on its Day at the Races Tour, and they were stunning. Back in ’78, you could have dangled backstage passes for Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and the Rolling Stones in front of me and I would have said, “Got any Lizzy?” For the past five years–ever since hearing its first great LP, 1973‘s Vagabonds of the Western World–I’d been a huge Thin Lizzy fan. This was just four months after Thin Lizzy had released its Live and Dangerous double album, which is widely believed to be the “ Greatest Live Album of all Time“. I was working towards a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in English Lit, so I had to study a bunch of weird-ass novels by guys like John Barth and Thomas Pynchon instead of my usual faves like King, Bloch, and Matheson. That’s the one Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham gave me backstage at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum on October 12, 1978.Īt the time I was a 21-year-old student at the University of British Columbia–or “UBC”, as we liked to call it. You can return an item that is unwanted for a refund but you will be responsible for the cost of returning the item to us, unless we delivered it to you in error or it is faulty.See that Thin Lizzy mirror pin I’m holding? That’s not just any old Thin Lizzy mirror pin. We will refund the same means of payment as you used to make your purchase.ĭue to inventory and accounting purposes, we do not exchange items received for different items than originally purchased. If you return a high-value item, we recommend you use a recorded delivery service. It is your responsibility to ensure safe return of the item(s) to us. You will be responsible for the cost of returning the item to us, unless we delivered it to you in error or it is faulty. When we receive it, you will be refunded the price of the item(s) within 14 days. Once you have cancelled the order, you must send the parcel back to us within 14 days. You can cancel/request a refund of your order within 14 days of receiving it by contacting us by email. REFUND POLICY: (not for Ticket Sales as these are final and non-refundable) Goods that are faulty or sent in error must be returned to Crash Records Limited, 35 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PU within 7 working days of the item being received by the customer.
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