In particular, Phil’s vocals are better than anything he’d ever done anywhere else - more soulful, more pronounced, powerful - pick your adjective. If this was concocted in the studio, I have no idea how they managed this kind of energy. I can’t believe how great this album still sounds. Now expanded to two discs with two bonus tracks, Live and Dangerous is still a fantastic listen from front to back. So we may never know, except to listen to the results and blindly enjoy them for what they are!

The liner notes go into great detail on this, with producer Tony Visconti and guitarist Scott Gorham disagreeing on the details. However, one thing it does have common with Kiss Alive is that it was heavily overdubbed in the studio. What is it about live albums in general and this one in particular? Or the dad’s CD collection, as time goes on. Likewise with Lizzy - this was the album you were most likely to find in the older brother’s record collection. What is it about live albums that, in the past anyway, pretty much defined a band’s career? If you were going to own one Kiss album, let’s face it, it was Kiss Alive. THIN LIZZY – Live and Dangerous (2011 deluxe edition) “Is there anyone here who has some Irish them? Are there any girls who’d like a little more Irish in them?” - Phil Lynott

Thin lizzy live and dangerous