The local crowd appreciated it too, as they were on their feet, eating up every note during the entire show. Gorham stayed out for a couple more songs, the two Jailbreak classics "Cowboy Song" and Lizzy's most famous song, "The Boys Are Back In Town".
The thing that surprised me the most is that Gorham and Robertson never performed together. You'd think somebody, in their right mind, would have decided to let the two guys who made Thin Lizzy's twin lead guitar attack famous throw down together again on at least one of the songs that they made famous. I think "The Boys" would have been ideal.
When Moore returns to the stage for the encore, he calls out original Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell to join him. The obvious song choice for this occasion was Thin Lizzy's rock and roll adaptation of the traditional Irish pub ballad "Whiskey in the Jar", which became the band's first hit single. Bell, looking older, and much less the rock star than Gorham and Robertson, provided a nice change of pace to the evening with his wonderfully soulful lead vocal and guitar performance on this great song.
Moore closes the show with his compelling instrumental ballad "Parisienne Walkways", which he fittingly introduces with a few lines of "Old Town", from Lynott's second solo album. "Walkways" has been Moore's go to closer for a while now, and his live performances never fail to blow me away.
The song is essentially just one long guitar solo, and this night it would go on for nearly 12 minutes, and include plenty of guitar-god posturing, such as his trademark never-ending sustained note. Moore affectionately ends the song with the notes to "Happy Birthday", reminding you again that this show was a celebration of Phil Lynott.
The production values of this DVD were all top notch. The picture is presented in anamorphic widescreen and looks incredibly clear and sharp. Both DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround options are provided as well as Dolby Digital stereo. If it's got it, I will usually stick with the DTS track, and it did not disappoint this time around. Most importantly, the guitars sounded monstrous, but the bass and drums were also both well defined. I had no complaints with the camera work — it was damn near perfect.
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