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Released in 1978, just as the hot streak starting with 1975's Fighting and running through 1977's Bad Reputation came to an end, Live and Dangerous was a glorious way to celebrate Thin Lizzy's glory days and one of the best double live LPs of the 70s. Of course, this, like a lot of double-lives of that decade — Kiss' Alive! immediately springs to mind — isn't strictly live; it was overdubbed and colored in the studio (the very presence of studio whiz Tony Visconti as producer should have been an indication that some corrective steering may have been afoot). But even if there was some tweaking in the studio, Live and Dangerous feels live, containing more energy and power than the original LPs, which were already dynamic in their own right. It's this energy, combined with the expert song selection, that makes Live and Dangerous a true live classic.

Live and Dangerous is a live double LP by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1978. It was recorded in London and Toronto in 1977, during the tours accompanying the albums Johnny the Fox and Bad Reputation.

Live and Dangerous was originally intended to be a studio album. Working with Tony Visconti, Thin Lizzy had had huge success with their previous album Bad Reputation, and the group wanted to work with him again. But since Visconti had a very tight schedule Phil Lynott came up with the idea that they spend two weeks together compiling a live album instead.

After they had decided which tracks they were going to use, Lynott asked if they could re-record some vocals due to technical issues. After spending some time overdubbing various bits, noticing the impact on the result, they ended up re-recording all the vocals, guitars and bass. So the only real live elements of Live and Dangerous are the drums and the audience. Visconti justified this by stating that every track was performed before a live audience. The exception being Southbound, which was taken from a sound check onstage in Philadelphia. Tony Visconti has stated that the album is "75% recorded in the studio."

Other sources state that although the finished album contains overdubbing, it is claimed that it is "75% live".

Overdubs and mixing were done at Good Earth Studios in London, England.

It was also the last album to feature Brian Robertson who went on to form Wild Horses with ex-Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain. On this album, the band segues immediately from “Cowboy Song” into “The Boys Are Back in Town”, on the line “a cowboy’s life is the life for me”. This technique was revisited with the same pair of live tracks in subsequent performances, and showcased more professionally on further live albums - examples being Thin Lizzy’s later concert in Sydney with Gary Moore, and also on Thin Lizzy’s Greatest Hits.

It was reissued on CD in 1996.

A DVD was released on October 16, 2007 which contains all the recorded video from the Live and Dangerous concert, including: (in order) "Rosalie", "The Boys Are Back In Town", "Emerald", "Dancing In The Moonlight", "Massacre", "Still In Love With You", "Don't Believe A Word", "Are You Ready", "Sha-La-La", "Baby Drives Me Crazy", and "Me And The Boys" (Not included on the album). It also includes various other Thin Lizzy performances, such as a recorded show from their farewell tour.

01."Jailbreak" (Phil Lynott) – 4:31
02."Emerald" (Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Lynott, Brian Robertson) – 4:18
03."Southbound" (Lynott) – 3:44
04."Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song" (Downey, Lynott, Bob Seger) – 4:00
05."Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" (Lynott) – 3:50
06."Massacre" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) – 2:46
07."Still in Love With You" (Lynott) – 7:40
08."Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) – 3:32
09."Cowboy Song" (Downey, Lynott) – 4:40
10."The Boys Are Back in Town" (Lynott) – 4:30
11."Don't Believe a Word" (Lynott) – 2:05
12."Warriors" (Gorham, Lynott) – 3:52
13."Are You Ready" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson) – 2:40
14."Suicide" (Lynott) – 5:00
15."Sha La La" (Downey, Lynott) – 4:18
16."Baby Drives Me Crazy" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson) – 6:36
17."The Rocker" (Eric Bell, Downey, Lynott) – 3:58