Grand Slam: Live 1984
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Live 1984 is a live album
by Irish rock
band Grand Slam
, released in 2003 but recorded in 1984.
Issued as both a single disc and an extremely limited double disc version, the first disc is a collection of live recordings from Grand Slam's first three concerts, recorded from 30 March to 1 April in various Irish locations, including Galway
and Castlebar
. Indeed, Lynott explains at the end of 'Yellow Pearl' that the reason for the number of covers they performed was because "this is only the second gig", meaning the band had not had the chance to write enough of their own material.
The second disc is a 'Video CD' recording of their set at the Nostell Priory
Festival in Wakefield
on 27 August 1984.
Disc two
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by Irish rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Grand Slam
Grand Slam (band)
Grand Slam or Phil Lynott's Grand Slam were a rock band, formed in 1984 as the brainchild of ex-Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott.The name 'Grand Slam' was invented after a plethora of other band names had been considered, including 'Reactor Factor', 'Catastrophe', 'Hell Bent On Havoc', 'Slam Anthem'...
, released in 2003 but recorded in 1984.
Issued as both a single disc and an extremely limited double disc version, the first disc is a collection of live recordings from Grand Slam's first three concerts, recorded from 30 March to 1 April in various Irish locations, including Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
and Castlebar
Castlebar
Castlebar is the county town of, and at the centre of, County Mayo in Ireland. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years...
. Indeed, Lynott explains at the end of 'Yellow Pearl' that the reason for the number of covers they performed was because "this is only the second gig", meaning the band had not had the chance to write enough of their own material.
The second disc is a 'Video CD' recording of their set at the Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory is a Palladian house located in Nostell, near Crofton close to Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, approached by the Doncaster road from Wakefield...
Festival in Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
on 27 August 1984.
Track listing
Disc one- "Nineteen" (Phil LynottPhil LynottPhilip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
) - 4:23 - "Yellow Pearl" (Lynott, Midge UreMidge UreJames "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...
) - 4:46 - "Sarah" (Lynott, Gary MooreGary MooreRobert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
) - 4:08 - "Parisienne Walkways" (Lynott, Moore) - 4:54
- "Crime Rate" (Lynott, Mark StanwayMark StanwayMark Stanway is a keyboardist. He is famous for his work with British rock band Magnum, and also with Phil Lynott's Grand Slam. He also plays with M3 Classic Whitesnake, featuring ex-Whitesnake members Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray and Mick Moody....
) - 5:49 - "Young Boy" (Lynott, Stanway) - 4:26
- "Whiter Shade of Pale / Like a Rolling StoneLike a Rolling Stone"Like a Rolling Stone" is a 1965 song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Its confrontational lyrics originate in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of England...
" (Gary BrookerGary BrookerGary Brooker, MBE, is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. Brooker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours on 14 June 2003, in recognition of his charitable services.-Early life:Brooker was born in...
, Keith ReidKeith ReidKeith Reid is a songwriter who wrote the lyrics of every Procol Harum song that is not a cover...
/ Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) - 5:31 - "Night in the Life of a Blues Singer" (Lynott) - 5:51
- "Cold Sweat" (Lynott, John SykesJohn SykesJohn James Sykes , is an English rock guitarist, who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman's Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, in addition to having a notable solo career....
) - 3:11 - "Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" (Lynott, Bain) - 4:19
- "Whiskey in the JarWhiskey in the Jar"Whiskey in the Jar" is a famous Irish traditional song, set in the southern mountains of Ireland, with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry, as well as Fenit, a village in county Kerry. It is about a Rapparee , who is betrayed by his wife or lover, and is one of the most widely performed...
" (Trad. arr. Lynott, Eric BellEric BellEric Robin Bell is a Northern Irish rock musician and guitarist, best known as a founder member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy.-Early career:...
, Brian DowneyBrian Downey (drummer)Brian Michael Downey is an Irish drummer.Downey is the drummer and a founding member of the rock band Thin Lizzy, and a friend from childhood of co-founder and frontman Phil Lynott. Along with Lynott, Downey was the only constant member of the pioneering hard rock group until their break-up in...
) - 7:15
Disc two
- "Sisters of Mercy" (Lynott, Mark StanwayMark StanwayMark Stanway is a keyboardist. He is famous for his work with British rock band Magnum, and also with Phil Lynott's Grand Slam. He also plays with M3 Classic Whitesnake, featuring ex-Whitesnake members Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray and Mick Moody....
) - "Military Man" (Lynott, Stanway)
- "Harlem" (Lynott, Doish Nagle)
- "Dedication" (Lynott, Laurence ArcherLaurence ArcherLaurence Archer is a guitarist. He is notable for his work with British rock bands, UFO and Phil Lynott's Grand Slam. He was also a member of Wild Horses, Medicine Head and Rhode Island Red with Gary Leiderman Bass , Manolo Antonana Drums and frontman/actor/writer Mike Dyer before temporarily...
) - "Parisienne Walkways" (Lynott, Moore)
- "I Don't Need This" (Lynott, Stanway)
- "Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" (Lynott, Bain)
- "Cold Sweat" (Lynott, Sykes)
- "Crime Rate" (Lynott, Stanway)
Personnel
- Phil LynottPhil LynottPhilip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
- Bass guitar, vocals - Robbie BrennanRobbie BrennanRobbie Brennan is an Irish drummer and a former member of Phil Lynott's bands Grand Slam Soul Band. Brennan has played with several of Ireland's musicians, such as, Christy Moore, Skid Row, Auto Da Fe, Jimi Slevin and the Electric Band, Paul Brady and Clannad....
- Drums - Laurence ArcherLaurence ArcherLaurence Archer is a guitarist. He is notable for his work with British rock bands, UFO and Phil Lynott's Grand Slam. He was also a member of Wild Horses, Medicine Head and Rhode Island Red with Gary Leiderman Bass , Manolo Antonana Drums and frontman/actor/writer Mike Dyer before temporarily...
- Lead guitar - Donald 'Doishe' Nagle - Guitar and backing vocals
- Mark StanwayMark StanwayMark Stanway is a keyboardist. He is famous for his work with British rock band Magnum, and also with Phil Lynott's Grand Slam. He also plays with M3 Classic Whitesnake, featuring ex-Whitesnake members Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray and Mick Moody....
- Keyboards
- Photography by Sue Peters
- Re-mastering by Martin Walker
- Compiled and produced by Mark Stanway