jim gallagher

heavy mellencamp!, Aug 21 2000

i think this guy could take a dump and make it sound like music! listen to any of his records and it's amazing to hear how effortlessly he writes one great song after another! this record was like a return to more rocking music for him after big daddy which seemed more low key and solemn. so it sounds like he cut loose and really jammed on aggresive songs like "melting pot" and "love and happiness", but there's a good balance here too with pop songs like "again tonight" and "now more than ever" which has a message of hope like many of his songs do. i would recommend any of his albums but if you're in a wild mood try this one

if this album came out today,......., Aug 19 2000

....would it be as big as it was in 1980? of course it would! as a matter of fact, if anyone put out anything close to this it would turn the music world upside down! most kids do not like rock music anymore, and it's no wonder....korn? limp biskit? even metallica are all lame contrived bands that are so carefully packaged that they wouldn't even know where to begin to write great songs like "shoot to thrill" or "have a drink on me"! this whole album is one big party in the same spirit of "highway to hell" and all the early ac/dc albums!ac/dc is a band that understands people who work hard all week and on friday night just want to go out and blow off… Read more

i can't believe how good this is!, Aug 19 2000

if you had asked me ten years ago if thin lizzy should exsist after the death of philip lynott i would have screamed...HELL NO! but as the years have gone past music has gotten so bad that i almost welcomed the thought of some of the former members reforming as a tribute to his memory. i was still very cautious about purchasing this disc since i already own numerous live thin lizzy discs. i mean there are no new songs and all of these songs have been recorded live before so i thought, what's the point? i was blown away! first off, the energy of this band is amazing...you can tell that these guys love thin lizzy! second the sound quality is the best i've heard on a live recording… Read more