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Subject: Re: Long Lost Lizzy Album

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Phil

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Date Posted: 03:00:47 12/23/03 Tue
In reply to: Norskar 's message, "Long Lost Lizzy Album" on 15:18:10 12/22/03 Mon

>While it appears a hoax is being played, I'm fairly
>sure there is somewhere a holy grail of lost
>Lizzy-Lynott recordings. I'm also willing to guess
>that they're not very good. I mean if Lizzy had truly
>outstanding songs in the can during their later years,
>would they have included dreck such as Bad Habits or
>Heart Attack on their legitimitely released albums.
>Those songs are awful.
>As for the unreleased stuff, I almost wish I never
>heard the collaborations Lynott did with Huey Lewis.
>Still Alive and Can't Get Away are both appalling, and
>I can't imagine there's anybody--aside from
>Huey--whose regularly pulling those out to liven up a
>party.
>I love the Man and His Music Series, but it's pretty
>clear to me why tracks like Rockula, Cold Black Night
>or Ghetto Woman weren't released, even as B-sides.
>It's because Lizzy had plenty of betters songs and
>didn't think these experiments should be continued.
>
>Call me a heretic if you will, but while I welcome the
>release of a set of truly outstanding tunes, the
>historical record provides a pretty convincing case
>that such a treasure trove simply isn't out there.

Won�t call you a heretic but it depends how much you are into Phil and his music I suppose.
You can�t be all that interested if you dismiss Can�t Get Away or Still Alive, both interesting in one way or another. Can�t Get Away coming from somewhere close to the heart.

The Man And His Music Series - what�s so good about it?
A badly thrown together collection of B-sides, radio sessions and what used to be vinyl rarities until the real fans got their hands on CD-Writers.
If you don�t like Rockula (Rocklila, Rock Your Love), Cold Black Night or Ghetto Woman what else is there to like? Botched transfers of demos? The misprints and misinformation?
At least the fans take some pride in what they do with some thought to completeness and continuity.
Stick to the official releases that�s obviously where you are happiest.
Leave the rest to those who really care.

Phil

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Long Lost Lizzy Album	Norskar	13:27:50 12/23/03 Tue
Re: Long Lost Lizzy Album -- MortenWJ, 13:52:44 12/23/03 Tue Re: Long Lost Lizzy Album -- Norskar, 16:02:29 12/23/03 Tue Re: Long Lost Lizzy Album -- MortenWJ, 19:30:50 12/23/03 Tue