It's live! It's dangerous! It's Thin Lizzy on the Cultural Toolbox!

John kicked off today's discussion by calling the album "what I think is the greatest live action ever, and it's Irish. The whole live album thing... I think so many of them are just a waste of time, I just don't get it.

"There are notable exceptions - and this would be a clear notable exception," he clarified. "[Phil Lynott] actually sounds nearly better on this album than any other album."

John discussed the significance and history of Thin Lizzy. "From about '75 to '78 you had this glorious period... there was a few different incarnations, and they had a few rows along the way. But most Lizzy fans would say [this] was the incarnation. They were a dual guitar band, which was unusual."

He went on to argue that while the band played quite heavy rock music, they were almost a pop band because of the way Phil Lynott sang and wrote songs. "There's a tenderness, there's a soft quality to it, like Jimi Hendrix had in certain songs," he observed.

Shane chimed in what he fully admitted would sound like 'heresy' to some Lizzy fans. "I love Thin Lizzy, I love listening to their songs," he said. "I found the whole album a little bit too much. Too many guitar solos, too much in your face macho guitar. I actually like the mellow stuff."

They went on to reflect on Lynott's death, with Shane recalling where he was when he heard the sad news. But looping back to the album itself, they played out with The Boys Are Back in Town - John describing the song as "everything... it's all things to all men, and women!"