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Track Listings
| 1. Soldier Of Fortune |
| 2. Bad Reputation |
| 3. Opium Trail |
| 4. Southbound |
| 5. Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In It's Spotlight) |
| 6. Killer Without A Cause |
| 7. Downtown Sundown |
| 8. That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart |
| 9. Dear Lord |
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When Thin Lizzy decamped to Canada to unwind from a year of incident and illness, the result was Bad Reputation, which sounds, if not exactly laid-back, then at least damn smooth: Phil Lynott is confident enough to loosen Lizzy's atomic boogie and open his writing to jazz and folk influences, while the band are (despite their shifting membership at the time) tighter than ever, playing with a new delicacy, less force, more thought. Scott Gorham emerges as a genuinely original guitarist, Tony Visconti's production sharpens the edges of their sound, and in the title track, "Southbound" and "Dancing In The Moonlight", Lizzy are at their handsome, deep-blue best. --Taylor Parkes
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Digitally remasterd blazing album from 1978 produced by Tony Visconti.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is timeless! Most people would rate "Black Rose" as Lizzy's best, but over the years I always come back to this album. This is the most diverse album any rock band can offer. From the opening strains of "Soldier of Fortune" to "Dear Lord", this LP has it all. Everytime I listen to this LP it seems to have a shifting feel to it, giving a different sound, a different perspective. Visconti shows the he was and still is a producer extraordinare. So-called current 'rock bands' need to use this LP as a blueprint, this is how it's done!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After the bad taste the last 3 Lizzy Deluxe Editions seem to leave in many fans mouths (advertised as new remasters, it's now said Universal simply used the 1996 versions and didn't change the booklets or adverts) - I'm glad to say this reissue of Lizzy's much-loved 8th album "Bad Reputation" is a real improvement on the former 1996 outing - and packs some nice surprises in the bonus department too.
Tracks 1 to 9 are the original LP "Bad Reputation" released 2 September 1977 on Vertigo Records 9102 016 in the UK and on Mercury SRM1-1186 in the USA. It peaked at Number 4 in the UK album charts and at 49 in the US. This June 2011 'Expanded Edition' CD on Universal/Mercury 2772693 adds on 6 bonus tracks and breaks down as follows (57:24 minutes):
Tracks 10 to 15 are "Killer Without A Cause", "Bad Reputation", "That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart", "Dancing In Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)" and "Downtown Sundown" - all are Previously Unreleased - a BBC Session Recorded 1 August 1977 (no other details provided).
Track 16 is "Me And The Boys (Soundcheck)" - this version is Previously Unreleased - no details are provided as to where or when this live recording was made...
The expanded 16-page booklet has new liner notes (doesn't say who wrote them) and features the album's original inner sleeve along with some new live photos of the band in both colour and black and white. It's nice, but oddly doesn't reference the bonus tracks at all except to list their titles (I mean 'Soundcheck' - where, when?)
The remaster was carried out by ANDY PEARCE and MATT WORTHAM at Wired Masters in the UK in 2010 - and the sound is much improved.... Read more ›
Tracks 1 to 9 are the original LP "Bad Reputation" released 2 September 1977 on Vertigo Records 9102 016 in the UK and on Mercury SRM1-1186 in the USA. It peaked at Number 4 in the UK album charts and at 49 in the US. This June 2011 'Expanded Edition' CD on Universal/Mercury 2772693 adds on 6 bonus tracks and breaks down as follows (57:24 minutes):
Tracks 10 to 15 are "Killer Without A Cause", "Bad Reputation", "That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart", "Dancing In Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)" and "Downtown Sundown" - all are Previously Unreleased - a BBC Session Recorded 1 August 1977 (no other details provided).
Track 16 is "Me And The Boys (Soundcheck)" - this version is Previously Unreleased - no details are provided as to where or when this live recording was made...
The expanded 16-page booklet has new liner notes (doesn't say who wrote them) and features the album's original inner sleeve along with some new live photos of the band in both colour and black and white. It's nice, but oddly doesn't reference the bonus tracks at all except to list their titles (I mean 'Soundcheck' - where, when?)
The remaster was carried out by ANDY PEARCE and MATT WORTHAM at Wired Masters in the UK in 2010 - and the sound is much improved.... Read more ›
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This a superb album from Lizzy peak days. Bad Boy Robertson temporarily kicked out of the band left Scott gorham to do guitar work on nearly all the tracks but this does not affect the quality of the album and gorham more than steps upto the line. Superb songs all with great lyrics and well produced. Guitar harmonies are great also confirming lizzies trademark.
At this stage in the game Lynott loved the maverick hardman image and played on this throughout the album. This is period Lizzy ruled before the substance abuse got the better of the them. The band still partied hard but worked harder in the studio and on stage which unfortunatley did not stay this way. The Band in the their prime produced albums that never had a bad track, took them to another level when played live and always left you wanting more.And this is one of those.
A gem.
An essential for any rock enthusiast.
At this stage in the game Lynott loved the maverick hardman image and played on this throughout the album. This is period Lizzy ruled before the substance abuse got the better of the them. The band still partied hard but worked harder in the studio and on stage which unfortunatley did not stay this way. The Band in the their prime produced albums that never had a bad track, took them to another level when played live and always left you wanting more.And this is one of those.
A gem.
An essential for any rock enthusiast.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By G. BOTHWELL
Format:Audio CD
UNLIKE THE OTHER RECENT BATCH OF THIN LIZZY REIISUES,BAD REPUTATION IS AN EXPANDED
EDITION, NOT A DELUXE ( TWO DISC EDITIONS)AND JUST A SINGLE DISC AND AS SUCH WAS
LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE DELUXE EDITIONS.
THE FINE DEATAILS:
THE DISC I HAVE (ORDERED FROM AMAZON/INDIGO STARFISH)WAS MADE IN GERMANY(BY PDO?)
AND AS WITH THE DELUXE EDITIONS STATES ON THE CD BOOKLET THAT IT WAS REMASTERED IN
2010 BY ANDY PEARCE AND MATT WORTHAM AT WIRED MASTERS.TO THOSE OF US WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN SUCH THINGS,WE NOW KNOW THAT ON THE PREVIOUS DELUXE EDITIONS OF
JAILBREAK,JOHNNY THE FOX AND LIVE AND DANGEROUS TWO BAND MEMBERS ( PRESUMABLY
SCOTT GORHAM AND BRIAN DOWNEY)REJECTED THE 2010 REMASTERS IN FAVOUR OF SOME
REMASTERS FROM 2002 PRODUCED FOR DISCS RELEASED FOR THE JAPANESE MARKETS.I OWN ALL OF THESE DELUXE EDITIONS AND THE SOUND OF THESE REMASTERS IS VERY GOOD,THE FACT
THAT WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE(IT WAS PRINTED ON ALL OF THE CD BOOKLETS)THAT WE WERE
GETTING NEW 2010 REMASTERS WAS MISLEADING TO SAY THE LEAST,NOT TO MENTION THE
NUMEROUS OTHER MISTAKES WITH THE TRACKLISTINGS AND WITH THE LIVE AND DANGEROUS
RELEASE A DVD THAT WAS INFERIOR IN QUALITY TO THE ONE THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN ON
RELEASE.GETTING BACK TO THIS RELEASE OF BAD REPUTATION,WHAT DO YOU GET FOR YOUR
MONEY ? THE ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED ( IN 2010 ? THIS REMAINS TO BE SEEN)WITH BONUS TRACKS ALSO REMASTERED COMPRISING FIVE OF THE TRACKS FROM THE ALBUM FROM BBC
SESSIONS MADE IN AUGUST 1977 A MONTH BEFORE THE ALBUM'S RELEASE.FOUR OF THESE BBC
SESSIONS WERE RELEASED PREVIOUSLY ON THE PEEL SESSIONS CD WHICH IS NOW OUT OF
PRINT.THE FIFTH TRACK FROM THESE SESSIONS IS DOWNTOWN SUNDOWN.THE SIXTH BONUS TRACK IS A LIVE VERSION OF ME AND THE BOYS.... Read more ›
EDITION, NOT A DELUXE ( TWO DISC EDITIONS)AND JUST A SINGLE DISC AND AS SUCH WAS
LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE DELUXE EDITIONS.
THE FINE DEATAILS:
THE DISC I HAVE (ORDERED FROM AMAZON/INDIGO STARFISH)WAS MADE IN GERMANY(BY PDO?)
AND AS WITH THE DELUXE EDITIONS STATES ON THE CD BOOKLET THAT IT WAS REMASTERED IN
2010 BY ANDY PEARCE AND MATT WORTHAM AT WIRED MASTERS.TO THOSE OF US WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN SUCH THINGS,WE NOW KNOW THAT ON THE PREVIOUS DELUXE EDITIONS OF
JAILBREAK,JOHNNY THE FOX AND LIVE AND DANGEROUS TWO BAND MEMBERS ( PRESUMABLY
SCOTT GORHAM AND BRIAN DOWNEY)REJECTED THE 2010 REMASTERS IN FAVOUR OF SOME
REMASTERS FROM 2002 PRODUCED FOR DISCS RELEASED FOR THE JAPANESE MARKETS.I OWN ALL OF THESE DELUXE EDITIONS AND THE SOUND OF THESE REMASTERS IS VERY GOOD,THE FACT
THAT WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE(IT WAS PRINTED ON ALL OF THE CD BOOKLETS)THAT WE WERE
GETTING NEW 2010 REMASTERS WAS MISLEADING TO SAY THE LEAST,NOT TO MENTION THE
NUMEROUS OTHER MISTAKES WITH THE TRACKLISTINGS AND WITH THE LIVE AND DANGEROUS
RELEASE A DVD THAT WAS INFERIOR IN QUALITY TO THE ONE THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN ON
RELEASE.GETTING BACK TO THIS RELEASE OF BAD REPUTATION,WHAT DO YOU GET FOR YOUR
MONEY ? THE ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED ( IN 2010 ? THIS REMAINS TO BE SEEN)WITH BONUS TRACKS ALSO REMASTERED COMPRISING FIVE OF THE TRACKS FROM THE ALBUM FROM BBC
SESSIONS MADE IN AUGUST 1977 A MONTH BEFORE THE ALBUM'S RELEASE.FOUR OF THESE BBC
SESSIONS WERE RELEASED PREVIOUSLY ON THE PEEL SESSIONS CD WHICH IS NOW OUT OF
PRINT.THE FIFTH TRACK FROM THESE SESSIONS IS DOWNTOWN SUNDOWN.THE SIXTH BONUS TRACK IS A LIVE VERSION OF ME AND THE BOYS.... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By T. Graham
Format:Audio CD
Bad Reputation,the title says it all.This is an astounding hard rock album which certainly stands the test of time.
This new version is still a single disc,but what a disc, containing some of Thin Lizzy's best ever recorded material.
The story goes that after helping out Frankie Miller in a fight Guitarist Brian Robertson's hand injury prevented him from playing on this album, but during the recording sessions Lynott decided that some of the tracks needed the Scotsman's distinctive"crunch".The proof is in the pudding as they say and the pudding here is the solo's by Robertson and fellow guitarist Scott Gorham. Some of the most melodic tracks Lizzy had done up to this point.Hit single "Dancing in the moonlight"
being one of the bands best loved songs and the two ballads "Southbound" and "Dear Lord" showing Lynott's romantic side.
Once again the remastering by Andy Pearce is full of bounce and is very sympathetic to the original sound.
The extras this time are mostly BBC session recordings and are a bit limp.Some nice period photos and a new essay on the recording of the (Original) album round things off nicely.
This new version is still a single disc,but what a disc, containing some of Thin Lizzy's best ever recorded material.
The story goes that after helping out Frankie Miller in a fight Guitarist Brian Robertson's hand injury prevented him from playing on this album, but during the recording sessions Lynott decided that some of the tracks needed the Scotsman's distinctive"crunch".The proof is in the pudding as they say and the pudding here is the solo's by Robertson and fellow guitarist Scott Gorham. Some of the most melodic tracks Lizzy had done up to this point.Hit single "Dancing in the moonlight"
being one of the bands best loved songs and the two ballads "Southbound" and "Dear Lord" showing Lynott's romantic side.
Once again the remastering by Andy Pearce is full of bounce and is very sympathetic to the original sound.
The extras this time are mostly BBC session recordings and are a bit limp.Some nice period photos and a new essay on the recording of the (Original) album round things off nicely.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great album
I love Thin Lizzy and this is a great classic! It is a pity they did not published a two discs set also for this!
Published 3 months ago by mboaj
5.0 out of 5 stars
Top quality
A great mix of musicality poetry and power.Title track and dancing in the moonlight are the most well known and great tracks 1 and 6 are also excellent with the remainder in the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by concerned shopper 1
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cosmetic surgery for rock!
Like seeing an old friend looking unaccountably younger.
If you've spent money on your sound system and have an old copy don't hesitate to buy this. Read more
If you've spent money on your sound system and have an old copy don't hesitate to buy this. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Paul Morley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Saw this on tour
All the songs are tight and fired at you with power and precise violence, a band on very nearly best form and the obligatory ballad is not bad, like most of these expanded edition... Read more
Published 13 months ago by John
4.0 out of 5 stars
A little less deluxe than the others...
...but still great. Released during the Fighting-to-Black Rose era that is widely regarded as the band's peak period, Bad Reputation features a good mix of heavier tracks with more... Read more
Published 16 months ago by LRJ Burne
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must buy album
I bought this album on vinyl years ago and had to buy the CD.Thin Lizzy at their very best.No doubt about it.They don't make them like this any more.Go out and buy it!
Published 21 months ago by Simon D
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not A Bad Reputation
Again Phil and The Boys come up with a stonker! The added BBC sessions make this expanded edition essential, but just a shame that they couldn't make up a full extra bonus disc... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr grumpy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
Another gem by the boys from start to finish. A little something for everyone. From the hard rocking Bad Reputation to the poppy ballad Dancing In The Moonlight. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Fernando
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than Bad
So glad I bought this...the old re-master was really dull and lifeless. This is so much better, still a wee bit flat but then the originals are well over thirty years old. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Richard Devlin
5.0 out of 5 stars
It Clears Your Pain
This is my favourite Thin Lizzy album and I always thought it was one of their best. It has a great deep bassy sound production to it the whole way through especially on the title... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2011 by Feedback68
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