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Still Dangerous

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  March 07, 2009 12:00 EST

Taken from a recently unearthed 1977 performance at Philadelphia's Tower Theater, "Still Dangerous" does a great job of highlighting the Irish quartet's live chops. The late singer/bassist Phil Lynott's melodies and the dual-guitar interplay of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson hold up well after 32 years as they road test some songs that would appear on 1977's "Bad Reputation" album. But the pacing of the performance is odd, with their biggest hits ("Jailbreak," "Boys Are Back in Town," "Dancing in the Moonlight") front-loaded on the first half of the album. And all but two of the songs ("Massacre" and "Opium Trail") are also on 1978's concert masterpiece, "Live and Dangerous." So while the album is a good showcase of a band firing on all cylinders, it will likely hold the most appeal for completists. —Bram Teitelman

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