Thank Jimmy Page for that cutting through . And of course the Supertramp ties too that brought him to Lizzy in the first place. Some can say otherwise but at least he maintained the longevity despite Phil's reluctance to admit he needed help in contrast

It's because he's never been a showcase player. He's a through and through band guy. So much so, he gave all his co-guitarists in Lizzy a lot of space. He played great with all of them, and gave some an alley-oop on what would be career defining solos. I always found it interesting how he actually didn't use as many bluesy licks as his contemporaries. He always had a very direct and melodic sense but still had a "rock" sensibility.

He's a great fellow.

Even funnier to hear him say ' Yer man ' like a Dubliner ..and sound like John Wayne 😅

He's lived in the UK most of his life

Robertson was so good

He was great with Gary Moore too. The song Black Rose off the album Black Rose is a particular favorite of mine.

Wishbone Ash, Judas Priest and Skynyrd may contest that. Personally I was a mega fan of Robertson/Gorham.

Honestly he was fantastic with Gary Moore too. Watch him and Gary do Black Rose at the Phil Lynott tribute concert thing they did like 20 years ago. It's insane.

Gary never even really made it over here in the US. Still Got The Blues was big for guitarists, but a lot of guitar players I grew up around never knew who he was. I bought Jailbreak for obvious reasons, and tore through their catalogue. That's how I came to know Gary Moore.

That's Robbo playing the solo on Live and Dangerous. Gary Moore recorded the solo on the original studio version, then left. He also co-wrote the song. Robertson thought the solo was perfect and wouldn't change it, but it had evolved by the time of Live and Dangerous. I saw an interview where Gorham said he was jealous when Robertson discovered the delay pedal he used on Still In Love With You. Scott figured he couldn't use one in the band since Robbo had made it his thing. That's how I learned who played the solo. According to Wikipedia, Robbo considered that his signature solo and refused to let the band drop the song from live sets. When he left it bacame a showcase for Gary Moore again, which makes sense. Absolutely agree though, it's one of my all time favorite solos, and Gorham was fantastic too. He helped a lot with songwriting as well. The interviews with him are great. In another he says they stumbled on the double guitar thing by accident. The guitars were out of phase on a track on and sounded like they were playing harmonies, so they tried to recreate that sound.

@@mr.jazzbo2669 I was referring to the outro solo. The tone and phrasing are classic Gorham. And if you really need confirmation, watch the live video. Robbo solos over the verse.

@@shawnmcvey7789 My bad. Not sure how I forgot that Gorham played the outro. They're both great solos, but that dramatic outro is really the pinnacle of the song and Gorham shines.

@@mr.jazzbo2669 We all forget things. There's nothing like soloing over the a major 7th one-four vamp. The interesting thing about Gorham's style is it's very direct and melodic while still retaining the vibe of a big rock guitar solo. You don't hear a lot of bluesy stuff from him, while Robbo is arguably way bluesier. Unless he's using a wah, because Robbo uses a wah like a filter. I've ripped off that technique quite a bit actually.

@@shawnmcvey7789 Using the wah that way can get some great tones. Michael Schenker did that as well, among others. Of course the wah can get overused. Lemmy said Robbo would be a great guitar player if somebody cut off his legs. The guitar work on Another Perfect Day is incredible though.

I think its even simpler than that. Musicians feel life more intensely and it is tempting to want something to slow that down or soften it. I've played my entire life, and finally got clean/sober about 10 years ago, but its still a daily decision.

First time I've heard an American use the phrase, quite common in the UK

What rock have you been hiding under 😂 tits up is a longtime term in the UK.

My favourite thin Lizzy song!.

It's "Paige", Elaine Paige.

You don't hear that expression so much these days. Shame about that.

Did drugs get in the way? Bands rarely carry on producing the top drawer goods. Lizzy had a helluva run.

Jazz also

Don't cherry pick your quotes to overreact to please. Watch the whole message Scott kicked the habit Phil didn't.

​@@NyquestPhil got seriously ill on the needle where Gorham didn't. It's just luck for Scott as opposed to Phil. It's how you play your deck of cards too.

@@kylestiller1035 Thanks for the comment. I remember a guy who was a bit older and worked in the arts told me Phil was his big idol. This cat looked like a frontman himself at the time. A few years before he’d been invoted backstage to meet his idol in Edinburgh- in time to see him out of it, gone and being lifted out by two blokes. He hadn’t said to anyone else. Really upsetting to see him like that.

How did he justify it, genius? Do you get triggered by everything? Are you an angry person? Professional victim perhaps?

When did he say that?

Why don’t you write him a nice long letter to help you sleep better at night.