How to oversaturate the market and still give fans a fresh product? By offering them an inessential addition to a discography. More than inessential, in fact, an artificial one, At least, that’s what THIN LIZZY chose to do, following their recent "1976" with an EP featuring unplugged variants of pieces from last year’s "Vagabonds Of The Western World" box set. Actually, what will be issued on CD and vinyl on January 25th, 2025 simply expands the digital-only release from April 2024, yet that’s not the case.
The case is the gist of it all: “Acoustic Sessions” lifts Phil Lynott’s original vocal tracks and Brian Downey’s drum parts from back in the day and adds newly recorded Eric Bell’s guitars to it, basically recreating the numbers’ genesis. But why go for such a thing when many listeners decry the use of late-artists’ efforts for creating similar experiences? That is the question which can bring a dollar sign to mind. And yes, there is a bonus cut dedicated to Gary Moore – who, of course, didn’t have anything to do with LIZZY’s 1973 tunes.
Acoustic Sessions
1. Mama Nature Said
2. A Song For While I’m Away
3. Eire
4. Slow Blues
5. Dublin
6. Whiskey In The Jar
7. Here I Go Again
8. Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
9. Remembering Pt. 2
bonus track:
10. Slow Blues G.M
