Guitarist Scott Gorham - "It's Extremely Rare For THIN LIZZY Not To Come Up With The Goods"
October 9, 2008, 15 years ago
THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham has issued the following blog entry from Basel, Switzerland:
"We've been here one time before, and I'm guessing that was probably 5/6 years ago. I'd not been to the City Center which, to be honest, I didn't know even existed. It's amazing the stuff you discover when you actually walk out the front door of your hotel. The Center is an extremely laid back, old and very cool place to kill a few hours in. You will definitely not see any IRON MAIDEN or MOTÖRHEAD T-shirts worn on the streets here. So as a member of a traveling musical rock combo it did tend to make you wonder if you'd landed on the right planet or not.Still, I did give up my seat on the tram to a couple of nice blue-haired old ladies who were very human. And the town did make me think that it was a pretty cool planet to hang out on.
The Gig - Z7 - Prattein...
Seeing all of us drag our bodies off the bus after a 12hr ride at 7 AM that morning would have given you a clue as to how we were all feeling. We all had that Vietnam war 1,000 yard stare thing going for us, so that alone should have been a warning shot. Collectively the jet lag, no days off since the first day in LA, and the arduous Hannibal like army bus rides through the mountains were definitely taking it's toll.
The gig itself is a great place, great PA, lighting rig is very cool (thanks Alfredo) and the audience, though a little on the small side, is a good and honed in TL audience to play for. But technical problems (my Floyd Rose system packed up) and a mentally and physically wiped out band does not make for a great gig. It's extremely rare for TL not to come up with the goods.
So apologies to all those afterwards who wanted to chat and have some pix done, there was an unfamiliar "Brain Freeze Zone" that was going on, and that obviously comes with Sleep Deprivation.
Things look better for tonight.
Scott Gorham."
Remaining dates on the band's European tour are as follows:
October (with URIAH HEEP)
10 - Reichenback, Germany - H2011 - Rastatt, Germany - Badnerhalle Rastatt
12 - Munich, Germany - Circus Krone Bau
14 - Saarbrucken, Germany - The Garage
15 - Nurenberg, Germany - Löwensaal
17 - Gießen, Germany - Hessenhalle
18 - Heidenheim, Germany - Karl Rau Halle
19 - Dresden, Germany - Alter Schlachthof
21 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
22 - Braunschweig, Germany - Jolly Joker
24 - Osnabrück, Germany - Gartlage
25 - Cologne, Germany -Werk
26 - Praha, Czech Republic - Retro Music Hall
27 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola Club
December
2 - Inverness, Scotland - Ironworks Live Music Venue3 - Dublin, Ireland - The Ambassador Theatre
5 - Prestatyn, North Wales - Prestatyn Holiday (Hard Rock Hell II)
