Any Love for Scott Gorham

[Disturber]

New, old, forgotten album released yesterday. The band is called The Western Front. Very AoR, and really good actually. Great singer. Great guitarplaying (It's Scott, after all). It's on Tidal, but you'll probably find it on Spotify too.

 

A previously unheard album featuring Scott Gorham is about to be released, 40 years after it was recorded. The Californian-born guitarist, best known for being a member of Thin Lizzy, was in Los Angeles group The Western Front towards the end of Lizzy’s lifespan, between 1983 and ’84.

https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-western-front-eureka-interview? 

[Steve Haynie]

That sounds like every rock band from the 1980's radio compacted into one song.  

[tommy p]

Definitely no slouch, but I felt a little sorry for him because it always seemed like whoever the "other" guitarist in Thin Lizzy was at any given time was the better player.  These pics are from that "Thin Lizzy" tour when John Sykes fronted the band (so long ago I still had 'some' hair), him being one of the guitarists I referred to in the previous sentence.  You can't compete with that guy.

[Kerry Marchman]

Saw Lizzy live many times. Scott always delivered! He could hang with anyone on the stage with him. Great player, great tone. 

A true rock guitarist!

Edited Saturday at 03:13 AM by Kerry Marchman

[Disturber]

On 7/18/2026 at 11:11 AM, Kerry Marchman said:

Saw Lizzy live many times. Scott always delivered! He could hang with anyone on the stage with him. Great player, great tone. 

A true rock guitarist!

Scott was the corner stone in Thin Lizzy's guitar canon. Scott and Robbo is one the best guitar duos of all time. Scott also yelled well with Gary Moore. And he was a great duo with Snowy White. His rythm playing and sense of melody as a lead player - always in support of the song -

is as good as it gets.

[Kerry Marchman]

13 hours ago, Disturber said:

Scott was the corner stone in Thin Lizzy's guitar canon. Scott and Robbo is one the best guitar duos of all time. Scott also yelled well with Gary Moore. And he was a great duo with Snowy White. His rythm playing and sense of melody as a lead player - always in support of the song -

is as good as it gets.

Agree 100%! The '83 show with Snowy was probably the best rock show that I ever saw. Scott was on a stool with a broken leg. I was jammed against the stage right in front of him, and just to the side of Phil. Unreal memory. Agora Ballroom in Atlanta. Chinatown Tour I believe..