Thin Lizzy: Classic or Dud?

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My friend Dave made me a mixtape of Thin Lizzy (all of Jailbreak, parts of Fighting, Bad Reputation and Chinatown) in exchange for a tape of Bon Scott-era AC/DC.

I can't believe how awesome Thin Lizzy is. The danceable beats, the DOUBLE lead guitar parts, Phil Lynott's voice...dear god. I need a theme song for when my friends come back to town on vacations and "The Boys Are Back In Town" (which never did anything for me as a radio jam back in the day) is IT. "Cowboy Song" may be the first song I've ever heard about a rodeo and liked. "Sweetheart," "Running Back," "Soul Slips Away," JESUS this is sooooooooo good.

What say you?

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 6 March 2004 18:54 (9 years ago) Permalink

Exactly why did this question even need to be asked?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 6 March 2004 18:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

Cuz it hasn't yet! And there's only like 14 posts on the longest Thin Lizzy thread out there. And Robert Christgau gave Jailbreak a B MINUS so you know there's haters out there.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 6 March 2004 18:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

The ultimate band of the 1970s: Judas Priest meets Steely Dan.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:02 (9 years ago) Permalink

plus as Eddy has said, Van Morrison. plus as I have said, the greatest band of all time.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:08 (9 years ago) Permalink

What's your current favorite song on "Jailbreak"?

Hstencil to thread!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:12 (9 years ago) Permalink

Classic.

― hstencil, Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:29 (9 years ago) Permalink

POX: Thin Lizzy

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:32 (9 years ago) Permalink

that's just so i don't have to list all my fave songs again.

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:33 (9 years ago) Permalink

not only this, but my kids agree too. I did a dj shift at the great WORT community radio station, my kids got to pick one song each, Emma picked "Jailbreak," they shouted along on the chorus. It's bubblegum folk metal emo Irish blues boogie soul pop r&b rock, and it's sexy.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:37 (9 years ago) Permalink

yeah I didn't wanna revive that yet cuz I've only been listening to Thin Lizzy for a day and am not quite ready for a POX. But what a day it's been. The solos have inspired me to practice SCALES on my guitar for the first time ever. They actually make me wish I had chops.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:37 (9 years ago) Permalink

(x-post re: POX thread)

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:37 (9 years ago) Permalink

i once heard "The Boys Are Back In Town" being played over a massive pa system during the overthrow of the serbian government while i was watching on cnn. i always thought that was pretty.. cool i guess is the word im looking for..

― astroblaster (astroblaster), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:38 (9 years ago) Permalink

We must've done this before, surely.

In any event, fuckin' classic, and anyone who suggests otherwise has their head way, way, way up their ass.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

I'm partial to the Eric Bell era. They were just a lot more weirded out back then. The albums have a strange flow to them. They kinda hadn't found their feet yet, hadn't really codified into the classic band everyone knows and loves. But I think I like the sound of the trio format better, there's a bit more space in the music. Their vaunted "dual-guitar" stuff can sound kinda tightly wound. Plus Wishbone Ash did it first anyway. I don't know. I went through a period of just jonesing out on those first three records for like a month last year, so that's probably why I'm saying that now.

The Robertson era is great too, though, don't get me wrong. I like basically everything up through Bad Reputation. Actually, I haven't heard anything after that, so I might like it too! About a month ago though I heard some archival King Biscuit Flower Hour concert on the local classic rock station, from the era with the dude from Whitesnake. It was kinda bad, actually. All arena gestures. Phil sounded tired.

― Broheems (diamond), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

Question for us Thin Lizzy neophytes: I only have Jailbreak. Where to go next? Boxed set? Any other individual album that's as good as Jailbreak from start to finish?

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:30 (9 years ago) Permalink

bah!

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:32 (9 years ago) Permalink

I don't think I know the album "Bah!" Is that one of MOJO's great lost albums?

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:33 (9 years ago) Permalink

It's how Phil Lynott sang "ma"

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:37 (9 years ago) Permalink

total classic!

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:39 (9 years ago) Permalink

Josh - get Night Life! It's kind of their transitional album, it's a little laid back. Starts off with "She Knows", which is just a beautiful song. But it also has some cool rockers, like "It's Only Money", which I think was sampled by the Beastie Boys somewhere. Anyway, it's kinda funky. Yeah, that's a great album.

― Broheems (diamond), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:42 (9 years ago) Permalink

In any event, fuckin' classic, and anyone who suggests otherwise has their head way, way, way up their ass...like a certain highly-placed US music mag editor who cited TL as laughably lost'n'forsaken 70s burnouts in my presence a while back."No need to do an update on THEM, hahaha." Words of wisdom from a no-nothing douchebag.
Try "Johnny the Fox VS Jimmy the Weed" it's funky as hell. That's the only great cut missing from the Dedication best-of. All their LPs have good cuts, but Jailbreak is their only filler-free album in my book.
Sadly, I noticed an entity called Thin Lizzy are playing in NYC this spring. Beats playing in a Crue covers band, I guess.

― lovebug starski, Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:43 (9 years ago) Permalink

Thanks Rob! Man, I remember how many Thin Lizzy LPs HPK had in their library and was always amazed.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:49 (9 years ago) Permalink

Sadly, I noticed an entity called Thin Lizzy are playing in NYC this spring. Beats playing in a Crue covers band, I guess.

Yeah, I spotted that too.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:50 (9 years ago) Permalink

One of them was signed!!! I think. If I'm remembering correctly.

― Broheems (diamond), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:50 (9 years ago) Permalink

Live & Dangerous sounds great but was widely known as a "doctored" (re-recorded) live album. Lynott's Solo in Soho sounded good at the time (79/80) but I don't know how it would hold up now.

― lovebug starski, Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:51 (9 years ago) Permalink

Completely classic.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:02 (9 years ago) Permalink

See, the big misconception that a lot of people who have only heard the radio hits STILL have is that they were just some monolithic boogie/arena rock band to be filed next to Foghat and Bad Company or whoever when nothing could be farther from the truth of course. They were a multi-faceted machine to say the least. (don't shoot if you think bad company and foghat were the bees knees-just needed some quick klassic rock examples)

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:22 (9 years ago) Permalink

I'm still glad the used their double lead guitar facet as often as possible.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

'Live & Dangerous' and 'Johnny The Fox' are the two albums I'd go for and singles-wise you should hear 'The Rocker' and, of course, 'Whiskey In The Jar'

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:30 (9 years ago) Permalink

I just don't always need Thin Lizzy to "rock", for me, even though they certainly did it quite well. But I've got Sir Lord Baltimore records and Budgie records for that. I guess I just like their mellower stuff, the stuff that really emphasizes Phil's voice, his songwriting, his lyrics, etc. I'll take the ballads on the early stuff ("Honesty is No Excuse", "Remembering", "Sarah", "Little Girl In Bloom", "She Knows") over any of the big rocking radio hits, great as they are.

Damn, I really need to get those Lynott solo albums.

― Broheems (diamond), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:33 (9 years ago) Permalink

Sadly, I noticed an entity called Thin Lizzy are playing in NYC this spring.

This is an exception that breaks the rule. Its John Sykes and Scott Gorham's travelling shrine to Phil Lynott. In the past they've also toted along one of the old Lizzy keyboard players, Mark Mendoza and Tommy Aldridge.

And, man, do they smoke for a few dollars. I was a skeptic but the live "Thin Lizzy" album they made a few years ago is very good, altogether superior to the final Lizzy live album and good to hear alongside "Live and Dangerous."

― George Smith, Saturday, 6 March 2004 22:32 (9 years ago) Permalink

When I interviewed Lemmy a couple of months ago, he mentioned them to me, apropos of nothing. He said, "Go see Thin Lizzy if they come around. You wouldn't think they'd be able to do it without Phil, but they're really fuckin' great." So there you go.

― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Saturday, 6 March 2004 22:41 (9 years ago) Permalink

"Mark Mendoza and Tommy Aldridge." as in "The Animal" of Dictators/Twisted Sister fame and the hack drummer from Pat Travers/Ozzy Ozbourne/Whitesnake? How many keyboard players did Thin Lizzy have anyway? Good for Scott Gorham, who stood by Phil Lynott's side the whole time, but I'm not quite convinced..

― lovebug starski, Saturday, 6 March 2004 22:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

I saw Tommy Aldridge drumming for Ted Nugent about three years ago.

― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Saturday, 6 March 2004 23:14 (9 years ago) Permalink

"You wouldn't think they'd be able to do it without Phil, but they're really fuckin' great."

It's true. The rep on them is really grass-roots.

― George Smith, Sunday, 7 March 2004 00:46 (9 years ago) Permalink

the hack drummer from Pat Travers/Ozzy Ozbourne/Whitesnake?

Don't forget Black Oak Arkansas. "Raunch & Roll."

― George Smith, Sunday, 7 March 2004 00:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

Actually, the Phil Lynott album "Solo in Soho" is worth checking out. The Elvis tribute song, Kings Call is probably it's best remembered track.

― jim wentworth (wench), Sunday, 7 March 2004 02:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

Phil Lynott : Old Town, dodgy synths and all - beautiful...

― David Nolan (David N.), Sunday, 7 March 2004 03:09 (9 years ago) Permalink

NED - You wanna date?

― Dear Abbey, Sunday, 7 March 2004 05:03 (9 years ago) Permalink

Anthony - Could you post the tracklisting of the mix?

― 57 7th (calstars), Sunday, 7 March 2004 13:33 (9 years ago) Permalink

Alright I don't have it with me but I'm gonna try and do my best here. I know it was all of Jailbreak and songs from Bad Reputation, Fighting and Chinatown (those are the ones he's got). I don't know whether or not he grabbed ALL the winners (from what I've read I'm surprised he didn't include "Rosalie") but I really enjoyed everything on here. He's actually bugging me to make HIM a copy cuz he can't dub tapes and he wants a copy he can play in his walkman. This is good enough that I'm debating buying a new walkman, cuz right now only the radio on it works.

Side One
1. Jailbreak
2. Angel from the Coast
3. Running Back
4. Romeo and the Lonely Girl
5. Warrior
6. The Boys Are Back in Town
7. Fight or Fall
8. Cowboy Song
9. Emerald
10. Killer Without A Cause
11. Dear Lord

Side two
1. Soldier of Fortune
2. Bad Reputation
3. Opium Trail
4. Southbound
5. For Those Who Love to Live
6. Suicide
7. Wild One
8. Fighting My Way Back
9. Spirit Slips Away
10. Sweetheart
11. Sugar Blues
12. Killer on the Loose

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 7 March 2004 17:21 (9 years ago) Permalink

If I was gonna do a POV on this I'd pick: Boys Are Back In Town, Running Back, Sweetheart, Rodeo Song & Southbound (or Dear Lord...dammit I've had this tape for two days and already POVs are too hard)

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 7 March 2004 17:23 (9 years ago) Permalink

my list from the POX thread would be my mix if i had a mix. it's fairly chronological.

The Friendly Ranger at Clontarf Castle
Honesty Is No Excuse
Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
Rocker
Black Boys On The Corner
Whiskey In The Jar
Showdown
It's Only Money
Sweet Marie
Suicide
Rosalie
Cowboy Song
Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed
Jailbreak
We Will Be Strong
Cold Sweat
Dancing In The Moonlight
Opium Trail
That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart
Toughest Street In Town

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 7 March 2004 18:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

best hip-hop Thin Lizzy reference: Original Concept (two rappers, two deejays one of which was the MTV/NYC disc jockey Dr. Dre) in "Here Comes the 5-Oh!": "And on the radio, they're playin' Thin Lizzy!"

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Sunday, 7 March 2004 18:14 (9 years ago) Permalink

Right im 16 and i adore Thin Lizzy, im fed up of all the shit thats around today and i want you all to know that even though im only in my teens i totally appreciate phil and co's contribution to the 70's rock era.

― Danielle, Saturday, 20 March 2004 20:26 (9 years ago) Permalink

― me, Saturday, 20 March 2004 20:26 (9 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

Hi Folks,
Glad u guys keep Phil´s music alive. It was and still is awsome.
Met Phil a couple of times in 82 and 83 when he played both solo and Lizzy.His was nice man "a cool cat".The Lizzy concerts and his solo thing were great.So keep on rockin! and God bless u up there Phil along with Elvis and Hendrix.

― Rock On, Thursday, 8 April 2004 19:00 (9 years ago) Permalink

7 months pass...

G.day,
What a performer,musician & poet.Got my Live in 78 Dvd outside of the Sydney Opera house.Those guys new how to rock. Phil ,Gary Moore,Scott Gorham & some dude on drums ( It wasn't Brian Downey) played a concert that would have been so awsome to see live,if only i wasn't 8 at the time.Gay Moore absolutely goes off in " are you ready" if only the quality of the audio on the dvd was a tad better i could puump it up relly loud ....Live on Lizzy, their music still has a meaning!!!

― Johnnythefox, Friday, 12 November 2004 20:26 (8 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

Guess who just got back today? Them cats ... etc etc. You know what is great about this band: they're like the opposite to those jingle-writers, or 40s musical writers, who always scrape to make their lyrics scan ... that guy phil has stupidly complicated lyrics but they scan in this wonderful way, as if they're in a whole seperate song but it's a BETTER song

― mm, Monday, 10 January 2005 02:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

"that guy phil"

― Haibun (Begs2Differ), Monday, 10 January 2005 02:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

3 months pass...

Yeah, you know, the one guy.

What's the better subtle touch on "Whiskey in the Jar," the extended intro or the keyboards? (Or would you nominate something else, which you are welcome to do?)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 18:35 (8 years ago) Permalink

What's the better subtle touch on "Whiskey in the Jar," the extended intro or the keyboards? (Or would you nominate something else, which you are welcome to do?)

Metallica bludgeoned all subtly out of that song for me! It's sad....I can't hear it with pure, un-Helfield damaged ears now! They took something from me I will never get back.

- "i would press delete"

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 18:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

Can't believe no one has mentioned "Waitin' for an alibi".

Cooom on!

― Kris England, Wednesday, 27 April 2005 22:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

Generally, I am not at all into heavy rock. But Thin Lizzy has something about them. The "Jailbreak" album is certainly classic.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 28 April 2005 00:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

Thin Lizzy never lets me down...every time I hear Phil's voice I smile, they rock so hard. Ned -- I'm down with the extended intro on "Whiskey In the Jar"...it's that nuance that you forget between listens, that reminds you why you came back to it. Like a buried treasure. Then again, the keyboards have the same quality

Love the Lizzy!

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 28 April 2005 01:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

Black Rose is one of the great forgotten albums on the '70s.

― John Fredland (jfredland), Thursday, 28 April 2005 06:28 (8 years ago) Permalink

5 months pass...

Lynott for some reason reminds me of that chap in the Stranglers, esp. on "The Rocker".

classic!

― gear (gear), Monday, 10 October 2005 04:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

Googlers on this thread are awesome

― Keith C (lync0), Monday, 10 October 2005 13:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

2 years pass...

I'M A ROCKER!
I'M A ROCKER!
I'm a roooooller, too, baby.
I'M A ROCKER!

― Trip Maker, Monday, 7 July 2008 16:59 (4 years ago) Permalink

"Cowboy Song" is really becoming my favorite song of all time

― some dude, Monday, 7 July 2008 17:02 (4 years ago) Permalink

so classic

― latebloomer, Monday, 7 July 2008 17:09 (4 years ago) Permalink

man, fighting is all killer, no filler! probably top ten of all time material for me.

― Alan N, Monday, 7 July 2008 20:08 (4 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

I had no idea they were this good. Somewhere along the line I picked up a prejudice against them, maybe based on my old brother's dismissals (not that I remember any) or a certain friend's snickering mention of them.

― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:18 (3 years ago) Permalink

Thin Lizzy was/is godhead.

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 December 2009 15:15 (3 years ago) Permalink

There was a repress of their first album at a record store in STL a few weeks ago. I got excited cuz I never see it anywhere, but it was priced $32.99 and it was already bent up at the corners. No way am I paying that much! So I went back to the used records section and found Bad Reputation for 7.99. It's a better record and I didn't own a copy already. So I won, I guess.

― Trip Maker, Saturday, 5 December 2009 16:41 (3 years ago) Permalink

It was the fisheye photo jacket, not the skinny lady's hip.

― Trip Maker, Saturday, 5 December 2009 16:42 (3 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

Word going around that Gary Moore has passed on.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:12 (2 years ago) Permalink

http://www.hotpress.com/Gary%20Moore/news/Gary-Moore-1952--2011-dies-in-Spain/7492280.html

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:15 (2 years ago) Permalink

Can't get that link to load but horrible news. I was hoping this was being bumped in light of the Jailbreak deluxe edition coming out this week and Johnny The Fox coming out later this month.

RIP, Gary, if this sad news prove true.

― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:33 (2 years ago) Permalink

its on the bbc now.

― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:35 (2 years ago) Permalink

RIP! ;__;

― no pop, no style -- all simply (Viceroy), Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12377862

― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:55 (2 years ago) Permalink

RIP

― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Sunday, 6 February 2011 18:02 (2 years ago) Permalink

Just heard about Gary Moore. Gutted.

RIP

― Y Kant Torres Red (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 6 February 2011 18:07 (2 years ago) Permalink

RIP :(

― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 6 February 2011 18:08 (2 years ago) Permalink

Still one of my favourite guitar riffs.

― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Sunday, 6 February 2011 18:09 (2 years ago) Permalink

Wow, very unexpected. Saw him a couple of times back in the 80s, but he was in the gated drums and weird stage costumes phase so not that good. Funnily enough Phil Lynott guested at one gig in his last ever public performance, he looked awful.

This could be the greatest album cover of all time :

― Satantango! (Matt #2), Sunday, 6 February 2011 18:10 (2 years ago) Permalink

CTRL + RIP

― Morcheeba, simply happening. (PaulTMA), Sunday, 6 February 2011 18:27 (2 years ago) Permalink

Very sad news. RIP. In addition to his contributions to Lizzy, he did some great work with Colosseum II.

There was a good piece + obituary in The Times (London) today. The online version is subscription only, so I can't get to it to link.

This is an unjustly overlooked Moore record. Nice mixture of soft rock and shredding:

P.S. maybe a mod could add something to title of this thread?

― Jeff W, Monday, 7 February 2011 16:31 (2 years ago) Permalink

Sad news...

― Le mépris vient de la tête, la haine vient du cœur (Michael White), Monday, 7 February 2011 16:51 (2 years ago) Permalink

sad news, although i have to admit i'm not as familiar with the Thin Lizzy records Gary Moore played on. what's the best stuff he did with TL?

― some dude, Monday, 7 February 2011 16:54 (2 years ago) Permalink

Black Rose.

― EZ Snappin, Monday, 7 February 2011 16:56 (2 years ago) Permalink

RIP to a great guitarist

― basedketball (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 7 February 2011 17:15 (2 years ago) Permalink

RIP

I've probably listened to no other group more than Lizzy in the past 6 months. Rock gods.

― President Keyes, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 00:07 (2 years ago) Permalink

Was just thinking that the statue of Phil outside Bruxelles in Dublin looked like him in bloated late era.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Phil_Lynott_Statue_at_Bruxelles_Dublin.jpg
A bit like choosing to portray Elvis as he looked in the mid 70s over any other era that could be chosen, '56 or '68 much preferable.

I'm just picking up the remastered reissues.
Still not found out why the Eric Bell era ones got delayed for like 5 years or whatever.Grabbed them as soon as I got the chance when they did appear. Love that stuff.
Less familiar with the later era. Love Jailbreak now I've got it. Will gradually pick up the others over the next while.
Not sure why they skipped 2lps, are they going back to reissue them remastered? Did they just skip from the delayed reissues to the most popular lps, then intend to work on from there including those 2?

― Stevolende, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 10:32 (2 years ago) Permalink

10 months pass...

Hello:

A treasure trove of tapes stashed away by Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott will be released as a boxed set later this year.
Twenty six years after the Dublin rocker's death at the age of 36, more of his lost music will be heard by the public for the first time in June.
Shortly before he passed away in 1986, Mr Lynott gave 150 tapes to a third party for safekeeping. The cache of up to 700 songs has finally been released to record company Universal Music.
"This is an absolutely stunning find," Steve Hammonds, project manager behind the new Thin Lizzy box set, told the Irish Independent.
"In every group there's a member who lovingly collects their recordings and in Thin Lizzy that was Phil Lynott, because Lizzy was his baby and his band."
It will be the second boxed set in recent times to feature archive work by the band, following last year's 'Live At The BBC' release.
But the newly unearthed recordings stretch from Thin Lizzy's years with Decca Records, beginning in 1971, to their 'Renegade' album in 1981.
"There are out-takes, unheard versions of Thin Lizzy hits and, most exciting of all, material which was recorded but never released at the time," said Mr Hammonds.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 3 January 2012 18:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

That sounds amazing! I still need to hear the BBC box.

― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 3 January 2012 18:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

wow, really exciting news

thought it was really nice (if probably coincidental) that within months of Gary Moore passing away, Sade covered a Thin Lizzy song he's widely considered to have co-written:

― some dude, Tuesday, 3 January 2012 18:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

What fantastic news! They better make this a hefty release, I don't want 700 tracks whittled down to two CDs...

― Frobisher (Viceroy), Tuesday, 3 January 2012 23:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

3 months pass...

This made me smile:

WHEN A 70-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER PLAYED KEYBOARDS WITH THIN LIZZY

― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

5 months pass...

holy shit you guys i just bought this record called "jailbreak" and it might be the like, best thing ever

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 4 October 2012 15:53 (7 months ago) Permalink

yes, yes it just may be so. I'm still waiting for someone to unearth and epic 40-minute version of "Emerald".

― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 4 October 2012 16:12 (7 months ago) Permalink

Are you the Hero?
Are you the Madman?

― Trip Maker, Thursday, 4 October 2012 17:14 (7 months ago) Permalink

fighting - jailbreak - johnny the fox - bad reputation - black rose

i honestly can't think of a better five album run in rock

― buh, Thursday, 4 October 2012 19:59 (7 months ago) Permalink

Whatever happened to those unearthed Lynott demos and outtakes? I thought a box set was imminent...

― Frobisher the (Viceroy), Thursday, 4 October 2012 19:59 (7 months ago) Permalink

thin lizzy not even being considered for the rock and roll HOF means there is no rock and roll HOF.

― omar little, Thursday, 4 October 2012 20:06 (7 months ago) Permalink

I was always under the assumption they were in. Arent jackson browne and billy joel in? How is Thin Lizzy not?

― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Thursday, 4 October 2012 20:14 (7 months ago) Permalink

no room for thin lizzy or love or war, room for james taylor and RHCP.

― omar little, Thursday, 4 October 2012 20:17 (7 months ago) Permalink

RNRHOF is an exercise in tedium.

― Trip Maker, Thursday, 4 October 2012 20:19 (7 months ago) Permalink

"Little Girl in Bloom" is such a jam. it seems lazy to compare that song to the groove of The Unforgettable Fire since both bands are Irish but "Little Girl in Bloom" invents that sound, & I'm guessing Bono et. al. knew it well

― Euler, Thursday, 4 October 2012 21:58 (7 months ago) Permalink

holy shit you guys i just bought this record called "jailbreak" and it might be the like, best thing ever

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, October 4, 2012 11:53 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Oh man, I so envy you just getting into this band... Look forward to tons of jaw-dropping and holy-shitting as you explore their catalog...

― Clarke B., Thursday, 4 October 2012 22:53 (7 months ago) Permalink

Been into Thin Lizzy quite a lot over the last eighteen months or so. . .

Nightlife remains my favorite.

Bad Reputation a close second.

― Austin, Friday, 5 October 2012 04:12 (7 months ago) Permalink

My two favorites for a long time have been "Fighting" and "Johnny the Fox" but there's hardly an album of theirs I don't absolutely love.

― Frobisher the (Viceroy), Saturday, 6 October 2012 00:01 (7 months ago) Permalink

4 months pass...

― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 14 February 2013 00:29 (3 months ago) Permalink

That pic was on the cover of Sounds, or maybe NME from 1977 or so. So classic.

― everything, Thursday, 14 February 2013 02:36 (3 months ago) Permalink

I've seen it somewhere before, but it crossed my radar again today and felt it needed to be here.

― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 14 February 2013 02:41 (3 months ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

"Downtown Sundown" is a beautiful tune.

― Johnny Hotcox, Friday, 8 March 2013 17:45 (2 months ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

Some bumwads knocked over and seriously damaged the statue of Phil.

http://www.thejournal.ie/phil-lynott-statue-pushed-over-and-seriously-damaged-904013-May2013/

― EZ Snappin, Friday, 10 May 2013 16:32 (1 week ago) Permalink

>:(

death by hanging

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 10 May 2013 16:32 (1 week ago) Permalink

A+ attitude from his mom, though.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 May 2013 16:34 (1 week ago) Permalink

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