Thin Lizzy
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Biography
[Edit]Despite a huge hit single in the mid-'70s ("The Boys Are Back in Town") and becoming a popular act with hard rock/heavy metal fans, Thin Lizzy are still, in the pantheon of '70s rock bands, underappreciated. Formed in the late '60s by Irish singer/songwriter/bassist Phil Lynott, Lizzy, though not the first band to do so, combined romanticized working-class sentiments with their ferocious, twin-lead guitar attack. As the band's creative force, Lynott was a more insightful and intelligent writer than many of his ilk, preferring slice-of-life working-class dramas of love and hate influenced by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and virtually all of the Irish literary tradition. Also, as a black man, Lynott was an anomaly in the nearly all-white world of hard rock, and as such imbued much of his work with a sense of alienation; he was the outsider, the romantic guy from the other side of the tracks, a self-styled poet of the lovelorn and downtrodden. His sweeping vision and writerly impulses at times gave way to pretentious songs aspiring to clichéd notions of literary significance, but Lynott's limitless charisma made even the most misguided moments worth hearing.
After a few early records that hinted at the band's potential, Lizzy released Fighting in 1975, and the band (Lynott, guitarists Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham, and drummer Brian Downey) had molded itself into a pretty tight recording and performing unit. Lynott's thick, soulful vocals were the perfect vehicle for his tightly written melodic lines. Gorham and Robertson generally played lead lines in harmonic tandem, while Downey (a great drummer who had equal amounts of power and style) drove the engine. Lizzy's big break came with their next album, Jailbreak, and the record's first single, "The Boys Are Back in Town." A paean to the joys of working-class guys letting loose, the song resembled similar odes by Bruce Springsteen, with the exception of the Who-like power chords in the chorus. With the support of radio and every frat boy in America, "Boys" became a huge hit, enough of a hit as to ensure record contracts and media attention for the next decade ("Boys" is now used in beer advertising).
Never the toast of critics (the majority writing in the '70s hated hard rock and heavy metal), Lizzy toured relentlessly, building an unassailable reputation as a terrific live band, despite the lead guitar spot becoming a revolving door (Eric Bell, Gary Moore, Brian Robertson, Snowy White, and John Sykes all stood next to Scott Gorham). The records came fast and furious, and despite attempts to repeat the formula that worked like a charm with "Boys," Lynott began writing more ambitious songs and wrapping them up in vaguely articulated concept albums. The large fan base the band had built as a result of "Boys" turned into a smaller, yet still enthusiastic bunch of hard rockers. Adding insult to injury was the rise of punk rock, which Lynott vigorously supported, but made Lizzy look too traditional and too much like tired old rock stars.
By the mid-'80s, resembling the dinosaur that punk rock wanted to annihilate, Thin Lizzy called it a career. Lynott recorded solo records that more explicitly examined issues of class and race, published a now-out-of-print book of poetry, and sadly, became a victim of his longtime abuse of heroin, cocaine, and alcohol, dying in 1986 at age 35. Since the mega-popular alternative rock bands of the mid-'90s appropriated numerous musical messages from their '70s forebears, the work of Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy will hopefully continue to be seen for the influential rock & roll it is.
In 1999, Thin Lizzy reunited with a lineup featuring guitarists Scott Gorman and John Sykes, and keyboardist Darren Wharton, which was rounded out by a journeyman rhythm section of bassist Marco Mendoza and drummer Tommy Aldridge. The quintet's ensuing European tour produced the live album One Night Only, which was released in the summer of 2000 to set the stage for a subsequent American concert tour.
Title: Live At The BBC (Super Deluxe Edition) (CD2)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Live At The BBC (Super Deluxe Edition) (CD6)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels (CD1)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Thin Lizzy (Remastered & Expanded)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels (CD4)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Fighting (Remastered)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Vagabonds of the Western World (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Nightlife (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: The Definitive Collection
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Whisky In The Jar (Compilation, Unofficial) (CD1)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Thin Lizzy Live In Concert
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Whisky In The Jar (Compilation, Unofficial) (CD2)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: The Boys Are Back In Town / Jailbreak - Single
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Jailbreak (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: The Platinum Collection [Remastered]
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Live At The BBC (Super Deluxe Edition) (CD4)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Live At The BBC (Super Deluxe Edition) (CD1)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Dedication - The Very Best of Thin Lizzy
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels (CD3)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Still Dangerous (Bonus Track Version) [Live]
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Funky Junction Plays A Tribute To Deep Purple (Thinn Lizzy)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Rock, Alternative Metal
Title: Nightlife
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, World Music
Title: Vagabonds Of The Western World 2024 (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Genre: Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Yellow Pearl: A Collection
Artist: Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Collections
Title: Best Of Rock: 1972 (CD1)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1976 (CD1)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1976 (CD2)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1977 (CD1)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1972 (CD1)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1976 (CD1)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1976 (CD2)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1977 (CD1)
Title: Metalheadz (CD1)
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Metalheadz (CD2)
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Best Drinking Songs Ever
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Rock Classics: Playlist Beats (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Metal, Alternative
Title: Cultura Rock
Title: Radio Vietnam (1960.1975) (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: 70s Lunchtime Drive (CD1)
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 019 - Rock
Genre: Pop
Title: Hard Rock Collections (CD6)
Genre: Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Classical
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 030 - Rock
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 080 - Shamrocks And Shenanigans
Genre: Pop
Title: Now Yearbook 79 Extra 2022 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 70s Rock Drive 2022 (CD1)
Title: 70s Rock Drive 2022 (CD2)
Title: Rock Workout 2023
Title: NOW Yearbook '79 Extra (3CD Collectors Edition) (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Now Yearbook '79 Extra (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Pop, Funk
Title: Old Music Alert 70s 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Road Trip In The World... Ever! 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Karaoke 70 's Best Songs 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 70's Drive - Rock
Title: 70's Drive - POP
Title: Pasaporte A Los 70s 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Now Yearbook '73 (CD2)
Title: Silvester Dinner 2023 (CD2)
Featuring albums
Title: In the Name of the Father (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Detroit Rock City (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Saturday Night Special (Ready For Rock 'N' Roll Part II)
Artist: Great White
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: The Sound Hall Of Fame
Artist: The Sound
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Hard Rock
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A Knight's Tale (Music From the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 80's Hard Rock Essentials
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Power Ballads 5CD (CD1)
Artist: Driven By
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, World Music, Country, Disco, Synth Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: Dogtown And Z-Boys: O.G. Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: In The Name Of The Father (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Trevor Jones
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack