I was cruising youtube for a bit and stumbled on one of my favourite rock bands ever - Thin Lizzy. What a great band they were. Truth is, they were one of the reasons I picked up the guitar at the age of 13.
My friend had all this Thin Lizzy albums and he would play this awesome songs for me when I was over visiting. The pictures of the band were great too - Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson just looked so darn cool with those Les Pauls. I was hooked. It wasn't long after I got a real shoddy Les Paul copy; I think the brand was Stagg.
You can read more about the history of the band at the Thin Lizzy page at Wikipedia. It was sad that band leader Phil Lynott had to go so early. He was a fantastic song writer and he always surrounded himself with fantastic guitar players.
Live and Dangerous is probably my favourite album. These boys sounded terrific live - they could really play, which wasn't always the case with some of the lame rock bands of the 80s.
All their albums are worth a listen though. Jailbreak is a great album, and so is Bad Reputation, Chinatown, Thunder and Lightning, but as I said, all them of them are worth a listen. You must hear Live and Dangerous, if you haven't.
Guitar hero Gary Moore worked with the band now and then, and I'm sure him and Phil Lynott would have created some great stuff if Phil hadn't left us so early.
Here are some great videos I found on youtube. I miss this type of guitar-based rock music. There is really not much music you hear today that has this honest and raw sound. Boy, I do miss the rock bands of the 70s! There were others too, but today I'm saying CHEERS to Thin Lizzy!
One of the most popular songs they wrote. Great song.
A softer song, but oh so nice. What a great song.
This is very cool song, with some tricky guitar riffs in terms of timing. Most rock bands played simple guitar riffs, but Thin Lizzy often stepped it up a notch and had very clever guitar lines and riffs, especially the harmonized leads.
Here's a real hard rock riff. At this time, John Sykes had joined the band, and I think he gave them a more "Metal" sound. Great guitar player.
There's my little mini-tribute to one of the best rock bands ever - Thin Lizzy!
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yes, I saw them in concert back in...must have been mid to late 70s. They were the opening act for Queen. Those sounds, plus a new group no one ever heard of Van Halen were what sparked my interest in rock, too. My friend and I spent many a weekend at a family cottage on a popular lake here in Michigan. Our theme song when we rolled into town was "The Boys are Back in Town". We cranked that old GM AM radio in my friends ratty 66 buick. Of course no one but us noticed that the boys were back...we had a great time.
Comment added on February 08, 2008I worked for Gary Moore around the time Phil passed away. We went to Phil's home several times and I was lucky enough to meet him. His talent was huge. Love the Live and Dangerous album also. Great Robbo solo on 'Still in love w/you'
Just back to playing after a long time out. Like Robert said, being around monster players just makes you want to quit. I did for a long time.
Peace
Thank's for thin lizzy , it's a shame that so much people only understand after phil's death what a great band they are.
Comment added on February 03, 2008check out the douglas les paul copy.and give us your review.
Comment added on January 05, 2008So right! Another GREAT live album is UFO- strangers in the night. The guitar sound as though it were recorded today.
Comment added on December 22, 2007Thanks Robert! I agree, Thin Lizzy was great. I sang for a band while in high school in 1982 and one of the songs we did was "The Boys Are Back In Town". We had two guitar players so the harmony lead sounded great!
Comment added on December 17, 2007You are so right. Thin Lizzy is a greatly overlooked band.
"Live And Dangerous" is a fantastic live, rock and roll record.
I remember seeing these guys on either Don Kirshner's "Rock Concert" or "Midnight Special", don't remember which one. But, they played almost the entire "Live And Dangerous " record on the show.