― Broheems (diamond), Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:50 (twenty years ago) link
― lovebug starski, Saturday, 6 March 2004 20:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:02 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:25 (twenty years ago) link
― LondonLee (LondonLee), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:30 (twenty years ago) link
Damn, I really need to get those Lynott solo albums.
― Broheems (diamond), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:33 (twenty years ago) link
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 (twenty years ago) link
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Saturday, 6 March 2004 22:41 (twenty years ago) link
― lovebug starski, Saturday, 6 March 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Saturday, 6 March 2004 23:14 (twenty years ago) link
It's true. The rep on them is really grass-roots.
― George Smith, Sunday, 7 March 2004 00:46 (twenty years ago) link
Don't forget Black Oak Arkansas. "Raunch & Roll."
― George Smith, Sunday, 7 March 2004 00:47 (twenty years ago) link
― jim wentworth (wench), Sunday, 7 March 2004 02:57 (twenty years ago) link
― David Nolan (David N.), Sunday, 7 March 2004 03:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Dear Abbey, Sunday, 7 March 2004 05:03 (twenty years ago) link
― 57 7th (calstars), Sunday, 7 March 2004 13:33 (twenty years ago) link
Side One1. 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 Cause11. Dear Lord
Side two1. Soldier of Fortune 2. Bad Reputation 3. Opium Trail 4. Southbound5. 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 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 7 March 2004 17:23 (twenty years ago) link
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 (twenty years ago) link
― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Sunday, 7 March 2004 18:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Danielle, Saturday, 20 March 2004 20:26 (twenty years ago) link
― me, Saturday, 20 March 2004 20:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Rock On, Thursday, 8 April 2004 19:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Johnnythefox, Friday, 12 November 2004 20:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― mm, Monday, 10 January 2005 02:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Haibun (Begs2Differ), Monday, 10 January 2005 02:52 (nineteen years ago) link
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 (nineteen years ago) link
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 (nineteen years ago) link
Cooom on!
― Kris England, Wednesday, 27 April 2005 22:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 28 April 2005 00:13 (nineteen years ago) link
Love the Lizzy!
― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 28 April 2005 01:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― John Fredland (jfredland), Thursday, 28 April 2005 06:28 (nineteen years ago) link
classic!
― gear (gear), Monday, 10 October 2005 04:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Keith C (lync0), Monday, 10 October 2005 13:07 (eighteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
"Cowboy Song" is really becoming my favorite song of all time
― some dude, Monday, 7 July 2008 17:02 (fifteen years ago) link
so classic
― latebloomer, Monday, 7 July 2008 17:09 (fifteen years ago) link
man, fighting is all killer, no filler! probably top ten of all time material for me.
― original bgm, Monday, 7 July 2008 20:08 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fourteen years ago) link
Thin Lizzy was/is godhead.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 December 2009 15:15 (fourteen years ago) link
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 (fourteen years ago) link
It was the fisheye photo jacket, not the skinny lady's hip.
― Trip Maker, Saturday, 5 December 2009 16:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Word going around that Gary Moore has passed on.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.hotpress.com/Gary%20Moore/news/Gary-Moore-1952--2011-dies-in-Spain/7492280.html
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:15 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
its on the bbc now.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:35 (thirteen years ago) link
RIP! ;__;
― no pop, no style -- all simply (Viceroy), Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:37 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12377862
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 6 February 2011 17:55 (thirteen years ago) link
RIP
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Sunday, 6 February 2011 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Nothing to celebrate about Phil dying on this day in 1986 but the t-shirt is too good not to share. pic.twitter.com/Fd0r6PNy3r— GlennA (@GlennAirey) January 4, 2020
a day late with this.
― calzino, Sunday, 5 January 2020 10:24 (four years ago) link
Emerald/Still In Love With You (Live) back to back for an epic emotional thursday night shred party
― incapacitant hairdresser society (rizzx), Thursday, 9 July 2020 19:23 (three years ago) link
A mere smidgen:
https://www.stereogum.com/2095399/thin-lizzy-rock-legends-box-set-unreleased-tracks/music/
And now, for the 50th anniversary of the band’s formation, Universal is embarking on a big reissue campaign to underline the group’s legacy, the first installment of which is a giant box set. The career-spanning compilation features six discs of rarities, demos, radio sessions, and live recordings. Altogether, there’s 74 previously unreleased tracks.In addition to all the music, there are also a couple DVDs featuring the BBC documentary Bad Reputation and the band’s performance on Rod Stewart’s 1976 TV special A Night On The Town. The set also includes a bunch of book material, spanning everything from reproductions of old tour programs to Phil Lynott’s poetry.
In addition to all the music, there are also a couple DVDs featuring the BBC documentary Bad Reputation and the band’s performance on Rod Stewart’s 1976 TV special A Night On The Town. The set also includes a bunch of book material, spanning everything from reproductions of old tour programs to Phil Lynott’s poetry.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 20 August 2020 17:44 (three years ago) link
I just noticed this four-CD box set that was released back in 2006: https://www.discogs.com/master/view/282774
Apparently never released in the U.S. which probably explains why I've never seen one. Anyone have this? There's a few tracks I would have included from Live and Dangerous but otherwise it looks pretty solid.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 8 October 2020 03:00 (three years ago) link
Sorry, 2001, not 2006 - apparently it was reissued in 2006 in more compact packaging with a cheaper price.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 8 October 2020 03:01 (three years ago) link
I've got it, and it's a great into to Lizzy. The thematic tracklisting thing goes against my own preference for chronological, but...
― comorbidities in the BK lounge (stevie), Thursday, 8 October 2020 07:22 (three years ago) link
POP FACT! i just moved house, but i was living one street away from the clifton grange hotel in manchester - which lynott's mother used to run. the boys are back in town is about a manchester gang who used to frequent the hotel. 'the quality street gang'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_Street_Gang
― maelin, Thursday, 8 October 2020 10:23 (three years ago) link
That’s a pretty great name for a gang
― calstars, Thursday, 8 October 2020 13:01 (three years ago) link
Just listened to this interview with Huey Lewis who mentioned that Phil Lynott was a mentor to him in the pre-News days when Huey was in Clover. Starts around the 26 minute mark.
https://www.pushkin.fm/episode/huey-lewis/
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Thursday, 8 October 2020 13:59 (three years ago) link
quality street gang rules
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 8 October 2020 14:03 (three years ago) link
I heard they couldn't fight for toffee
― comorbidities in the BK lounge (stevie), Thursday, 8 October 2020 14:07 (three years ago) link
A few of them were hard nuts.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Thursday, 8 October 2020 14:18 (three years ago) link
Listening to "She Knows," the Van Morrison influence on Lynott's vocal is pretty charming, especially the brief scat at 2:40. And I really dig the exquisite guitar solos that follow, not to mention those smooth drum fills that punctuate them.
Anyway, great stuff - musically, the record feels like a lovely marriage between Hall & Oates's No Goodbyes and Steely Dan's Katy Lied.
― birdistheword, Friday, 9 October 2020 16:38 (three years ago) link
This slipped by too - Thin Lizzy gets a LOT more press in the UK than the US, that's for sure - but here's Record Collector's review for the next box set that's out this week. This part is pretty insane:
"The first in a series of archive releases, Rock Legends will satisfy collectors disappointed with the Warriors, Kings, Vagabonds, Angels (2001) box set’s paucity of rarities. By comparison, this hits the motherlode, with 74 previously unreleased tracks, sourced from an extensive cache of newly recovered master tapes, long rumoured to exist. Nick Sharp, one of the consultants involved in compiling Rock Legends, told RC that the tapes were retrieved when outtakes from Johnny Thunders’ So Alone album appeared on eBay. Knowing of Lynott’s contributions, the seller was contacted and found to be the custodian of the Lizzy tapes. Despite having at one point been stored in the damp confines of a barge on the Manchester Ship Canal, the majority of tapes were salvageable, and the songs chosen for inclusion have been newly mastered."
Maybe it'll be in the booklet but how does a stash of master tapes like that wind up sitting in a barge?
― birdistheword, Monday, 26 October 2020 19:55 (three years ago) link
This may be the greatest maritime rarities salvage incident since the Grateful Dead's houseboat tapes.
― peace, man, Monday, 26 October 2020 23:35 (three years ago) link
holy shit
I listen to Thin Lizzy like once a week, just a miraculously good band
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 01:55 (three years ago) link
it's been a while for me, but Jailbreak and Black Rose are impeccable. need to finally dig through the rest of their oeuvre.
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 28 October 2020 03:11 (three years ago) link
FIGHTING!
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 03:53 (three years ago) link
I, too, have joined the Church of Lizzy & Lynott.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 2 February 2022 09:22 (two years ago) link
Well that'll do ya
https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/thin-lizzy-live-and-dangerous-super-deluxe-edition/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 18 November 2022 18:12 (one year ago) link
The super deluxe edition of Live And Dangerous finally puts to bed the myth that the album was extensively overdubbed in the studio, and demonstrates that Thin Lizzy was one of the best live bands of the 1970s.
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 20 November 2022 05:54 (one year ago) link
Old Dan in a raincoat hums the very, very, very special notesOf a long lost favorite melodyIt reminds him of a love affair when he was young and did not careAnd how he parted so soft, so sadden
― Heez, Sunday, 15 January 2023 03:12 (one year ago) link
Something so Irish about that verse. Reminds me of “The Dead”
― Heez, Sunday, 15 January 2023 03:14 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At_rPiCCnpY
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 27 August 2023 15:46 (nine months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXM3zCestm8
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 30 August 2023 20:20 (nine months ago) link
Peak Phil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SP6ZyCZsQM
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 10 September 2023 05:26 (nine months ago) link