in this heat you're not kidding D:
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 9 June 2014 20:58 (ten years ago) link
the extra cymbal hits in the live and dangerous version of "jailbreak" make it even more awesome
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 23 November 2014 20:48 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/QMBMslN.jpg
― calstars, Sunday, 23 November 2014 22:09 (nine years ago) link
heard night life for the first time ever recently. i've listened to it many times since then. what a great band
― dynamicinterface, Sunday, 10 January 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link
on such a Lizzy jag at the moment. no diss on other heavy rock and metal bands, but were any ever as romantic and vivid and joyful and witty and poetic storytellers as Phil fuckin' Lynott?
― Senator Luther Strange (stevie), Thursday, 27 July 2017 21:02 (six years ago) link
I heard "Got To Give It Up" for the first time about 2 weeks ago and it's been running through my head a LOT.
― billstevejim, Friday, 22 September 2017 21:06 (six years ago) link
CLASSIC!
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 23 September 2017 09:01 (six years ago) link
Ridiculously catchy song
― Cyndi Larper (stevie), Saturday, 23 September 2017 18:54 (six years ago) link
the video for Old Town is my happy place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2OcIqwmSaY
― Number None, Sunday, 24 September 2017 12:25 (six years ago) link
Everyone is so over-familiar with 'The Boys are Back in Town' by this point that I wonder just how many people have caught on to how neat the chord changes in the verses are?
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Sunday, 24 September 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
I love "got to give it up" but I always sing the "back in town" lyrics over the verse. They match up really well
― calstars, Thursday, 28 September 2017 20:21 (six years ago) link
man, bad reputation is good, good times
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Saturday, 26 January 2019 19:59 (five years ago) link
i actually had an ecstatic reaction while listening to thin lizzy today. like a religious experience. i felt the blood rush into my brain and i honestly felt like i could die happy at that moment. i even said this to maria. that i could die happy right then and there. it was a very visceral and physical thing. powerful. right there in public at the store too.― scott seward, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:03 (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― scott seward, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:03 (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
bless you scott
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Saturday, 26 January 2019 20:05 (five years ago) link
TL is great music to take a shower to
― calstars, Sunday, 27 January 2019 00:09 (five years ago) link
Where's a good place to start with this band?
― YOU CALL THIS JOURNALSIM? (dog latin), Monday, 2 December 2019 14:06 (four years ago) link
jailbreak, bad reputation, or black rose. they have several awesome albums and ways in tbh hard to go wrong
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 2 December 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
Their self titled debut is amazing too, winning combo of Lynott's Celtic mysticism/Van Morrisonesque childhood nostalgia/hard rocking riffage
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Monday, 2 December 2019 14:27 (four years ago) link
They went downhill after Black Rose imo
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Monday, 2 December 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
Yeah, start at Jailbreak is an easy enough answer, but just make sure you don't STOP at Jailbreak. I'm a fan of Fighting, in addition to the albums Brad mentioned.
― ☮ (peace, man), Monday, 2 December 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Monday, December 2, 2019 7:28 AM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
thunder and lightning is great though! sometimes my favorite
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 2 December 2019 14:36 (four years ago) link
Just listening to Emerald and dang the guitars are magnificent. Also, I'd not realised how much Iron Maiden copped from Lizzy: this is the template for a whole bunch of Maiden stuff - sonically and structurally.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Monday, 2 December 2019 15:59 (four years ago) link
the iron maiden s/t is just faster thin lizzy, and that's why it rules
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 2 December 2019 16:10 (four years ago) link
jailbreak is as good a starting point as any imo, cause it has some of their (deservedly) best-known songs and the rest of the tracks are as good or better. and it cuts a great balance between muscular hard rock and heart-on-sleeve pub rock. 'fight or fail' has always been a personal favorite of mine.
― jacquees, full of cobras (voodoo chili), Monday, 2 December 2019 16:12 (four years ago) link
The Boys are Back in Town is a song that cannot be worn out.
Great driving music as well.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 2 December 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
I really love the Eric Bell era. 1st lp has everyone playing rhythm and lead simultaneously.2nd lp is a bit less intense.Hadn't really looked into the later era before the deluxe editions 10 years ago and I still need to pick up a couple.I have a live set with John du Cann on one of the 2 guitars somewhere not sure he stands out as much as elsewhere.But band was pretty great for a long time.& Phil is among the guests on the Johnny Thunders solo lp So Alone too.
― Stevolende, Monday, 2 December 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
No-one has mentioned LIVE AND DANGEROUS yet either
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Monday, 2 December 2019 19:09 (four years ago) link
Oh should have done. It was the one post 3piece lp I had by them for years.
― Stevolende, Monday, 2 December 2019 19:20 (four years ago) link
oooh yeah live and dangerous has definitive versions of a lot of their best work.
― jacquees, full of cobras (voodoo chili), Monday, 2 December 2019 19:36 (four years ago) link
the lyrics to Got To Give It Up break me every time
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Monday, 2 December 2019 22:40 (four years ago) link
this is an excellent take
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 2 December 2019 22:49 (four years ago) link
i always rep for nightlife and bad reputation; but truly, the run from nightlife to black rose is pretty stellar. that said, first three albums are still really good and should be sought out eventually.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 2 December 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
"Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak, somewhere in this town"
I'd imagine it'll be taking place at the jail, Phil. Great track though, and great band.
― does it look like i'm here (jon123), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 10:21 (four years ago) link
IT'S A METAPHOR
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 19:14 (four years ago) link
Or maybe there are several jails in the town. It could be a big town!
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 19:18 (four years ago) link
FUCKING VAGABONDS RULES. FUCKING THE HERO AND THE MADMAN
― barreras, Monday, 9 December 2019 07:46 (four years ago) link
FUCKING FIGHTING. FUCKING JOHNNY THE FOX
― barreras, Monday, 9 December 2019 07:47 (four years ago) link
barreras otm
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 9 December 2019 12:33 (four years ago) link
'still in love with you' off live and dangerous absolutely crushes me
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Monday, 9 December 2019 12:59 (four years ago) link
most amazing and melancholy guitar solo
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Monday, 9 December 2019 13:35 (four years ago) link
starts off like a codeine song, ends up like dinosaur jr
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Monday, 9 December 2019 13:40 (four years ago) link
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Monday, 9 December 2019 12:59 (two hours ago)
that bass! trickles like tears running down your cheeks
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Monday, 9 December 2019 15:27 (four 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