Brief history of Thin Lizzy?

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Just curious - hometown? Did the lineup stay the same? Who are the two guitar players? Any classic lore?

― B61 (calstars), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 02:30 (twenty-two years ago)

dude, laziness is not a virtue.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 02:59 (twenty-two years ago)

But neither is a generic link. ;-)

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70401122202323145&samples=1&writer=1&sql=Brisxlfge5cqe

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:03 (twenty-two years ago)

*ashames of 'imself*

*admonishes 'imself for staying up so late*

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:05 (twenty-two years ago)

'The Boys are Back in Town' was not written for Toy Story.

Phil Lynnot was a black Irishman.

'Whisky in the Jar' is a traditional standard.

Jailbreak is their bestselling album.

err...

that's it

― omg, Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Also "Bad Reputation" is possibly the best song with that title (though some say Joan Jett and I ain't gonna argue)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Gary Moore ! Still Got the Blues...

― B61 (calstars), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

this thread is sad. thin lizzy deserve better than this.

― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:54 (twenty-two years ago)

"Johnny the Fox" = one of the top ten breaks of all time baby

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Second gig I ever went to was them. They, you know, rocked and stuff.

"Live And Dangerous" is the album to get.

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 04:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm partial to the Eric Bell era. Although all of it is pretty rad. Except when they hooked up with the dude from Whitesnake.

― Broheems (diamond), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 04:17 (twenty-two years ago)

"jailbreak" and "the boys are back in town" are 2 of only about 4 or 5 classic rock songs i absolutely, reflexively-changing-stations, hate (for context, here's another: "paradise by the dashboard lights"). but at the same time i looooove "cowboy song". i've never been able to reconcile these two impulses satisfactorily.

― andrew s, Tuesday, 13 January 2004 05:43 (twenty-two years ago)

This should keep you busy for a while -- dozens of links to hundreds of pages:

http://www.iq451.com/music/sites/thin-lizzy-web.htm

In fact, I anticipate the hands whirring around the clock face while I poke around over here. Just found "How to visit Phil Lynott's grave" -- coupla thousand dime bags and an ocean of gin, right?

Amazing chameleon-like band whose combo of black leather and feather earrings brings together Judas Priest and Steely Dan fans. Plus Yo La Tengo fans, though "Little Girl in Bloom" blows away Yo La Tengo.

There's a DVD making the rounds of Thin Lizzy in Australia circa 1977, rocking it in the open air at the end of the afternoon. The leather bikinis and bottles of wine are in effect, and a cluster of boats are gathered in the harbor to see and hear the show. It's fukking amazing, and Gary Moore still looks ready for spitting and punching.

Lynott's absentee father was Brazilian, by the way, in case you're ever playing Trivial Pursuit in Rio and it comes up.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 06:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Thin Lizzy is style and grace.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

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