![]() ![]() ![]() Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including country music, psychedelic rock, and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities during The Troubles. Thin Lizzy boasted some of the most critically acclaimed guitarists throughout their history, with Downey and Lynott as the rhythm section, on the drums and bass guitar. Lynott, Thin Lizzy's de facto leader, was composer or co-composer of almost all of the band's songs, and the first black Irishman to achieve commercial success in the field of hard rock music. After Lynott's death in 1986, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years based around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, though Sykes left the band in 2009. Thin Lizzy are best known for their songs "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back in Town", all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of twelve studio albums. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Thin Lizzy - Remastered Discography [1971 - 1983) Black Rose: A Rock Legend is one of the '70s lost rock classics.Thin Lizzy - Remastered Discography [1971 - 1983) Black Rose closes with the epic seven-minute title track, which includes an amazing, complex guitar solo by Moore that incorporates Celtic themes against a hard rock accompaniment. Lizzy leader Phil Lynott is again equipped with a fine set of originals, which the rest of the band shines on - the percussion-driven opener "Do Anything You Want To," the pop hit "Waiting for an Alibi," and a gentle song for Lynott's newly born daughter, "Sarah." Not all the material is as upbeat, such as the funky "S&M," as well two grim tales of street life and substance abuse - "Toughest Street in Town" and "Got to Give It Up" (the latter sadly prophetic for Lynott). Black Rose also turned out to be the band's most musically varied, accomplished, and successful studio album, reaching number two on the U.K. Moore had already been a member of the band in the early '70s and served as a tour fill-in for Robertson in 1977, and he fits in perfectly with Lizzy's heavy, dual-guitar attack. ![]() Guitarist Brian Robertson was replaced by Gary Moore prior to the album's recording. Black Rose: A Rock Legend would prove to be Thin Lizzy's last true classic album (and last produced by Tony Visconti). ![]()
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