Thin Lizzy: every album, every song
Thin Lizzy emerged as a four-piece in Dublin as the 1960s drew to a close, when guitarist Eric Bell and keyboard player Eric Wrixon, both from Belfast, encountered a band named Orphanage, which included Dubliners Brian Downey on drums and charismatic front man Philip Lynott. Evolving through a number of incarnations, through psychedelic power trio through classic four-piece guitar-toting rockers, to a quintet of heavy metal heroes, with the ever-present Lynott and Downey at its core, Thin Lizzy rose to become one of the most powerful and iconic rock bands in Europe, before the erosive effects of the rock'n'roll lifestyle took their toll. The purpose of this book is to present a history of the band through its music - to cover every song released through official channels, presented in context, including an overview of its content. From the difficult early years of the early 1970s, which did produce the surprise hit single 'Whisky In The Jar', via their breakthrough album Jailbreak and the heavy rock excesses of the early 80s, this book follows the evolution of Thin Lizzy and its stellar cast of guitarists, from start to finish through their music, track by glorious track.
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Thin Lizzy: every album, every song
Thin Lizzy emerged as a four-piece in Dublin as the 1960s drew to a close, when guitarist Eric Bell and keyboard player Eric Wrixon, both from Belfast, encountered a band named Orphanage, which included Dubliners Brian Downey on drums and charismatic front man Philip Lynott. Evolving through a number of incarnations, through psychedelic power trio through classic four-piece guitar-toting rockers, to a quintet of heavy metal heroes, with the ever-present Lynott and Downey at its core, Thin Lizzy rose to become one of the most powerful and iconic rock bands in Europe, before the erosive effects of the rock'n'roll lifestyle took their toll. The purpose of this book is to present a history of the band through its music - to cover every song released through official channels, presented in context, including an overview of its content. From the difficult early years of the early 1970s, which did produce the surprise hit single 'Whisky In The Jar', via their breakthrough album Jailbreak and the heavy rock excesses of the early 80s, this book follows the evolution of Thin Lizzy and its stellar cast of guitarists, from start to finish through their music, track by glorious track.
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Thin Lizzy: every album, every song

Thin Lizzy: every album, every song

by Graeme Stroud
Thin Lizzy: every album, every song

Thin Lizzy: every album, every song

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Thin Lizzy emerged as a four-piece in Dublin as the 1960s drew to a close, when guitarist Eric Bell and keyboard player Eric Wrixon, both from Belfast, encountered a band named Orphanage, which included Dubliners Brian Downey on drums and charismatic front man Philip Lynott. Evolving through a number of incarnations, through psychedelic power trio through classic four-piece guitar-toting rockers, to a quintet of heavy metal heroes, with the ever-present Lynott and Downey at its core, Thin Lizzy rose to become one of the most powerful and iconic rock bands in Europe, before the erosive effects of the rock'n'roll lifestyle took their toll. The purpose of this book is to present a history of the band through its music - to cover every song released through official channels, presented in context, including an overview of its content. From the difficult early years of the early 1970s, which did produce the surprise hit single 'Whisky In The Jar', via their breakthrough album Jailbreak and the heavy rock excesses of the early 80s, this book follows the evolution of Thin Lizzy and its stellar cast of guitarists, from start to finish through their music, track by glorious track.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789520644
Publisher: Continental Sales, Inc.
Publication date: 11/27/2020
Series: On Track
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 614,549
Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Graeme Stroud is a musician and writer. He has written on websites and blogs on a number of subjects, both musical and non-musical, for several years and was a reviewer, interviewer and feature writer for Rock Society magazine. Since 2019 he has performed interviews and written feature articles, gig reviews and album reviews for the rock website VelvetThunder.com. His first book, Status Quo - Song By Song was published in 2017. He live in Kent, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 9

Thin Lizzy 13

Shades Of A Blue Orphanage 20

Vagabonds Of The Western World 27

Nightlife 33

Jailbreak 46

Johnny The Fox 52

Bad Reputation 58

Live And Dangerous 63

Black Rose: A Rock Legend 71

Chinatown 81

Renegade 89

Thunder And Lightning 96

Life (Live) 101

What Phil did next 108

What the rest did next 110

Compilation Albums 112

Bibliography 120

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