![]() To all these Lizzy albums, I've developed quite a bit of affection for Lynott and his macho but down to earth fantasies and charmingly naive attempts at poetic significance. If you like the formula,ĭive in, and adjust my scale by how much you like your first taste - I probably like'em better than most folks over the course of listening Slots became a revolving door of technically skilled journeymen aside from Lynott, drummer Brian Downey was the only member to stick with the band for their entire career). The basic, highly winning formula of Lynott's soulful vocals and anthemic/lyrical songwriting married to a twin-lead guitar harmonized attack (Lizzy's guitar They might have been a little too consistent, as all of their prime albums tend to pretty much all sound the same, following Between 19, they didn't release a disappointing album - in fact, ![]() Of rock'n'roll), Lizzy were much more consistent. Never quite reached the heights of Mott at their very best (I mean, to me, "All the Way From Memphis," and "All the Young Dudes," are the definition Tough, driving hard rock that was at once big and anthemic yet surprisingly sensitive and lyrical, and while to my ears Lizzy A good comparison would be Mott the Hoople - both played ![]() Which is a shame, since Thin Lizzy were as worthy as any of the above-named, and in some ways worthier: tighter, more melodic (leader Phil Lynott had strong pop and R & B leanings). They're generally overlooked in the pantheon of '70s hard rock acts these days, overshadowed by Zeppelin, Mott, Sabbath,Īerosmith, etc. Noses at metal in the '70s) and though several of their songs are staples of classic rock radio stations, Thin Lizzy are probably the most underrated band of the '70s despite their stadium-topping successĪmong the heavy metal crowd of the day, they never got much respect from the critics (who generally snubbed their ![]()
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