The record, although not one of their best, is textbook Thin Lizzy full of the badboy mojo their reputation was built on. His performance on We Will Be Strong, a growling, yet optimistic track, is remarkable, and the twin-lead guitar work over Lynott’s signature voice drives this hopeful number to dizzying Lizzy heights. Cut to minute 1:50 for what is some of the cleanest, most disciplined, twin-lead harmonised guitar solos you’ll likely ever hear, and it just gets better until the punchy end.Ĭhinatown, released in 1980, features yet another guitar recruit in the form of Snowy White, who had played with Pink Floyd and Peter Green. Due to the band’s wayward habits of drink and drug, Gorham’s health wasn’t the best (perhaps the inspiration for the title) and Gary Moore, who replaced Robertson, (and had also teamed with Lynott in the late 60s in a band called Skid Row), lets loose on Got To Give It Up with a hard-nosed solo in a hard-driving rock classic.The second gem is a raw kickass piece that has Moore and Gorham riffing harmonies that delight behind a brilliant bassline and rolling drums that show who’s who. It hit #2 on the British charts, and the 2 gems we want to highlight are Got to Give It Up and Waiting for an Alibi.
Gorham’s soaring intuitive playing on his solo and solid Lynott arrangement make this number a moving standout on an excellent record.īlack Rose: A Rock Legend (1979) was their 9th studio effort and has been called one of their “ greatest, most successful albums”.
They released Bad Reputation the following year, and true to their typical lyrics of dead cities and fallen hope, they cut Southbound, “ The boom time it is over, a ghost town is all that’s left here, the gold rush it is over and depression days draw near…”. Robertson's Gibson Les Paul on Don’t Believe a Word is bad-ass alongside Gorham’s, the only complaint here is that the song is too short, 2:45, but packs a powerful punch. It has a sense of edgy danger to it, with a throbbing bass beat and drums, then Gorham’s nifty little solo steals the show. Fool’s Gold is a tale of how the Irish Potato Famine drove legions of people to America for a better life, but some couldn’t make it and “ spent their lives on Fool’s Gold”. The follow up record that same year was Johnny The Fox and houses a couple of beauties you will want to check out: Gorham on Fool’s Gold and Robertson on Don’t Believe a Word. The song Romeo and the Lonely Girl (track 4) is likely one of their most underrated numbers, but the dextrous guitar work here between Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson is still fresh and tasty classic Lizzy licks over Downey’s nimble sticks. Starting with the album that vaulted them starward, Jailbreak, (1976) which gave the world the smash hit The Boys Are Back in Town, (#8 in the U.K., #12 in the U.S.) and is an album that just simply rocks. In this piece we would like to single out some their best guitar solos on a variety of albums, and we hope you’ll like our selection. They were one of the first bands to enlist 2 lead guitars and used the harmonized guitar style as their signature expression.įounded by drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist and singer Phil Lynott, the band set out to conquer the world, (mission accomplished), and are still getting airtime the world over. Their straightforward pounding style of rock influenced a generation of rockers such as Metallica, Alice in Chains, Mastodon, and Testament. A superb soloist, “Robbo” spread his wah-fuelled Les Paul licks all over numerous Thin Lizzy classics.Irish hard rockers Thin Lizzy put together 12 studio albums between 19. Who was Thin Lizzy best guitarist?īrian Robertson – A drummer-turned-guitarist, he joined Lizzy in 1974 at only 17. Why Are Thin Lizzy called Thin Lizzy?Īccording to several sources, the band took their name after Tin Lizzie, a robot character in the Scottish cartoon strip, “The Dandy.” They added the “H” to “Tin” to reflect that fact that the Irish are famous for dropping their H’s. Lynott died in hospital in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on 4 January 1986, aged 36, having suffered from internal abscesses, pneumonia and septicaemia, brought on by his drug dependency, which led to multiple organ failure. Lynott’s last few years had been dogged by drink and drug dependency, leading to his collapse at home on Christmas Day in 1985.
Irish singer, songwriter, and bassist Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy died of heart failure and pneumonia on 4th January 1986 after being in a coma for eight days following a drug overdose. Who was Thin Lizzy best guitarist? Is the lead singer of Thin Lizzy still alive?
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