Thin Lizzy

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Thin Lizzy is an Irish hard rock proto-heavy metal band formed in 1969. Originally they were a trio with Phil Lynott on bass, Eric Bell on guitar, but probably Lizzy’s most famous lineup was that of singer and bassist Phil Lynott, Brian Downey on drums and Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson on lead guitars. Later line-ups featured guitar heroes like Gary Moore (Black Rose), John Sykes (Thunder and Lightning) and Snowy White (Renegade, Chinatown). The band finally split in 1983, largely as a consequence of financial trouble and drug excesses. They are now recognised as one of the pioneers of the dual lead guitar harmony.

The band was at its peak during the mid to late 70s, especially following the release of Jailbreak which contained their most recognisable track today, “The Boys Are Back In Town”. They were particularly famed for their live performances, Lynott’s obvious rapport with the fans being a key feature. Indeed, their live album Live and Dangerous, although accused from some quarters as being over-dubbed, is widely considered to be one of the greatest live albums recorded. U2 and The Darkness are amongst their most notable fans, as well as Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose who has Thin Lizzy’s black rose tattooed on his arm.

You can also hear Thin Lizzy’s influence on later heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Metallica.

Jailbreak
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Dedication
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Greatest Hits
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Bad Reputation
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Top Tracks

1	The Boys Are Back in Town full track	2,901
2	Jailbreak full track	1,442
3	Bad Reputation full track	778
4	Don't Believe a Word full track	763
5	Whiskey in the Jar full track	690
6	Cowboy Song full track	675
7	Dancing in the Moonlight	641
8	Emerald full track	625
9	Waiting for an Alibi	567
10	Whisky in the Jar	526
11	Still In Love With You full track	511
12	The Rocker full track	487
13	Rosalie full track	465
14	Sarah	434
15	Do Anything You Want To full track	363

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deardahl wrote:
Friday evening

The live version of "Still in love with you" from Live and Dangerous is the best live song ever put on tape. By any band, anywhere. It's stunning.

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Snagon wrote:
Friday afternoon

really want to see solider of fortune in the top songs

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OoofMich wrote:
Sunday evening

emerald should be #1

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Lionheartattack wrote:
last week

Yeah, their attitude and chillout feel is beyond everyone else's. Especially great driving music IMO. Happy, cheerful, but still very good music for real.

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ErikFlux wrote:
last week

the boys are back in town!

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ivadefleppard wrote:
last week

Thin Lizzy is one of those amazing,old and hard rockin' bands which had left a lot of things behind themselves-if they did'nt exist,the rock music would probably not be the same as we know it now!Great inspiration for my favourites Def Leppard.Lizzy have got incredibly pleasant songs to listen to,great and simple lyrics,but full of depth and great mood,amazing melodies.Tonight,just a couple of hours before i was on my first Thin Lizzy's concert and it was incredible.They totally fired me,i was crazy,dancing and singing all the time while jumping and enjoying the great atmosphere.The concert was inbeliavable,i will never forget it!!!LOVE YOUUUU!!!!!Great Tommy on the drums,great vocas from Sykes-incredible!...

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d3vil0ck wrote:
last week

man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in china town

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Weed-N-Rock wrote:
last week

I wouldn't wanna go see 'em without Phil, even if they had Paul Rogers :)

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starnova wrote:
last week

Grew up listening to these guys when I was a kid in Dublin.

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athaiya wrote:
last week

great band!

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hunnybunny21 wrote:
last week

singing whiskey in the jarroooooooooooooooooooo

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THEPiledriver wrote:
last month

Best. Lyricist. Ever.

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Seventh-Son wrote:
last month

Sorry: "Contrary to earlier reports, THIN LIZZY will be undertaking the proposed tour of European cities as posted on various web sites. We apologise to all our loyal fans for any misunderstanding or inconvenience this may have caused. The band are looking forward to visiting new countries and meeting up with all our fans, old and new".

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Seventh-Son wrote:
last month

THIN LIZZY has cancelled its previously announced fall European tour dates. No reason was given for the cancellation. !!!!

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skott1966 wrote:
last month

God bless ya Phil!!

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PloKoon13 wrote:
last month

Genius.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
last month

Emerald is a masterpiece
Hard-2-Get wrote:
last month

They led Rock to its perfection. <3

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nefariouss_ wrote:
August 2008

Thin Lizzy - god of Rock n' Roll...

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-Zelgadis- wrote:
August 2008

Very very underrated

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