Saturday, March 28, 2020

Thin Lizzy






































Artist:  Thin Lizzy
Origin:  Dublin, Ireland
Genre:   Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, British Metal

Original line-up:

Phil Lynott:  Bass, Lead Vocals
Eric Bell:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Eric Wrixon:  Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Brian Downey:  Drums, Percussion

Thin Lizzy are an Irish Rock Band formed in Dublin in 1969 by Eric Bell (Guitar), Eric Wrixon (Keyboards), Phil Lynott (Bass, Lead Vocals) and Brian Downey (Drums).  The band's most successful songs, "Whiskey In The Jar", "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back In Town".  Thin Lizzy had opened door for many big name of Lead Guitars such as Eric Bell, Gary Moore, Brian Robertson, Snowy White, Scott Gorham and John Sykes, the band later influences included the pioneering Twin Lead Guitars found in Wishbone Ash and American Artists Little Feat and Bob Seger.



















Title:  Fighting  (2020)
Genre:   Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, British Metal
Label:  Mercury
Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Rosalie  (3:11)
 2.  For Those Who Love To Live  (3:08)
 3.  Suicide  (5:12)
 4.  Wild One  (4:18)
 5.  Fighting My Way Back  (3:12)

Side Two:

 1.  King's Vengeance  (4:08)
 2.  Spirit Slips Away  (4:35)
 3.  Silver Dollar  (3:26)
 4.  Freedom Song  (3:32)
 5.  Ballad Of A Hard Man  (3:14)

Personnel:

Phil Lynott:  Bass, Lead Vocals
Scott Gortham:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Brian Robertson:  Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano on "Song For Jesse"

Brian Downey:  Drums, Percussion

Additional Musicians:

Roger Chapman:  Backing Vocals on "Rosalie"
Ian McLagan:  Piano on "Rosalie" and "Silver Dollar"

Fighting is the fifth studio album by Thin Lizzy, originally released on September 12, 1975 by Vertigo, remastered and reissued on February 21, 2020 by Mercury, featuring Roger Chapman (from Family), and Ian McLagan (from The Faces).

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