![]() ![]() 'Johnny' is a tale of a man gone bad and on the run. There are some great songs on here, but they are in no way as good as 'Jailbreak'. 'Johnny the Fox' is an album I have never really gotten to grips with. This album is full of rock, blues, awesome guitar solos and really kicks ass! Final song 'Emerald' is a classic rocker if ever there was one. 'Warriors' has dual guitars and ‘Cowboy Song’ always goes down a treat live. Then there’s the brilliant and so well known 'The Boys Are Back in Town', there’s been many versions of this song but Lynott has to be one of the best. 'Running Back' has a bluesy folky feel to it. The album has so many great tracks such as the opener ‘Jailbreak’, which is gritty and raw. A classic Thin Lizzy album released in 1976, the year of the heat wave and Thin Lizzy sure turned up the temperature with this classic. ‘Ballad of a Hard Man’ is hard rock with a little bit of funk into the bargain as well. ‘Freedom Song’ is a story about someone being hung and shouting freedom, and is quite moving. ‘Fighting My Way Back’ a hard rock song that really should be a better known. ‘Suicide’ rocks like a drunken man on a ledge and you get an awesome guitar solo from Brian Robertson, as he really lets fly on this track. ‘For Those Who Love to Live’ is dedicated to Irish footballing legend George Best and on the song, the twin guitars of Robertson and Gorham come to the fore for the first time, and would live and stay with Lizzy thankfully as they got heavier and put more guts into their sound. If you have been lucky enough to have seen this song performed live, then you will know it is Head-Banging Heaven!. ‘Rosalie’ Bob Seger's song and a crowd favourite is the first track and truly rocks. 'Fighting' (from 1975) is more hard rock with a melodic tinge. This isn't exactly the heaviest of their albums, but nevertheless very competent and when the band were starting to showcase their talents and fit into their musical groove and direction. This was the seventies don’t forget, so we get a funkier number with 'Showdown', where Phil and Co. It includes a fair few ballads, including the heart wrenching bluesy classic 'Still In Love With You', then there’s the hard hitting and moving 'Frankie Carroll', intermixed with happier more upbeat songs like album opener 'She Knows'. 'Night Life' (1974) is one of the softer albums by Lizzy, but I guess they were still really finding their sound and it’s a kind of experimental album. With the recent, and in my opinion the best reincarnation of Lizzy, working tirelessly to keep the memory of the legendary Phil Lynott and his music with Thin Lizzy alive, they are again at the forefront of the Rock music scene, (there may be new offerings in the pipeline), but for the time being sit back and relax, as you delve back into the history and of this great band, from 'Night Life' to 'Black Rose'. This set contains a selection of 6 Thin Lizzy albums and I would say this would be ideal for someone who is new to the band, and a must for diehard fans. Classic Album Collection SPV Records / Steamhammer ![]()
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