Thin Lizzy
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Royal Bangs - Let it Beep...new direction encompassed two divergent trends, mixing 'spastic, syrup-thick synths' with the Seventies rock of Springsteen and Thin Lizzy, it's not unreasonable to be slightly apprehensive as to what the bastard child of these vastly... In this article: Thin Lizzy, Euro dance, Hodge-Podge, Bruce Springsteen, Black Keys, and France |
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Independent.ie | 2 days ago
Paddy makes a noisy stand over a truly cat performance
...tomorrow you would probably be off on your holidays again. When Paddy was poor, he somehow managed to send out Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy and U2. When he got rich, he sent out Westlife and The Corrs. There is a difference. And when the...
In this article: Cat Stevens, Moonshadow, Peace Train, Thin Lizzy, Ben Elton, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Rory Gallagher
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Blogcritics | 2 days ago
Music DVD Review: Thin Lizzy - Are You Ready?
"A sinister cabal of superior writers." Music DVD Review: Thin Lizzy - Are You Ready? Thin Lizzy was a hard rock band formed in Ireland in 1969 and fronted by Phil Lynott, one of the few black lead singers/bass players/songwriters to...
In this article: Thin Lizzy, DVD, Phil Lynott, Trademark, Jailbreak, The Boys Are Back in Town, Brian Downey, Germany, Snowy White, and United States
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Daily Express | 3 days ago
Dublin's fair city a wash with charm
...a whistle and a bodhran drum and there s no telling what you might hear a traditional Irish folk tune or, just as easily, a tribute to Thin Lizzy; this is a city where you ll find the unlikeliest people playing the most surprising things...
In this article: Dublin, Guinness, River Liffey, Temple Bar, Careers, Goat, and Second World War
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Ultimate Guitar | 3 days ago
Top 10 Pick Squealers Of All Time [News]
But it came back. 09. John Sykes: A speed freak of the scalar variety, Sykes really showed his know-how for the squeal upon joining Thin Lizzy for their 1983 swan song Thunder And Lightning. The repeated, howling fills in "Cold Sweat"...
In this article: John Sykes, Eddie Van Halen, Rock, Zakk Wylde, David Lee Roth, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, and Skid Row
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 13, 2009
Be nice and you'll make a few bucks
...fault. I had been listening to a cassette and as I came into the tunnel on the Victoria Embankment the traffic cleared, the road opened and Thin Lizzy's Emerald began to play. The rest was inevitable. Bottom line, by the time I arrived in the...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Thin Lizzy, and London
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Sunday Mirror | November 04, 2009
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...November 6 to 8, with doors open from 10am till 5pm each day. For aspiring rockers, the show features meet-and-greet sessions with Thin Lizzy guitar legend Scott Gorham and Cradle Of Filth's Paul Allender. Plus there will be live...
In this article: National Grid, Microsoft, Thin Lizzy, and Scott Gorham
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Drowned in Sound - News | November 02, 2009
Various - Kats Karavan - the History of John Peel on the Radio
...are balanced out on the Sixties and Seventies collection by more predictable fare, the likes of Small Faces doing 'Lazy Sunday' or Thin Lizzy's 'Whisky In The Jar'. Pleasingly, though, these are frequently live Peel sessions, steering this...
In this article: John Peel, A Forest, Lazy Sunday, Teenage Kicks, Song Sung Blue, The Datsuns, The Undertones, Thin Lizzy, and Elvis Costello
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Tucson Citizen | October 24, 2009
Cars, Kisses and Kick Butt Stereo Systems
...looked like a family car. But for me, it was my freedom! I put an awesome stereo in it and blared The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Thin Lizzy, Aerosmith, and Heart, and I did not have to listen to the radio stations that played the...
In this article: The Who, Santa Rita High School, Chevy Camaro, Thin Lizzy, The Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mac, and Aerosmith
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Ultimate Guitar | October 12, 2009
Casablancas: 'New Strokes Album Will Sound Like Thin Lizzy And A-Ha' [News]
...Strokes Album Will Sound Like Thin Lizzy And A-Ha', date: october 12, 2009 Casablancas: 'New Strokes Album Will Sound Like Thin Lizzy And A-Ha' Julian Casablancas has described The Strokes' new material as sounding like Thin Lizzy meets...
In this article: Thin Lizzy, Julian Casablancas, The Strokes, and New York
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Ultimate Guitar | October 12, 2009
The Strokes New Album Sounds Like Thin Lizzy [News]
The Strokes New Album Sounds Like Thin Lizzy, date: october 12, 2009 According to Nme.com, The Strokes upcoming record has been described as a cross between Thin Lizzy and A-Ha. Frontman Julian Casablancas has been busy with his solo...
In this article: Thin Lizzy, The Strokes, Julian Casablancas, and A-ha
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Description from Wikipedia:
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. The band were originally led by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott. They are best known for their songs "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak", "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "Bad Reputation", all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations.
Critic for allmusic.com John Dugan has written that "As the band's creative force, Lynott was a more insightful and intelligent writer than many of his ilk, preferring slice-of-life working-class dramas of love and hate influenced by Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, and virtually all of the Irish literary tradition." Van Morrison was a major influence as revealed in an interview with Phil Lynott in the movie Thin Lizzy the Rocker: A Portrait of Phillip Lynott. American groups Little Feat and Bob Seger also influenced Lizzy.
Their music covered much territory (including hints of country and traditional folk music), but is generally classified as traditional hard rock or heavy metal.
Lynott is one of the few black men to achieve significant success in hard rock. As well as being a multiracial band, members were drawn from both sides of the Irish border and from both Catholic and Protestant communities.
Thin Lizzy was ranked #51 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
- Years Active:
- 1969–1984, 1986, 1991, 1993–1994, 1996–2001, 2004–present,
- Associated With:
- Gary Moore
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