Thin Lizzy

About

Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Thin Lizzy initially consisted of bass guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, guitarist Eric Bell and organist Eric Wrixon, although Wrixon left after a few months. Bell left at the end of 1973 and was briefly replaced by Gary Moore, who himself was replaced in mid-1974 by twin lead guitarists: Scott Gorham, who remained with the band until their break-up in 1983, and Brian Robertson, who remained with the band until 1978 when Moore re-joined. Moore left a second time and was replaced by Snowy White in 1980, who was himself replaced by John Sykes in 1982. The line-up was augmented by keyboardist Darren Wharton in 1980. The singles “Whiskey in the Jar” (1972), “The Boys Are Back in Town” (1976) and “Waiting for an Alibi” (1979) were international hits, and several Thin Lizzy albums reached the top ten in the UK. The band’s music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal.

Albums/Songs:

• Chinatown
• Renegade
• Black Rose: A Rock Legend
• The Boys Are Back in Town
• The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans
• Rocker (1971-1974)
• Nightlife
• Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy
• Millennium Edition
• Thin Lizzy
• Bad Reputation
• Vagabonds of the Western World
• Fighting
• Remembering, Part 1
• Best Of: Soldier of Fortune
• Lizzy Killers
• Whisky in the Jar
• The Boys Are Back in Town – Swedish Collection
• The Collection
• Johnny the Fox
• Jailbreak
• Shades of a Blue Orphanage
• Wild One: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy
• Rockers
• Thunder and Lightning

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