Here is my first band of the week feature. This week's band is Thin Lizzy. Thin Lizzy is a Irish Hard rock band that literally pretty much invented modern day hard rock. The were founded by Brian Downey and Philip Lynott. Thin Lizzy's best albums are Jailbreak, Fighting, and Bad Reputation. Sadly Phil Lynott died of drug overdose in 1986, but his spirit still remains in a bronze statue in Dublin. Thin Lizzy were around from 1969 to the present day, but they broke up a few times in the process. Thin Lizzy was a big influence to bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, Iron Maiden even covered the song "Massacre." Thin Lizzy covers many subjects in their song lyrics, for instance one song like "Cowboy Song" is about cowboys and another like "Jailbreak" is about someone escaping from jail. So thats why I love Thin Lizzy.
you have excellent taste ezra! :)
ReplyDeleteI really like the photo you found. I would like to have a bracelet like that!
ReplyDeleteezra, i hope you have a soft spot for the album "Black Rose: A Rock Legend"....that album is a killer. but you are right...Thin Lizzy are the greatest rock band ever.
ReplyDeleteezra, you just reminded me that i have to go back to dublin to find the statue/ghost of phil lynott.
ReplyDeleteyour dad and i were friends long ago. i hope i get to meet you sometime soon because you seem, well, kickass.
WOW! I did not realize that Phil Lynott's immortal soul had been trapped in a bronze statue!?!?!
ReplyDeleteAnyone wanna come with me to free him from that cold metallic fate?
One of the best ever! I was lucky enough to see them twice and they were fantastic both times. I even got my copy of Live & Dangerous autographed. It had just been released when I saw them the first time, and they did a signing thing at a record store close to my house the day of the show.
ReplyDeleteSweet blog, btw! I just added you (and your awesome dad) to my blogroll, in fact.
Great band, great blog!
ReplyDeleteThe most technically gifted rock band ever. Phil only got the best to play in his band. Brian Downey, a brilliant drummer and the best guitarists around at the time who have not been surpassed since. Snowy White, Gary Moore, Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham, John Sykes. Black Star Riders have a long way to go before they reach this standard - my feeling is they never will,
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