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Thin Lizzy - Thin Lizzy Audio CD

A fair review of the Thin Lizzy "Thin Lizzy" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Thin Lizzy reviews here, or go back to the Thin Lizzy tabs.

Thin Lizzy Band: Thin Lizzy
Title: Thin Lizzy
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Release Date: 1990-06-22
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Friendly Ranger at Clontarf Castle 2: Honesty Is No Excuse 3: Diddy Levine 4: Ray-Gun 5: Look What the Wind Blew In 6: Eire 7: Return of the Farmer's Son 8: Clifton Grange Hotel 9: Saga of the Ageing Orphan 10: Remembering, Pt. 1 11: Dublin 12: Remembering, Pt. 2 (New Day) 13: Old Moon Madness 14: Things Ain't Workin' Out Down at the Farm

Cool Album
It's not the straight forward hard rock they later became. Interesting to hear early Thin Lizzy. It's moody, very musical and still rocks. . . very gothic and poetic in it's own way. I really enjoy this CD if I'm in the mood for something different.


wow, wow, oh my goodness
Absolutely HORRIBLE that radio stations think "The Boys are Back in Town" and "Jailbreak" are the only songs worth playing. I think I've finally discovered THE most underrated rock band from the 70's- early Thin Lizzy. That is just. . . TOO incredibly narrow-minded beyond words!

The REAL Thin Lizzy was pretty much everything besides those two songs, such as the debut album. I am honestly FLOORED right now that these guys have amazing instrumental skills, fantastic songwriting, and an ability to mix some rather unique guitar tricks with extremely catchy vocal melodies. This feels like the kind of band that can jam away and make it really exciting if they wanted to, or, they can write short, emotional songs with lots of energy, excitement, and passion.

I get the feeling these guys can do anything they want. The early albums, which are honsetly MUCH heavier than I went in expecting, are absolutely great. Heavy in an early Blue Oyster Cult kind of way. The debut album has everything from guitar riffs, to solos, to spectacular and powerful lyrics, to emotional vocals, to catchy verse melodies, to just. . . everything! What's even more incredible is how many of these songs have their own sound and style, similar to the White Album by the Beatles almost. . . okay, maybe not quite *that* diverse, but close enough. More diverse than most hard rock bands, that's for sure.

A band that just has extreme underrated talent. The lead singer may be one of the very best from the 70's. Picking a favorite song is impossible- these guys are so good at exploring different styles and coming up with solid songwriting that picking a favorite is just a VERY hard thing to do. Just know the debut album, along with the follow-up called Shades of a Blue Orphanage, are nearly flawless records. For guitar lovers, there's something here. For people who just like great songwriting, there's plenty here for you too. .


3.5 star debut
The music lacks that ear catching dual guitar attack that is so easily defined as belonging to Lizzy, and the music is a bit softer, on occasion, and less hard rock than a melange of bluesy and folk rock. Early Thin Lizzy is a very different beast than the Lizzy that became famous, proto-metal gods.

But while Lizzy haven't found their voice, they still write some interesting and, occasionally, heavy ("Look What the Wind Blew In") music. "Eire" is an album highlight, with its fairly slow beat and well done vocals over a background of soft guitar, as is "Clifton Grange Hotel"'s soulful, bluesy, and teasing guitar line.

All in all, if you love Lizzy and want a fairly easy going, laid back experience, then this is a good choice. It has its hard rockin' moments (closer "Remembering" varies between ballad like verses and a hard rock, driving chorus), but it's not as aggressive as other albums.


Rare Gem
This unfortunately overlooked album is one which transcends all of time. I wont even waste time setting this up. Not at all what I was expecting when I finally purchased this along with 'Shades'. But I was enthralled and entranced from the first second that Phil opened his mouth, the first pick of Erics guitar and the first drum beat. And that feeling didn't leave me until the last note of 'Things aint workin "oueet" down at the farm' You know what I mean. . . While a strikingly different sound than the Thin Lizzy that everyone knows and loves, it is a secret jewell for the real Lynott and Lizzy fans. I only wish I had discovered it long ago, but much better late than never.
As another reviewer stated. . it is one of those albums that grown on you the more you listen to it. There is so much depth to almost every track that you will hear startingly different layers each time you hear a song. By the 8th time all the way through I was hearing an entirely different album from the first time around and there was something spiritual about it. You may think that sounds corny, if so, buy the album and see for yourself.


ESSENTIAL
It surely highlights Philip's story telling ability. One of the best albums of all time. I feel that this record is highly overlooked mabye because it isn't the balls-out rocker that the band is known for even though the album rocks plenty. Deep, heartfelt, insightful music full of soul and stellar playing. Don't even think twice, purchase this classic! Skid Row really did the rock world a favor but kicking Philip out of the band. As a result, he formed Lizzy and put out some of the best hard rock of all time. .


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