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Thin Lizzy - Greatest Hits Audio CD

A fair review of the Thin Lizzy "Greatest Hits" 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: Greatest Hits
Rating:
Release Date: 2007-06-11
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Boys Are Back in Town 2: Jailbreak 3: Don't Believe a Word 4: Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in its Spotlight) 5: Rosalie 6: Waiting for an Alibi 7: Do Anything You Want To 8: Sarah 9: Chinatown 10: Killer on the Loose 11: Trouble Boys 12: Hollywood (Down on Your Luck) 13: Cold Sweat 14: Thunder and Lightning 15: Sun Goes Down 16: Dedication 17: Still in Love With You 18: She Knows 19: Yellow Pearl - Phil Lynott 20: Whiskey in the Jar 21: Out in the Fields - Phil Lynott, Gary Moore 22: Parisienne Walkways - Phil Lynott, Gary Moore 23: Emerald 24: Bad Reputation 25: Wild One 26: Fighting My Way Back 27: Showdown 28: Black Rose 29: Dear Miss Lonely Hearts - Phil Lynott 30: Rocker 31: Are You Ready 32: Renegade 33: King's Call - Phil Lynott 34: Angel of Death 35: Cowboy Song [Live][#] 36: Boys Are Back in Town [Live][#]

Great compilation of Thin Lizzy's best songs
The songs are remastered so they sound better than some other Thin Lizzy compilations that I've heard. This 2 CD album contains just about every song the average Thin Lizzy fan would want. That was part of the reason I bought it. I already had some songs on it, but I wanted the better sound quality. Buy it and you won't be dissapointed.


Thoroughly disappointed
I Would suggest that you pass this one up. I thought I was a Thin Lizzy fan after listening to the Jail Break CD over and over
but I was extremely disappointed with this CD.
The" best of" collections are usually over rated and in my opinion that is the case here. .


THE BEST THIN LIZZY EVER
It includes the early hits like the rocker , and whiskey in a jar. This is the best greatest hits cd ever put together by thin lizzy. Has some great songs on it from the Black rose cd with Gary moore on guitar. the only problem I had with this cd is i can't believe they put the short version of the rocker on it, not the long version that was on the Dedication cd. You miss out on the terrific guitar solo by Eric Bell.
But beggars can't be choosers. Over all this is the best of them all , so don't miss out on this one.


At last!!!
If you want to, have to, neeed to know all things Thin Lizzy, then this is the compilation for you!!! Unlike its american counterparts, "Greatest Hits" is a truly career spannig compilation of. . Thin Lizzy. . . ? Yes, and no. It includes all the Thin Lizzy material that you might want, but it is more than a Thin Lizzy compilation. . . It is a Phil Lynott anthology. Picture Jimmy Hendrix being born in Ireland and playing bass instead of guitar. . . and you might have some idea of what Phil was all about.

Like Jimmy's own band, Thin Lizzy started as a power trio, with Phil handling bass and vocals, Brian Downey on drums and Eric Bell on guitar. This lineup was shortlived and, for the most part, unsuccesful. But then, Lizzy reinvented themselves: they added TWO lead guitar players, who would essentially create the dual, dueling guitar attack thas was to become the standard for countless hard rock/heavy metal bands to come. The first guitar duo was formed by Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham (the latter, along with founders Lynott and Downey, would remain in the band until the end), and this is still considered by most fans and critics to be Lizzy's most prolific lineup.

Many guitar players would come and go into the band over the years to complement the Lynott-Downey-Gorham axis, including Gary Moore, Snowy White and John Sykes, each bringing something of their own, but without altering the essential chemistry of the band, which rested mostly upon Phil's inspired, working class songwriting and delivery. So yes, this compilation encompasses all of those different incarnations of the band and the music that they made, but it also includes some of Phil's solo work and collaborations, making it a true Phil Lynott retrospective.

After all, Phil WAS Thin Lizzy, so it is only fitting that this compilation includes some of his work outside of the band, even if some of it might not appeal to hard rock fans. Indeed, tunes like "Yellow Pearl", "Dear miss lonely hearts" and "King's Call" might raise an eyebrow or two, but songs such as "Out in the fields" and "Parisienne Walkways" (both being collaborations with Gary Moore, and some of Phil's last recordings) are welcome additions.

From Lizzy's material, you get all the classics, including "Black Rose" (sorry, Gary Moore freaks, not my fav tune. . . ), "Jailbreak", "Waiting for an Alibi", "Rosalie", and tracks from later Lizzy albums, such as "trouble boys", "Cold Sweat", "Hollywood (Down on your luck)", "Sun goes down", "Renegade", "Thunder & Lightning", etc. This one has EVERYTHING!!!

Now, one last thing: if you are looking just for a taste of Lizzy, I recommend you to stick with the single disc "Dedication". On the other hand, if you are already familiar with Lizzy's (and Phil's) work and want to have the best of it, this compilation is clearly the way to go!!! The choice is yours, but you CAN'T POSSIBLY go wrong with this one. .


This is the best CD remastering job yet...buy this now!!!
Spend the money, or try to find it used. If you're a diehard Thin Lizzy/Phil Lynott fan who's been waiting for the ultimate CD remastering of the Thin Lizzy classics, this is the compilation to get. I've been listening to this band and some of these tracks for over thirty years, and after listening to this remastering job, it's almost like I'm hearing some of these tracks for the first time. The remastering engineer should get a Grammy nomination. I'm not exaggerating. . . buy this now, end of story.


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