PopTodd Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I've been on a really big TL kick recently and... just DAMN!All I have are a couple of compilations, so I'd like to know what y'all think are the best of their proper albums.Because all the best stuff seems to span their entire career... I can't make a decision. So good. And they deserve more love from the music snob population. The man could write a song! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Cowboy song! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 My favorite band, Drag the River, covered "Dancing in the Moonlight" at their recent shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Thin Lizzy (1971)Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)Nightlife (1974)Fighting (1975)Jailbreak (1976) (their best known album in this country, of course)Johnny the Fox (1976)Bad Reputation (1977)Live and Dangerous (1978)Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)Chinatown (1980)Renegade (1981)Thunder and Lightning (1983)Life (1983) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 My 2 favorites are Jailbreak (shocker!) and Johnny the Fox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I absolutely adore "My Sarah". Lynott could do it all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I never really gave them much thought until I heard Jon Brion cover Boys Are Back in Town on a KCRW show, there's something so incredibly refreshing about the conversational nature lyrics of that song. It inspired me to check out some of their records, and I really enjoy them. Jailbreak is certainly worth grabbing, and I like Bad Reputation a lot as well. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 "Jailbreak" is a personal fave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Analogman Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Angel from the Coast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mountain bed Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I've always loved the "Fighting" LP. "Spirit Slips Away" gets me every time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Great band, saw them many times and they never failed to rock the place up. Fave album possibly Black Rose...no filler on that for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOW-OW-OW-OWN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOW-OW-OW-OWNSomehow if I never hear that again it will be okay...(I don't dislike it, just heard it a thousand times..) LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Somehow if I never hear that again it will be okay...(I don't dislike it, just heard it a thousand times..) LouieB I agree, it is a fine song and all but damn, if it hasn't been played so often that off planet species are sick of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I agree, it is a fine song and all but damn, if it hasn't been played so often that off planet species are sick of it.Yea, the aliens are sticking their fingers in their auditory appendages from the constant repetion on the classic rock stations.....that and Lola.... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Oh great Zog....even put on Freebird instead!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Funny timing this thread. I woke up this morning with "Rosalie" off of "Fighting" in my head. i've probably listened to it 4 or 5 times today. "She's got the power / I've got the power." Sweet, sweet tune. Does anyone else hear "Impossible Germany" being influenced by Thin Lizzy? Listen to the guitar work on "the Wild One," for comparison. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Does anyone else hear "Impossible Germany" being influenced by Thin Lizzy? Absolutely. Those guitar harmonies at the end, that Jeff n Pat play on the 2nd half of Nels' solo, sound very Thin Lizzy-esque to me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Funny timing this thread. I woke up this morning with "Rosalie" off of "Fighting" in my head. i've probably listened to it 4 or 5 times today. "She's got the power / I've got the power." Sweet, sweet tune....written by Bob Seger. Thin Lizzy totally nailed it though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Does anyone else hear "Impossible Germany" being influenced by Thin Lizzy? Listen to the guitar work on "the Wild One," for comparison. For sure, lots of bands have been influenced by Lizzy's twin guitar attack. Listen to the guitars on the recent Hold Steady album. Gorham/Robertson influence all over it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 ...written by Bob Seger. Thin Lizzy totally nailed it though. Holy crap I never noticed that Bob Seger wrote that. That sort of bums me out a little bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badger Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Seven guitarists in Lizzy before Phil's untimely demise (I think they might still tour in some shape or form, but for me that doesn't count). Scott Gorham was an ever-present, Brian Robertson and Gary Moore are easy, but can you name the other four (I have a feeling Analogman can) and who, in your opinion, was the best? I think Scott was the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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