The track, "Still In Love With You" is thought of by many to be the ultimate Thin Lizzy recording.Īs with many bands of the day, alcohol, drugs and personality conflicts took their toll and Brian Robertson left the group after the 1978 Summer tour. The effort became a hit in both the US and UK as the album captured more of the Thin Lizzy excitement than their previous studio albums. The following year brought a double album, "Live And Dangerous", which was released from their '77 London and Toronto recordings after significant re-mixing in the studio. It was the first of three albums that would be produced by Tony Visconti and was highlighted by some session work by Brian Robertson, who also made guest appearances on the following European tour and appeared once again as a member of the band during a tour of the US in the Fall of '77. As the tour drew to a close, Phil, Scott and Brian began preparing their next album, 1977's "Bad Reputation". Guitarist Gary Moore was brought back into the fold and in early 1977 the band toured the United States with Queen. Unfortunately the supporting tour which was to follow its release had to be cut short when Brian Robertson suffered a serious hand injury in a bar room brawl and was told that he would never play again, something which later proved untrue. 1976 brought the LP, "Johnny The Fox", which was also was very successful on the UK charts. The tune sold well on both sides of the Atlantic and the album is considered by most fans as one of their very best. The band's big break came in 1976 with the LP "Jailbreak", and what would become their most popular single "The Boys Are Back In Town", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 that Summer. Touring with these two well seasoned bands was an important step in the maturing of Thin Lizzy and prepared them for what was to follow. Thin Lizzy perfected their use of it on their first USA tour in 1975 with Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Bob Seger. Two new albums were released, "Night Life" in 1974 and "Fighting" in 1975, but the twin lead sound was still evolving. The stage was now set for Thin Lizzy to establish their now-famous twin lead guitar sound, with the addition of Scott Gorham and Brian 'Robbo' Robertson. Cann had been with Atomic Rooster and Gee had previously been with Steve Ellis' band, Ellis. During May and June of 1974, guitarists Andy Gee and John Cann, aka Johnny Du Cann, teamed up with Lynott and Brian Downey. His replacement was former Skid Row guitarist, Gary Moore, who only lasted a few months before also packing it in. It would take a Rock version of a traditional Irish tune called "Whiskey In A Jar" to bring the band into the limelight as the single topped the charts in Ireland and reached #6 in England.īy the time Thin Lizzy recorded a third album, 1973's "Vagabonds Of The Western World", Phil Lynott had begun to dominate the band and in 1974, Eric Bell also decided to leave. Now working as a trio they signed with Decca Records and recorded two modestly selling albums, "Thin Lizzy" in 1971 and "Shades Of A Blue Orphanage" in 1972. While playing local venues around Dublin, Ireland, they began to include some original material into their act and under the name Thin Lizzie released an Lynott penned number called "The Farmer" in 1970, which failed to gain much interest. The roots of Thin Lizzy can be traced to late 1969 when two former members of Van Morrison's band Them, keyboardist Eric Wrixon and guitarist Eric Bell, approached bassist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey about forming a band.
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