THIN LIZZY MARATHON | FIRST SOLO REACTION to Chinatown etc. | (Metal w/ Nick) Blew my Head away!!!!

THANK TO NICK FOR THIS MARATHON!!!!
1.Ballad Of The Hard Man
2.Dont Believe a Word
3.Bad Reputation
4.Opium Trail
5.Roisin Dubh (Black Rose)
6.Chinatown
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[@TheMinster1960]

Thin Lizzy's drummer, Brian Downey, is very underrated. That guy was smooth as silk around that drum kit.

[@torsteinholen14]

Love the drums in Lizzy!

[@rickybutler2826]

Brian is one of the best. His drum solos are awesome. If you haven't heard his solos, check out Live And Dangerous album. You won't be disappointed, guaranteed

[@bryanlucas4754]

Happy 72nd Birthday to the man at the back - he makes your hips swing!

[@Anthony-nk4ky]

I always say, while I know a lot of people use “underrated” loosely it seriously applies to this guy. I feel like you never hear anyone talk about Downey and he’s probably one of the best drummers of that era

[@joseluisoliveiragoncalves107]

Rory Gallagher and Thin Lizzy the best music from Ireland!!

[@tomfabozzi6309]

I'm Irish, Nick, and Lizzy were just a fact of life for us. Everyone knew them, and nearly everyone loved them. They were their own worst enemies, drug and lifestyle wise. They should have been absolutely huge.

[@geirholte1222]

I've went twice mainly to the Emerald Isle to visit him (his grave).

[@tomwhittaker9461]

They were pretty huge man.

[@SonnyThomasShow1]

Same with Rory Gallagher and Taste.

[@SonnyThomasShow1]

​@@geirholte1222I've been there myself. Very humbling. Went there in 2004. R.I.P. PHIL LYNOTT

[@guitarzen5999]

Gary Moore really shines on "The Black Rose". Lizzy is a top 5 band for me!

[@carlomercorio1250]

You must hear Emerald by Lizzy if you want to hear Irish folk melodies and twin guitars plus a kickass vocal from Phil.

[@adrianstjohn4820]

If you listen to Emerald you will here the whole of maidens discography in this one song. They were totally influenced by Lizzy

[@jerrynickel7434]

The Emerald

[@donovanemery597]

Gary Moore and Snowy White are amazing guitarists/vocalists/songwriters in their own right

[@79BlackRose]

Snowy White is not an amazing vocalist - even he says so. But a very great guitarist and seen them both live.

[@Jonathanart-jm9fx]

That moment in Don't Believe a Word where the solo comes in always gives me the shivers.

[@jimilgenfitz6998]

Hearing this marathon sadly reminds me how criminally underrated Thin Lizzy was! 🤬👍💖

[@NicknLex]

Yes these guys should have been huge. Their music kicks some serious ass!!

[@jimilgenfitz6998]

So called classic rock radio features 99% of the time only the same 2 songs representing this band.... The Boys are Back in Town and Jailbreak.... both from the Jailbreak album. Both good songs, but both overplayed to death. Only 1 cover band I've played in featured other TL songs ..... 9 deep cuts, and the 2 overplayed ones mentioned were no where to be found in any of our set lists, unless they were specially requested! Please continue, Nick with this great band, thanks! 👍

[@mwjsbleakwater564]

Thanks man. Thin Lizzy, best band ever. Totally unique. And remember; everything after 1983 is not Thin Lizzy. The band folded in 83. Lynott died in 86. The later Lizzy tours is not the real deal. Thin Lizzy was Philip Lynotts band. Without him, there is no Thin Lizzy. I think you get the essence of the band very well. Lynott was a black Irishman, lyricly more like Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Springsteen than his hard rock likes. Had three books of poetry published. His vocal style is what I call hard rock crooning. Often unike phrasing and storytelling. One producer called him the Sinatra of rock. Thin Lizzy could do any style. The musicality is just phenomenal. If u want me to put a marathon together that shows the diversity of the band, shout out. The did everything from calypso to metal. There will never be a band like them.

[@srodgers66]

Actually, everything after 1979 and Black Rose is not Thin Lizzy. After that, they became just another Rock and Roll band and lost what made them unique. They still gave us 4 or 5 great albums though, which is better than most bands manage and Phil Lynott is a genuine icon of rock.

[@mwjsbleakwater564]

@@srodgers66 well…with Philip, they’re still Thin Lizzy. But a weaker version I agree😎

[@danhalpin3646]

That’s your opinion Ask Scott , Brian and Darren and Sykes Thin Lizzy was their Band too not just Lynotts If they want to tsar Lizzy back out on the road am sure they would have Phil’s blessing . Honestly spread the word around to future generations and explain if you though new Lizzy was good listen to old Lizzy wow . I mean took my kids to watch the Skye’s reincarnation of the band and they were blown away especially getting the chance to see and hear Scott G . For me I closed my eyes and wished Lynott was still hear but the sound those guys still make is awesome

[@mwjsbleakwater564]

@@danhalpin3646 and that’s your opinion. I’ve seen the later versions myself, and i love Scott, Sykes and all the rest of them. But to me, their versions is a tribute act. Would be better off calling it an evening of Thin Lizzy or anything else than Thin Lizzy. Saw them in Oslo with Tommy Aldridge on drums. That was as far removed from Brian Downeys groove and swing you could get. It was like a heavy metal band covering lizzy tunes. Great to hear the songs. But Thin Lizzy it was not.

[@srodgers66]

@@mwjsbleakwater564 Agree. In my opinion (apparently I have to say this!) Thin Lizzy themseleves became a heavy Metal band after Black Rose.

[@chrislegner4816]

Excellent choices. Great band and a legendary, completely unique front man.

[@powerage17]

Thin Lizzy is the greatest band ever... Greatest Live band W the greatest singer showman songwriter in Phil Love the love your giving Lizzy and Phil and the boys

[@tomfabozzi6309]

Here's a fun fact, Nick - despite the "trademark" Thin Lizzy harmonies and wah-wah solos, you've listened to solos by four different guitarists: Brian Robertson (Ballad of a Hard Man & Opium Trail), Scott Gorham (Bad Reputation), Gary Moore (Black Rose) and Snowy White (Chinatown). Yet it always sounds like 'Lizzy!

[@NicknLex]

Wow thanks for the Trivia 🤟🇮🇪🤟

[@davidmorgan5312]

But the constant guitar was Scott he played with all of the others.

[@tomfabozzi6309]

@@davidmorgan5312 The ultimate "team player". Scott made everyone else sound better, and came up with some great riffs and licks

[@4tuneagent]

@@davidmorgan5312 Scott is the unsung hero.. he held Thin Lizzy together through the tough times, being the consistent player with Phil..

[@Ricky_Baldy]

Phil got the inspiration for the harmonised leads from Wishbone Ash. But they did something very different with it

[@tonybaker55]

Lynott was an amazing bassist and he had a very distinctive voice too. Such a sad loss for the world. Twin lead guitars produce a great sound.

[@SavageGrace]

EMERALD is their classic song IMHO, though they have many. The studio albums never lived up to their live sound.

[@grantwasson2497]

Finally! A Black Rose reaction! The song I blast on bar jukeboxes every St Paddy's Day. Nick's smile at the beginning of the solo is priceless!

[@79BlackRose]

Enjoyed this reaction Nick! Thin Lizzy is my favourite band of all time. I got to see them live in 1983. I was in the second row of the Balcony (Brighton Centre, UK). It was so loud that I could feel every note Phil played on the bass in my diaphragm. Thunder and Lightning and Cold Sweat were metal tracks.

[@relinquishh]

Some other great songs of theirs to check out: Warriors, Emerald, Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed, Massacre, Got to Give it Up, and We Will Be Strong

[@erikberg5363]

They have so many great songs that you could recommend almost anything, but those are all fantastic picks!

[@marcpetak114]

All those songs Moonsorrow posted as well as add Dedication to his list, that song just plain ROCKS! There are so many to choose. Saw them live a couple times, and they pretty much upstaged whoever they were on tour with.

[@erikberg5363]

@@marcpetak114 I’ve never heard Dedication, is that some kind of B-side or something? That’s awesome you were able to see them live, I’m jealous!

[@keefmack]

One of my all-time favorite bands. Their music never gets old to me. I suggest Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the “Weed”. “Massacre”, “Warrior”

[@AngryPostmanStockholm]

🙏 Feel the same (Great song by Riot btw) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH2Vk6WNZa1nfdE

[@tomwhittaker9461]

Also, "Suicide", "Fight or Fall", "Spirit Slips Away", "With Love", "Got to Give it Up", there are so many to name.

[@jimilgenfitz6998]

Thanks for finally covering deep cuts from one of my all time favorite bands, ever! 🤯👍💖

[@robertmccauley754]

One of the most consistent runs of albums by any band. People may not like the first few but after that they put out eight banging albums back to back. Special.

[@mikahynninen2123]

Thin Lizzy/Dedication.💪 One of my favorite Lizzy song. ❤

[@delorangeade]

I think the two ingredients Thin Lizzy had in their favour more than any other band were poetry and rhythm. It's rarely straightforward, it's intricate and syncopated, rooted in musical influences that didn't adhere to generic boundaries. So you will hear elements of blues and soul and funk and jazz alongside the familiar hard rock elements. This comes through especially in Phil Lynott's vocal delivery which some people have found hard to accommodate when compared with the likes of Halford or Dickinson. Brian Downey is one of the outstanding rock drummers of any era, maybe the best all-rounder outside the session studio. There were several links between Thin Lizzy and Rainbow. Phil Lynott and Ritchie Blackmore rehearsed together when Ritchie was toying with the idea of leaving Deep Purple. Gary Moore frequently collaborated with Rainbow drummer, Cozy Powell, bassist Bob Daisley and keyboard player, Don Airey. Another Rainbow bass player, Jimmy Bain, formed a band with Thin Lizzy's Brian Robertson called Wild Horses.

[@BravoDox]

I would argue that one of the things that made Lizzy great is that everyone in the band was given their share of the spotlight; lots of bands treat the drum and bass sections as "supporting sections" that aren't as important as lead guitar and vocals, whereas Lizzy mixed it up and some songs were clearly designed to showcase the drums, some to showcase the base, etc. For example Bad Reputation is obviously built around the drums and just letting Downey strut his stuff. To a larger extent, as you mention, they played around with genres in a way that just felt like "this band is having fun". So everyone got to strut their stuff and do every genre they had even a passing interest in. Every band should be like this.

[@tenchmagic]

Hey Nick , great to see you getting into some deeper Lizzy cuts ! Cheers to Nick for the requests 👍👍.Your ear is really good ! Brian Robbo Robertson (first 4 tracks), was well known for his Cry Baby Wah-Wah solos. It's Gary Moore on Black Rose , and Snowy White on Chinatown.All alongside Scott Gorham of course. Lizzy were twice the band when live , between 75-78. The Live & Dangerous album is renowned for showcasing some of their best songs live. Remarkably , it was mostly recorded on the US 77 tour where they supported Queen ! There is still some deep gold to be mined here Nick.I hope you get to explore further my friend. Kudos to you and Lex. One of my favourite channels ❤️

[@tomfabozzi6309]

You're nearly right - it's actually Scott Gorham playing the solo on Bad Reputation. Robbo had effectively quit/been sacked when they were recording it, and Scott did most of the album by himself. He deliberately cocked up the solos on a couple of tracks (Opium Trail, Killer without a Cause,) and said they needed Robbo. Philo relented, and he was back in the band (for a while)

[@tenchmagic]

@@tomfabozzi6309 on Bad Reputation, yes, you're spot on bud 👍😊

[@annereidy7981]

I think you're right Nick, I think that's exactly what Iron Maden said! Also, I don't think Mr Downey was ever given proper credit for his drumming skills. Also, saw them live on their farewell tour, played the local dance hall in my hometown, Phil wanted to hit all the old spots they used to play starting out!

[@adrianstjohn4820]

You are so right. Maiden had said they mixed Lizzy with punk and got their fast sound.

[@gerardrudschuck2898]

Great 💯🎸🎶😎I ha a close friendship with Phil since early 81 thru my friend and drummer Mark Nauseef from New York - Nov. 85 when I saw and stayed with him in his house in Richmond/London for 1 week and sadly in the the first days of 86 a phone call reached me in L.A. that he is in hospital and some days later past away... I was totally shocked... I knew about his bad habbits but never thought that the addiction was so heavy massive! Miss you like crazy my friend! R. I. P

[@4tuneagent]

Thanks for doing this Lizzy marathon!. A bunch of my favorites, especially "Hard Man" and "Opium Trail".. you are carving into the meat of Thin Lizzy, the amazing stuff.. and Gary Moore on "Black Rose".. Keep up the great work!.. you're pulling away from the Pack with Rock/Metal reactions..

[@neillenet291]

So cool to see you digging into the genius of Thin Lizzy. Such a criminally underrated band

[@bradleydevaughn8889]

Epic!!!!

[@erikberg5363]

There are DOZENS of other Thin Lizzy songs you need to hear at some point but this was a great cross-section of their most acclaimed period. Thanks so much Nick for putting in the request, I didn’t listen to these guys much at all until 3 or 4 years ago but I was blown away when I started diving into their stuff and now they’re one of my favourite bands ever! In my opinion the next song to check out has to be Emerald, it’s not a long song but so epic and awesome. And finally, I have to implore you, Nick, to listen to some more Wishbone Ash soon. They were doing the dual harmonized guitars even before Thin Lizzy! Another amazing band IMO, I would suggest “Phoenix”, “The King Has Come” or “Persephone”. Thanks Nick! 🤘🤘

[@rickybutler2826]

Thin Lizzy has been one of my favorite bands since 1974/75. If you want to hear a soft side to Thin Lizzy, check out a song called Sarah. Phil Lynott (lead singer and bassist) wrote it for his daughter. RIP Phil

[@davidevans4535]

I am a big prog fan but Thin Lizzie are one of the finest rock bands ever great music flows out of Ireland

[@wobvandijk555]

Great picks. Such a special band. Those solo's in Black Rose still give me chills up and down. My favourite version is on the 1983 Live album. Love your channel. Greetingz from the Netherlands.

[@79BlackRose]

The mixing on that live album is pants. 😒

[@geirholte1222]

Lizzy is the best band ever, just abut. Them and Mercyful Fate. + Motorhead.

[@firewind10100]

The twin guitar attack of hard Rock has always reminded me of Thin Lizzy since day one,their influence has radiated so many bands,their melodic harmonizing can be heard today,if you want to listen to them with a little harder edge,listen to thunder and lightening, possibly their heaviest.Sugesstion for your marathon is UFO!

[@4tuneagent]

Wishbone Ash should get some twin guitar recognition also.. they were innovators with the early albums.. Please consider a Marathon.. Nick. thanks.

[@davidd5407]

Hard not to like a guy who is enjoying Thin Lizzy while wearing a Steely Dan T shirt.

[@eddiebrown2206]

It makes me feel good that you're taking the time to listen to this band, imo there the best I've ever heard through their studio music, but even better live. How many times can you say that about the so called greats at the time? Lizzy were unique but in certain quarters totally underrated, what a band, but you've just scratched the surface where lizzy is concerned, the total cannon of material lizzy have at their desposal is mind blowing 👌

[@vijayseedarsan]

And I saw and heard all the guitarist in Lizzy from 76-83

[@michaelhowell7275]

You finally hit the great Thin Lizzy songs. Cool

[@vanessap7656]

Watch any live show from Thin Lizzy, truly great to watch! A rocker, a poet, great musicians…🖤🖤🖤 Long Live Thin Lizzy!

[@Guitartunesvid]

Great video Nick, a band close to my heart. Enjoyed your reactions to each song which were well chosen and I agree with with every word you said, great to witness younger people discovering Thin Lizzy

[@funkadelicatessen]

Everyone has her/his own Lizzy favourites. If you consider Lizzy Marathon part two I've got some recommendations. First of all "The Rocker" with Eric Bell on guitar. "Rocky" with Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham on guitars. "Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song" (a live version from Live And Dangerous) with Robertson and Gorham on guitars. "Killer On the Loose" with Snowy White and Gorham on guitars. "Cold Sweat" (a live version from Life) with John Sykes and Gorham on guitars and "Thunder And Lightning" (a live version from Life) with Sykes and Gorham on guitars. These are not the most popular and obvious ones of their songs but deserve more attention.

[@funkadelicatessen]

I noticed you've already reacted to "The Rocker" and "Cold Sweat" so let's take "Are You Ready" and "Jailbreak" instead.

[@chrisbarlow2131]

Oh and another thing that made Lizzy such a special band - their guitar work is so melodic and memorable, their solos so memorable whereas so many bands solo work is all technique and speed, which counts for nothing in the long run. Lizzy made every note count. Brian Robertson is the king of the wah wah pedal and Scott Gorham was the most melodic soloist in my book, his style was like skipping stones across the water. Tie that in with a drummer - Brian Downey who played with real "swing" and a front man in Phil Lynott who just oozed charisma from every pore, then you come to realise why they were so so good. And Phil wasn't a knuckle dragging metalhead, he was an extremely articulate individual who could write a story and fit it into a three minute song. He could be a romantic, or a rocker or a crooner or any number of characters and his lyrics drew you into a world only Thin Lizzy wrote about in such a way that made them stand out as unique. And they were unique in ways bands like Iron Maiden weren't. Even Bon Jovi stole from them. John Bon Jovi heard Cowboy Song (a song you've yet to hear) and realised two things; 1. The subject was immensely evocative. 2. Lizzy were no longer around. So he pinched the subject lock Stockland barrel and wrote Dead or Alive, all thanks to the wordsmith that embodied Phil Lynott. But who knows Nick? Not many so do them a favour and keep digging with Live and Dangerous amd also the albums Jailbreak, Johnny The Fox, and even Vagabonds of The Western World. Also, tune into the lyrics because the band wrote the music based around Phils subject matter. They were all entwined and the music reflected the lyrics. Such a good lesson to learn. So get your spade and start work. I promise you it will be worth it.

[@tomwhittaker9461]

I'd say Thin Lizzy are at least in part metal. They have some REALLY badass songs with tons of swagger. They groove, but songs like "Ballad of a Hard Man" prove that they could also hit hard. However, they're also a very bluesy band, and quite funky. They've also got the celtic folk influence. Thin Lizzy were truly unique, I'd recommend you to check out their discography. They haven't made bad albums.

[@tonygittins5980]

Awesome band - recorded and live. Yes the guitars are excellent - but Phil's voice gave them their uniqueness!

[@greybeard2280]

Absolutely loved this marathon! Very nice request other Nick...lol!

[@niged]

Nick, they released a great live double album called " Live and Dangerous " which is epic, if you want to check them out live.

[@NicknLex]

Thanks 🙏

[@TheOneEyesView]

That album has regarded by some as the best live recording from the time

[@mc-lp4zl]

That's my favorite album of all time.

[@mwjsbleakwater564]

Always in the top three (often no 1) in every music mag when “best live album” ever is ranked.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@TheOneEyesView It was Phil's favourite Lizzy album

[@martinhall3510]

Brian Downeys drums throughout those songs were just fucking unreal some of those fills wow.

[@bobbymoreno7226]

One of the best live bands I've ever seen🎸🎵

[@judithclinton7730]

One of the most underated great rock band saw them in 73 play before BTO great concert

[@aslakrantakokko5347]

Thanks again! Now I`m hooked to your reaction channel :-) What strikes me the most about your reactions is that you notice the bass line. Phil Lynott both sings and plays the bass. What a monster musician!

[@nh0501]

Hey Nick .. another Nick here .. I queued overnight in the snow in Bradford ('78 or '79) to see Thin Lizzy. Tickets cost £2.60 I think - about $3 .. It snowed heavily so we built a snowman on the pavement - in the morning a policeman tried to kick it down but nearly broke his foot as the snow was packed around a milk crate. Great memories - The gig a few months later was awesome - the band were on fire that night and it counts as one of my favourite ever gigs (i'm over 60 now) You must listen to Emerald - a superb example of two guitarists playing off each other perfectly. Great reaction thanks !

[@joolz4848]

Thin Lizzy, Whiskey In The Jar

[@joykeebler1916]

Thin Lizzy: Greatests Hits: The Compilation Album.

[@MadrigalDream]

Lizzy Rules ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@22046792]

I saw Thin Lizzy live in Galway in 1983. They were superb!

[@joykeebler1916]

Nick - I believe - you miss your best friend and Wife - sitting next to you: in the reactions

[@smofla13]

TL was/is the greatest band ever....phil lynott is from where im from in midlands.....home of metaaaaal, blk sabbath/judas priest, thin lizzy ect.... every album is amazing from them, the last album they done thunder n lightening is a beauty.

[@timjones8377]

I owned 2 albums ..Jail Break and Chinatown.. fun to play on guitar

[@rickybutler2826]

You really need to check out Emerald, Warriors, Rocker, Cold Sweat and Killer On The Loose just to name a few bad ass songs. Also check out Live And Dangerous album set if you want to hear the best Thin Lizzy lineup. It's one of my favorite Live albums ever and I'm 62.

[@fenderchamp8241]

I must be in the minority, but my favorite album is Fighting. Strong start to finish.

[@TheoPhim]

2nd best after bad reputation

[@tomwhittaker9461]

Mine is either Fighting or Jailbreak, both are fantastic. Hard to decide between them.

[@thomasbianchino3116]

One of, if not THE most underrated band in rock history. One of my all time faves.

[@carrerlluna66]

Hey from Ned in Spain. Nice selection of Thin Lizzy, love 'em all but almost no one ever listens / reacts to Scott Gorham's Ballad of a Hard Man one of my favorites, plus Bad Rep, Opium Trail and the rippin Chinatown. Brian Downey's drumming is on the same level as the other killin 70's skin men like Bonham, Paice, Powell and Dunbar. If it's Thin Lizzy you've got a guarantee it's gonna be special. Thanks Nick !

[@NicknLex]

Thanks for watching!!

[@CBT5777]

How could you not listen to Emerald? The greatest guitar solo of all time is in that song.

[@jimled50jl49]

Footnote; Thin Lizzy Greatest Hits 2 cds has 36 tracks. Every one a gem !!! inc' tracks from Phils solo album inc' "Kings Call". Great to just play ... no track skipping. Jim X

[@dogtownczar]

Oh, I see you've reacted to "The Rocker." Great to see!

[@ianorourke6320]

Lizzy rocks!! @MOTORLORD approves 👍

[@TheOneEyesView]

And Gary Moore came in and out a couple times...the Black Rose is maybe the most apparent...good review

[@tomvespestad6764]

There are some connections between Ritchie Blackmore and Thin Lizzy. Blackmore actually wanted to start a band with Phil Lynott, the bass player and lead singer in TH , in 1972, in a time when Blackmore was considering leaving Deep Purple. As it turned out Blackmore would not leave DP until three years later. But I believe that Thin Lizzy would warm up for Rainbow on some occasions , when Blackmore had left DP

[@thornbird6768]

What a band 👍🏻👍🏻 bad lifestyle choices killed this magnificent group 😢 Phil had what would now be described as the X factor . An enigmatic engaging front man that all the best successful bands have or had 👍🏻

[@chrisbarlow2131]

Nick, when people say referring to harmonics "Maiden thirds" it should have been called "Lizzy thirds" because these guys did it before them. There is still so much from them you have to find. Listen, they were regarded as the best live rock band around. Nobody but nobody wanted Lizzy as their support band because they were so awesome live, which is why you need to do yourself a favour and check out their live album - Live and Dangerous - which us still in many quarters regarded as the best live rock album of all time. Go there and you will then understand why Lizzy were so respected and feared as a live act because in their pomp no one could touch them as even bands like Queen discovered when they made the fatal mistake of having them open for them on tour - never again! So check it out because they truly deserve to be discovered by a new generation. On there are some outstanding live cuts that will blow your socks off inc Warriors, Johnny The Fox Massacre, Emerald, The Rocker, Still In Love With You. The list is endless. Soak it up. There is still so so much more from them to come.

[@geneleonard4368]

Bad reputation album is great from start to finish So is Jailbreak

[@patriciacloix71]

Excellent OMG j'adore trop bon wouahhhh merci Nick très bon choix 🎸😱🎼🎶👍👏💖🎶🎼🎤Ma préférence black rose je l'écoute depuis des années ils sont fort thin lizzy😱👍

[@leeheather3195]

Best line up for me gorham/Robertson on leads.if you want to hear class lead solos on one track still in love with you from live and dangerous.

[@billbox1916]

This was great, I really enjoyed it. Thank you for posting it. Excellent!

[@fenderchamp8241]

Phil has an album Solo in Soho. Kings Call is the one.

[@joykeebler1916]

Thin Lizzy song: "Angel of Death" - on the 1981 'Renegade' album.

[@gavinmolony5101]

Reading version of A night in the life of a blues singer , Angel from the coast, Honesty is no excuse, downtown Sundown and Cold Sweat

[@Murdo2112]

If I had to pick my top 3 of Thin Lizzy: Waiting for an Alibi, Waiting for an Alibi and Waiting for an Alibi.

[@santiago77920]

It's a shame, Most people think they only did The Boys are back in town. This band was so much more. One of the greatest Rock and Roll bands of all time.I put them in the top 10 for sure.

[@rudolfbecker4313]

Before I start listening, I'd like to say, that I have 10 of their first 11 studio albums and I'm excited, which songs were chosen by "the other Nick" 🙂 Well, 40 minutes later I have to say, good choice, even though there are so many other great tracks on all albums and the "crown" of their work is Live and Dangerous

[@RocketRod63]

One of my first albums I bought was “Jailbreak” back in the ‘70s. “Sarah” & “Waiting for an Alibi” from the Black Rose album. “Chinatown” solos are fantastic. Long live Thin Lizzy!!! (PS Great Steely Dan t shirt)

[@shoemaker688]

Well Nick. There we have it. So good to see you exploring this amazing band that inspired a lot of bands after them. And Uriah Heep, Steely Dan, Genesis, Rush and so on my friend. What a journey it is and will be. Just subscribed and can't wait to see your reactions to all the fantastic music all around. Keep on rocking!

[@NicknLex]

Thanks so much for the sub!! I a glad you enjoy the channel!!

[@Luhmas]

Very good song choices. But I have to add that there is a live version of "Opium Trail" which clearly outshines the a little too well-behaved studio version. Every friend of a punchy Les Paul Standard sound should listen to it. For many years it mysteriously wasn't included on the earlier editions of the "Live and Dangerous" live album.

[@robertpettersen3577]

So glad you did this. Maybe you could go deeper and explore early stuff. Please dont compare to Maiden, Priest and that genre, Lizzy is simply different from the NWOBHM. Lizzys last album were somewhat comparable but still uniqely Lizzy. Not gonna rant, just listen to Lynotts solo stuff and Thin Lizzy mark 1 to get a full picture of the legend.🤘

[@dogtownczar]

Yep, there sure is other things to listen to by Thin Lizzy. From Vagabonds of the Western World there is ***"The Rocker"*** - don't get suckered in to listening to the radio edited version, also from the same album the slow balled "Little Girl Bloom" is worth a listen. Then the title track "Jailbreak" is definitely worth a listen. Another slow / bluesy with a hint of reggae tune I think is worth a listen would be "Showdown". (Oh Yeah) "Dedication" is worth a listen, in my opinion.

[@hoff2112]

The amazing Thin Lizzy, the Phil Lynott biography is really fascinating (Cowboy Song).Please check out UFO who were contemporaries of Thin Lizzy with the equally amazing Michael Schenker on guitar. Ideally do a marathon from their 'Strangers In The Night' album (Love To Love, Lights Out, Rock Bottom and pretty much anything else)

[@4tuneagent]

Yes.. I feel a UFO marathon in the near future..

[@VinE83656]

Thin Lizzy is no more. Sadly, bass player and singer Phil Lynott is no longer with us. However, former members continued touring on occasion. Out of this touring a band named Black Star Riders emerged. The guys wanted to make new music but did not want to do anything to under the name Thin Lizzy out of respect for Phil. So now after four hard rocking albums and a fifth on the way, Black Star Riders continues with the Thin Lizzy sound and they do it well. IMO, great new hard rocking music that reminds you just enough of Thin Lizzy, but updated and different. Check out Black Star Riders.

[@SonnyThomasShow1]

Dont Believe A Word: Listen to the original arraignment on the LIFE LIVE album. It was written as a ballad. Because Bell quit is why Lynott hired 2 guitarists so he wouldn't get short again. They pioneered the twin lead guitar format that bands like Iron Maiden copied and blew up!🤘🏻

[@tmm8521]

Brian Downey........... "smooth as a gravy sandwich'....................he compliments the band so well! 😏

[@robertrohde4579]

Iron Maiden as a band has said that they got it's sound from Thin Lizzy to the point that they wouldn't have even come about without them!

[@derekclacton]

Fun facts - Hendrix used a VOX wah, Brian Robertson used a Colorsound :)

[@paulkirk9168]

Hi Nick, so glad you have now delved deeper into 70's Lizzy and listened to the awesome, epic Black Rose & that you now love this band! Saw them more times then any other band in the 70's, they were just amazing live! Still lots of material for you to listen to as others have said.

[@bradhernandez5823]

Tin Lizzie was a nickname for the Ford Model T.

[@michaelrue1400]

Having the same problem with my vision lately, letters get blurry close up. Thanks Nick (and Nick) for expanding my Thin Lizzy horizons.

[@darrenandrews6648]

Thin lizzy the most underrated band in history

[@martinhall3510]

Opium trail is one of the best songs ever how sad that those lyrics would be exactly how Phil ended up, it claims you’re soul, it’s got you trapped again.

[@vaggou6838]

This is pure hard rock

[@danielolson5378]

You're actually not wrong when saying you thought Don't Believe a Word was a ballad. Former, at that time, and later Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore recorded Don't Believe a Word in 1978 on his own album Back On the Streets with Phil Lynott on bass and vocals plus Brian Downey on drums. Gary did a slower version kinda like ballad as you said and on the 1983 live album Life they the slow Gary version. Black Rose is my favorite Lizzy song and it's what i call "best of Ireland"! What i mean is the melody is a mix of different old traditional Irish folk tunes and the lyrics are traditonal irish histories. Towards the end he's mentioning different Irish like culture personalities like Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Van Morrisson.

[@gustavonmesquita70]

Heavy Metal as we know it has A LOT to thank to bands like Thin Lizzy, Budgie, Wishbone Ash (If you never listened to them you should !!) and Uriah Heep. Everyone talks about Deep.Purple, Zeppelin and Sabbath, but The bands I just named were crucial for the development of the musical genre that became known as Heavy Metal and influenced lots of bands that became famous with the NWOBHM movement.

[@MrAdal206]

The black rose ❤️

[@gorham296]

"Dont play around" or "Hollywood. Maby even " Halfcaste"