Oh man, this would be tough to rank. Excellent!!! Just Excellent. My favorites are nightlife, vagabonds of the western world, Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox, Fighting, Chinatown, Renegade, Thunder and lightning, Black Rose and Bad reputation. 😂 That's cool you have so many physical copies. These guys were just the best 👌 I have about half their albums. Aiming for all of them. Thanks for the video 👍 (This would just be so difficult to rank. Maybe a top 50 favorite Lizzy songs. I could do that. Every album just so packed with quality material) cheers George ☕
i saw the later incarnation of Lizzy with John Sykes handling the vocals. It was good but Phil was badly missed. I would agree with those first three albums ranking at the bottom, they're not bad but not really what I want from Lizzy. Live And Dangerous will always be my go to Lizzy album but here's how I rank the studio albums.. 1. Thunder And Lightning 2. Chinatown 3. Jailbreak 4. Black Rose 5. Bad Reputation 6. Renegade 7. Fighting 8. Johnny The Fox 9. Nightlife 10.Vagabonds Of The Western World 11.Shades Of A Blue Orphanage 12.Thin Lizzy
That’s an excellent ranking. And what a supremely consistent and strong catalogue. I was very lucky in that Motorhead, Priest, Maiden, Saxon and Lizzy were regular visitors to my home town in the North East of England in the late 70s and early 80s. I saw Lizzy on the Black Rose, Renegade and Thunder & Lightning tours. I’m right with you on Fighting. For me I rank the top five as #1 Thunder & Lightning; #2 Fighting; #3 Jailbreak; #4 Black Rose (Róisín Dubh); and #5 Johnny the Fox.
Once you placed Black Rose near the bottom I was thrown for a knuckleball. Still, always interesting to see others’ perspective on large catalogues. Good work. 🤘 Mine would be: worst to first Shades of a Blue Nightlife Thunder and Lightning Thin Lizzy Vagabonds Jailbreak Bad Reputation Chinatown Renegade Johnny the Fox Black Rose Fighting.
Great video George! For the longest time, I only had the Dedication cd. before I started exploring the studio albums. You and I have similar thoughts on how we like these albums, although you like Renegade more than I do. I put mine into tiers, which I did at the end of February: 1. Jailbreak (1976) 2. Thunder and Lightning (1983) 3. Johnny the Fox (1976) 4. Fighting (1975) ----------------------------------------------- 5. Chinatown (1980) 6. Bad Reputation (1977) 7. Black Rose (1979) 8. Night Life (1974) ----------------------------------------------- 9. Renegade (1981) 10. Vagabonds of the Western World (1973) ----------------------------------------------- 11. Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972) 12. S/T (1971)
Yep those are my two faves, as well. And im with you, George, i never got why Black Rose was so high in peoples lists, but to each his own. Great video, thanks!
Very interesting show, George. Thank you. I don't have much of them, to be honest. A 3-Disc Compilation called "Essential", the Super Deluxe Thingy for "Live and Dangerous", the other Live Album ("Life") and only 3 of their Studio Outputs ("Jailbreak", "Johnny the Fox" and "China Town"). At the time of this comment I'm looking forward to your insights on these Albums.
Oh, one correction. I do have "Thunder and Lightning". It's a recent addition and I've only heard it once at this point. Hence my forgetting it initially ... :D
Thank you. Live and Dangerous is a excellent live album one I acquired recently but a classic for sure. The life album I still need to get though. Cheers!
Hi George!! Yes indeed, Thin Lizzy is a very underrated band and unfortunately only know by a couple of songs...... i got super to the party too, back in the early 80's i never heard of them and just discover them and their influence many years later. Right now i only have their 4th studio album, but i know i have to get the rest of their studio catalogue and the live one too. cheers and be well
You really can't go wrong ranking any of their last 7 or 8 albums #1. They're that good. 1. Thunder and Lightning (1983) 2. Johnny The Fox (1976) 3. Jailbreak (1976) 4. Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979) 5. Bad Reputation (1977) 6. Renegade (1981) 7. Fighting (1975) 8. Chinatown (1980) 9. Nightlife (1974) 10. Vagabonds of The Western World (1973) 11. Thin Lizzy (1971) 12. Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
Great job, George! Just to let you know, I always use a blank black background on my thumbnails and then I put the poster or album cover over that.
Excellent video. Love me some Lzzy myself. 'Johnny the Fox' is probably my fave.
Can't go wrong with those mid to late 70's Lizzy albums! Thanks for watching!👍
Awesome Thin Lizzy ranking, George!
Thanks! Super underrated band!!
Oh man, this would be tough to rank. Excellent!!! Just Excellent. My favorites are nightlife, vagabonds of the western world, Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox, Fighting, Chinatown, Renegade, Thunder and lightning, Black Rose and Bad reputation. 😂 That's cool you have so many physical copies. These guys were just the best 👌 I have about half their albums. Aiming for all of them. Thanks for the video 👍
(This would just be so difficult to rank. Maybe a top 50 favorite Lizzy songs. I could do that. Every album just so packed with quality material) cheers George ☕
Thanks so glad you liked it so many great songs that they never play on regular or satellite radio! Cheers!
i saw the later incarnation of Lizzy with John Sykes handling the vocals. It was good but Phil was badly missed. I would agree with those first three albums ranking at the bottom, they're not bad but not really what I want from Lizzy. Live And Dangerous will always be my go to Lizzy album but here's how I rank the studio albums..
1. Thunder And Lightning
2. Chinatown
3. Jailbreak
4. Black Rose
5. Bad Reputation
6. Renegade
7. Fighting
8. Johnny The Fox
9. Nightlife
10.Vagabonds Of The Western World
11.Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
12.Thin Lizzy
Excellent list yourself love that Chinatown is so high on your list! Cheers!
That’s an excellent ranking. And what a supremely consistent and strong catalogue. I was very lucky in that Motorhead, Priest, Maiden, Saxon and Lizzy were regular visitors to my home town in the North East of England in the late 70s and early 80s. I saw Lizzy on the Black Rose, Renegade and Thunder & Lightning tours. I’m right with you on Fighting. For me I rank the top five as #1 Thunder & Lightning; #2 Fighting; #3 Jailbreak; #4 Black Rose (Róisín Dubh); and #5 Johnny the Fox.
Very cool you got to see Thin Lizzy, unfortunately I was too young at the time! Like your top 5 choices! Can't go wrong with any of them!👍
Once you placed Black Rose near the bottom I was thrown for a knuckleball. Still, always interesting to see others’ perspective on large catalogues. Good work. 🤘
Mine would be: worst to first
Shades of a Blue
Nightlife
Thunder and Lightning
Thin Lizzy
Vagabonds
Jailbreak
Bad Reputation
Chinatown
Renegade
Johnny the Fox
Black Rose
Fighting.
YES Fighting is so damn good!
Great video George! For the longest time, I only had the Dedication cd. before I started exploring the studio albums. You and I have similar thoughts on how we like these albums, although you like Renegade more than I do. I put mine into tiers, which I did at the end of February:
1. Jailbreak (1976)
2. Thunder and Lightning (1983)
3. Johnny the Fox (1976)
4. Fighting (1975)
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5. Chinatown (1980)
6. Bad Reputation (1977)
7. Black Rose (1979)
8. Night Life (1974)
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9. Renegade (1981)
10. Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
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11. Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
12. S/T (1971)
Very similar to mine! Love that Chinatown is high on your list! It's a very underrated album IMO! Cheers!
Yep those are my two faves, as well. And im with you, George, i never got why Black Rose was so high in peoples lists, but to each his own. Great video, thanks!
Yeah Black Rose is a still a good album it must be the Gary Moore thing about it!
Its a great album. I am not sure if it would be my number one, they have so many excellent albums. But it would be high in my own ranking.
Definitely a band that I need to dig into, great stuff George!
Thanks my friend!👍
Such an overlooked and criminally underrated band.
Yes they definitely are! Thanks for watching!
Very interesting show, George. Thank you. I don't have much of them, to be honest. A 3-Disc Compilation called "Essential", the Super Deluxe Thingy for "Live and Dangerous", the other Live Album ("Life") and only 3 of their Studio Outputs ("Jailbreak", "Johnny the Fox" and "China Town"). At the time of this comment I'm looking forward to your insights on these Albums.
Oh, one correction. I do have "Thunder and Lightning". It's a recent addition and I've only heard it once at this point. Hence my forgetting it initially ... :D
Thank you. Live and Dangerous is a excellent live album one I acquired recently but a classic for sure. The life album I still need to get though. Cheers!
Just starting my Thin Lizzy collection, so far I've only got jailbreak & thunder and lightning, amazing rocking albums!!!!!
That's a great start! So many incredible albums! Thanks for watching!
There is, just a matter of how I wanna get them in order
Hi George!! Yes indeed, Thin Lizzy is a very underrated band and unfortunately only know by a couple of songs...... i got super to the party too, back in the early 80's i never heard of them and just discover them and their influence many years later. Right now i only have their 4th studio album, but i know i have to get the rest of their studio catalogue and the live one too. cheers and be well
Thanks definitely explore their other albums you won't be disappointed!
You really can't go wrong ranking any of their last 7 or 8 albums #1. They're that good.
1. Thunder and Lightning (1983)
2. Johnny The Fox (1976)
3. Jailbreak (1976)
4. Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
5. Bad Reputation (1977)
6. Renegade (1981)
7. Fighting (1975)
8. Chinatown (1980)
9. Nightlife (1974)
10. Vagabonds of The Western World (1973)
11. Thin Lizzy (1971)
12. Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
Nice ranking yourself!👍