Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
Lizzy always had excellent guitarists, but I always had a soft spot for Robertson, because he was so young and talented. Coming up with the classic Boys Are Back In Town at the age of 19, is unreal.
When people ask me about my favorite guitar players, i quickly tell them about the duo of Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham. Their sound was so unique and very complimentary. Thin Lizzy now is getting the recognition the band deserves , emerging as one of the better bands from the 1970,s.
I expected a few mistakes in an AI generated script. That aside, Robbo was/is a great guitarist. The story goes that he was a friend of Lizzy's roadie 'Big Charlie' (also from Glasgow area) and jammed with the band in hotel rooms as an enthusiast fan. Apparently, he already knew all the Eric Bell solos, before he joined. Scott Gorham joined not long after, having passed an audition.
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
My favorite guitarist with Lizzy. They had many good guitarists, I could say all of them. But Robbo had that special touch noone else had imo. Not overly technical even though he was very technical but he didnt rely on it imo, he wanted emotions to come out, and he succeeded a lot with that, with many if not all of his lead parts and solos. Im still amazed many decades later.
@@hughzapretti-boyden9187 I think th question should be "Are YOU American?" I saw Motorhead play with BR at the Marquee Club in the 80s, even bought album (complete with comic strip insert about how Brian can actually PLAY!). Compared to his Thin Lizzy days, he changed his playing (and dress) style considerably.
A few inaccuracies in that. Firstly that’s a picture of Giffnock not Clarkston. Secondly he replaced Gary Moore not Eric Bell. Thirdly I don’t think he played on the recorded version of Waiting for an Alibi. Finally he left Lizzy for the last time in 1978. Happy to be corrected if I’m wrong on any of these and if I’ve missed anything.
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
He was a great guitarist ..but what makes it great is how he gels with Scott gorham.... scott was often over looked .when he was a wicked player and got great style...i love all lizzy periods...from eric to sykes for different reasons
Hahaha 😂. Yep it's clearly a desire to sound amazingly intellectual by using that everywhere word to describe everyone. I've even seen it describing Iron Maiden and Prince ffs and Brian May 😂😂.
I recollect Scott Gorham saying that Robbo was the better guitar player and was charged with doing the more complicated riffs, that he couldn't handle.
I learned every solo from the Wild Horses albums when I was a teen. I really liked his playing then, I tried to copy his style as best I could. Robbo`s playing seriously influenced me.
Some of the above information is totally wrong, Brian did not leave Thin Lizzy in 1983, He was sacked in about 1977, I wish that he could have stayed with his one and only true band Thin Lizzy that was his natural and true musical home,
Robbo did play on Dancing in the moonlight, this was on the Bad Reputation album, where he also laid down the fantastic solo work on Killer without a cause and Opium trail. He plays on the live Thin Lizzy album Still Dangerous, recorded at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia in 1977. He didn't play Waiting for an alibi, as this was from the Black Rose album, recorded when Gary Moore joined the band for the 2nd time.
@@buzzer1961 sorry chief but most of Bad Reputation was recorded without robbo, which includes dancing in the moonlight. He only played on Opium Trail, Killer Without a Cause, and That Woman’s Gonna Break your Heart
@@christopherkrogh4440 How come Robbo is noted as saying that he didn't like playing Dancing in the moonlight, and he is also featured playing it on video, using a stratocaster pal ??
He played 'Dancing in the Moonlight' live with the band, including a BBC session, but he didn't play on the album version of it because he lost his membership status temporarily - bizarrely he was brought in as a guest for three tracks then reinstated once they went out on tour. He also mimes to the track in the music video.
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
Good piece of info. I meant Robbo didn't play on the studio version, of course. That kind of thing happened in Lizzy, though. Gary Moore, for instance, claimed he wrote the riff for Southbound, which was recorded after he left the band for the second time, after the 77 US tour. I guess writing, demoing and actually making the final cut are very different things. Cheers!@@BramEngelenMusic
He surely played on Don’t Believe A Word. It was him and Brian Downey that came up with the arrangement since Phil’s original was in a singer-songwriter style. The slow arrangement they played later was Gary Moore’s for his 1978 Back On The Streets album.
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
Lemmy and Philthy Phil Taylor on Robbo: "...a c*nt". You're a hard man alright when Lemmy AND Phil say that about you! Mind you, Gary Moore once said Phil Lynott was not someone you wanted angry at you so Robbo must've stood his ground in Thin Lizzy too! Great guitarist, listen to his jazzy chords in The Boys Are Back In Town, a true melodic guitarist!
Great job on the vid, but your research is half baked. Robbo didn't write any of the songs on Bad Reputation and only plays on a couple tracks. That was around the time he left and was replaced by Gary Moore. He also DIDN'T play in Skid Row that was Gary Moore and Phil Lynott was their lead singer before he formed Thin Lizzy.
Yes, some have already pointed out that Robbo was not in Skid Row, nor contributed in writing for Bad Rep but only played guitar on a couple of tracks and he did not play on Waiting for an alibi or any other song on the Black Rose album. In my opinion Robbo was the best guitarist for Lizzy, even though Moore might be a better guitarist.. In my opinion Moore didn't fit Lizzy. If Lizzy'd had found a solid replacement for Robbo back in 78 thing could've turned out better in the long run. Moore, Snowy and Sykes were NOT the right choices, again in my opinion...
John Sykes was recruited because Phil wanted to tap into the heavy metal scene at that time. I though Sykes was very good - did a great job on _Thunder and Lightning_ - and given another year could have replaced Robertson as best guitarist.
@@FrozenHero2010 the transition from Robbo to Moore made them radio-customized and further so with Snowy. I think Phil wanted to go back to more rocky things and therefore picked Sykes. But in my opinion Sykes was too metal for Lizzy. Both Sykes and Moore were better guitarists than Robbo, but the latter one just seemed to suit Lizzy better and worked better with Gorham. In my opinion Lynott should've picked Viv Campbell instead of Snowy.
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
Rubbish facts. He Replaced Gary Moore in '74 who was in Lizzy on on three different occasions, Left Lizzy in '78, never played with the Irish Skid Row, Was born 12 February 1956.
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
@@jerrywoods4066 Scott Gorham was best before Gary joined when he composed his solos. Then he tried to be more of a guitar slinger wich he wasn’t and lost most of his melody and tone. In all i say Robbo and Gary was better guitar players than Scott in Thin Lizzy. But Robbo and Scott made a fantastic team playing together.
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He did not play on "Waiting for an Alibi". That was on the Black Rose album, with Gary Moore. Also, he left Thin Lizzy in about 1978, not 1983
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
@@BramEngelenMusic I was not aware of that. Always good to learn more about Thin Lizzy. Will have to look that out. Cheers.
Robbo was amazing,part of Thin Lizzy's greatest line up
Lizzy always had excellent guitarists, but I always had a soft spot for Robertson, because he was so young and talented. Coming up with the classic Boys Are Back In Town at the age of 19, is unreal.
He was good. Scott Gorham was great so was Gary moore.
When people ask me about my favorite guitar players, i quickly tell them about the duo of Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham. Their sound was so unique and very complimentary. Thin Lizzy now is getting the recognition the band deserves , emerging as one of the better bands from the 1970,s.
I refuse to disagree with because my 6 brothers got to see Thin Lizzy well over 45 times, we saw and heard the very best rocking band of all time
Hi, Robbo left ThinLizzy in 1978 not 1983. Great guitarplayer though 😊🎸
1983 was when Lizzy split up.
Of course!🤘😎🥳
❤
Greatest guitarist thin Lizzy ever had
And I forgot to mention his stage presence too, it must have been a tough gig to have been in a band with Brian Robertson.
Absolutely,the Rocker
Gary Moore.
On balance, yes he probably was. But it was Scott Gorham who gave Lizzy that twin guitar sound.
Gorham and Gary moore. Period.
Saw Lizzy 76 fantastic band, fantastic guitar player..
I expected a few mistakes in an AI generated script. That aside, Robbo was/is a great guitarist. The story goes that he was a friend of Lizzy's roadie 'Big Charlie' (also from Glasgow area) and jammed with the band in hotel rooms as an enthusiast fan. Apparently, he already knew all the Eric Bell solos, before he joined. Scott Gorham joined not long after, having passed an audition.
Waiting for an alibi was Gary Moore off of Black Rose. He was gone by then.
You beat me to it.... I was just about to make that exact comment!
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
@@BramEngelenMusic I'm pretty sure that demo is all Scott.
A brilliant player and very influential on alot of young players in the 70s...I was one of them❤🎸👍
My favorite guitarist with Lizzy. They had many good guitarists, I could say all of them. But Robbo had that special touch noone else had imo. Not overly technical even though he was very technical but he didnt rely on it imo, he wanted emotions to come out, and he succeeded a lot with that, with many if not all of his lead parts and solos. Im still amazed many decades later.
Robbo's kinda similar to Dave Glmour,lots of restrain, emotion laden
Amazing young guitar player don't believe a word solo is perfection!
He was born February 12th not September 12th. That was the singer ba Robertson
BA Robertson is also a Brian, also from Glasgow (or thereabouts). Not hard to confuse.
Left out my favorite Lizzy album he played on- "Fighting" as well as "Nightlife."
Love his solo on Motorhead,s Rock it! 👌
Yeah my fav guitarist for Motorhead. He really made them shine. Awesome player, full of melody and soul searing solo's.
I thought he was quite good with Motörhead, but Robbo had changed his style to sound like Scott Gorham.
EDIT: So Lemmy fired him.
Shine indeed
Just like the track
@@FrozenHero2010yea LEMMY had a formula, Robbo sound wasn’t it , unfortunately
@@FrozenHero2010 he didn't change his style at all! That's 🐂💩! Are you american?😂
@@hughzapretti-boyden9187 I think th question should be "Are YOU American?" I saw Motorhead play with BR at the Marquee Club in the 80s, even bought album (complete with comic strip insert about how Brian can actually PLAY!). Compared to his Thin Lizzy days, he changed his playing (and dress) style considerably.
Good picture montage but sloppy information
Robbo's solo on One track mind by Motörhead is great.
Thanks for the great video, love Robbo's playing esp with Scott Gorham . Far too short though, is that the best that you can do???
A few inaccuracies in that. Firstly that’s a picture of Giffnock not Clarkston. Secondly he replaced Gary Moore not Eric Bell. Thirdly I don’t think he played on the recorded version of Waiting for an Alibi. Finally he left Lizzy for the last time in 1978.
Happy to be corrected if I’m wrong on any of these and if I’ve missed anything.
No issues - I think you've got it sussed.
Plus I don't think he played with Dream Police. He did have a band Roo Morgue along with brother Glen and drummer Micky
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
He was a great guitarist ..but what makes it great is how he gels with Scott gorham.... scott was often over looked .when he was a wicked player and got great style...i love all lizzy periods...from eric to sykes for different reasons
Legend
A very underated guitarist .
Is there a financial reward available for those who use the word "underrated"? I see it used so many times I begin to wonder..
Hahaha 😂. Yep it's clearly a desire to sound amazingly intellectual by using that everywhere word to describe everyone. I've even seen it describing Iron Maiden and Prince ffs and Brian May 😂😂.
Another Perfect Day lp is my favorite MODAHead record
Thanks to Robbo
Cool. Philip Lynott seems to get most of the TL spotlight. I had Jailbreak album as a kid.
And Phil Lynott was such a great songwriter, heavy and commercial sounding.
Lead singers do usually get most of the spotlight.
I'm a BIG T.L. fan, I didn't know Robbo played with Motorhead. Would love more info on that....
He didn't play on "Waiting For an Alibi. That was Gary Moore and Scott Gorham.
No idea he started with Motorhead. Learn something new everyday day.
Thanks
Brian Robbo Robertson was born 12 February 1956 and he left Thin Lizzy in July 1978.
Saw them in Las Vegas around 77 promptly went out and bought a Morley power wah.
I recollect Scott Gorham saying that Robbo was the better guitar player and was charged with doing the more complicated riffs, that he couldn't handle.
yes, he did say that.
He left Lizzy in '77. John Sykes was in the band with Scott in '83. He was in Motorhead in '83. Might wanna remake this whole thing Lol
I learned every solo from the Wild Horses albums when I was a teen. I really liked his playing then, I tried to copy his style as best I could.
Robbo`s playing seriously influenced me.
Brian only played on 2 song on the Bad Reputation album and none on Black Rose.
Some of the above information is totally wrong, Brian did not leave Thin Lizzy in 1983, He was sacked in about 1977, I wish that he could have stayed with his one and only true band Thin Lizzy that was his natural and true musical home,
Love the love for Robbo. But robbo didn’t play on dancing in the moonlight or waiting for an alibi. And he left in 1978
You are absolutely right
Robbo did play on Dancing in the moonlight, this was on the Bad Reputation album, where he also laid down the fantastic solo work on Killer without a cause and Opium trail. He plays on the live Thin Lizzy album Still Dangerous, recorded at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia in 1977. He didn't play Waiting for an alibi, as this was from the Black Rose album, recorded when Gary Moore joined the band for the 2nd time.
@@buzzer1961 sorry chief but most of Bad Reputation was recorded without robbo, which includes dancing in the moonlight. He only played on Opium Trail, Killer Without a Cause, and That Woman’s Gonna Break your Heart
@@christopherkrogh4440 How come Robbo is noted as saying that he didn't like playing Dancing in the moonlight, and he is also featured playing it on video, using a stratocaster pal ??
He played 'Dancing in the Moonlight' live with the band, including a BBC session, but he didn't play on the album version of it because he lost his membership status temporarily - bizarrely he was brought in as a guest for three tracks then reinstated once they went out on tour. He also mimes to the track in the music video.
A lot of inaccuracies
A lot of inaccuracies that's for sure
Didn't play on Waiting for an alibi... My favourite Lizzy guitarist, btw
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
Good piece of info. I meant Robbo didn't play on the studio version, of course. That kind of thing happened in Lizzy, though. Gary Moore, for instance, claimed he wrote the riff for Southbound, which was recorded after he left the band for the second time, after the 77 US tour. I guess writing, demoing and actually making the final cut are very different things. Cheers!@@BramEngelenMusic
Brian barely played on Bad Reputation due to damage on his hand during a bar fight.
Robbo never played on Don’t Believe a Word or Waiting for an Alibi
He surely played on Don’t Believe A Word. It was him and Brian Downey that came up with the arrangement since Phil’s original was in a singer-songwriter style. The slow arrangement they played later was Gary Moore’s for his 1978 Back On The Streets album.
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
@@BramEngelenMusic He played on a demo of S&M also. They might even have played that live. He also played on an early demo of Black Rose.
That's him playing the solo on the Johnny The Fox version of Don't Believe A Word. Gary Moore did a version with Phil Later.
Lemmy and Philthy Phil Taylor on Robbo: "...a c*nt". You're a hard man alright when Lemmy AND Phil say that about you! Mind you, Gary Moore once said Phil Lynott was not someone you wanted angry at you so Robbo must've stood his ground in Thin Lizzy too! Great guitarist, listen to his jazzy chords in The Boys Are Back In Town, a true melodic guitarist!
Guys good that's for sure
Great job on the vid, but your research is half baked. Robbo didn't write any of the songs on Bad Reputation and only plays on a couple tracks. That was around the time he left and was replaced by Gary Moore. He also DIDN'T play in Skid Row that was Gary Moore and Phil Lynott was their lead singer before he formed Thin Lizzy.
Good research there and all true
Robbo never took substances he was purely a piss head and never played in Skid Row either 😂.
Yes, some have already pointed out that Robbo was not in Skid Row, nor contributed in writing for Bad Rep but only played guitar on a couple of tracks and he did not play on Waiting for an alibi or any other song on the Black Rose album.
In my opinion Robbo was the best guitarist for Lizzy, even though Moore might be a better guitarist.. In my opinion Moore didn't fit Lizzy. If Lizzy'd had found a solid replacement for Robbo back in 78 thing could've turned out better in the long run. Moore, Snowy and Sykes were NOT the right choices, again in my opinion...
John Sykes was recruited because Phil wanted to tap into the heavy metal scene at that time. I though Sykes was very good - did a great job on _Thunder and Lightning_ - and given another year could have replaced Robertson as best guitarist.
@@FrozenHero2010 the transition from Robbo to Moore made them radio-customized and further so with Snowy. I think Phil wanted to go back to more rocky things and therefore picked Sykes. But in my opinion Sykes was too metal for Lizzy. Both Sykes and Moore were better guitarists than Robbo, but the latter one just seemed to suit Lizzy better and worked better with Gorham.
In my opinion Lynott should've picked Viv Campbell instead of Snowy.
@@niqlaslundqvist3711 Agreed on Snowy White, disagreed on John Sykes.
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
Febuary 12th 1956
Robbo left Lizzy well before '83.
Definitely the Cliff Notes version of Robbo
He did not play on waiting for a alabi
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
My favorite of out of the guitarists they had to replace him
Defineately unsung player....Robbo
Seems he pulled a John Sykes. You never hear or see anything about him. What’s he doing these days?
Rubbish facts. He Replaced Gary Moore in '74 who was in Lizzy on on three different occasions, Left Lizzy in '78, never played with the Irish Skid Row, Was born 12 February 1956.
Yes the Google concensus appears to be 12 Feb 1956. I'll ring him and ask him 🤣
He was never in Skid Row. That was Gary Moore... damn.... Lol
He played on waiting for an alibi?
NO. It was Gary
Actually, he very much did have a hand in the writing of Waiting For An Alibi. The original demo was recorded in February 1978 when Robbo was back again for a short while and he even performed it live with them that year on the UK run until he ultimately got replaced by Gary somewhere around August or September of 1978. The original demo with Robbo can be found here on TH-cam 😉
1:43 is really brief
Waiting for an alibi...no, no! And he was not a member of Skid Row either.
Yes I thought that Gary Moore was, not Robbo???
Yep, actually Phil and Gary were both former members of SR en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_Row_(Irish_band)
Overlooked in discussions about Thin Lizzy? 😂
Got important facts wrong!
So what's he up to these days?...
Last I heard he retired from music
Be careful with this video. He didn't research the subject matter well. Mistakes galore.
Talk about a recluse.
Standard american revisionist history! If you don't know the facts just make 'em up!😂
He's my favourite, but Gary Moore was the greatest guitarist Lizzy ever had.
Greatest blues guy yah,but for melodic I'll take Robbo and Scott all day
Gary and Scott Gorham were the best players out of Lizzy.
But Robbo was the best fit for Thin Lizzy!
@@bfc3057 Thin Lizzy at their best. They did wrong following the NWOBHM trend and getting heavier.
@@jerrywoods4066 Scott Gorham was best before Gary joined when he composed his solos. Then he tried to be more of a guitar slinger wich he wasn’t and lost most of his melody and tone. In all i say Robbo and Gary was better guitar players than Scott in Thin Lizzy. But Robbo and Scott made a fantastic team playing together.
This is totally inaccurate