Hahaaa from the depth of my love for Phil Lynott. He is for me what Elvis is for others. A couple of times per year i bring home at least one case of beer and my wife says; here we go again! Then it is a 15 hour remembering. Love from Sweden.
I was a Puerto Rican from the South Bronx in the seventies listening to everything I Could find from Lizzy. Most underrated rock band ever. My favorite band of all time.
Lynnot and new band produced gold right up until the end... On TAL you also got great tracks like Cold Sweat, The Holy War and Thunder and Lightning. In my opinion, Thin Lizzy didn't produce a crap album or a crap song. It was either good or superb.
I have Nightlife at my second place for favourite Thin Lizzy album. It is so underrated and it’s just amazing, all of the songs are amazing, and the album art is just fantastic
Hey guys can't believe you mentioned all the guitarists and nothing about Downey , such an under rated and under stated drummer, so so smooth. Great review and greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
I'll be perfectly honest. Except for the 2-4 standard radio hits, I hadn't really been into Lizzy that much. After seeing this video and hearing you dudes talk so highly of the band I couldn't resist going out and picking up a few of their CD'S and I will tell you, I am MAJORLY hooked!! Great friggin band and all I can say is better late than never!
Never too late friend Been into lizzy since the mid seventies They done too many great albums and were overlooked in there time. Luckily here in London we had probably more radio play of their tracks than in the USA
and "The Boys are Back in Town". It wasn't until I searched out their albums, that I realized how great they were. Phil Lynott was like no one else, unbelievable talent and charisma.
THANK YOU PETE & MR.JONES! I’ve been a listener of great music for over 45 years and have only owned JAILBREAK ( great album ) and never, NEVER thought of getting any of their other albums??! Pete! What this video of yours has done is not only MADE me get Lizzie’s ( sic ) whole discography but I also ordered a shirt just like yours ( coming in a few days ) bless you... bless you for this video
I never really listened to much Lizzy. After watching this video I did a deep dive into the studio albums. I have no idea how you were both able to come up with any list at all. What an incredible band. What an enormous amount of talent.
Great video, its great food for thought. It made me think of mine. Being from Dublin, I grew up on Lizzy. Obviously everyone's album favorites are different. I have Lizzy tattoos, I was even lucky enough to play the 4th of January anniversary show and meet some of my all time heroes. Was the most surreal times of my life!!!! All of Lizzy albums stand up by themselves. That's what makes them so unique. They can fit easily into so many genres. Keep up the great work guys!!!!!
My all time favorite band. No album is really a bad album. For what it's worth: 1. Thin Lizzy 2. Johnny the Fox 3. Renegade 4. Jailbreak 5. Vagabonds of the Western World 6. Bad Reputation 7. Black Rose 8 Thunder and Lightning 9. Fighting 10. Nightlife 11. Chinatown 12. Shades of a Blue Orphanage
Im a teen who likes classic rock so I can relate to these guys on the thin Lizzy discography; they're all amazing and when I rank their albums its so painful to decide, I really enjoyed the first album but my favorite is fighting.
loved this video....like you guys, I'm a lizzy nut, and it's so cool watching you guys go over this list....reminds me of me and my buddies sitting around discussing our favorite albums from favorite bands. thanks for posting.
I miss Lizzy a lot. Saw them 5 or 6 times back in the day with Robbo, Scott and Gary Moore. My favourite album is 'Black Rose' probably because I'm a big Gary Moore fan, but my favourite track is Emerald.
Thank for this video. I discovered Thin Lizzy in 1979 when i bought Black Rose. Soon after followed Live and dangerous. During all my youth Thin Lizzy was my favorite band by some distance. Before watching this video I hadn't listened to Lizzy for a while, apart from L&D. Seeing this I made a playlist containing all the albums I have and have had. And I truely enjoy Lizzy again, what a band. Thanks for rediscovering them for me again
I've never met a Lizzy fan who didn't consider Live & Dangerous to be an amazing album. It did such an incredible job of recreating the Lizzy concert experience. We feel like we were at that show.
Great video ... I felt so at home watching this being an Irish Lizzy fan since 81...I honestly couldn’t pick a best ...oh ok ... today it’s Chinatown... love the twin guitars of snowy and Scott I felt snowy brought a real depth to Lizzy a bit of maturity...which probably made Thunder and lightning so radical because John Sykes came along and tore it up shredding like a madman with a real edge...thanks guys I thought I was one of the only ones who loved Lizzy 👍🏻👍🏻🍺
I'm glad I discovered your channel: it's not that easy to find people who still talk about Thin Lizzy and old bands anymore. I actually love everything they wrote, but Genocide has a soft spot in my heart. Such a criminally underrated band. Btw, last summer I saw Black Star Riders live: they were great!
The thing that sets Lizzy apart from all the other bands of that ilk, was the fact that Phil could write a barn burner one minute, then turn around and write songs that could bring a statue to tears. What an amazing band, my favorite band of all time as well. Nice job gents.
Thin Lizzy has really stood the test of time, both musically and thematically. I just hope Phil somehow somewhere up there can see how much people love his music now, when it was so under appreciated while he was still alive.
Yes mate, as time goes on, the sounds, tone, songs and playing on Bad Rep stand out as my fave all rounder. Phils bass tone might be his best in that. Southbound has been lauded by many but I'm surprised nobody has covered Downtown Sundown... It's a beauty! So smoooth... Scott really shined of course, co writing and inspired playing. Robbos parts are astonishing too. As for Downey, wow. Blessings from Dublin man.
It’s working! You guys have my son (23 years old) and me (56 years old) discovering Lizzie’s catalog for the first time. It’s strong classic rock and roll and we are quickly falling in love with Lizzy!
This is one of my favorite shows you’ve done simply because I am a big Lizzy fan. Both of you had a lot of great points and the songs you mentioned were some of my favs over the years. Great stuff...
Yeah,this was fun to watch.I am a Thin Lizzy fan since 1976.Loved Phil for a lot of reasons.Charisma,lyric writing, music writing and connected with the fans.Lizzy was a big influence on my guitar playing also. I agree with your assessment of the top tier albums,the second tier and the bottom tier.I love the passion that both of you have for this band.Live and Dangerous had a lasting impact on me as a musician and I will never forget my live experience with them at a sold out show in Chicago in 1978.
Y’all two have completely made me obsessed with Lizzy. Along with soooo many other bands particularly UFO, Tokyo Tapes, and Gary Moore. Much Appreciated!
This song has a long Irish tradition and Metallica should have left this alone. The Thin Lizzy version is great. Some songs are meant to be left alone unless you thoroughly understand the root and purpose of the original.
I’m not a huge Metallica fan anyway. Don’t get me wrong, there are a few songs I like such as: One, Fade To Black, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Master of Puppets, Creeping Death.. that’s about it for me. Those first 4 songs, I played the shit out of them back in high school during the mid 2000s lol
Been my favorite band since the late 70s seen them 3 times,the last was the Chinatown tour on Ohio State campus.Greatest show of all time. Sitting 15 feet away from the band.
Great discussion! Brought back a lot of memories discovering Thin Lizzy one of my favorite band, high top ten if not top. Life live all time favorite live album. Wish there was video footage of all the Guitarists ( Scott Gorham, John Sykes, Snowy White, Gary Moore, Eric Bell und Brian Robertson) playing solo simultaneously!!! Epic!
Love Thin Lizzy and this was a great video to watch. Hard to choose favorites but I have a few that really mean a lot too me. Bad Reputation, Johnny the Fox and Jail Break. I was 13 years old when I was taken to see B.O.C , Thin Lizzy and AC/DC on Sept. 28 1978 in my home town of Rochester NY. It was the Bad Reputation tour. I can still remember that show after all these years. I was young and it made such an impact on me from the moment they opened with Jail Break. Thanks for the great video. It brought back some fond memories of a great time in my youth.
Nightlife, that album kick started the whole twin lead moment for Thin Lizzy. Plus at that time they were very smooth and soulful with some very good guitar work, a combination we won't see again until Bad Reputation and Black Rose
Vagabonds is my favorite Lizzy album because Eric Bell's guitar playing really shines here... and the music is so diverse. Black Boys on the Corner - easily my favorite Lizzy song
Okay love the Lizzy passion guys, but I differ quite a bit. Maybe because what got me into Lizzy was Philip Lynott, his words and imagery they invoke are indelibly I printed on me. You cannot explain the effect he had on me when I first heard that voice and saw the charisma that just poured out of him. He was a star! So as the years have gone by the softer more poetic side of the man has come to the fore. As you can imagine those early albums rate higher with me nowadays. Here goes Thunder & Lightning - I played this to death when it first came out and got to see them on the final tour. Now though; apart from The Sun Goes Down, I cannot listen to this album without feeling sad, sad it was their last and that the songs just don’t stack up against any other Lizzy album. To me it doesn’t sound like Lizzy at all...Sorry! Chinatown - I like a lot of this and as with all their albums I played them to death, however there is too much filler on this for me. Renegade - saw them on this tour as well, love the title track and also Fats is a top tune, but again not as strong as it could’ve been, shows sign of fatigue and the production is not great. Thin Lizzy - This is where it gets tough, I love the imagery here, but it does sound like a debut, a little unsure of direction. But here is where Phil the poet starts to shine Shades of a Blue Orphanage - again like the first album a little unsure of itself but getting better I think Nightlife - lots to love here, Gary Moore’s solo on Still In Love With You is very classy, and the songwriting goes up a notch. Johnny the Fox - love most of this but the last track lets the side down, Boogie Woogie Dance is one of the worst filler tracks of all time. Black Rose - this was the album in the summer of ‘79, however as much as I love it, 2 tracks let it down, Sarah and S&M, not good! With Love and the title track hark back to those early days but with more swagger. Jailbreak - iconic album, put them on the map and I love every track Fighting - its an album I go back to time and again, wonderful songwriting but not quite as good as the next one... Bad Reputation - I think this where Philip’s songwriting really peaked, every song is a winner. Vagabonds of the Western World - for me this is just a classic Lynott album, so poetic, romantic but with substance. Eric Bell’s playing is superb too. Absolutely love this album. They will always be my go to band and I love all the albums...apart from T&L, if I had to pick a favourite era it would be those early years when Phil was learning his songwriting. For me he was a poet first, just wish he had continued in that way. RIP
It is a travesty that folks all seem to know "The Boys Are Back" but have no idea who the band is. I have never idolized anyone but is Phil is different. The fro, the bass, the aura- Coolest rock star ever!
Just subscribed to your channel a few days ago on the strength of your other stuff but this in particular is so good. I'm originally from Phillo's home town of Dublin so a little biased but so good to see Lizzy fans from the US and still flying the flag. Lizzy could/should have been way bigger than they were. Ahead of their time and life style choices messed things up but the quality of their music speaks for itself. Thanks for championing them.
I'm always surprised that Chinatown is never rated that high by music journalists and very low in this list by Butch and Pete. My favourite Lizzy album by some distance, absolutely love it, a masterpiece IMO.
Great video you guys! To me Jailbreak is still their best album, altough Bad reputation, Johnny the fox and Black rose are just as awesome. I can't tell you how much I love Philo and Thin Lizzy.. want to see more stuff about them. Love from Brazil
I loved hearing your reactions and reviews here. Im Irish, and Thin Lizzy are revered and respected so much here. Theres a classic statue of Phillo himself proudly outside a major rock bar in Dublin that attracts admirers from everywhere. Every rock bar play Lizzy all the time still and anyone into rock music here is proud of theem. I tink Thunder and Lightning is my favourite - The sun goes Down is a wonderful song. I remember seeing Metallica in Dublin , in 1999. The "Garage Inc" tour. The whole place was roaring for "Whisky" inbetween ever song! Ill never forget Metallica sitting down on the drum riser- nearing the gigs end. The chants for "Whisky" could have taken the roof off, and Hetfield stood up, addressed the crowd and told us that one of his favorite performers was "from this area". The whole place went utterly nuts. Then,just before they finally launched into Whiskey- Eric Bell arrived on stage, and rocked out the song with them. You can hear that performance on youtube , well worth a listen! Go raibh maith agat (thank you) for this video!
The first real rock concert I went to was Thin Lizzy at the Palladium ( with opening act Graham Parker & the Rumor!) when I was in 9th grade and it was the best show I ever saw. Lynott's stage presence had to be seen to be believed and I can still hear the ringing tone of Robertson's black Gibson. It was great hearing you and Butch talking about them, thank you!
I am a Music Nut Bag Junkie my whole life and still to this day find so much that I have not had the time to delve into. Thin Lizzy is one for me personally. While listening to this episode, I had to pause and go listen to the audio streams of certain songs that you all talked about. I always knew that Thin Lizzy had something special about them but did not personally put the time in to research. Now I admit...I am a big big fan of theirs. Friggan Heavy, Classic, Folk, just Badass band. Love it Sea of Tranquility! There are so many Thin Lizzy songs that could be future Space Force and Sci Fi battle scenes productions. Amazing music from somewhat an under appreciated band compared to the mainstream that is going sour these days for sure.
Great to see such enthusiasm for the great band that was Thin Lizzy. When getting into heavier rock and metal in the late 70s, Lizzy were one of the standout bands. Brilliant lyricism from Lynott - an underrated songwriter - and the best twin-guitar work ever. Marvellous stuff.
Hasslein Curve I mean... It’s a great album. Like exceptionally great! But it’s not my favourite. But it’s up there. But I have a soft spot for Chinatown, so who the fuck am I to spout opinions 😅 I think my fav atm is Bad Reputation. It’s just f**king great.
"Wild One" is, without a doubt, my favorite Lizzy song! I think there is still a video on youtube of this song, and it is stellar. Those twin guitars are stunning! Such a beautiful song, wonderful lyrics, and Phil's voice and phrasing just knock me out! And the set and lighting on the vid are beautiful, IMO! I have to admit with a blush, that I only own three albums, which are (in order starting with my favorite) "Bad Reputation", "Fighting", "Jailbreak". So, I'm not really qualified to rate all their albums. However, I do like quite a lot of their other songs, even from albums I did not buy, but that I've listened to over the years here on youtube! Really enjoyed this video, and love both you guys passion for TL's music!
Thanx guys, these are my best friend & my favorites as well. We had them in the wrong order for decades because there was so little information about them. We tracked down the vinyl as they were released post Fighting. His favorite was Johnny The Fox as well, mine was Bad Reputation. I could never play that song loud enough...
havent heard the whole two first albums so here we go 1) Bad Reputation 2) Jailbreak 3) Vagabonds 4)Black Rose 5) Fighting 6)Johnny 7) NIghtlife 8) Chinatown 9) Renegade 10)Thunder and Lighting but all from brilliant to good albums nonetheless!
I never thought I would see Thin Lizzy fans as into them as me. Thank you guys for doing this. By the way, Johnny The Fox was my first Lizzy album and still my favorite.
Being irish I'm so proud of lizzy. I went to see slash and myles Kennedy a few yrs ago in a theatre in dublin and to my surprise in the vip box over my head phils mother rip was there waving down at all us rock fans. And the night before which I wasn't at charlie sheen was there and introduced slash. That's on TH-cam.
12. Shades of Blue Orphanage 11. Thin Lizzy 10. Vagabonds of the Western World 9. Night life 8. Thunder and lightning 7. Fighting 6. Chinatown 5. Renegade 4. Black Rose 3. Bad Reputation 2. Jailbreak 1. Johnny the Fox Thanks for this great episode of Best to worst of…It has been difficult to choose because that is a great discography of one of the greatest rock bands ever. Thin Lizzy are on my TOP 5 favourite bands. I want to ask to Pete or someone if it was Thin Lizzy or Wishbone Así the first band to introduce 'the twin guitar sound' that influenced Priest and above all Maiden. Thanks!
Best straight-ahead live rock band I've ever seen - had the privilege of seeing them at least twice in Germany back in the 70's (once w/ Robin Trower)...
Pete, I LOVED this episode! Admittedly, I only ever tested the Thin Lizzy "waters" with the albums 'Jailbreak,' 'Johnny The Fox,' Live And Dangerous,' Thunder And Lightning' and 'Still Dangerous.' Based on both of your commentary, I need to add (at the very least) 'Bad Reputation,' 'Black Rose' and 'Fighting' to my collection. What (if any) reaction do you have regarding Phil Lynott's last project Grand Slam? Steve Vai's proteges, Bad4Good even covered the song 'Nineteen' on their debut (and only) album, 'Refugee' back in 1992. Cheers, Brent
It`s good for my soul to se other people being as passionate about Lizzy as I am.
THIN LIZZY Is great!! I'm with you!!!
Agreed!!!! Here too!!!!
First band I saw hit a stage in concert in 1977. I've been hooked ever since.
Hahaaa from the depth of my love for Phil Lynott. He is for me what Elvis is for others. A couple of times per year i bring home at least one case of beer and my wife says; here we go again! Then it is a 15 hour remembering. Love from Sweden.
Love❤
I was a Puerto Rican from the South Bronx in the seventies listening to everything I Could find from Lizzy. Most underrated rock band ever. My favorite band of all time.
Boricua!
Was In a deep depression a few weeks back. I was considering offing my self. Want to thank the Thin Lizzy album Fighting for helping me out of it.
Christopher Ashley-Smith j hope you’re feeling better dude 👍
Hope life has been kinder to you lately!
@@Nick-qf7vt It has! Thank you! Been going to bike rides and learning photography
@@chrisasmith75 Glad to hear that!
I’m glad you picked yourself back up from under the table.
It’s pretty impressive that one of Thin Lizzy’s greatest songs is on their last album - ‘The Sun Goes Down’.
Love that song too!!
Lynnot and new band produced gold right up until the end...
On TAL you also got great tracks like Cold Sweat, The Holy War and Thunder and Lightning.
In my opinion, Thin Lizzy didn't produce a crap album or a crap song. It was either good or superb.
I agree. The Sun Goes Down is sad and far underrated
Astonishing epic song. The rithym, the guitar solo is amazing. A perfect song. "Thunder & Lighting probably their best album, and was the last.
Just put your player on shuffle and push play. You'll be satisfied for hours. Definitely in my top 5 bands of all time.
Good Stuff Guys, Great Band, should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
I love Thin Lizzy! They are so different from every other “classic rock” band of that era. Phil Lynott lyrics were so street and he was believable.
I have Nightlife at my second place for favourite Thin Lizzy album. It is so underrated and it’s just amazing, all of the songs are amazing, and the album art is just fantastic
I think so as well!
Hey guys can't believe you mentioned all the guitarists and nothing about Downey , such an under rated and under stated drummer, so so smooth. Great review and greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
Brian’s snare work is second to none! He is way under rated.
@@darylbrooker2468 Thanks Bro
I'll be perfectly honest. Except for the 2-4 standard radio hits, I hadn't really been into Lizzy that much. After seeing this video and hearing you dudes talk so highly of the band I couldn't resist going out and picking up a few of their CD'S and I will tell you, I am MAJORLY hooked!! Great friggin band and all I can say is better late than never!
Never too late friend
Been into lizzy since the mid seventies
They done too many great albums and were overlooked in there time.
Luckily here in London we had probably more radio play of their tracks than in the USA
@@anthonybryan9620 Unfortunately in the U.S. we mainly just got "Jailbreak "
and "The Boys are Back in Town". It wasn't until I searched out their albums, that I realized how great they were. Phil Lynott was like no one else, unbelievable talent and charisma.
THANK YOU PETE & MR.JONES! I’ve been a listener of great music for over 45 years and have only owned JAILBREAK ( great album ) and never, NEVER thought of getting any of their other albums??! Pete! What this video of yours has done is not only MADE me get Lizzie’s ( sic ) whole discography but I also ordered a shirt just like yours ( coming in a few days ) bless you... bless you for this video
Thunder and Lightning is my favorite Lizzy album. Cold Sweat just hits you like a truck when you listen to it.
It’s very metal. It’s very strange. And crazy awesome. Thunder and lightning (the song) makes me want to break stuff! In a good way 😄
And yet the band ended after this album, such a shame, looks like they were just getting strong and ready for world domination....
Yeah cold sweat hits hard
Totally agree, it's a total masterpiece.
Its my favorit lizzy record to sooo fucking awsooommee 🤘💀😈💀🤘
Chinatown is actually one of Snowy's riffs. Love that song and the whole album.
This is my favorite song and also my favorite album of this fantastic band! Awesome. I always liked Snowy being in Lizzy
I never really listened to much Lizzy. After watching this video I did a deep dive into the studio albums. I have no idea how you were both able to come up with any list at all. What an incredible band. What an enormous amount of talent.
Loved this!!! You just inspired my playlist tonight!!! Love Thin Lizzy!!!
Great video, its great food for thought. It made me think of mine. Being from Dublin, I grew up on Lizzy. Obviously everyone's album favorites are different. I have Lizzy tattoos, I was even lucky enough to play the 4th of January anniversary show and meet some of my all time heroes. Was the most surreal times of my life!!!!
All of Lizzy albums stand up by themselves. That's what makes them so unique. They can fit easily into so many genres.
Keep up the great work guys!!!!!
My all time favorite band.
No album is really a bad album.
For what it's worth:
1. Thin Lizzy
2. Johnny the Fox
3. Renegade
4. Jailbreak
5. Vagabonds of the Western World
6. Bad Reputation
7. Black Rose
8 Thunder and Lightning
9. Fighting
10. Nightlife
11. Chinatown
12. Shades of a Blue Orphanage
I'm just happy to see some Renegade love
Wow, self titled is first. Very interesting. Honest Is No Excuse is one of the best songs ever written.
Im a teen who likes classic rock so I can relate to these guys on the thin Lizzy discography; they're all amazing and when I rank their albums its so painful to decide, I really enjoyed the first album but my favorite is fighting.
Wow! That was so much fun to watch! Got to love the passion you guys have for Phil and the Boys!!
loved this video....like you guys, I'm a lizzy nut, and it's so cool watching you guys go over this list....reminds me of me and my buddies sitting around discussing our favorite albums from favorite bands. thanks for posting.
I miss Lizzy a lot. Saw them 5 or 6 times back in the day with Robbo, Scott and Gary Moore. My favourite album is 'Black Rose' probably because I'm a big Gary Moore fan, but my favourite track is Emerald.
Probably the best SOT episode I've seen so far.
Well done guys. Good stuff.
"Jailbreak" my numero uno! (If we can't include "Live & Dangerous".)
Thank for this video.
I discovered Thin Lizzy in 1979 when i bought Black Rose. Soon after followed Live and dangerous. During all my youth Thin Lizzy was my favorite band by some distance. Before watching this video I hadn't listened to Lizzy for a while, apart from L&D. Seeing this I made a playlist containing all the albums I have and have had. And I truely enjoy Lizzy again, what a band. Thanks for rediscovering them for me again
I love your channel so much man!!!! Thank you so much for these!
Live and dangerous is their best album
I've never met a Lizzy fan who didn't consider Live & Dangerous to be an amazing album. It did such an incredible job of recreating the Lizzy concert experience. We feel like we were at that show.
riversidepete 61 By far.
@@GoldTopSlinger I love that album, but not for the live sound, as actually most of the album was overdubbed in the studio later.
@@GoldTopSlinger - I'm your first. And I'm a BIG fan (even playing on stage with 'the boys' during a sound and light check).
Emerald and Still in love with you, off live and dangerous are 2 of my all time favourite tunes.
They make me proud to be Irish🍀🍀
Great video ... I felt so at home watching this being an Irish Lizzy fan since 81...I honestly couldn’t pick a best ...oh ok ... today it’s Chinatown... love the twin guitars of snowy and Scott I felt snowy brought a real depth to Lizzy a bit of maturity...which probably made Thunder and lightning so radical because John Sykes came along and tore it up shredding like a madman with a real edge...thanks guys I thought I was one of the only ones who loved Lizzy 👍🏻👍🏻🍺
I'm glad I discovered your channel: it's not that easy to find people who still talk about Thin Lizzy and old bands anymore. I actually love everything they wrote, but Genocide has a soft spot in my heart. Such a criminally underrated band.
Btw, last summer I saw Black Star Riders live: they were great!
The thing that sets Lizzy apart from all the other bands of that ilk, was the fact that Phil could write a barn burner one minute, then turn around and write songs that could bring a statue to tears. What an amazing band, my favorite band of all time as well. Nice job gents.
Thin Lizzy has really stood the test of time, both musically and thematically. I just hope Phil somehow somewhere up there can see how much people love his music now, when it was so under appreciated while he was still alive.
Bad Reputation is hands down my favorite Thin Lizzy album ever
mine too love all tracks on it, one of the best hard rock albums of the 70's for sure!
Yes, mine too.
Dear Lord is sung so good.
Yes mate, as time goes on, the sounds, tone, songs and playing on Bad Rep stand out as my fave all rounder. Phils bass tone might be his best in that. Southbound has been lauded by many but I'm surprised nobody has covered Downtown Sundown... It's a beauty! So smoooth... Scott really shined of course, co writing and inspired playing. Robbos parts are astonishing too. As for Downey, wow. Blessings from Dublin man.
I can hear the piper calling...
It’s working! You guys have my son (23 years old) and me (56 years old) discovering Lizzie’s catalog for the first time. It’s strong classic rock and roll and we are quickly falling in love with Lizzy!
This is one of my favorite shows you’ve done simply because I am a big Lizzy fan. Both of you had a lot of great points and the songs you mentioned were some of my favs over the years. Great stuff...
One of those bands that don't have a bad album
Yeah,this was fun to watch.I am a Thin Lizzy fan since 1976.Loved Phil for a lot of reasons.Charisma,lyric writing, music writing and connected with the fans.Lizzy was a big influence on my guitar playing also. I agree with your assessment of the top tier albums,the second tier and the bottom tier.I love the passion that both of you have for this band.Live and Dangerous had a lasting impact on me as a musician and I will never forget my live experience with them at a sold out show in Chicago in 1978.
Listenin to this on Saturday morning .... will be listenin to my Thin Lizzy albums in the afternoon, thank you so much for such a good review
Y’all two have completely made me obsessed with Lizzy. Along with soooo many other bands particularly UFO, Tokyo Tapes, and Gary Moore. Much Appreciated!
The song "Sitamoia" never gets a mention and that's a stormer with Gary Moore on guitar
Robbo & Scott - the only Gary Moore guitar song on Nightlife is Still In Love With You.
The celtic break in the middle is chills inducing.
Sitamoia wasn't Eric Bell on guitar? It's an older TL tune.
@@hanksta34 Sitamoia came from the same sessions as "Lil Darling" deffo Gary Moore
@@hanksta34 Box set says Lynott/Moore/Downey, March '74, B-side of LITTLE DARLING single
Never could stand Metallica's version of "Whiskey In The Jar". Lizzy's is far superior
Gary J Skadra Metallica showing their deep connection with traditional Irish folk music.
This song has a long Irish tradition and Metallica should have left this alone. The Thin Lizzy version is great. Some songs are meant to be left alone unless you thoroughly understand the root and purpose of the original.
Sean Swinton Nah, it’s their own thing. Doesn’t detract from the original at all.
I had to play Metallica version with a cover band. I couldn't stand it.
I’m not a huge Metallica fan anyway. Don’t get me wrong, there are a few songs I like such as: One, Fade To Black, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Master of Puppets, Creeping Death.. that’s about it for me. Those first 4 songs, I played the shit out of them back in high school during the mid 2000s lol
Another brilliant show by Pete and Butch.More please! (Pantera and so on...)
yes!!!! finally affirmed, as a huge fan,,, FIGHTING
Vagabond is highly underrated. an hidden gem right there. Amazing band!
High on Fire 🔥 covered it on a full album dedicated to thin Lizzy, Bow to your masters series, cheers 🥂
Vagabonds is my favorite Lizzy album!
Been my favorite band since the late 70s seen them 3 times,the last was the Chinatown tour on Ohio State campus.Greatest show of all time. Sitting 15 feet away from the band.
Very knowledgeable interesting analysis. Subscribed will definitely look in again
Great segment. *Just* got into Lizzy in the last seven or eight years. What a band!
"Look what the wind just blew in" off the first album is smoking hot 🎸🔥
Bro's... Your bottom 3 are my TOP 3!!! Eric Bell.. original guitarist,, most creative and interesting.
I am with you, the early stuff is my favorite. I love the 3 piece!
Exactly.
Bell's certainly the most interesting guitarist, and I love a lot of his work, but god the songwriting on the first three is mediocre at best.
@@mycubiclepenguin868 I agree with you on first two. Not on "Vagabonds" though - it might be their best.
@@mycubiclepenguin868 Vagabonds holds the title of best songwriting on all Thin Lizzy's album easily.
Great discussion! Brought back a lot of memories discovering Thin Lizzy one of my favorite band, high top ten if not top. Life live all time favorite live album. Wish there was video footage of all the Guitarists ( Scott Gorham, John Sykes, Snowy White, Gary Moore, Eric Bell und Brian Robertson) playing solo simultaneously!!! Epic!
Love Thin Lizzy and this was a great video to watch. Hard to choose favorites but I have a few that really mean a lot too me. Bad Reputation, Johnny the Fox and Jail Break. I was 13 years old when I was taken to see B.O.C , Thin Lizzy and AC/DC on Sept. 28 1978 in my home town of Rochester NY. It was the Bad Reputation tour. I can still remember that show after all these years. I was young and it made such an impact on me from the moment they opened with Jail Break. Thanks for the great video. It brought back some fond memories of a great time in my youth.
Nightlife, that album kick started the whole twin lead moment for Thin Lizzy. Plus at that time they were very smooth and soulful with some very good guitar work, a combination we won't see again until Bad Reputation and Black Rose
Vagabonds is my favorite Lizzy album because Eric Bell's guitar playing really shines here... and the music is so diverse. Black Boys on the Corner - easily my favorite Lizzy song
Shades of a Blue Orphanage is my favorite.
agreed, brought down and the rise and dear demise of the funky nomadic tribes tips the balance for me.
I love you guys! Great analysis! Great hang.
Okay love the Lizzy passion guys, but I differ quite a bit. Maybe because what got me into Lizzy was Philip Lynott, his words and imagery they invoke are indelibly I printed on me. You cannot explain the effect he had on me when I first heard that voice and saw the charisma that just poured out of him. He was a star! So as the years have gone by the softer more poetic side of the man has come to the fore. As you can imagine those early albums rate higher with me nowadays. Here goes
Thunder & Lightning - I played this to death when it first came out and got to see them on the final tour. Now though; apart from The Sun Goes Down, I cannot listen to this album without feeling sad, sad it was their last and that the songs just don’t stack up against any other Lizzy album. To me it doesn’t sound like Lizzy at all...Sorry!
Chinatown - I like a lot of this and as with all their albums I played them to death, however there is too much filler on this for me.
Renegade - saw them on this tour as well, love the title track and also Fats is a top tune, but again not as strong as it could’ve been, shows sign of fatigue and the production is not great.
Thin Lizzy - This is where it gets tough, I love the imagery here, but it does sound like a debut, a little unsure of direction. But here is where Phil the poet starts to shine
Shades of a Blue Orphanage - again like the first album a little unsure of itself but getting better I think
Nightlife - lots to love here, Gary Moore’s solo on Still In Love With You is very classy, and the songwriting goes up a notch.
Johnny the Fox - love most of this but the last track lets the side down, Boogie Woogie Dance is one of the worst filler tracks of all time.
Black Rose - this was the album in the summer of ‘79, however as much as I love it, 2 tracks let it down, Sarah and S&M, not good! With Love and the title track hark back to those early days but with more swagger.
Jailbreak - iconic album, put them on the map and I love every track
Fighting - its an album I go back to time and again, wonderful songwriting but not quite as good as the next one...
Bad Reputation - I think this where Philip’s songwriting really peaked, every song is a winner.
Vagabonds of the Western World - for me this is just a classic Lynott album, so poetic, romantic but with substance. Eric Bell’s playing is superb too. Absolutely love this album.
They will always be my go to band and I love all the albums...apart from T&L, if I had to pick a favourite era it would be those early years when Phil was learning his songwriting. For me he was a poet first, just wish he had continued in that way. RIP
great comment and obviously from the heart, love vagabonds too and bad reputation my favorites along with jailbreak
It is a travesty that folks all seem to know "The Boys Are Back" but have no idea who the band is. I have never idolized anyone but is Phil is different. The fro, the bass, the aura- Coolest rock star ever!
Just subscribed to your channel a few days ago on the strength of your other stuff but this in particular is so good. I'm originally from Phillo's home town of Dublin so a little biased but so good to see Lizzy fans from the US and still flying the flag. Lizzy could/should have been way bigger than they were. Ahead of their time and life style choices messed things up but the quality of their music speaks for itself. Thanks for championing them.
Cant believe vagabonds is so low in the rankings! lol, its my favourite
The song VAGABOND OF THE WESTERN WORLD is my favorite song of all time period
Cool its a gr8 song alan - the whole record is amazing too
Vagabonds in the top three easy,my fav too mate,only real Lizzy fans think that lol.
YES! That's where they lost me.
Absolutely spot on lol
Vagabonds of the western world is my favourite Lizzy album
Honesty is no excuse is a brilliant track. It's Brian Downey's favorite song from that album and it's the best song on that album. Full stop
Great lists guys. Now i've got to jam to some Lizzy.
Always love seeing Butch.
Thin Lizzy, Winterland, San Francisco, Ca. January 1978, followed by Gary Moore line-up on the Black Rose Tour. I was there. J.
I'm always surprised that Chinatown is never rated that high by music journalists and very low in this list by Butch and Pete. My favourite Lizzy album by some distance, absolutely love it, a masterpiece IMO.
Same here.. Also Renegade
Great video you guys! To me Jailbreak is still their best album, altough Bad reputation, Johnny the fox and Black rose are just as awesome. I can't tell you how much I love Philo and Thin Lizzy.. want to see more stuff about them. Love from Brazil
I loved hearing your reactions and reviews here. Im Irish, and Thin Lizzy are revered and respected so much here. Theres a classic statue of Phillo himself proudly outside a major rock bar in Dublin that attracts admirers from everywhere. Every rock bar play Lizzy all the time still and anyone into rock music here is proud of theem. I tink Thunder and Lightning is my favourite - The sun goes Down is a wonderful song. I remember seeing Metallica in Dublin , in 1999. The "Garage Inc" tour. The whole place was roaring for "Whisky" inbetween ever song! Ill never forget Metallica sitting down on the drum riser- nearing the gigs end. The chants for "Whisky" could have taken the roof off, and Hetfield stood up, addressed the crowd and told us that one of his favorite performers was "from this area". The whole place went utterly nuts. Then,just before they finally launched into Whiskey- Eric Bell arrived on stage, and rocked out the song with them. You can hear that performance on youtube , well worth a listen! Go raibh maith agat (thank you) for this video!
Best live rock albums ever made: Live and Dangerous and Made in Japan.. My two favourite bands are Thin Lizzy and RUSH, seen them both in Sweden
UFO strangers in the night and Saxon Eagle has Landed! ranks up their in top 10 live albums.
Great show - inspired me to dive into Lizzy again.
CIRCU5., same
Always good to immerse in Lizzy.
Hope your own Circu5 plans coming along mate, live and studio. Cheers.
The first real rock concert I went to was Thin Lizzy at the Palladium ( with opening act Graham Parker & the Rumor!) when I was in 9th grade and it was the best show I ever saw. Lynott's stage presence had to be seen to be believed and I can still hear the ringing tone of Robertson's black Gibson. It was great hearing you and Butch talking about them, thank you!
I am a Music Nut Bag Junkie my whole life and still to this day find so much that I have not had the time to delve into. Thin Lizzy is one for me personally. While listening to this episode, I had to pause and go listen to the audio streams of certain songs that you all talked about. I always knew that Thin Lizzy had something special about them but did not personally put the time in to research. Now I admit...I am a big big fan of theirs. Friggan Heavy, Classic, Folk, just Badass band. Love it Sea of Tranquility! There are so many Thin Lizzy songs that could be future Space Force and Sci Fi battle scenes productions. Amazing music from somewhat an under appreciated band compared to the mainstream that is going sour these days for sure.
Dam vagabonds so underrated
The Black Rose album is their best.🤘🏼
Agree !!
Apart from the track S & M.
Yes but what about fighting and Jailbreak which also are my favourite Thin Lizzy albums !
@@dazauto1400 That's a good song. I really like Brian Downy's playing in that one.
@@dazauto1400 I like S&M even though some questionable lyrics but that is the S&M world I guess. This is a great drummers song but just my opinion.
This is a good video. Wish there were more people around me who'd enjoy a good ol' Lizzy conversation.
1 min into this, and i already love you guys!
"For those who love to live" is for sure one of my ten favourite songs ever! Thin Lizzy forever!!!
Fighting is full of first-rate material.
The trio of Fighting, Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox is my favourite can't choose between them.
& Bad Reputation
Great to see such enthusiasm for the great band that was Thin Lizzy. When getting into heavier rock and metal in the late 70s, Lizzy were one of the standout bands. Brilliant lyricism from Lynott - an underrated songwriter - and the best twin-guitar work ever. Marvellous stuff.
Awesome break down,guys!
Long live Lizzy!!
I need that Live and Dangerous t shirt.
We all need it
I love Renegade too, great atmosphere on that one
Renegade my favorite
♥️♥️♥️
Always good to see the Lizzy fans still enjoying the greatest band of all time!! Timeless band!!
Really pleased to see Thunder & Lightning so high. I was lucky enough to see them on that tour at Hammersmith Odeon. Brilliant night.
I envy you !!
Freedom Song!!!! One of my all time favs!!!!!
Great song!!!
"Warrior", "Jailbreak", "Emerald", "Boys are Back", "Cowboy Song", "Angel from the Coast", & "Fight or Fall"....'nuff said...
Hasslein Curve I mean... It’s a great album. Like exceptionally great! But it’s not my favourite. But it’s up there. But I have a soft spot for Chinatown, so who the fuck am I to spout opinions 😅 I think my fav atm is Bad Reputation. It’s just f**king great.
"Wild One" is, without a doubt, my favorite Lizzy song! I think there is still a video on youtube of this song, and it is stellar. Those twin guitars are stunning! Such a beautiful song, wonderful lyrics, and Phil's voice and phrasing just knock me out! And the set and lighting on the vid are beautiful, IMO!
I have to admit with a blush, that I only own three albums, which are (in order starting with my favorite) "Bad Reputation", "Fighting", "Jailbreak".
So, I'm not really qualified to rate all their albums. However, I do like quite a lot of their other songs, even from albums I did not buy, but that I've listened to over the years here on youtube!
Really enjoyed this video, and love both you guys passion for TL's music!
Yes, WILD ONE is brilliant . It's the song that turned me on. Then I found my favorite song ever. VAGABOND OF THE WESTERN WORLD
These 2 and this video has made me a new Thin Lizzy fan.
Awesome
Fighting will always have a special place...... Such an underrated classic.
Yes, only great Songs
That is my personal favorite album by Lizzy at the moment.
Fighting is my favorite Lizzy album period. Completely strong stem to stern.
Awesome show!Thank you!
Thanx guys, these are my best friend & my favorites as well. We had them in the wrong order for decades because there was so little information about them. We tracked down the vinyl as they were released post Fighting. His favorite was Johnny The Fox as well, mine was Bad Reputation. I could never play that song loud enough...
Great to hear the enthusiasm, its infectious!!! Hope ye have discovered Rory Gallagher.
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havent heard the whole two first albums so here we go 1) Bad Reputation 2) Jailbreak 3) Vagabonds 4)Black Rose 5) Fighting 6)Johnny 7) NIghtlife 8) Chinatown 9) Renegade 10)Thunder and Lighting but all from brilliant to good albums nonetheless!
With Special thanks to you Pete... Thin Lizzy is becoming a favorite band of mine!
I never thought I would see Thin Lizzy fans as into them as me. Thank you guys for doing this. By the way, Johnny The Fox was my first Lizzy album and still my favorite.
Vagabonds Of The Western World is one of my favorite album of all time.
Being irish I'm so proud of lizzy. I went to see slash and myles Kennedy a few yrs ago in a theatre in dublin and to my surprise in the vip box over my head phils mother rip was there waving down at all us rock fans. And the night before which I wasn't at charlie sheen was there and introduced slash. That's on TH-cam.
I was at the one with Charlie Sheen, that was bizarre as it was in the midst of his Tiger Blood phase lol.
Philomena, Phil's mom was such a jewel! What an amazing spirited woman. She really embraced Phil's fans. 🇺🇸
@@billaustinireland true he was really off his trolly that time.
12. Shades of Blue Orphanage
11. Thin Lizzy
10. Vagabonds of the Western World
9. Night life
8. Thunder and lightning
7. Fighting
6. Chinatown
5. Renegade
4. Black Rose
3. Bad Reputation
2. Jailbreak
1. Johnny the Fox
Thanks for this great episode of Best to worst of…It has been difficult to choose because that is a great discography of one of the greatest rock bands ever. Thin Lizzy are on my TOP 5 favourite bands.
I want to ask to Pete or someone if it was Thin Lizzy or Wishbone Así the first band to introduce 'the twin guitar sound' that influenced Priest and above all Maiden. Thanks!
I am a Jazz musician and I love Thin Lizzy, they are great, a real individual, original band, totally underrated.
You didn't give Chinatown enough love imo Pete. Almost all the songs on the album are KILLER.
Dan Maler Chinatown is definitively underrated!
Agreed! Chinatown, Sugar Blues
.. Killer tunes.....
I agree. my fav Lizzy album.
Perfect cover, perfect sound, perfect songs means perfect album!
I actually really love some of the songs on the Vagabonds album, its up there for me!
Best straight-ahead live rock band I've ever seen - had the privilege of seeing them at least twice in Germany back in the 70's (once w/ Robin Trower)...
Pete,
I LOVED this episode! Admittedly, I only ever tested the Thin Lizzy "waters" with the albums 'Jailbreak,' 'Johnny The Fox,' Live And Dangerous,' Thunder And Lightning' and 'Still Dangerous.' Based on both of your commentary, I need to add (at the very least) 'Bad Reputation,' 'Black Rose' and 'Fighting' to my collection.
What (if any) reaction do you have regarding Phil Lynott's last project Grand Slam? Steve Vai's proteges, Bad4Good even covered the song 'Nineteen' on their debut (and only) album, 'Refugee' back in 1992.
Cheers,
Brent