L tae R: Sykes, Lynott, Gorham, Wharton Downey no visible. Thin Lizzy are an Erse hard rock baund formit in Dublin in 1969. Twa o the foondin members, drummer Brian Downey an bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in schuil. Lynott assumit the role o frontman an led them throughoot thair recordin career o thirteen studio albums. Thin Lizzy are best kent for thair sangs ' Whiskey in the Jar', ' Jailbreak' an ' The Boys Are Back in Town', aw major internaitional hits still played regularly on hard rock an classic rock radio stations. Efter Lynott's daith in 1986, various incarnations o the baund hae emergit ower the years based aroond guitarists Scott Gorham an John Sykes, tho Sykes left the baund in 2009. Lynott, Thin Lizzy's de facto leader, wis composer or co-composer o amaist aw o the baund's sangs, an the first black Erseman tae achieve commercial success in the field o hard rock muisic.

Thin Lizzy boastit some o the mist creetically acclaimit guitarists throughoot thair history, wi Downey an Lynott as the rhythm section, on the drums an bass guitar.

As well as bein multiracial, the baund drew thair members no anerlie frae baith sides o the Erse border but an aw frae baith the Catholic an Protestant communities durin The Troubles. Thair muisic reflects a wide range o influences, includin kintra muisic, psychedelic rock, an traditional Erse fowk muisic, but is generally classifeed as hard rock or whiles hivy metal. Rolling Stone magazine describes the baund as distinctly hard rock, 'far apairt frae the brayin mid-70s metal pack'. Īllmusic creetic John Dougan haes written that 'As the baund's creative force, Lynott wis a mair insichtful an intelligent writer than mony o his ilk, preferrin slice-o-life wirkin-class dramas o love an hate influencit bi Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, an virtually aw o the Erse leeterary tradition.' Van Morrison, Jeff Beck an Jimi Hendrix wur major influences durin the early days o the baund, an later influences includit American airtists Little Feat an Bob Seger. The classic lineup showin the baund's famous 'twin guitar' soond. L tae R: Brian Robertson (guitar), Phil Lynott (bass guitar), an Scott Gorham (guitar)įrae 1974, Thin Lizzy switched frae uisin ane lead guitarist tae twa.

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