C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Thin Lizzy
By MaxMarginal Monday Feb 23, 2009 8:00pmThin Lizzy aren't my all-time favorite band (they're close) but if I had better taste they probably would be. I slaved and agonized deciding which clip to post to best launch the call to action you will read about in a second, and I chose this one because it epitomizes the blend of panache, gusto, and yes, tenderness that was not to be found among their contemporaries in such spades. Most bands that could rock as hard as Thin Lizzy usually are wise enough to not turn the volume down and indulge in rhythm and blues experiments like "Dancing in the Moonlight". Thank heaven the late, great Phil Lynott and company didn't know better.
For reasons that escape me, Thin Lizzy, despite millions of records sold, critical acclaim, respect of their peers, great album upon great album, international market penetration, and just being plain awesome, are NOT in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
So, here's your call to action! Most of us Netroots folks have made and/or joined a "100,000 Strong for _____" Facebook group for a political cause we believe in at some time or another. Please join Induct Thin Lizzy Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Already on Facebook. It's a cause worth fighting for!
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"Agonized", indeed. A pretty good choice, as is everything off of "Live and Dangerous," but I would have gone with the Cowboy Song.
Perhaps the lack of respect given Thin Lizzy has to do in part with their responsibility for Whitesnake, yeah? :)
Love Thin Lizzy...in fact I'll be interviewing Scott Gorham next week!! Amazing band, classy too. Like Steve Marriott, Lizzy should get points for never making an all out metal album, or anything that far removed from what they were. 'Cause you know they could've and I'm sure it was suggested.
Got to get a pic up on Facebook though. My last mugshot (Lee County, FL jail) is not very flattering though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK_TXfKfyag
If you play this at a bar and get attitude, it's time to fight or not pay your tab.
Yeah, I'd have to second Cowboy Song as my favorite, if I had to pick one favorite.
Also great was their version of the old Irish folk song "Whiskey in the Jar".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECE1X9VGk_Y
Thin Lizzy - Angel Of Death
Johnny Cash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI9A9fxRH4&fe...
George Thoroughgood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjcwqHhavYY
Michelle Shocked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhB5J4Z4Vv0
Mike Ness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goty7J_YwCo&fe...
and the video is great!
Who is the blonde guy playing the guitar with Thoroughgood? I saw him in Hall & Oates' Maneater video and he looks very familiar.
Sorry...
G.E. Smith
Someone lamented that "Sarah" had been taken down. Here is "Don't Believe a Word" and "Sarah":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAofihA_G30
Talk about versatility,
a love ballad "Romeo and the Lonely Girl":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA39r2xXmwk
some rockabilly, "Trouble Boys":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqZQ6yRXjao
and some minor blues, "Memory Pain":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVcJBlyPTS8
Hell yes they belong in the R&R HOF.
He used to be in the SNL band. That's where I've seen him. I looked up his bio ... he was once married to Gilda Radner!
The things you learn at the LNMC!
She dumped him for Gene Wilder!
I love Gene Wilder but G.E. Smith stokes my fires! He's yummy.
I think it may be Elvin Bishop. On one of Thorogoods live albums he has Elvin come out to play on a couple of songs.
but that was a great song. I heard another one of their tunes recently (maybe it was on one of those 200+ comment LNMC threads), and liked it very much.
How tragic that Phil Lynott died so young.
not really sure why, as he was given much love from his fans
possibly because as rock became heavier, he didnt fit in
but that man was an innovator
If you have to hear one other Thin Lizzy song in your lifetime or one that will get you hooked on them for life, buy or download "Wild One," which someone else here mentioned as a favorite. It's definitely mine and it's one of those "definitive" guitar rock classics, with its triple guitar attack right from the get-go and gorgeous descending riffs later in the song.
Phil Lynott always said he just wanted to be in a great guitar band. After you hear "Wild One," you'll see why he was in a great (and Hall of Fame-worthy) guitar group (even though he was a singer/bassist).
but it's not up anymore =(
I have been talking with a few friends lately about how good and underrated a band they were. Phil Lynott was a rocker and so much more, mainly because he had soul and a romantic and not the Stax/Volt kind, but soul is soul. I wouldn't have picked this song particularly but it is a good one.
TL is one of my favorite bands of all time.
Here's a rare classic from an Irish pub.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YWRxAUtDk
I like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVXKnT__3hk
That was freaking great, fastfeat. Savoy Brown rocks!
The only thing that bums me out is that "Hellbound Train", in its transfer to CD (and as used in the vid) is that the killer cutting off of the song in mid-jam at the end is now gone, now fading away instead. I used to looove the way it did that on the LP, now, it is rather disappointing, especially since I lost my vinyl collection :(
entirely too much work...if there were a simple yes or no button then I'd be all over it.
One of my favorite bands of all time though.I saw them on the Jailbreak tour at the Armadillo World Headquarters in 74...amazing stuff.
Do they belong in the hall of fame?Absolutely.
Am I rejecting technology as I get older?
It would appear so.
Sorry Phil...but I'll give yer mum a hug when I get to heaven :)
Just discovered a whole bunch of music here behind the main crooks and liars home page--hahah been coming here since 2000 ...
How cool .....laughing
gone with "Little Girl in Bloom"
I'm just sayin'...
have you ever heard the ted leo version? great too.
Assuming you were referring to "Dancing In The Moonlight," I wasn't aware of his cover, but the Smashing Pumpkins did the best version of them all as a b-side in the early '90s, totally stripped down to just acoustic guitars, bass and light drums. Do check it out if you never did. It's one of my best friend's favorite Pumpkins songs of all time. It's that good, as is their other rare covers,of tracks like Ozark Mountain Daredevils' "Jackie Blue," Depeche Mode's "Never Let Me Down Again," and of course, Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide." Thin Lizzy was one of many influences on early Pumpkins records, not as much as Queen, but you can hear it if you listen closely enough.
First of all, it was Deep Purple, not Lizzy, who were responsible for Whitesnake. Sure, John Sykes played in Lizzy's '83 farewell tour, and, yeah, Lizzy did a weird one-off Deep Purple tribute album under the name "Funky Junction" in the early '70s (I'm still trying to figure out what THAT was all about.)
That being said....
Lizzy was, and always will be, the classiest hard rock act in history.
Philip Lynott was a world-historic talent and my childhood hero (I'm a VERY dark half-Irish half-Latino who resembled him in adolescence). The "Bad Reputation" album from which this tune is taken is a wonder: It combines ass-kickers like "Opium Trail" and "Killer Without a Cause" with soulful tracks like "Dancing" and "Downtown Sundown." "Southbound" is the best road tune ever recorded. It's not as well-remembered as "Jailbreak" or even "Johnny the Fox," but it's a gem nonetheless.
Lizzy was so eclectic (its early work in particular; how terrific to see somebody allude to "Vagabonds" by mentioning the exquisite "Little Girl in Bloom") it's impossible to find a "representative" track. If you pinned me down I'd say either "Freedom Song" from "Fighting" or "Fool's Gold" from "Johnny the Fox." My personal favorites are "Wild One" and "For Those Who Love to Live."
Oh, HELL YEAH, Lizzy belongs in the Hall of Fame! And where's the Phil Lynott biopic they keep threatening to make?
I was at a birthday party dinner tonight so I was a little late checking into my fave little club ... but it's time for sweet dreams.
And thanks for the great tunes!
for some reason thin lizzy reminds me of another great group i enjoy, steely dan. nice tight funky vocals and excellent guitar work. i love the les paul guitar sound.
The Waterboys.
The Whole of the Moon.
Good Morning Folks.
Erin go Braugh
Thin Lizzy are great, and no one smiled bigger or laughed harder at the movie "Once" than I did. However...
...as much as I love the Lizz, (and I do), there is one other group that I feel has been overlooked all these years by the HOF snobs. No, make that TWO groups that have been over looked.
GROUP #1 -
Worldwide album sales more than 159-million
15 studio albums 1969-1997
26 hit singles
Spawned not one, but TWO of the greatest singers/solo artists in rock.
Known for ground-breaking special effects in their live shows
GROUP #2 -
Worldwide album sales ~50 million
24 gold records (14 platinum) 1974-2007
Only the Beatles, Stones, Kiss, and Aerosmith have had as many consecutive gold and platinum albums
Original members since 1974 still together and still touring and still producing albums.
Inducted in the Canadian Rock n' Roll HOF
All members are Officers of the Order of Canada (the only rock musicians to hold that honor)
Care to take a guess who they are?
p.s. - and I still haven't mentioned my all-time favorite, ELO, who are sadly missing from the HOF.
I'm still contemplating who Group #1 could be.
Group #2, I will hazard a guess and say Bachman Turner Overdrive.
Oh, calgarylady, I was COUNTING on you to get this right.
Hold your fire and don't rush to some fly by night decision.
Sorry, it is not BTO.
Hey, are you sure it's not a trick question? Hah!
Beaten by Rush? Ewwww.
Can't you lose your citizenship for such heresy?
Now if we were talking Celine Dion, I could understand the "ewwww" comment. But at least we'll give you credit for Joni Mitchell (wasn't she from calgary?), Neil Young, Randy Bachman AND Burton Cummings, and if you twist my arm, maybe Bryan Adams.
for such a crime!
Actually Joni is from Fort Macleod, Alberta. More trivia: part of the movie Brokeback Mountain was filmed there.
probly RUSH ...?
RUSH is right...well, there's no accounting for taste, is there? But you can't deny their success. SOMEBODY must be buying all of those records (perhaps Geddy Lee's mom has a basement with 49.9 million albums in it??)
How about group #1?
out the "eww" ... just never was a fan ...
Success indeed. No denying that.
Would have to think about #1 ... Genesis?
You are very wise in the ways of Rock N' Roll!
Genesis. Bravo!
didnt even use the googler ;) ...
Can I try one?
This artist has:
30+ Albums
3 Grammys
3 Soundtracks (Composer)
and ...
Rumoured to have taught Keith Richards 'Open G tuning' and the lick to "Honky Tonk Woman" ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGjAqlE2DAU
Chuck Berry, but I didn't think he did any soundtrack work (and uncertain about the Grammys).
I love that bit of trivia re: Keith Richards. Very cool.
played on "Let It Bleed" ...
and this is where the Great Chuck Berry got his licks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2T42SehZWA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFb-jQMC-_o
Thank you, fastfeat!
I know I'm late to the party, but I didn't peek: The answers clearly are Genesis (Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins) and Rush.
Yeah, I know my shit.
I dropped by your interesting site. I loved that song and video about the girl in the room. And the great clip of Mickey Rourke's awesome speech! He is one of a kind.
Fun stuff you have there!
Thanks a million for visting calgarylady!! Bookmark me and come back soon!
will do!
:)
The alleged "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" is not about celebrating great musicians. It is about Jann Wenner's personal preferences and how much money he and record companies benefit from (read: they pocket by) "nominating" groups. Though there is no proof of payola involved, one could strongly suspect it.
There are literally dozens of groups (none named to avoid accusations of personal bias) which are more influential than most "inducted" since its inception.
Wenner's Schlock and Shame is not about the best of all music. It is his personal preferences and groups that record companies are preparing to repackage for sale. A true music hall of fame wouldn't include half of the groups in it; baseball goes about it the right way, only inducting the most important and greatest, not the lowest common denominator as Wenner does.
Don't visit the place, and don't buy its merchandise. You're just supporting a fraud and lining the pockets of those pepetrating it.
after paying $80 (plus parking) to get my family in to the HOF back in 2003, we left there with a feeling of "that's it?". I think you could see the same thing at any Hard Rock Cafe. Definitely NOT worth the effort.
C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Thin Lizzy
I take it this thread isn't about Elizabeth Taylor.
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