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Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott, met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of twelve studio albums. Thin Lizzy are best known for their songs "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back in Town", all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. After Lynott's death in 1986, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years based around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, though Sykes left the band in 2009. Lynott, Thin Lizzy's ''de facto'' leader, was composer or co-composer of almost all of the band's songs, and the first black Irishman to achieve commercial success in the field of hard rock music. Thin Lizzy boasted some of the most critically acclaimed guitarists throughout their history, with Downey and Lynott as the rhythm section, on the drums and bass guitar. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities during The Troubles. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock, and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine describes the band as distinctly hard rock, "far apart from the braying mid-70s metal pack". Allmusic critic John Dougan has written that "As the band's creative force, Lynott was a more insightful and intelligent writer than many of his ilk, preferring slice-of-life working-class dramas of love and hate influenced by Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, and virtually all of the Irish literary tradition." Van Morrison, Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix were major influences during the early days of the band, and later influences included the pioneering twin lead guitars found in Wishbone Ash and American artists Little Feat and Bob Seger.

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Chinatown Album 2011-06-27 itunes amazon
Waiting for an Alibi: The Collection Compilation 2011-04-04 itunes amazon
Live in London 2011 Live 2011-01-11 itunes amazon
At the BBC Live 2011 itunes amazon
Ultimate Thin Lizzy Compilation 2010 itunes amazon
Still Dangerous: Live at Tower… Live 2009-03-02 itunes amazon
UK Tour 75 Live 2008-09-08 itunes amazon
The Rocker Compilation 2007-06-11 itunes amazon
Thin Lizzy: Greatest Hits Compilation 2004-06-07 itunes amazon
The Hero and the Madman Album 2002-08-12 itunes amazon
Extended Versions Live 2001 itunes amazon
Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels Compilation 2001 itunes amazon
Millennium Edition Compilation 2000 itunes amazon
One Night Only Live 2000 itunes amazon
Whiskey in the Jar Compilation 1996 itunes amazon
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