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Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. The band were led throughout their recording career by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott, and 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 died, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years culminating in a more stable line-up based around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes. Sykes left the band in June 2009.

Thin Lizzy's leader, Lynott was composer or co-composer of almost all their songs. He was also one of the few black men to achieve significant success in hard rock. 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. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including country music, psychedelic rock, Irish music and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rockmetal]. Rolling Stone describe the band as distinctly hard rock, "far apart from the braying mid-70s metal pack".

Critic for Allmusic 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 American artists Little Feat and Bob Seger.

Thin Lizzy were ranked #51 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.

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Labor Day getaway tunes ... Thin Lizzy, Wreckless Eric ... - OregonLive.com OregonLive.com--We even got one honest to goodness celebrity pick, courtesy of Dolorean's Al James, who nominated -Thin Lizzy's- "Jailbreak." Actually, he suggested the whole ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:42:14 GMT+00:00
Macleod clips Falcons' wings as new-look Sale are off to a flyer - Independent Independent--The strains of -Thin Lizzy- and "The Boys Are Back In Town" were in the air as Sale and Newcastle ran out to contest the curtain-raiser to ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:01:39 GMT+00:00
Dagenham songstress has her eyes on main prize - Barking and Dagenham Post Barking and Dagenham Post--The Robert Clack art student sings melodic tunes influenced by Guns N' Roses and -Thin Lizzy- - from dusk till dawn. Chelsea-Ullaina, 17, said: "I love music ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:16:28 GMT+00:00
A pungent whiff of sweat, booze and gunpowder - Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail---...- still remembers the Rules of the Game: “Just … your mother!” he replies incontrovertibly. To quote -Thin Lizzy- (playing underneath the closing credits),--- - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:36:05 GMT+00:00
In Our Time... Live - hotpress.com (subscription) hotpress.com (subscription)--Former -Thin Lizzy- and Pink Floyd guitarist Snowy White continues his love affair with the blues on this immaculate live recording of his most recent work. ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:33:45 GMT+00:00
Stereophonics To Re-Visit Early Albums - ClashMusic.com ClashMusic.com--Mixing classic 70s rock influences with a hefty dose of punk energy, the band sounded like a re-vamped version of -Thin Lizzy-. Small town boys writing about ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:24:11 GMT+00:00
Rudyard's 32nd Anniversary - Houston Press Houston Press--And leave it to Sims, who always has his ear to the ground when it comes to unusual rock acts, to bring in Ultimate Warrior, a -Thin Lizzy- tribute side ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:57:54 GMT+00:00
Thin Lizzy confirm Dublin and Belfast dates - Goldenplec Irish Music News Goldenplec Irish Music News--These shows were touted to be around early january which would have clashed with Vibe for Philo so it appears that they ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:10:14 GMT+00:00
25th Annual Vibe for Philo Phil Lynott Tribute Announced - antiMUSIC.com antiMUSIC.com--Founded from a personal request by -Thin Lizzy- frontman Phil Lynott in 1981 to "Do a Vibe for me sometime" through rain, hail, and snow, the Vibe has kept ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:42:23 GMT+00:00
Rocky patches behind, Sly Stallone is reborn - Waterloo Record Waterloo Record--Good grief � they even have a -Thin Lizzy- song on the soundtrack. For me, it was like watching a John Wayne movie in 1974, years after the Duke's Tinseltown ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:59:00 GMT+00:00

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Labor Day getaway tunes ... Thin Lizzy, Wreckless Eric ... - OregonLive.com

OregonLive.com--We even got one honest to goodness celebrity pick, courtesy of Dolorean's Al James, who nominated -Thin Lizzy's- "Jailbreak." Actually, he suggested the whole ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:42:14 GMT+00:00

Macleod clips Falcons' wings as new-look Sale are off to a flyer - Independent

Independent--The strains of -Thin Lizzy- and "The Boys Are Back In Town" were in the air as Sale and Newcastle ran out to contest the curtain-raiser to ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:01:39 GMT+00:00

Dagenham songstress has her eyes on main prize - Barking and Dagenham Post

Barking and Dagenham Post--The Robert Clack art student sings melodic tunes influenced by Guns N' Roses and -Thin Lizzy- - from dusk till dawn. Chelsea-Ullaina, 17, said: "I love music ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:16:28 GMT+00:00

A pungent whiff of sweat, booze and gunpowder - Cyprus Mail

Cyprus Mail---...- still remembers the Rules of the Game: “Just … your mother!” he replies incontrovertibly. To quote -Thin Lizzy- (playing underneath the closing credits),--- - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:36:05 GMT+00:00

In Our Time... Live - hotpress.com (subscription)

hotpress.com (subscription)--Former -Thin Lizzy- and Pink Floyd guitarist Snowy White continues his love affair with the blues on this immaculate live recording of his most recent work. ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:33:45 GMT+00:00

Stereophonics To Re-Visit Early Albums - ClashMusic.com

ClashMusic.com--Mixing classic 70s rock influences with a hefty dose of punk energy, the band sounded like a re-vamped version of -Thin Lizzy-. Small town boys writing about ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:24:11 GMT+00:00

Rudyard's 32nd Anniversary - Houston Press

Houston Press--And leave it to Sims, who always has his ear to the ground when it comes to unusual rock acts, to bring in Ultimate Warrior, a -Thin Lizzy- tribute side ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:57:54 GMT+00:00

Thin Lizzy confirm Dublin and Belfast dates - Goldenplec Irish Music News

Goldenplec Irish Music News--These shows were touted to be around early january which would have clashed with Vibe for Philo so it appears that they ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:10:14 GMT+00:00

25th Annual Vibe for Philo Phil Lynott Tribute Announced - antiMUSIC.com

antiMUSIC.com--Founded from a personal request by -Thin Lizzy- frontman Phil Lynott in 1981 to "Do a Vibe for me sometime" through rain, hail, and snow, the Vibe has kept ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:42:23 GMT+00:00

Rocky patches behind, Sly Stallone is reborn - Waterloo Record

Waterloo Record--Good grief � they even have a -Thin Lizzy- song on the soundtrack. For me, it was like watching a John Wayne movie in 1974, years after the Duke's Tinseltown ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:59:00 GMT+00:00

Thin Lizzy

Studio albums		Thin Lizzy * Shades of a Blue Orphanage * Vagabonds of the Western World * Nightlife * Fighting * Jailbreak * Johnny the Fox * Bad Reputation * Black Rose: A Rock Legend * Chinatown * Renegade * Thunder and Lightning
Live albums		Live and Dangerous * Life * BBC Radio One Live in Concert * The Peel Sessions * Boys Are Back in Town: Live in Australia * One Night Only * UK Tour '75 * Still Dangerous
Compilations		Remembering � Part 1 * The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans * The Adventures of Thin Lizzy * Dedication * Wild One * Whiskey in the Jar * Vagabonds, Kings, Warriors, Angels * Greatest Hits * The Definitive Collection
Songs		"Whiskey in the Jar" * "The Rocker" * "Still in Love with You" * "The Boys Are Back in Town" * "Jailbreak" * "Waiting for an Alibi" * "Sarah" * "Angel of Death" * "Cold Sweat" * "The Sun Goes Down"
Other articles		Thin Lizzy band members * Discography * Funky Junction