Thin Lizzy: Ireland's Revenge

Rip It Up, Issue 16, 1 October 1978, Page 3

Thin Lizzy: Ireland's Revenge

Great news for rockers. Ireland's revenge, Thin :Lizzy,- are to play Western Springs on November 1. Thin Lizzy are regarded as one of, the hottest live acts in the world. The show, and the group’s image, pivots on the macho swagger of Phil Lynott. Lynott is the vagabond of the western world, a strutting, bass plunking, horny black Irishman, who has been'the driving force behind Thin Lizzy -since even before their first, and uncharacteristic, single, "Whiskey in the Jar." Guitarists have come and gone (and come

back) in mm Lizzy witn scarcely a ratter, Dut Lynott goes on. Hard work and hard touring have paid off for Thin Lizzy. In Britain it's been an uphill struggle. For a long time the fickle English music press chose not to take them seriously, but undaunted Lizzy just kept on touring, playing muscular rock of a style that had become almost an anachronism. Their double album Live and Dangerous has been widely acclaimed and live is the way they are. Johnny the Fox is coming to town. ;.