#Thin lizzy chinatown full#

In and of itself its a massive slide into mediocrity, but having the misfortune to come out in 1980 the year where any metal band that could put out a great album, did put out one sweet Jesus the crippling effect this album did to Thin Lizzy's momentum. Like I said, maybe these albums arenвЂ™t the classics the other Lizzy albums are, but I dig the hell out of them.Dear, oh dear. If youвЂ™re a fan of Thin Lizzy, the remasters are worth adding to your collection. вЂњItвЂ™s Getting DangerousвЂќ (Gorham, Lynott)Д«oth of these albums were remastered with bonus tracks.вЂњHollywood (Down on Your LuckвЂќ (Gorham, Lynott).вЂњThe Pressure Will BlowвЂќ (Scott Gorham, Lynott).вЂњAngel of DeathвЂќ (Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton).These are all great songs, and the rest of the songs on the album measure up. The title track is about a loner who has always lived life his way in spite of what society thinks. вЂњAngel of DeathвЂќ looks at historical events through the eyes of Nostradamus, вЂњHollywood (Down on Your Luck)вЂќ looks at the sleazy side of living in Hollywood, and вЂњNo One Told HimвЂќ is about the downward spiral of a man after a woman leaves him, told through the eyes of a third party.

#Thin lizzy chinatown full#

The rest of the album is prettyВ consistent and full of killer songs. The chords and playingВ style are distinctly Mexican in feel and the story line is beautifully rendered. вЂњFatsвЂќ has a smooth, cool jazzВ feel and is a hip character study, while вЂњMexican BloodвЂќВ tells the story of a Mexican boy, his Mexican girl, and a lawman with vengeance on his mind. вЂњFats and вЂњMexican BloodвЂќ are the two songs that sort of stray away from the sound of the rest of the album, but they are great songsВ nonetheless. вЂњRenegadeвЂќ is a bit more uneven sound wise than вЂњChinatown,вЂќ but itвЂ™s still a great album. вЂњGenocide (The Killing of the Buffalo)вЂќ Phil Lynott).вЂњSugar BluesвЂќ (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, White).вЂњChinatownвЂќ (Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Lynott, Snowy White).Any complaints about the album are really unfounded, but hey, everybodyвЂ™s got an opinion. ItвЂ™s a consistent album all the way through,В tackling a range of subject matter lyrically and delivering a classic Lizzy sound. It opens up full throttle and doesnвЂ™t stop. ThereвЂ™s also вЂњGenocide (the Killing of the Buffalo), which details the destruction of the buffalo by the white man, and the party tune вЂњHaving a Good Time.вЂќ ThereвЂ™s not a bad song on the record. вЂњWe Will Be Strong,вЂќ вЂњKiller on the LooseвЂќ (a song about Jack the Ripper from the killerвЂ™s perspective), and the ballad вЂњDidnвЂ™t I?вЂќ really stand out. ItвЂ™s true he wasnвЂ™t the showman the other guys in the band were, and somehow he didnвЂ™t seem to fit into the Thin Lizzy lifestyle, but his guitar work on вЂњChinatownвЂќ and вЂњRenegadeвЂќ was solid, and he had some writing credits. He was only a member of the band for the two studio albums, вЂњChinatownвЂќ and вЂњRenegade.вЂќ The live album вЂњLife,вЂќ which featured performances from guitarists throughout Thin LizzyвЂ™s history, featured three songs with Snowy White on guitar, all taken from when he was in the band.В I liked Snowy White in Thin Lizzy. Snowy, whoвЂ™s doneВ manyВ projects of his own in addition to his workВ with Pink Floyd and Roger Waters, appeared on two studio albums and one live album by Thin Lizzy. вЂњChinatownвЂќ is the first of two studioВ albums from the Snowy White period of Thin Lizzy (1980-1982). No, they arenвЂ™t as classic as вЂњJailbreak,вЂќ вЂњBlack Rose,вЂќ or even вЂњJohnny the Fox,вЂќ but they each have aВ special charm that makes them more than appealing. These two albums, though not the most popular among Thin Lizzy fans, are two of my favorites. TodayВ IвЂ™m talking aboutВ вЂњChinatownвЂќ (1980) and вЂњRenegadeвЂќ (1981). вЂњJailbreakвЂќ is one of my all-time favorite albums, and definitely my favorite Thin Lizzy album, but itвЂ™s not the album IвЂ™m writing about today. The album also has the songs вЂњThe Boys Are back in Town,вЂќ вЂњCowboy Song,вЂќ вЂњWarrior,вЂќ and a bunchВ of other great stuff. He had the album вЂњJailbreak,вЂќ which featured that same killerВ song IвЂ™d heard years earlier. A few years later I met a guy that worked in a record store and collected records by any band that wasnвЂ™t American. An older dude from the neighborhood brought the 45 over one morning before school and told me I had to hear it. The first song I heard was вЂњJailbreak.вЂќ I was a young kid at the time. My history with the band goes back a long way.