Dedication The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy Music Cd

Thin Lizzy - Dedication The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy

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Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy      Artist : Thin Lizzy      List Price : $10.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1991-04-02      Studio : Polygram Records      Label : Polygram Records      Avg. Customer Rating : (49 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Dedication The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy      A Decent Start For The Curious      Rating:      Thin Lizzy. You've heard the name before, probably many times. You know they're a classic rock band and you know there's a dude with an afro singing and playing bass in the band, but do you know anything about the band's music? Not many do. Like most great bands, Thin Lizzy were popular in pretty much every country except for the U.S. In America, Lizzy plays second(or third) fiddle to classic rock bands like Aerosmith, AC/DC, Kiss, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Sure, they scored a hit with "The Boys Are Back In Town", but if you ask me, that was never a very good representation of the talent of the band. Not to mention it's overplayed as hell. Then Metallica had to vomit out a dreadful cover of "Whiskey In The Jar"(most folks think this is an original Metallica song.....they're WAY off). I've always said that Thin Lizzy were the best kept secret in the classic rock world, or better yet, the rock and roll world period. Yet they hide right out in the open, wedged there on the racks at your local Best Buy somewhere between Therion and Third Eye Blind. It's a shame more people don't know about this band coz once you get into them there's no going back. To know them is to love them. Essentially Thin Lizzy is hard rock. That's putting it in the most basic of terms. Lizzy had a soft side as well, and unlike many hard rock bands that do ballads, Lizzy's were great. They sound very natural and not corny at all. Lizzy were one of the first bands to really utilize the twin guitar sound that has become so prevalent in metal music(Iron Maiden are big Thin Lizzy fans). Phil Lynott has a wonderfully smooth and soulful voice, and a vocal style and delivery that you most likely have never heard before. And the man was one hell of a songwriter. I don't put an awful lot of stock in lyrics, especially when it's a hard rock band from the 70s, but man oh man, could Phil put words together. This is a nice collection to get an idea of what this fantastic band was about. I'm not one for "Best Of" collections because you miss out on alot and people tend to think that if they buy a "Best Of" or "Greatest Hits" album that they have all the best songs they'll ever need from the band. But since Thin Lizzy's studio albums are rarely to be found on the shelves in American music stores(Jailbreak turns up now and again), this collection is easy to come by. The Thin Lizzy "Definitive Collection" is also easy to find, but I think this collection is a slightly better representation. It's a good collection, many great songs. But don't think this is the best Lizzy has done. No, sir!! These guys put out 12 studio albums-lots of music and practically none of it bad. In fact, a bunch of their albums aren't even featured here. So the next time you're browsing those racks and this one catches your eye, take the plunge, dammit! You'll be glad you did, and you'll say to yourself, "Why the hell weren't these guys superstars?"     Customer Reviews for Dedication The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy Cd      Concise and pretty complete      Rating:      A hard one to review. If your from the UK or Ireland your seeming obliged to love Lizzy with the utmost awe. Everywhere else on the planet managed to escape such lack of perspective but basically anywhere in the Western world you'll still find their bands megahits on every jukebox. And the reasons are to be found on this well chosen cluster of tunes. All the expected hits are here. From Whisky In The Jar to Jailbreak to The Boys Are Back In Town to ... well don't you know all their names by now? And the X factor of raw wattage and low slung cool that permeates Don't Believe A Word and Bad Reputation as well as more heartfelt numbers like Rosalie makes this pretty much an obligatory purchase for hard rock fans of any age. Of course there are some duds here but the collection steers clear of so much of the fok inflected early rubbish this band did in their earliest incarnations And the inclusion of a bunch of live tracks helps pacing and to give a good impression of what the band was all about. Phil Lynott was a giant of the genre and he was ably assisted by a varied bunch of musos who almost always seemed to give their best and brightest performances when they were doin' it with Phil as circus master, his charisma and deep, sonorous tones creating a perfect vehicle for both parties and highway cruising. Even your mates that don't like hard rock or metal will grin when you slap this on - and what more proof do you need? A great collection of the more pertinent points of this bands sometimes inconsistent recorded works.