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Jailbreak
Artist : Thin Lizzy
List Price : $11.98 USD
Your Price : $7.97 USD
ProductGroup: Music
Release Date : 1990-04-20
Studio : Island / Mercury
Label : Island / Mercury
Avg. Customer Rating :  (64 reviews)
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Customer Reviews for Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
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Jailbreak was the album that broke Thin Lizzy in America. Most of us recall the first single from that album "The Boys Are Back In Town". I have often wondered why they didn't achieve a higher level of success, and with the untimely death of frontman Phil Lynott, we will never know if they could have become as famous as, oh, lets say Aerosmith - another band with twin lead guitarists.
Standout tracks on this album are the title track, "Jailbreak" (great guitar work on this one and a nice riff as well), "Warriors" (a blistering guitar solo in the middle that will make your ears bleed), the afore mentioned first single "The Boys Are Back In Town" (great hook in the chorus), and "Emerald" (an Irish war chant?? listen to those pounding drums). There are also several tracks that just don't seem to fit with the concept of this album. "Angel From The Coast", "Running Back", and "Romeo And The Lonely Girl", all seem to be in the vein of a torch song - lonely hearts and lost loves. What does that have to do with the concept of interstellar freedom fighters, but then perhaps the concept here was more in the minds of the record company executives than those of the band. "Cowboy Song" is another stand out track with good guitar work and a chance for Phil to stretch his singing abilities, but again - how does this fit into the concept? "Fight Or Fall" is another track that seems a little out of place. I think it may be Lynott's attempt at the Soul/R&B genre (Phil was biracial if you remember). It's not a bad song, but it seems out of place here. Bottom line on this one is if you liked "The Boys Are Back In Town" then go ahead and buy this CD. You won't likely be dissapointed.
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What 70s rock was all about
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Excellent album. I'd heard it before, many years ago, and knew TBABIT very well from the radio. After I heard the title track used in a commercial, I just had to pick this one up. Possibly my favorite driving album.
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