This is the classic lineup that would be one of hard rock’s greatest acts, and whose twin guitar sound became a sonic trademark (though Wishbone Ash got there first).
When the rock and roll lifestyle got too much for Bell, he quit and was replaced with not one but two axe men: teenage prodigy Brian Robertson and American Scott Gorham. It was the breakthrough they needed, but the tune became something of an albatross to Lynott as well. The band were initially taking the piss out of the old Irish standard folk tune in rehearsal when manager Ted Carroll, sensing a hit, insisted they record and release it. But it was their cover of “Whiskey in the Jar” that gave them the first success in Europe. Lynott eventually formed Thin Lizzy (taking their name from Tin Lizzie, a female robot comic book character) with drummer Brian Downey and guitarist Eric Bell.Īt first Lynott was a reluctant performer letting Bell take the spotlight, But a combination of seeing Noddy Holder of Slade capture and hold the attention of the audience and his own rising creative and personal confidence quickly turned him into a compelling front man. His Black features not only made him stand out in the lily-white city, but they also made him a target of both wonder and ridicule.īut music gave him something of a way out, and he was playing and singing in bands by the time he was a teen. Born to a 17-year-old white Irish girl from a dalliance with an older Black man (who didn’t stick around for the birth) in the UK, Lynott was sent to be raised for the early part of his life by his grandparents in Dublin.
#Phil lynott thin lizzy movie
Lynott’s life-like many of his songs-are the stuff of movie plots. Written and directed with substance and style by Emer Reynolds, it’s equally compelling for the Lizzy superfan as we as those who have only pumped their first and strutted with young swagger to “Boys.” But his (and the band’s) story finally get their due in the amazing documentary Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away (Mercury Studios).
Band co-founder/singer/bassist and main songwriter Philip Lynott is also one of music’s most under appreciated geniuses.
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