THIN LIZZY

Release Year: 2011
Artist Origin: IRL
Style: fundamental loud expressive hard rock

after several highly successful albums, Irish hard rock rebels had no intention of slowing down and rushed to complete their seventh album [1977], recorded in Toronto with the help of producer Tony Visconti, where music took a firmer, more focused direction, though the sessions were somewhat overshadowed by guitarist Brian Robertson's conflicts with Phil Lynott and his temporary absence from the band, meaning the remaining trio recorded most of the material, with Brian returning only to contribute a few guitar solos, while Scott Gorham's guitar prowess was given much more prominent role, filling the arrangements with lush riffs and expressive solos; Soldier of Fortune stands out for its cinematic atmosphere, Dancing in The Moonlight adds a lighter touch and jazzy shades, while the title track establishes a rougher, more straightforward direction; recent European edition comes with a remastered sound, five additional versions of album tracks recorded during BBC studio session that same year, the rarer Me and The Boys, and detailed liner notes recounting this album's story in the booklet