THIN LIZZY – Jailbreak

Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak (1975, PolyGram/Vertigo Records)

1. “Jailbreak” … 4:01
2. “Angel from the Coast” … 3:03
3. “Running Back” … 3:13
4. “Romeo and the Lonely Girl” … 3:55
5. “Warriors” … 4:09
6. “The Boys are Back in Town” … 4:27
7. “Fight or Fall” … 3:45
8. “Cowboy Song” … 5:16
9. “Emerald” … 4:03

Band:
Phil Lynott – Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Scott Gorham – Guitar
Brian Robertson – Guitar
Brian Downey – Drums, Percussion

Produced by: John Alcock

I just recently gave Thin Lizzy a chance. I had been hearing for years about how great they were and how underrated they were in the States and how they should’ve been a huge commercial success over here, so I decided to pick up a few albums and hear for myself.

I was already familiar with “Jailbreak” and “The Boys Are Back in Town”, but the rest is new to me and it’s great stuff.

Phil Lynott has often been called a poet, and that’s true, I love the lyrics to these songs and as for the sound itself? It’s a great blend of hard rock and pop, they rock hard but not so hard that their sound would turn off the mainstream, so it really is a surprise this album didn’t go platinum a few times over. An outstanding and classic release.

You can really hear how the band’s famous twin guitar attack influenced the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement with a song like “Emerald”.

I love the album cover, it looks like art you’d see in a 1970s Marvel Comic. The artist is Jim Fitzpatrick.

Highlights: “Jailbreak”, “Angel from the Coast”, “Running Back”, “Fight or Fall”, “Cowboy Song”, “Emerald”

Classic Thin Lizzy:
www.thinlizzy.org
www.myspace.com/phillynott

Scott Gorham/John Sykes Thin Lizzy tribute band:
www.thinlizzyonline.com
www.myspace.com/thinlizzynow