Thin Lizzy CD Reviews

THIN LIZZY

"Thunder and Lightning" (Wounded Bird)

Thin Lizzy's last studio album with the late Phil Lynott was one of their best, a true classic which showed the band at its best, offering songs that could hammer you into the ground or that could make your soul soar. I know there are those who will argue that the band was at their best in the early years with Brian Robertson on guitar rather than John Sykes here. I don't agree. A longtime Thin Lizzy fan, "Thunder and Lightning" is one of my all time favorite records. That's not to take anything away from Robertson, it's just to say how great this record is.

Opening the CD is the title track, arguably the heaviest track Thin Lizzy ever recorded. With its irresistible anthemic chorus ("Like thunder and lightning; goddamn, it's so exciting; it'll hit you like a hammer; goddamn!") this song will get any heavy rock fan's blood pumping. The remaining eight songs on the CD aren't as heavy (although "Cold Sweat" the only song co-written by Sykes on this CD, comes close), but they are so original, so well-written and so well-produced that there isn't a single incident of "filler" on the album. Every song stands on its own as a hit, but "This is the One," "The Sun Goes Down," "The Holy War" and "Cold Sweat" stand out.

"Thunder and Lightning" isn't the only great Thin Lizzy CD by a longshot, but it's a fine example of a great band's work and a true measure of the loss rock'n'roll suffered with the untimely death of the legendary Phil Lynott.

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Rating Guide:

A classic. This record will kick your ass.

Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.

So-so. You've heard better.

Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.

Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.

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