![]() It have the riffs, it have the power and that “heavy metal” aura. It is a perfect song, well composed, with every bit in the correct place. “Cold Sweat”, the only song in which John Sykes had writer credits, is one of the most covered songs because that biker rhythmic attitude. What else do we need to add? The influence in the recent metal scene, of course: Still with that, Thin Lizzy prove that when they go slow and mysterious, they still deliver the dark, film-noir aesthetic-like and sensual vibes for example, this happen in the great track “The Sun Goes Down”, a song in which the keyboards triumph to add that ominous and dangerous ‘street in the night’ atmosphere. ![]() The fast clean thrashing and corrosive solos can be found in “Cold Sweat”, “Thunder and Lightning”, “Someday is She is Going to Hit Back” and “”Heart Attack” in those songs, the tandem of Sykes and Gorham phrase and talk with their guitars, they mumble and make them scream when those bending echo through the air and those fast notes assaults leave you without breath. It is like being trapped in the eye of the hurricane while the wind cuts you until you are nothing and the vibrato, that perfect guitar tone made with sinuous waves of pure attitude it crowns and harden the entire sound. Those fast pentatonic leads, tapings, harmonic pinch and Floyd Rose dive bombs are one of the best examples of how to do them in an effective non-cheesy way. The guitar solos rips every fiber of your face. Like they scream in the first song of the album, I must say: “GODDAMN!” Obviously, we cannot talk about this album without mentioning John Sykes and Scott Gorham. The same happen in the entire album, with special mentions in “This is the One”, “The Holy War” or “Baby Please Don’t Go” sing-along pieces in which Phil Lynott shows the best and most dynamic vocals in his career. He has no fear spitting your face and remembering you who are one of the bosses during the 40 minutes that last this spin of electrified madness. He screams, rhymes, whispers, grunts and recites. The first song, named after the album’s title, is a rapid fire of violent lines that are exalted with his backing bands swears and shouts. The ‘biker’ attitude of the band was reinforced by this final record mostly because the punching rhythms come and go without sweating and it forms themselves as a cohesive platform in which the hard riffing melodies, the vicious lyrical attack and the explosive solos effortless skate and dance in the roughness of the drums and that sweet flavored bass lines and tone.Įvery song is a diamond polished by Phil’s vocal delivery. The percussive duo of Phil Lynott and Brian Downey improved in their synergic force, and the new songs needed it because the result was heavier and way more badass. Also, it saw other lineup movements for the last time in the band lifespan, but, unlike some other projects, the new hired guns brought everything to the table and revitalized the name, stage presence and music. In 1983, the band was successful, made impressive mixes of rock, folk, melodies, blues and jazz all over the way of their discography and settled them as pioneers in the Ireland musical scene. But, in this edition of the Groundbreaker column I want to induct and share what it is one of the best heavy metal (YES! .) records ever: Thunder and Lightning. The Boys are Back in Town, Jailbreaker, Bad Reputation… All of those records feature such a great songwriting that are still celebrated and are regarded as timeless gems. Putting that Metallica offense aside, there are people that agree too that the legend of Thin Lizzy is tangible and is still haunting the heavy metal genre. They were not happy with the release of this single, thinking that their first big hit in the radio did not conveyed their overall image but the smash was made and, from that, they build their pantheon brick by brick in the rock temple with hard work and perseverance. Of course that Thin Lizzy version was not the original one either, but their outtake conquered the charts because the tight homage made by the Dubliners boys: the colorful Phil Lynott’s voice redefined and re-painted it with mastery, aside the soulful guitar riffing below. ![]() ![]() I chuckled when she stutter and did not believe my case. It is a hideous crime that there are still people walking in the streets thinking of “Whiskey in the Jar” as a song composed by Metallica I remember I crushed the dreams of a little girl in my college that told me that it was her favorite ‘Tallica song and I had to do it for the sake of the horn-bearers Gods of Music: that the infamous guys of San Francisco pulled that move from a cover made in 1973 by a band called Thin Lizzy of a traditional Irish song. ![]()
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