The Thin
Lizzy story is one of myths, legends, romance, rock riffs and some of the
greatest music to blast over the airwaves in the Seventies and Eighties. More
than anything, the band famed for hits ‘Whiskey in the Jar’, ‘The Boys are Back
in Town’ and ‘Waiting for an Alibi’ is remembered for exhilarating live
performances – the twin guitars, the explosive drumming, the dry ice, the
police sirens and the flash bombs, all orchestrated by iconic lead singer and
bass guitarist, Phil Lynott.
This affectionate oral history uses hundreds of previously unpublished
eyewitness accounts to take the reader on a journey through Lizzy’s career,
from Phil’s Dublin childhood to Lizzy’s early success, the trans-Atlantic
breakthrough with the album Jailbreak and the chasing of fame in America, and
on to the rows, the walk outs and the band’s break up.
It captures the line up changes that saw Lizzy get through five
guitarists – Eric Bell, Brian Robertson, Gary Moore, Snowy White and John Sykes
– and ends with the disappointment of failing to break America, the impact of
drugs on the band, Phil’s ill-fated attempt to continue his career post-Lizzy
and, ultimately, the sad loss of one of the most charismatic front men in music
history.
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