Today in 1977 Thin Lizzy released the album Bad Reputation Dublin,Ireland Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Status:Split-up Years active: 1969-1984, 1996-2001, 2004-2012 Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott, met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of twelve studio albums. Thin Lizzy are best known for their songs Whiskey in the Jar, Jailbreak and The Boys Are Back in Town, all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. After Lynotts death in 1986, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years based initially around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, though Sykes left the band in 2009. Gorham later continued with a new line-up including Downey. Lynott, Thin Lizzys de facto leader, was composer or co-composer of almost all of the bands songs, and the first black Irishman to achieve commercial success in the field of rock music. Thin Lizzy boasted some of the most critically acclaimed guitarists throughout their history, with Downey and Lynott as the rhythm section, on the drums and bass guitar. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities during The Troubles. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock, and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal. Rolling Stone magazine describes the band as distinctly hard rock, far apart from the braying mid-70s metal pack. Allmusic critic John Dougan has written that As the bands creative force, Lynott was a more insightful and intelligent writer than many of his ilk, preferring slice-of-life working-class dramas of love and hate influenced by Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, and virtually all of the Irish literary tradition. Van Morrison, Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix were major influences during the early days of the band, and later influences included the pioneering twin lead guitars found in Wishbone Ash and American artists Little Feat and Bob Seger. In 2012, Gorham and Downey decided against recording new material as Thin Lizzy so a new band, Black Star Riders, was formed to tour and produce new releases such as the All Hell Breaks Loose album. Thin Lizzy plan to reunite for occasional concerts. Vertigo Records Phil Lynott – bass guitar, lead vocals, string machine, harmonica(R.I.P. 1986) Scott Gorham – lead and rhythm guitar Brian Robertson – lead guitar on tracks 3, 6 and 8, vox box, keyboards Brian Downey – drums, percussion with Mary Hopkin-Visconti – backing vocals on Dear Lord John Helliwell – saxophone, clarinet 1. Soldier Of Fortune (5:17) 2. Bad Reputation (3:09) 3. Opium Trail (3:59) 4. South Bound (4:27) 5. Dancing In The Moonlight (Its Caught Me In Its Spotlight) (3:26) 6. Killer Without A Cause (3:32) 7. Downtown Sundown (4:08) 8. That Womans Gonna Break Your Heart (3:25) 9. Dear Lord (4:22) Total Time 35:49 Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7 & 8 by Lynott. Tracks 2 & 3 by Lynott, Gorham & Downey. Tracks 6 & 9 by Lynott & Gorham. Brian Robertson had been recently fired from the band but rejoined during the recording process, though he only played on a couple of songs. This explains his lack of appearance on the cover art. Reissued in 2011 by Mercury Records with the following bonus tracks: 10. Killers Without a Cause (BBC session 01/08/77) 11. Bad Reputation (BBC session 01/08/77) 12. That Womans Gonna Break Your Heart (BBC session 01/08/77) 13. Dancing in the Moonlight(its Caught Me in its Spotlight) (BBC session 01/08/77) 14. Downtown Sundown (BBC session 01/08/77) 15. Me and the Boys (Soundcheck) Bad Reputation is the eighth studio album by the Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1977. As the front cover suggests, most of the tracks feature only three-quarters of the band, with guitarist Brian Robertson only credited on three tracks. He had missed most of their previous tour, following an injury sustained in a brawl, and this album turned out to be his last studio effort with Thin Lizzy With Robertson out of the band, Lynott had decided that Scott Gorham would be able to handle all the guitar duties himself, and that no replacement for Robertson would be recruited prior to recording the album. However, Gorham believed that a second guitarist was required, particularly for live work, performing songs that were written for two guitars. He later said, I was always a big believer in the magic circle – once you broke the magic circle, the whole thing was broken, right? He deliberately left two songs (Opium Trail and Killer Without a Cause) without guitar solos recorded, and persuaded Lynott to allow Robertson to return to the band to record the solos for them. Lynott relented, and Robertson flew to Toronto and recorded his lead guitar parts. However, he initially refused to socialise with the other band members: Christ, I wouldnt even have a drink with them, he said. He later added, I tried not to go out to clubs for about a week, then succumbed... youtube/watch?v=gDFVqpnxu3o
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