Thin Lizzy - Vagabonds of the Western World
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Artist: Thin LizzyBrand: THIN LIZZY
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1999-05-21
Music Label: Polygram UK
Soundtracks:
- Mama Nature Said
- The Hero And The Madman
- Slow Blues
- The Rocker
- Vagabond Of The Western World
- Little Girl In Bloom
- Gonna Creep Up On You
- A Song For While I'm Away
- Whiskey In The Jar - Full Length Version
- Black Boys On The Corner
- Randolph's Tango - Full Length Version
- Broken Dreams
Free Music Notes for Vagabonds of the Western World
Free Music Review: Eric Bell-Era Masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars
Most everybody remembers Thin Lizzy as a first-rate hard-rock arena band (not in the US, however, where they usually opened bills), and indeed the runaway success of "The Boys Are Back In Town" pointed them in the direction of metal for the whole second half of their career, culminating in THUNDER & LIGHTNING, their swan song as well as their heaviest-ever recording. Few people, however, are aware of how eclectic a band Lizzy were in their early period, as a trio with the sadly-neglected Eric Bell on guitar. Although rough'n'ready hard rock was always part of the Lizzy menu, the first three albums (on Deram) are notable for the many beautiful and touching ballads, to say nothing of the idiosyncratic Celtic folk-blues that was the true core of Phil Lynott's songwriting gift. These Deram albums, all remastered for CD with bonus tracks, offer more than a look at a great band's larval stages - they stand on their own as documents of Lynott & Lizzy at their most creative and audacious. VAGABOND is their overall third, recorded at that juncture when their musicianship had caught up with their sky-high confidence, resulting in razor-sharp & compelling stormers like 'Gonna Creep Up On You' and the unforgettable title track, but even better are the calmer moments: the heartbreaking timeless beauty of 'Little Girl in Bloom' and 'Song for While I'm Away', the gently striding 'Slow Blues' and 'Randolph's Tango' and the emotional power and simplicity of 'Whiskey In The Jar' and 'Hero and the Madman'. (I was pleased to see Metallica covering 'Whiskey' until it dawned on me that now and forever it will probably be thought a Metallica song!) Nick Tauber's production skillfuly adapts to whichever stylistic hat the band is wearing on a particular track; the happy result is one of 70s rock's least-known great albums. From here came the departure of Bell, the addition of the twin guitars of Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson, the move to a major label and eventual international success. And well-deserved, too: those major-label albums were terrific. But, without Eric around, they seldom soared quite this high again.
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Thin Lizzy's 3rd and final Decca album from 1973 has now been digitally remastered from the original master tapes and expanded with the addition of 23 songs over 2 CDs. Disc One contains the original album plus non-album tracks including the German-only B-side, "Cruising in the Lizzy Mobile", and radio promo edits of "Whiskey In The Jar" and "Randolph's Tango". Disc Two contains 5 live tracks, 2 songs recorded for a John Peel session plus a further 6 songs recorded in session for the BBC. Lynott was to share co-producing duties with Nick Tauber and the group were granted the comparative luxury of being able to spend a month in the studio. The material recorded was perhaps some of the strongest written to date. Of the eight songs committed to tape, Lynott had written five and had co-written the remainder with Brian Downey and Eric Bell. The sessions also finally captured the power of Thin Lizzy as a rock band. "Mama Nature Said" was a Lynott penned rock number with an ecological theme that featured guest musician Jan Schelhaas on keyboards. "The Hero and the Madman" was a progressive hard rock number notable for its innovative use of vocals and the spoken word parts by Radio Luxembourg DJ and Thin Lizzy champion, David "Kid" Jensen, whilst "Vagabond of the Western World" was stylistically the kind of song that Philip Lynott excelled at, fusing hard rock and Irish influences to make for a classic Thin Lizzy track. Equally stunning was "The Rocker", arguably the band's finest recorded moment to date. In hindsight this swaggering Philip Lynott song can be seen as the blueprint for Thin Lizzy's post-Decca phase. The Lynott - Bell penned "Gonna Creep Up On You" was another fine percussive work that demonstrated the trio's new found confidence. Time was also found to complete "Cruising in the Lizzy Mobile" which had begun life back in the April AIR studios sessions. The delicate and introverted sides of the band were also demonstrated superbly during the July sessions. "Slow Blues" was a powerful and dark blues rock number featuring tasteful guitar work from Bell and a superb vocal from Lynott, whilst "A Song for While I'm Away" was a softer piece which utilised a string section arranged by Fiachra Tench. Perhaps the most outstanding softer tracks (and one of the soon to be released album's highlights) was the evocative and sensitive "Little Girl in Bloom", Philip Lynott's ode to a newly pregnant woman, which saw his songwriting reach new heights. Also recorded was "Here I Go Again", an autobiographical Lynott song which recounted the tale of the early days of the band and their leaving of Dublin to live and work in BritainClassic Rock Music CDs
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