{"product_id":"essential-thin-lizzy","title":"Essential Thin Lizzy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to ‘hard rock’ few would dispute that Thin Lizzy helped define the genre. The boys may never be back in town again but their music will always be around. Enjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisc 1 opens with one of their best loved singles and a timeless classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Boys Are Back In Town\u003c\/i\u003e (UK No.8). \u003ci\u003eDo Anything You Want To (\u003c\/i\u003eUK No.14) follows before another certified A-grade classic, 1977’s wonderful \u003ci\u003eDancin’ In The Moonlight \u003c\/i\u003e(UK No.14). Punk rock might have been raging at that point but it’s an irresistible slice of pop rock.\u003ci\u003e Don’t Believe A Word\u003c\/i\u003e (UK No.12) is next up and again is simply classic Lizzy at their best.\u003ci\u003e Bad Reputation,\u003c\/i\u003e the title track from their 1977 top 5 album follows ensuring pulses continue to race and for the most part the rest of CD1 keeps the listener rocking. One notable change of pace comes with the beautiful\u003ci\u003e Still In Love With You\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisc 2 starts with another top 10 hit and acknowledged rock classic\u003ci\u003e Waiting For An Alibi \u003c\/i\u003e(UK No.9), the aforementioned hardy perennial \u003ci\u003eWhiskey In The Jar (\u003c\/i\u003eUK No.6) and \u003ci\u003eChinatown (\u003c\/i\u003eUK No.21). The title track from their top 20 album\u003ci\u003e Johnny The Fox (Meets Jimmy The Weed) \u003c\/i\u003eis up next, the drum break from which was sampled by many in the early days of US hip hop including Tricky Tee and The Beastie Boys, whilst on these shores The Prodigy lifted it for their own ‘Breathe’. Further key album tracks and lost single \u003ci\u003eTrouble Boy\u003c\/i\u003es complete the rest of CD2. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisc 3 kicks off with the menacing\u003ci\u003e Killer On The Loose\u003c\/i\u003e (UK No.10) and the equally robust\u003ci\u003e Jailbreak \u003c\/i\u003e(UK No.31) before giving way to the beautiful \u003ci\u003eSarah \u003c\/i\u003e(24), a song of love to Lynott’s new daughter. The hard rocking picks up again with \u003ci\u003eCold Sweat\u003c\/i\u003e (UK No. 27) and\u003ci\u003e Little Darling \u003c\/i\u003ewhilst the swaggering south American flavoured\u003ci\u003e Mexican Blood, The Rocker \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eCowboy Song\u003c\/i\u003e all help demonstrate why the band’s albums performed so well and with the live cuts across this set why they were such a formidable proposition on stage. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UMC","offers":[{"title":"CD | x3","offer_id":50498723873099,"sku":"1094287","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/538ea01a-0646-4540-9d9c-fec35a8c2f4c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727755312","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/essential-thin-lizzy","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}