Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy was a hard rock/proto-heavy metal band, formed in Dublin by bassist and singer Phil Lynott in the late sixties. Lynott was the only original member not born in Ireland, and remains one of rather few black men to achieve significant success in hard rock. Their first taste of success was the 1973 hit single, Whiskey in the Jar, a cover of a traditional Irish song. The song recieved even more mainstream fame in 1998, when it was covered by Metallica on their album, Garage Inc.. Fighting (1975) was their first album success, but the next album, Jailbreak, was a smash hit thanks to the single "The Boys Are Back in Town", now their most remembered hit.

Discography

• Thin Lizzy (1971)
• Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
• Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
• Night Life (1974)
• Fighting (1975)
• Jailbreak (1976)
• Remembering (1976)
• Johnny the Fox (1976)
• Bad Reputation (1977)
• Live and Dangerous (1978)
• (1979)
• Continuing Saga of Ageing Orphans (1979)
• Chinatown (1980)
• The Adventures of Thin Lizzy (1981)
• Renegade (1981)
• Thunder and Lightning (1983)
• Life (1983)
• The Collection (1987)
• (1991)
• (1999)
• One Night Only (2000)
• Thin Lizzy Greatest Hits (2004)