![]() The group had begun to turn into a revolving door lineup. The band’s latest release, Renegade, had met with mixed (at best) critical reviews, deservedly so, and it hadn’t sold particularly well. His dream is to be able to one day make a living from writing music books and reviews.Thunder and Lightning tour patch (Image: eBay)īy late 1982, Thin Lizzy had begun to disintegrate. Taylor also holds a masters degree in special education from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), and has appeared on the hit History Channel television series Pawn Stars. In addition to reviews, Taylor has written and self-published three books on classic hard rock bands, and is a regular participant in rock and roll trivia contests. Despite being one of the youngest attendees at classic hard rock/metal shows around Vegas, he is also one of the most knowledgeable, having gained the unofficial nickname of “The Eddie Trunk of Las Vegas.” His thorough and honest (some would say brutally honest) reviewing style has won him the respect of hundreds of music fans and musicians alike, both local and abroad, and the ire of just as many others. He is also a fan of video gaming and cinema, and has reviewed a number of games and films as well, old and new alike. A die-hard fan of classic rock and metal music, Taylor has been writing album and concert reviews since he was 16 years old, and continues to do so, having done well over 1,000 reviews. Carlson was born August 17, 1984, and has called the Vegas Valley home his entire life. A masterpiece of hard rock that does not sacrifice everything that made the band musically diverse, the album gets this fan’s absolute highest recommendation. Thunder and Lightingis Thin Lizzy’s last grand stand in the studio, and they make this record count, whether they knew it would be their last or not. If you can get it, this is definitely the version to own. This Deluxe Edition features six live tracks recorded in 1981 prior to the album, and nine demos of the cuts that would eventually appear on the record in their completed forms. The album has been issued many times over the years, and it got the Deluxe Edition treatment a few years ago. Disc two features a series of live tracks recorded in 1981, plus original demos from the sessions for the album. Many classics and underrated deep cuts fill the record, which is brilliantly concluded with the eerily prolific “Heart Attack.” And yet, the band does not sacrifice the more melodic and soulful elements of their sound either “The Sun Goes Down” is a slower-paced masterpiece that ranks as one of the band’s last great songs. Tracks like “This Is the One” and “Cold Sweat” make this very evident. At its hardest and heaviest, this is the most aggressive and wild that Thin Lizzy ever was. Right from the opening title cut, Thunder and Lightninggrabs the listener and does not let go. Darren Wharton’s presence in the band also becomes fully fleshed out here, with songwriting credits and some wild keyboard playing that only contributes to the heaviness and hard rock feel, without detracting from it. Nothing Thin Lizzy put out could ever really be considered all-out “heavy metal,” but thanks to Sykes, this album comes pretty damn close in a few places. The album is noticeably heavier than the earlier Thin Lizzy records the presence of guitar ace John Sykes (later of Whitesnake and Blue Murder) is felt on every single track. If you are going to go out on top and with a bang, putting out an album like Thunder and Lightning is the way to do it. Thunder and Lighting is not only a fantastic album, it is one of the best albums Thin Lizzy ever made! So how does Thunder and Lightning fare? Being a band that had so many issues with its members and inner struggles, you would think that this was something put together under unpleasant circumstances and that the end results would reflect that. ![]() With all of the inner turmoil, it is not clear if the musicians in the band knew this would be the final Thin Lizzy release of original material a posthumous live album would follow a few months later, with Phil Lynott doing some additional bands/solo tours prior to his death. The album, upon release, hit #4 on the UK charts it was their most successful album in years. For their final album of original material, the group was comprised of Phil Lynott, John Sykes, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, and keyboardist Darren Wharton, who had joined the band a few years prior. It was in March of that year that Thin Lizzy released the Thunder and Lightningstudio album, which would end up being their final effort of original material prior to the death of Phil Lynott in early 1986.īy this point Phil Lynott had recorded and released two solo albums, and the group had lost guitarist Snowy White, who was replaced by John Sykes, fresh out of his stint with Tygers of Pan Tang. ![]()
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