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Definitive Collection

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But it is not GREAT!! And it could have (should have!) been great! Of course, you can't possibly ask for more bang for the buck (I mean, this CD is less than $10...), but...Thin Lizzy is an awesome, often overlooked band from the seventies driven by the great, late Phil Lynott, that essentially invented the dual guitar attack that was later adopted by countless hard rock/heavy metal acts (Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Skid Row, Def Leppard, etc), even though Thin Lizzy themselves remained firmly rooted in the terrain of hard rock.

Therefore, their impact and influence in heavy music has been deep. They probably never achieved the same level of success in the U.S as in other parts of the world (with the exception of the immortal track "The Boys are back in town"), Europe especially, and that explains why the compilations released stateside have been...let's say, flawed... At this point, there is not a proper career spanning compilation released in the U.S that makes justice to the band's full body of work (there is, however, an expensive european 2 CD counterpart that does the job...just so you know).

Anyway...if you are looking for an introduction to Thin Lizzy, this could be a good place to start (even though it completely bypasses the second half of the band's career): all the tracks are great, my personal favorites being "Waiting for an Alibi" and "Don't believe a word", both featuring awesome guitar work and Phil's undeniably catchy and endearing lyrics and vocals. But my personal recommendation is that you spend a little more and get the other stateside compilation, "Dedication", simply because it includes two additional tracks that are worth the extra cash...

IMO, the greatest band to ever grace a stage was Thin Lizzy. I love alot of music, Zeppelin, Free, Deep Purple on and on, but Thin Lizzy does it for me. Tops. None higher than Phil Lynott. This cd has alot, but it's just a reissue of Dedication minus She Knows and Fighting My Way back, which are both excellent. But you get Jailbreak, The Boys are back in Town, Chinatown, Bad Reputation, Still In Love with You, and 11 others. I personally like all of their albums, Johnny the Fox and Black Rose being the best, but if you are new to Lizzy try this. After you are mesmerized...and you will be, just go ahead and seek out (the 4 cd box) Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels plus get Live and Dangerous. You will not regret it oneiotta

I've heard of Thin Lizzy, mostly from their hit "Boys Are Back In Town" which came out in 1976, the year I was born. I also I heard of the band being an influence to bands that came out later on, for example Def Leppard, which made a cover of another song fron Thin Lizzy, "Don't Believe A Word", and would play "Jailbreak" in their set selections when they would play gigs in the late 70's. I saw on VH-1 Classic in Fall 2006 a series of live from BBC performances from bands like The Police, AC/DC and Thin Lizzy. I must say that I was impressed by the performance and the interaction from lead singer, the late Phil Lynott and fans in attendance. Besides the obvious hits like "Boys Are Back In Town", "Don't Believe A Word", "Jailbreak" , etc., some of my other favorite songs fron this collection are "I'm A Rocker", "Rosalie", "The Cowboy Song" and "Wild One". According to past reviewer's recommendations, check out "Dedication" for a more complete Greatest Hits Collection from Thin Lizzy

It's odd how many "Greatest Hits" type album there are for Thin Lizzy with different tracklists all the time except for a certain few songs. There's another one entitled Waiting For An Alibi that just came out in the UK. The collection of songs on this disc are great, but where's Renegade & Thunder and Lightning? Those were great albums. That's the only complaint I have, but it's a good disc for people just getting into Thin Lizzy. They were WAYYYYYYY more then The Boys and Jailbreak.

i listened to the CD without any inhibitions of whether or not all the music was going to be as good as the song, "boys are back in town". all the songs were very different from one another, which made the CD more apppealing. an unexpectedly good compilation.

All this great music for only a few dollars... very very well worth it!!!! Lots of great classics in there that people keep redoing...

My only Thin Lizzy and I'd bought it for just a couple of the tracks. But each time I play it the others hook me in further. A great great example of some early proto-metal, prog-rock.

Great guitar and just meaty music! Just great Rock music. It is Classic rock in my collection!

Less songs than the greatest hits album "dedication" and not as impressive. Don't waste your time here - go get "dedication". Very disappointed John Skyes material not present seeing how he recently did "One Night Live" which is also a great album.

I never really had any Thin lizzy in my collection and felt I needed some. I bought this and it's just what I needed. Perfect compilation of Thin Lizzy songs.