Black Rose: A Rock Legend

Thin Lizzy

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B00005LN6N
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,372 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description

Hard rock quartet formed by Philip Lynott out of Dublin, Ireland. Thin Lizzy had numerous charting albums throughout the 70's & 80's. Black Rose was originally released in 1980. Featured guitarists are Gary Moore & Scott Gorham. 8 tracks. 2001 reissue.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good album, September 25, 2002

By	sir_isaac_newton (UK) - See all my reviews

I almost gave this album 4 stars, but after I wrote my review I realized that it is clearly a 5* album (although Thin Lizzy produced at least 4 other 5* albums that are better than this one). Although this album strikes me as a little more patchy/inconsistent/varied than the golden era albums with Brian Robertson, it is still a fantastic album. The song Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) is a master piece, and exciting montage of Irish culture (music, heros, legends, poets) served up with the full force of Gary Moore and Scott Gorham -- it blew my socks off! Waiting For An Alibi is also one of my favorite tracks. I actually like the soft hit single Sarah too (Phil was reluctant to play this live apparently) - Phil was good at the sensitive stuff as well as the hard rockers. The song "Do Anything you want to do" was a reasonable hit, but strikes me as indictive of the future (more abrasive, less melodic) direction of Lizzy, which I found less inspiring. S&M is over campy and a little jarring but the lyrics are quite clever. Toughest Street is good. Got To Give It Up is very good (pity Phil didn't). Get Out of Here is good. With Love is very good

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Thin Lizzy album, January 20, 2007

By	Robert Alan Bryan "JettBlackBerryX" (Waldorf, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I overlooked this album when it was first released. A major mistake.

It's a true classic with great guitar. It's not an overblown album
It never gets the attention of Jailbreak.

Another major mistake by most rock fans.

a few years later it was in my walkman and keeping me sane at USAF tech school. (early 80s)

Now I have it on CD and it keeps me sane at the Pentagon.
Phil Lynott left this earth too soon.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do Anything You Want To...(Christgau be damned), June 1, 2004

By A Customer

The first song on this album, to me, sums up perfectly how this band approached their music. They simply did songs they wanted to do, regardless of what anyone thought.

The guitar work and production values on the album are incredible. This album marks the return of guitarist Gary Moore to the band and he absolutely smokes on this album. Said Scott Gorham in "Guitar" magazine....."To be honest, each guy that came in gave me a kick in the ass. It's a tough position to be in, having to work with a new guy again and having to work up the enthusiasm all over again. But I think I definitely improved 'cause a lot of great players went through that band. Gary Moore, in particular, tightened up my act quite a bit 'cause he was such a precise player. I was playing catch-up ball with him at that point."

This is about as tight as I have ever heard the band play, and I guess credit would also go to Tony Visconti, the producer of this album. I also give much belated praise to Brian Downey on drums, not just on this album, but on all the others as well. It may have been frustrating for him as Thin Lizzy will usually get praise for the gits and lyrics.<

The 4 Thin Lizzy studio albums released consecutively....Jailbreak (1976) Johnny the Fox (1976) Bad Reputation (1977) Black Rose (1979)....were rock nirvana for me. (I think Scott's work on "Bad Reputation" makes it the best effort. But then I hear him and the bite of Brian Robertson on the album "Johnny The Fox" and the Gary Moore adrenaline rush on the album "Black Rose", and think wait a minute, maybe these are better....

As a sidenote, I know Scott Gorham and John Sykes doesn't really constitute "Thin Lizzy", but they will be on tour, as Thin Lizzy this summer (2004). Scott Gorham has his own website with the tour info (www.scottgorham.com), and also info on his band "21 Guns".

This band's sound, style, and look (including Jim Fitzpatrick's artwork, which by the way he has his own website also, www.jimfitzpatrick.ie), will always be something special to me.