96-458: Terence Charles " Snowy " White (born 3 March 1948) is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy (permanent member from 1980 to 1982) and with Pink Floyd (as a backing guitarist from 1977 to 1980), and more recently for Roger Waters ' band. He is also known for his 1983 single " Bird of Paradise ", which became a UK Singles Chart Top 10 hit single. Terence Charles White
192-564: A No. 5 hit single " Out in the Fields " with Gary Moore in May 1985. The song was composed by Moore and was taken from his solo album Run for Cover , which featured various contributions from Lynott. Lynott's solo efforts did not fare so well, and his last single, "Nineteen", only reached No. 76 in the UK. Before his death, Lynott was planning a third solo album, and had spoken to Downey about
288-683: A difficult leg of the tour in Japan, where some members of the band had difficulty obtaining heroin, Thin Lizzy played their final UK concert before their break-up at the Reading Festival on 28 August 1983, which was eventually released in 1992 as their BBC Radio One Live in Concert album. The last concert came in Nuremberg on 4 September, at the Monsters of Rock festival, after which
384-409: A disillusioned Downey quit the band, and had to be begged to reconsider, at a time when Thin Lizzy's contract with Decca was coming to an end. Auditions were held for new members, and Lynott and Downey eventually settled on 18 year old Glaswegian guitarist Brian Robertson , and Californian Scott Gorham . The new line-up gelled quickly, dropped most of the old songs when they played live, and secured
480-432: A few months. Bell left at the end of 1973 and was briefly replaced by Gary Moore , who himself was replaced in mid-1974 by twin lead guitarists: Scott Gorham , who remained with the band until their break-up in 1983, and Brian Robertson , who remained with the band until 1978 when Moore re-joined. Moore left a second time and was replaced by Snowy White in 1980, who was himself replaced by John Sykes in 1982. The line-up
576-611: A follow-up reissue of "The Boys Are Back in Town" only reached No. 63 in the UK, although it peaked at No. 16 in Ireland. Following this, numerous small reunion projects began to appear. In 1991, a line-up featuring Robertson and Downey performed with Bobby Tench on lead vocals, ex-Grand Slam member Doish Nagle on guitar and Doug Brockie on bass. They toured Ireland briefly with a series of "An Evening of Thin Lizzy" concerts. In August 1994, Downey, Bell, Robertson and Wharton held
672-536: A gig in Ibiza on 6 July 1978, the disagreements with Lynott having reached a breaking point. (Robertson then teamed up with Jimmy Bain to front their new band, Wild Horses .) Lynott replaced Robertson with Gary Moore again, and around this time the band loosely joined forces with Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols , and also with Chris Spedding and Jimmy Bain, to form The Greedy Bastards, who played
768-530: A member of Tygers of Pan Tang , and he co-wrote the first single from the album, " Cold Sweat ", although the rest of the album had already been written. Thunder and Lightning was released in March 1983, and was much more successful than its predecessor, reaching No. 4 in the UK. Sykes' presence had rejuvenated the band musically, the composing credits were evenly shared, and the style had grown much heavier, veering towards heavy metal . The tour to support
864-423: A new line-up including Downey. In 2012, Gorham and Downey decided against recording new material as Thin Lizzy so a new band, Black Star Riders , was formed to tour and produce new releases. Thin Lizzy have since reunited for occasional concerts. Rolling Stone magazine describes the band as distinctly hard rock, "far apart from the braying mid-70s metal pack". AllMusic critic John Dougan has written that "As
960-479: A new record deal with Phonogram , but the resulting album Nightlife was a disappointment for the band due to its soft production and underdeveloped style. Robertson described Ron Nevison 's production as "pretty naff" and Gorham said the record was "ridiculously tame". Like the previous three albums, it failed to chart, selling around 10,000 copies. In early 1975, Thin Lizzy toured the United States for
1056-591: A number of cases, dates booked in smaller venues such as theatres were moved into larger ones such as outdoor amphitheatres or arenas. The 1999 portion of the tour ended up grossing $ 6.7 million from 21 shows, with a total of some 243,000 people attending. Although Waters himself had no new music being released in conjunction with In the Flesh, the 2000 portion of the tour coincided with the release of Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 , commemorating Pink Floyd's historic live performance of The Wall , and
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#17327915101401152-498: A possible reformation of Thin Lizzy around March 1986, possibly with Gorham and Sykes, and had booked studio time for January of that year. "Phil asked Brian Downey and I to re-form Thin Lizzy and we both agreed," recalled guitarist Robin George, on whose album Dangerous Music Lynott had played. "We made some recordings in the studio in his back garden in the house at Kew during December [1985]. It went absolutely great… Unfortunately,
1248-518: A pub in Dublin and found that they shared similar ideas of forming a band, and decided to visit the Countdown Club where they saw Lynott and Downey perform with Orphanage. Lynott was not playing bass guitar at this time, but Bell was particularly impressed by Downey, and introduced himself to Lynott and Downey during a break. When Bell asked if they would consider forming a band together, Downey
1344-490: A quartet and six others were postponed. Later in the year, Lynott went on a solo tour and released his second solo album, which did not sell particularly well. Snowy White left the band in August 1982, having tired of the disorganised schedules and Lynott's drug problems, although by his own admission he was too restrained and quiet to fit in well with his more raucous bandmates. White went on to achieve top ten chart success in
1440-508: A second daughter in July. Dave Flett had hoped to be made a permanent member of Thin Lizzy but Lynott chose Snowy White , who had played with Pink Floyd and Peter Green . Midge Ure was still acting as a temporary keyboard player at gigs during early 1980, but was replaced by Darren Wharton in April, shortly after White joined the band. Wharton was only 18 at the time and was initially hired on
1536-585: A session player and as a member of Heavy Heart. During this time he met Peter Green and the two began a lifelong friendship (he later appeared on Green's album In the Skies ). White had been recommended to Pink Floyd by Kate Bush 's former manager Hilary Walker, as they were looking for an additional guitarist for the live band on the In the Flesh tour in 1977 to promote the Animals album. White's solo on " Pigs on
1632-419: A session player to appear on Lynott's solo recordings. In April 1981, the band's first 'greatest hits' album was released, and The Adventures of Thin Lizzy reached No. 6 in the UK, although a stand-alone single, "Trouble Boys", only reached No. 53, the band's worst chart placing since 1975. According to White and Wharton, Lynott was the only person who wanted to release it, and nobody else liked
1728-650: A small number of gigs playing a varied selection of songs. In this way Lynott was able to align his band with the punk movement and avoid being tagged as a 'dinosaur' as many other 1970s rock bands had been. Other occasional members of The Greedy Bastards included Bob Geldof and Pete Briquette of the Boomtown Rats. In August the band began another tour of the US, followed by a trip to Australia and New Zealand. Brian Downey did not accompany them, having contracted pneumonia and preferring to spend some time in Ireland. He
1824-612: A temporary basis. This new line-up completed the Chinatown album between short tours, and two singles were released from it. The first, "Chinatown", reached No. 21 in the UK, but the second, " Killer on the Loose ", reached the top 10 amid much adverse publicity due to the ongoing activities of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe , known as "The Yorkshire Ripper". Chinatown was finally released in October 1980, and reached No. 7 in
1920-619: A traditional Irish ballad , " Whiskey in the Jar ", as a single. The band was angry at the release, feeling that the song did not represent their sound or their image, but the single topped the Irish chart, and reached No. 6 in the UK in February 1973, resulting in an appearance on Top of the Pops . It also charted in many countries across Europe. However, the follow-up single, "Randolph's Tango",
2016-561: A tribute concert in Wolverhampton , together with tribute bands Limehouse Lizzy, Ain't Lizzy and Bad Habitz. Another version of Thin Lizzy was formed later that year by John Sykes (now also performing lead vocals) with Downey, Gorham and Wharton, and with bass parts played by Marco Mendoza , who had played with Sykes in Blue Murder from 1991 to 1993. The tour was advertised as a tribute to Phil Lynott. This line-up also played at
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#17327915101402112-541: A trio to record Bad Reputation , with Gorham handling all the guitar parts. A month into the sessions, at Gorham's urging, Robertson joined them, in his own words, "as a session player" and in Lynott's words, "as a guest". Robertson added lead guitar tracks to three songs as well as rhythm guitar and keyboards, and was officially reinstated in July. The album was released in September and sold well, reaching No. 4 in
2208-409: Is bollocks." Gorham concurs, stating that he attempted to re-record a solo but could not recreate the live sound, adding, "I re-did one rhythm track and a few backing vocals. But that's it." The album was a huge success, reaching No. 2 in the UK, and was ranked as the best live album of all time by Classic Rock magazine in 2004. The permanent departure of Robertson occurred some time after
2304-422: Is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal . Lynott led the group throughout their fourteen-year recording career of twelve studio albums, writing or co-writing almost all the band's material. He was the first Black Irishman to achieve commercial success in the field of rock music. Thin Lizzy featured several guitarists throughout their history, with Downey and Lynott as the rhythm section , on
2400-518: The Animals tour, approached him about joining Thin Lizzy. The collaboration with these two bands was very complicated; the invitation to rehearse the live show of The Wall for Pink Floyd, happened at the same time he was invited to become a full-time member of Thin Lizzy, with whom he recorded/co-wrote their Chinatown and Renegade albums. White left Thin Lizzy in August 1982. White's connection to Pink Floyd continued in later decades. White
2496-636: The Rose Garden Arena (Now Moda Center) in Portland, Oregon was later released as the primary source for the CD and DVD In the Flesh – Live . Several other shows were filmed as well for use in the CD/DVD, with announcements being made alerting audience members that they were being filmed. The concert show consisted of his most famous tracks from the beginning of his Pink Floyd career. Along with
2592-553: The Self Aid concert, with a line-up of Gary Moore, Downey, Gorham, Wharton and Bob Daisley on bass. Bob Geldof and Moore handled most lead vocals, though various singers got onstage for " Whiskey in the Jar ". A compilation album, Soldier of Fortune , was released in 1987, and also that year, the "Vibe for Philo" tribute concert in Lynott's memory was organised by Dublin DJ and promoter Smiley Bolger, which continues on an annual basis on
2688-532: The "Bell-Lynott supergroup". The name Thin Lizzy was announced to the press on 18 February. The name came from a robot character in The Dandy called Tin Lizzie, which they adjusted to Thin Lizzy as a playful reference to the local Dublin accent , in which "thin" would be pronounced as "t'in" . For some of their early gigs, the band were mistakenly promoted as "Tin Lizzy" or "Tin Lizzie". The group's first gig
2784-635: The Ageing Orphans , a compilation album of remixed and overdubbed versions of Eric Bell-era tracks. On their return to the UK, the band were to headline the Reading Festival for the second time on 25 August 1979, but had to cancel due to the disruption within the line-up. Before a tour of Japan beginning in September, Lynott decided to bring in another guitarist, Dave Flett , who had played with Manfred Mann's Earth Band , to enable Ure to switch to playing keyboards where necessary. The tour
2880-569: The Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and "Money". Source: Set 1 Set 2 Encore Notes The success of Waters' two American tours encouraged him to make his 2002 tour a world tour. The set list for 2002 was similar to the previous tour with the addition of another new song, "Flickering Flame", which was substituted periodically for "Each Small Candle" as the encore. The band also changed with
2976-687: The Deltones, Shades of Blue and the Bluebeats, and the last incarnation of Them to feature Van Morrison , between September and October 1966. Bell then moved to Dublin and joined Irish showband the Dreams, but left in 1969 with a view to forming a rock band. An acquaintance of Bell's, Belfast organist Eric Wrixon , also a former member of Them, had also moved to Dublin and joined the showband circuit, but had similar plans to progress towards rock music. In December 1969, Bell and Wrixon met by chance in
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3072-528: The European tour to recover from personal problems. Downey was involved in a fight in a nightclub in Denmark in February, and Gorham was suffering from drug-induced exhaustion. Downey missed five concerts, and was replaced by Mark Nauseef again for three of them, and by Mike Mesbur of support band The Lookalikes for the other two. In March, Gorham collapsed and returned home; eight concerts were performed as
3168-609: The Flesh US tour and in 2000, Waters again toured the US, this time recording a live album and making a film of the show. Again, from February to July 2002 White toured the world with Roger Waters. Another White Flames album (as a three-piece), entitled Restless , was released in May 2002. Spring 2005 saw the release of a new White Flames album, titled The Way It Is , with a basic four-piece outfit consisting of Richard Bailey (drums/percussion), Walter Latupeirissa (bass) and Max Middleton (keyboards). A DVD, The Way It Is...Live! ,
3264-520: The Flesh (1999-2002 concert tour by Roger Waters) In the Flesh was a series of worldwide concert tours by Roger Waters that spanned three individual tours over the course of three years (1999, 2000, and 2002). Returning from a 12-year-long hiatus from the road, In The Flesh was a showcase of his best known work from his days with Pink Floyd , with that material dominating shows. Songs were also performed from Waters' most recently released solo album, 1992's Amused to Death , being played live for
3360-473: The Global Chaos Tour of 2003. Wharton later stated that Thin Lizzy would have been better suited to playing fewer concerts, in bigger venues. He also felt that after the experience of fronting his own band Dare , it was not satisfying enough to play keyboards behind Gorham and Sykes. Sykes said that all the previous Thin Lizzy members were welcome to play with Thin Lizzy at any time. In
3456-575: The Peter Green In the Skies session, and the extended, 8-track tape version of the Pink Floyd song " Pigs on the Wing ", featuring White's guitar bridge between the two parts. White has recorded five albums with his White Flames band. The first three were No Faith Required in 1996, Little Wing in 1998 and Keep Out: We Are Toxic in 1999. In 1999 White joined Waters for his band's In
3552-768: The UK No. 5 single " Out in the Fields ". Gary Moore died of a heart attack in Estepona , Spain on 6 February 2011, aged 58. After Moore's departure, Thin Lizzy continued the tour for a few nights as a trio before Lynott brought in Midge Ure to replace him on a temporary basis. Ure had prior plans to join Ultravox , but had co-written a song, "Get Out of Here", with Lynott on Black Rose: A Rock Legend , and agreed to help Thin Lizzy complete their touring commitments. He also contributed guitar parts for The Continuing Saga of
3648-457: The UK despite airplay and support from influential DJs John Peel and Kid Jensen . Around March 1971, the band permanently relocated to London, before the release of the unsuccessful "New Day" EP in August. Despite poor sales, Decca agreed to finance the band's second album Shades of a Blue Orphanage , released in March 1972. Like the previous LP, the songs were filled with Lynott's personal anecdotes and references to his life in Dublin and
3744-469: The UK with his single " Bird of Paradise " in 1983. Long-time co-manager Chris O'Donnell also left at this time, later stating, "A once-brilliant band was turning to crap before my very eyes." Lynott wanted to find a replacement for White before starting to record the next album, which would turn out to be the band's last. By September 1982, after some unsuccessful rehearsals with Dutch guitarist Adrian Vandenberg , he had settled on John Sykes who had been
3840-522: The UK, after a successful single, " Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight) ". Also in 1977, Thin Lizzy headlined the Reading Festival, and played Dalymount Park on 21 August. In 1978, Thin Lizzy released their first live album Live and Dangerous . There is some disagreement over just how much of the album is actually recorded live – producer Tony Visconti claimed that
3936-408: The UK, but by this time Thin Lizzy albums were not even reaching the top 100 in the US. After a successful tour of Japan and Australia, the band undertook what was to be their final tour of the US in late 1980. At the beginning of 1981, Lynott began work on his second solo album, using Thin Lizzy members among a large group of backing musicians. Around the same time, the band were recording material for
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4032-685: The US in December 1976 had to be cancelled when Brian Robertson's hand was injured by a broken bottle during a fight at The Speakeasy Club in London, the night before the band were due to fly. Robertson maintains that, contrary to reports at the time, he was not drunk and had only gone to the venue for a meal. Lynott was angry and replaced Robertson with Gary Moore for another tour of the States in January–April 1977, this time supporting Queen . The tour
4128-577: The US in support of various bands such as Aerosmith , Rush and REO Speedwagon , and they planned to tour there again in June 1976, this time with Rainbow . However, Lynott fell ill with hepatitis and the tour was cancelled, which set them back a few months. While Lynott was ill, he wrote most of the following album, Johnny the Fox . The album was recorded in August 1976 and the sessions began to reveal tensions between Lynott and Robertson; for example, there
4224-506: The Vibe for Philo gig on 4 January 1996, with a number of other notable musicians including Eric Bell, Midge Ure, Brush Shiels, Henry Rollins , and Joe Elliott and Rick Savage from Def Leppard . Boxer Steve Collins also performed, reciting the lyrics to "Warriors". Brian Robertson was absent due to injury. In 1994, a collection of Thin Lizzy tracks from the BBC Radio 1 Peel Sessions
4320-695: The Wing " ( 8-track version only), was his first time playing for the band. During the tour, White started off the show by playing bass guitar on the song " Sheep ", as well as soloing during " Have a Cigar " and "Shine on You Crazy Diamond Part VIII". Following the tour, which ended in July 1977, White played guitar on Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright 's debut solo album Wet Dream , recorded in January–February 1978 and released in September 1978. In 1979 Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham , having seen White play with Pink Floyd in New York City during
4416-568: The album closer "Róisín Dubh", a seven-minute medley of traditional Irish songs given a twin guitar rock veneer. Two singles, " Waiting for an Alibi " and " Do Anything You Want To ", were successful, and the album reached No. 2 in the UK. A third, moderately successful single, " Sarah " was Lynott's ode to his new-born daughter. However, on 4 July 1979, after playing their Day on the Green set in Oakland , Gary Moore abruptly left Thin Lizzy in
4512-412: The album showed the first real evidence of the twin guitar sound that would lead the band towards their greatest successes, particularly with the dual harmonies of "Wild One" and both guitarists' soloing on "Suicide". After a successful multi-band tour in support of Status Quo , the band recorded the album Jailbreak , which proved to be their breakthrough record. Released on 26 March 1976, it featured
4608-445: The album was to be a farewell tour, although Lynott was not convinced that this would be the end of the band. Sykes wanted to continue, although Gorham had had enough. The tour was successful, and some concerts were recorded to compile a live album. Partway into the tour, many of Thin Lizzy's past guitarists were invited onstage to contribute to some of the songs they had originally recorded, the only exception being Snowy White. The album
4704-511: The anniversary of Lynott's death. The remaining members of Thin Lizzy did not work together until the recording of the single "Dedication" in October 1990, when a rough demo of Lynott's called "Guiding Light" was worked into a finished song to commemorate the fifth anniversary of his death. The song dated from the Grand Slam days and had been originally written with guitarist Laurence Archer . Modern recording techniques were used to replace
4800-611: The band as a tribute to Phil Lynott's life and work. He decided to take on the role of lead vocals himself in the absence of Lynott, and persuaded Scott Gorham, Brian Downey and Darren Wharton to return to the fold. To complete the line-up, Marco Mendoza continued in Lynott's role as bass player. They received criticism for using the Thin Lizzy name without Lynott being present, but the band only played hits from Thin Lizzy's back catalogue, and did not compose any new material. In 1997, Tommy Aldridge filled in on drums when Brian Downey
4896-530: The band before the single's release, meaning there was a greater share of income for the three remaining members. He moved to mainland Europe before returning to Belfast, rejoining his old band, Them. Wrixon died on 13 July 2015. By the end of the year, Thin Lizzy were signed to Decca Records by their manager, Brian Tuite, and they travelled to London in January 1971 to record their debut album, Thin Lizzy . The album sold moderately well, but did not chart in
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#17327915101404992-470: The band early in 1968. After a disappointing television appearance in June 1969, Shiels fired Lynott, although they remained on good terms and Shiels subsequently taught Lynott to play bass guitar. Lynott then formed Orphanage with Downey on drums after Downey's previous band, Sugar Shack, had split. Guitarist Eric Bell , born in Belfast on 3 September 1947, began his career playing in local bands such as
5088-402: The band members went their separate ways. Before the end of 1983, Lynott formed a new band called Grand Slam , but they were never able to secure a contract with a record company and split by the beginning of 1985. Sykes and Downey initially agreed to be a part of the band, but Sykes joined Whitesnake and Downey also changed his mind. Lynott began to focus more on his solo career and enjoyed
5184-520: The band's creative force, Lynott was a more insightful and intelligent writer than many of his ilk, preferring slice-of-life working-class dramas of love and hate influenced by Bob Dylan , Bruce Springsteen and virtually all of the Irish literary tradition ." Two of the founding members of Thin Lizzy, bass guitarist and vocalist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey , met while at school in Dublin in
5280-474: The cassette of our material failed to resurface after his death. It was the only copy. It was such a shame as Phil was vibed up about the new Lizzy." Lynott died in hospital in Salisbury , Wiltshire, on 4 January 1986, aged 36, having suffered from internal abscesses , pneumonia and septicaemia , brought on by his drug dependency, which led to multiple organ failure. On 17 May, Thin Lizzy reformed for
5376-460: The changing style of the group, which left less room for free-form jamming and had people wanting the band to create a follow-up hit to "Whiskey in the Jar". Matters came to a head during a gig on New Year's Eve 1973 at Queen's University Belfast , where he walked off stage halfway through the show and had to be persuaded to finish the set. The next day, he quit the group, and was immediately replaced by ex-Skid Row guitarist Gary Moore to help finish
5472-440: The compositions. Both Gorham and Wharton have since stated their dissatisfaction with some of the songs, such as "Angel of Death", "Fats" and "Mexican Blood". Wharton was omitted from the band photos on the back of the record sleeve, despite the fact that he was by this time a permanent member of the band. "It hurt me a great deal", he later said. The beginning of 1982 was marred by both Downey and Gorham having to take breaks from
5568-408: The departure of Doyle Bramhall II, his wife and back up singer Sussanah Melvoin and Jon Carin. Brought in was Chester Kamen who replacing Bramhall on guitars and vocals as well as Carin's vocals, Linda Lewis as back up singer (who later was replaced by Carol Kenyon due to personal issues), and Harry Waters (son of frontman Roger Waters) to replace Carin on keyboards and occasional guitar. By far
5664-479: The drums and bass guitar. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their early members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities during The Troubles . After Lynott's death in 1986, various incarnations of the band emerged over the years based initially around guitarists Gorham and Sykes, though Sykes left the band in 2009. Gorham later continued with
5760-685: The early 1960s. Lynott, born on 20 August 1949 in West Bromwich , England, to an Irish mother Philomena (1930–2019) and Guyanese father Cecil Parris (1925–2010), was brought up in Dublin from the age of three. Downey was born on 27 January 1951 in Dublin. Lynott joined local band the Black Eagles as vocalist in 1963, and Downey was recruited as drummer in 1965. In 1967, Lynott was asked to join Skid Row by bass guitarist Brush Shiels , who brought teenage Belfast guitarist Gary Moore into
5856-508: The first time, in support of Bob Seger and Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO). When BTO toured Europe later in the year to support their hit single " You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet ", Thin Lizzy again accompanied them on what was a very high-profile tour. They then recorded the Fighting album, which became the first Thin Lizzy album to chart in the UK, reaching No. 60, although the singles still did not chart. Opening with Seger's " Rosalie ",
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#17327915101405952-469: The first time. The tour's name is an allusion to the 1977 Pink Floyd tour for the Animals album, as well as the two songs so titled on the album The Wall . The tour was a financial success in the United States. Because of Waters' long absence from the music scene, promoters and other industry figures were unsure of how well a Waters tour would do commercially, and were surprised when tickets began selling rapidly as soon as they were put on sale. In
6048-454: The group now composed of Lynott, Gorham and Downey with Sex Pistols Jones and Cook, the single reached No. 28 in the UK. While Lynott searched for a permanent guitarist, he and the other members of Thin Lizzy, past and present, worked on Solo in Soho which was released in April 1980, and the next Thin Lizzy album, Chinatown . Lynott got married on 14 February, and his wife gave birth to
6144-424: The guitar and drum tracks with new work by Downey and Gorham. Gary Moore had agreed to participate as well, but ultimately did not do so. The song charted in the UK at No. 35 during early 1991, and No. 2 in Ireland, and featured on another greatest hits compilation album, Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy , released in February of that year, which reached No. 8 in the UK album chart. However,
6240-418: The line-up with two guitarists, and recruited two new members to complete a tour of Germany in May 1974. These were ex- Atomic Rooster and Hard Stuff guitarist John Cann , and Berlin-born Andy Gee , who had played with Peter Bardens and Ellis . This lineup proved to be temporary, as Lynott and Cann did not get on personally, and Gee was under contract to another record label. The tour was ended early when
6336-533: The middle of another tour. Years later, Moore said he had no regrets about walking out, "but maybe it was wrong the way I did it. I could've done it differently, I suppose. But I just had to leave." He subsequently pursued his solo career, releasing several successful albums. He had collaborated with Lynott and Downey on his 1978 album Back on the Streets and the hit single " Parisienne Walkways " before leaving Thin Lizzy, and in 1985 he and Lynott teamed up again on
6432-448: The next Thin Lizzy album, and as before, the sessions seemed to merge to the extent that musicians were not always sure which album they were working on. Producer for the Thin Lizzy sessions, Chris Tsangarides , stated, "The feeling of confusion was in the air in that sometimes nobody knew if they were working on a Phil solo record or a Lizzy album." Snowy White had previously felt that, as a member of Thin Lizzy, he should have been paid as
6528-422: The only parts that were not overdubbed were the drums and the audience. However Brian Robertson has disputed this, saying that he had refused Lynott's request to re-record a guitar solo, and that the only overdubs were backing vocals and some guitar parts by Gorham. He added, "It's just not true. The only reason we said that it was recorded all over was obviously for tax reasons... so everything that Visconti claims
6624-439: The people he knew there. Musically the style was Celtic , with little warning of the hard rock direction that the band were to take in the future. This album also did not chart in the UK. In mid-1972, Thin Lizzy were asked to record an album of Deep Purple covers. Vocals and keyboards were handled by members of another band, Elmer Fudd, and a few instrumental tracks composed by the band were also included, including Bell playing
6720-403: The popular acclaim, the show received critical praise from various artists and magazines. Most of the tour band had worked with Waters before, although guitarist Doyle Bramhall II was new. Source: Set 1 Set 2 Encore Following the startling success of the 1999 tour, Waters mounted an even more extensive tour, touching areas of the country ignored on previous tours. The set list
6816-434: The song. "Trouble Boys" had even been pencilled in as the title for the new album, but the single's chart failure resulted in the song being dropped from the album and the title changed to Renegade . One highlight for the band at this time was headlining the first-ever Slane Castle concert on 16 August, with support from Kirsty MacColl , Hazel O'Connor and U2 . Lynott's second solo album, The Philip Lynott Album ,
6912-605: The tenth year of his death. Philomena Lynott, her partner Dennis Keeley, and Smiley Bolger (Ireland's Vibe for Philo promoter) were flown to Los Angeles by Ryder to make a personal appearance at the show. It featured concert performances by Rude Awakening, Billy Sheehan , Rudy Sarzo , John Norum , Carmine Appice , Phantom Blue , Soma, producer Roy Z and his band the Tribe of Gypsies, Mark Ferrari, Oslo, Bang Tango , Stash, Iron Cross and Irish singer-songwriter Mark Dignam. In 1996 John Sykes decided to reactivate Thin Lizzy, presenting
7008-613: The tour and the release were cross-promoted. While the first two years of the tour took place only in North America, the third year stretched across the world. During the tour, Waters played two completely new songs, "Flickering Flame" or "Each Small Candle", often as the final encore to many of the shows. In June 2002, he completed the tour with a performance in front of 70,000 people at the Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts . The 27 June 2000 performance at
7104-462: The tour. Moore stayed until April 1974; the band recorded three songs with him in that time, including the version of " Still in Love with You " that was included on the fourth album Nightlife . He left the group after being concerned about his health and struggling to compete with Lynott for control, and formed Colosseum II with Jon Hiseman . With the departure of Moore, Lynott decided to expand
7200-445: The traditional " Danny Boy " in the style of Jimi Hendrix . The album was issued as being by Funky Junction , with no mention of Thin Lizzy. It was released as Funky Junction Play a Tribute to Deep Purple in January 1973. In late 1972, the band embarked upon a high-profile tour of the UK with Slade , who were enjoying a string of hit singles at the time, and Suzi Quatro . Around the same time, Decca released Thin Lizzy's version of
7296-455: The worldwide hit " The Boys Are Back in Town " which reached No. 8 in the UK, and No. 12 in the US, their first charting record in that country. The album also charted well on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching No. 10 in the UK and No. 18 in the US, and the follow-up single, " Jailbreak ", also performed well. The twin guitar sound had been fully developed by this time and
7392-508: Was a return to Lynott's more obscure work, and it did not chart outside Ireland. The band's next album, Vagabonds of the Western World , was released in September 1973 following strong airplay in the UK, but again failed to chart. The accompanying single " The Rocker " also found little success outside Ireland, and the momentum gained from their hit single was lost. Towards the end of 1973, Eric Bell began to feel constricted with
7488-527: Was a success and Lynott asked Moore to stay on, but he returned to his previous band, Colosseum II . Robertson had not been sacked but was unsure of his position and made plans to start another band with Jimmy Bain of Rainbow. Before the American tour, Lynott had also invited Irish guitarist Jimi Slevin to "try out a few things" with Thin Lizzy, prompting speculation that the ex-Skid Row member could replace Robertson. Thin Lizzy flew to Canada in May 1977 as
7584-456: Was also altered with "The Thin Ice", "Another Brick In The Wall part 1", "The Powers That Be" and "What God Wants" being removed in favour of " Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun ", "Bravery of Being Out of Range" and new song titled "Each Small Candle". The backing band was relatively the same as the previous tour, with an addition of a backup singer and a new saxophone player for the songs "Set
7680-569: Was at a school hall in Cloghran , near Dublin Airport , in 1970, though sources vary on the date from 16 February, 19 February, and 20 February. In July 1970, the band released a single, " The Farmer "/"I Need You", on EMI with the B-side written by John D'ardis, who owned Trend Studios where the single was recorded. The single sold just 283 copies and is now a collectors' item. Wrixon left
7776-402: Was augmented by keyboardist Darren Wharton in 1980. The singles " Whiskey in the Jar " (1972), " The Boys Are Back in Town " (1976) and " Waiting for an Alibi " (1979) were international hits, and several Thin Lizzy albums reached the top ten in the UK. The band's music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues , soul music , psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music , but
7872-591: Was born on 3 March 1948 in Devon, England. He grew up on the Isle of Wight and was self-taught as a guitarist, having received his first guitar from his parents at the age of ten. He moved to Stockholm in 1965 at the age of seventeen, spending more than a year there playing in a trio called the Train. In 1968 he purchased his signature guitar, a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. White made his way to London by 1970, and found work as
7968-902: Was completed and issued. White toured with Waters in The Dark Side of the Moon Live tour from June 2006, having played in Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and South America. He also performed with Waters at Live Earth . White formed a new band in 2008 named the Snowy White Blues Project. In Our Time of Living was released in April 2009. The group featured Matt Taylor: guitar/vocals, Ruud Weber: bass/vocals, Juan van Emmerloot: drums, and Snowy White: guitar/vocals. In 2010 White toured again with Roger Waters, in The Wall Live . In 2016, White's "Midnight Blues"
8064-429: Was completed successfully, but the line-up now contained two temporary members, and Lynott was spending a lot of time on projects outside Thin Lizzy, including composing and producing material for other bands, as well as putting together his first solo album, Solo in Soho . Lynott also reactivated The Greedy Bastards, who released a one-off Christmas single, "A Merry Jingle", in December 1979 as simply The Greedies. With
8160-552: Was delayed until 1982 while Renegade was completed and released in November 1981. Renegade was not successful, only reaching No. 38 in the UK and No. 157 in the US. A single, " Hollywood (Down on Your Luck) ", also flopped, although it did reach No. 24 on the US Mainstream Rock chart. Only two songs from the album were written solely by Lynott, with the other members of the band contributing more to
8256-535: Was disagreement over the composition credits of the hit single "Don't Believe a Word". Lynott was still drawing on Celtic mythology and his own personal experiences for lyric ideas, which dominated Johnny the Fox and the other albums of Thin Lizzy's successful mid-1970s period. The tour to support the album was very successful and there were further high-profile TV appearances, such as the Rod Stewart BBC TV Special . An important tour of
8352-419: Was impressed: "They were so good. I knew right away I could put my guitar style into them." The band started to attract attention in the Irish music press almost immediately, as the band began rehearsals in January 1970. On 1 January, New Spotlight magazine announced that Bell and Wrixon were to be a part of a new band. By early February, the press had begun to question the delay in any public announcement of
8448-441: Was in evidence throughout the album, particularly on the hit single, and other tracks such as "Emerald", "Warriors" and "Cowboy Song". The album is considered to have financially secured the band, not only enabling them to survive and continue, but also be able to feel the freedom needed to be able to experiment with higher concept thought and Lynott 's more lyrically challenging pieces that the group went on to pen. Thin Lizzy toured
8544-491: Was initially sceptical, but both men were aware of Bell's musical reputation. They agreed that night on condition that Lynott play bass guitar as well as sing, and that the band would perform some of Lynott's compositions. Bell later said, "From there on in we were a band." Wrixon was also included as organist in the as yet unnamed band, making the initial line-up a quartet. The following week, Lynott visited Bell at his flat and played him recordings of some of his own songs. Bell
8640-627: Was invited by former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters to perform at The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990, by the ruins of the Berlin Wall , along with other artists. Waters also called on White in 1991 for the "Guitar Legends" concert, in Seville . David Gilmour was the guest on White's 1994 album Highway to the Sun , appearing on the track "Love, Pain and Sorrow", with Gilmour playing his Digitech Whammy pedal-enhanced Fender Stratocaster , which
8736-562: Was recorded at Gilmour's houseboat studio, The Astoria . Apart from guest appearances by Chris Rea , David Gilmour and Gary Moore , the album also introduced two new Dutch-Indonesian musicians, Juan van Emmerloot (drums) and Walter Latupeirissa (bass and rhythm guitar). Kuma Harada also played bass and rhythm guitar. White's next album project was entitled Goldtop , named after his Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Standard guitar. It featured material in which White has been involved from 1974 until 1994, including two tracks from Thin Lizzy, jams from
8832-402: Was released in October 1983 as Life , which included an older performance of "Renegade" featuring White, and reached No. 29 in the UK. The tour continued while two more singles were released, the last of them, " The Sun Goes Down ", only reaching No. 52 in August. Lynott also undertook another solo tour, accompanied by Downey and Sykes, under the name of The Three Musketeers. After
8928-603: Was released, and yet another compilation album was brought out in 1996, called Wild One: The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy . This was successful, although it did not feature the title track, "Wild One". On 20 August 1996, Rude Awakening bassist Robert Ryder held "A Celebration of the Life of Philip Lynott" at the Palace in Hollywood, California , at the request of Lynott's mother, Philomena, to commemorate both Phil Lynott's birthday and
9024-512: Was replaced for the tour by American drummer Mark Nauseef . On their return, Downey rejoined the band and at the beginning of 1979 they recorded Black Rose: A Rock Legend in Paris. The sessions were marked by the increasing drug habits of Lynott and Gorham, and the general presence of drugs around the band. This also showed in the subject matter on the album, in songs such as "Got to Give It Up". Celtic influences remained, however, particularly in
9120-495: Was sampled on rapper Meek Mill 's track "Blue Notes". Due to health issues, he announced his retirement from playing live in 2019. Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Thin Lizzy initially consisted of bass guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott , drummer Brian Downey , guitarist Eric Bell and organist Eric Wrixon , although Wrixon left after
9216-617: Was unable to, and became a full member when Downey left shortly thereafter. This line-up remained stable through to 2000, when the group recorded a live album, One Night Only . The band went on to tour the US playing clubs in early 2001, but Wharton had already left the band by the time of the tour. From 2000 to 2003, Mendoza toured with Ted Nugent , and with Whitesnake in 2004. Sykes released two solo albums during 2002–03, while Gorham worked with his band 21 Guns . Thin Lizzy performed sporadically during this period, recruiting some musicians for single tours, such as bass guitarist Guy Pratt for
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