THIN LIZZY IS SO FRIGGIN’ COOL
After writing my last post about detuners, and mentioning among them Thin Lizzy, I am reminded once again of how effing cool they are. They make me more proud of my Irish heritage—even though at best they were only 75% Irish (they had at least one American guitarist).
I dunno—these days I’m digging classic rock like I was back in junior high or something. Maybe it’s because I drive around in a pickup truck listening to the classic rock radio all day (I actually do, for my work). These days I’m psyched as hell to hear Rush, the Police, Steve Miller, Tom Petty, Heart, Foreigner…the list goes on. I think I’m pretty burnt on how there’s a certain glorification of being underskilled in the indie world. That’s fading somewhat as the years go on. But it’s still there.
But yeah, that shit is classic for a reason—well written and performed music gets attention. Writing a concise, engaging tune from start to finish is deceptively difficult.
Here I’ve linked in some top notch Thin Lizzy footage—one live clip of a tune called “Don’t Believe a Word.”
Adrian