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Black Rose: A Rock Legend would prove to be Thin Lizzy's last true classic album (and last produced by Tony Visconti). Guitarist Brian Robertson was replaced by Gary Moore prior to the album's recording. Moore had already been a member of the band in the early '70s and served as a tour fill-in for Robertson in 1977, and he fits in perfectly with Lizzy's heavy, dual-guitar attack. Black Rose also turned out to be the band's most musically varied, accomplished, and successful studio album, reaching number two on the U.K. album chart upon release. Lizzy leader Phil Lynott is again equipped with a fine set of originals, which the rest of the band shines on -- the percussion-driven opener "Do Anything You Want To," the pop hit "Waiting for an Alibi," and a gentle song for Lynott's newly born daughter, "Sarah." Not all the material is as upbeat, such as the funky "S&M," as well two grim tales of street life and substance abuse -- "Toughest Street in Town" and "Got to Give It Up" (the latter sadly prophetic for Lynott). Black Rose closes with the epic seven-minute title track, which includes an amazing, complex guitar solo by Moore that incorporates Celtic themes against a hard rock accompaniment. Black Rose: A Rock Legend is one of the '70s lost rock classics.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
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Gary Moore, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Producer - Phil Lynott, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Downey, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Thin Lizzy, Producer, MainArtist - Scott Gorham, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Gary Moore, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Producer - Phil Lynott, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Downey, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Thin Lizzy, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Gorham, ComposerLyricist - Scott Gorham, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Gary Moore, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Producer - Phil Lynott, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Downey, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Thin Lizzy, Producer, MainArtist - Scott Gorham, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Gary Moore, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Producer - Phil Lynott, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Downey, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Thin Lizzy, Producer, MainArtist - Scott Gorham, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Huey Lewis, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Moore, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Producer - Phil Lynott, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Thin Lizzy, Producer, MainArtist - Scott Gorham, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Nauseef, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Gary Moore, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Producer - Phil Lynott, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Downey, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Thin Lizzy, Producer, MainArtist - Scott Gorham, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Gary Moore, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Midge Ure, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Producer - Phil Lynott, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Downey, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Thin Lizzy, Producer, MainArtist - Scott Gorham, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Huey Lewis, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Moore, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bain, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Producer - Phil Lynott, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Downey, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Thin Lizzy, Producer, MainArtist - Scott Gorham, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Gary Moore, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocalist, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Producer - Phil Lynott, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Downey, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Thin Lizzy, Producer, MainArtist - Scott Gorham, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis McPeak, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
Black Rose: A Rock Legend would prove to be Thin Lizzy's last true classic album (and last produced by Tony Visconti). Guitarist Brian Robertson was replaced by Gary Moore prior to the album's recording. Moore had already been a member of the band in the early '70s and served as a tour fill-in for Robertson in 1977, and he fits in perfectly with Lizzy's heavy, dual-guitar attack. Black Rose also turned out to be the band's most musically varied, accomplished, and successful studio album, reaching number two on the U.K. album chart upon release. Lizzy leader Phil Lynott is again equipped with a fine set of originals, which the rest of the band shines on -- the percussion-driven opener "Do Anything You Want To," the pop hit "Waiting for an Alibi," and a gentle song for Lynott's newly born daughter, "Sarah." Not all the material is as upbeat, such as the funky "S&M," as well two grim tales of street life and substance abuse -- "Toughest Street in Town" and "Got to Give It Up" (the latter sadly prophetic for Lynott). Black Rose closes with the epic seven-minute title track, which includes an amazing, complex guitar solo by Moore that incorporates Celtic themes against a hard rock accompaniment. Black Rose: A Rock Legend is one of the '70s lost rock classics.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:32
- Main artists: Thin Lizzy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Metal Hard Rock
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