Night Life - THIN LIZZY***

She Knows/Night Life/Its Only Money/Still In Love With You/Frankie Carroll/Showdown/Banshee/Philomena/Sha-La-La/Dear Heart

Night Life was a transitional album from Thin Lizzy. After the recruitment of new guitarists they moved away from their traditional style towards the twin guitar sound that would become their trademark.

“It's a very solid album; what I like about Night Life is that it is a nice mix between the early Thin Lizzy and the beginning of the new style featuring the gorgeous twin guitar attack that they would become best known for. It's a transition album, basically, but it still sounds great.”

“Night Life still has that traditional Irish feel and folklore song writing that truly defined Thin Lizzy's first few records, while adding a harder rock feel, and a looser rhythm that would define their future albums alongside a killer twin guitar attack.”

“In many ways Night Life is the most interesting Thin Lizzy album. At this time, the band were in transition from the style of their first three albums, and heading towards the classic Thin Lizzy sound we all surely love in the albums that were to follow.”

“The signature twin lead guitar attack that the band would become famous for just a year later, is a part of the band's sound but not as dominant as on later albums. There are a couple of hard rockers, and also some pretty soft rock tracks, plus the bluesy title track and the soul tinged Showdown, so Night Life is a pretty varied.”

“While Night Life never really makes it out of first gear, it's still a testament to Lynott's talent as a songwriter that as one of their more unremarkable collections, it is still a solid listen.”

“It is a far cry from the harder rocking Lizzy LPs that were to follow, but Night Life has a great variety of songs, from the jazz-influenced title track, to the plaintive and sad Frankie Carroll, to the funky Showdown. Phil Lynott's song-writing is melodic and lyrical; few others could bring a story to life through music as well as he could.”

“A watershed record, this is the first release the band did with new guitarists thus introducing the world to the classic Lizzy line-up that would make such an impact over the next four years. That being said, this was a band still trying to find its way after a massive shake-up. So in turn, the band was trying many different styles and sounds at once, and the result is a mixed-bag, but what a bag it is.”