Fighting - THIN LIZZY****

Rosalie/For Those Who Love To Live/Suicide/Wild One/Fighting My Way Back/King's Vengeance/Spirit Slips Away/Silver Dollar/Freedom Song/Ballad Of The Hard Man

Fighting moves the Irish band Thin Lizzy further in a hard rock direction, and heralds the arrival of their signature twin guitar sound. This would soon yield commercial dividends with future albums. (UK:60)

“This is the transition album between the bluesy hard rock sound of Lizzy, and the future ground-breaking twin-guitar approach of metallic hard rock. Suicide was a life staple, and it's easy to see why: the double guitar melody that was practically invented by them, gets perfect here. The title-track is also a highlight, the heaviest song on here. Rosalie is a nice little hit for the opener and there are some other great tunes.”

“The blues, folk and pop influences are still audible on this release but the band have started to play hard rock. Fighting is also the first album that features the classic twin guitar sound which became a trademark of the band.”

“This is the Thin Lizzy album where the awesome twin guitars really kicked in and drove it home. Each track shines on brightly and very melodically. Very consistent on what it's trying to accomplish, namely great hard rock with the amazing story telling ability of Phil's lyrics.”

“Gone are the confused old Celtic ballads, here we have a compendium of straight, great rockers, this being easily one of the bands best. Rosalie may be a Bob Seger song, but Lizzy really make the most of their twin guitar blasting to give it new life as a hard rockin' classic.”

“Listening to this album makes me remember that Thin Lizzy were one of the most remarkable bands. They seemed to fall right into the centre of the rock family, but were far from being a conventional rock band. Lynott's subtle soulful voice permeates this album, haunting and chilling almost to a depth that most of rock's histrionic exemplars can only dream about.”

“Not a single weak track on the album. The guitar playing is among the best the band has ever recorded and Lynott was on top of his game songwriting and performance wise.”