Jailbreak - THIN LIZZY****

Jailbreak/Angel From The Coast/Running Back/Romeo & The Lonely Girl/Warriors/The Boys Are Back In Town/Fight Or Fall/Cowboy Song/Emerald

Fighting was the album where the Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy finally made their commercial breakthrough with their distinctive musical style. Features the UK top ten hit The Boys Are Back In Town. (US:18 UK:10)

“Firing on all cylinders, driven by a biting guitar riff, Jailbreak served notice that Lizzy had upped the ante. Far removed from the sobering early era Lizzy it packs muscle and lyrically takes on authority. The diverse album segues into melodic numbers via Angel From The Coast, the mellow, sax-accented Running Back, and Romeo & The Lonely Girl, with the drug inspired Warriors countering with a hard edge.”

“Jailbreak represents the culmination of a band that have honed their act to perfection, developing a unified spirit and essence to match. It may not contain all their best work, but it is the point when the band came together as a unit and realised just how good they actually were. Like a jigsaw puzzle, all the songs sound as though they fit together.”

“Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak finds them capably adapting the early 1970s bluesy style of hard rock they'd made their own to changing times. The Boys Are Back In Town is, deservedly, the standout song, in part because it's the fastest and hardest on the set. The rest don’t quite hit the sheer standards of joy as this, though the title track does come close at points. A little calculated and polished, maybe, but still a lot of fun.”

“I was completely blown away by this album the first time I heard this beginning to end. It was absolutely love at first listen. These guys were an absolutely amazing band. The great guitars duelling each other. A thunderous rhythm section and one of the most charismatic singers in music history.”

“Some of the most feel-good, confident and head-bobbing rock songs ever recorded. It's hard to find classic rock that is this joyous to listen to.”

“This is definitely a '70s hard rock touchstone, and for good reason. The Lizzy guitar assault is in full effect here, and there's a nice blend of hard rock and more tender stuff.”