Whiskey in the Jar

Artist: Thin Lizzy
Label: Universal/Spectrum
Category: Music

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Format: CD-single
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 731455208528
EAN: 0731455208528
ASIN: B0000074FO

Release Date: 2000-04-25

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Screw retro, REAL glam destroys all the new stuff...

Tracks:

Whiskey In The Jar
Sarah (Version 2)
The Rocker
Look What The Wind Blew In
Return Of The Farmer's Son
Old Moon Madness
Buffalo Girl
Broken Dreams
Vagabond Of The Western World
Black Boys On The Corner
Mama Nature Said
Here I Go Again
Little Darling
Dublin
Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
Remembering (Part 2)

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Customer Reviews:

not a strong and deep rock album.......2005-08-18

the songs themselves are good, OK, but the arrangement and the orchastration is not satisfactory. you hear "thin" sounds from the instruments. you cannot feel a depth in the album..

A little rough around the edges.......2001-11-06

Before Jailbreak, Thin Lizzy had already recorded a few albums, but with the exception of that old Irish folk tune "Whiskey In The Jar" (This is where Metallica got the idea for their version)they had found little chart success. This collection shows some of their early promise, and also the roughness that seemed to prevent them from achieving success. With tunes like "The Rocker," "Mama Nature Said," and "Little Darling," you hear the band's hard rock roots, but there are just as many misses, like "Sara," and the unending "Shades of a Blue Orphanage" which is just as pretentious as its title sounds. Fans of the band, who have had difficulty finding the early material, might find this a needed addition to their collection.

Pleasing early compilation.......2001-02-01

This is a surprisingly pleasing compilation. I had spent a number of years searching haphazardly for the three earliest Lizzy LPs, or occasionally finding one or another without buying them, when I stumbled upon this. I was enchanted. At the time (about 5 years ago) I knew a lot of middle period Lizzy, but only the first three songs on this album. It is fun to have them (though I think Sarah trite) but the main joys are numbers such as Black Boys on the Corner, Mama Nature Said and the joyous stomper Little Darling with its ringing brass section.

The songs on this compilation are all, I believe, taken from the first three LPs and represent an overlooked and very valuable aspect of Thin Lizzy's output. Phil Lynott's lyrics range from the absurd(ist?) through corny rock'n'roll (but full of a swaggering joie de vive) to genuine folk poetry. Much the same as one might expect of Van Morrison or Bruce Springsteen.

A genuinely intelligent and valuably unusual compilation.

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