Chinatown Songs Ranked

Chinatown is the tenth studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1980. It introduced guitarist Snowy White who would also perform on the next album as well as tour with Thin Lizzy between 1980 and 1982; he replaced Gary Moore as permanent guitarist. White had previously worked with Cliff Richard, Peter Green and Pink Floyd. Chinatown also featured eighteen-year-old Darren Wharton on keyboards, and he joined Thin Lizzy as a permanent member later that year. Here are all Chinatown songs ranked.

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9. Killer on the Loose

“Killer On the Loose is I think meant to sound like Jailbreak. Very heavy. Lots of lead parts from both. Not a lot of twin guitars. Heavy Metal written all over it. Phils sings and growls”

8. Hey You

“Hey You rocks hard. The middle part is definitely Iron Maiden. If you skip the first 2:20 of the song you will immediately say that Iron Maiden was playing . Gorham even sounded like Murray here or the other way around. The beginning does not give you a clue that it will rock that hard in the middle. Then there’s a piano/slow part before the end. The outro in the end is amazing as always. “

7. Sugar Blues

“Sugar Blues is almost thrashy in some parts. It pulsates and chugs like a giant gorilla. The first lead part feels like the gorilla got loose and it was panic . The second lead part was just fast paced tasty blues that hits with the twin attack in the last parts of the lead then chugs and pulsates again. Downey and Phil lays down the foundation for this monster.”

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6. Didn’t I

“Didn’t I has that orchestral violins feel. Ballad. Slow and comforting and very Lynott. Didn’t I is a love song . Very nice twin leads as always. Stars slow then builds up to a nice climax.”

5. Sweetheart

“Sweetheart is fast paced . Tons and tons of twin leads. Almost a song similar to Do Anything You Want. Very catchy Melt your face lead guitar parts. Sweetheart has such a clever lyric where Chinatown does not.”

4. Genocide (The Killing of the Buffalo)

“Genocide rocks in the same way as China Town. Rocks hard with meaningful lyrics. Maybe Iron Maiden got some ideas from this song. “Genocide (The Killing Of The Buffalo)”, is a more sombre affair – a dark, spooky riff, and deep, rumbling vocals about the killing of the buffalo… but really it’s about the killing of the native Americans.”

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3. Chinatown

“Chinatown rocks hard, chugs big. Tasty twin attacks. Brian Downey super again. This song was a collaboration of all the members. I had listen to this song ( on repeat ) one time for 3 hours straight . Not as background but really listening. Snowy did some crazy lead guitars here. A lot.”

2. Having a Good Time

“Having A Good Time is just a party tune to the sound of Thin Lizzy. Fun. It’s a rock and roll pass-time… Hooky. Phil throws a nod to Snowy into the solo. Having A good Time sounded like a Queen song to me specially the first lead ( You’d think Brian May guested here ) Wharton had done some intricate keyboards in the background during the lead that almost sounded exactly like the keyboards for Angel Of Death. As always guitar heavy.”

1. We Will Be Strong

“We Will Be Strong starts out with an immediate twin guitar attack. To let you know that even if Robbo is not there the TWIN ATTACK will not be lost. The verse chugs and the lyrics uplifting. There’s more twin guitars in the middle I mean during the verse like what Iron Maiden likes to do. The song catchy. Lyrics uplifting and more twin again on the last part of the first lead. More lead outro from Gorham.”