Thin Lizzy Self Titled Album Songs Ranked
Thin Lizzy is the debut studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released on 30 April 1971. The album was followed by the EP New Day, produced and recorded by Nick Tauber at Decca Studios on 14–17 June 1971 and released on 20 August 1971. The songs from the EP were included in later editions of the album. Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic described the album as “surprisingly mellow” and wrote that a number of songs sound “confused and unfinished”. However, he did describe “Look What the Wind Blew In” as a “hint of things to come”, and that the bonus track “Dublin” from the “New Day” EP contained “Lynott’s first great lyric”. Canadian journalist Martin Popoff appreciated the experimental flavour of the album “drawing mainly from bluesy non-metal influences” and found the compositions “astonishingly well written, very Irish, very heart-felt”. Here are all of Thin Lizzy Self Titled Album songs ranked.
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10. Remembering
“This eponymous debut album is indeed a promising start, and I applaud the variety of influences that the band displays here, including blues, folk and psychedelia. For many this variety might simply mean that the band hadn’t find their true identity yet, but for me that’s precisely what makes them more interesting, since their ‘true’ identity isn’t unfortunately that appealing to me.”
9. Clifton Grange Hotel
“Thin Lizzy are one of my favourite bands of all-time, I will be listening to their best albums until my final breath, and I am so proud that I saw Thin Lizzy live before the tragic and early death of their inspiration and front man, Phil Lynott.”
8. Eire
“‘Thin Lizzy’ is not a great starting point for anyone discovering Thin Lizzy now. This was an album produced with little or no budget and incorporates all kinds of music genres from traditional irish music, sixties rock and here there a few glimpses / indications of the fantastic music that Thin Lizzy would eventually record.”
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7. Ray-Gun
“This album is really recommended for completists who are curious to hear how the Thin Lizzy story started out. It is also a good example of a classic band that took a few albums to really establish themselves both creatively and commercially.”
6. Honesty Is No Excuse
“Thin Lizzy never wanted to be a world famous band. Somewhere along the path of their musical journey, it just happened. They were never afraid to play fast, hard-hitting music, but before the hit singles and worldwide fame, Thin Lizzy was just an Irish rock band; a very good one, as it turned out.”
5. The Friendly Ranger at Clontarf Castle
“This debut album sounds nothing like Thin Lizzy at the peak of their popularity. Before the twin lead guitars and rock n roll mentality, Thin Lizzy played a brand of electric folk that was second to none. The band has a more laid back feel here; Songs are given the time to tell stories and create images that have a certain resonance, the aural equivalent of old photographs that stir fond, forgotten memories for the listener.”
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4. Diddy Levine
“Indeed some of Lynott’s lyrics are so evocative they’d pass as poetry. Musically the band was keen to experiment and diversify all the way from folk to hard rock, with plenty of panache from Eric Bell and Brian Downey. Sound production is patchy, however, and the drums often sound like they were recorded two rooms away from the microphone.”
3. Look What the Wind Blew In
“This may not be the Thin Lizzy that you already know but I believe that it is a Thin Lizzy that is also well worth discovering and getting to know.No big ,flashy production here, but honest and original,often heartfelt and personal, songs recorded in a relatively clear and straightforward fashion…a breath of fresh air!”
2. Return of the Farmer’s Son
“The lyrics are some of Phil Lynott’s best,moving beyond simple song lyrics to actual poetry and storytelling put to music. We as listeners are treated to viginettes of characters’ lives, given glimpses of intriguing locales, invited to share in a lot of the emotions being conveyed”
1. Saga of the Ageing Orphan
“This album is not a rocker; many fans will be turned off by its electric folk, prog sound. However, this could be Lizzy’s deepest, most layered work. Repeated listens will yield new favorites, new appreciation of certain lyrics’ phrasing. As is the case with good wine and good women, I find this album gets better with age.”
