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  1. The Boys Are Back In Town
  2. Jailbreak
  3. Don t Believe A Word
  4. Dancing In The Moonlight (It s Caught Me In It s Spotlight)
  5. Rosalie/Cowgirl s Song
  6. Waiting For An Alibi
  7. Do Anything You Want To
  8. Sarah (Version 3)
  9. Chinatown
  10. Killer On The Loose
  11. Trouble Boys
  12. Hollywood (Down On Your Luck)
  13. Cold Sweat
  14. Thunder And Lightning
  15. The Sun Goes Down
  16. Dedication
  17. Still In Love With You
  18. She Knows
  19. Yellow Pearl - Phil Lynott

Sometimes overlooked by public and critics alike (though never American radio), this best-of confirms Thin Lizzy as one of rock s greats. Their string of hits, including the wonderful Dancing in the Moonlight, The Boys Are Back in Town and Jailbreak remain classic music. The band deserve a place in the pantheon of Irish greats alongside U2, Van Morrison and the Cranberries. Thin Lizzy were very firmly a good-time group, perhaps strange for a bunch that emerged from both sides of Ireland in a troubled time. But with Phil Lynott s excellent vocals over heavy guitar riffs they never failed to give value for money. This is raucous hell-raising music that straddles, in leather star-spangled pants, 70s monster rock and 80s punk. The live versions are a testament to the band s fantastic live power. On stage they were in their element, spitting, fighting, shouting and singing. There s also a tinge of sadness under Thin Lizzy s feelgood, ready-for-a-rumble stomp. This was confirmed when Lynott died from a drugs overdose two years after the band folded. Tune into them yourself and find out why so many contemporary bands quote them as an influence. --Jake Barnes

This is it people... - This is the compilation which defines the most criminally overlooked rock band in history. One of the greatest songwriters of the late 20th century, backed up by a troop of amazing guitarists, with Gorham, Robertson and Moore blasting out riffs and, more importantly, some of the greatest guitar solos ever throughout each song on this compilation. This band is a monolith of rock music and thankfully this compilation shows this very well. my only quibble is that perhaps this shouldve been called the very best of or something like that. In that case southbound and massacre couldve been added too, as well as the rest of the black rose album. The packaging is great also, as well as the music, and the story of lizzy is presented inside along with some great photos of the band etc, in fact the whole package is amazing.For a new listener to thin lizzy, this album is something which is essential and which is enduring - most serious rock collections i believe should have this amongst them. Also, at such a cheap price here this would make an important addition to any collection and i honestly believe that you will enjoy this, trust me and buy it.

THIN LIZZY S GREATEST HITS - wowwwww!!!!!!!I never liked Thin Lizzy until this came out!! It is Phil Lyonet and Gary Moore ate their very best!!! It has live songs and some unreleased songs that you cant get on other Thin Lizzy CD s, like the song Whiskey in the jar !This has is a double CD! With fantastic tracks on both CD s!Its quite cheap nowadays as well.........so dont think....just buy!!!!!!!!!!!!

no thing new - i like it so match and iwant you give us more in more great songs and go on in your god job

Hard-rocking Irish group of the seventies - Ireland seemed an unlikely place from which a group like Thin Lizzy would emerge - we all had an image of Irish music based on traditional folk and country music. Van Morrison (and his short-lived group Them) had ventured from the Emerald Isle into rock music and made a significant impact, but he seemed to be a one-off. Thin Lizzy changed all that, firmly establishing Irish rock music as a significant force . The Boomtown rats (with Bob Geldof), U2 (with Bono), the Undertones (with Feargal Sharkey), the Cranberries and many other Irish groups have followed Thin Lizzy in making a major impact on the world rock music scene.Thin Lizzy first made an impact with a hard-rocking version of a traditional Irish folk song, Whiskey in the jar - it made the UK top ten in 1973. If you ve heard the song performed in a more traditional style (perhaps by the Dubliners, who typify the traditional image of Irish music), the cover by Thin Lizzy may come as a bit of a shock, but the song sounds great whether performed in a traditional way or by Thin Lizzy. However, that track wasn t really typical of their music. Thereafter, Thin Lizzy abandoned their Irish heritage altogether and focused exclusively on rocking hard but it took a while for them to establish their career.Three years after their first hit, Thin Lizzy returned to the UK top ten with The boys are back in town, which is much more typical of their sound and was the first of fifteen UK hit singles that Thin Lizzy had between 1976 and 1983, during which time they also made the UK singles chart with an EP. Only two further hits after The boys are back in town (Waiting for an alibi, Killer on the loose) made the UK top ten but several others made the UK top twenty including Don t believe a word, Dancing in the moonlight and Do anything you want. The first CD of this compilation begins with those fifteen UK hit singles between 1976 and 1983, together with their 1991 hit (Dedication) ant three other tracks. The second CD begins with Whiskey in the jar. The remainder of the second CD contains selected album tracks and some solo recordings by Phil Lynott. Overall, the second CD is not quite up to the quality of the first but it s not far behind.This is the best Thin Lizzy collection out there. If you like hard rocking music, you ll love this.

Can t wait - It s on it s way to me , all the way to South Africa!!!!Looks like the best compilation so far and if anyone REALLY doubts if Lizzy were the best band around in the early and late seventies, then they should have seen them at Reading....the best live album ever is Live and Dangerous...try it out.




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