ALBUM OF THE DAY
Black Rose: A Rock Legend-Thin Lizzy
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Black Rose: A Rock Legend is the ninth studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy. Released in 1979, it has been described as one of the band's "greatest, most successful albums".
(Also my favourite album by the Lizzies)
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal.
Released
13 April 1979
Recorded
December 1978 – February 1979
The album peaked at No. 2 in the UK charts.
It was the first time that blues rock guitarist Gary Moore remained in Thin Lizzy long enough to record an album after previous brief stints in 1974 and 1977 with the band.
In a modern review Greg Prato of AllMusic described the album as: "Thin Lizzy's last true classic album" and "their most musically varied, accomplished, and successful studio album." He praised Moore's presence as: "a perfect fit" and singled out "Do Anything You Want To", "Waiting for an Alibi" and "Sarah" as stand-out tracks. He also praised the title track and its "amazing, complex guitar solo."
In his Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal, Martin Popoff defined the album as "a charmed release" where "Waiting for an Alibi" and "Got to Give It Up" emerge as "two Thin Lizzy classics" and the title track "is on a plane more in league with fine literature than anything as base as rock 'n' roll."
Thin Lizzy
Phil Lynott – bass guitar, lead vocals, twelve-string guitar, producer on "With Love"
Scott Gorham – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Gary Moore – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Brian Downey – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Jimmy Bain – bass guitar on "With Love"
Huey Lewis – harmonica on "Sarah" and "With Love"
