Tell me about Johnny the Fox by Thin Lizzy

[Stadler]

I might give my semiannual (well, usually every couple years) dive back in to Lizzy to see what I'm missing.  They've never really clicked for me (primarily because of Phil's voice) but I LOVE Brian Robertson, and people whose taste I trust really dig them so it's likely a "me" thing.   

[EPICVIEW]

STUNNING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At_rPiCCnpY

[TAC]

STUNNING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At_rPiCCnpY

Gary Moore!!!

[TAC]

Here's Chinatown from the Midnight Special.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SP6ZyCZsQM


For someone who never really fit in, Snowy White made two GREAT albums with them.

[TAC]

For whatever reason, Scott Gorham never gets his due.

[EPICVIEW]

For whatever reason, Scott Gorham never gets his due.

agreed bro   agreed

[EPICVIEW]

I love old Lizzy bootleg stuff ,,,,  Phil is just the best

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1f5ix3LerA

[KevShmev]

For anyone interested, I am now loving Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox and Bad Reputation.  All have been a regular part of my listening rotation the last few months.

Fighting will be next, but still loving the above three for now.

Running Back, Warriors, Emerald, Fool's Gold, Old Flame, Killer Without a Cause, That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart and Dear Lord are all some of my favorites. 

[TAC]

"Dear Lord, take the time
I believed your story
Now you believe mine"



Love this line!




Glad to see you pop in.

[KevShmev]

"Dear Lord, take the time
I believed your story
Now you believe mine"



Love this line!




Glad to see you pop in.

    Sometimes, we all need just time away and/or a breather. 

Back to the tunes, at this point, Thin Lizzy is pretty locked in as my "late to the party" artist of 2023 (6th year in a row I have had one of those!).

[Metro]

Jailbreak is a flawless album

[TAC]

Kev, you being such a big Blue Oyster Cult fan, and now getting into Thin Lizzy....we gotta get you to try some UFO!

[KevShmev]

Let's slow that roll.   Too much to get to first with Thin Lizzy and others, but plenty of time for that eventually.

[TAC]

Let's slow that roll.   Too much to get to first with Thin Lizzy and others, but plenty of time for that eventually.

Oh for sure. You got 4 more Thin Lizzy albums after Bad Reputation.

[LudwigVan]

Johnny the Fox is a fantastic album, one of my favorites of theirs.

Aside from Maiden, I hear lots of Thin Lizzy in KISS music. Not that Kev cares about KISS.   

[KevShmev]

In my attempts to be a less snarky poster, I will resist the urge to take a cheap shot at KISS. 

[EPICVIEW]

For anyone interested, I am now loving Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox and Bad Reputation.  All have been a regular part of my listening rotation the last few months.

Fighting will be next, but still loving the above three for now.

Running Back, Warriors, Emerald, Fool's Gold, Old Flame, Killer Without a Cause, That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart and Dear Lord are all some of my favorites. 

very happy you are enjoying the Thin Lizzy     true greatness   Phil is a deity   the band is stellar

[Stadler]

In my attempts to be a less snarky poster, I will resist the urge to take a cheap shot at KISS. 

I give that a matter of days...

[KevShmev]

In my attempts to be a less snarky poster, I will resist the urge to take a cheap shot at KISS. 

I give that a matter of days...

Ah, ye of little faith.

very happy you are enjoying the Thin Lizzy     true greatness   Phil is a deity   the band is stellar

 

[KevShmev]

I thought I'd give a quick update here in case anyone is still interested at all (perhaps not, given my inactivity here in the last few months)...

Fighting struck me as pretty good, but it hasn't quite grabbed a hold me like Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox and Bad Reputation all have.  Those three, or random songs from them all, still get fairly regular play with me.  I will circle back to Fighting soon to see if it makes more of a dent.

[TAC]

Yeah, good to see you Kev!

I rate Fighting #4 of the 4 out listed, but I still quite enjoy it. My favorite song is Wild One. Just flows beautifully.
Fighting is a bit less understated and they hadn't quite hit their harder rocking stride yet. Still, it's quite reflective and pretty easy on the ears.

[KevShmev]

Yeah, good to see you Kev!

 

Ditto! 

I rate Fighting #4 of the 4 out listed, but I still quite enjoy it. My favorite song is Wild One. Just flows beautifully.
Fighting is a bit less understated and they hadn't quite hit their harder rocking stride yet. Still, it's quite reflective and pretty easy on the ears.

Suicide and Spirit Slips Away were my favorites when I first heard the album, but I liked Wild One quite a bit as well.  I will try to revisit it this week.

I do think Killer Without a Cause is holding steady so far as my favorite Thin Lizzy song overall.

[emtee]

You must listen to Live And Dangerous.