Thin Lizzy - Fighting
Vertigo  (1975)
Hard Rock

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#3706

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LP    10 tracks  (37:56) 
   01   Rosalie             03:11
   02   For Those Who Love To Live             03:08
   03   Suicide             05:12
   04   Wild One             04:18
   05   Fighting My Way Back             03:12
   06   King's Revenge             04:08
   07   Spirit Slips Away             04:35
   08   Silver Dollar             03:26
   09   Freedom Song             03:32
   10   Ballad Of A Hard Man             03:14
Personal Details
Purchase Date 10.05.1993
Links Amazon UK
Details
UPC (Barcode) 731453229624
Musicians
Drums and Percussion Brian Downey
Percussion-Various Brian Downey
Acoustic Guitar Phil Lynott
Bass Guitar Philip Lynott
Guitar-Electric Brian Robertson
Guitar-Electric Scott Gorham
Vocals Philip Lynott
Vocals-Backing Brian Robertson
Vocals-Lead Philip Lynott
Credits
Producer Philip Lynott
Engineer Jeremy Gee; Keith Harwood; Steve Brown
Notes
Musically, 1975's more hard rock-oriented Fighting was definitely a step in the right direction for Thin Lizzy (it's predecessor, Nightlife, was too rooted in laid back rock), yet compositionally, songwriter Phil Lynott was still developing. While the band was on tour with Bob Seger a year earlier, they were upset that Seger did not perform one of their favorite songs, "Rosalie." Lizzy took the matter into their own hands, covering the track for Fighting, and eventually making it their own concert staple (and eventual U.K. hit single when a live version was released in 1978). The muscular blues-groove of "Suicide" was another standout, as was the melodic "Wild One," the closing rocker "Ballad of a Hard Man," and two tracks paired back to back that create an underrated Lizzy epic, "King' s Vengeance" and "Spirit Slips Away." Guitarists Gorham and Robertson have a more prominent role on the album, as their trademark dual guitar harmonies take center stage (and would inspire such future rock/metal bands as Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Def Leppard). Fighting did not prove to be the band's much sought-after commercial breakthrough (that was right around the corner, with 1976's Jailbreak), but it did introduce the band as a true hard rock force.