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Rosalie |
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03:11 |
02 |
For Those Who Love To Live |
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03:08 |
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Suicide |
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05:12 |
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Wild One |
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04:18 |
05 |
Fighting My Way Back |
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03:12 |
06 |
King's Revenge |
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04:08 |
07 |
Spirit Slips Away |
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04:35 |
08 |
Silver Dollar |
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03:26 |
09 |
Freedom Song |
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03:32 |
10 |
Ballad Of A Hard Man |
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03:14 |
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UPC (Barcode) |
731453229624 |
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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 |
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Producer |
Philip Lynott |
Engineer |
Jeremy Gee; Keith Harwood; Steve Brown |
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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.