Thin Lizzy
Ireland
Formed: 1969
Died: 01 January 1983
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, British Metal, Heavy Metal, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock
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Despite a huge hit single in the mid-'70s ("The Boys Are Back in Town") and becoming a popular act with hard rock/heavy metal fans, Thin Lizzy are still, in the pantheon of '70s rock bands, underappreciated. Formed in the late '60s by Irish singer/songwriter/bassist Phil Lynott, Lizzy, though not the first band to do so, combined romanticized working-class sentiments with their ferocious, twin-lead guitar attack. As the band's creative force, Lynott was a more insightful and intelligent writer than many of his ilk, preferring slice-of-life work...
Group members
- Gary Moore (117)
- Midge Ure (34)
- Snowy White (23)
- John Sykes (17)
- Phil Lynott (3)
- Marco Mendoza (2)
See also
- Skid Row (50)
- Snowy White (23)
- Phil Lynott (3)
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- Cheap Trick (83)
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- The Doobie Brothers (57)
- Bob Seger (53)
- Joan Jett (47)
- Steely Dan (43)
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Influenced by
- The Rolling Stones (384)
- Deep Purple (277)
- The Who (194)
- Bob Dylan (148)
- Van Morrison (125)
- Jimi Hendrix (113)
- Led Zeppelin (76)
- The Allman Brothers Band (71)
- Jeff Beck (68)
- Slade (67)
- Cream (44)
- Wishbone Ash (43)
- Yardbirds (37)
- the Small Faces (1)
Followers
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- Iron Maiden (148)
- Def Leppard (147)
- The Smashing Pumpkins (135)
- Guns N' Roses (106)
- The Cult (31)
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- Riot (23)
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