were an utterly unique rock band — and not only because they were fronted by a towering, half-Irish/ half-Brazilian singer-bassist, the late Phil Lynott.
Yet Thin Lizzy were indisputably one of the mightiest rock bands of their era, and their 1978 double-live set “Live and Dangerous” is widely considered one of the best of its kind, although many of the songs the hard-touring band played during the 18-month period the album documents were not included on it.
That diversity is reflected in Lizzy’s rare ability to fit in with multiple music scenes: While technically a hard rock band, they opened for countless ‘70s arena acts, from Queen to Journey, but were also respected by the first wave of British punk rock — Lynott formed a side project with two Sex Pistols called the Greedies — and were an icon of the late ‘70s “New Wave of British Heavy Metal,” even though they were hardly a stereotypical metal band.
jemaswad should do a follow-up article about the 50 most '...dashed-off, sexist and rocker clichés....' songs of the last 50 years. Rock on!