Thunder And Lightning is a hymn for heavy metal and hard rock music. Song Statistics Stats Tour Statistics Stats Other Statistics All Setlists. For me it’s their second best album only surpassed by the awesome Black Rose. Features the brilliant guitar work of John Sykes, who was later a part of Whitesnake & Blue Murder. The band delivers, indeed, thunder and lightning! It’s one of 1983 finest in every way possible. Thin Lizzys final studio release from 1983. It’s so complete!! The band innovated but didn’t forget their past. Stream songs including Thunder and Lightning, This Is the One and more. It was risky but the band “placed their bet and won”, for a big margin. Listen to Thunder and Lightning (Deluxe Edition) by Thin Lizzy on Apple Music. Thunder And Lightning was a change in direction for the band for a more aggressive and heavy sound. The fifth track off Thin Lizzy’s 1983 album Thunder and Lightning, Cold Sweat describes the feelings of a gambler betting a whole month of his wages worth most likely on a horse race. Phil Lynott’s voice and bass strings are perfect, with some excellent bass composition that allows this album to be as heavy as it is, and his voice is as always was…just perfect, enraged when necessary, but also, melodic or romantic in love songs or when catchy songs come in to play Gorham and Sykes guitars are aggressive and heavy with some excellent riffs and solos in songs like “Cold Sweat”, “Thunder And Lightning” or “Baby Please Don’t Go” Downey’s performance is divided into two parts, the fast/melodic compositions and the more aggressive and heavy drum compositions making one of his best performances in his career. Technically it is perfect and the band’s performance is extraordinary making it one of the best of the group. This epic contains two different sounds: the classic sound of Thin Lizzy, combines melody and fast instrumental parts, but also, shows a darker and enraged side of the band with heavier instrumental parts and darker lyrics making it an instant classic. Although Thin Lizzy weren’t and aren’t a commercial rock band, in every single album they released, the band always had some big hits, in Thunder And Lightning that wasn’t exception with hits such as “Thunder And Lightning”, “Cold Sweat” or “The Sun Goes Down”. It opens with the powerful and enraged “Thunder And Lightning” that makes the general image of the record although it's their heaviest release, Lynott and company were able to maintain their typical style of playing, combining melody and dark lyrics like “Heart Attack “ or “The Sun Goes Down” but also, some strong love songs like “Baby Please Don't Go”. Lyrically, the band was able to write their best compositions in years. Thunder And Lightning is the band’s heaviest album ever, it contains strong heavy metal elements, that makes this album a very strong and intense output in their discography. Musically and emotionally it has a big impact in any Thin Lizzy fan, musically because it’s a high quality heavy metal album and emotionally because it’s the last album to feature Phil Lynott’s legendary voice. Thin Lizzy: Thunder and Lightning: Recorded in the bands native Dublin, Irish hard rock group Thin Lizzy gives an electrifying performance during the. It is also their last album with Phil Lynott before he died in 1986. This extraordinary heavy metal showdown is a 1983 release, entitled Thunder And Lightning, and constitutes, until now, the last album released by Thin Lizzy. Not Lizzy's best release, but a definite improvement over their other '80s studio output.Review Summary: Thunder And Lightning is an example of how heavy metal and hard rock music should be done. Lizzy takes a stab at dance-rock with "The Holy War," while laying back with the tranquil "The Sun Goes Down" and the album's underrated highlight, the melodic "Bad Habits." Like Lizzy's other '80s releases, filler is present - "Someday She Is Going to Hit Back" and "Heart Attack" and disappointingly, guitarist Scott Gorham abandons his trademark harmony leads of yesteryear in favor of '80s-era high-tech shredding. But such heavies as "This Is the One" and "Cold Sweat" suit the band much better. While the title track served as the ensuing tour's raging opener, half-baked lyrics detailing a fistfight and an unwarranted synth-solo weakens what should have been a straight-ahead rocker. Although a pop-metal production hinders the tracks, there's more of a harder edge present than on their last release, Renegade. Thunder and Lightning ArtistThin Lizzy Producer Chris Tsangarides Format:CD / Album Label:Vertigo Catalogue No:8104902 Barcode:0042281049026 Genre:Rock No. Guitarist John Sykes replaced Snowy White, and the new blood must have inspired Lynott and company to write some of their best compositions in years. Thin Lizzy's final studio release, Thunder and Lightning, was their most consistent album since 1979's Black Rose.
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