weslgarlic Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 THE current line-up of Thin Lizzy are going to drop the name "Thin Lizzy" and tour and put out an album of new material under a brand new band name,Fans were mixed about them using "Thin Lizzy" since the death of Phil Lynott . Ten Years after reformed and recorded and toured without Alvin Lee , It Bites the same without Francis Dunnery ,The Stranglers the same without Hugh Cornwall etc etc etc The late ex Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore siad they call themselves the lizzies Limehouse Lizzy a thin lizzy tribute act have a frontman who's a ringer for Phil Lynott ,he also sounds like him and plays bass ,They recorded some new songs with ex lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amie1974 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Personally I think the problem is they're trying to replace a singer who had such a distinctive voice - and personality too. To be fair the band changed members plenty during their hey day, and its just a name -but without that voice it's never really going to sound like Thin Lizzy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Phil Lynott wasn't just a member of Thin Lizzy it was his band. He was the front man and he wrote most of the songs. The band split in 1983, 3 years before his death and the lineup without him didn't start until 1996. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 If you have to ask, you really aren't a Thin Lizzy fan to begin with. It's like asking Lynyrd Skynyrd with Ronnie Van Zandt or without? Van Halen with DLR or without? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) T Exclusive: Thin Lizzy confirm new name and lineup hin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham has confirmed to Classic Rock that the band will release their album of new music under the title Black Star Riders.And he’s explained why original drummer Brian Downey and long-standing keyboardist Darren Wharton won’t remain in the outfit as they move into the future.Lizzy said earlier this year that, after having started work on a new record, they’d decided to retire Phil Lynott’s band name.In the next edition of Classic Rock, on sale January 3, Gorham says: “Thin Lizzy is a partnership between Brian Downey and myself and the estate. “If the estate had said, ‘This is a kick-ass idea,’ we would have had to rethink. But because they were feeling uncomfortable about it, that put a full stop to it.” But Lynott’s widow Caroline wasn’t the only person unsure about the new direction – Gorham had his own concerns. “As we were writing these new songs, I started to feel uncomfortable,” he says. “I just felt, ‘This isn’t quite right without Phil.’ “So this is a new album by a new band. And I think it’s the right decision.” Downey has decided not to be part of the Black Star Riders because he doesn’t want to be on the road as frequently as the others do. And Wharton wants to concentrate on his AOR band Dare.Instead, the new outfit will continue with former Megadeth and White Lion drummer Jimmy DeGrasso, and work without a keyboardist. The band have composed 15 songs. In January they’ll start recording with star producer Kevin Shirley, and the album is due for release in May.But Gorham says it’s not the end of Lizzy. “We have to play Thin Lizzy songs. People will expect it. Lizzy isn’t going to die.”Asked why the band’s recent UK tour was billed as a farewell, the guitarist says: “I was so against that. It just looks like you’re slamming the last nail into the coffin with that one word. “It’s like we’re never going to play again – when all we’re doing is resting this whole thing for a while.” FInd out what Gorham’s bandmates Ricky Warwick and Damon Johnson think of the band’s changes, who named the Black Star Riders and why, and of the veteran guitarist’s doubt over what their new material sounds like – Classic Rock No.180 is on sale January 3, 2013. http://www.classicro...ame-and-lineup/ Edited December 26, 2012 by weslgarlic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepscoda Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) Is there no current Thin Lizzy thread? Edited December 26, 2012 by zepscoda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 This is a good and classy move .. I think they should retire the name ... especially if Drummer Brian Downey is no longer involved. Without Phil Lynott, it's not quite right either.. Thin Lizzy fans will get it.. and it's a fresh start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 BLACK STAR RIDERS - ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IS OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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