29. Thin Lizzy
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09/26/22 • 63 min
29. Thin Lizzy
'Toughest Band In Town'
In 1969, Thin Lizzy began. Formed from renowned Dublin musicians: Eric Bell, Eric Wrixon, Brian Downey and Phil Lynott - this group would go on to become one of the biggest and best Rock bands to come out of Ireland!
Their legacy would go on to inspire and shape the ever-changing characteristics of Hard Rock, Heavy Metal and Classic Rock, but their own influences came from a wide variety of styles & genres, including: Irish, Funk, Blues, Folk, Disco, American R&B, Motown and early Heavy Metal.
With Lynott’s sweet, melodic vocals and aggressive bass playing, Downey’s pounding drums, the signature duelling guitars of Robertson, Gorham and Moore and the ever present musical homage to their Irish background - Thin Lizzy became a household name. But dig further down, beneath the surface, and you soon discover the consistency, quality and stylistic variety of this band that proves their worth and cements their label as Rock ‘N’ Roll legends!
Episode 29 Spotify Playlist: 29. Toughest Band In Town PLAYLIST
Thin Lizzy - The Farmer (Debut Single 1970)
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29. Thin Lizzy
'Toughest Band In Town'
In 1969, Thin Lizzy began. Formed from renowned Dublin musicians: Eric Bell, Eric Wrixon, Brian Downey and Phil Lynott - this group would go on to become one of the biggest and best Rock bands to come out of Ireland!
Their legacy would go on to inspire and shape the ever-changing characteristics of Hard Rock, Heavy Metal and Classic Rock, but their own influences came from a wide variety of styles & genres, including: Irish, Funk, Blues, Folk, Disco, American R&B, Motown and early Heavy Metal.
With Lynott’s sweet, melodic vocals and aggressive bass playing, Downey’s pounding drums, the signature duelling guitars of Robertson, Gorham and Moore and the ever present musical homage to their Irish background - Thin Lizzy became a household name. But dig further down, beneath the surface, and you soon discover the consistency, quality and stylistic variety of this band that proves their worth and cements their label as Rock ‘N’ Roll legends!
Episode 29 Spotify Playlist: 29. Toughest Band In Town PLAYLIST
Thin Lizzy - The Farmer (Debut Single 1970)
LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
Follow the Podcast on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/longlivernrpod
Get in touch and/or leave us a review: [email protected]
Podcast Music by GeriArt, NaturesEye, astrofreq, Twisterium from Pixabay
Podcast Art by Ross Davidson (@ross_feelshame)
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28. 'Bo Diddley' - Bo Diddley (1958)
28: ‘Bo Diddley’ - Bo Diddley (1958)
‘Hey, Bo Diddley!’
Bo Diddley’s 1958 debut album could be said to be the defining transition from American Blues into Traditional Rock ‘N’ Roll. With a collection of singles from 1955-1958 and some newly written songs, Bo Diddley broke the rules of rhythm, lyrics, instrumentation and, most importantly, styles.
‘Bo Diddley’ is filled with innovative uses of the guitar, call & response phrases inspired by Gospel and Blues music, single chord vamps in which the instrumentation becomes key - not the chords and, most significantly, the Bo Diddley beat - a significant, distinctive rhythm derived from African dances and Cuban claves.
Laz & Felipe dive into this pioneering album and look at how Bo Diddley mixed and blended a variety of genres to produce one music’s first out and out Rock ‘N’ Roll albums!
WATCH: Drum Lesson: The Bo Diddley Beat
Episode 28 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4cOBJUydxeYMZ6vSQfjFLa?si=1f5b35824d1b4bc1
LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
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30. 'Aqualung' - Jethro Tull (1971)
Episode 30 - 'Aqualung' by Jethro Tull (1971)
‘My God!’
In early 1970, Ian Anderson and his wife came upon a homeless man - whom she photographed and whom Ian dubbed ‘Aqualung’. The seemingly insignificant event would be like the falling of small stones that start an avalanche - for the interaction would inspire Ian Anderson to question his societal status, his childhood, his religion and, most importantly, his diety.
Jethro Tull’s fourth studio album, ‘Aqualung’, came out in early 1971 and was a fantastic deviation from what the world saw as ‘Prog Rock’ at the time. With a variety of stylistic influences and inspiration - this album combined Classical orchestration and instrumentation, Prog melodies and phrasing, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal riffs and Blues-y structures combined with philosophical, personal lyrics to become one of the most renowned and revered Prog Rock albums of all time.
Episode 30 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rMd6G9iElzRtNV1XftUmb?si=997922e4af654d4f
Bireli Lagrene - Gypsy Jazz Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YhRj53jFJk
John Williams - Cavatina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGycDDqBuX8
LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
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