Thin Lizzy

Irish hard rockers Thin Lizzy embodied several elements that set them apart from the pack in their time and have made them one of the more long-lasting influences and unique presences in rock music. Led by singer/songwriter/bassist Phil Lynott, they combined insightful and intelligent lyrics of the working-class experience with harmonizing twin-lead guitar attacks that punctuated both the sturdy construction and unexpected catchiness of the songs. Also, as a Black man, Lynott was an anomaly in the nearly all-white world of 1970s and '80s hard rock, and as such imbued much of h...