Fighting

This is essentially the same edition as the Back To Black vinyl reissue (pressed at GZ vinyl, mastered by Greg at final tweek) but minus the download code. I really wish this had been done by the Back On Black people (confusing huh?) that did the other Thin Lizzy releases in their Rock Classics series. For Thin Lizzy I think BOB struck the right balance between low end warmth and high end detail. Unfortunately BOB did not do Fighting or Nightlife in their series. On this BTB release of Fighting you tend to get a little more high than low end but overall it's still enjoyable and they seem to have a done a great job cutting the master because there are no weird phantom distortions or inner groove distortion in the end tracks on either side, meaning it plays great from edge to edge. Some people bag on GZ vinyl but I can say as of late they are producing a relatively solid product on a mass scale and the vinyl here on the BTB Fighting is flat and quiet. Additionally I think this is a much better product than their versions of Bad Reputation and Jailbreak (which sound artificial) and I would recommend sourcing originals for those or at least the BOB version of Bad Reputation because it sounds amazing. One think I really do like about this BTB release is that all of the vocal and guitar effects that kind of pan between speakers remain intact and the top end clarity certainly adds to that. Could this be better, definitely. But once your ears sort of adjust to the hyper detailed (ie. verging on bright) sound its pretty good. If you are searching for an original or have an original with more surface noise than you care for then I would say this a suitable substitute. If BOB decides to release their own version I will buy that no questions asked. Whatever the case may be with the vinyl, this is hands down one of Thin Lizzy's best efforts.

If you happen to be a Thin Lizzy fan, particularly of the Robertson/Gorham 'Jailbreak' era, this album is essential. It's packed with great guitar tones, catchy riffs, great lead playing and of course, Phil Lynott in some of his best singing form. The songs sound good, they all have a edge that the band was trying to create to get on the map in the 70's rock scene. 'Freedom Song' to me is most likely where song 'the Boys Are Back In Town' originated from. If you listen closely you can hear essentially the same chords, Phil just telling some kind of story over them and then the twin guitar harmonies backing it up. 'Ballad of A Hard Man' just rocks. Phil's lyrics are great and you can hear the heavy sound coming into Thin Lizzy. 'For Those Who love Live' is another one that is really good. I think every song on here has a good place in Rock in Roll. It's a shame that a great album like this could have been so overlooked. The Deluxe edition disc offers some great obscure tracks. 'Song For Jesse' is a beautiful instrumental. The other unreleased tracks are really good ones that could have easily made it onto their own album including 'Try a Little Harder,' 'Blues Boy,' and one of my personal favorites 'Leaving Town.' I really like the Fighting album alone by itself but to me the Deluxe Edition served me well for every penny. So once again if you are a 'Jailbreak' Thin Lizzy fan or just a fan in general, I would check this great package out.

On Thin Lizzy's 5th studio album "Fighting", (1975), they went to London, England to record this album. Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson and Brian Downey toughened up their sound on this set. They opened the album with Bob Seger's "Rosalie",, a tune most people thought was a Thin Lizzy original, another factoid on this track was ex-Family vocalist Roger Chapman did some backing vocals. The twin guitars really do it on "For Those Who Love To Live", the snare drum of Brian Downey on the classic hard rocker "Suicide", Lynott's "Wild One", a true blue Thin Lizzy classic, great guitar interplay on this track. The tough rocker "Fighting My Way Back", why this track never gets played on classic rock radio is simply a disservice. The spooky opening of "Spirit Slips Away", a lost track in the Thin Lizzy canon. "Silver Dollar", brings in keyboardist Ian MacLagan of (Small Faces, Faces) fame, a nice little Brian Robertson tune, the smack dab in your face "Ballad Of A Hard Man", a true drug anthem, Scott Gorham's guitar is smokin' on this one. The bonus material is full of stuff, the raggae influenced "Half Caste", the b-side to "Rosalie", like Phil's spoken word of "Half Caste". "Rosalie", the U.S. mix, sounds a tad different than what was on the album. You also get 3 BBC sessions "Half Caste", "Rosalie" and "Suicide". "Try A Little Harder", a nice smooth track, "BluesBoy", a solid blues tune, great guitar by Brian and the extended version of "Leaving Town", a Mexican waltz. Nice album. "Jailbreak", would break the band in 1976.

A long time ago in the early autumn of 2002, I was in my first year of college at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and my parents were in for the day. The main drag in town was Philadelphia Street and right near the center of it was a store called the Music Box. It never had a great selection of anything, but that day it did. I picked up some acoustic Tull, live Scorpions and an album I was aware of but had never seen before or again in stores until this version was released. "Fighting" was right there waiting for me and I picked it up. Without question, this is the first modern Lizzy album. The lineup was right, the styles were in sync and their march to the top began. At the time, this album had my favorite song, "Fighting My Way Back" which was in constant rotation that fall as well as "Wild One" with it's harmonized guitars driving through the track. Over time the rest of the songs grew on me as well thus giving me an album with hardly a daft track on it. The bonus stuff here as usual is hit and miss. Some of it was completed and could have made the record, others are rough demos that are unfinished and the world could have gone on without hearing it, but still it's cool to check out.

I really like this reissue. Older copies of this album is hard to find in good condition, but I would highly recommend this pressing even if you found one. The sound is excellent: very clear, clean, dynamic and warm. Rocks when it Rocks and rolls when it Rolls. Nice, flat vinyl, pretty quiet. Packaging is okay, not great - the original UK artwork.

I've always loved thin lizzy and have most of their albums in storage and hadn't lisened to this one in many years because i didn't have a cd [which I did purchase recently]. If you like any Thin Lizzy , you will love this. This was their first and a bit less refined , but it has many great songs; only a couple take a little longer to grow on you. Rick

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