Black Rose: A Rock Legend

by Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy

Overview

Black Rose: A Rock Legend would prove to be Thin Lizzy's last true classic album (and last produced by Tony Visconti). Guitarist Brian Robertson was replaced by Gary Moore prior to the album's recording. Moore had already been a member of the band in the early '70s and served as a tour fill-in for Robertson in 1977, and he fits in perfectly with Lizzy's heavy, dual-guitar attack. Black Rose also turned out to be the band's most musically varied, accomplished, and successful studio album, reaching number two on the U.K. album chart upon release. Lizzy leader Phil Lynott is again equipped with a fine set of originals, which the rest of the band shines on -- the percussion-driven opener "Do Anything You Want To," the pop hit "Waiting for an Alibi," and a gentle song for Lynott's newly born daughter, "Sarah." Not all the material is as upbeat, such as the funky "S&M," as well two grim tales of street life and substance abuse -- "Toughest Street in Town" and "Got to Give It Up" (the latter sadly prophetic for Lynott). Black Rose closes with the epic seven-minute title track, which includes an amazing, complex guitar solo by Moore that incorporates Celtic themes against a hard rock accompaniment. Black Rose: A Rock Legend is one of the '70s lost rock classics. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/1998
Label:	Mercury / Polygram / Universal / Virgin Emi
UPC:	0731453229921
Rank:	6557

Tracks

1. Do Anything You Want To
2. Toughest Street in Town
3. S&M
4. Waiting for an Alibi
5. My Sarah
6. Got to Give It Up
7. Get Out of Here
8. With Love
9. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Thin Lizzy   Primary Artist
Phil Lynott   Primary Artist
Midge Ure   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Gary Moore   Composer,Arranger,Composer
Phil Lynott   Composer,Arranger
Brian Downey   Composer
Midge Ure   Composer
Scott Gorham   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Francis McPeake   Composer
Tony Visconti   Producer