![]() Seriously what a great title for a funk blues rock tune. ![]() The major key vibe is something that Thin Lizzy used a lot and man, they made it rock hard. Robertson wasn’t happy when the song was only credited to Lynott. The actual lead break with the wah wah sounds like it’s getting strangled out of the guitar. If you want to hear Lynott’s original bluesy version, it’s on Gary Moore’s “Back On The Streets”, released in 1978. The faster upbeat, was based on a Downey shuffle. ![]() I was hooked from the opening riff which Robertson re-interpreted after Lynott presented the song in a slow 12 bar blues format. The harmony solos are nice and delicate before the angry and sleazy pentatonic licks start to wail away. “He’s got all the tricks to pull the chicks”, is Lynott at his best. Its powerful and make sure you check out the fills. I swear it gave birth to the New Wave bands that came out in the 80’s.Īnd the iconic phrasing and voice of Phil Lynott is unique, it makes you pay attention to the story he’s trying to tell.Īnd the drumming is so underrated. The intro is just so simple and groovy, how can you not like it. Thin Lizzy was Phil Lynott on bass guitar and vocals, Scott Gorham on lead and rhythm guitar, Brian Robertson on lead and rhythm guitar and Brian Downey on drums. It was an album of convenience as “Jailbreak” came out at the start of the year and due to Phil Lynott’s illness with hepatitis, they couldn’t really tour behind it, so “Johnny The Fox” was created. Clashes over songs and personalities led to Robertson being sacked, reinstated, and later sacked again. “Johnny the Fox” came out in 1976 and the last Thin Lizzy album to have guitarist Brian Robertson featured as a full member of the band.
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