Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation (1977) {1990, EU 1st Press} CD-Rip
BAND/ARTIST: Thin Lizzy
- Title: Bad Reputation
- Year Of Release: 1977 / 1990
- Label: Vertigo #842 434-2
- Genre: Hard Rock, Classic Rock
- Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
- Total Time: 00:36:05
- Total Size: 245 / 100 Mb (Full Scans)
- WebSite: Album Preview
If Thin Lizzy got a bit too grand and florid on Johnny the Fox, they quickly corrected themselves on its 1977 follow-up, Bad Reputation. Teaming up with legendary producer Tony Visconti, Thin Lizzy managed to pull off a nifty trick of sounding leaner and tougher than they did on Johnny, yet they also had a broader sonic palette. Much of this is due, of course, to Visconti, who always had a flair for subtle dramatics that never called attention to themselves, and he puts this to use in dramatic effect here, to the extent that Lizzy sound stripped down to their bare bones, even when they have horns pushing them forward on "Dancing in the Moonlight" or when overdubbed vocals pile up on the title track. Of course, they were stripped down to a trio for most of this record: guitarist Brian Robertson (who'd injured his hand) had to sit out on most of the recording, but Scott Gorham's double duty makes his absence unnoticeable. Plus, this is pure visceral rock & roll, the hardest and heaviest that Thin Lizzy ever made, living up to the promise of the title track. And, as always, a lot of this has to do with Phil Lynott's writing, which is in top form whether he's romanticizing "Soldiers of Fortune" or heading down the "Opium Trail." It adds up to an album that rivals Jailbreak as their best studio album.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music
Track List:
01. Soldier of Fortune [5:19]
02. Bad Reputation [3:12]
03. Opium Trail [4:00]
04. South Bound [4:29]
05. Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight) [3:28]
06. Killer Without a Cause [3:35]
07. Downtown Sundown [4:10]
08. That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart [3:26]
09. Dear Lord [4:26]
Personnel:
Brian Downey - drums, percussion
Scott Gorham - lead guitar, guitars
Phil Lynott - bass guitar, lead vocals, string machine, harmonica
Brian Robertson - lead guitar on tracks 3, 6 and 8, vox box, keyboards
With:
Mary Hopkin-Visconti - backing vocals on "Dear Lord"
John Helliwell - saxophone, clarinet
***************
Rock | FLAC / APE | Mp3 | CD-Rip
As a ISRA.CLOUD's PREMIUM member you will have the following benefits:
- Unlimited high speed downloads
- Download directly without waiting time
- Unlimited parallel downloads
- Support for download accelerators
- No advertising
- Resume broken downloads