Album
Johnny The Fox
1976 · Rock
26 collectors on Gatefold own this
Johnny The Fox is a Rock album by Thin Lizzy, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 116 pressings tracked, owned by 26 collectors.
About
1976 was a big year for Thin Lizzy. <i>Jailbreak</i> consolidated the advances of <i>Fighting</i> with a huge hit in “The Boys Are Back In Town,” and <i>Johnny The Fox</i> extended the group’s conceptual range. The tale itself is muddled and not nearly as important as the overall tone but the fact that certain characters are brought in and out of the songs makes for a hard-rock Springsteen. The poet inside Philip Lynott’s soul may never have tamed his rock excesses but it helped bring a stunning lyricism to the hard rock genre. “Johnny,” “Borderline,” “Don’t Believe a Word,” even “Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed” have moments where the twin-guitars give way to Lynott’s soulful insights that are far beyond the Irish pubs where their music once felt so at home. The band would never cross over to America with the dominance of other hard-rock bands. However, tunes such as “Old Flame” or “Massacre” have their moments that go beyond the skywalking lead guitars and the moonshot bass. The <i>Deluxe Edition</i> includes modern remixes that refine, not alter, the sound. The BBC sessions prove their live mettle. The instrumental run-throughs let you hear the group’s dexterity and intricacies.
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Tracklist
- 1Johnny4:22
- 2Rocky3:42
- 3Borderline4:33
- 4Don't Believe a Word2:17
- 5Fools Gold3:51
- 6Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed3:42
- 7Old Flame3:09
- 8Massacre3:00
- 9Sweet Marie3:57
- 10Boogie Woogie Dance3:10
- 2.1Don't Believe a Word (Remix One)2:18
- 2.2Johnny (Remix)4:27
- 2.3Don't Believe a Word (Remix Two)2:44
- 2.4Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed (BBC Session 11/10/1976)3:41
- 2.5Fools Gold (BBC Session 11/10/1976)3:52
- 2.6Johnny (BBC Session 11/10/1976)4:15
- 2.7Fools Gold (Instrumental Run Through)3:24
- 2.8Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed (Instrumental Run Through / Extended)5:31
- 2.9Rocky (Instrumental Run Through)3:44
- 2.10Massacre (Instrumental Take)1:58
- 2.11Scott's Tune (Unreleased Scott Gorham Composition)1:59
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- twangy
- swaggering
- storytelling
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Brian DowneyBAND, DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Brian RobertsonBAND, LEAD GUITAR, GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR
- Fiachra TrenchARRANGED BY GUEST , ARRANGED BY
- Kim BeaconBACKING VOCALS GUEST , BACKING VOCALS GUEST, BACKING VOCALS
- Phil CollinsGUEST , PERCUSSION GUEST, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Phil LynottBAND, BASS GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, VOCALS
- Scott GorhamBAND, LEAD GUITAR, GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR , GUITAR
26 collectors on Gatefold own this · 116 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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