Classic Rock Issue 332 (October 2024) Thin Lizzy

Classic Rock Issue 332 (October 2024) Thin Lizzy Every time I hear Thin Lizzy’s Jailbreak, I always have a chuckle to myself over the opening lyrics: ‘Tonight there’s gonna be a jailbreak, somewhere in this town.’ Somewhere? Um, well, yeah, Phil, I’d wager it’s gonna happen at the jail…  All that said, it doesn’t detract for a second from what an absolute banger of a song it is. In fact it’s an album stuffed with ’em – The Boys Are Back In Town, Emerald, Cowboy Song, Warriors, to name just a few.  It was the make-or-break album for Lizzy too. They needed a hit record, or it was likely going to be the end of the road for them. This issue their manager Chris O’Donnell writes about the high stakes of that album and the challenges that awaited them when they tried to take on America.  On a more sombre note, just as we went to press, we heard the very sad news of the passing of Great White’s singer Jack Russell. We’ll pay tribute to him next issue.  Until next month…Sian Llewellyn Features