The greatest Irish rock band you've been sleeping on. Phil Lynott's demons and riffs await.
Affectionate but honest portrait of Thin Lizzy, arguably the best hard rock band to come out of Ireland. Starting with the remix of the classic album Jailbreak by Scott Gorham and Brian Downie, the film takes us through the rollercoaster ride that is the story of Thin Lizzy. From early footage of singer Phil Lynott in Ireland in his pre-Lizzy bands the Black Eagles and Orphanage, it follows his progress as he, guitarist Eric Bell and drummer Brian Downie form the basic three-piece that was to become Thin Lizzy - a name taken from the Beano. Using original interviews with Bell, Downie, the man who signed them and their first manager, it traces the early years leading to the recruitment of guitarists Brian 'Robbo' Robertson and Scott Gorham - the classic line-up. The film uses a number of stills, some seen on TV for the first time, archive from contemporary TV shows and a range of tracks both well known and not so famous.
Sound
Those twin guitar harmonies still melt faces 40 years later.
Production
Rare archive footage of pre-Lizzy Phil you won't find elsewhere.
Director
Linda Brusasco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The band name came from 'Tin Lizzie' in The Dandy comic, but drummer Brian Downey misread it as 'Thin Lizzy' and they kept his typo.
Phil Lynott was Ireland's first Black rock star in a violently divided 1970s Dublin, making his success quietly revolutionary.
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