Friday 3 August 2018

Thin Lizzy - 1971 - New Day FLAC


Dublin/Remembering Pt. 2/Old Moon Madness/Things Ain't Working Out Down at the Farm


Thin Lizzy is the debut studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released on 30 April 1971. The album was followed by the EP New Day, produced and recorded by Nick Tauber at Decca Studios on 14–17 June 1971 and released on 20 August 1971. The songs from the EP were included in later editions of the album. Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic described the album as "surprisingly mellow" and wrote that a number of songs sound "confused and unfinished". However, he did describe "Look What the Wind Blew In" as a "hint of things to come", and that the bonus track "Dublin" from the "New Day" EP contained "Lynott's first great lyric

 Originally released on the 1971 'New Day' EP (which was intended as the band's goodbye to Ireland as they relocated to the UK in search of a commercial breakthrough), 'Old Moon Madness' was a taunt rocker, but sounded like an unfinished jam session that had been rightfully shelved. 

Another track of the 1971 "New Day" EP, 'Dublin' was a heartfelt goodbye to city as Lynott and company headed off to the UK.  Musically it was pretty enough, but I guess you had to be there to get the full impact of the song. 
Also from "New Day", 'Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm' was an up-tempo rocker with some nice Bell wah-wah guitar and a modestly entertaining lyric - doesn't sound like you want to get arrested in Ireland.    
'Remembering (Part 2)' didn't sound anything like 'Remembering'.  Built on a charming Bell jangle rock riff; an amazing solo  (maybe the best thing he ever recorded), and one of Lynott's tauntest vocals (he sounded like he'd been gargling with ground glass), most folks like 'Remembering;' better, but I'll tell you 'Part 2' was the better version.

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