It is, of course, far too early in Grand Slam's career to determine what might happen. Intensive rehearsals have been taking place, with all group members - Robbie Brennan, Mark Stanway, Laurence Archer, Doishe Nagle and Lynott - mobilising themselves into what Philip calls a Live Entity. One morning, Philip Lynott woke up, peered out of his bedroom window, and decided to call it a day.Īs yet, Grand Slam are an untried, untested rock commodity, their exact commercial and artistic potential undiscovered. Indeed, it was the freedom of artistic expression gained by working on these two LPs that highlighted for him the musical and stylistic rut the latterday Thin Lizzy had degenerated into. Never one to rest on his musical laurels, he has released two solo albums - Solo In Soho and The Philip Lynott Album - which although not achieving great commercial success, allowed him to experiment with varying styles beyond the boundaries of the pre-ordained Lizzy sound. Tall, dark and handsome, Philip has the appealing combination of Irish wit and Dublin suss to complement his looks. Yet there is more to him than meets the eye. Throughout his career, Philip Lynott has always been an ace face. They were also one of the best, because, in amongst the bruising bass, pulverising drums and twin guitars lay a strong melodic core, lyrics that said something and a voice like the aural equivalent of a pint of the black stuff. From the '70s to the '80s his band Thin Lizzy were one of the most successful acts working in the hard rock genre. A dark, throaty Dublin brogue asks, yaknowharImean? I answer Yes.įor fifteen years now, Philip Lynott has been a major ambassador for Irish rock music. Brown eyes gaze out at me from a brown face.
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