I just find myself being always thrilled to listen to this one in it's completion. There is something about this album, that makes it very special to me.
These guys really applied the term "no filler, all killer" to their albums. I would probably put all of those songs within my top 15 favorites from Lizzy.īut man, the rest is also incredible. I mean, from start to finish, everything is amazing.Īmong my favorites are the killer title track "Bad Reputation", "Opium Trail", which is just ridiculously good, the irresistible and catchy "Dancing In The Moonlight" and also the wonderful final track "Dear Lord". I could put it at number 1 and wouldn't have any problem with that. You heard me cry enough, but these are all of the same caliber. Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In It's Spotlight) What can you say, another outstanding record.ĥ. Shouldn't come as any surprise, that this classic comes in very high. They couldn't have gone out any stronger, if you ask me. That makes it particularly hard to name standouts.Īll in all, a fantastic album. Actually, "The Holy War" might be tied with the title track from being my favorite on the album.īut as it is the case with all of these upper echelon Thin Lizzy albums, every single song on here is very strong. It's a very chilling and atmospheric balladic type of song.Īmong my favorites are also "The Holy War" and "Cold Sweat", which are also both fantastic. The most fast and furious tune they ever did.Īlso very noteworthy is the song "The Sun Goes Down", which is on the total opposite side of the spectrum. Some of my personal favorites are for one the amazing and heavy title track "Thunder And Lightning". The whole album is just the band firing on all cylinders. I really love how those things come together here. And obviously, it also still has the Thin Lizzy identity to it. But within that, it also brings in a certain 80's style, for instance in some of the melodies. This is often called Lizzy's Heavy Metal album.
It's arguable, but for me it might take it. This is a contender for being the greatest final (released and recorded) studio album by a band. It captures me, particularly through it's maturity and sentimental value. If you are a Lizzy fan, you know not many put "Renegade" this high. So, I don't know what to point towards exactly.īut some of my favorites are the heavy and atmospheric opening track "Angel Of Death", the hauntingly somber yet gorgeous "Renegade, the great rockin' "Leave This Town" as well as "No One Told Him" and "It's Getting Dangerous", which are two songs, that keep rising among my all time favorite Lizzy tunes. But it isn't any less enjoyable.Īmong my personal highlights are the majority of the album lol. In general, one can say, that this is a little mellower than some of the other albums.
I fully believe, that it stands on it's own as a great and meaningful album. I believe, that that is mainly because it isn't considered among the classic lineups from this band. But there is something about "Renegade", that makes me love it a lot. I could have placed "Johnny The Fox" above this one. It's just a very gripping album, in my opinion. Of course, I also gotta mention their quite iconic version of "Whiskey In The Jar", which finds it's way on the 1991 version as well.īut really, everything is quite good and there is a lot of variety going on. While it is still early Lizzy, I think what they are doing here is very special.Īmong my favorites are the great and mesmerizing "Mother Nature Said", the kickass rounchy "Gonna Creep Up On You" and the outstanding title track "Vagabonds Of The Western World", which is most likely a top 5 Thin Lizzy song of all time for me. So, that puts it today above "Chinatown". Going by the original release track listing, I probably would have put "Chinatown" slightly above it.īut the version from the 1991 re-release, which includes a view additional tracks, has become the definitive version in my mind.
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