![]() Even me with my classic rock obsession, I saw some photos and videos there that I’d never seen before and I like to think I’ve seen everything related to my favourite rock bands. Also, it’s a visually stunning documentary with lots of beautiful archive footage and pictures. In this documentary, you’ll see lots of interviews with people in Phil’s life: bandmates, friends, and family as well as archive media of Phil Lynott and his mother, Philomena. This documentary isn’t a Behind The Music style one that talks about the rise and fall of a rock star, but rather one that celebrates the musician’s life. This being a Thin Lizzy documentary, it’ll open up with some familiar riffs that will make you point at the screen like Leo in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. ![]() Yeats, Brendan Behan, and we can’t forget Ireland’s two rock and roll poets: Phil Lynott and Van Morrison. Yes! Phil Lynott was a published poet! Ireland’s a country well known for literature with authors like James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, W.B. The title of this documentary is named after the Thin Lizzy song “A Song For While I’m Away”, and the documentary shares a name with Phil Lynott’s only poetry book. If that sounds like something fun… keep on reading! (Warning: spoilers, obviously) As with my other recent reviews, I don’t want to just share my thoughts on it, I want to share with you some things I learnt about the band and the main takeaways. I love watching a good classic rock documentary and when I saw that there was a Thin Lizzy documentary coming out, I was excited! Now, I can watch it and share my opinions. I think that’s why he’s Ireland’s most loved rock star. The band may have been based in England, but Phil Lynott’s heart was always in Ireland and he was always unapologetically Irish. Jim Fitzpatrick’s album artwork is so gorgeous. Their music has made an impact on me from Phil Lynott’s poetic lyrics to the twin lead guitar attack. Once we’re not in a band, it’s okay”, Lynott concluded.It’s no secret. “Would he come in and listen to his guitar solo, and tell us it was what he wanted? No… but we’re still very good friends. ![]() We’d be recordin’ – I always remember this, ‘cos it was the thing that triggered me into thinking that we really couldn’t work together – and he’d do a guitar solo, and I’d say, ‘Come in and check it out,’ and he’d go, ‘If it’s good enough, it’s good enough… Tell me which solo you want, and I’ll play it,’ that kind of thing.” There were some situations where Robbo was just impossible to work with. “I have this habit of thinkin’ that I’m really fair. But if somebody’s using a different set of rules…” I started off by thinkin’ I’ll join a band where everybody is equal, and we can all do what we want, right? That’s okay if everybody is playin’ to the rules. Recently, an interview with Hot Press that he gave back in 1984 has been unearthed, and in it, he revealed the identity of the most difficult musician he ever worked with, and unsurprisingly, it was one of Thin Lizzy’s many guitarists. ![]() Duly, today he is regarded as one of the most important band leaders of his generation.Īs Lynott tragically passed away in 1986, fans have wanted to get to know him better as the information on him is finite. Without their contributions rock would look very different today, and much of this was down to Lynott, the brains of the operation. Whether it was blues, hard rock, metal, or traditional Irish music, Thin Lizzy had a distinctive sound that allowed them to assert their dominance and help move music on into the future. ![]()
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