Phil Lynott, where's the praise?

[DoomandHeavy]

Phil Lynott is one of the greatest Hard Rock bass players I've ever heard, and I find it strange that no one here ever says anything about him. I love how he plays for the song, rather than his ego. So who else loves this awesome and criminally underrated bassists?

 

[ChorusPedal88]

He is very well praised on here, along with John Deacon and so on, heres to Big Phil (raises glass)

He loved that phaser I tell ya.

 

[Gubna]

yeah, I absolutely love Phil and Thin Lizzy.

I have these albums:

Bad Reputation
Chinatown
Dedication
Fighting
Jail Break
Johnny The Fox
Live & Dangerous
Vagabonds Of The Western World

 

[barebones]

Great player, great sound. A quick search of his name in titles only yields a couple of pages of results.

 

[Thundar]

Plenty of love for Phil here!
Don't Believe me if I tell ya...Not a word of this is true

 

[waynobass]

So who else loves this awesome and criminally underrated bassist?

Me me me! Plus he sang, wrote songs, was the frontman. A quadruple threat...

 

[Geddyfleaharris]

You guys should check out the new (old) Still Live and Dangerous. 1977 in Philadelphia on on the Bad Reputation tour....rockin'!

 

[MikeBass]

Love the guy.
Always exemplified what a rock and roll bass player is IMO.

 

[mcm]

One of the baddest singing bass players ever! Ive read he was pretty damn tough too.

 

[Beyer160]

Philip was an amazing talent, no doubt. Great songwriter, charismatic frontman, groovin' bass player.

 

[ryco]

Praise, praise, praise!

Broke a lot of barriers in a quiet way, that one!

 

[Bassgrinder77]

I don't know. I'm not feelin' it from you guys. I don't think your love for Phil's playing is sincere.

 

[klyph]

I visited Phil Lynott's grave in Howth (outside of Dublin) back in '92. My beautiful red-headed girlfriend (who was a HUGE "Tin Lizzy" fan) and I had a "quickie" (luckily it was the rare warm and sunny day) and left some flowers and a Guinness for Ol' Phil. Since the gravesite is in a cloister some nun probably wound up drinking the Guinness!

If you grew up with dark skin in Dublin, you'd be a tough mothe****ker, too. A very xenophobic and insular place (at least, it was back then. I've heard it has changed).

How's that for love?

 

[Knifedge]

I believe Phil was a big influence on another of my favourite under-rated bass players Doug Pinnick of King's X, who is also songwriter, frontman and a heck of a bass player.

Thin Lizzy was awesome... thanks for the amazing tunes Phil, if I didn't thank you already.

 

[KJung]

+1 Do a search and you will find a couple of great threads with links to youtube performances, etc.

I always dug his playing and whole vibe... great rock bassists.

And... how cool is it to have a life size statue in front of your favorite Dublin pub!

 

[Kink Rimson]

Check out his playing on Vagabonds of the Western World, it's one of the earlier, slightly more folksy albums and the bass playing is far more adventurous than the later stuff. The bass is seriously up front in the mix too, I believe it's a Rickenbacker.

Little Girl in Bloom is one of my favourite bass tracks ever, and a gorgeous song to boot. It also has a beautiful guitar solo, courtesy of the under-rated Mr Eric Bell.

 

[Bassmingo]

wheres the love? right here. even tried to home make a mirrored scratchplate for my stingray in his honour. he is a direct influence on my playing.

 

[Kromwarp]

yeah, I absolutely love Phil and Thin Lizzy.

I have these albums:

Bad Reputation
Chinatown
Dedication
Fighting
Jail Break
Johnny The Fox
Live & Dangerous
Vagabonds Of The Western World

Whiskey in the Jar was on China Town, right?

 

[Jay Corwin]

Phil and Lizzy were a very powerful live band in thier day.

 

[Milldawg]

Love the guy and his playing, plus his tragic death was a big boot in the a## for me to get into rehab and get sober way way back in the day