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Hannah, my sister, bought me this book for Yuletide. Thanks, Hannah!
Having been on a longer than usual break from reading, I’m looking for’ard to getting stuck in to this! This isn’t a review of the book, obviously. How could it be, not having read it yet!? It gets glowing reviews. But I’ve found that’s not necessarily any guarantee I’ll like something!
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Interesting that it’s named for a Lizzy fan favourite which, whilst perfectly good in a ‘standard fare’ way, is far from a being a favourite of mine. Were I to write a Lynott biog it’d prob’ be called Still In Love With You. Partly ‘cause that’s a blindingly brilliant song, and partly because it perfectly captures both how I feel about Lynott, and also the plaintive poetic heartache that makes a lot of his and Lizzy’s best music so good.
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It’s that aspect I love most, about Thin Lizzy, in addition to their perhaps more usually celebrated rock n roll bombast. And then there’s Phil’s solo stuff. I don’t really know Solo In Soho very well (writing this has prompted me to remedy that, by ordering it off Amazon!). But I’ve long known and loved The Phil Lynott Album. A true classic, on which his mellower muse is allowed freer rein than it is on the final few Lizzy albums.
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* I hope Theo K does actually dig Lizzy, and it’s not just a ‘funky tee’ thang!?