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Track Listings
| 1. Jailbreak |
| 2. Angel From The Coast |
| 3. Running Back |
| 4. Romeo And The Lonely Girl |
| 5. Warriors |
| 6. The Boys Are Back In Town |
| 7. Fight Or Fall |
| 8. Cowboy Song |
| 9. Emerald |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Jailbreak is arguably the only Lizzy album that's genuinely great all the way through (though some would argue for Bad Reputation or Live And Dangerous--but that's cheating), and it's surely their most exciting record; tough and touching, simultaneously barbarous and balletic. But then it'd be a great album just for "The Boys Are Back In Town", surely the finest and funniest song of its kind. It's Phil Lynott's infectious grin transmuted into sound, cheeky and totally irresistible--emerging unannounced from a jukebox, it can still make a whole room smile, and its brusque poignancy can't fail to touch the middle of the heart. But the rest of Jailbreak lives up to it, especially the riotous title track ("Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak, somewhere in this town"--yeah well, the jail seems a likely place). If Lynott's poetic pretensions sometimes seep through, most of the album shows off his effortless command of power and economy; if heavy rock has a tendency to wrestle each song to the ground with brute force, Thin Lizzy were uniquely capable of the quick kill, the knockout punch, graceful as a boxer or bullfighter. Jailbreak is sexy testament to that. --Taylor Parkes
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album first came out in March 1976 on both vinyl and cassette formats, and its release marked the turning point of Thin Lizzy’s career. A commercially successful recording featuring 36 minutes of solid melodic hard rock music performed by what many fans regard as being the band's definitive line-up of Lynott, Downey, Gorham & Robertson. In addition to his role of being both the group’s lead singer and bass player, the late Phil Lynott is also credited with composing all nine songs contained on the album, with four of them being co-written by one or more of the other band members.
Another of the band’s trademarks is the twin-guitar sound of Gorham & Robertson, and their input shines through very well on this recording. (Robertson is replaced by other guitar players on many of the band’s later recordings!). Also, in order to help the album deliver a more stereophonic output effect, Phil’s voice is multi-tracked during the choruses on several of the tracks. This, along with some excellent guitar harmonies can be best experienced when one listens to the CD through stereo headphones.
Stand-out tunes which captured the public’s imagination at the time of the album’s initial release include the two singles - ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ which reached the Top 10 and ‘Jailbreak’ which was a minor hit. Other catchy numbers on the album include ‘Romeo And The Lonely Girl’ and the concert favourite ‘Cowboy Song’. The latter of these two commences with a quiet first verse before Brian Downey’s drums together with the dual guitars of Gorham & Robertson help raise the energy level of the song and in the process, the listener is taken back to more familiar territory.
If you like Thin Lizzy and you wish to acquire one of their studio recorded albums from the distant dark 70’s, then I recommend this CD.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One of modern life's great urban mysteries, as far as I'm concerned at least, is how as I write this there can only be 3 reviews of this piece of rock music history on Amazon.co.uk.
Are all Lizzy fans too old too know how to work the Internet?
Do they all have high-powered, pinstripe-suit corporate jobs nowadays, and therefore no time to be writing Amazon reviews when they should be prioritising, building shareholder value and crafting business cases?
Are they too busy lining up to add to the endless list of reviews (170 and counting as of today!) of the abomination that is Linkin Park's "Meteora"?
Has the world simply, as my dear Dad would say, gone mad?
Or maybe, just maybe, here's another thought.
As Brian and Scott break for the border, chiming in over Brian's drums and Phil's bass to take "Cowboy Song" into that wonderful second verse, have that same world and those same Lizzy fans, simply realised that there is nothing, really nothing, that needs to be said about this album?
That's what I like to believe, anyway. Doing so restores my faith in human nature. Just like listening to this.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Largely regarded as Lizzy's finest hour in the studio. However, you could pick any album from Nightlife, Fighting, Jailbreak, Johnny The Fox, Bad reputation and Black Rose and find 9 or ten songs that are simply classics. Phil Lynott was the best and most versatile rock songwriter ever. This album was produced with an almost live and very exciting feel with screaming lead guitars that exude musicianship - unlike many rock guitarist who simply try and play as fast as possible. Lynott and Brian Downey (rocks finest drummer), anchor everything with a solid but flamboyant rythym section. Phil was often seen to be the weakest link musicianship wise, but his timing and ability to 'swing' was more akin to a funk/soul type bassist and second to none.
A little known fact is that the bands major hit (The boys are back in town) was almost excluded from this album as not being good enough.
If you like good songs, then buy this album. If you are a music lover, buy all the albums mentioned above, and you will hear rock, funk, pop and soul played by four of the worlds finest musicians, and the best rock band ever.
A little known fact is that the bands major hit (The boys are back in town) was almost excluded from this album as not being good enough.
If you like good songs, then buy this album. If you are a music lover, buy all the albums mentioned above, and you will hear rock, funk, pop and soul played by four of the worlds finest musicians, and the best rock band ever.
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Bustin' Bronc's
Some great songs here (and a couple of fillers, let's be honest). But the greats make this an album not to be ignored. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jimothy
CLASSIC ALBUM
Very pleased to get again this classic album, in my opinion Lizzy at their best.
Delivery was spot on and at a great price.
Delivery was spot on and at a great price.
Published 12 months ago by Mr. John Cadman
The album where the word spreads around
This is it, the album where the word really spreads around about Thin Lizzy. Whether it is their best or not (I personally think not, although it is very good) it was the one where... Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Fennessy
Ride em Cowboy Song
This has to be the best Lizzy album. No duds or fillers, this collection is a great mix of rockers - Jailbreak, Warriors, The Boys Are Back In Town, Emerald, plus Cowboy Song. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alan James
Nostalgia Fix
I was a big music fan as I was growing up in the late seventies, and listened to just about everything going. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. James West
Great Album; full stop!
The CD was delivered this morning and I put it on immediately. What a great album! I bought it on vinyl when it originally came out in '76 but haven't heard it in many years. Read more
Published on 28 May 2010 by Racing_in_the_Street
Good For Life
Other bands come and go.Styles change with fashion.When bands as good as Thin Lizzy make music this good,let your ears tell you the truth. Read more
Published on 21 May 2010 by JP MYERS
Do yourself a favour;
Such a shame that popular prejudice against musical genres so often allows great work to be dismissed out of hand. Read more
Published on 4 April 2009 by Mr. Matthew Jones
Great
My way into Lizzy it wasnt quite what I expected and is slightly less hard rock than I expected but as soon as you get done with that you start to really appreciate the quality of... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2009 by Effon
Magical Lizzy
I've been a Lizzy fan since the early seventies and seen them live at the Kursaal,Southend when this album first came out. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2009 by Steve Roser
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