![]() What appeared to make matters worse, was that long-time lead guitarist Brain Robertson also left the band/was fired in the period between 1977s Bad Reputation and 1979's Black Rose. Always huge indulgers in drink and drugs anyway, it was around the time of Black Rose that Lynott and Gorham began using heroin in an attempt to ease the pain of this perceived failure in the U.S. In a sense, Lizzy never mentally and emotionally recovered from failing to break through in the U.S. So what does this have to do with Black Rose three years later? Lots. The tour was cancelled, and by the time Lynott was well, much of the interest in Thin Lizzy in the U.S. audience primed by Jailbreak, Lynott contracted hepatitis. On the eve of what would have been Lizzy's most important tour, playing for a U.S. More often than not, the trouble was of their own making, but in this case, fate stepped in. They seemed poised to break big, but trouble always followed Thin Lizzy. hit single The Boys are Back in Town and the album it appeared on, Jailbreak, actually did pretty well on the U.S. They flirted with success in 1976 when they had their only U.S. Good Earth Studio in England, EMI Studios in Parisįor a variety of reasons, Thin Lizzy never gained widescale success in the U.S.Gary Moore - Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals.Phil Lynott - Bass, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitars.Orange Tiny Terror – the First DRG-Recommended/Endorsed Dino Amp. ![]()
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