There’s an argument to be made that the dead go on living in the memories of those who remember and cherish them to the present day. And while it’s hard to forget the shadow cast by Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy (ask the Black Star Riders, who made a magnificent fist of keeping the name and legacy alive for a short while), the reality is that you cannot more reinvent the wheel than you can say that Lynott and Lizzy are back in the world and making new music.
This might be a cash grab – avert your eyes now if you think otherwise – but given the source material, you can’t help but admire the performances and rue that Lynott left us quite so early. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. These songs are, in essence, original vocal parts from Lynott paired with brand-new pieces from founding guitarist Eric Bell.
