Black Rose: A Rock Legend - Deluxe Edition (1979)

"This was Thin Lizzy's last true classic album (and last produced by Tony Visconti). Guitarist Brian Robertson was replaced by Gary Moore prior to the album's recording. Moore had already been a member of the band in the early '70s and served as a tour fill-in for Robertson in 1977, and he fits in perfectly with Lizzy's heavy, dual-guitar attack. "Black Rose" also turned out to be the band's most musically varied, accomplished, and successful studio album. The songs are strong: the percussion-driven opener "Do Anything You Want To," the pop hit "Waiting for an Alibi," and a gentle song for Lynott's newly born daughter, "Sarah." It closes with the epic seven-minute title track, which includes an amazing, complex guitar solo by Moore that incorporates Celtic themes against a hard rock accompaniment." (Greg Prato, Allmusic) Deze 2011-deluxe editie is uitgebreid met een schijf extra materiaal: twee non-album-tracks en verder alternatieve versies van diverse album-tracks.

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