Thin Lizzy - Renegade
Warner Bros  (1981)
Hard Rock

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LP    9 tracks  (41:02) 
   01   Angel Of Death             06:18
   02   Renegade             06:08
   03   The Pressure Will Blow             03:46
   04   Leave This Town             03:49
   05   Hollywood (Down On Your Luck)             04:10
   06   No One Told Him             03:36
   07   Fats             04:04
   08   Mexican Blood             03:41
   09   It's Getting Dangerous             05:30
Personal Details
Purchase Date 10.07.1987
Links Amazon UK
Details
UPC (Barcode) 042284243520
Musicians
Drums and Percussion Brian Downey
Bass Guitar Phil Lynott
Bass Guitar Philip Lynott
Guitar-Electric Scott Gorham
Guitar-Electric Snowy White
Keyboards-Various Darren Wharton
Keyboards-Various Phil Lynott
Keyboards-Various Philip Lynott
Vocals Philip Lynott
Vocals-Backing Darren Wharton
Vocals-Backing Scott Gorham
Vocals-Lead Phil Lynott
Vocals-Lead Philip Lynott
Credits
Songwriter Phil Lynott; Philip Lynott
Producer Brian Downey; Chris Tsangarides; Phil Lynott; Scott Gorham; Snowy White; Thin Lizzy
Engineer Andrew Warwick; Chris Tsangarides; Kit Woolven
Notes
It is widely agreed among Thin Lizzy fans (and by the band themselves) that their 1981 release, Renegade, was their worst. The raw, rocking Lizzy of the past (Jailbreak, Black Rose, etc.) is nowhere to be found here; in its place is a keyboard-heavy rock band with blatant pop leanings and a production too similar to British heavy metal bands of the early '80s. New guitarist Snowy White never truly fit into the band (both musically and visually), and it was never more apparent than on Renegade. As with its predecessor, Chinatown, heavy drug use plagued the sessions, again resulting in an uninspired, unfocused affair (especially evident in Phil Lynott's flat vocals). The six-minute opener, "Angel of Death," doesn't measure up to past Lizzy epics, while the title track fails at trying to pull on the heartstrings with a tale about a misunderstood youth. The powerful Lizzy of old resurfaces briefly on such rockers as "The Pressure Will Blow," "Leave this Town" and "Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)," but the clean production almost neuters these potential heavy classics. A jazzy experiment, "Fats," proves to be an interesting one, but run-of-the-mill originals like "Mexican Blood" and "It's Getting Dangerous" far outnumber the highlights, making Renegade Lizzy's second disappointing release in a row.