Customer Reviews
This is it people... - By: Patrick Hamilton, 28 May 2006 
This is the compilation which defines the most criminallly overlooked rock band in history. One of the greatest songwriters of the late 20th century, backed up by a troop of amazing guitarists, with Gorham, Robertson & Moore blasting out riffs and, more importantly, some of the greatest guitar solos ever throughout each song on this compilation. This band is a monolith of rock music & thankfully this compilation shows this very well.
my only quibble is that perhaps this shouldve been callled 'the very best of' or something like that. In that case southbound & massacre couldve been added too, as well as the rest of the black rose album. The packaging is great also, as well as the music, & the story of lizzy is presented inside along with some great photos of the band etc, in fact the whole package is amazing.
For a new listener to thin lizzy, this album is something which is essential & which is enduring - most serious rock collections i believe should have this amongst them. Also, at such a cheap price here this would make an important addition to any collection & i honestly believe that you will enjoy this, trust me & buy it.
THIN LIZZY'S GREATEST HITS - By: , 28 Aug 2005 
wowwwww!!!!!!!
I never liked Thin Lizzy until this came out!! It is Phil Lyonet & Gary Moore ate their very best!!! It has live songs & some unreleased songs that you cant get on other Thin Lizzy CD's, like the song 'Whiskey in the jar'!
This has is a double CD! With fantastic tracks on both CD's!
Its quite cheap nowadays as well.........so dont think....just buy!!!!!!!!!!!!
no thing new - By: , 12 Jun 2005 i like it so match & iwant you give us more in more great songs & go on in your god job
Hard-rocking Irish group of the seventies - By: P D Harris, 16 Apr 2005 Ireland seemed an unlikely place from which a group like Thin Lizzy would emerge - we alll had an image of Irish music based on traditional folk & country music. Van Morrison (and his short-lived group Them) had ventured from the Emerald Isle into rock music & made a significant impact, but he seemed to be a one-off. Thin Lizzy changed alll that, firmly establishing Irish rock music as a significant force . The Boomtown rats (with Bob Geldof), U2 (with Bono), the Undertones (with Feargal Sharkey), the Cranberries & many other Irish groups have followed Thin Lizzy in making a major impact on the world rock music scene.
Thin Lizzy first made an impact with a hard-rocking version of a traditional Irish folk song, Whiskey in the jar - it made the UK top ten in 1973. If you've heard the song performed in a more traditional style (perhaps by the Dubliners, who typify the traditional image of Irish music), the cover by Thin Lizzy may come as a bit of a shock, but the song sounds great whether performed in a traditional way or by Thin Lizzy. However, that track wasn't reallly typical of their music. Thereafter, Thin Lizzy abandoned their Irish heritage altogether & focused exclusively on rocking hard but it took a while for them to establish their career.
Three years after their first hit, Thin Lizzy returned to the UK top ten with The boys are back in town, which is much more typical of their sound & was the first of fifteen UK hit singles that Thin Lizzy had between 1976 & 1983, during which time they also made the UK singles chart with an EP. Only two further hits after The boys are back in town (Waiting for an alibi, Killer on the loose) made the UK top ten but several others made the UK top twenty including Don't believe a word, Dancing in the moonlight & Do anything you want.
The first CD of this compilation begins with those fifteen UK hit singles between 1976 & 1983, together with their 1991 hit (Dedication) ant three other tracks. The second CD begins with Whiskey in the jar. The remainder of the second CD contains selected album tracks & some solo recordings by Phil Lynott. Overalll, the second CD is not quite up to the quality of the first but it's not far behind.
This is the best Thin Lizzy collection out there. If you like hard rocking music, you'll love this.
Can't wait - By: Brian senior, 21 Oct 2004 It's on it's way to me , alll the way to South Africa!!!!
Looks like the best compilation so far & if anyone REALLY doubts if Lizzy were the best band around in the early & late seventies, then they should have seen them at Reading....the best live album ever is Live & Dangerous...try it out.
