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Though it's OOP, I recently picked up a copy of the Phil Lynott biography "The Rocker," by the late Mark Putterford. For a guy who lived such a fascinating and influential life, it's amazing that there aren't more quality biographies about him--let alone a major motion picture. Phil's mother, Philomena, wrote a book called "My Boy" that's supposed to be quite affecting. I'm gonna track that one down next. But "The Rocker," which primarily consists of interviews with all the major players, contains some choice tidbits. For example, did you know that Philo almost bolted Lizzy during the "Shades of a Blue Orphanage" sessions to join a supergroup called Babyface that Ritchie Blackmore was trying to get together with other recruits such as Paul Rodgers and Ian Paice? Blackmore's project never developed, and Lynott went back to Lizzy. One can only wonder how the face of hard rock would've changed had that come to pass. Anyway, for anyone even remotely interested in Thin Lizzy and its magical leader, "The Rocker" is a good, well-researched read.
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Thin Lizzy cranked out some solid stuff. I always thought Lynott sounded a bit like he had a head cold. Charming in his own way. The only other really good singer I can think of who sounds like he needs his adnoids removed is Jules Shear. He was especially "boogery" in "Phonetics." Can anyone think of any other singers with this particular quality?
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And didn't Johnny Rivers do Rockin' Pneumonia and Booger Wooger Flu?
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"I always play jazz records backwards, they sound better that way"
-Thomas Edison
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The guy was the complete package. And booze wasn't his only vice. Heroin was the thing that really did him in the end. A sad end to an incredible talent. Sigh . . . .
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