If It’s Gaelic It’s Thin Lizzy [VIDEO]

Thin Lizzy is one of rock music's most recognizable household names. The  band from Dublin literally exploded onto the scene in 1969 with a fresh sound, look and attitude.

Lead by the late Phil Lynott (1949-1986), the band influenced generations of musicians with classic tracks such as "Jailbreak", "The Boys Are Back In Town" and "Emerald" (video below) just to name a few.

Most of their popularity came in Europe, Thin Lizzy did manage to get good commercial success in the U.S. in 1976 with the single, "The Boys Are Back In Town."

They nailed it with their twin lead guitar sound.

Some of Thin Lizzy's essential songs:

• "The Boys Are Back In Town"
• "Jailbreak"
• "Whiskey In A Jar"
• "The Rocker"

The song "Emerald" (B-side to "The Boys Are Back In Town") originated from a riff that Phil Lynott put together.

Written in the biography of the band  by Mark Putterford, "Emerald" was "the last word on the author's burning fascination with Irish history, a blood-curdling clash of steel and morality embedded upon a spectacular Gaelic guitar riff"

"Emerald" by Thin Lizzy: