12 No-Skip Hard Rock Albums
7. Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation
Quintessential 70s Rockers, Thin Lizzy, are responsible for some of the genres best-loved singles, but this is their strongest album.
The phenomenal Phil Lynott begins this album with his soft, soulful voice in Soldier of Fortune. He is joined after the introduction with Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson on guitar as they both harmonise with Lynott’s bass into an epic entry.
Next up is the eponymous track which has a funky bass line as Lynott seductively leads the song into the chorus. Robertson and Gorham harmonise on the guitar for a memorable bridge before Gorham makes his skill known with a subtle solo.
Opium Trail, the album’s third track, is an underrated Thin Lizzy tune. With its up and down tones and steady pace, it begs belief.
The summery ballad, Southbound, is a song about heading into the future.
Kicking off the album’s second side, Dancing in the Moonlight is funky, cool, and has a saxophone solo which will melt faces in quick succession. This banger is the greatest song by the band.
Killer Without a Cause is a Hard Rock pop song which contains Phil Lynott playing the Celtic harp, whereas Downtown Sundown strips away its hard edges and is soft, soulful ballad.
That Woman’s Gonna Break Your Heart is a homage to American love songs from the era, and the vocals are so bright in this track.
Dear Lord finishes the album, and it does so with easy-listening choral vocals.