Anniversary: Thin Lizzy’s ‘Jailbreak’ Turns 45 Today
March 26, 1976 was the shot heard ‘round the world when Thin Lizzy released their iconic album, Jailbreak, spawning two of the greatest classic rock radio staples of all time: The title track, “Jailbreak,” and “The Boys Are Back In Town,” which reached Number 8 in the U.K. and Number 12 in the U.S. The Jailbreak lineup was Phil Lynott, lead vocals and bass; Scott Gorham, guitar; Brian Robertson, guitar, and Brian Downey, drums. Few bands since, have had the same kind of monumental impact on a genre of music and the world of rock ‘n’ roll as Thin Lizzy. Sporting one of the greatest frontmen of all time, Phil Lynott, and a roster of guitar gods like Gary Moore, John Sykes, and the twin-guitar attack of Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy defined a look, a sound, and a sw...
