And it's not hard to hear the similarities between the two albums, especially the sweeping narratives in cuts like the fatal-lovers tale "Romeo and the Lonely Girl" and "Cowboy Song," which comes with its own lonesome antihero.īut it's "The Boys Are Back in Town" that truly sealed Jailbreak's legacy as Thin Lizzy's best album. Listen to Thin Lizzy Perform 'The Boys Are Back in Town'Ĭritics and fans at the time noted the influence of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run from the previous year as an influence on the group's new direction on Jailbreak. His singing is more focused too, deliberate in its phrasing and casually forceful all at the same time. The stuttering guitars dance and duel in the background as Lynott struts in as a confident storyteller for the first time. Sessions were completed in early 1976, and by the middle of March, Jailbreak was ready for release.Īnd from the very first song, the title track, Thin Lizzy sound like a new and revitalized band. The quartet – led by singer, songwriter and bassist Phil Lynott – focused its approach, and, with producer John Alcock guiding them, sharpened both their playing and the way the songs were structured. But no one was expecting something like Jailbreak from the band. charts, and was somewhat of a reinvention for Thin Lizzy, who'd lost a couple of guitarists and their record company since their self-titled 1971 debut.
Only the previous album, Fighting, slipped onto the U.K. Up until this point, they hadn't made much of a dent anywhere.
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