Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy is an Irish hard rock proto-heavy metal band formed in 1969. Originally they were a trio with Phil Lynott on bass, Eric Bell on guitar, but probably Lizzy's most famous lineup was that of singer and bassist Phil Lynott, Brian Downey on drums and Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson on lead guitars. Later line-ups featured guitar heroes like Gary Moore (Black Rose), John Sykes (Thunder and Lightning) and Snowy White (Renegade, Chinatown). The band finally split in 1983, largely as a consequence of financial trouble and drug excesses. They are now recognised as one of the pioneers of the dual lead guitar harmony.