Thin Lizzy: Gangsters, Drugs, Punks and St. Patrick

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.6 • 13.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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What made the band Thin Lizzy different from your standard 1970s rock and punk? Crime, that’s what. The criminals who populated Phil Lynott’s mother’s bar and the stories they told that influenced the songs Phil wrote. That and a harmonized guitar assault. Who is your favorite Irish band? Why? Tell Jake at 617-906-6638, [email protected], or on socials @disgracelandpod. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter) Facebook Fan Group TikTok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.0	Please check the show notes for more information.
0:44.6	Disgrace Land is a production about a rock star's rock star and his band.
1:05.3	A band that made Ireland proud.
1:07.8	A band that makes me want to drive fast and break things. A band that some of you, for some
1:13.1	reason, think I hate, but I don't. A band born belly up in a bar filled with bad, bad men. A band who
1:20.5	never really broke in America the way they should have. A band named Thin Lizzie, a band that made great music.
1:30.3	Unlike that music I played for you at the top of the show, that wasn't great music.
1:34.9	That was a preset loop from my Melotron called Roll Me Over and Do What Now, MK, 2.
1:41.5	I played you that loop because I can't afford the rights to December, 1963. Oh, what a night,
1:47.9	by the four seasons. And why would I play you that specific slice of Jersey Boys' cheese could I afford it?
1:55.9	Because that was the number one song in America on March 26, 1976.
2:01.9	And that was the day that Thin Lizzie released their sixth studio album,
2:05.9	Jailbreak, featuring the hit single The Boys are Back in Town,
2:10.0	a song that changed everything for them, for better and for worse.
2:15.9	On this special St. Patrick's Day episode,
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