Thin Lizzy. A hard rock band that fits in rather well with the heavy metal crowd, a little bit like AC/DC. And I can see why even some of the most purist metalheads may warm to the band - songs like "Bad Reputation" and "Killer on the Loose" have that passion and motivation you would otherwise only find among the likes of bands like Motorhead. Bad Reputation from Thin Lizzy certainly doesn't live up to its namesake - it sure as hell ain't a bad album, and it's reputation is well cemented within the hard rock/heavy metal community. The opening track, "Soldier of Fortune" is initially a bit on the bland song but funnily enough gets interesting about 3-4 minutes into the song. From there the record starts to get good, beginning with the title track at number two, and "Opium Trail", "Southbound", Killer Without a Cause" and "Dear Lord" make up my list of personal favorites here. Things begin to slip again once you get to "Downtown Sundown" and "That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart." In closing, I think it's a good album, a bit more mellow at times than the title track that brought me here would perhaps have led me to believe. Next stop - Live and Dangerous. B+
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