Lizzy had repeat hits and even more success on their winter ’76 tour, culminating in the sold-out three-night stint at the Hammersmith Odeon that would be recorded and later released as the 1978 Live & Dangerous double album. The result, Johnny The Fox, had ‘follow‑up’ written all over it – emphasised by the fact its own hit single, Don’t Believe A Word, was an almost identikit Boys Are Back reshuffle. Fleeing home to London, Lynott wrote most of the songs for the band’s hastily scheduled next album from his hospital bed. People coming down with hepatitis and slashed hands… Situations that you could never predict would happen – but did happen.”Ī prestigious US arena tour opening for Rainbow had been abandoned after Lynott – already deep into his potions and powders – had picked up hep C from a dirty needle. As drummer and co-founding member Brian Downey puts it now, speaking from his rural Irish abode: “It wasn’t helped by the lifestyles the band were living, but the timing couldn’t have been worse. at present, the documentary holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.1 on IMDB and it also was named as Best Documentary Of The Year at the 2020 Doc 'N Roll Film Festival.įor fans of Thin Lizzy and their picnic frontman, the documentary airs at RTE1 at 9.35pm on Wednesday, August 25.Then, almost before the party got started: the crash. Since being released, Phil Lynott: Songs For While I'm Away has really resonated with viewers and fans alike. Throughout the feature, Reynolds charts the rise of Lynott from his early days playing with The Black Eagles and Skid Row, right up to Lizzy becoming stadium-fillers across the world, selling millions of albums along the way.įrom the almost accidental success of Whiskey In The Jar, the global phenomenon that was The Boys Are Back In Town, Lizzy's unfortunate attempts to break America, and their ascension into "probably the greatest live act on the planet (according to Huey Lewis)", Songs for While I'm Away is a loving portrait of the beloved Dubliner. Reynolds cleverly lets the music do the talking, using 31 songs from Phil and Thin Lizzy’s back catalogue to create an overall impression of the man. Throughout the feature, the documentary shows that Crumlin's most beloved rockstar was much more than just a great bass player, singer, songwriter and poet. Told extensively through the words of Phil himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the bard, the dreamer."
"As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a dreamer, a wild man. New documentary on the iconic Phil Lynott is already winning awards.Phil Lynott director on the film and why the icon means so much to Irish people.In terms of the official synopsis, the film: "Tells the story of how a young black boy from working-class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s Greatest Rock Star. However, if you didn't get to see it a the cinema, you can do so from the comfort of your home very soon. Like so many films, Emer Reynolds' wonderful documentary on the lead singer of Thin Lizzy had a delayed release due to Covid restrictions but trust us, it was definitely worth the wait If you're a fan of Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy, clear your schedule on the evening of Wednesday, August 25 because Phil Lynott: Songs For While I'm Away, the superb feature-length documentary on Lynott's life, will air on RTE1.
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