Thin Lizzy: The Irish Question
Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, 20 December 1975
DESPITE the homely sentiments echoed in Philip Lynott's 'Dublin' a few years back, Thin Lizzy did leave Dublin, and Ireland. But the fond memories of the city on the Liffey persisted and after more than a year in exile, playing in the world's most exotic lands, Lizzy have returned to the motherland, to the roots.
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