ROCKY - THIN LIZZY. PHIL WROTE THIS FOR BRIAN. THE LYRICS SAY IT ALL.
THIN LIZZY - ROSALIE
THE OTHER DYNAMIC DUO. WITH THE TRADEMARK LES PAUL TWIN LEAD SOUND
THIN LIZZY- EMERALD
ROBBO WITH MOTORHEAD. ANOTHER PERFECT DAY? AT THE TIME LEMMY SAID DANCING ON YOUR GRAVE WAS THE BEST SONG TO COME FROM MOTORHEAD. I AGREE A KILLER RIFF FROM ROBBO.
Robbo onstage with Lemmy. PHOTO COURTESY OF FRIEND BILL HALE.
MOTORHEAD - ONE TRACK MIND
ROBBO PLAYED ON THIS FRANKIE MILLER ALBUM.
FRANKIE MILLER - BOY'S AND THE GIRLS ARE DOING IT.
Albums with Brian Robertson
Cover Title Details Release Year
Thin Lizzy - Nightlife 1974
Thin Lizzy - Fighting 1975
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 1976
Thin Lizzy - Johnny the fox 1976
Thin Lizzy - Bad reputation 1977
Pat Travers - Makin magic 1977
Thin Lizzy - Live and dangerous 1978
Peter French - Ducks in flight 1978
Roy Sundholm - The chinese method 1979
Zaine Griff - Ashes and diamonds 1980
Eric Burdon - Darkness darkness 1980
Wild horses - Wild horses 1980
Wild horses - Stand your ground 1981
Motorhead - Another perfect day 1983
Thin Lizzy - Life 1983
Frankie Miller - Dancing in the rain 1986
Balaam & the angel - Live free or die 1988
Mona Liza Overdrive - Vive la ka bum 1989
Motorhead - The birthday party 1990
Motorhead - Live in 1983 1991
Skyclad - Tracks from the wilderness 1992
Shane MacGowan and the popes 1994
Brian Robertson (The clan) 1995
Shane MacGowan and the popes - Christmas party 1996
A tribute to Captain Beyond 1999
Lotus - A taster for the big one 1999
Five Fifteen - Silver machine 2000
Lotus - Quartet conspiracy 2000
Dogface - Unleashed 2001
Steve Ellis - Last angry man 2001
Meldrum - Loaded mental cannon 2001
A tribute to Frankie Miller 2003
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Brian Robertson fan page Dancing like a maddy. Brian is chuffed wae ra page. Posted at 8:34 AM Oct 17, 2009 view more
About me: Hi
this is a fan site dedicated to the great brian (robbo) robertson, and his fans. Back in the late seventies, I was in a rock band called STAG from cumbernauld. We did our own stuff and lizzy covers. Brian was a major influence on my guitar playing, so much so I played Brians parts in the songs. So this page is dedicated to him. Truly one of the greats.
Brian Robertson was born on February 12, 1956 in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. He learned cello [1] and classical piano for eight years before switching to the guitar and drums. He played in gigs around his local area with bands like Dream Police, who later evolved into the Average White Band.
In June 1974, Thin Lizzy were auditioning for a new guitarist and a try-out for Robertson was arranged. Still a teenager, Robertson was taken on - and with Scott Gorham on the other lead guitar, formulated the twin-guitar harmony that made Thin Lizzy one of the most influential "guitar bands" in the music industry. During his time in the band Thin Lizzy scaled the heights of success releasing albums such as Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox, Bad Reputation and the brilliant Live and Dangerous. Robertson was fired from the band twice, he finally left the band in 1978 being replaced by well known rock/blues guitarist Gary Moore.
Brian's blues-influenced, classic rock style is distinctly melodic. In Thin Lizzy, the unique twin, harmony lead guitar sound, provided by Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham, contributed much to the distinctive sound of the band and influenced subsequent bands, such as Iron Maiden, Metallica and the Darkness. Brian Robertson's unconventional use of the wah-pedal as an extension of the instrument during soloing rather than as a purely rhythmic effect, as described in the Total Accuracy video "Still in Love with the Blues" (featuring Brian Robertson & Stuart Bull), is generally regarded as a pioneering, perhaps unique use of the effect. The video includes Brian's explanation of his approach to guitar playing, along with a mixture of classic Thin Lizzy lead solos, blues licks and some sublime blues improvisations.
Following his dismissal, Robertson formed Wild Horses along with another big name outcast, ex-Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain. Achieving only partial success in the UK, the band split up after releasing two albums, 1980's the First Album and 1981's Stand Your Ground.
Robertson appeared on stage for a night during Thin Lizzy's final tour in 1983, alongside most of their former guitarists.
After this brief appearance with Thin Lizzy he was telephoned to see if he was interested in replacing Motörhead's "Fast" Eddie Clarke, who had left the band during their US tour. After five days rehearsing, he appeared with them on May 21, 1982, at Harpo's in Detroit. He appeared with the band on the King Biscuit Flower Hour and recorded the Another Perfect Day album with them, staying until 1983, his last last gig with them was at the Metropol, Berlin on Nov 11.[2] In this time he was almost killed by a Hell's Angels bike meet, as he wore a pink tutu and ballet shoes to the gig. Refusing to play the classic numbers the band replaced him with Phil Campbell and Würzel.
After this time, he joined Statetrooper. This lasted up until their breakup. He was allegedly well-liked by his bandmates, thus not responsible for the breakup.
Robertson made a special guest appearance with the band Ash at the Oxegen music festival in Ireland, 2004, playing guitar on the song "The Boys Are Back in Town".
In August 2005 Brian was reunited with his old Lizzy band mates, under the leadership of Gary Moore, for a tribute show in memory of Phil Lynott. Brian and Gary played along with Lizzies Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Eric Bell and Jethro Tull bassist Jonathan Noyce on a number of Gary and Thin Lizzy classic cuts.
Brian's more recent work with the Clan shows a glimpse of a harder, more modern, metal rock tone & style. While contemporaries such as Gary Moore have mellowed back into the blues, Brian continues play hard rock - albeit with a distinctive melodic blues flavour.
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Who I'd like to meet: Brian Robertson, as he was a big influence on my guitar playing.
VIBE FOR PHILO. BLUES JAM BETWEEN BRIAN ROBERTSON AND ERIC BELL.
ROBBO WITH JIMMY BAIN IN WILD HORSES.
WILD HORSES - FACE DOWN.
WILD HORSES WITH PHIL. ARE YOU READY/ROSALIE MEDLEY
BRIAN ROBERTSON WITH ASH - THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
Robbo doin' what he does best. PICTURE COURTESY OF FRIEND BILL HALE.
Hi Sweetie,
You Rock !!
Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, Forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To every child, a good example.
To your self, respect.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas....
When I was a wee lad learning the guitar and all, my neighbor gave me 2 things that changed my life; a Cry Baby Wah Wah pedal and Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous album. He said to me "If you're gonna use this pedal, you better learn how to use it from the master." Robo is the man!
