Phil Lynott Wins the Mojo ‘Icon of the Year’ Award
Mojo magazine recognises a dearly departed legend…
A quick post before I hit the proverbial sack after a thirteen hour shift. The British based MOJO magazine held its annual awards ceremony this week and amongst the winners was the much coveted award for ‘Icon’ given to the late Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. Now I make no apologies for the posts I write about him, his music and memory should be kept alive and I think it is a shame that his songwriting didn’t receive the recognition that it truly deserved.
Anyway, normal posts resume tomorrow, I’ve got a new dish or two to show you and hopefully the begining of a new web format which is pretty much the reason for the last two video posts. Here’s some classic Lynott, perfect for a Sunday morning. Enjoy your weekend, I’m spending it with my brother which is long overdue.
Happy days..
Miles,
A seriously good note to end the day on. I’ve really no idea why modern day bands don’t feed themselves through condensers/compressors (help me, Rod) like the oldies did. It just sounds so good, especially with this kind of song-writing. Looking forward to
thievingseeing your new video ideas!GDave
June 14, 2009 @ 12:53 am
GD,
condensers/compressors
I always like a healthy dose of compression on my guitar sound but one of the dangers is it clips the top and bottom end frequencies.
Better equipment and the ability to manipulate sound means they are of less use nowadays.
Being brutally honest - things do sound a lot better nowadays
Cheers
Rod
June 14, 2009 @ 7:45 am
GDave,
They recorded loads of songs like this, I remember one of his last ever interviews before his death when Radio One were promoting an anti drugs campaign and a DJ asked him for his thoughts on what a young person should say if offered drugs.
He knew he was dying as a result of his drug use and his answer was gut wrenching. He managed to get the point across in a way a million posters never could.
Tragic really.
Miles
June 14, 2009 @ 8:25 am