Thin Lizzy - Vagabonds of the Western World

Vagabonds Of The Western World is the third studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, originally released in September 1973 by Decca Records.

Vagabonds Of The Western World not only bridged the gap from the band's beginning folk leanings to the more hard rock sounds most of us came to associate with the group, but also the end of their original trio of Phil Lynott (bass / vocals), Brian Downey (drums), and Eric Bell (guitars / vocals).

Vagabonds is filled with blistering blues-rock, folky / psychedelic tinged numbers, and dark, moody, & atmospheric tracks that bridged rock and jazz influences into a hauntingly new sound.

Bell has long been one of the most underrated players from the Thin Lizzy camp, and his raw, distortion dripping riff & lead work is all over cuts such as "The Rocker", "Mama Nature Said", "The Hero And The Madman", the dramatic title track, and the poignant "Little Girl In Bloom".

A sign of things to come can be heard on "Gonna Creep Up On You", a dark, funky, heavy rocker complete with sizzling wah-wah licks from Bell and Lynott's menacing vocal, and "Slow Blues" is a must hear for fans of early Robin Trower, Johnny Winter, Pat Travers, and Ten Years After.

This LP housed in a gatefold sleeve with reproduced artwork and remastered audio is pressed in the USA on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl.