Thin Lizzy - Rocky (1976)

[ogrebattle22763]

I have always said that this album was just as good as "Jailbreak" if not better...

[JamesieRabYe]

Awesome! One of their best songs, off a great album... where does this new footage all come from? Thanks for sharing it with us...

[trolololo9229]

Such a powerful song!

[macin1964]

Firstly a healthy happy phillip Lynott doing what he did best. Great album great song.

[xeractus]

Great, fantastic song, but the playback here is most definatly not live :P

[taekwongr]

Best band ever!

[RebelSpiritof77]

Always thought of TL as Euro's answer to Lynyrd Skynrd, leading a whole generation of seventies kids (myself included) down the path to rock'n'roll enlightment!

[superdeathbang]

You idiots ...this song was written about Rocky Athas, after they saw Rocky preform at Mother Blues in Dallas Texas. Rocky now plays guitar for John Mayall

[sbyrne1]

@superdeathbang Thanks for the info superdeathbang. We were musing about who 'Rocky' was so dont be too harsh on us :)

[jhs5150]

@sbyrne1 Well if you listen to the interview with Robbo he said he was in love with a girl but she hated him and Phil wrote the song with Robbo in mind.

[1greekspartan]

Thanks for posting! One of the greatest Thin Lizzy tunes ever and what treat to see the video! Rock On!

[jhs5150]

Underplayed and underappreicated. Their best album IMO.

[kakeeey]

more lizzy fans should listen to this one;two words cool ;awesome;

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[musictom321]

Great song! Great album!

[akaaccount]

Oh to live in a time when music like this was being made

[AdamsApple1963]

"Spent his time just looking for KICKS!" YEEEEEEAH! Phil was sooooooooooooooo

BAD-ASSSSSSS!!! We need more bands like this, instead of those wimpy Bieber/Gaga wannabes! R.I.P., Phil; you are missed here on Earth.

[GTWHITEFEVER]

Fuckin class ..Phillip Smith ...can you hear me ? !!!!

[TexasSugarRay]

"Rocky" is Rocky Athas. Thin Lizzy wrote the song Cocky Rocky after hearing Rocky play one night at Mother Blues, a local Dallas club. Athas was one of Buddy Magazine’s Texas Tornadoes, along with Texas guitarists Eric Johnson, Johnny Winter, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, and the Vaughan brothers.

[son6ics]

Great one! Thank´s for keeping it on YT! Cheers!

[turkeygrandpa69]

classic.

[Blewline67]

I wonder if Johhny the Fox ever rolled with Rocky. Music hasnt been the same without you brother. R.I.P. phil

[sbyrne1]

I've always thought the same thing ;). I read somewhere that Phil apparently wrote this about Robbo and that he is Rocky. And I've always thought the Fox was Phil himself :P

[GreyBang]

That is a great way to see it. One thing though, what characters do Scott and Brian play in the Johnny the Fox album? Jw.

[Schuey4ever]

whippin' out them mean and nasty guitar licks!! oh thats pure Lizzy alright.....

[joluqa]

Brilliant thanks.

[herrealdo]

These guys,and I mean the total band alumni was a gift of sight and sound that is the true meaning and feeling of rock.and in my heart will always kick.THIN LIZZY? OH FUCK YEAH!!! and dont forget UFO!

[sbyrne1]

comment of the year :P

[jonbecker03]

@herrealdo laurence archer apparently had the good luck to haver been a member of BOTH bands.

[BigNuthin]

@herrealdo ...I agree bro...2 of the greatest bands of all time

[doykeyes92]

aw when did thinlizzyunited get shut down? i love this song btw

[ThinLizzyFanpage]

what dvd is this from? :)

[liberatedcitizens]

I've only ever seen this clip on youtube. It's definitely not on any Thin Lizzy compilation.