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While Sinead O'Connor's popularity is phenomenal, her recognition is justified. She follows her instincts, plugging into some elemental supply as she related stories about desertion, parenthod, life, misery and lust....

Billboard, the internatinal music industry "bible", had described Hot Press as one of four key elements in the phenomenal development of Irish rock music....

Certainly the first, and some would argue the greatest, Irish rock band, Thin Lizzy left behind a powerful and glorious legacy that cannot be ignored by any Irish person who has ever felt the need to strap on a guitar.

Phil Lynott wrote songs that were populated by loners, wild west heroes, movie stars, rockers and warriors from a misty Celtic era. And Lizzy the band, provided the perfect setting for his tales of woe and wonder. Theirs was a tuneful, fluid music spiked and unabashed...