Phil Lynott - Beat of the Drum (FIRST TIME REACTION) | Thin Lizzy Thursday 

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This is one of my favourite songs. Just love it! Love your reaction Greg. Such an amazing song.

First time I've heard this, slipped under the radar for me. It's fantastic, love it.

Loving your first time reaction to this one Greg, and so glad you are enjoying it as much as me. It is a fantastic piece of work. I love Phil's vocals on this and it reminds me of what was to come on some of the Grand Slam material like Crime is on the up, Phil took his voice down a peg or two. But Beat of the drum could easily have been the A side but how many times have I said that. Its one of Phil's best solo efforts I will say that, and to think it never made the album of the time is a musical crime. Its up there with King's Call, or Yellow Pearl, all big hits here in the UK. Thanks once again for a fantastic Thin Lizzy Thursday mate 👍 already looking towards the next one 😊

Nice bodhran drum playing. All that percussion you here between the big beats. Basically a skin drum held in one hand and played typically with triplets and damping with the holding hand. great for 6/8 timing too.

To me this is Phil lynott best solo song 💯💯💯

Hey Greg , wanna hear something exciting on the Phil / Lizzy connection? But you have to promise not to share just yet ,

Greg have you got these thin Lizzy songs on your list (I need you) ( baby's been messing) (1969 rock) (Eddie's blues) (Cadillac) (it's going wrong)( in the delta) all the best to you and your family 👍👍👍

Greg check out (me and my music 1977) Phil lynott RU-vid Phil looks uncomfortable with out is bass guitar 🎸🎸🎸

This is a weird one. The underlying riff is great, but the lyrics are just a second rate re-hash of old ideas. It sounds like he was going for something similar to Over the Hills and Far Away by Gary Moore, with the prison theme and breaking into an Irish jig in the middle of the song, but it doesn't really sound finished and it's nowhere near as successful. Still, this came out first, so maybe Gary picked up some ideas. The drums sound like Brian Downey, which certainly gives things a lift, but overall it's not a song I care if I ever hear again.

Someone else here compared this to something off Wild Frontier by Gary Moore. Hilarious! An album that Gary himself considered a pile of crap. The drums programming is so bad it makes the whole album unlistenable. Beat Of The Drum blows away ANY song on Wild Frontier or After The War. Nice to see an authentic reaction by Greg to a song he never heard before. I would suspect this is not the last time Greg listens to this track.