One of the hardest things to deal with when diving into the position of being a Radio Jock isn't having to read liner cards typed out by individuals that have no clue what showmanship is but staying true to the roots of who, what, where, why and when. Then developing a conversational form of Radio Jocking that listeners can easily tap into during their beat up moments caused by bad jobs and relationships.
When history changes before there are printed pages in e-books and old fashioned bookstore attractions, I've always believed it's up to the Radio Jock to unlock the paragraphs with a simple thought that clearly states a purpose without having to turn everything into a Face Book poke then joke.
A fricken Sam Ashe Music mailer arrives at my house one day nearly a year ago... I being of Radio shape and size had no clue whose face had been given permission to enter my front door.
I blame that disconnection 100% on Radio's current behavior. We've allowed listeners to do their own research. That's like standing at a barbed wire gate of a giant field in the state of Wyoming and telling your daughter she can ride the horse anywhere her heart desires...so she just sits there.
Without musical relationship there will be failure. Life is about carrying the stories, the lyrics, the bass beats and drum solos into an age of gray hair but your legs still have what it takes to kick higher than David Lee Roth.
Now you know why I passionately believe you should know that Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham has confirmed to Classic Rock that the band will release their album of new music under the title Black Star Riders.
To ignore a bands path is no different than realizing Cinderella is your stepsister.
Classic Rock Magazine reports that Lizzy said after having started work on a new record, they’d decided to retire Phil Lynott’s band name.
In the next edition of Classic Rock, on sale January 3, Gorham says: “Thin Lizzy is a partnership between Brian Downey and myself and the estate.
“If the estate had said, ‘This is a kick-ass idea,’ we would have had to rethink. But because they were feeling uncomfortable about it, that put a full stop to it.”
But Lynott’s widow Caroline wasn’t the only person unsure about the new direction – Gorham had his own concerns. “As we were writing these new songs, I started to feel uncomfortable,” he says. “I just felt, ‘This isn’t quite right without Phil.’
“So this is a new album by a new band. And I think it’s the right decision.”
Downey has decided not to be part of the Black Star Riders because he doesn’t want to be on the road as frequently as the others do. And Wharton wants to concentrate on his AOR band Dare.
Instead, the new outfit will continue with former Megadeth and White Lion drummer Jimmy DeGrasso, and work without a keyboardist. The band have composed 15 songs. In January they’ll start recording with star producer Kevin Shirley, and the album is due for release in May.
But Gorham says it’s not the end of Lizzy. “We have to play Thin Lizzy songs. People will expect it. Lizzy isn’t going to die.”
Asked why the band’s recent UK tour was billed as a farewell, the guitarist says: “I was so against that. It just looks like you’re slamming the last nail into the coffin with that one word.
“It’s like we’re never going to play again – when all we’re doing is resting this whole thing for a while.”
FInd out what Gorham’s bandmates Ricky Warwick and Damon Johnson think of the band’s changes, who named the Black Star Riders and why, and of the veteran guitarist’s doubt over what their new material sounds like – Classic Rock No.180 is on sale January 3, 2013.
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