Scott Gorham’s other boys are back in town

He may have refused to continue with the Thin Lizzy name, but the guitarist aims to keep the spirit of his former band alive, writes Ed Power.

When Phil Lynott passed away in 1986, claimed by years of spiralling drug use, it seemed absurd his band Thin Lizzy might one day reunite. Yet Lizzy did come back together, lead by the group’s definitive guitarist Scott Gorham, with respected heavy rock singer Ricky Warwick stepping into Lynott’s sainted shoes.

But while touring the classic Lizzy catalogue proved rewarding, success as a live act brought with it pressure for new material. The fans liked what they heard; now they wanted more.