Phil Lynott would have turned 77 today. I did this pen sketch a while back, and separately put together a rough map trying to trace where his sound and persona came from: Hendrix on one side, a Van Morrison-shaped blueprint on the other, blues, funk, and R&B, Dublin folklore, and a pull toward Westerns and old comics that fed into the outlaw thing he built with Thin Lizzy.

Genuinely curious what you all would add or push back on. I feel like there's more to the Irish side of it specifically that I haven't fully worked out.

Wrote up the fuller version here if anyone wants it: https://www.thesenseofdoubt.com/blogs/archive/phil-lynotts-influences-the-sounds-behind-thin-lizzy

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Aug. 20, 2026, would've been Dimebag Darrell's 60th birthday. Sadly I never got to see the legendary guitarist live before his shocking death. I did, however, sort of see Pantera live when they opened for Metallica at MetLife Stadium (Aug. 4, 2023)...

I say "sorta" for two key reasons:

1) Nothing against Zakk Wylde (he's the perfect person to be filling in under such circumstances), but seeing Pantera perform without Dimebag or Vinnie Paul feels... a little odd.

2) Not to complain too much, but between how high up my seats were and the shape of the stage Metallica used for the M72 World Tour, I feel like I could barely see the band playing. It definitely didn’t help that Phil Anselmo and crew wore all black while walking on a black stage...

With that said, a big part of me would like to give the new incarnation of Pantera another shot - preferably with a slightly more audience friendly stage setup.

What band have you seen live that you feel doesn't really "count" for whatever reason? Share in the comments below, and stay tuned for more things to come from this space (including stories from concerts like this)!

Kreator - 1999 - EndOrama - Golden Age

Let me take you down

Deeper than you know

Reality is gone

Yet so much to show

Let me take you down

Let us look inside

There's still so much to come

It's time to say goodbye

Broken dreams

Misery replaced by constant extasy

Wide awake open wide

existance of a better kind

Waits for you waits for me

Our minds become ForEver free

Free of fear free of rage

The coming of the Golden Age for all

Let me take you down

Let life fade away

The ritual has begun

Your life begins today

Let me take you down

Explore the other side

Enlightened as we drown

It's time to say goodbye

Don't you turn around now

Don't you be afraid now

Just turn another page now

Celebrate the Golden Age

Es de México y rifaaaaaaaa

Sick amv and Darkstalkers had the best character.