Coordinates | 38°56′17″N77°4′56″N |
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name | Brian Robertson |
background | solo_singer |
alias | "Robbo" |
born | September 12, 1956Clarkston, Scotland |
instrument | Guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, cello, drums |
genre | Hard rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, rock and roll |
occupation | Musician, songwriter |
years active | 1974–present |
associated acts | Thin Lizzy, Motörhead, Wild Horses, The Bitter Twins |
website | Official website |
notable instruments | Gibson Les Paul DeluxeGibson Les Paul CustomFender Telecaster }} |
Brian "Robbo" David Robertson (born 12 September 1956) is a Scottish rock guitarist, best known for his work with Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.
Although frontman, bassist/lead vocalist Phil Lynott was the primary songwriter for Thin Lizzy's material, Robertson contributed a substantial share of songwriting for the band, sometimes collaborating with Lynott and the band. Bad Reputation was the only record that did not feature his song writing and he performed on only two tracks from this album.
In Thin Lizzy, the unique twin harmony lead guitar sound instigated by Robertson and Gorham, contributed much to the distinctive sound of the band and influenced subsequent bands such as, Iron Maiden, Metallica and The Darkness. Robertson's pioneering, unconventional use of the wah-pedal as an extension of the instrument during soloing rather than as a purely rhythmic effect provided a boost to the band as well. In 1978 Robertson finally left the band and was replaced by guitarist Gary Moore, whom he had replaced in 1974.
Robertson formed Wild Horses along with Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain. Achieving only partial success in the UK, the band split up after releasing two albums, Wild Horses (1980) and Stand Your Ground (1981). In 1980 Robertson was featured on the Eric Burdon album Darkness Darkness. Robertson appeared for one performance of Thin Lizzy's final tour in 1983, alongside other former guitarists. In 1986 he recorded a cover of "Still in Love with You" as a tribute to Phil Lynott, appearing alongside Bobby Tench.
After this brief appearance with Thin Lizzy he replaced "Fast" Eddie Clarke in Motörhead, . He appeared with them on 21 May 1982 at Harpo's Inn Detroit and also recorded the band's King Biscuit Flower Hour sessions, remaining to record Another Perfect Day (1983). His last appearance with Motörhead was at the Metropol in Berlin, on 11 November 1983. His resistance to playing "classic" Motörhead songs, coupled with his relatively mellow playing style (by Motörhead standards) did not fit with Motörhead's music, resulting in sales of singles and the studio album coming in less successful than hoped for. He moved on to join Gary Barden's band Statetrooper until they disbanded.
In 2004 Robertson made a guest appearance with the band Ash at the Oxegen music festival in Ireland, playing guitar on their version of Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town". He was reunited with Lizzy band mates in August 2005 for a tribute show in memory of Phil Lynott, in a line fronted by Gary Moore. Robertson and Moore appeared with Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Eric Bell and Jethro Tull bassist Jonathan Noyce.
During February 2008 Robertson returned to the studio to work on new material. He also made a guest appearances on The Bitter Twins debut album Global Panic!, which was released in 2009.
His first solo album Diamonds and Dirt, featuring Ian Haugland of the band Europe, Nalle Pahlsson from Treat, Leif Sundin from MSG and Liny Wood, was recorded in Stockholm at Polar Studios over a two year period. It was produced by Robertson, Soren Lindberg and Chris Laney. The album features thirteen songs, written by Robertson and others including Phil Lynott, Frankie Miller and Jim White. It was released in Europe through Steamhammer Records in March 2011.
He currently lives in Essex, England when he is not on tour or recording in Scandinavia, where he spends a lot of his working time.
Although strongly associated with British Marshall amplifiers (100 watt non-Master Volume Superlead heads and 25W Celestion Greenback speakers), Robertson has been known to use Mesa Boogie (100W Dual Rectifier head) and Soundman amplifiers. The Jailbreak album was recorded using a Carlsbro combo. Robertson's original wah-pedal is a UK made Colorsound (rather than the CryBaby or Vox, which were more expensive at the time), although he sometimes used a Cry Baby wah wah in the 1990s and a borrowed Vox Wah in the "Still in Love with Blues" video (which he cut the rubber feet off, to the dismay of host Stuart Bull).
Robertson's use of the WEM Copycat tape echo unit was later replaced by a modern rack mounted digital delay unit. He used a Black Les Paul custom and mentions he experimented with "Boss Analog Chorus Delay, an MXR Pitch Transposer, Yamaha analog delays, and MXR 32 band Graphic EQ" during his Motörhead days.
Record producer Tony Visconti mentioned that for "Killer Without A Cause":
... Robertson plays guitar through the strange talk box, the simple gizmo that Peter Frampton made famous on his successful live album."
;With Thin Lizzy
;With Wild Horses
;With Motörhead
;With The Clan
;With The Bitter Twins
;Interviews on DVD's
;Interviews on VHS video
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