My favorite song on this is "Killer on the Loose", so , beware Jack the Ripper. The vareity here is good, as it always is with a Lizzy album. There is the anthem "We Will Be Strong", there is blues, and there is fun, "Having a Good Time". This disc is full of great tunes! Give a listen to "Chinatown" and "Didn't I". Don't be left out in the cold, complete or start on your Thin Lizzy collection with CHINATOWN, while it is available.


underrated   February 9, 2005
S. R.
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Chinatown is often maligned by critics knowing the dual guitar lineup of Gorham/Robertson or even Gorham/Moore was replaced by ace guitarist Snowy White as partner to Scott Gorham. But this is still Phil Lynot's band here, and once again he makes the magic with a collection of understated rockers that DO better with age "We Will Be Strong" "Sweetheart" and "Chinatown". White brings an american rythm and blues style to the mix with "Sugar Blues" and the band also delivers the goods on the quintessential rocker "Killer on the Loose". Still with the band is Lynot's poignant lyrics and vocal chops, so I never understood the backlash against this effort. To me it easily ranks alongside Jailbreak, and Bad Reputation. The recording is a bit more polished than earlier Lizzy releases but the rockers are still tight and feverish with the sonic clarity welcomed. That's not a slight at earlier Lizzy recordings, which I always thought were a cut above many hard rock bands of the era (especially Sabbath, Slade, and UFO). It's just a good album to crank up to "11".


AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED CLASSIC!!!!   June 3, 2004
T. Kasuboski (Winneconne, Wisconsin United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Following the brilliance of THIN LIZZY's-"Black Rose" album, it's hard to belive THIN LIZZY was able to create an album dead equal to the classic power of "Black Rose". "Chinatown" featuring post-Gary Moore guitarist Snowy White, is rock solid start to finish. Surrounded in an aura of cocaine imagery, street fights, and dirty sex, "Chinatown" is tragically overlooked by many THIN LIZZY fans. Gorham and White's guitar teamwork sounds like the work of longtime friends, not a first time guitar tagteam. If you love THIN LIZZY, "Chinatown" is undeniably essential, and offers yet another brilliant mountain peak, in the history of one of hard-rock's most legendary acts. Listen for yourself, but make sure not to forget some nose numbing "sugar".


CHINATOWN ROCKS!   July 20, 2005
Thin Timmy (New Orleans, La.)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

i'm tired of hearing how bad this album and renegade were!
these two albums are awesome and have classic songs! yes
there were some not so strong but there are no duds. Also
Snowy White is a really good player and plays great on these
albums and blended well with Scott Gorham. Take a listen again
and really listen without comparing to the Live n' Dangerous
line up that everyone compares too. These albums rock as much
as Thunder and LIghtning and some of the earlier stuff! With
all the bad music out there I still listen to these all the time.
I think true Lizzy and rock fans love these albums and maybe all
the skeptics should give them another try? Rock on!