Year : 1989-1995 (HNE Recordings Ltd Box Set Remastered Edition 2024)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 1,04 gb
Bio:
Thunder are an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder. Retaining Terraplane drummer Gary James (popularly known as 'Harry' James), they completed the line-up with bassist Mark 'Snake' Luckhurst and guitarist/keyboard player Ben Matthews. Though the band's main area of support has remained their homeland of the UK, they also enjoy significant success in Japan.Luke Morley and Danny Bowes first met at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in 1975, where they formed the band Nuthin' Fancy, which played in pubs around the London area and released an independent single "Looking For A Good Time". When Harry James joined after the previous drummer left, the band renamed themselves Terraplane. As Terraplane they played numerous gigs, including regular performances at the Marquee Club and a slot at the 1982 Reading Festival. They were signed by Epic Records and ultimately released two albums.Renamed Thunder, they were signed to EMI after performing a demo audition in 1989, and began recording their first album Back Street Symphony. With their producer, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran) they created blues-rock and atmospheric ballads. Their debut album was a success in the UK, helped by an appearance at the 1990 Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park.A follow-up album, Laughing on Judgement Day appeared in 1992 and reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart. All four singles released from the album were Top 40 hits, and A Better Man made the UK Top 20 in early 1993. Snake quit the band after the subsequent tour and was replaced by Swedish bass player Mikael Höglund. In the meantime, rumours of an approach by Whitesnake singer David Coverdale to recruit Luke Morley were circulating, although in 2002 Danny Bowes stated that "the whole thing was made up" by the band to engineer some press interest.[1] and it would be another two years before the third album appeared.That album, Behind Closed Doors was reasonably successful, reaching number 5 in the UK Albums Chart. Despite this it was to be the band's last studio album for EMI, and they parted company with the label with a compilation: Their Finest Hour... And A Bit, notable for its inclusion of several unreleased tracks, in particular a cover of the Python Lee Jackson song "In a Broken Dream". For personal reasons Mikael Höglund was unable to participate in the recording of the band's fourth album The Thrill Of It All; Luke Morley handled bass duties and the album was released on the independent B Lucky record label. The band recruited bassist Chris Childs for the tour and he remained with them for the rest of their
Album:
A complete 7CD box set featuring three albums released by Thunder, one of the leading British hard rock bands of the 1990s, on EMI, as well as singles and live recordings. Produced by Andy Taylor of Duran Duran!Formed at the start of 1989 from the core of Terraplane, guitarist and songwriter Luke Morley, singer Danny Bowes and drummer Gary “Harry” James were joined by Ben Matthews on guitar and keyboards and Mark ‘Snake’ Luckhurst on bass for their debut album which was produced by Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor for EMI. ‘Backstreet Symphony’ (CD1), was released in 1990 featuring no less than five chart singles which led to them opening the 1990 Monsters Of Rock festival, captured in its entirety here on CD3.Their fan base and reputation was further cemented with the release of ‘Laughing On Judgement Day’ (CD4) in 1992, their second gold album in a row. Featuring the singles ‘Low Life in High Places’, ‘Everybody Wants Her’, ‘A Better Man’ and ‘Like a Satellite’, the album reached No.2 In the UK album charts.By the time that third record ‘Behind Closed Doors’ (CD6) was released in 1995, bassist ‘Snake’ Luckhurst had been replaced by Mikael Höglund. A third hit in a row, ‘Behind Closed Doors’ featured the singles ‘Stand Up’, ‘River Of Pain’ and ‘Castles In The Sand’.By 1996 Thunder had left EMI, leaving behind a legacy of three classic albums and an armful or two of great singles. No slouches when it came to giving their fans value for money, those singles often came with non-album songs or alternative versions, including ‘Until The Night Is Through (Dance Dance Dance)’, ‘I Can Still Hear The Music’ and ‘No Way Out Of The Wilderness’ from ‘Backtreet Symphony’; ‘She's My Inspiration’, ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’, ‘Bigger Than Both Of Us’ and ‘Dangerous Rhythm’ from ‘Laughing On Judgement Day’ and ‘One Pretty Woman’, ‘The Fire Is Gone’, ‘Life In A Day’ from ‘Behind Closed Doors’.
Line Up:
Danny Bowes – lead vocals (1989–2000, 2002–2009, 2011–present)
Luke Morley – guitar, keyboards, harmonica, mandolin, backing vocals (1989–2000, 2002–2009, 2011–present)
Ben Matthews – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1989–2000, 2002–2009, 2011–present)
Gary "Harry" James – drums, percussion, guitar, backing vocals (1989–2000, 2002–2009, 2011–present)
Chris Childs – bass, backing vocals (1996–2000, 2002–2009, 2011–present)
Former members:
Mark "Snake" Luckhurst – bass, backing vocals (1989–1992)
Mikael "Micke" Höglund – bass, backing vocals (1993–1996)
Tracklist:
CD1: Back Street Symphony (Remastered) (1990)
01. She’s So Fine
02. Dirty Love
03. Don’t Wait For Me
04. Higher Ground
05. Until My Dying Day
06. Back Street Symphony
07. Love Walked In
08. An Englishman On Holiday
09. Girl’s Going Out Of Her Head
10. Gimme Some Lovin’
11. Distant Thunder
12. Dirty Love (12" Extended Version)
13. Fired Up
14. I Wanna Be Her Slave
15. She’s So Fine (Full Version)
CD2: Back Street Symphony (Bonus Tracks) (1990)
01. Until The Night Is Through (Dance Dance Dance)
02. I Can Still Hear The Music
03. No Way Out Of The Wilderness
04. An Englishman On Holiday (Live)
05. Girl’s Going Out Of Her Head (Live)
06. Another Shot Of Love (Live)
07. Backstreet Symphony
08. She’s So Fine
09. Until My Dying Day
10. Higher Ground
11. Don’t Wait For Me
12. Fired Up
13. Dirty Love
CD3: Live At Donington 1990 (Remastered) (2013)
01. She’s So Fine
02. Backstreet Symphony
03. Until My Dying Day
04. Higher Ground
05. Don’t Wait For Me
06. Fired Up
07. Dirty Love
CD4: Laughing on Judgement Day (Remastered) (1992)
01. Does It Feel Like Love?
02. Everybody Wants Her
03. Low Life In High Places
04. Laughing On Judgement Day
05. Empty City
06. Today The World Stopped Turning
07. Long Way From Home
08. Fire To Ice
09. Feeding The Flame
10. A Better Man
11. The Moment Of Truth
12. Flawed To Perfection
13. Like A Satellite
14. Baby I’ll Be Gone
CD5: Laughing on Judgement Day (Bonus Tracks) (1992)
01. She’s My Inspiration
02. With A Little Help From My Friends
03. Low Life In High Places (Demo)
04. Everybody Wants Her (Radio Edit)
05. Dirty Love (Acoustic Version)
06. Higher Ground (Acoustic Version)
07. Like A Satellite (Live)
08. Gimme Shelter
09. The Damage Is Done
10. Higher Ground (Live)
11. Lazy Sunday Afternoon (Live)
12. Bigger Than Both Of Us
13. Dangerous Rhythm
14. Everybody Wants Her (Preacher Fade)
15. New York, New York: Harry’s Theme (Live)
CD6: Behind Closed Doors (Remastered) (1995)
01. Moth To The Flame
02. Fly On The Wall
03. I’ll Be Waiting
04. River Of Pain
05. Future Train
06. ’Til The River Runs Dry
07. Stand Up
08. Preaching From A Chair
09. Castles In The Sand
10. Too Scared To Live
11. Ball And Chain
12. It Happened In This Town
CD7: Behind Closed Doors (Bonus Tracks) (1995)
01. Low Life In High Places (Live At Hammersmith)
02. Move On
03. Everybody Wants Her (Live)
04. Does It Feel Like Love (Live)
05. You Don’t Know What Love Is (Demo)
06. River Of Pain (Live Acoustic)
07. Stand Up (Live Acoustic)
08. Castles In The Sand (Live Acoustic)
09. Move Over (Live)
10. One Pretty Woman
11. The Fire Is Gone
12. Life In A Day
13. In A Broken Dream
14. Love Walked In (Live)
15. Dirty Love (Demo)
16. Stay With Me
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