THUNDER
''LAUGHING ON JUDGEMENT DAY, DISC ONE''
JULY 6 2009
138:13
DISC ONE
01 - Does It Feel Like Love /4:56
02 - Everybody Wants Her /4:26
03 - Low Life In High Places /4:04
04 - Laughing On Judgement Day /4:32
05 - Empty City /6:59
06 - Today The World Stopped Turning /4:42
07 - Long Way From Home /5:54
08 - Fire To Ice /4:31
09 - Feeding The Flame /4:26
10 - A Better Man /3:38
11 - The Moment Of Truth /3:50
12 - Flawed To Perfection /4:51
13 - Like A Satellite /4:44
14 - Baby I'll Be Gone /5:54
DISC TWO
01 - She's My Inspiration /4:22
02 - With A Little Help From My Friends /5:35
03 - Low Life In High Places /3:56
04 - Everybody Wants Her/4:14
05 - Dirty Love /3:47
06 - Higher Ground /3:28
07 - Like A Satellite /5:50
08 - Gimme Shelter/4:38
09 - The Damage Is Done /5:36
10 - Higher Ground /5:32
11 - Lazy Sunday /3:29
12 - Bigger Than Both Of Us /4:23
13 - Dangerous Rhythm /4:21
14 - Everybody Wants Her /4:51
15 - New York New York /4:58
REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia
For a while there, it seemed as though England's Thunder might follow in the footsteps of Def Leppard or Whitesnake and actually conquer America with their powerful melodic hard rock. But, when faced with the ever more hostile musical environment of the early ‘90s (read: Seattle), all they managed was a smattering of critical support and a number of hit singles in their homeland. Still, despite producing but one big hit in the infectious, horn-punctuated "Everybody Wants Her," Thunder's sophomore album, 1992's Laughing on Judgement Day, was anything but a slump, and may in fact have been the strongest all-around effort of the group's career. Among the highlights, "The Moment of Truth" and "Today the World Stopped Turning" packed massive, irresistible choruses, while "Low Life in High Places" and "Empty City" provided stunning showcases for the formidably soulful voice of singer Danny Bowes (a latter day David Coverdale, in the best sense). Even borderline sonic relics like the partly funky "The Moment of Truth" and "Fire to Ice" (which bordered on AOR) were meticulously constructed from the ground up -- not that this meant much in the face of grunge. So even though there was not a single obvious clunker among Laughing on Judgement Day's 14 tracks, Thunder's sound was sadly already yesterday's news, and the band would never again replicate the achievements of its early career.
BIOGRAPHY
by John Bush
Vocalist Danny Bowes and lead guitarist Luke Morley first played together when they were 15-year-old classmates in London. The two later formed the band Terraplane, which released two albums but broke up in 1988. Bowes, Morley, and drummer Gary "Harry" James then formed Thunder, recruiting bassist Mark "Snake" Luckhurst and rhythm guitarist Ben Matthews. The group's first two singles both hit the U.K. Top 40 and earned Thunder a support slot for Aerosmith and a gig at the 1990 Monsters of Rock festival. Backstreet Symphony, released just a year and a half after the group's live debut, reached the U.K.'s Top 20 and was certified gold. The follow-up, Laughing on Judgement Day, appeared in 1992, followed three years later by Behind Closed Doors. 1996 saw the release of their fourth full-length album, the radio-ready Thrill of it All. A series of live recordings and compilations peppered the next five to seven years, followed by the arrival of 2003's Shooting at the Sun. 2005 saw the release of Magnificent Seven, followed by Robert Johnson's Tombstone in 2006, all three of which were put out on the Frontiers label.
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''LAUGHING ON JUDGEMENT DAY, DISC ONE''
JULY 6 2009
138:13
DISC ONE
01 - Does It Feel Like Love /4:56
02 - Everybody Wants Her /4:26
03 - Low Life In High Places /4:04
04 - Laughing On Judgement Day /4:32
05 - Empty City /6:59
06 - Today The World Stopped Turning /4:42
07 - Long Way From Home /5:54
08 - Fire To Ice /4:31
09 - Feeding The Flame /4:26
10 - A Better Man /3:38
11 - The Moment Of Truth /3:50
12 - Flawed To Perfection /4:51
13 - Like A Satellite /4:44
14 - Baby I'll Be Gone /5:54
DISC TWO
01 - She's My Inspiration /4:22
02 - With A Little Help From My Friends /5:35
03 - Low Life In High Places /3:56
04 - Everybody Wants Her/4:14
05 - Dirty Love /3:47
06 - Higher Ground /3:28
07 - Like A Satellite /5:50
08 - Gimme Shelter/4:38
09 - The Damage Is Done /5:36
10 - Higher Ground /5:32
11 - Lazy Sunday /3:29
12 - Bigger Than Both Of Us /4:23
13 - Dangerous Rhythm /4:21
14 - Everybody Wants Her /4:51
15 - New York New York /4:58
REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia
For a while there, it seemed as though England's Thunder might follow in the footsteps of Def Leppard or Whitesnake and actually conquer America with their powerful melodic hard rock. But, when faced with the ever more hostile musical environment of the early ‘90s (read: Seattle), all they managed was a smattering of critical support and a number of hit singles in their homeland. Still, despite producing but one big hit in the infectious, horn-punctuated "Everybody Wants Her," Thunder's sophomore album, 1992's Laughing on Judgement Day, was anything but a slump, and may in fact have been the strongest all-around effort of the group's career. Among the highlights, "The Moment of Truth" and "Today the World Stopped Turning" packed massive, irresistible choruses, while "Low Life in High Places" and "Empty City" provided stunning showcases for the formidably soulful voice of singer Danny Bowes (a latter day David Coverdale, in the best sense). Even borderline sonic relics like the partly funky "The Moment of Truth" and "Fire to Ice" (which bordered on AOR) were meticulously constructed from the ground up -- not that this meant much in the face of grunge. So even though there was not a single obvious clunker among Laughing on Judgement Day's 14 tracks, Thunder's sound was sadly already yesterday's news, and the band would never again replicate the achievements of its early career.
BIOGRAPHY
by John Bush
Vocalist Danny Bowes and lead guitarist Luke Morley first played together when they were 15-year-old classmates in London. The two later formed the band Terraplane, which released two albums but broke up in 1988. Bowes, Morley, and drummer Gary "Harry" James then formed Thunder, recruiting bassist Mark "Snake" Luckhurst and rhythm guitarist Ben Matthews. The group's first two singles both hit the U.K. Top 40 and earned Thunder a support slot for Aerosmith and a gig at the 1990 Monsters of Rock festival. Backstreet Symphony, released just a year and a half after the group's live debut, reached the U.K.'s Top 20 and was certified gold. The follow-up, Laughing on Judgement Day, appeared in 1992, followed three years later by Behind Closed Doors. 1996 saw the release of their fourth full-length album, the radio-ready Thrill of it All. A series of live recordings and compilations peppered the next five to seven years, followed by the arrival of 2003's Shooting at the Sun. 2005 saw the release of Magnificent Seven, followed by Robert Johnson's Tombstone in 2006, all three of which were put out on the Frontiers label.
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