Year : 2017
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 270 mb
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:
CD pressing of this 2017 holiday single. Christmas 2017 sees the established hard rockers in a brand new light. The title track "Christmas Day", a heartfelt ballad that has been recorded in a - for Thunder - unusual manner: featuring a soft acoustic guitar and minimal arrangement while singer Danny Bowes' impressive vocal talent is specifically showcased. The rest of the single release is equally precious. With songs like "Love Walked In", "Low Life In High Places" and "Heartbreak Hurricane" in a similarly pure setting, Thunder prove the width of their musical range by exploring new horizons.It's time for a little celebration for Thunder, before what promises to be a very busy 2018 gets underway.The band are releasing a brand new song “Christmas Day” to bookend a very successful phase in their career which culminated with two studio albums in a row entering the Official UK Top 10 Albums. The most recent “Rip it Up” charted at #3, whilst their recent live concert film “All You Can Eat” charted at #1 and their touring included a UK arena tour and numerous concerts across the world.“Christmas Day” is more a timeless ballad than a traditional festive carol, and reveals the band in a new light.The heartfelt, melancholic song features a stunning and evocative arrangement from guitarist Luke Morley to accompany the unique voice of singer Danny Bowes.The single is released in some highly collectable formats with exclusive additional songs released on CD for the 1st time.They include a new version of Thunder classic “Love Walked In”, which appears in a new re-recorded and mostly acoustic arrangement, the classic “Low Life in High Places” featuring similar treatment as does the more recent song “Heartbreak Hurricane”.“Christmas Day” is released as CD Digipak and Digital on December 1st, 2017 on earMusic.The official Thunder store also offers a wide variety of exclusive, limited fan items and bundles, including a 7inch 2-track vinyl as well as a coloured 10inch 4-track vinyl.Pre-order “Christmas Day”: Webstore, CD & iTunesThunder will be Alice Cooper's special Guest on his German tour in November.On December 15th and 16th Thunder perform their annual Christmas show in Wolverhampton. The first date sold out quickly due to huge demand; a handful of tickets are still available for the second show. Further details can be found on the band’s website here.
Line Up:
Danny Bowes - Lead vocals
Luke Morley- Guitars
Ben Matthews - Guitars & Keyboards
Chris Childs - Bass & Dancing
Harry James - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Christmas Day (2017 Version)
02. Love Walked In (2017 Version)
03. Low Life In High Places (Acoustic Version)
04. Heartbreak Hurricane (Acoustic Version)
05. Christmas Day (Live at RAK)
+ Video "Christmas Day (2017 Version)" (Official Video)
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