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Thunder – Backstreet Symphony (Retro Album Review)
Other than “Dirty Love” and “Love Walked In,” Thunder didn’t get much play in the U.S. Many missed out on the brief window they had to hear about this band. They were big in the U.K. and Japan and that’s allowed them to continue even to this day (with a couple of hiatuses). They’ve put out great straight-up rock music throughout their career. They came out at the height of the hair metal era, but they weren’t a hair metal band. There a guitar-based, blues-rock band.
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Danny Bowes has one of the best voices in rock. He reminds me of a more soulful and bluesy David Coverdale. Lead guitarist and main songwriter, Luke Morley creates catchy riffs and crafts stories through their songs. Thunder‘s rhythm section on Backstreet Symphony included Ben Matthews on guitar and piano, Mark “Snake” Luckhurst on bass and Gary “Harry” James on drums. The band’s interplay sounds like they had been together much longer at that point (even including the time Bowes and Morley were in Terraplane).
Buy: Thunder – Backstreet Symphony
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Video Sources: “Dirty Love” – AORHeavenHD via YouTube; “Love Walked In” – Rock Classics via YouTube
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