Thunder Live CDs Reviewed
Why Release one live Cd when you
can release two, well that’s just what Thunder have done.
The two CDS were recorded at the
sold out Christmas shows at the Wolverhampton Civic on the 20 & 21 December
2013.
The CDs are both available now
from www.thunderonline.com and are
called Back to the Black Country, which features additional highlights to
ticket buyer CD and The Xmas Show Live 2013.
Both CDs open with 7 acoustic
numbers and be warned there is some duplication across the two CDs as five of
the acoustic songs appear on both. (Long Way from Home, Robert Johnson’s
Tombstone, Long Train Running, Higher Ground & When I’m Dead and
Gone). The alternative songs on Back to
the Black Country are Heart of Gold and Carol Ann and on The Xmas Show Live CD
it is great rendition of The Who’s Pinball Wizard and Can’t Live Your Life in a
Day. Both CDs capture the intimacy, fun and rapport with the crowd the band
have during these acoustic sessions.
The second half of both CDs
feature the full electric show and there are no duplications across the CDs in
this section. Back to the Black Country features seven songs that kick off with
lively crowd pleasure Everybody Wants Her, which really benefits from the
supporting brass section and backing vocals, other highlights are Fade into the
Sun and a cover of Elton John’s Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting.
The Electric section of the Xmas
Live CD starts with one my favourites She’s So Fine before moving into song I’d
nearly forgot about Pilot of my Dream, this version has really breathed new
life into the song for me. Perhaps I need to go back and rediscover the studio
version on Thrill of it All. Another great song is Fly On the Wall and with it
being Christmas the CD had to finish with Slade’s Merry Xmas Everybody.
Now if you’re a big Thunder fan
you’ll want both CD’s, but for the more casual fan, or more cash strapped fan
who only wants to get one of them, which one to buy is the question? Now there
isn’t much in it for me, both CD’s have great mixture of original and cover songs
that well recorded and capture the excitement of the live Thunder experience,
but if I was to be pushed I think I’d say my favourite is The Xmas Show Live
2013 CD.
Back To The Black Country
Long
Way From Home
Heart
Of Gold
Robert
Johnson's Tombstone
Carol
Ann
Long
Train Running
Higher
Ground
When
I'm Dead & Gone
Everybody
Wants Her
Empty
City
Fade
Into The Sun
Got
To Get You Into My Life
Don't
Wait For Me
I
Love You More Than Rock 'n' Roll
You can buy the Back to the Black Country CD from the Thunder on line shop.
Thunder – The Xmas Show Live 2013
Long
Way From Home
Pinball
Wizard
Robert
Johnson’s Tombstone
You
Can’t Live Your Life In A Day
Long
Train Running
Higher
Ground
When
I’m Dead and Gone
She’s
So Fine
Pilot
Of My Dreams
In
a Broken Dream
Hollywood
Nights
Fly
on the Wall
I’m
Dreaming Again
Just
Another Suicide
You can buy the Xmax Show Live 2013 CD from the Thunder on line shop.
NH