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                                                                                    THUNDER

                                                                          

Ïðåäòå÷åé "Thunder" ÿâèëñÿ ïðîåêò "Nuthing Fancy", ïîÿâèâøèéñÿ â Ëîíäîíå â êîíöå 70-õ, â êîòîðîì èãðàëè âîêàëèñò Äýííè Áîóñ, ãèòàðèñò Ëþê Ìîðëè, áàñèñò Ìàê Ìàêêåíçè è óäàðíèê Êðèñ Õàññè. Ýòà ôîðìàöèÿ âûïóñòèëà îäèí ñèíãë è â íà÷àëå 80-õ ñìåíèëà âûâåñêó íà "Terraplane". Ïîä íîâûì íàçâàíèåì êîëëåêòèâ îêàçàëñÿ áîëåå ïëîäîâèòûì è âûïóñòèë ðÿä ñèíãëîâ è ïàðó àëüáîìîâ, ñäåëàííûõ â ñòèëå ìåëîäè÷íîãî êîììåð÷åñêîãî ïîï-ðîêà. Æåëàÿ óéòè ê áîëåå æåñòêîìó ðèòì-ýíä-áëþçîâîìó ñàóíäó Áîóñ, Ìîðëè è ñìåíèâøèé ê òîìó âðåìåíè Õàññè áàðàáàíùèê Ãýðè Äæåéìñ ðàñïóñòèëè "Terraplane" è îðãàíèçîâàëè íîâûé ïðîåêò, "Thunder". Ñîñòàâ áûë äîóêîìïëåêòîâàí ãèòàðèñòîì-êëàâèøíèêîì Áåíîì Ìýòòüþñîì è áàñèñòîì Ìàðêîì Ëàêõîðñòîì.

Ïðîäþñåðîì äåáþòíîãî àëüáîìà ãðóïïû îêàçàëñÿ ãèòàðèñò "Duran duran" Ýíäè Òýéëîð, ïî èðîíèè ñóäüáû íåçàäîëãî ïåðåä ýòèì âûïóñòèâøèé äèñê ïîä íàçâàíèåì "Thunder". "Backstreet Symphony" ñòàë, ïîæàëóé, íàèëó÷øåé ïëàñòèíêîé â äèñêîãðàôèè ãðóïïû. Àëüáîì áûë ñäåëàí â ëó÷øèõ õàðä-áëþçîâûõ òðàäèöèÿõ 70-õ ãîäîâ.

 Åâðîïå êîìàíäà áûñòðî äîáèëàñü ïîïóëÿðíîñòè, ñ äîñòîèíñòâîì âûñòóïèâ íà ôåñòèâàëå "Ìîíñòðû ðîêà" â Äîíèíãòîíå. Ïðàâäà â Àìåðèêå "Backstreet Symphony" íå ïîëó÷èë äîëæíîãî ïðîìîóøåíà, ÷òî áûëî èñïðàâëåíî ïîñëå âèçèòà "Thunder" çà îêåàí. Íà ñëåäóþùèé ãîä ïëàñòèíêó òàì ïåðåèçäàëè, çàîäíî ïîìåíÿâ îáëîæêó.  1991 ãîäó ñîñòîÿëèñü ñîâìåñòíûå ãàñòðîëè ãðóïïû ñ "ZZ top" è "Quireboys", ïîñëå ÷åãî ìóçûêàíòû âíîâü îòïðàâèëèñü â ñòóäèþ ïîä ïðåäâîäèòåëüñòâîì Òýéëîðà. Î÷åðåäíîé äèñê áûë òàêæå êàê è ïåðâûé òåïëî âñòðå÷åí ïóáëèêîé, êîòîðîé áîëüøå âñåãî ïîíðàâèëàñü ïåñíÿ "Low Life In High Places". Ïîñëå åâðîïåéñêî-ÿïîíñêèõ ãàñòðîëåé â êîìàíäå íà÷àëèñü ðàçáîðêè, â ðåçóëüòàòå êîòîðûõ Ìàðê áûë âûíóæäåí ïîêèíóòü ãðóïïó. Åãî çàìåíèë áàñèñò èç Øâåöèè Ìèêàåë Õîãëóíä.

Îäíàêî ðàçíîãëàñèÿ íå óòèõàëè, è ìíîãèå ñòàëè ïðîðî÷èòü çàêàò êàðüåðû "Thunder". Íî, íåñìîòðÿ íà ýòî è íà íàñòóïèâøóþ ýïîõó ãðàíæà êîìàíäå óäàëîñü âûïóñòèòü äîâîëüíî êà÷åñòâåííûé àëüáîì "Behind Closed Doors", ïîïàâøèé â ëó÷øóþ áðèòàíñêóþ äåñÿòêó.

Âñêîðå ãðóïïå ïðèøëîñü ïåðåéòè ñ "EMI" íà "Rawpower Records", è ê òîìó æå âíîâü ëèøèëàñü áàñèñòà. Õîãëóíä ñîñêó÷èëñÿ ïî ðîäèíå è âåðíóëñÿ ê ñåáå â Øâåöèþ, à åãî ôóíêöèè íà äèñêå "The Thrill Of It All" âçÿë íà ñåáÿ Ìîðëè. Ïîëíîöåííàÿ çàìåíà íàøëàñü ëèøü â 1997 ãîäó â ëèöå Êðèñà ×àéëäñà, âçÿâøåãîñÿ çà ÷åòûðåõñòðóíêó. Êðèñ ïðèíÿë ó÷àñòèå â çàïèñè êîíöåðòíîãî àëüáîìà 1998 ãîäà, "Thunder live".  êîíöå òûñÿ÷åëåòèÿ áûëî îáúÿâëåíî, ÷òî ãðóïïà óñòðàèâàåò ïðîùàëüíûé òóð, êîòîðûé äîëæåí çàêîí÷èòüñÿ êîíöåðòàìè â ßïîíèè. Áûâøèå êîëëåãè ðàçáðåëèñü ïî äðóãèì ïðîåêòàì, à òåì âðåìåíåì â 2001 ãîäó âûøåë êîíöåðòíèê "They Think It's All Acoustic…It Is Now". Áîóñ è Ìîðëè îñòàëèñü âäâîåì, âûïóñòèâ ïîä âûâåñêîé "Bowes/Morley" àëüáîì "Moving Swiftly Along".

Ïðîøëî åùå íåìíîãî âðåìåíè, êîãäà ïðèøëà íîâîñòü î ðåàíèìàöèè "Thunder" äëÿ ó÷àñòèÿ â áðèòàíñêîì òóðå "The Monsters Of Rock". Âñëåä çà ýòèì ñîñòîÿëñÿ è ñòóäèéíûé êàìáýê ãðóïïû â âèäå EP "Back For The Crack", çà êîòîðûì ïîñëåäîâàë íîâûé ïîëíîôîðìàòíûé àëüáîì "Shooting at the sun".

 

Ñîñòàâ

  • Danny Bowes - âîêàë
  • Chris Childs - áàñ
  • Ben Matthews - ãèòàðà, êëàâèøíûå
  • Luke Morley - ãèòàðà
  • Gary James - óäàðíûå

Äèñêîãðàôèÿ

  • Backstreet Symphony - 1990
  • Laughing On Judgement Day - 1992
  • Behind Closed Doors - 1994
  • Their Finest Hour (And A Bit) - 1995
  • Live Circuit - 1995
  • The Thrill Of It All - 1996
  • Thunder Live - 1998
  • Giving The Game Away - 1999
  • They Think It's All Over...It Is Now - 2000
  • Rock Champions - 2001
  • Symphony And Stage - 2002
  • Shooting At The Sun - 2003
  • 'The Magnificent Seventh - 2005

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