Tag Archives: Ben Matthews

Album review: THUNDER – The Thrill Of It All, Giving The Game Away, Shooting At The Sun (Reissues)

Posted on October 10, 2023 by GRTR! HQ

WIN These reissues! Click or tap here! BMG [Release date 20.10.23] As our retrospective feature in ‘The GRTR! Grotto’ series attests Thunder have firmly entrenched themselves with fans in the millennium, in spite of a couple of stop-starts. It’s fair … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged Ben Matthews, classic rock, Danny Bowes, Giving The Game Away, hard rock, Harry James, Luke Morley, reissues, Shooting At The Sun, The Thrill Of It All, Thunder | Leave a comment

Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – THUNDER (October 2023)

Posted on October 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ

Lightning may have struck twice for Thunder but since their 2011 comeback they have produced some of their best work via albums and shows Photo: Darren Griffiths The millennium has marked the “second coming” of several bands who had differing … Continue reading →

Posted in FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness | Tagged Ben Matthews, Chris Childs, classic rock, Danny Bowes, feature, hard rock, Harry James, interviews, Luke Morley, retrospective, reviews, Thunder | Leave a comment

News: THUNDER are the latest entrants in The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness (October 2023)

Posted on September 25, 2023 by GRTR! HQ

Classic rockers Thunder are the latest entrants to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” a year long promotion to tie in with rock website Get Ready to ROCK!’s 20th anniversary. During Get Ready to ROCK!’s lifetime the band has been put … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Anniversary 2003-2023, ALL POSTS, NEWS | Tagged Ben Matthews, Chris Childs, classic rock, Danny Bowes, feature, Harry James, history, Luke Morley, news, retrospective, Thunder | Leave a comment

Gig review: THUNDER – The Garage, London, 26 September 2019

Posted on October 3, 2019 by andynathan

Thunder gigs come in all shapes and sizes, from the crowd pleasing festival appearances, to their semi-legendary Christmas shows, to the recent ‘Please Remain Seated’ semi-unplugged tour. Since their latest reformation for a third spell they have even played arena … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Ben Matthews, blues rock, Danny Bowes, gig, Luke Morley, melodic rock, Thunder | Leave a comment

Album review: THUNDER- Rip It Up

Posted on February 6, 2017 by petefeenstra

In this interview edit Pete Feenstra chats to Danny Bowes from Thunder (3:10). Check out the full interview: earMUSIC [Release date 10.02.17] The claims that Thunder are bigger, better and harder than before are indeed born out by their new … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview, The Best of 2017 | Tagged album, Ben Matthews, blues, Chris Childs, classic rock, Danny Bowes, David Bowie, Glenn Hughes, Harry James, Isaac Hayes, Led Zeppelin, Luke Morley, Paul Kossoff, review, Rip It Up, rock, Steely Dan, Thunder | Leave a comment

Gig review: THUNDER – Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, 14 March 2015

Posted on March 16, 2015 by andynathan

To slightly misquote one of their own songs, Thunder are proof that you can’t keep a good band down. Their split in 1999 after a decade of success only lasted three years before they reformed to make another four albums, … Continue reading →