Tag Archives: Luke Morley

Album review: THE QUIREBOYS – Wardour Street

Posted on November 1, 2024 by jason

Cadiz Music [Release date 01.11.24] When I heard Spike had been ousted by his own band but had drafted in original Quireboys guitarist and co-founder the late, great, Guy Bailey to help resurrect the true Quireboys, rejoined by most of … Continue reading →

Album review : THUNDER – The Complete EMI Recordings 1989-95 (7 CD boxset)

Posted on October 8, 2024 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date 27.08.24] Thunder rose from the ashes of Terraplane, a two album English band who never escaped from label interference. Singer Danny Bowes and guitarist, Luke Morley, along with Gary “Harry” James, Ben Matthews and Mark “Snake” … Continue reading →

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Album review: THUNDER – The Magnificent Seventh, Robert Johnson’s Tombstone, Bang! (reissues)

Posted on April 6, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

BMG [Release date 04.04.24] The latest batch of Thunder reissues span the years 2005-2008. All are available on vinyl for the first time. In 2005 the band released their seventh studio album called, appropriately enough, ‘The Magnificent Seventh’. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged album, Bang!, classic rock, Danny Bowes, hard rock, Luke Morley, reissue, review, Robert Johnson's Tombstone, The Magnificent Seventh, Thunder, Vinyl | Leave a comment

Gig review: LUKE MORLEY- Islington Academy, London, 31 January 2024

Posted on February 4, 2024 by andynathan

With Thunder off the road for the foreseeable future, Luke Morley has been able to devote more significant time to his solo work. Last year’s ‘Songs from the Blue Room’, a mellow collection of songs sounding nothing like his main … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Chris Childs, Dean Howard, gig, Hillbilly Vegas, Jack Taylor, Luke Morley, Sam Tanner, Thunder | Leave a comment

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

Album review: LUKE MORLEY – Songs From The Blue Room

Posted on June 26, 2023 by andynathan

Conquest Records [Release date 23.06.23] With new Thunder activity on hold for a while as Danny Bowes continues his long road to recovery, the time is right for the band’s lead guitarist and chief songwriter Luke Morley to release his … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THUNDER – Wembley Arena, London – 28th May 2022

Posted on June 2, 2022 by david.wilson

Thunder appear to be on a hot creative streak at present. In the time since this tour was originally announced, pre-pandemic, they have released two albums with last year’s ‘All the Right Noises’ followed by a double album to boot … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 28th May 2022, Backstreet Symphony, blues, Cat's In The Cradle, Danny Bowes, Darren Griffiths Photography, Everything About You, gig, Harry James Ben Matthews, Kris Barras, live, London, Luke Morley, rock, Thunder, UGLY KID JOE, Wembley Arena | Leave a comment

Album review: THUNDER – All The Right Noises

Posted on March 6, 2021 by jason

BMG [Release date 12.03.21] Thunder have been on something of a purple patch album wise since 2015’s ‘Wonder Days’ and that form continues on this, their thirteenth studio album (if you include 2019’s acoustic led ‘Please Remain Seated’). They have … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: RICKY WARWICK, VOODOO SIX

Posted on December 18, 2020 by jason

Ricky Warwick – ‘You Don’t Love Me’ Black Star Riders frontman Warwick has long been one of the best and most respected figures in the business. From his work with the dirty groove machine The Almighty, through … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged acoustic, Black Star Riders, classic rock, Luke Morley, review, Ricky Warwick, rock, singles, Thunder, Voodoo Six | Leave a comment

Feature: Albums that time forgot – TERRAPLANE – Black And White

Posted on April 16, 2020 by david.wilson

Back in the depths of time there was a programme on Channel 4 called No Limits. It was a youth culture show presented by Jonathan King (we will gloss over that one!) and a host of new presenters. It also … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums that time forgot, ALL POSTS, FEATURES | Tagged 1985, album, Black and White, Danny Bowes, Epic Records, Harry James, I Can't Live Without Your Love, Jonathan King, Jools Holland, Luke Morley, Moving Target, Nick Linden, No Limits, pop, review, rock, Ruby Turner, Rudy Riviere, Terraplane, Thunder | Leave a comment

Gig review: UNPLUGGED AND UNSCRIPTED: AN EVENING WITH DANNY AND LUKE (Thunder) – Alban Arena, St Albans, 9 October 2019

Posted on October 15, 2019 by andynathan

UNPLUGGED AND UNSCRIPTED: AN EVENING WITH DANNY AND LUKE- Alban Arena, St Albans, 9 October 2019

It’s been a busy year already for Thunder with their ‘Please Remain Seated’ tour and the launch of a career spanning greatest hits album, not to mention a recent club show at the Garage in London, recently reviewed on this … Continue reading →

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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

Gig review: THUNDER – St.David’s Hall, Cardiff, 1 February 2019

Posted on February 4, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

When the Please Remain Seated album and tour was announced, it brought a mixed response from myself: on the one hand, it was interesting to see Thunder doing something different from their usual electric shows. What I was fearful of: … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 1 February 2019, acoustic, Cardiff, Danny Bowes, gig, Luke Morley, Please Remain Seated, review, rock, St.David's Hall, Thunder | Leave a comment

Album review: THUNDER – Please Remain Seated

Posted on November 4, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

BMG [Release date 19.01.19] Let’s be quite clear: ‘Rip It Up’ was one of the best albums of 2017, a vibrant, relevant chapter in the modern-day Thunder storybook. It must surprise the band themselves that they have been allowed to … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, classic rock, Danny Bowes, Luke Morley, Please Remain Seated, review, Thunder | Leave a comment

Gig review: THUNDER – Caerphilly Castle, Wales, 14 July 2018

Posted on July 20, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

When someone mentions Thunder in Wales it is more often than not followed by a downpour, it is Wales after all. However in the current hot weather boom there was no sign of the wet stuff, and thankfully this Thunder … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 14 July 2018, Caerphilly Castle, Cats In Space, Danny Bowes, Hand of Dimes, Luke Morley, rock, Thunder, Wales | Leave a comment

Album review: THUNDER – Stage (CD/DVD/Bluray)

Posted on March 15, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

earMUSIC [Release date 23.03.18] At Thunder rapidly approach their 30th anniversary, Stage – a live set from the band’s 2017 Rip It Up tour (available in 2CD + Bluray, 3 LP, 2 CD +DVD, Bluray, DVD, and various signed Limited … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, DVD REVIEWS | Tagged album, Bluray, Cardiff, Chris Childs, Danny Bowes, DVD, Harry James, live, Luke Morley, Lynn Jackamann, review, rock, Stage, Thunder | Leave a comment

Gig review: THUNDER – Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 22 March 2017

Posted on March 23, 2017 by david.wilson

I have been a Thunder fan for more years than I care to remember, in fact I was a fan of the guys right back in the big trousered and big haired days of Terraplane, which is showing my age … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, The Best of 2017 | Tagged 22 March 2017, blues, Cats In Space, Clyde Auditorium, Danny Bowes, gig, Glasgow, live, Luke Morley, Paul Manzi, pop, review, Rip It Up, rock, Terraplane, 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, KING KING, TERRORVISION – Wembley Arena, 20 February 2016

Posted on February 28, 2016 by david.wilson

THUNDER - Wembley Arena, 20 February 2016

Once seen as the cheeky Londoners reliably entertaining loyal crowds in theatre sized venues or livening up a festival crowd halfway up the bill, since returning for a third time a couple of years ago Thunder have hit a purple patch in their career. ‘Wonder Days’ was a … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 20 February 2016, Alan Nimmo, blues, Danny Bowes, gig, Harry James, King King, live, London, Luke Morley, rock, Terrorvision, Thunder, Tony Wright, Wembley Arena, Wonder Days | Leave a comment

Gig review: SPIKE’S FREE HOUSE – The Borderline, London, 7 June 2015

Posted on June 11, 2015 by andynathan

Quireboys singer Spike is on a mission to bring the work of one of his big influences, gravel voiced Scottish singer Frankie Miller, to a wider audience, much in the same way that Joe Elliott has championed Ian Hunter and … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues rock, Frankie Miller, Free, gig, Luke Morley, Mark Stanway, Quireboys, Simon Kirke, Spike | 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 →

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Gig review: THUNDER – The Attic, Glasgow,19 February 2015

Posted on February 21, 2015 by david.wilson

This show was part of Thunder’s whirlwind promotional tour in support of the release of their excellent new album ‘Wonder Days’. The band were doing signing sessions and then playing a short acoustic set for selected prize winners (and the … Continue reading →

Posted in GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 19 February 2015, acoustic, album, blues, Danny Bowes, Glasgow, live, Luke Morley, review, rock, The Attic, Thunder, Wonder Days | Leave a comment

Album review: THUNDER – Wonder Days

Posted on February 15, 2015 by david.wilson

earMUSIC [Release date 16.02.15] This is studio album number ten from Thunder and it is an album many thought they would never see. With the band going into hiatus for a few years, apart from the odd live show here … Continue reading →