Bang! (Thunder album)
Encyclopedia
Bang! is the ninth studio album by English
hard rock
band Thunder
. It was released on 3 November 2008. Bang! is the only Thunder album to have a Parental Advisory
sticker on the front cover, due to a very brief use of profanity in "On the Radio". It was their final studio album to be released prior to them splitting up in 2009.
While writing the album, Thunder released three limited edition EPs: Six of One, ...Half a Dozen of the Other and The Joy of Six.
The Japanese version of the album contained two additional tracks - "Chain Reaction" & "I Believe".
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Thunder
Thunder (band)
Thunder were an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder...
. It was released on 3 November 2008. Bang! is the only Thunder album to have a Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory is a message affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America to audio and recordings in the United States containing excessive use of profane language and/or sexual references. Albums began to be labeled for "explicit lyrics" in 1985, after pressure from the Parents...
sticker on the front cover, due to a very brief use of profanity in "On the Radio". It was their final studio album to be released prior to them splitting up in 2009.
While writing the album, Thunder released three limited edition EPs: Six of One, ...Half a Dozen of the Other and The Joy of Six.
Track listing
All songs written by Luke Morley, except where noted- "On The Radio" - 4:16
- "Stormwater" - 4:57
- "Carol Ann" - 4:38
- "Retribution" - 4:27
- "Candy Man" - 4:01
- "Have Mercy" - 4:57
- "Watching Over You" (Luke Morley, Andrew Taylor, Mike Keen) - 4:35
- "Miracle Man" - 4:23
- "Turn Left At California" - 5:17
- "Love Sucks" - 4:39
- "One Bullet" - 3:43
- "Honey" - 4:23
The Japanese version of the album contained two additional tracks - "Chain Reaction" & "I Believe".
Personnel
- Luke Morley - guitars, percussion, backing vocals, harmonica
- Ben MatthewsBen MatthewsBen Matthews was the guitarist and keyboard player with the hard rock band Thunder. He is also an experienced studio engineer and mixer; he worked with progressive rock act Mostly Autumn as studio engineer on their 2005 album Storms Over Still Water. He also guested on their 2006 live album...
- guitars, keyboards - Harry JamesGary JamesGary Milton James, popularly known as 'Harry' James is the drummer for themelodic rock band Magnum,although he is best known as the drummer for the now defunct hard rock band Thunder....
- drums, percussion - Chris ChildsChris Childs (bassist)Chris Childs is an English bass player who was a member of the hard rock band Thunder from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2009....
- bass guitar - Danny BowesDanny BowesDanny Bowes was the lead singer with the rock act, Thunder. Previously, he was a member of Nuthin' Fancy, 1980s group Terraplane, as well as occasionally playing the odd gig or two with his group Danny and the Doowops...
- lead and backing vocals - Peter Shoulder - banjo
- Tara McDonald - additional backing vocals
Credits
- Producer and Arranger - Luke Morley
- Engineering and mixing - Ben Matthews
- Mastering - Andrew Thompson
- Band photography - Jason Joyce
- Artwork and cover design - Hugh Gilmore