Thunder Hammersmith Odeon 11th July 2009

Apologies to all at Rockgig Towers but with a holiday and starting a new job, i've been a bit busy.

Anyway back 4 weeks we go. Support was from the recently reformed Electric Boys who, I have to say, were excellent. Connie Bloom(lead geetar/vox) is a star. A cross between Paul Rodgers and Robert Plant and plays the geetar like Hendrix!! They were all very tight and included Psychedelic Eyes, All Lips n' Hips, Mary in a Mystery World, Electrified, Groovus Maximus and Rags to Riches in a 40 minute set. A great warm up.
Not that tonight the sell out 5000 crowd needed any warming up. The last night of the last tour (2 festival dates to come) it was being recorded (by Concertlive) for an upcoming dvd. By the time they came on the crowd was at fever pitch.
The setlist was
  • Loser.
  • On the radio.
  • Higher ground.
  • Low life in high places.
  • The devil made me do it.
  • Gimme some lovin.
  • Empty city.
  • Like a satellite.
  • River of pain.
  • You can't keep a good man down.
  • Love walked in.
  • I love you more than rock n'roll.
Encores:
  • A better man.
  • Backstreet symphony.
  • She's so fine(only time played on the tour)
  • Dirty love.
The show was superb. Danny Bowes(vox) was in fine form .We sang our heads off (some of the loudest singing ever - hairs on the back of the neck time), we clapped, we danced(ish) we waved our arms around...yes we did the Danny Bowes work out for the last time. The guy has such a voice. Listening back now to the the live cd of the show (which you could pick up straight after the show or pay £2.99 to have it sent to you which was well worth the money as the queue at the end was enormous and it was pissing down) he is untouchable. British music is losing such a voice.

The sound and lights on the night were excellent and the cameraman didn't get in the way either which was good.
Luke Morley(geetar) looked close to tears during Better Man and at the end as the band took a lengthy final bow.

Harry James(drums) on the night was a little subdued and didn't do his balder man bit in Better Man..but the crowd did!! I think he was taking it all in. Ben Matthews(geetar/keys) and Chris Childs(bass) were as great as ever.

As we walked away at the end the realisation that Thunder were no more came over us.No more party nights (there were tears around) with Thunder.I believe that this is it this time. We await the dvd for a reminder of a great night and 20 years of Thunder.......
The rain lashed down on the way home, there was no Thunder though..and there isn't any more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ME

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