All You Can Eat (Thunder album)

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All You Can Eat
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Live album by
Thunder
Released29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)
RecordedOctober – November 2014
Venue
Genre
Length5:05:14
Label earMusic
Producer
Thunder live album chronology
Back to the Black Country
(2014)		All You Can Eat
(2016)
Thunder video chronology
At the End of the Road: Live in London 11th July 2009
(2009)		All You Can Eat
(2016)

All You Can Eat is the thirty-second live album and eleventh video by English hard rock band Thunder. It is a three-part collection documenting a number of live performances in 2014, as well as the recording and production of the band's 2015 tenth studio album Wonder Days . The album was released on 29 January 2016 by earMusic. The video portion of the release topped the UK Music Video Chart, while the full album charted at number 101 on the Japanese Albums Chart.

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Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals, distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, and often accompanied with keyboards.

Thunder (band) English hard rock band

Thunder are an English hard rock band from London. Formed in 1989, the group was founded by former Terraplane members Danny Bowes, Luke Morley and Gary "Harry" James (drums), along with second guitarist and keyboardist Ben Matthews and bassist Mark "Snake" Luckhurst. Originally signed to EMI Records in the UK, the band released their debut album Backstreet Symphony in 1990, which reached number 21 on the UK Albums Chart and number 114 on the US Billboard 200. The 1992 follow-up Laughing on Judgement Day reached number 2, while both albums were certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). All nine singles released from the two albums reached the UK Singles Chart top 40.

Contents

Presented in three parts, All You Can Eat consists of Live at RAK Studio 1, recorded at London's RAK Studios on 4 November 2014, Live at the Brooklyn Bowl, recorded at The O2's Brooklyn Bowl two days later, and Wonder Days: The Film, a behind the scenes documentary filmed during the recording of Wonder Days, as well as footage from the band's appearance at Loud Park Festival on 19 October 2014 and highlights from the RAK Studios and Brooklyn Bowl performances.

London Capital of the United Kingdom

London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with the largest municipal population in the European Union. Standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just 1.12 square miles (2.9 km2) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that follow closely its medieval limits. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.

RAK Studios recording studio complex with residential facilities located near Regents Park in central London, United Kingdom

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The O2 large entertainment district in London, England

The O2 is a large entertainment district on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, England, including an indoor arena, a music club, a Cineworld cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas, bars, and restaurants. It was built largely within the former Millennium Dome, a large dome-shaped canopy built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; consequently The Dome remains a name in common usage for the venue. It is sometimes referred to as The O2 Arena, but that name properly refers to a smaller indoor arena within The O2. Naming rights to the district were purchased by the mobile telephone provider O2 from its developers, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), during the development of the district. AEG owns the long-term lease on the O2 Arena and surrounding leisure space.

In addition to its release as a three-disc set, All You Can Eat was released in Japan and online with a bonus disc featuring the band's full performance at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo for Loud Park Festival. Live at RAK Studio 1, Live at Brooklyn Bowl and Live at Loud Park were also issued separately as limited edition albums on 12" vinyl. Thunder's second guitarist Ben Matthews was not present for any of the live recordings, and was replaced by Peter Shoulder.

Saitama Super Arena A multi-purpose indoor arena in Saitama, Japan

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Tokyo Capital of Japan

Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. It served as the Japanese capital since 1869. As of 2018, the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. The Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture and the city of Tokyo. Tokyo is often referred to as a city but is officially known and governed as a "metropolitan prefecture", which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo.

Ben Matthews is 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 Storms Over London Town. He uses mainly Gibson and Fender guitars with Marshall amplification.

Background

Thunder performed only three shows in 2014 – on 28 June at Calling Festival in London, on 19 October at Loud Park Festival in Tokyo, Japan, and on 6 November at The O2's Brooklyn Bowl in London – and spent the rest of the year recording their tenth studio album Wonder Days . [1] At the beginning of the year, the band's second guitarist and keyboardist Ben Matthews was diagnosed with head and neck cancer, which excluded him from taking part in any of the shows and much of the album's recording. [2] He was replaced by Peter Shoulder – lead guitarist Luke Morley's bandmate in The Union – and was later "given the all-clear" in November. [3]

Calling Festival Annual music festival

Calling Festival is an annual music festival, formerly held in Hyde Park, London, from 2006 until 2012, and from 2013 in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. The music played is primarily rock music, and various performers, including The Killers, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, The Who, Bon Jovi, Roger Waters, The Police, Aerosmith, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen have played at the event. The festival was organised by Hard Rock Cafe and Live Nation. In September 2013, Hard Rock International announced that they would no longer be sponsoring the festival, however Live Nation confirmed that the event would return in 2014 under the name of Calling Festival at the Clapham Common.

The Loud Park Festival is a heavy metal festival held annually at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City or Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Japan. It is one of the biggest festivals in Japan.

Japan Island country in East Asia

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.

The band's performances at Loud Park Festival and the Brooklyn Bowl in 2014 were recorded, in addition to a rehearsal session on 4 November at RAK Studios in London, for release on All You Can Eat. The RAK Studio session was included as the "starter" of the set, the Brooklyn Bowl performance as the "main course", and the Loud Park set as part of the "dessert" disc, which also featured a documentary about the recording of Wonder Days and footage from RAK Studios and the Brooklyn Bowl. [4] Some editions of the album contained the Loud Park recordings as a separate disc, while all three were also released separately in the UK on 12" vinyl. [5]

Entrée dish served before the main course of a meal; either the first dish or following a soup or other small dish or dishes

An entrée in modern French table service and that of much of the English-speaking world is a dish served before the main course of a meal. Outside North America, it is generally synonymous with the terms hors d'oeuvre, appetizer or starter. It may be the first dish served, or it may follow a soup or other small dish or dishes. In the United States and parts of Canada, the term entrée refers to the main dish or the only dish of the meal.

Main course featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses

The main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses. It usually follows the entrée ("entry") course.

Dessert A course that concludes a meal; usually sweet

Dessert is a course that concludes a meal. The course usually consists of sweet foods, such as confections dishes or fruit, and possibly a beverage such as dessert wine or liqueur; however, in the United States it may include coffee, cheeses, nuts, or other savory items regarded as a separate course elsewhere. In some parts of the world, such as much of central and western Africa, and most parts of China, there is no tradition of a dessert course to conclude a meal.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bravewords 8.5/10 [4]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Reviewing the album for Bravewords , Mark Gromen described All You Can Eat as "a worthy introduction" to the band's 2015 tenth studio album Wonder Days , praising the collection's "passionate, storytelling lyrics, slide and reverb guitar, plus an amazingly clear production". [4] Gromen concluded his review by proposing that "You'd be hard pressed to find a more consistent, bluesy hard rock band over the last 2+ decades", awarding the album a rating of 8.5 out of 10. [4] Essi Berelian of Classic Rock claimed that All You Can Eat "will provide fans ample opportunity to gorge themselves stupid, over and over again". [6]

<i>Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles</i>

Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles is a Canadian heavy metal magazine. Although based in Canada, BW&BK features writers from the US, Germany and the UK, allowing the magazine to represent metal music from an international prospective. Covering many facets of extreme music, BW&BK features a reviews section which reports on current records circulating through the underground metal world, a Metal Forecast section which tracks the release date of upcoming recordings, and a website which reports current metal news. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles was founded by former M.E.A.T. magazine staffer Tim Henderson and author Martin Popoff in 1994.

<i>Wonder Days</i> 2015 studio album by Thunder

Wonder Days is the tenth studio album by English hard rock band Thunder. Recorded in late 2014 at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, it was produced by the band's lead guitarist Luke Morley and released internationally by earMusic in February 2015. Wonder Days was the first Thunder studio album to be released since Bang! in 2008, as well as the band's first release on earMusic with whom they signed after returning from their second breakup in 2014.

<i>Classic Rock</i> (magazine) British magazine

Classic Rock is a British magazine dedicated to rock music, published by Future, who are also responsible for its "sister" publications Metal Hammer and Prog. Although firmly focusing on key bands from the 1960s through early 1990s, it also includes articles and reviews of contemporary and upcoming artists it deems worthy of note. Despite starting as an on-off project it became one of the UK's best selling music magazines. In September 2010 it published its 150th issue.

Track listing

Starter: Live at RAK Studio 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wonder Days" Luke Morley 5:08
2."The Thing I Want"Morley3:44
3."When the Music Played"Morley6:36
4."Black Water"
  • Morley
  • Lynne Jackaman
4:01
5."Resurrection Day"Morley4:37
6."I Love the Weekend"Morley3:33
7."Chasing Shadows"Morley4:04
8."Serpentine"Morley4:47
9."Be Good to Yourself" (Andy Fraser cover)Andy Fraser3:13
10."The Rocker" (Thin Lizzy cover)
3:37
11."Superstition" (Stevie Wonder cover)Stevie Wonder5:01
12."Up Around the Bend" (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) John Fogerty 3:26
13."I'm Down" (The Beatles cover)
2:55
14."The Stealer" (Free cover)
3:38
Total length:58:16

Main course: Live at the Brooklyn Bowl

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Backstreet Symphony"Morley5:06
2."The Thing I Want"Morley4:02
3."Black Water"
  • Morley
  • Jackaman
5:23
4."Low Life in High Places"Morley6:10
5."Be Good to Yourself" (Andy Fraser cover)Fraser3:23
6."Wonder Days"Morley5:15
7."The Devil Made Me Do It"Morley5:20
8."Resurrection Day"Morley5:01
9."Stand Up"
  • Morley
  • James
4:23
10."The Rocker" (Thin Lizzy cover)
  • Lynott
  • Bell
  • Downey
3:50
11."Love Walked In"Morley7:31
12."Dirty Love"Morley11:58
13."Up Around the Bend" (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)Fogerty4:17
14."Just Another Suicide"
  • Morley
  • James
8:15
Total length:79:54

Dessert: Wonder Days: The Film

No.TitleLength
1."Wonder Days Documentary Film"72:00
Live at Loud Park
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirty Love"Morley8:25
2."The Thing I Want"Morley3:45
3."Higher Ground"Morley7:12
4."Wonder Days"Morley5:23
5."River of Pain"Morley3:56
6."I Love You More Than Rock 'n' Roll"Morley5:47
Total length:34:28
Live at RAK Studio 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When the Music Played"Morley6:36
2."Resurrection Day"Morley4:37
3."I Love the Weekend"Morley3:33
4."Chasing Shadows"Morley4:04
5."Serpentine"Morley4:47
6."I'm Down" (The Beatles cover)
  • Lennon
  • McCartney
2:55
7."The Stealer" (Free cover)
  • Rodgers
  • Kossoff
  • Fraser
3:38
Total length:30:10
Live at the Brooklyn Bowl
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black Water"
  • Morley
  • Jackaman
5:23
2."Low Life in High Places"Morley6:10
3."Be Good to Yourself" (Andy Fraser cover)Fraser3:23
4."The Rocker" (Thin Lizzy cover)
  • Lynott
  • Bell
  • Downey
3:50
5."Love Walked In"Morley7:31
6."Up Around the Bend" (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)Fogerty4:17
Total length:30:34

Bonus disc: Live at Loud Park

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirty Love"Morley8:25
2."The Thing I Want"Morley3:45
3."Higher Ground"Morley7:12
4."Wonder Days"Morley5:23
5."River of Pain"Morley3:56
6."I Love You More Than Rock 'n' Roll"Morley5:47
Total length:34:28

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References

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  2. ↑ McIver 2016 , pp. 342–343
  3. ↑ Kielty, Martin (10 November 2014). "Thunder's Ben gets cancer all-clear". Classic Rock . TeamRock. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Gromen, Mark (8 March 2016). "Thunder - All You Can Eat". Bravewords . Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "All You Can Eat". Thunder . Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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