They Think It's All Over... It Is Now

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They Think It's All Over... It Is Now
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Live album by Thunder
Released 10 July 2000 (2000-07-10)
Recorded 4 May 2000
Venue Dingwalls (London, England)
Genre
Length107:05
Label Papillon
Producer
Thunder live album chronology
Live
(1998)		They Think It's All Over... It Is Now
(2000)		 Open the Window – Close the Door: Live in Japan
(2000)

They Think It's All Over... It Is Now is the third live album by English hard rock band Thunder. Recorded on 4 May 2000 at Dingwalls in London, the last date of the band's UK Farewell Tour, it was produced by the band's guitarists Luke Morley and Ben Matthews, both of whom also mixed it. The album was initially released on 10 July 2000 as the band's first release on Papillon Records. It was later issued in Europe by Repertoire Records on 27 November 2000.

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.

Dingwalls Live music and comedy venue

Dingwalls is a live music and comedy venue adjacent to Camden Lock, Camden, London, England. The 500-capacity venue hosts gigs and a weekly Comedy Loft comedy club. The building itself is one of many industrial Victorian buildings that were put to new use in the 20th century. The original owner of the building, T.E. Dingwall, had his name painted on to the outside wall of the building, which was a common practice by businesses in Camden Town during the late Victorian era. The paint is still visible to this day, hence the venue's name.

Contents

Thunder announced in November 1999 that they were due to split up, following one last concert tour. The band's final show before disbanding took place on 4 May 2000 at Dingwalls in London, featuring an opening acoustic set followed by a regular "electric" set. They Think It's All Over... It Is Now features eleven of the fifteen electric songs and eight of the twelve acoustic songs. The album was the first release by Thunder following the band's breakup.

They Think It's All Over... It Is Now registered at number 108 on the UK Albums Chart and number 7 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. A second album recorded at the same show was released on 14 May 2001 – They Think It's All Acoustic... It Is Now features all but one of the recordings from the acoustic set (only the performance of "New York, New York" is excluded). Both albums were reissued in the UK by STC Recordings on 28 September 2005.

The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays. It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and published in Music Week magazine, and on the OCC website.

The UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart are record charts compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) to determine the 40 most popular singles and albums in the rock and heavy metal genres. The two charts are compiled by the OCC from digital downloads, physical record sales and audio streams in UK retail outlets. The charts have been published on the official OCC website since 1994 and also appear on BBC Radio 1's website.

<i>They Think Its All Acoustic... It Is Now</i> live album by Thunder

They Think It's All Acoustic... It Is Now is the fifth live album by English hard rock band Thunder. Recorded on 4 May 2000 at Dingwalls in London, the last date of the band's UK Farewell Tour, it was produced by the band's guitarists Luke Morley and Ben Matthews, both of whom also mixed it. The album was released on 14 May 2001 as the band's second release on Papillon Records. It was later reissued in the UK by STC Recordings on 28 September 2005.

Background

On 5 November 1999, Thunder released a statement which revealed that they had decided to break up. The announcement explained that "After a great deal of exploration, discussion and soul searching, we have decided to split up. The reasons are many and complex, but to cut a long story short, we feel we have no choice. We must stress that this decision is due to outside business forces and not down to any personal or musical differences within the band." [1] Speaking later about the band's breakup, vocalist Danny Bowes explained that "I felt by late 1999 that we couldn't compete, and I was very fed up", adding that "Basically, I'd had enough". [2] Both Bowes and guitarist Luke Morley expressed frustration with the band's frequent change of record labels, including their latest label Eagle Records. [1] [3]

Daniel John ‘Danny’ Bowes was born on 14 April 1960, in West Ham, Essex, England.

Luke Morley is the guitarist, chief songwriter and producer for the hard rock band Thunder from 1989 to Present. Previous to that he was a member of 1980s group, Terraplane who subsequently became Thunder.

Eagle Records record label in the USA

Eagle Records is an English record label, a division of Universal Music Group and Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Starting the following month, the band completed an official farewell tour, beginning with a run of UK shows wrapping up on 11 December at The Forum in London. [4] A Japanese leg of the tour followed in March 2000, before the band played one final UK show at Dingwalls in London. [4] The show featured two sets – one acoustic and one electric – both of which were filmed for an intended video release, however technical problems prevented the film from being made. [5] Recalling the show in 2016, Bowes complained that "All kinds of bullshit went on. The sound was dreadful and we all hated it. It wasn't a great way to end, although we did record the audio and the audience was great, as usual." [5]

London Capital of the United Kingdom

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom. 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.

They Think It's All Over... It Is Now was released on 10 July 2000 by Papillon Records as a limited edition numbered double CD set. [6] [7] It was released later in Europe by Repertoire Records, on 27 November 2000. [8] The album debuted at number 108 on the UK Albums Chart and number 7 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. [9] [10] Another album recorded at the same show, They Think It's All Acoustic... It Is Now (featuring all but one song from the acoustic set), was released on 14 May 2001, and on 28 September 2005 both albums were reissued by STC Recordings. [6]

Papillon Records is a record label started by the Chrysalis Group in 1999 with longtime Chrysalis act Jethro Tull. Whilst Echo Records was formed to provide an outlet by new and independent developing acts, Papillon Records was set up as a competitor to such groups as Eagle Rock Entertainment and Sanctuary Records signing 'heritage acts' - that is already long term recording artists with large, loyal fanbases - such as The Human League and Deacon Blue. However, after a number of album releases failed to sell, it was decided in 2001 that Papillion would not sign anymore acts. The label quickly became insolvent and was closed by the Chrysalis Group in 2002. A subsidiary 'The Hit Label' was left to trade just to deal with back catalogue.

Repertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 1960s and 1970s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen.

STC Recordings is the record label of the British hard rock band Thunder.

Track listing

Disc one: Electric set
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome to the Party"
5:33
2."River of Pain"Morley3:58
3."Pilot of My Dreams"Morley4:54
4."Backstreet Symphony"Morley5:33
5."Until My Dying Day"
7:53
6."Fly on the Wall"Morley4:43
7."Love Walked In"Morley7:10
8."Just Another Suicide" (includes excerpt from "I Wish")
  • Morley
  • James
10:40
9."Gimme Shelter"
5:54
10."Play That Funky Music" Rob Parissi 3:55
11."Dirty Love"Morley9:58
Total length:70:11
Disc two: Acoustic set
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stand Up"
  • Morley
  • James
4:17
2."Low Life in High Places"Morley6:12
3."This Forgotten Town"
  • Morley
  • James
4:42
4."Pinball Wizard" (The Who cover) Pete Townshend 3:55
5."Once in a Lifetime"Morley6:39
6."Close to You" (The Carpenters cover)
3:13
7."Lola" (The Kinks cover) Ray Davies 3:54
8."A Better Man"Morley4:02
Total length:36:54

Personnel

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