Un nouvel album de Thunder est prévu pour tout bientôt (30/10). Il aura pour titre: "Robert Johnson's Tombstone"
Luke Morley a écrit :
1. Robert Johnson's Tombstone
This song doesn't have a verse, a bridge or even a chorus but it's one of
the best and most exciting things we've ever done. It's all about the
mythology surrounding the legendary and influential bluesman. I knew a bit
about him as a big influence on Eric Clapton but it wasn't until I was
driving back from the West Country one evening listening to a programme
about the Blues on Radio 2 that I heard about the legend and the myth.
Nobody actually knows exactly how and why he died so young or where he's
buried but everybody agrees it had something to do with drinking and
womanizing. His ability as a guitar player caused many of his contemporaries
to claim he'd sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his extraordinary
technique. Either way all the ingredients in his story, true or false make
it a great story to tell and embellish.
2. Dirty Dream
We've all done it at some point or other, had an inexplicable improper dream
about a person we know but had never really considered in that way. Normally
you would deal with it by not mentioning it to anyone, pretending it never
happened and getting on with your life. The poor fool in this song however,
becomes obsessed with the object of his forbidden desire. Hopefully there'll
be a lot of dirty dancing going on to this one!
3. A Million Faces
An epic Thunder ballad in musical terms. Lyrically however, as opposed to it
being in the first person, this song is written from the point of view of
somebody trying to comfort a friend whose relationship has gone terminally
wrong. The general theme is 'there's plenty more fish in the sea' and one of
them somewhere will be right for you.
4. Don't Wanna Talk About Love
Could be about the victim of the previous song. This is about someone who is
so traumatised by their last relationship that they can't and won't talk
about it. The chorus is like Janov's primal scream (not the band!) therapy
only more musical hopefully.
5. The Devil Made Me Do It
This was the first song I wrote for the album and it's straight ahead,
'sing-along, jump up and down to' type anthem in a true Thunder stylee. It's
all about a subject very close to my heart; temptation. The subject here has
no problem succumbing to everything and then simply blames every single act
or deed on the influence of the Devil. I wish I could have got out of some
of my past misdemeanours that easily...
6. Last Man Standing
This is Chris' first Thunder co-write. He came up with a terrific riff and
title that inspired the whole thing. Regardless of what you think about
Bush, Blair, Saddam Hussein and the war in Iraq, there is one absolute truth
in and amongst the spin and deceit that we have been fed; lots of innocent
people have died and more will die. As the man/woman in the street, we can
only process the information available to us and, as turned out to be the
case with Weapons of Mass Destruction, that information is often tainted.
You can't justify going to war on poor intelligence and hearsay. I'm not
usually an advocate of Politics in rock'n'roll but when it's on the news
everyday we can't just look the other way and pretend it's not happening. I
hope the tune is as epic as the subject it addresses.
7. My Hour of Darkness
This song is unlike anything we've ever done before. It's very simple
musically in that it consists only of one acoustic guitar, cello and voice.
It's a melancholy song about regret and not being able to change mistakes
made in the past. Quick, pass the Kleenex.
8. Andy Warhol Said
You would have to have been living under the sea or on another planet to
have not noticed the explosion in 'celebrity' media over recent years. I
know we've always had a fascination with the supposedly opulent lifestyles
of the rich and famous but it's now got so out of control that the press are
having to invent new 'celebs' on a daily basis to satisfy a demand that they
themselves created. This means literally anybody can claim the dubious
mantle of celebrity, even Jade Goody! This song ponders the possibility that
Andy Warhol's prediction 'everybody will be famous for fifteen minutes' has
come true.
9. What a Beautiful Day
Being the old romantic that I am I've always wondered about the possibility
of falling in love at first sight. It's never happened to me but I like to
think it does for some people. The guy in this song is so overwhelmed by a
woman he sees in the street that despite the diabolically bad weather, he
perceives it to be a 'beautiful day'. An uplifting, up-tempo rock tune.
10. It's All About You
It's not a nice place to be when you're with somebody whose interest is
visibly waning, especially when they deny it. It's the height of selfishness
to prolong something when you've lost interest even though a part of you
thinks you're sparing the other person's feelings. If it's over admit it and
move on, damn it!
11. Stubborn Kinda Love
I'm sure a lot of people will have experienced a love/hate type relationship
at some point. This kind of relationship can be very tiring and a lot of
hard work but at the same time very passionate and exciting. I suspect it's
the latter that makes it last although a sudden implosion is always a
possibility.
