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Thunder is a Alternative rock act. Their sound grew out of The Power Station, Status Quo, Terrorvision, The Quireboys and Little Angels. Those roots explain a lot about how Thunder arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Quireboys, Little Angels, Gun, Def Leppard and Y&T, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Massive Wagons, Poison and Logan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Thunder, reaching back through The Power Station and forward to Massive Wagons. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Thunder are an English hard rock band from London. Formed in 1989, the group was founded by former Terraplane members Danny Bowes (vocals), Luke Morley (guitar) 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.
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Thunder connections
Thunder grew out of The Power Station, Status Quo, Terrorvision and The Quireboys, shares an orbit with The Quireboys, Little Angels, Gun and Def Leppard, went on to shape Massive Wagons, Poison and Logan. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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