Originally published by The Birmingham Mail. November 2006.

Over the last 16 years, Thunder seem to have become a by word for bands that just missed on the world stage while less deserving acts got more than their share of success.

Now With the band riding high again on the back of their current album, Robert Johnson’s Tombstone, it seems that the good times, as well as the excellent catchy lyrics, are back.

Opening with Back Street Symphony, frontman Danny Bowes skilfully took the near-capacity crowd’s thoughts back 16 years and then just as abruptly straight into the modern day with the crowd-pleaser Dirty Dream.

Danny, Chris Childs, Luke Morley, Ben Matthews and the ever popular Harry James played and sang their way through Laughing on Judgement Day and Gimme Some Lovin’ as if this was their last ever gig.

New Single, The Devil Made Me Do It, was greeted enthusiastically, as was the classic hit Love Walked In.

The band revelled in the evening as much as the audience and it seemed as though neither wanted the night to finish.

Finish it had to-and in fine style with encores of Better Man and Dirty Love.

Ian D. Hall