Andy Taylor - Thunder (1987) - €4,99

Andrew Arthur Taylor (born 16 February 1961) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as a former member of both Duran Duran and the Power Station.He has also recorded and performed as a solo artist, and served as a guitarist, songwriter and record producer for the likes of Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, the Almighty, Thunder, Love and Money, Mark Shaw, Then Jerico, C. C. Catch, Paul Rodgers (with The Law), Belinda Carlisle, Gun and many more. 

Thunder is his the first solo album, released in 1987. It features former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones on guitar. Jones also co-wrote most of the songs on the album.

Former Duran Duran six-stringer Andy Taylor ignites his solo career with a big bang boom on the rumble tumble "I Might Lie," a blistering lighting storm which rips the riff from "Beat It." 

Sex Pistol-packing journeyman Steve Jones helps Taylor keep these proceedings crisp and classicistic: saving the LP from drowning in an '80s morass of mechanized drums and ubiquitous keys, while focusing on crackling guitar chords which prove (along with Duran's robotic future) that Taylor was the guts of his former band. 

"Night Train" (not the most original title) kicks off the flip with an ambitious attempt at Ultravox that turns into Charlie Sexton (both fine by me). 

"Tremblin'" is a definite time-waster, but "Bringin' Me Down" soars in a plaintive Arc Angel sense. Taylor did not die young (the second and best song here), but he did fade away: Thunder remains his only solo outing (besides the Dangerous cover album) and its lack of sales led him into production (Thunder [natch], Rod Stewart) and back to the Power Station. 

The youthful axe-slinger disowned Thunder and became a hired gun, but this record's best demi-metal moments can still crack open the sky. 

Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, Summer 1986. 

Side A

A1. I Might Lie - 5:20  

A2. Don't Let Me Die Young - 4:23  

A3. Life Goes On - 4:53  

A4. Thunder - 4:03  

Side B

B1. Night Train - 4:40  

B2. Tremblin' - 4:30  

B3. Bringin' Me Down - 5:07  

B4. Broken Window - 4:11  

B5. French Guitar - 4:03  

Personnel

• Andy Taylor - lead vocals, guitars
• Steve Jones - guitars
• Mickey Curry - drums
• Patrick O'Hearn - bass guitar
• Brett Tuggle - keyboards
• Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
• Mark Volman - backing vocals
• Howard Kaylan - backing vocals

Production

• Producers: Andy Taylor, Steve Jones
• Engineer: George Tutko
• Mixer: Jeff Hendrickson
• Assistant engineer: Paul Wertheimer
• Mastering: Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
• Photography: Jim Shea
• Art direction and design: Kosh

Notes

Release:  1987

Format:  LP

Genre:  Pop, Rock

Label:  MCA Records

Catalog#  254 358-1

Prijs:  €4,99

Vinyl:  VG

Hoes:  G

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