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

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." 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". Both Bowes and guitarist Luke Morley expressed frustration with the band's frequent change of record labels, including their latest label Eagle Records. 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. A Japanese leg of the tour followed in March 2000, before the band played one final UK show at Dingwalls in London. 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." It was released later in Japan by Victor Entertainment, on 27 May 2003. Another album recorded at the same show, ''They Think It's All Over... It Is Now'' (featuring eleven of the fifteen electric songs and eight of the twelve acoustic songs), was released on 10 July 2000, and on 28 September 2005 both albums were reissued by STC Recordings. ==Track listing==
Personnel
Danny BowesvocalsLuke Morleyguitar, backing vocals, harmonica, production, mixingBen Matthews – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, mixing • Chris Childsbass, backing vocals • Gary "Harry" Jamesdrums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar • Tim Summerhayes – engineering • Hugh Turvey – photography • Masa Ito – liner notes ==References==
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