Ian Thornley's new Suhr

petethorn · Feb 17, 2014

amiller":3fowrkw4 said:
More, more, more!!!

I think another will go up tomorrow or Wednesday, then another on Friday. Glad you are enjoying these!

Meathead · Feb 17, 2014

animal":8nql909w said:
pretty cool he got invited to audition for velvet revolver also.

great video

The part starting at 6:00 was out of this world.

Jeff Hilligan · Feb 17, 2014

fricken monster! Talk about feeling all the notes just like Pete said. That 6 minute mark is not of this world!

aulo · Feb 17, 2014

Glad to see Ian and BW getting some love from a wider audience. Thanks to Pete (&John) for championing this guy. He most definitely deserves it!

Electric I · Feb 17, 2014

^^^
Amen to that.

animal · Feb 17, 2014

Randy Van Sykes":3bsjmz77 said:
animal":3bsjmz77 said:

pretty cool he got invited to audition for velvet revolver also.

great video

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The part starting at 6:00 was out of this world.

hahah thats one of the thornley songs I just wish they would drop! (all of them for that matter!!!)
great playing tho!

petethorn · Feb 17, 2014

aulo":3t1pshui said:
Glad to see Ian and BW getting some love from a wider audience. Thanks to Pete (&John) for championing this guy. He most definitely deserves it!

It's a crime more people don't know about him, really. The world needs more great rock music, from guys like Ian! So i'm happy to spread the word however I can.

bonedarrell · Feb 17, 2014

Been following Ian for years! It's really not fair for one dude to have all of that talent!!!!!

Badronald · Feb 18, 2014

Honestly, I'd never heard of the guy until a few months ago. Someone mentioned him in a thread and I checked him out. Big Wreck as well.
Cool stuff. :thumbsup:

aulo · Feb 18, 2014

Badronald":1qp9fabi said:
Honestly, I'd never heard of the guy until a few months ago. Someone mentioned him in a thread and I checked him out. Big Wreck as well.
Cool stuff.

Good! The more we can convert, the better. The IT experience is deep and wide, so enjoy.

For those of you on Facebook, here's a link to the most active BW page. Lots of album updates every day:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BigWreck/

rupe · Feb 18, 2014

So Thornley/Big Wreck have been on my "to check out" list for a while but their material is still unknown to me at this point...I guess I need to dive in and check them out. Where should I begin?

Is he a big dude? That Suhr looks like a ukulele on him.

dfrattaroli · Feb 18, 2014

rupe":3rsmkm6l said:
So Thornley/Big Wreck have been on my "to check out" list for a while but their material is still unknown to me at this point...I guess I need to dive in and check them out. Where should I begin?

Is he a big dude? That Suhr looks like a ukulele on him.

Get the Albatross album. The The Pleasure and the Greed. Albatross is amazing.

aulo · Feb 18, 2014

rupe":1gn1upw1 said:
So Thornley/Big Wreck have been on my "to check out" list for a while but their material is still unknown to me at this point...I guess I need to dive in and check them out. Where should I begin?

Is he a big dude? That Suhr looks like a ukulele on him.

He's about 6'4, 6'5, so yea... a big dude for sure.

Depends on what kind of stuff you want to hear. Their first album had the hits like "That Song", "The Oaf" and "Blown Wide Open". Their second album (The Pleasure and the Greed) was a total commercial flop, but it had some incredible guitar work. Too much guitar work in some places, but very proggy. They disbanded shortly after.

His solo stuff was a departure. He was sorta under the thumb of Chad Kroeger's management and his releases were pretty formulaic—not bad, good, even. But formulaic. "Come Again" had some really heavy stuff.

Finally, Albatross was released in 2012 as Ian and Brian (guitar) reunited. That album is a masterpiece! A testament to what a great artist can produce if they're trusted and left to their own devices. I'll throw some links up for those that don't want to dig.

You GOTTA hear this one: