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Recording information: 2005.
Personnel include: Dougie MacLean (vocals, acoustic guitar); Al Ferguson (electric guitar); Greg Lawson (violin, viola).
Inside The Thunder Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $2.43) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Folk CDs, Folk Music, Irish, Scottish, World, Enhanced CD, Celtic | | Label | Blix Street | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank | 37313  | | CD Universe Part number | 7019430 | | Catalog number | 410084 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 21, 2006 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Dougie Maclean - vocals, acoustic guitar Greg Lawson - violin, viola Al Ferguson - electric guitar
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Dougie Maclean Inside The Thunder Songs | 1. | Not Look Down |
| 2. | Song For Johnny |
| 3. | Home |
| 4. | Seventh Sea |
| 5. | Strathmore |
| 6. | Eternally You |
| 7. | Open Fields |
| 8. | It's Not For Me |
| 9. | Into the Flame |
| 10. | Beside You |
| Inside The Thunder Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)   If you are a Dougie MacLean fan, you'll love this CD! I purchased "Inside the Thunder" for my wife -- she writes:
When I got Dougie's new CD, I sat down to read the lyrics as I listened the first time through. When I reached "Song for Johnny," I was overwhelmed how Dougie had captured the essence of his friendship with Johnny Cunningham in a few simple lines. In the summer of 2003, I saw Dougie on the Millennium Stage in Washington D.C. with Johnny and Phil Cunningham. During a light moment, Dougie and Johnny danced across the stage together laughing. A few months later Johnny suddenly passed away. In "Song for Johnny," Dougie reflects on the magic of music's power to bring us together -- and how those magic moments can be elusive when we try to define them. He also captures one of the themes of the album: trying to make sense of the mysteries of life as we watch our loved ones leave, while we are left to face the future, unable to leave our pasts behind. "Song for Johnny's" violin interlude is reminiscent of Johnny's sweet fiddle tunes -- and I dare you to listen without getting a lump in your throat. Dougie's chorus refers to the melody that's danced away, and hearing it sing across the ocean on his way back home. Interpret as you will, but I'm glad Johnny danced across the ocean to share his music with us in the States, and well, if you know timeless Scottish tunes, you know that the souls of Scots find their way back home when the inevitable moment comes.
If you are a Dougie fan, you will love this CD. Dougie's songs reflect his growing maturity. He looks back on the historic past, along with his own journey, and faces life square on, trying to make sense of it all. "Into the Flames" is an exquisite piece about truth and lies, leadership and wisdom, and the jumbled mess we must try to see through in life. Instrumentally, I find this the most interesting song. Dougie sings the verses with just his acoustic guitar, his voice honest, the chiming clarity of his guitar notes muffled only by the sound of his fingers sliding across the frets. Then he builds to a more complex chorus with intriguing drum rhythms, electric and steel guitars softly wailing, and then he returns to just the voice and guitar. Somehow, the lyrics and the music work perfectly together, as we listen for that clear voice to emerge from the confusion.
As I make my way through the confusion of life, it's nice to hear the voice of someone who, like me, is profoundly touched by all that goes on around us, and who is trying to find meaning in it all. --Angela Submitted by philbloch (York, PA, USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Dougie MacLean does it again...and even better! Having enjoyed his music for a few years now I'm so glad to have bought "Inside the Thunder" which ranks already with my all time favourites...right up there alongside Jackson Brown's "Late for the Sky", Joni Mitchells "Blue", Van Morrison's "Moondance" and Beth Orton's "Trailer Park"! The song lyrics are thoughtfully profound and yet beautifully poetic and the arrangement always fits the lyric perfectly...ranging from wonderfully layered rhythmic tracks with atmospheric and accomplished instrumental solos to simple, perfect acoustic guitar with vocal. Dougie MacLean's voice is so distinctive and positively addictive and this album is the man at his best! Submitted by Ian (Scotland, UK) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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