First released on Capitol in 1990 and reissued on Geffen the following year, Backstreet Symphony is a decent hard rock offering that should have done better. Enjoyable songs ranging from rockers like "Dirty Love," "An Englishman on Holiday" and "She's So Fine" to the power ballad "Love Walked In" showed that while Thunder wasn't the most original or groundbreaking band in the world, it wasn't lacking when it came to spirit and enthusiasm. Another high point of this CD is an inspired cover of the Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'," which Thunder changes from blue-eyed soul/rock to straight-up hard rock. Rooted in the '70s, Thunder's bluesy, unpretentious sound is best described as a mixture of Bad Company and Deep Purple. Unfortunately, Backstreet Symphony didn't do much commercially on either its first or second release. Alex Henderson.
Disc 1: She's So Fine Dirty Love Don't Wait For Me Higher Ground Until My Dying Day Backstreet Symphony Love Walked In Englishman On Holiday, An Girl's Going Out Of Her Head Gimme Some Lovin' Distant Thunder Dirty Love (Extended Version) Fired Up (Edit) I Wanna Be Her Slave She's So Fine (Full Length Version)
Disc 2: Until The Night Is Through (Dance Dance Dance) I Can Still Hear The Music No Way Out Of The Wilderness Englishman On Holiday, An (Live) Girl's Going Out Of Her Head (Live) Another Shot Of Love (Live) Backstreet Symphony (Live At The Town And Country Club) She's So Fine (Live At The Town And Country Club) Until My Dying Day (Live At The Town And Country Club) Higher Ground (Live At The Town And Country Club) Don't Wait For Me (Live At The Town And Country Club) Fired Up (Live At The Town And Country Club) Dirty Love (Live At The Town And Country Club)