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Open the Window – Close the Door: Live in Japan

Live album by

Thunder

Released

5 September 2000

Recorded

12 – 19 March 2000

Venue

Club Citta (Kawasaki, Japan)

Genre

Length

72:02

Label

Victor

Producer

Thunder live album chronology

They Think It's All Over... It Is Now
(2000)

Open the Window – Close the Door: Live in Japan
(2000)

They Think It's All Acoustic... It Is Now
(2001)

Open the Window – Close the Door: Live in Japan is the fourth live album by English hard rock band Thunder. Recorded over four shows at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan in March 2000, during the final leg of the band's farewell tour prior to their initial breakup, it was produced by the band's two guitarists, Luke Morley and Ben Matthews. The album was released on 5 September 2000 by Victor Entertainment – the second Thunder live album exclusive to Japan.

Thunder announced in November 1999 that they were due to split up, following one last concert tour. The final leg of the tour took place in Japan, beginning on 8 March 2000 and ending eleven days later (a final UK show was later scheduled for May). Of the nine shows on the Japanese Farewell Tour, four took place at Club Citta in Kawasaki on 12, 13, 14 and 19 March. Recordings from these shows made up Open the Window – Close the Door: Live in Japan.

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."^[1] 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".^[2] Both Bowes and guitarist Luke Morley expressed frustration with the band's frequent change of record labels, including their latest label Eagle Records.^[1]^[3]

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.^[4] The final full leg of the tour took place in Japan between 8 and 19 March 2000, with shows in Nagano, Nagoya, Shizuoka, Kawasaki and Osaka (these were followed only by one final show in the UK on 4 May, which was recorded and later released as They Think It's All Over... It Is Now and They Think It's All Acoustic... It Is Now).^[4] The tracks on Open the Window – Close the Door: Live in Japan were edited together from recordings taken across the four shows in Kawasaki and the album was released as a Japan exclusive on 5 September 2000.^[5] It was produced by guitarists Luke Morley and Ben Matthews, the latter of whom also mixed the record.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Welcome to the Party"	Luke Morley Gary "Harry" James	5:12
2.	"Backstreet Symphony"	Morley	4:39
3.	"I'll Be Waiting"	Morley	4:24
4.	"Pilot of My Dreams"	Morley	4:50
5.	"In a Broken Dream"	David Bentley	5:27
6.	"River of Pain"	Morley	3:50
7.	"You Can't Live Your Life in a Day"	Morley	4:34
8.	"Fly on the Wall"	Morley	4:42
9.	"Play That Funky Music"	Rob Parissi	3:46
10.	"Just Another Suicide"	Morley James	10:38
11.	"Love Walked In"	Morley	10:55
12.	"Dirty Love"	Morley	9:05
Total length:			72:02

Personnel

Danny Bowes – vocals
Luke Morley – guitar, backing vocals, harmonica, production
Ben Matthews – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, mixing
Chris Childs – bass, backing vocals
Gary "Harry" James – drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar
Hiroshi Kawasaki – mastering

References

^ ^a ^b Ling, Dave. "Thunder". Dave Ling. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ McIver 2016, p. 254
^ McIver 2016, p. 255
^ ^a ^b "Giving the Game Away Tour". Thunder. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ "Open the Window Close the Door - Thunder: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ "Open the Window Close the Door - Thunder: Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

Bibliography

McIver, Joel (October 2016), Giving the Game Away: The Thunder Story, London, England: Omnibus Press (published 11 November 2016), ISBN 978-1785581373

External links

Open the Window – Close the Door: Live in Japan Archived 30 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine on Thunder's official website
Open the Window – Close the Door: Live in Japan at Discogs

v t e Thunder
Danny Bowes Luke Morley Ben Matthews Chris Childs Gary "Harry" James Mark "Snake" Luckhurst Mikael "Micke" Höglund
Studio albums	Backstreet Symphony Laughing on Judgement Day Behind Closed Doors The Thrill of It All Giving the Game Away Shooting at the Sun The Magnificent Seventh! Robert Johnson's Tombstone Bang! Wonder Days Rip It Up Please Remain Seated All the Right Noises
Live albums	Live They Think It's All Over... It Is Now Open the Window – Close the Door: Live in Japan They Think It's All Acoustic... It Is Now All You Can Eat
Compilations	The Best of Thunder: Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) The Rare, the Raw and the Rest
Singles	"Gimme Some Lovin'" "Love Walked In" "A Better Man"
Video albums	Backstreet Symphony: The Videos Live All You Can Eat
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