Thunder Island

Jay Ferguson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 12, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B00006B1KW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,732 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #53 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Soft Rock

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lost jem, November 30, 2002

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JR "iggs747.yahoo" (Vail, Co.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thunder Island (Audio CD)

If I could give this record 10 stars, I would do it on sound textures alone. Have thousands of records; have heard it all (go on ask me..oh yea I love that Diesel album too; love most of it, especially the '70s stuff: the Eagles and "Street Survivors," but if you put a gun to my head this album would be on my shortest list- maybe top three. It's what music is all about: escape, love, fun, heart, quirky melody, musical freedom. This guy not only played in Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, but also jammed in the Joe Walsh circle, showing up on one of my other favs, "But Seriously Folks" on keys. He is a Beatle in California clothing. The whimsical pop/rock weekend ditty right off of '70s Block Iland, a total fantasy where the nuts are one mile off the mainland with no shortage of beer, wine and tents, playing in a sort of musical vollyball sand. Hearing Thunder Island in sunny August will spell you like a California surfer hearing his first Beach Boys' song. The title cut opens with a Joe Walsh slide setting the tone. "Night Shift," "Happy Too" and "Magic Moment" are my other loves. If your looking for that jem, the diamond in the ruff, no doubt if you haven't got a copy of this, don't ever think twice. IT will change your life.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally Back In Print!!, December 18, 2002

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Mike S (Front Royal,Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thunder Island (Audio CD)

I'm so glad to finally get this cd after being out of print for so long.THUNDER ISLAND is definately the best song on this cd,but there are several other good tunes to be heard on this cd such as LOVE IS COLD. Joe Walsh plays lead guitar on this album and does a great job. Ferguson lays down a very smooth style of an upbeat mixture of keyboard and electric guitar oriented rock and roll. I think this is Jay Ferguson second best cd behind 1979's REAL LIFE AIN'T THIS WAY.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this sound!, August 2, 2010

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ScottE (Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thunder Island (Audio CD)

The follow-up to "All Alone In The Endzone", "Thunder Island" #72, would be 29 year old Jay Ferguson's biggest hit album since the first JO JO GUNNE album in 1972. Here are some of the highlights off "Thunder Island":

"Thunder Island"- As mentioned in the other reviews, a real good feelin' song. Jay's first top 10 hit #9. Great slide guitar by Joe Walsh.

"Soulin'"- That laid back 70's feel. A great mix-tape song.

"Happy Birthday Baby" - Epic power ballad 1977 style.

"Losing Control" - An excellent rock number, should of been his follow-up hit!

"Cazumel" - The Jamaican feel. Great guitar and bass here. Good lyrics by Jay.

"Night Shift" - Has a slight disco feel, but a lot of artists did a little dab of disco back then. Still a good song.

"Babylon" - JO JO GUNNE cover. More commerical sounding.

"Love Is Cold" - Another good power ballad. Good slide guitar by Joe Walsh.

"Happy Too" - A fun loving tune, great guitar, "Whenever your happy, I'm happy too"!

"Magic Moment" - Another good feeling song from them 70's. "Merrily","Merrily","Merrily"....

His band on this record was: Stan Kipper -Drums Joey Murcia - guitar Tony Battaglia - guitar Harold Cowart - Bass Guest players: Joe Walsh - Guitar Ed Brown - Bass.


Just buy some Jay Ferguson he is a great artist, that has produced some tremendous music from 1968-1984.