Beginning of January 2024 and I was just thinking the exact same thing. So just found a live version of “Bombs Away” after having my face melted I’m wondering seriously wondering why Big Wreck isn’t the biggest band in the world ? It is a crime. Ian Thornley is like some amazing secret. He’s so damn good I don’t know how he has remained pretty much under the radar. But damn… Not one band around now comes anywhere near whatever Ian Thornley does
Saw these guys live, front row around this same time in Springfield MO at the now closed Rockwell. Got to meet and talk to the bass player Ken Tizzard, what a nice guy and ill never forget Lemumba beasting on those drums too, during their last song he played his whole drum solo while taking his kit apart piece by piece and throwing them on the stage without missing a lick and then drumming with his hands....EPIC.
@@adamchristensen8566except sorry to say he can run circles around Cornell on guitar .. I personally can not think of anybody in the last 20 years that has written the amount of great songs that he has
I saw them live about '05-ish. Pretty sure it was Fiddler's Green in Cambridge. I took a girl on our first date to see these dudes...and I owe Ian a beer. Also, Ian said he "rescued" Tavis from a wedding band....As a guitar player I thought that was hilarious. Tavis rocked (most or all of the show) on a Gibson Destroyer if I recall. I was about 10 feet from Ian during that show. No stage (that I remember), they just set up on the floor and killed it. I would pay serious cash to relive that show. Just saw Big Wreck a few months back.
i keep coming back to this video because the cymbal parts here sound SO MUCH BETTER than on the recording. knowing what the production was like on the album (thanks for the insight, Mr. Lumumba!) makes it make more sense.
That whole album (Come Again) is full of awesome songs ... Thornley rocks at this "phase" in their sound - reminiscent of some of the best Soundgarden. I think their sound/approach may have change a bit since that album, though.
I Saw Thornley live in 2004 with Theory of a Deadman... i began to ponder why do people dig Nickleback and Coldplay so much they have no fucking clue!!!!!!!
Factoid: Ian is playing slide on Nickleback Silver Side Up last track Good Time Gone. Ian and Chad are bros. Factoid: Chad signed this version “Thornley” to 604 Records
Wow i never even knew Thornley had even performed on the tonight show with Jay Leno lol. I'm from Canada also & am a huge fan of Thornley & Big Wreck. I've seen Thornley live many times,i seen them in La Salle,Ontario,Canada which is just outside of Windsor,Ontario. & it was a free concert & Thornley were having many audio problems that night as the electricity kept cutting out & they'd have to start the song over again or just move onto the next song, it was a very sad performance which wasn't there doing but it just sucked because it was the huge Strawberry festival in La Salle,Ontario & a lot of Americans come over from Detroit,Michigan & Ann Arbor area etc with La Salle & Windsor being right across the river. But Thornley still managed to make light of the situation. I got to meet the whole band that night & took pics with all of them but lead singer/guitarist Ian Thornley wasn't in a very good mood & was very ignorant that night so i just chalked it off as he was having a bad day, were humans right? we have bad days, as well as he's the founder of the band (Thornley) & like i said the power kept going out so that's dam frustrating man!! But then i seen Thornley again in London,Ontario @Norma Jeans bar/grill & Ian Thornley was the same way that night to my lovely Wife & I, just very distant & ignorant as if it was a hassle to talk to us & sign an autograph for us,so that was very upsetting as a huge fan of his & for him to treat us like that two times in a row. My Wife & I were talking to his merchandise people which were two young woman which looked like to be in there early to mid 20's & we bought an autograph copy of the Thornley album,"tiny pictures" & we just got talking & they were very nice & my Wife ended up telling them about our two bad experiences meeting Ian Thornley & they both weren't surprised what so ever, the two girls actually apologized for Ian lol, go fucking figure eh that his road crew has to apologize for him, how sad really. But they were saying that Ian is very arrogant & needs to start appreciating his fans a lot better even when he has bad days. She said he's very nice though when he's in a good mood with his fans & it's a pleasurable experience meeting Ian but when he's having a bad day he makes everyone around him have a bad day & when your in that type of business unfortunately you can't act like that. We're human & i realize that but it just really turned my Wife & I off from Ian & his band for quite awhile until we got over those two bad experiences because of the way Ian treated us those two times in a row. But we still greatly love his music.
Ah, man, it's so weird seeing videos of my guitar teacher (Tavis) from back then. :P His style has changed a lot. And his hair is a lot longer. But he still rocks just as hard, if not harder.
It's too bad this band didn't stay together and keep writing music like this! I went to see them play in a small club when they were touring with finger 11... They were very good!
I played that prs for the first 4 months of touring before going with peavey. That was Ians prs. i borrowed most of his guitars early on because i only owned 1!!
@@ArtOfDying I always wondered if Ian ever owned a PRS, because he has quite a guitar collection of Fenders, Gibsons, and Ernie Balls, and Suhrs...amongst others, but I've never seen him with a PRS. Always thought a PRS would suit him pretty well.
Not crazy about the choice of this tune for a general audience. Those of us who know Big Wreck and the quality of the song writing I think this tune would scare the avg listener away from exploring Thornley's talent. This comes off as leather and chains Metal whereas I like the description Grunge . The voice unsubtle isn't what it used to be either. Not going to stop listening to them, I know they're better than this. Ashame because this could have been a springboard. I'd have liked to hear, "You caught my eye" but lyrics like ….." messy, drippin on the floor and climbing up yo thighs" I guess would have excited the censors.
Of all the albums to do, they have to do one of the 2 Chad Nickelhack homogenized and fukt up as exec producer. If you get a chance to hear the demos, even Ian said they're better
Man, the middle just falls out and the vocals get left alone ... not that its bad, but just not polished like I've come to know Ian's music. Ugh ... overall, good performance ... but bad production quality.
sekou is back playing with Ian in Big Wreck. BTW, what the hell is that douchy bass player doing here? Dude, you're playing like 3 notes - you dont need to pose in squating position like your rocking the most amazing bass solo.
Ted - Big fan of both as well. Chris might have had an edge over Ian with their vocals, but Ian kicks the shit of guitar - literally one of the best of all time! Too bad it's such a secret.
![Thornley - So Far So Good [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](/img/n.gif)
I wish music like this was appreciated again.
You and the rest of us!!!
This song has never been appreciated, it's literally been stuck in my head since I was a kid lol
It is
Me too man I miss all this music. I’m still going to disturbed concerts breaking Benjamin all the greats !!
amen to that
Ian is such an amazing vocalist.
As a DIE HARD Thornley and Big Wreck fan, I can't believe I am only just seeing this! Wicked Good
Don't worry mate I just saw it too and I'm a die-hard fan to
I saw Big Wreck in concert a couple weeks ago and also saw Thornley live when I was a teenager around 03-04.
Dude, end of 2023 here and I am now just seeing this!
Beginning of January 2024 and I was just thinking the exact same thing. So just found a live version of “Bombs Away” after having my face melted I’m wondering seriously wondering why Big Wreck isn’t the biggest band in the world ? It is a crime. Ian Thornley is like some amazing secret. He’s so damn good I don’t know how he has remained pretty much under the radar. But damn… Not one band around now comes anywhere near whatever Ian Thornley does
Such a legendary song that deserves more radio play
this is PEAK thornley! what a sick lineup of musicians. id love to see these guys live!
Saw them live at the commodore ballroom in Vancouver British Columbia! I was five feet from the stage!!! It was freaking awesome!!!!
Saw this line up at the Horseshoe in Toronto. Fantastic show ! Probably have seen them 16 times between Thornley and Big Wreck ❤
Luckily for you Big Wreck is still around. So go get a ticket, i can’t write I’m drunk and depressed
Ian Thornley is simply the best !
My goodness, Sekou! You guys killed that show! Best part of it!
Saw these guys live, front row around this same time in Springfield MO at the now closed Rockwell. Got to meet and talk to the bass player Ken Tizzard, what a nice guy and ill never forget Lemumba beasting on those drums too, during their last song he played his whole drum solo while taking his kit apart piece by piece and throwing them on the stage without missing a lick and then drumming with his hands....EPIC.
P.S. Just watched Ian's band Big Wreck open for Daughtry on 5/13/22...Dude still got it...What a great show all around.
Sekou’s one amazing player and nice guy. Needs more props!!! He plays with a fluidity few possess.
I love Sekou's playing! Perhaps my favorite drummer!
He's back with Big Wreck
Ian so underrated as a guitarist and frontman!
Chris Cornell of Canada
@@adamchristensen8566except sorry to say he can run circles around Cornell on guitar .. I personally can not think of anybody in the last 20 years that has written the amount of great songs that he has
Wow! I had no idea... appearance on the Tonight Show!!!!
Jay Leno didn't seem to know who he shook hands with... pretty sad
love their first album, almost every song was decent as I recall
I played the CD endlessly for a long time on road trips...
That bassist has my favourite stage presence of any I have ever seen.
That's Ken Tizzard. He's a country/folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland and can rock too. He was in the Watchmen
@@hydraulics and Ian's Ex-Brother-In-Law
Underrated band. This song still touches me. May God bless all the band members.
one of my favorite tonight show performances
I don't think they knew what they were getting into... one of the "heaviest" tunes EVER played on that show.
But have u seen them live?
Love them, i'm from Canada, so i've known them for a bit. This is the easiest way to find this song, but it was a good performance!
20th anniversary show in Toronto coming up!!!
Simply the best!!!
Underrated and Did not get the Attention this Whole Band deserved. ❤❤🤘🤘💪💪
Love this song
This Post-grunge Song is amazing
One of the few bands that often sounds better live than the album...
You are so right!!!!
Never saw this before. Holy cow! So rad! I love Ian and Big Wreck.
Love it!!! Bro knows how to ROCK!!
I saw them live about '05-ish. Pretty sure it was Fiddler's Green in Cambridge. I took a girl on our first date to see these dudes...and I owe Ian a beer. Also, Ian said he "rescued" Tavis from a wedding band....As a guitar player I thought that was hilarious. Tavis rocked (most or all of the show) on a Gibson Destroyer if I recall. I was about 10 feet from Ian during that show. No stage (that I remember), they just set up on the floor and killed it. I would pay serious cash to relive that show. Just saw Big Wreck a few months back.
That was a very small room. It was hard to be more than ten feet away from the band 😂
This band and breach of trust is/were both killer Canadian bands. 🇨🇦 🤘🏼
i keep coming back to this video because the cymbal parts here sound SO MUCH BETTER than on the recording. knowing what the production was like on the album (thanks for the insight, Mr. Lumumba!) makes it make more sense.
Holy eff, I forgot how powerful you dudes were.
Amazing 🤟🤟
absolutely love these guys!!! along with Big Wreck!!!! great stuff!!!!
This rocks .
That whole album (Come Again) is full of awesome songs ... Thornley rocks at this "phase" in their sound - reminiscent of some of the best Soundgarden. I think their sound/approach may have change a bit since that album, though.
Agreed
sekou, you are still one of my fav drummers! would love to see you do this band again!
@Daniel_V whattttttttttttt, no way!
I Saw Thornley live in 2004 with Theory of a Deadman... i began to ponder why do people dig Nickleback and Coldplay so much they have no fucking clue!!!!!!!
What if you like all four bands, then what?
Factoid: Ian is playing slide on Nickleback Silver Side Up last track Good Time Gone. Ian and Chad are bros.
Factoid: Chad signed this version “Thornley” to 604 Records
Thornley is/was the heart and soul of Big Wreck. Just as Lemmy was to Motorhead, Ian is to Big Wreck.
Lemmy sucked
@@gabrielgiorgio-dormon8495 cool story bro
@@victorcreed8856 Like literal crap, they’re music was not good
@@gabrielgiorgio-dormon8495 go listen to boy george then, theyre supposed to be a dirty filthy heavy fast paced messy metal/ rock band
Very cool
Anna Nicole Smith and Al Roker playing the violin at the end... was not expecting that, well done 👍
Wow i never even knew Thornley had even performed on the tonight show with Jay Leno lol. I'm from Canada also & am a huge fan of Thornley & Big Wreck. I've seen Thornley live many times,i seen them in La Salle,Ontario,Canada which is just outside of Windsor,Ontario. & it was a free concert & Thornley were having many audio problems that night as the electricity kept cutting out & they'd have to start the song over again or just move onto the next song, it was a very sad performance which wasn't there doing but it just sucked because it was the huge Strawberry festival in La Salle,Ontario & a lot of Americans come over from Detroit,Michigan & Ann Arbor area etc with La Salle & Windsor being right across the river. But Thornley still managed to make light of the situation. I got to meet the whole band that night & took pics with all of them but lead singer/guitarist Ian Thornley wasn't in a very good mood & was very ignorant that night so i just chalked it off as he was having a bad day, were humans right? we have bad days, as well as he's the founder of the band (Thornley) & like i said the power kept going out so that's dam frustrating man!! But then i seen Thornley again in London,Ontario @Norma Jeans bar/grill & Ian Thornley was the same way that night to my lovely Wife & I, just very distant & ignorant as if it was a hassle to talk to us & sign an autograph for us,so that was very upsetting as a huge fan of his & for him to treat us like that two times in a row. My Wife & I were talking to his merchandise people which were two young woman which looked like to be in there early to mid 20's & we bought an autograph copy of the Thornley album,"tiny pictures" & we just got talking & they were very nice & my Wife ended up telling them about our two bad experiences meeting Ian Thornley & they both weren't surprised what so ever, the two girls actually apologized for Ian lol, go fucking figure eh that his road crew has to apologize for him, how sad really. But they were saying that Ian is very arrogant & needs to start appreciating his fans a lot better even when he has bad days. She said he's very nice though when he's in a good mood with his fans & it's a pleasurable experience meeting Ian but when he's having a bad day he makes everyone around him have a bad day & when your in that type of business unfortunately you can't act like that. We're human & i realize that but it just really turned my Wife & I off from Ian & his band for quite awhile until we got over those two bad experiences because of the way Ian treated us those two times in a row. But we still greatly love his music.
Ah, man, it's so weird seeing videos of my guitar teacher (Tavis) from back then. :P His style has changed a lot. And his hair is a lot longer. But he still rocks just as hard, if not harder.
What kind of music does he play now?
I'm guessing he (still) plays blues.
Hard rock to blues doesn't seem like a huge change.
Tavis is in art of dying.
corinna007 love that! Thanks for the update on Tavis!
It's too bad this band didn't stay together and keep writing music like this! I went to see them play in a small club when they were touring with finger 11... They were very good!
They still play and make music as Big Wreck
Ian Thornley looks like a cross between Chris Cornell and Steven Crowder lol.
Thank god im not the only one looking upon Thornley in this fucked up day in age man 💯🙏
Like a less dark and distressed Chris Cornell, but also like super floky
I thought Cornell and Dane Cook.
Ian looks like Ian.. nothing more.. nothing less..! Fuck!
@@beatrizestrada1449 agreed, ppl needa stop comparing.
Its Surprising How Much Ian Thornley Sounds Just Like Chris Cornell!?
The bass player with the bad ass bass stance.
#purecheese
haha it's the guy from The Watchmen! Fkn guy rules
Anna steps forward to shake Thornleys hand. I won't say another word.
😮
Universal Basic Income today! give homeless people your money, honey! thornley rocks!
I wonder why Tavis only seemed to ever play a PRS live this one time
Spedly now he's with BC rich instead of Gibson I've always despised BC rich
I played that prs for the first 4 months of touring before going with peavey. That was Ians prs. i borrowed most of his guitars early on because i only owned 1!!
@@ArtOfDying
I always wondered if Ian ever owned a PRS, because he has quite a guitar collection of Fenders, Gibsons, and Ernie Balls, and Suhrs...amongst others, but I've never seen him with a PRS. Always thought a PRS would suit him pretty well.
Bad bass note at 3:00? Not saying I can do better tho. Bass guy looks badass!!!
Anna nicole smith and that weather guy 😅... Id only remember Anna 😅
Saw Big Wreck Play this and Ian forgot the words on both verses lol
this guy is the Canadian Chris Cornell
When did Ashton Kutcher start playing guitar 🎸?
i knw the base player
BigD 40 Bass*
That’s a Peavey not a PRS that Tavis is playing.
It's a PRS
Not crazy about the choice of this tune for a general audience. Those of us who know Big Wreck and the quality of the song writing I think this tune would scare the avg listener away from exploring Thornley's talent. This comes off as leather and chains Metal whereas I like the description Grunge . The voice unsubtle isn't what it used to be either. Not going to stop listening to them, I know they're better than this. Ashame because this could have been a springboard. I'd have liked to hear, "You caught my eye" but lyrics like ….." messy, drippin on the floor and climbing up yo thighs" I guess would have excited the censors.
You caught my eye was a BW tune.
@@hydraulics
that is a cool tune. haven't matched that old stuff yet.
This isnt Big Wreck though. Its Thornley.
Ian… stop Effing around … just start singing lead for SoundGarden plz man 🙏🏼
Of all the albums to do, they have to do one of the 2 Chad Nickelhack homogenized and fukt up as exec producer. If you get a chance to hear the demos, even Ian said they're better
The lead singer looks kinda like Brad Pitt
Yeah, big time! Except for the different hair, eyes, cheek bones and build, they could be twins....
hly fk
Man, the middle just falls out and the vocals get left alone ... not that its bad, but just not polished like I've come to know Ian's music. Ugh ... overall, good performance ... but bad production quality.
Smfh
U don't like it because it is NOT over produced to near lifelessness? You should check out Katy Perry: You'll love her shit then!
sekou is back playing with Ian in Big Wreck. BTW, what the hell is that douchy bass player doing here? Dude, you're playing like 3 notes - you dont need to pose in squating position like your rocking the most amazing bass solo.
Dude wants to be Chris Cornell SO bad....
Chuck u farley
Terry Hesticles I'm a huge fan of both Chris and Ian, and I'm telling you, Ian is more talented
Ted - Big fan of both as well. Chris might have had an edge over Ian with their vocals, but Ian kicks the shit of guitar - literally one of the best of all time! Too bad it's such a secret.
They had the same vocal coach...
Ian Thornley is way better than Cornell he can shred like Eric Johnson aswell
poor quality, they could do better.