The Thunderthief
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Thunderthief
| type = studio
| artist = John Paul Jones
| cover = John Paul Jones - The Thunderthief.jpg
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| released = 15 June 2001
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| genre = Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, folk rock, punk rock, instrumental rock
| length = 46:13
| label = Discipline Global Mobile
| producer = John Paul Jones
| prev_title = Zooma
| prev_year = 1999
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The Thunderthief is John Paul Jones's second solo studio album, released in 2001.
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r567169/review}}
|rev2 = Rolling Stone
|rev2score = (favourable)[https://web.archive.org/web/20071127130622/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnpauljones/albums/album/151836/review/5942554/the_thunderthief Rollingstone]
}}
Track listing
All music and lyrics composed and written by John Paul Jones, except where otherwise noted.
- "Leafy Meadows" – 5:10
- "The Thunderthief" (Jones, Peter Blegvad) – 5:58
- "Hoediddle" – 7:00
- "Ice Fishing at Night" (Jones, Blegvad) – 4:31
- "Daphne" – 4:50
- "Angry Angry" – 5:54
- "Down to the River to Pray" (Traditional; arranged by Jones) – 4:17
- "Shibuya Bop" – 5:56
- "Freedom Song" – 2:37
Personnel
- John Paul Jones – vocals, 4/6/10/12-string bass guitars, bass steel guitar, acoustic/electric guitars, acoustic/electric mandolin, piano, organ, synthesizers, Kyma, koto, autoharp, ukulele, harmonica
- Terl Bryant – drums, percussion, toforan
- Nick Beggs – Chapman Stick on "Leafy Meadows" and "Shibuya Bop"
- Adam Bomb – guitar solo on "Angry Angry"
- Robert Fripp – guitar solo on "Leafy Meadows"
References
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Category:John Paul Jones (musician) albums
Category:Progressive rock albums by British artists
Category:Instrumental rock albums
Category:Heavy metal albums by English artists