Richard and Linda Thompson (Official Thread)

[cshadows2887]

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight and Shoot Out the Lights are phenomenal records. And Richard Thompson is a guitar legend. I don't think these guys get repped half as often as they should.

Anyone else like?

[El_Jeffe]

I became aware of Richard as he worked with Tim Finn (my avatar) on two of his solo albums, Big Canoe & Before & After. Which led me to search around his body of work. I did find bits & pieces I enjoyed here & there, but never got into him in a big way. I'm not sure why, because it wasn't that I didn't like him or his music, just something didn't "click". But it's always a good time for a revisit.

[cshadows2887]

Either of those albums is worth a second listen.Especially Shoot Out the Lights. It's the sound of a marriage imploding on itself. Brutal, but beautiful

[El_Jeffe]

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That's one of Tim's songs featuring Richard, from the album Before & After.

This is the same Richard who released Sweet Warrior in 2007 right? Trying to remember what I did check out from this man back in the day haha

[IWasaCamera]

Never been too keen on the UK folk-rock scene of the late 60s/70s but these two put together some solid material, namely I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight and Shoot Out The Lights.

[cshadows2887]

Never been too keen on the UK folk-rock scene of the late 60s/70s but these two put together some solid material, namely I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight and Shoot Out The Lights.

Yeah those two albums are miles ahead of their contemporaries as far as I'm concerned.

[IWasaCamera]

They're quite good, but I wouldn't say significantly superior to the work Thompson put forth in Fairport Convention a years earlier.

[cshadows2887]

Eh, I like Fairport, but it feels a bit gutless compared to something like Shoot Out the Lights.

[IWasaCamera]

Most of that scene's output feels lifeless to me frankly, but yeah, the two Richard and Linda records mentioned above are certainly among the more engaging works Thompson has had a hand in.

[cshadows2887]

The only other record I really like that came out of that scene is Sandy Denny's Rendezvouz, (I can't spell French words) but that's not the most edgy record either.

[cshadows2887]

Just saw Richard play solo tonight. Holy wow. He's an amazing live performer.

[cshadows2887]

"Wall of Death" is one of the great "not about what it sounds like it's about" songs.

[cshadows2887]

Another bump because I've been listening to other stuff in their catalog like First Light and Sunnyvista. They were a pretty awesome pair.