Richard Thompson - Live From Austin Tx (Dig)
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Artist: Richard ThompsonBrand: PBS
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-05-17
Music Label: New West Records
Soundtracks:
- Cooksferry Queen
- Uninhabited Man
- Walking The Long Miles Home
- Al Bowlly's In Heaven
- Mingus Eyes
- Dry My Tears
- Easy There, Steady Now
- Persuasion
- Bathsheba Smiles
- Mr. Rebound
- Ghosts In The Wind
- She Twists the Knife Again
- Shoot Out The Lights
- Crawl Back (Under My Stone)
- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
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Free Music Review: Click the 'Buy' button! This is RT at his best!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is rapidly becoming my favorite of all Richard Thompson's CDs. Of course, I will be listening to many of the others often, but as for pure enjoyment on many levels, this one is the one I grab first. The material is not new but the interpretations often are unique in the way that only live concerts can bring out. I do not find a weak song on the disc - each in some ways spotlights Thompson's multifaceted skills as a consummate composer, lyricist, guitarist and, yes, vocalist. (For some, Richard's voice lacks the control or perfection of a great singer, but this CD shows off his ability to communicate and connect with his voice equally as well as his guitar.)
Add to this the Austin City Limits venue and excellent musicians to surround Thompson, and you have the potential for a great CD. Whether better known songs such as `Shoot Out The Lights' or `1952 Vincent Black Lightening' or lesser known (to me, at least) songs like `Walking the Long Miles Home', the remarkable `Ghosts in the Wind' or haunting juxtaposition of foot-tapping music with the dark lyrics of `Al Bowlly's in Heaven', Richard Thompson is at his best.
To cap it off, the recording quality is outstanding, capturing the venue and the musicians in a way that will tax many audio systems to do it justice. Whether its the hard-edged guitar work on songs like `Shoot Out the Lights' or the remarkably subtle fingerings that often float in the background, barely audible, Richard's guitar simply sings. And Danny Thompson's bass, which often takes a lead role showcases his talent and, to a remarkable degree, accurately captures a very natural sounding bass in a way that is rare. One example amongst many is DT's bass on `Mingus Eyes' where his bass punctuates throughout with the `fat' sound and authority you usually only hear in a live performance, not on CDs. (BTW, I don't mean to slight Jerome's percussion - it is just that the guitar and bass performances are really the driving elements and they are captured wonderfully.)
Excellent compositions, lyrics, performances and a recording quality to match, this is a top notch Thompson CD!
Live From Austin Tx (Dig) Poster
The show features Danny Thompson on bass and Michael Jerome on drums, released by New West Records.Austin City Limits tends to bring out the best in the musicians it showcases, and Richard Thompson is the sort of artist that the series reveres most. The veteran British folk-rock troubadour remains an instrumental virtuoso, a soulful singer, and a songwriter whose depth and emotional complexity rival Dylan's. This 15-song set provides neither a career-spanning retrospective nor a greatest-hits rehash, as Thompson's selection of some of his lesser-known material shows that he's incapable of writing a throwaway. The rhythm section of bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Michael Jerome gives his guitar plenty of room to maneuver on the acoustic numbers that dominate the performance before the set builds to the electrifying climax of the lacerating "She Twists the Knife Again" and the explosive "Shoot Out the Lights." On "Uninhabited Man," Thomspon combines a guitar progression that recalls the Byrds with a lyric that gives a sinister twist to the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, while the pensive, sinuous "Ghosts in the Wind" extends his exploration into the recesses of the psyche. Though Thompson's droll humor typically provides a change-of-pace respite from the dark intensity of his material, this disc edits out all the between-song patter in favor of more music. --Don McLeese
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