Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior
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Free Music Review: four and 1/2 stars.
Hit: 4 Stars
this is what one has come to expect from mr thompson. great songwriting, great voice, great guitar. what i want to comment on here mostly is that guitar. this is mr thompson's first electric guitar based album in a few years, and the break he took away from it seems to have paid off well. his return to the instrument (at least on record) sounds like someone just discovering their own brilliance, just riding up a peak of genius. the electric guitar work here is astonishing. fresh, creative, and a joy to listen to. makes me wish that i had talent. you go, guy. Free Music Review: Mature Pop Songs of Heart and Wit
Hit: 5 Stars
I've been listening to this new CD alot for the past two months and it just gets better! There isn't a weak track, and there are several really great ones. This is perhaps Thompson's finest (nice to be able to say that after 20+ releases of above average music). The songwriting here is strong, as expected, as is the tasteful guitar work, backup musicianship and production. This is a consistent, varied and satisfying collection of mature pop songs (more polished than his earlier solo days, but it'll be interesting to hear how he handles these songs in concert, hopefully extending them with a bit more edge). Too bad radio doesn't play this kind of music anymore...Free Music Review: Sweet Warrior....indeed!
Hit: 4 Stars
So what can you say about an artist that just keeps getting better and is still good for a pleasant surprise or two? A wonderful collection of well crafted and well recorded songs. I really enjoy this CD. If you are a fan, so will you, if you are not, you will be!Free Music Review: The Man's A Genius
Hit: 5 Stars
Richard Thompson has been making fantastic music ever since his days in Fairport Convention and Sweet Warrior is another album from the top shelf. It's wonderful to hear him in electric mode where his stinging guitar playing and lyrics shine through. Songwriting and guitar playing just don't come any better...the man's a genius.
If only Sandy was still around to sing with him again!
Free Music Review: WOW!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the BEST sounding record I have heard in a LONG time. (And I hear a LOT of music). The only thing better was hearing him do these songs live at the 9:30 club in DC! (BTW... NPR's website has a podcast of that show). This CD gets me through my pain in the butt commute to work in *lovely* over-populated N. VA. The first two songs are sure to get my blood pumping in the morning! The musicians that Thompson uses on this CD (mostly the guys he tours with) are fantastic. (Danny Thompson is one of my favorite bassists!). But everything about this CD sounds great... the songwriting(!), the arrangements, the musicians' performances and the production. I can NOT get tired of this album. What strikes me the most about this CD - as all of Thompson's music - is that he sounds like NO ONE ELSE. His songwriting is unique, and his lyrics are interesting. He gets away with lyrics that would sound weird written by anyone else ("Mister Stupid"). But the way he puts songs together just WORKS! He is at times political without being obnoxious about it. And then there's THAT guitar playing. I can't comprehend what he does with a guitar most of the time (even after seeing him live), but I LOVE the way it sounds! The first half of the album has a lot of punch to it, and gets mellower toward the end (I smell a record label's influence there!). But it remains powerful throughout with stellar performances all the way to the beautiful "Sunset Song" at the end of the disc. I NEVER hit "skip" with this CD (except to get back to the beginning of the CD at the end of the last song!).