Richard Thompson Time
May 29, 2007
Today sees the (US) release of Richard Thompson’s new album, Sweet Warrior. John Mulvey’s review at Uncut includes a brief interview with RT.
The piece opens by noting a 40th anniversary. “On May 27, 1967, Fairport Convention played their first gig in a Golders Green church hall, with Thompson – a gangling, diffident 18-year-old – on lead guitar.”
The new album features a full band, with RT’s electric guitar prominent on most of the 14 songs. I really enjoyed my first couple of listens, but then, RT is my favorite musician. You can find links to real reviews, along with MP3s and other good stuff, at RT’s site. (That’s where I’m grabbing the image from the single, or lead track, or whatever they call it these days.)
May 30, 2007 at 9:24 am
[...] 30th, 2007 The new Richard Thompson album, about which I posted yesterday, includes a track called “Bad Monkey.” Ape Lad’s monkey series includes a guitar [...]
July 26, 2007 at 10:31 pm
[...] So let’s link to some of this excess of music. There’s a live show from about a month ago, thanks to NPR. It’s a band show, drawing heavily from the new album, Sweet Warrior. [...]