Old Kit bag - Richard Thompson

Andy

I would try "Mock Tudor" the album prior to "OKB" the opening three songs are staggering, but I'm a big RT fan so could be a little biased! It's difficult to recommend albums from such a large back catalogue spanning so many years, but MT (or "Mock Todger" as it's affectionately know as around here!) is a personal recent favourite. Check out Thompson's website for his own label live releases, he has a very good live "MT" period CD available.

Chris

Hi Andy;

If you like RT's 'electric' stuff (as in 'The Old Kit Bag) - you could work back to 'Mock Tudor' or 1991's 'Rumor (sic) and Sigh' which is probably my favourite RT album. Therein, you get a bit of everything - clever lyrics, disturbing songs, and some great electric and acoustic guitar playing.

Uneasy listening for sure.

You need to be sure that you like his stripped back 'acoustic-folk' side, before going for the latest 'Front Parlour Ballads' or the like.

I like 1996's 'You? Me? Us?' which is interesting, as it's a double CD - one electric - the other acoustic.

Going further back; 1982's 'Shoot Out The Lights' made with his then wife Linda, is a cracker.

Happy listening.

John.

Hi,

thanks for the replies so far.

Mock Tudor is available at Amazon for less than a fiver so ordered accordingly!

andy c!

I am a big fan and as such haven't found anything I didn't like in some way.Amazing guitar work great lyrics. He also uses superb musicians Danny Thompson(no relation) is a particular fav.
Shoot Out the Lights is really good. Mock Tudor and Rumour and Sigh also.

Going to see him (again)in London ,Hammersmith Lyric on Thursday.

Howard

Me too (Wednesday), and at the Barbican in January!

Chris

Can I recommend "Shoot out the lights" as a suitable next purchase? "Mock Tudor" is a great album, but SOTL is perhaps THE RT album to own.

Saw RT last week at Edinburgh's Queen's Hall and was sadly a bit disappointed. I've seen him eight or so times before, but this time I felt the magic wasn't quite there. A radical view, as most of the audience lapped it up, but having seen him perhaps more than most, I expected a little more...

John

Henry the Human Fly, anyone??

John, HtHF is a bit heavy going for a newbie to RT, IMHO.

Top Cat - True true! At least I didnt recommend French Frith Kaiser and Thompson!!How about some Fairport?

John

Mock Tudor purchased and played - very good too - a little more 'instant' than the other RT Cd I have...

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