Richard Thompson - Front Parlour Ballads
Posted by: Martin D on 11 August 2005
Mine was on the mat when i came in just now- anyone else got it or have opinions?
Review comming later.....................
martin
Review comming later.....................
martin
Posted on: 11 August 2005 by hungryhalibut
I got this a a couple of days ago. It doesn't seem to say 'this is brilliant' straight away, but I suspect it will grow on me.
Nigel
Nigel
Posted on: 11 August 2005 by Dave Hartley
Martin,
Bought it 2 days ago and it's had about 6 spins.I'm impressed,I really do like this type of acoustic music.
I came late to R.T. and have bought 3 other CD's in the past 2 yesrs.
I'll look out for your review.
Dave
Bought it 2 days ago and it's had about 6 spins.I'm impressed,I really do like this type of acoustic music.
I came late to R.T. and have bought 3 other CD's in the past 2 yesrs.
I'll look out for your review.
Dave
Posted on: 11 August 2005 by Martin D
cheers guys just read its him and percussion only
Posted on: 11 August 2005 by Guido Fawkes
Martin D
How does this compare with his early work with Fairport and solo albums like "Bright Lights Tonight". Haven't bought any RT for ages and think I may be missing out. Very interested to read your review.
Rotf
How does this compare with his early work with Fairport and solo albums like "Bright Lights Tonight". Haven't bought any RT for ages and think I may be missing out. Very interested to read your review.
Rotf
Posted on: 12 August 2005 by Top Cat
FYI Diverse Vinyl are releasing a vinyl FPB - which I intend to buy, yessiree!
Posted on: 12 August 2005 by Mike Hughes
I'd be interested in a range of opinions on this one. I switched off RT around Mock Tudor as it was just becoming so predictable and even the live performances were getting a little pickled in aspic so to speak.
The latest album seems to have had his most favourable reviews for some time but I am suspicious. There seems to be a tendency to buy into the perspective (pushed by RT it has to be said) that he is a better cultural commentator and observer by locating in the alleged cultural oasis of L.A. My perspective leans toward the more realistic possibility that he is just distanced from both Albion and L.A. and not in a position to have anything to say of any significance on either.
I'd be interested to see the range of views on this album.
Mike
The latest album seems to have had his most favourable reviews for some time but I am suspicious. There seems to be a tendency to buy into the perspective (pushed by RT it has to be said) that he is a better cultural commentator and observer by locating in the alleged cultural oasis of L.A. My perspective leans toward the more realistic possibility that he is just distanced from both Albion and L.A. and not in a position to have anything to say of any significance on either.
I'd be interested to see the range of views on this album.
Mike
Posted on: 12 August 2005 by Top Cat
A smidgeon harsh, Mike. I still rate his live gigs as among the best gigs one can see. His last few albums have been great. I haven't heard FPB yet ('xcept one track on the Word cover cd) but I will buy it on both cd and vinyl as I have done for the previous two albums. Then again, I'm too much of a fan to be impartial in this.
John
John
Posted on: 13 August 2005 by J.N.
I'm waiting for my copy of FPB to arrive.
RT is much underrated, and seemingly few appreciate his songwriting and unique guitar style.
With 'Fairport' he introduced a style of electric guitar. never before used in folk music. The fatal road crash during his time with Fairport, when he lost close friends, generated some pretty dark songs. I think we still sometimes hear echoes of that terrible experience in his music. Notably, those wonderfully dark songs of love gone wrong.
I would urge the unfamiliar in the direction of 'Rumor (sic) and Sigh' as a primer.
John.
RT is much underrated, and seemingly few appreciate his songwriting and unique guitar style.
With 'Fairport' he introduced a style of electric guitar. never before used in folk music. The fatal road crash during his time with Fairport, when he lost close friends, generated some pretty dark songs. I think we still sometimes hear echoes of that terrible experience in his music. Notably, those wonderfully dark songs of love gone wrong.
I would urge the unfamiliar in the direction of 'Rumor (sic) and Sigh' as a primer.
John.
Posted on: 13 August 2005 by Neill S
Hmmm Richard Thompson... Anyone heard Teddy Thompson?
Very good... A combination of Richard and Linda with a little more commercial appeal...
Very good... A combination of Richard and Linda with a little more commercial appeal...