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Haven't seen a thread started in regards to his presence. I've never really gotten into his stuff before, but I've heard great things about his live performances. Any fans who have recommendations on where to start with him or have seen him live?
Post by stallion pt. 2 on Feb 14, 2007 16:20:07 GMT -5
Yes, Del did a cover of 1952 Vincent Black Lightning at Roo in 04, and it is an amaizing song. I hope he plays Wall of Death at Bonnaroo (or anything from Shoot Out the Lights really).
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Post by drlawyerindianchef on Feb 14, 2007 19:03:14 GMT -5
My Dad is a die-hard Richard Thompson fan and seems to have passed that gene on to me. I've probably been to at least 5 of his concerts and so I've seen him playing in all different styles. As someone said earlier, he really is an incredibly influential guitarist (hell, he got name-dropped for it in High Fidelity.
Anyway, in terms of where to start listening with RT, I would recommend 'Mock Tudor', which was the first album of his my Dad played for me, and is just really solid electric work, especially the first half. If you want a wider range of sound I'd go with 'Action Packed: Best of the Capitol Years'. I know it's kind of lame to go for the "best of" albums, but it ranges from '1952 Vincent Black Lightning' and 'Beeswing' (simple but enchanting acoustic) to 'Cooksferry Queen' and 'Bathsheba Smiles' (classic Thompson electric).
And if you really want to hear his range, check out '1000 Years of Music', which was the last time I saw him in concert and has probably gotten him the most publicity. The whole back story is that Playboy asked several musicians for their Top 10 favorite songs of all time, and he took "all time" to heart and literally went back to first song ever written down and moved forward from there. He actually does a cover of "Oops...I Did It Again" (I kid you not).
So yeah, I'm gonna stop there or else this post could run on for another 8 paragraphs.
He's one of those guys where I've always really enjoyed the stuff I've heard, but never really pursued any further. One thing I can attest to though is that the dude really is an amazing guitarst.
^^^I hope he sticks around for the Superjam. Morello, Thompson and White thrown into the mix along with the usual suspects...the possibilities are mind boggling.
If you have to get 1 piece of music I would get the Live in Austin. That CD showcases a lot of what the man can do and would be representative of the live sound. As suggested before Mock Tudor and The Capitol years Best Of are great also. With Linda Thompson the Shoot out the Lights CD is awesome... not one bad song. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Now if they could just get Ray Davies for Sunday afternoon
Yeah, you have to get the live stuff. Semi-Detached Mock Tudor is essential. Ducknapped! is good as well. The 1000 Years of Popular Music DVD/CD set that came out last year is wonderful. The colloquial medieval Italian song "So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo" is a helluva rocker. And he makes "Oops! I Did It Again" into *music.*
I really loved the soundtrack to Grizzly Man. Great guitar work in a classic folk style on that album. Also Mock Tudor is pretty sweet as well. There's a new song off his upcoming album that is available on his website that is pretty good too. But you can't really go wrong with most of his work anyways.
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I found a video of him playing "God Loves a Drunk" on youtube and it's a beautiful song.
I can't say I'd ever listened to him before now, but I really like his lyrics, interesting stories. I was a little wary at first about his voice, but it works well lyrically and with his playing. I'll definitely check him out, but I'm a little wary about such a delicate sound in the heat in the middle of the day, especially with potential bleed-over from another tent.
