He's always been funny whenever I've seen him in concert.
― Bridge Over Thorley Waters (Tom D.), Sunday, 29 March 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link
Good stuff. Reminded me a bit of when I saw him solo at New Orleans jazz fest
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 29 March 2020 23:15 (four years ago) link
Robyn Hitchcock has been doing the same. He warns that his connection is slow though and to expect glitches lol
― valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Sunday, 29 March 2020 23:44 (four years ago) link
Is this the same set as posted above? Seems ten minutes shorter.
― Three Hundred Pounds of Almond Joy (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 12 April 2020 19:29 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhSt-WUKXvs
― Three Hundred Pounds of Almond Joy (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 12 April 2020 19:30 (four years ago) link
1952 Vincent Black Lightning has too much braggadocio for my liking
― fatuous salad (symsymsym), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:04 (four years ago) link
lol
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:20 (four years ago) link
Fair comment, i think.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:24 (four years ago) link
I don't know how anyone could possibly claim that there is an ounce of braggadocio in this song, so I'm going to write it off as a prime example of ILX challops.
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:33 (four years ago) link
Can someone please recommend me some folk music without all that braggadocio?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:36 (four years ago) link
Also, a salad without any radicchio?
classical sonatas without any arpeggio
― gnarled and turbid sinuses (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:40 (four years ago) link
Early Disney features without all that Pinocchio.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:41 (four years ago) link
Pere Ubu without "30 Seconds Over Tokyo.'
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:49 (four years ago) link
Bohemian rhapsody without the Galileo
― fatuous salad (symsymsym), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:50 (four years ago) link
Belafonte without "Day-O"
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:53 (four years ago) link
If you want your folk music more violent, try "The Cruel Mother"
She took her penknife, keen and sharpOh, the rose and the linsie-oShe has stucked it to their heartsDown by the greenwood sidie-o
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 19:02 (four years ago) link
A sandwich without carpaccio
Shakespeare without the First Folio
― i am not throwing away my snot (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 20:58 (four years ago) link
Janeane without Garafalo.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 21:37 (four years ago) link
Cellist Ma without the Yo-Yo
Karate without the dojo
― i am not throwing away my snot (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 21:45 (four years ago) link
Folk music without the hey nonny no.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 22:17 (four years ago) link
Naughty By Nature's "Hip Hop Hooray" without the "ho!!"
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:12 (four years ago) link
Harry Belafonte without "Day O."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:13 (four years ago) link
Top Chef without Tom Colicchio
Star Wars without C-3PO
― i am not throwing away my snot (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:14 (four years ago) link
"12 Inches of" without the "Snow."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:15 (four years ago) link
Doug E. Fresh without "The Show."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:16 (four years ago) link
Margaret without the Cho.
Jeff Bridges without Beau.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:17 (four years ago) link
(Josh, sorry but it looks like Simon beat you to it)
This thread is becoming... an imbroglio.
― i am not throwing away my snot (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:18 (four years ago) link
Hamilton without "Rochambeau."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:22 (four years ago) link
"Orinoco" without the "Flow."
(these could be stupid Beastie Boys lyrics)
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:23 (four years ago) link
Stupid Beastie boys lyrics without "And I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh"
― fatuous salad (symsymsym), Friday, 5 June 2020 01:06 (four years ago) link
Beastie's "Slow and Low" without the tempo.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 June 2020 01:45 (four years ago) link
Si Tu Dois Partir without the need to go
― the burrito that defined a generation, Friday, 5 June 2020 01:57 (four years ago) link
Heart emoji
― The little engine that choogled (hardcore dilettante), Saturday, 6 June 2020 06:36 (three years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71jNo95M-dL._SY355_.jpg
If that doesn't show up, it's Live At Rock City: Nottingham 1986 Anyall heard this?
― dow, Sunday, 16 August 2020 02:34 (three years ago) link
I've not heard it, but I can only assume it's great. Because Richard Thompson.
I picked up dinner somewhere last week and the guy handing me my food had a Jason Isbell shirt on. I made some small talk with him, and he told me he and a couple of folks from the restaurant had actually made a road trip out of seeing Isbell play some place down south. Maybe Knoxville? Possibly as far as Florida? Anyway, this date apparently had Richard Thompson opening, and I told the guy I suspected Isbell arranged it just to watch Thompson play every night. And the guy with my food said he and his friend were totally unfamiliar with Thompson until that night and were left absolutely speechless and for a bit confused, because it sounded like three guys on stage rather than just one.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 16 August 2020 16:30 (three years ago) link
Oh yeah. And not just any three guys. I strung out, stalking him and his acoustic guitar around the world on Youtube, 2011--12, just sitting on park benches and what not, playing clubs, and yes totally amazing. This after seeing a rerun of some cable special, a monster opera house tribute to Joni Mitchell, who was presiding in a box seat: RT and some guys dashed off a very glib (though no worse than the original) "Raised On Robbery," and The Queen frowned, but later he came back all alone, to do an incredible "Woodstock," and she actually looked impressed, nodded, *maybe* even clapped (maybe he'd gotten the word).
― dow, Sunday, 16 August 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
I *got* strung out
― dow, Sunday, 16 August 2020 20:22 (three years ago) link
Recommendation for Thompson obscurity hunters:
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hard-Cash/release/3686033
Hard Cash, Brit Folk compilation co-compiled by RT for a documentary series about work. He writes/performs 2, writes or plays on several others. Includes June Tabor, Martin Carthy, The Watersons, Gregson/Collister. Most songs good-to-great.
― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 05:25 (three years ago) link
Richard ThompsonSUN, Sept 13, Sept 27th, & Oct 11 at 2PM PDTVirtual Meet & Greet and Merch add-ons available "Live From London – my Livestream Series will be three unique shows each with a completely different setlist and all professionally produced and as close to being at a live gig as we can possibly get it! The livestreams will be available for 48 hours after each show. The first show I will be playing my new EP, Bloody Noses, in full as well as classic hits. The second stream will be Fairport Convention Era music with a majority of songs from the 60’s and 70’s. The last show will be all requests so be sure to send in your requests ahead of time! I am very much looking forward to this series and I hope you can join me for one or all three shows." -Richard ThompsonMore info: https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/collections/richard-thompson?rfsn=4651697.b3ce54 and https://www.richardthompson-music.com/
― dow, Sunday, 6 September 2020 02:43 (three years ago) link
Oh and thanks for the xpost Hard Cash tip, Hideous Lump! Looks v. promising,
― dow, Sunday, 6 September 2020 02:47 (three years ago) link
Bloody Noses, 6 songs on bandcamp:This is an all-acoustic EP recorded at home during lockdown.All instruments played by Richard Thompson, some harmony vocals by Zara Phillips.
"All acoustic" seems to incl. some deft use of pick-ups, something in the recording set-up allowing for some effects I associate more with per se electric guitar on strong closer "What's Up With You?", in which some of the guitars get percussive as hell, also one of 'em's tuning helps, and sounds like might be actual drums on "The Fortress," with Zara Phillips chiming in effectively on the chorus, "You had the whole world, wrapped around your fin-gah," also good on "Survivor." Fave so far is "She's A Hard Girl To Know," which I had trouble following at first: so many details, scenes in his head, as he creeps through the rooms, putting it all together, maybe. She's still keeping him going, he knows that much.Tunes are good, and it's all RT as hell, no surprises, but not just killing time either.Must check some of the other stuff on here as well:https://richardthompson.bandcamp.com/
― dow, Monday, 5 October 2020 22:59 (three years ago) link
been repeatedly blasting out Rumor & Sigh tonight, fucking sick album.
― calzino, Wednesday, 21 October 2020 01:34 (three years ago) link
just did an hour's worth of RT electric live jams on Dublab: https://www.dublab.com/archive/radio-free-aquarium-drunkard-w-guest-chad-depasquale-10-18-20
Starts about two hours in.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 October 2020 02:14 (three years ago) link
Seems he's got a memoir coming out, Beeswing.
― Dog Heavy Manners (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 January 2021 19:17 (three years ago) link
yeah just saw that was on the Rough Trade upcoming page. But I thinnk it may not be out until April.Sounds good anyway.
― Stevolende, Monday, 4 January 2021 00:05 (three years ago) link
Yes, that date sounds about right
― Dog Heavy Manners (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 4 January 2021 03:33 (three years ago) link
Yeah---RT's 'Beeswing' Memoir - Available April 6!
Very excited to be announcing the forthcoming publication of my book ‘Beeswing’. This is a memoir of the years 1967-76, an important, turbulent and world-changing decade in music. -RT Pre-order info via this:https://mailchi.mp/richardthompson-music/richard-thompson-frets-and-refrains-2018-on-sale-604114?e=3412af6338
Also on there:We had great fun performing the Live From London shows, that streamed online recently. We felt the audio quality was so good that we wanted to pick the best of those tracks, and release them on Bandcamp. I tried to pick an interesting and less obvious selection - hope you like the ones I chose! -RT Bandcamp sez: from his livestream series in 2020 from Kore Studios in the UK.Out today, Bandcamp Friday, w several sample tracks kicking it off:https://richardthompson.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-london
― dow, Saturday, 6 February 2021 02:22 (three years ago) link