Tag Archives: Richard Thompson

Thompson’s Family

Posted on 17th October 2014 by Gary Whitehouse

Fans of Richard and Linda Thompson have been waiting for them to record together again since they broke up more than 30 years ago. I suppose a reunion of sorts became inevitable when two of their offspring, Teddy and Kami, … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Acoustic Classics

Posted on 23rd August 2014 by Gary Whitehouse

Richard Thompson’s style and competence as a solo performance have evolved a lot in just the past 20 years, and even more since he broke up with his former wife and singing partner Linda Thompson and set out on his … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Electric

Posted on 23rd February 2013 by Gary Whitehouse

Electric which someone calculates to be Richard Thompson’s 40th release, features the English folk-rock icon in a power trio setting, with plenty of power provided by drummer Michael Jerome and bassist Taras Prodaniuk, both of whom have been playing with … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Strict Tempo!

Posted on 21st February 2013 by Gary Whitehouse

Lately, every time Richard Thompson issues a new recording, a spate of interviews appears in print and online media, conducted by writers of varying familiarity with his extensive oeuvre. Inevitably, one of more of them will ask him about his … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson Band’s Live At Celtic Connections (DVD)

Posted on 27th January 2012 by Gary Whitehouse

The most recent incarnation of the Richard Thompson Band started its run with a string of nine or 10 shows along the West Coast of the U.S. in February of 2010. They played a set of 13 new songs that … Continue reading →

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Richard & Linda Thompson’s Shoot Out The Lights (Deluxe Edition)

Posted on 23rd May 2011 by Gary Whitehouse

What is left to be said about Richard & Linda Thompson’s swan song and masterpiece Shoot Out The Lights? It has garnered all kinds of honors in the nearly 30 years since its 1982 release, landing on more “best of” … Continue reading →

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Richard & Linda Thompson’s Hokey Pokey

Posted on 17th May 2011 by Gary Whitehouse

It’s probably going too far to say that Hokey Pokey is an overlooked gem in the Richard Thompson catalog. But this, the second of six studio albums released by Richard and Linda Thompson between 1974 and 1982, generally doesn’t receive … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Walking On A Wire, 1968-2009

Posted on 9th May 2011 by Gary Whitehouse

What can you say about a musician whose career began more than 40 years ago and whose creative and physical energies are still going strong? If the artist in question is Richard Thompson, you needn’t say anything. Just open the … Continue reading →

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Richard and Linda Thompson’s I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Posted on 30th March 2011 by Gary Whitehouse

Richard and Linda Thompson are among the most revered of musical couples in rock history, at least among fans not confined to music’s bland mainstream. That reverence is largely based on two albums: their first, I Want To See The … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Sweet Warrior

Posted on 6th May 2007 by Gary Whitehouse

Sweet Warrior is Richard Thompson’s best set of songs this millennium. I like it best, anyway, of his studio releases since 1999’s Mock Tudor. Starting with that album, all of RT’s recent releases have been “theme,” if not actual “concept” … Continue reading →

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