Richard thompson, linda thompson shoot out the lights. Like every other album by the pair, it did not make the charts in either the uk or the united states. Following their divorce, both pursued solo careers. He hides like a child he hides like a child keeps his finger on the trigger you know he. Shoot out the lights puts the albumfrom the personal history driving the songs, to the recording difficulties they. He hides like a child he hides like a child keeps his finger on the trigger you know he cant stand the day shoot out the lights shoot out the lights keep the blind down on the window ah, keep the pain on the inside just watching the dark just watching the dark ah he might laugh but you wont see him as he thunders through the. Richard and linda thompsons shoot out the lights 33.
Richard and linda thompson i want to see the bright. You can go your own way, on shoot out the lights there is no other way you can go. Just watching the dark ah he might laugh but you wont see him as he thunders through the night shoot out the lights. The album was recorded, scrapped, and rerecorded before finally emerging in 1982, arriving just around the time that the couple split up. Its a different approach from shoot out the lights, but for me, it works well. It was during this tour that thompson and covey developed an intimate relationship, and during that month, richard and linda thompson separated. Richard thompson guitar, vocals, writer, producer, linda thompson vocals, pat donaldson bass, timi donald drums, john kirkpatrick accordion, john wood engineer, producer. Richard s guitar was never better, and linda s voice, particularly on walking on a wire and just the motion is fragile but clear.
Richard thompson vocals, guitar, dulcimer, accordion, linda thompson vocals, mark cutts trombone, stephen barnett trombone, brian jones cornet, stephen corbett cornet, phil goodwin. Download richard linda thompson shoot out the lights rar from 83 mb, richard and linda thompson shoot out the lights from 61 mb free from tradownload. Richard thompson is one of the great guitarists of the last 50 years but his misanthropic take on life as well his superb playing is fully demonstrated on this album accompanied by his then wife linda. Richard didnt like the outcome and they rerecorded the album with joe boyd producing. Real life intruded on richard and linda thompson and turned shoot out the lights into. Biography richard thompson and linda peters born linda pettifer married in 1972 and went on to release six albums between 1974s i want to see the bright lights tonight and when their marriage fell apart during an american tour of shoot out the lights in 1982. I also have the recent compilation the best of richard and linda thompson which is ok, but still doesnt get to me like richard s newer stuff, so maybe im not the best judge here.
Shoot out the lights, richard and linda thompsons own acrimonious record. On shoot out the lights, richard reclaimed what he calls his license to rip and came up with his most inspired and. A critically acclaimed work, allmusics mark deming noted that shoot out the lights has often been cited as richard thompson s greatest work, and its. It was produced by joe boyd and released in 1982 on his hannibal label. Richard and linda thompson shoot out the lights rhino. Richard and linda thompson shoot out the lights 1982. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Richard thompson obe born 3 april 1949, notting hill, london is a british singersongwriter and guitarist. Most of the songs on shoot out the lights were written during their tour for. Richard and linda thompson i want to see the bright lights.
Well, lets get down to brass tacks and have a twofer feature from richard and linda thompson. Full albums features covers of every track off a classic album. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Richard, linda thompson shoot out the lights music. Shoot out the lights richard and linda thompson to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. In truth, most of the albums songs had been written two years earlier when the thompsons were getting along fine for an abandoned project produced by gerry rafferty, and tales of busted relationships and domestic. Shoot out the lights richard thompson on elvis costellos spectacle. Real life intruded on richard and linda thompson and turned shoot out the lights into a harrowing. Richard and linda thompson, shoot out the lights even in the best days of our marriage, richard and i didnt communicate with each other fabulously well, says linda thompson.
Visit decluttr for great deals and super savings with free shipping today. I want to see the bright lights tonight, the astonishing first album credited to richard and linda thompson, opens like in the airplane over the sea. Shoot out the lights shoot out the lights keep the blind down on the window keep the pain on the inside just watching the dark just watching the dark he might laugh but you wont see him as he thunders through the night shoot out the lights shoot out the lights in the darkness the shadows move in the darkness the game is real real as a gun real. Shoot out the lights is richard and linda thompsons final album together and, ironically. Suicidal tendencies i want to see the bright lights tonight richard thompson shoot out the lights richard thompson lights out. And lindsey, stevie and christina from fleetwood mac can sing. Here you can find thompson shoot lights shared files. Buy mp3 shoot out the lights album of richard and linda thompson. Shoot out the lights is richard and linda thompsons final album together and, ironically, the folkrock couples most artistically acclaimed and commercially. Richard, linda thompson shoot out the lights amazon.
Linda e richard thompson eguagliarono i loro momenti migliori su shoot out the lights hannibal, mar 1982, forte di una sezione ritmica formata da ex colleghi dei fairport convention. Their son teddy thompson is also a musician and collaborator on his parents solo albums. Richard thompson tshirts on redbubble are expertly. Download mp3 shoot out the lights album of richard and linda. The classic 1982 album chronicles the dissolution of the pairs marriagepartnership. May 02, 2015 richard and linda thompson i want to see the bright lights tonight. Album shoot out the lights, richard and linda thompson. Richard and linda thompson talk shoot out the lights. The tension between richard and linda here is palpable, driving the music to new emotional heights. The gerry rafferty version was not officially released, but it is available. From 1973 to 1982, british folk legend richard thompson having quit fairport convention in 1971 recorded as a duo with his wife linda thompson.
As one of the founding members of the group fairport convention, thompson would have a seismic impact on both u. The 1982 record shoot out the lights catches all the passion and pain of the soontobedivorced couple for all to hear. As a confirmed fan of both gerry rafferty and richard thompson, ive wanted a copy of these recordings for years and i wasnt disappointed. Richard and linda thompson explore loves dark side on shoot. Jun 10, 2004 personally much fonder of richard s more recent solo work, a big big fan of his later 90s00s material. Somehow they overcame these miserable circumstances and managed to make an album considered by many to be a masterpiece. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. I think the edginess of rt and the production perfectionism of gr work together really well. After their 1979 album sunnyvista had sold poorly, richard and linda thompson found themselves without a record deal. Richard and linda thompson recorded their album shoot out the lights originally with gerry rafferty producing. On shoot out the lights there is really spare production, which lets musicians to spread their creative wings.
Thompson kept it together by doing sessions and marrying linda peters. Download workshop information system free for saab 93 and. When you listen to richard and linda, you cant help but think that they sing somewhere from the village, full of mud. Shoot out the lights is richard and linda thompson s final album together and, ironically, the folkrock couples most artistically acclaimed and commercially successful.
Shoot out the lights johnny black dec 18, 2019 after a decade of recording and touring as a couple, richard and linda thompson found themselves dropped by chrysalis records when their 1979 lp sunnyvista flopped. Id already been a big fan, but i recently found a bunch of bootleg material i hadnt known about, and ive been incorporating it into my collection. Richard s guitar was never better, and linda s voice, particularly on walking on a wire and just the motion is fragile but clear, and thoroughly heartbreaking in its weariness. Whatever the reasons, many of the songs on the album have dark and bitter overtones, and the performances are sparky and sharpedged. Shoot out the lights is the sixth and final album by british husband and wife rock duo richard and linda thompson. Linda and richard thompson released shoot out the lights, their last and most successful album, on march 15, 1982.
Download mp3 shoot out the lights album of richard and. Highly regarded for his guitar techniques, thompson was awarded the orville h. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. As richard and linda thompson, they started build a formidable rep on the folk circuit thompson could stun from 50 paces with a frenzy of unfeasibly nimble fretwork, while linda. Shoot out the lights is richard and linda thompsons final album together and, ironically, the folkrock couples most artistically acclaimed and commercially successful. Richard and linda thompson july 19, 2011 everyone loves a competition and so to launch this richard and linda thompson facebook page we are giving you all the chance to win one of 5 mugs specially made for the recent sandy denny box set that both richard and linda thompson. Last week, i was listening to pandora and was reminded of a tune from the then married couple of richard and linda thompson from their final album together shoot out the lights from 1982. A critically acclaimed work, allmusics mark deming noted that shoot out the lights has often been cited as richard thompson s greatest work, and its difficult for anyone who has heard his body of work to. Though richard and linda thompson had split a couple of years before this show, richard still does a lot of material they recorded together, including night comes in from pour down like silver, and several tracks from shoot out the lights shoot out the lights, dont renege on our love, wall of death, man in need. Shoot out the lights 1982 written by richard thompson. A critically acclaimed work, 1 2 allmusics mark deming noted that shoot out the lights has often been cited as richard thompson s greatest work, and its. Nov 07, 2006 richard and linda thompson recorded their album shoot out the lights originally with gerry rafferty producing.
It is a document of the pairs second tour as headliners, which took them through the united kingdom during the autumn of 1975. Why did richard thompson rerecord shoot out the lights. Keeps his finger on the trigger you know he cant stand the day shoot out the lights. Shoot out the lights is the sixth and final album by british husbandandwife rock duo richard and linda thompson. An iconic figure in british folkrock, richard thompson is arguably the genres greatest triple threat. Richard and linda thompson shoot out the lights album.