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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An indispensable classic of British folk-rock,
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This review is from: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (Audio CD)
There is no point writing at length about this album - it is a sheer classic and demonstrates clearly why Richard Thompson is such an original musical talent. Despite not being rock in any conventional sense, it has been recognised as one of the most notable British albums of the 70s. With simple but effective arrangements, the rough-edged 'live' sound perfectly suits the subject matter of the more rhythmic tracks, whilst the sadness in Linda's voice on slow songs like 'Withered and died' and 'Has he got a friend' is truly touching. Richard and Linda's vocals are very different, and reflect the varied moods of the songs, whilst the combination of traditional folk instruments such as dulcimer, accordion and recorder with the electric guitar/bass/drums format and even a silver band is refreshingly different, maybe unique. In fact the whole album is a breath of fresh air, and a wonderful contrast to the emotionless over-production of so much current music.The album has recently been given a new lease of life with the new remastering, which makes the recording even clearer and louder than before (I had the earlier CD issue and to me the remaster is definitely an improvement). The booklet gives full lyrics and credits, together with a brief essay and a few archive photos. There are also three live tracks added at the end (as on the other new Island remasters of the Thompsons' albums), but though these are of interest in demonstrating how the songs were typically performed on stage, they are not of any real significance.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Melencholy starts here,
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This review is from: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (Audio CD)
Bright Lights was the first album to be recorded by Richard and Linda Thompson as a duo and it rates amongst their finest achievements. Why do I say this - quite simply because the standard of the albums they recorded together was exemplary and almost without fault.RT's take on life is well illustrated here with some masterpieces as "The Calvary Cross" "I want to see the Bright Lights tonight" " The Little Beggar Girl" etc etc in fact all the tracks have worthy bits. The track I find especially fascinating is "The End of the Rainbow" a song quite obviously telling a toddler to grow up and to forget about all those things of comfort we have in childhood such as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Poor old Teddy Thompson never had a chance did he! Finally a word about longevity of RT's work is the fact that I bought this album when at University after seeing RT some 30 years ago and I still love it today.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Makes Morrisey look like Steps,
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This review is from: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (Audio CD)
This album has to be one of the bleakest in the annals of ''British'' Rock, but thats not to say its not also one of the most breathtaking.The humour is there together with the despair; and the intelligence and the marvellous tunes ,playing and singing. Something of a peak for Richard and Linda T.,groundbreaking,life affirming,humane and damn catchy.I would recommend this album to my worst enemy.It does what music should do:adds another dimension to life. Buy!(its relatively cheap)and enjoy.
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