Richard Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights

[saxmidiman]

Saw Richard in Eugene, Or several years ago...truly one of the best evenings of my 56 years on Earth. His brother played upright bass, his son was there playing, and his congeniality on stage was only surpassed once for me the second time I saw Elvis Costello in Portland, OR.

None better than these two guys....thank you Richard for an awesome evening.

[MissAnonymousMakeup]

ron popes cover is better.

[mapior]

Magic......

[boogieeck]

I listen to this and its OK. Probably a lot better than OK, Maybe even brilliant. I saw it live at the time. It was bloody magnificent., sheer genius, awesome, astonishing. . The guy does not operate in this universe. You are just watching a flicker. Go watch him in his universe

[cosmicrider287]

like a tidal wave.

[loislombardo]

@cosmicrider287 i feel it lolthanks my man

[good2rock]

With true homage to Link Wray and Duane Eddy, RT pushes it all over the edge and lets it burn! So amazing, ballsy and REAL. God the things we can do if only we have the focus...

[padraigpurseal]

With the posable exception of dylan my favourite song writer but with the exception of no one consistantly best live preformer I've seen for the last 40 years. thanks for the post to remind yet again

[JoePassIsMyIdol]

Overwhelming.

[wills78551]

How have I lived so long without seeing him play live? The economy of movement! The guitar an extension of himself...jesus it's beautiful.

[wills78551]

How have I lived so long without seeing him play live?

[mrgb46]

Does anyone know about the Deluxe Edition of Shoot Out the Lights? 2 cd 's,40 page booklet..The second cd is unreleased live tracks from that tour..I just ordered mine from RHINO..

[mrgb46]

@mrgb46 Even though there are 11 tracks on the live second disc,there's a 12th track which is a live version of PRICE OF LOVE...excellent version!

[JimmyDFFD]

FANTASTIC! Thank you!

[imatube2]

5:30

Richard certainly has a unique guitar tone, I guess the way he sets his neck pickup is indicative of that (although I hardly see him use it).

[catweasel28]

Many thanks for posting this.

Watching a master at work at the peak of his powers. Sheer pleasure.

[mrgb46]

I have this on VHS.This needs to be on dvd--soon!!

[davidscriven17]

Im a good friend of messer schenker ... and he an richard did a dvd years ago . micheal learnt loads from him an respected him .. allway spoke high of him...

[oilbrush]

absolutely wonderful and strange. inspired and unexpected.

[bathsheba56]

Richard has done such wonderful songwriting and is an incredible guitarist; not a common combination.

He's the master of the bizarre, the unexpected, solo that's both inside and out.

Thanks for posting this.

[mrgb46]

@bathsheba56 Buy the deluxe edition of SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS with a second disc of unreleased live recordings taken from the Tour From Hell in 82...

[majorhoop]

while richard thomopson and david hidalgo (of los lobos) arent exactly secrets a lot of their stuff doesnt work for massive popular consumption.....which is fine with me.....

[riverkeeper]

Completely brilliant artist. ARTIST. Not a created "talent"

[frederickus]

Check out RT's cover of Britney Spear's "Oops I Did It Again". Why didn't I think of that?

[muddy2]

Richard Thompson's not "hugely" famous because he has the all too rare gift of being truly unique. Most people don't know how to react to anything unique because they are conditioned to knowing and liking only that which is shoved down their throat by major labels, or whatever else sounds like the other shite shoved down their throats by major labels...

The great thing is Richard Thompson still found an audience - sometimes the good guys do really win

[writer4peace]

I never have understood why Richard hasn't more fans. He is a guitar & song genius!

[manton2y]

I agree

[broadpath]

I have a theory. RT isn't hugely famous because his recordings do not come close to showing his full talent. Like Los Lobos and some other bands, you must see him to be blown away. I would not understand anyone who sees RT live and does not come away a fan for life.

And he's getting better and better. Check out the version of SOTL on the "Live in Austin" DVD: simply stunning genius.

Sometimes I think that RT is not huge because he likes it that way.

[IpkisStanley]

nah a lot of his albums are awesome but there is some truth in what you say as he often saves his big solos for live shows which are a real treat

[godhelpme2009]

@broadpath , Did you know that Los Lobos & Richard Thompson toured together? I think it was the late eighties. I saw them in New Jersey, we drove down from New York. Needless to say it was a tremendous pleasure, an amazing double bill . And there was an opening band before them. Today it would actually cost me 3 times as much to see 1 band that wouldn't even be one tenth as good as RT or LLs .

[mrgb46]

@godhelpme2009 Los Lobos also played at Richard's second wedding..

[cherylbeee]

@broadpath

spot on