Richard Thompson - Sights And Sounds - Scottish TV 99

[thebackendofabus]

THompson is king! It's hard not to use superlatives when talking about this man. His guitar playing, his compositions, his soul, his humour in concert, THANK GOD for Thompson.

[YzermanStevie]

RT's albums could easily pass for separate greatest hits compilations - they're really that good. He plays circles around Clapton and writes lyrical circles around Townsend.

[excursustoo]

Thanks for posting this.

[Fireslayn]

hUGE

[guitarcapo]

Richard Thompson absolutely RULES music.

(and when I say "RULES" I mean with an iron fist like Stalin!)

[Mulwany]

so right, so right....:)

[yohei72]

RT's great compassion for the lonely and the despised is rarely better demonstrated than in this gorgeous song.

This man might be a storyteller and poet on par with the greatest in the English language.

[paigehuffman]

Why wasn't this tune more popular?

[jmorra]

I don't know! I love it. I guess the real question is, "why isn't HE more popular?" I guess he's an acquired taste for some, but I loved him right away. Wonderful lyrics here!!

[yohei72]

At the very least, it should have been used in some sort of London tourism board advert on TV.

[mangojimmy]

english world music

[rogueship]

Always thought this little ditty was at least on a par with 'Vincent Black Lightning 1952'Yet another great performance by R.T. with Pete Zorn (mandolin) and Danny Thompson ('grown-ups bass')

Good sound quality if nothing else

WONDERFUL stuff !!

[AHiFi]

@rogueship Cheers, was wondering if that was Danny Thompson. :)

[rogueship]

I 've always felt that this little ditty was at least on a par with 'Vincent Black Lightning 1952'.. Great performance by R.T. with Pete Zorn (mandolin)and Danny Thompson ( 'grown-ups' bass )

Great sound quality

WONDERFUL stuff !!

[sighnet]

oh my god this has no comment ,..... no good enough ,. ok so picture quality might not be great but the song is brill ,..... hey? rt is the king of this style,. and story,.