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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | It's no secret, I am a devout Richard Thompson flunky and for like minded or curious others, RT has released a DVD "Live from Providence." It's really entertaining. Rare muscianship here fellas. The Providence concert is with his electric band, though there are, quite a few extra clips from other performances, including a couple of acoustic tunes from way back and from an Austin City Limits performance, which I understand is to be another forthcoming DVD.
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Location: NJ | no arguements from me RT is a killer guitarist. I can listen to him play all day long. I have seen him mostly in solo gigs and I just can't figure out how he gets all that sound out of one person and a guitar. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Al,
I listen to him- alternating between a slack jawed gawk and a big sh*t eatin' grin, always wanting to look behind the curtain for that second guitarist. |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | After the second time I saw Richard Thompson, he was elevated to guitar god in my ranking. No one else plays like him, acoustic, electric, you name it. Just made my first "iTunes" on-line purchase yesterday - a special iTunes EP with three songs recorded live (now I have to share-out my work PC with my home PC so I can play them at home :rolleyes: ).
And I have tickets to see him for a fourth time coming up at Poor David's Pub in Dallas, April 18th. He's solo this time. Anybody else going??
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | wish I was... I've driven more than eight hours to see him in the past, but Dallas is just a little too much. Maybe Jersey though. |
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| Played on the same bill a couple of times in the early(?) 70s in folk clubs. he shared around a little waccy-baccy backstage that was so powerful I went on stage, sat on a stool and fell straight off still holding my guitar and still playing a G chord.I felt no pain.
He could play Clapton, Page and Beck off any stage in the world (probably at the same time) if he wanted to. His lack of ambition to be a star is just one of his many good points. A truly nice guy but I wish he'd get over wearing the baseball cap - he's English and the truth is we just don't know how to do it. |
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Location: NJ | I guess I must need to re-listen to him.
Having heard OF him, but not being overly familiar with him, I bought a live CD of his that had just come out about a year and a half ago. Ended up returning it two days later . . .
It just didn't "click" with me (if fact, I was a little "irked" by some of it).
Perhaps I need to re-visit . . .
(I've heard a version of "Dimming of the Day" that David Gilmour did that I really liked) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Cliff,
He may not float your boat, his talent though really can't be disputed.
you can get some listening in at the following site it you wanna give it another shot...
http://www.richardthompson-music.com/
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http://www.rtlist.net/ |
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Location: NJ | I see he's playing a little place here in Jersey in May. Have to try & make it . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Schroeder,
If I remeber correctly, a few odd posts ago you were apologizing for sending us Simon Cowell. Sending RT over more than tips the scales back in your favor.
That's a great story. What's the line about Mad Dogs and Englishman...now that Richard lives in sunny southern California, the ball cap offers UV protection.
and sorry to hear you can't hold your weed :rolleyes: |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Cliff,
I might try to drive up for that same show.
( I live a big chunk of my life in Jersey) |
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Location: NJ | ". . ( I live a big chunk of my life in Jersey) . ."
My condolences. |
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| I just realis4ed how cool/arrogant my post read. You gotta understand that me and my buddy were bottom of the bill and almost certainly playing for beer. There was a long period where we would do anything for beer. When we finally sobered up we fell out. He is now a professor of economics.
On BBC last year there was a 1&1/2 hour documentary about RT and his new life in SCal - despite him being slightly higher than God in the folk world back home. If they get round to repeating it I promise you a DVD Jeff.
cliff
get hold of a copy of the first Fairport Convention album - listen to meet on the ledge and 1:- try and work out the chords and 2:- listen to one of the greatest guitar solos ever played anywhere at anytime. RT is the real deal - people have their favourites and people are impressed by volume/speed/whatever, but there are still only 2 or 3 better guitar players in the world. And believe me I've seen 'em all. Including all the jazz greats.
Another RT story for Jeff:-
After one of the gigs we were all sitting partaking of the Guinness (this was before he got into all that sufi shit) when a guy from the crowd walked up to him and said "I can't play that thing you did on ..(whatever the song was). RT looked him in the eye and said, "That's cos you don't practice enough you wanker. I don't do it by accident you know."
(Wanker = jerkoff).
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Location: NJ | s'okay.
We're used to arrogant Brits.
We've had to put up with Templeman for years . . . |
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| I'm only here to annoy - the first Friday in I don't know how long and no gig. Is the world trying to tell me something? Please don't answer.
By the by - I'm seriously considering a new O - got a quote from al and ran it past the boss tonight and didn't get laughed out of the house. It just occurred to me that 2 Os is an OO! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I tried to hire RT for a private gig. I contacted Frank Riley at High Road Touring, had the dates set, had the 25grand in the budget and thought everything was a go. Three weeks before the dates they canceled. I'm still not completely sure why. The reason they gave me was that his road manger wasn't able to make the dates. (I was looking forward to picking them up at the airport and in the course of conversation, saying something that might inspire him to call me a wanker.)
I'd like to see that BBC documentary. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I tried to hire RT for a private gig. I contacted Frank Riley at High Road Touring, had the dates set, had the 25grand in the budget and thought everything was a go. Three weeks before the dates they canceled. I'm still not completely sure why. The reason they gave me was that his road manger wasn't able to make the dates. (I was looking forward to picking them up at the airport and in the course of conversation, saying something that might inspire him to call me a wanker.)
I'd like to see that BBC documentary. |
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| I just typed an answer to this that came up as a duplicate of Jeff. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Yea, something a little weird was happening when I sent that last post. |
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| Pour me one. |
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Location: NJ | Me too. |
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Location: out west, up high, in the snow | You can waste your time on the other rides,
This one's the nearest to being alive,
Let me take my chances on the Wall of Death... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | God loves a drunk... |
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Location: Snellville, GA | "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-Benjamin Franklin |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | This is starting to sound a lot like Wisconsin. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | TWA,
....Saw your cedar top in the gallery...I really like that guitar. Just a clean as you please. Gotta sound great too... |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
TWA,
....Saw your cedar top in the gallery...I really like that guitar. Just a clean as you please. Gotta sound great too... Thanks,
It has a nice even sound from bass to treble. Not as
bright as spruce. Has a lot of volume, don't have to
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| It looks georgeous. I've always thought that cedar just plain looks better than spruce. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | It caught my eye at Guitar Center and I couldn't
resist. Plus the abalone was the clincher. |
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| Try www.fyldeguitars.com and check out the whisky guitar. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | I believe I may have contributed with some of those casks... ;) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ... has a rich and woody body with peaty undertones and a slightly smokey finish.
single malt or 6 string... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | TWA
....I had a friend and workmate from Snellville. He single-handedly got us expelled from Canada some years back. You haven't lived until you've been thrown out of a friendly, tolerant nation your own country shares a border with.
Anyway if you ever run into John Call, stay away, he's pure trouble.
Oh, Schroeder...
Bopped around Merry Ol' a good bit....had a run in with the Bills in a roundabout just north of Heathrow three or four years ago. Gotta say that it was a refreshing experience when measured against New Jersey State Troopers. The Bills where quite accomodating as they escorted me all the way the The Rental Car return shuttle.... |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Jeff
Doesn't surprise me. I've been thrown out of several
establishments, but never a friendly country. |
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| Technical note:_ The Bill is always singular, whether there's 1 or 100 of them. I have no idea why so don't ask.
They are always nice to Americans. I don't know why - maybe they think you're Canadians.
I didn't know it was possible to be thrown out of Canada. Are you in the Guinness book of records? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Bill was nice. All of them...
And the Canadians might have thought I was British. |
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