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Pour Down Like Silver was the last album Richard & Linda Thompson would release before beginning a self-imposed three-year retirement in order to join a communal Sufi Muslim sect. The cover photographs show the Thompsons dressed in traditional Muslim garb, and while lyrically the album offers few clear signs of the Thompsons' new spiritual direction, the stark asceticism of the music marked a real change from the alcohol-fueled mood swings of I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight and Hokey Pokey. The horns, accordion, and ancient instruments that had dotted Richard and Linda's previous albums were used far more sparingly on Pour Down Like Silver, and even Thompson's usually astounding electric guitar solos were pared down in favor of an emotionally intimate, bare-wired approach that sounds alternately like a confession and a plea for guidance. Pour Down Like Silver is downbeat even by Richard Thompson's less than joyful standards, but it also features some of his most beautiful and compelling songs -- the ravaged plea for salvation of "Streets of Paradise," the mysterious and mesmerizing "Night Comes In," the mournful romantic meditations "Beat the Retreat" and "For Shame of Doing Wrong," and the spare but heartfelt love song "Dimming of the Day." And Linda (usually the more pragmatic of the two) breaks the mood near the end of side two with the cynically witty "Hard Luck Stories." Pour Down Like Silver is the most severe of the Richard & Linda Thompson albums, but those brave enough to look past its dark surface will find a startlingly beautiful album; it's not an easy album to listen to, but it greatly rewards the effort.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - John Kirkpatrick, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - John Kirkpatrick, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aly Bain, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Nic Jones, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Clare Lowther, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Dulcimer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Producer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Timi Donald, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Dulcimer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Producer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Timi Donald, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - John Kirkpatrick, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Producer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Timi Donald, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aly Bain, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Nic Jones, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Clare Lowther, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Whiteman, Flute, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Dulcimer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Producer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Timi Donald, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Whiteman, Shakuhachi, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - John Kirkpatrick, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Producer - Jack Brymer, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Timi Donald, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - J. Scott Skinner, ComposerLyricist - Ian Whiteman, Flute, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Richard & Linda Thompson, Under exclusive license to Universal Music Operations.
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal-Island Records Ltd., Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - Chips Moman, ComposerLyricist - Dan Penn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations, Under exclusive to Universal Music Operations
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Richard & Linda Thompson, Under exclusive license to Universal Music Operations
Chronique
Pour Down Like Silver was the last album Richard & Linda Thompson would release before beginning a self-imposed three-year retirement in order to join a communal Sufi Muslim sect. The cover photographs show the Thompsons dressed in traditional Muslim garb, and while lyrically the album offers few clear signs of the Thompsons' new spiritual direction, the stark asceticism of the music marked a real change from the alcohol-fueled mood swings of I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight and Hokey Pokey. The horns, accordion, and ancient instruments that had dotted Richard and Linda's previous albums were used far more sparingly on Pour Down Like Silver, and even Thompson's usually astounding electric guitar solos were pared down in favor of an emotionally intimate, bare-wired approach that sounds alternately like a confession and a plea for guidance. Pour Down Like Silver is downbeat even by Richard Thompson's less than joyful standards, but it also features some of his most beautiful and compelling songs -- the ravaged plea for salvation of "Streets of Paradise," the mysterious and mesmerizing "Night Comes In," the mournful romantic meditations "Beat the Retreat" and "For Shame of Doing Wrong," and the spare but heartfelt love song "Dimming of the Day." And Linda (usually the more pragmatic of the two) breaks the mood near the end of side two with the cynically witty "Hard Luck Stories." Pour Down Like Silver is the most severe of the Richard & Linda Thompson albums, but those brave enough to look past its dark surface will find a startlingly beautiful album; it's not an easy album to listen to, but it greatly rewards the effort.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 12 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:07:30
- Artistes principaux : Richard & Linda Thompson
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
© 2004 Universal Music Operations This Compilation ℗ 2004 Universal Music Operations
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