For many Rumour and Sigh marked a return to the form Richard Thompson was during the early 80's period of "Shoot out the lights" and "Hand of Kindness". Those classic's in Thompson's cannon were as much the result of the fine production work of Joe Boyd as the brilliant songwriting and guitar ... Read review
albums, Rumor & Sigh is a challenging--and sometimes rambling--affair, with Thompson juxtaposing rock against folk as well as going off on blues and polka excursion...
albums,Rumor&Sighis a challenging--and sometimes rambling--affair, with Thompson juxtaposing rock against folk as well as going off on blues and polka excursions. T...
Rumour And Sigh - CD
Read About Love I Feel So Good I Misunderstood Grey Walls You Dream Too Much Why Must I ... more
Plead 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Backlash Love Affair Mystery Wind Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands Keep Your Distance Mother Knows Best God Loves A Drunk Psycho Stre...
A review by goddzee on Rumor And Sigh - Richard Thompson January 9th, 2001
Author's product rating:
Originality
Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics
Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks
Mixed
How does it compare to the artist's other releases
Good
Value for Money
Advantages:
An accessible introduction to the work of Richard Thompson
Disadvantages:
The album lacks the spontaneity of earlyer records .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
For many Rumour and Sigh marked a return to the form Richard Thompson was during the early 80's period of "Shoot out the lights" and "Hand of Kindness". Those classic's in Thompson's cannon were as much the result of the fine production work of Joe Boyd as the brilliant songwriting and guitar playing of Thompson.
The mid 80's produced a serious of albums which today sound dated by the production techniques employed on them, although this is not to say that they are completely flawed; Many tracks improved upon there introduction into Thompson’s live shows, yet album version of crowd pleasers such as Valerie (from the 1986 album “Daring Adventures”) sound weak and diluted in comparison. This probably has more to do with the introduction of new producer Mitchell Froom than Thompson taking influence from the Human League!
Amnesia (1988) was a solid album, but lacked the spontaneity of the Boyd era albums. Rumour and sigh however went some way to deal with this and from the opening song “Read about love” to the closing anti neighbours anthem of “Psycho Street”, this was an album of classic proportions, and Thompson’s best selling to date. The album also sees Thompson returning to the use of the ballad structure to construct the acoustic showpiece of the album, “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” a fast pace love story centred around the Vincent motorcycle! As usual with Thompson albums, the guitar playing is first class featuring solo’s of particular of note on “Mystery Wind” and “Mother Knows Best” and features guest contributions from fellow Fairport Convention founder Simon Nicol as well as the wonderful Accordion player John Kirkpatrick.
So, if you’re fed up of being told that Richard Thompson is the forgotten jewel of English songwriting, or one of the greatest guitar players on the planet, then go out and discover him!! This album is as good a starting point as any…
Album Notes: Personnel: Richard Thompson (vocals, guitar, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy); Simon Nicol (guitar); Aly Bain (fiddle); Phillip Pickett (shawm, curtal, crumhorn); John Kirkpatrick (accordion, concertina); Mitchell Froom (piano, Hammond organ, portative organ, chamberlin, celeste, clavioline, echo harp); Jerry Scheff (bass); Jim Keltner, Mickey Curry (drums); Alex Acuna (percussion); Clive Gregson, Christine Collister (background vocals). Thompson's albums with Mitchell Froom in the producer's chair tended to be hit-or-miss affairs, and at times on Rumor And Sigh the singer's distinctive English vocal inflections and biting guitarwork are lost in Froom's kitchen-sink approach to production. Part of Froom's problem must have been coping with Thompson's own wild stylistic approach, ranging from acoustic ballads ('1952 Vincent Black Lightning'), through radio-friendly rock ('Keep Your Distance', 'You Dream Too Much'), to demonic rock 'n' rollers ('I Feel So Good', 'Mother Knows Best'). Rumor And Sigh also showcases Thompson's lyrical extremes, from the intense ('I Misunderstood', 'Mystery Wind') to the throwaway ('Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands', 'Psycho Street'), via the wonderful narrative approach of '1952 Vincent Black Lightning'.
Album Reviews: Q (6/91) - 4 Stars - Excellent - One of Q Magazine's 50 best albums of 1991.
Titles on disc 1
1.: Read About Love
2.: Feels So Good
3.: I Misunderstood
4.: Behind Grey Walls
5.: You Dream Too Much
6.: Why Must I Plead
7.: Vincent
8.: Backlash Love Affair
9.: Mystery Wind
10.: Jimmy Shand
11.: Keep Your Distance
12.: Mother Knows Best
13.: God Loves A Drunk
14.: Psycho Street
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