I went with
I have to admit that while I have always admired Thompson, I am not really a fan girl. I tend to like his Richard & Linda period material (Shoot Out the Lights and Pour Down Like Silver being my two favorite albums). I know that serious Richard Thompson fans heap scorn upon the head of lightweights like me. :)
He puts on a really nice show. It's obvious that he was having a good time and they put on a long and energetic show. His voice is *still* so lovely. My hair stood up on end when he performed "1952 Vincent Black Lightning".
I got two of my dearest wishes. I got to hear "A Man in Need" and "Wall of Death". He played a number of songs off the new album. They were okay. One in particular, "Sunset Song", got downloaded immediately when I got home.
Paradiso was full and the crowd was happy and mostly over 50. :) Thompson made a joke that at his age there was a deep vein thrombosis risk at every concert. Very nice to see
p.s. Thanks to Tim who gave me the heads up that this was going to happen.

2007-10-10 12:36 pm (UTC)
Did he play Gethesemane?
2007-10-10 01:05 pm (UTC)
2007-10-10 01:09 pm (UTC)
Thompson Head approves
(Anonymous)
2007-10-11 03:51 am (UTC)
Tim
2007-10-11 11:02 am (UTC)