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 | Title : Fashionably Late
Author : Thompson, Linda
Release Date : 20020730
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $17.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Shortly after her solo debut, One Clear Moment, in 1985, Linda Thompson was stricken with a psychological disorder that left her unable to speak. Seventeen years later, she's found her voice again, and applied that rich, textured instrument to 10 new folk-pop songs largely unforgettable in their depth of human suffering. Morose, quirky, and only occasionally optimistic, they chronicle a homesick prostitute ('On the Banks of the Clyde'), a homeless man at the end of his rope ('No Telling'), a spinster who dies with a close-kept secret ('Miss Murray'), and a woman who 'may have to run' for something she's done ('Dear Mary'). Fans who remember Thompson's legendary records with ex-husband Richard (who appears briefly in their first reunion in 20 years) will swear that the closing parlor tune 'Dear Old Man of Mine' is a regretful meditation on that relationship. But who's to say? Thompson, who cowrote most of the tunes with her son Teddy, has so much fine company (Van Dyke Parks, Rufus Wainwright, and Martin and Eliza Carthy) that an air of celebration can't help but bubble through the gloom. This is one hell of a comeback.
Buyer Reviews :
It's been 22 years. The last time we heard from this lady, she was singing, 'Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed'. SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS is an undeniable classic but the name Linda Thompson has long been overshadowed by ex-husband, Richard. Despite a redundant compilation & a rare covers album, consider this her first solo outing. Not only is it FASHIONABLY LATE, but a total surprize. Being a huge Richard Thompson fan, I had no idea this was coming. I have to confess, I'm completely bowled over. Not only are all tracks originals, but most are self penned or co-written with with son, Teddy. Folksy arrangements accompany dark tales of loss, murder,& whoring. Throughout it all, glimmers of forgiveness keep the razor from leaping out of the medicine cabinet.
Tunes like 'Miss Murray', 'Nine Stone Rig' and 'The Banks of Clyde' go to show she exhibited an equal influence on those now classic recordings laid down nearly 30 years ago.I'd always suspected so. Til' now there was no way of knowing for sure. What R&L fan can resist a line like,'do you really need me to scratch your wooden leg?' Especially after over two decades of silence since hearing her sing the peg-leg tale, 'Little Beggar Girl'? Forgive me for saying this but, 'Dear Old Man Of Man Mine' could be read as an open veined letter to the man who plays on the opening track of this album.
Fashionably late it may be, but to these weary ears, it's right on time.
(by A music fan)
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