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Real life intruded on Richard and Linda Thompson and turned Shoot Out the Lights into a harrowing masterpiece. The collection was difficult to create. Tracks from an aborted first attempt to record the album ended up on the Richard Thompson anthology Watching the Dark and the history of Linda Thompson Dreams Fly Away. It also became their final record together, lending extra poignance to such classically grim Richard Thompson titles as "Did She Jump or Was She Pushed" and "Wall of Death." The combination of Richard's inventive guitar work; his ragged vocals; and Linda's fragile, beautiful singing,
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Manufacturer: Hannibal
Release date: 1 July 1991
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0031257130325 UPC: 031257130325
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Release date: 1 July 1991
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0031257130325 UPC: 031257130325
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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends (1748 music items)"SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS (1982) RICHARD and LINDA THOMPSON Review coming soon... "
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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends (1748 music items)"SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS (1982) RICHARD and LINDA THOMPSON Review coming soon... "
JxSxPx added this to a list 6 years, 9 months ago
500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)"There’s nothing less likely to save a failing marriage than recording an album of painfully honest songs about it. Shoot Out the Lights is uncomfortable but compulsive. Folk rock is far too feeble a term. Standout track: “Wall of Death”"
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