Til I Shine In The Dark
By Mitch Berg
This year is the fiftieth anniversary of one of the best albums you’ve never heard – I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard and Linda Thompson.
How do describe the record? Let’s take a run at it: Eccentric Celtic folk-rock via the Byrds?
Their marital breakup was inadvertently chronicled eight years later on Shoot Out the Lights – but this was their breakthrough, creatively if not commercially.
Anyway – for those who are in the know, here are the Thompsons (their daughter does the talking for Linda, who’s suffered from dysphonia for quite a while now – a serious tragedy for one of the best singers of her era) talking about the making of the record:
If you’ve never heard the album? You’re not alone. Do yourself a favor.
May 3rd, 2024 at 1:01 pm
They both were best singers of that era, he has a power to his voice that is very rare.
May 4th, 2024 at 1:08 am
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