Shoot Out the Lights is the final album for the then husband & wife duo. Combine Linda's clear and beautiful vocals with Richard's outstanding guitar, as well as excellent songwriting, and you have an album well worth the price.
"The British folk-rock duo's last album together is a harrowing portrait of a marriage gone bad, made as their own marriage collapsed. The catchiest song is called "Wall of Death." They agreed to tour, and audiences got to see Linda attack Richard onstage." - www.rollingstone.com
Musicians:
Richard Thompson, vocal, lead guitar, accordion and hammered dulcimer
Linda Thompson, vocals
Simon Nicol, rhythm guitar
Dave Pegg, bass (3,6,8)
Pete Zorn, bass (1, 2, 4, 5) and backing vocals
David Mattacks, drums
The Watersons, backing vocals
Clive Gregson, backing vocals
Stephen Corbett, cornet
Brian Jones, cornet
Phil Goodwin, tuba
Stephen Barnett, trombone
Mark Cutts, trombone
Selections:
1. Don't Renege On Our Love
2. Walking On A Wire
3. Man In Need
4. Just The Motion
5. Shoot Out The Lights
6. Back Street Slide
7. Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed?
8. Wall Of Death
Recorded and mixed in Olympic Studios, Chelsea, London.
"The British folk-rock duo's last album together is a harrowing portrait of a marriage gone bad, made as their own marriage collapsed. The catchiest song is called "Wall of Death." They agreed to tour, and audiences got to see Linda attack Richard onstage." - www.rollingstone.com
Musicians:
Richard Thompson, vocal, lead guitar, accordion and hammered dulcimer
Linda Thompson, vocals
Simon Nicol, rhythm guitar
Dave Pegg, bass (3,6,8)
Pete Zorn, bass (1, 2, 4, 5) and backing vocals
David Mattacks, drums
The Watersons, backing vocals
Clive Gregson, backing vocals
Stephen Corbett, cornet
Brian Jones, cornet
Phil Goodwin, tuba
Stephen Barnett, trombone
Mark Cutts, trombone
Selections:
1. Don't Renege On Our Love
2. Walking On A Wire
3. Man In Need
4. Just The Motion
5. Shoot Out The Lights
6. Back Street Slide
7. Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed?
8. Wall Of Death
Recorded and mixed in Olympic Studios, Chelsea, London.