Linda Thompson - Fashionably Late
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Artist: Linda ThompsonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-07-30
Music Label: Rounder / Umgd
Soundtracks:
- Dear Mary
- Miss Murray
- All I See
- Nine Stone Rig
- No Telling
- Evona Darling
- The Banks of the Clyde
- Weary Life
- Paint and Powder Beauty
- Dear Old Man of Mine
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Music Review: Like Mum, like son
Rating: 4 Stars
I first discovered Teddy Thompson's music via his terrific SEPARATE WAYS ablum, which remains one of my all time favorites (along with Jeffrey Foucault's MILES FROM THE LIGHTNING and STRIPPING CANE). The younger Thompson's songwriting, with his biting lyrics, got extra punch because of his truly remarkable voice - alternately heartbreakingly and mournfully lovely, as on the title track, or rocked out as on "You Made It". Backpedaling, I bought his mum's FASHIONABLY LATE largely because of the Teddy's considerable participation. At first listen, I was somewhat disappointed - Linda's voice, though rich and mature, lacked the range of her son's plaintive tenor. Repeated playings, though, showed that Ms. Thompson had strengths of her own that serve her well, especially on such melancholy songs as "Paint & Powder Beauty" - the ablum's standout - and "Dear Old Man of Mine". (Her rendition of Teddy's "All I See", however, comes up far short compared to his own recording of it from his self-titled 2000 debut CD.) Other strongpoints on FASHIONABLY LATE - "Dear Mary", the bouncy Thompson family reunion of sorts, and the sweet "Evona Darling" - feature harmonious vocal intertwinings of Ms. Thompson and her gifted son. Considering Ms. Thompson's long bout of hysterical dysphonia - a form of stagefright which made singing all but impossible for her - FASHIONABLY LATE marks an impressive return to performing, not to mention a wonderful chance to hear genetics in action.
Description of Fashionably Late
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. --Alanna NashCompilations CDs
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