# Anyone catch Richard Thompson's current tour? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 2, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-richard-thompsons-current-tour/410247 "2007-07-02T17:09:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-richard-thompsons-current-tour/410247/1 "2007-07-02T17:09:05Z")
And if so, what did you think of it? And if your answer is anything but “Fuckin’ AWESOME!”, what reason do you have to get out of bed in the mornings? 😃 Every time I see this guy, he’s a different person. Folk singer, leader of a 16th century cover band, hard rock artist. The only problem I had with the concert was that he didn’t play You Can’t Win, easily his best song ever (yeah yeah, Al Bowlly’s In Heaven is OK). But his new Dad’s Gonna Kill Me ranks right up there. And who’s his drummer? The guy is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-richard-thompsons-current-tour/410247/2 "2007-07-02T17:22:40Z")
I saw him in here in Santa Barbara in mid-March for the first time. My girlfriend bought the tickets before we met and ended up taking me. I had heard of him for years but never seen him. It probably wasn’t part of the tour though. It was just him solo in a small theater. It’s an annual Santa Barbara thing. Anyway, the guy blew me away. He’s an incredible guitar player and really funny too. Why did I wait so long to finally see him? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-richard-thompsons-current-tour/410247/3 "2007-07-02T17:24:38Z")
He’s awesome solo, but this tour is very different. Very electric. His style reminds me a lot of David Gilmour, only far less catatonic. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-richard-thompsons-current-tour/410247/4 "2007-07-02T17:38:55Z")
I’ve seen him in his folk incarnations. Brilliant lyricist, but he can be very, very dark. I’m kind of partial to “Wall of Death”. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-richard-thompsons-current-tour/410247/5 "2007-07-02T17:47:06Z")
I saw him in DC on 6/22. Amazing. A really good band, and I’m glad to see he didn’t hold back on the electric. Frankly I think he’s the best guitar player out there. Two hours, two encores, excellent new songs, lots of old classics. I really liked his Iraq song. Didn’t the multi-instrument player look like they’d kidnapped him from some band camp? ETA: [An interview.](http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/richard_thompson) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-richard-thompsons-current-tour/410247/6 "2007-07-02T17:48:54Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] Didn’t the multi-instrument player look like they’d kidnapped him from some band camp? [/QUOTE] To me he looked like a middle aged woman. Yes, I was in the cheap seats. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-richard-thompsons-current-tour/410247/7 "2007-07-02T17:52:25Z")
[QUOTE=Finagle] I’ve seen him in his folk incarnations. Brilliant lyricist, but he can be very, very dark. [/QUOTE] Dark? Naw. I’ve got a wife, a kid, another on the way I might get home if I can live through today Before I came out here I never used to pray Nobody loves me here Nobody loves me here Dad’s Gonna Kill Me Dad’s in a bad mood, Dad’s got the blues It’s someone else’s mess that I didn’t choose At least we’re winning on the Fox Evening News Nobody loves me here Dad’s Gonna Kill Me Dad’s Gonna Kill Me ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-richard-thompsons-current-tour/410247/8 "2007-07-02T19:06:32Z")
I’ve managed to see Richard Thompson almost every time he made it down here to Houston. As a solo acoustic artist, he’s wonderful. With a band, he’s even better.