Semi-Detached Mock Tudor

• Artist: Richard Thompson Band
• Rating:
• Release Date: 2002
• Type: Live
• Genre: Rock

Review

After frequently expressing his displeasure with bootlegging of his live shows, Richard Thompson has taken on the profitable and rewarding sideline of issuing recordings culled from his concert tours, and Semi-Detached Mock Tudor was assembled from several shows recorded during a series of American East Coast dates in the fall of 1999, as Thompson and his band were supporting the album Mock Tudor. Featuring eight tunes from Mock Tudor, and five others from his back catalog, Semi-Detached Mock Tudor offers up a strong set list (though that's not especially surprising, at least if one is familiar with the album they were supporting), and Thompson and company are in typically splendid form. Thompson's effortlessly amazing guitar work is on prominent display throughout, with the high speed twists and turns of "Cooksferry Queen," and the sinuous jitter of "Two Face Love" sounding particularly remarkable in this context. Thompson's vocal readings are especially passionate on Semi-Detached Mock Tudor, making the most of a terrific set of songs, and as always, he's brought a crack set of sidemen along with him; with bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Michael Jerome stacking up as one of Thompson's finest rhythm sections ever, and Thompson's son Teddy Thompson adding lovely harmonies on several numbers. Anyone who has ever seen Richard Thompson live knows that the man never disappoints an audience, and fans who either missed this tour, or are looking for an aural reminder of what they heard, will want to make room for Semi-Detached Mock Tudor in their collection. (Semi-Detached Mock Tudor has been released by Thompson's boutique label Beeswing Records, and can be purchased through his website, www.richardthompson-music.com.) ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Cooksferry Queen	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
Sibella	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
Bathsheba Smiles	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
Two-Faced Love	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
Hard on Me	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
Jennie	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
She Twists the Knife Again	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
Uninhabited Man	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
Walking the Long Miles Home	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
When the Spell Is Broken	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
Crawl Back (Under My Stone)	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
A Man in Need	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band
Razor Dance	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson Band

Credits

Tom Dube (Engineer), Pete Zorn (Sax (Sopranino)), Teddy Thompson (Dulcimer), Pete Zorn (Percussion), Pete Zorn (Vocals (Background)), Pete Zorn (Guitar (Acoustic)), Richard Thompson (Guitar (Electric)), Teddy Thompson (Guitar (Acoustic)), Danny Thompson (Double Bass), Michael Jerome (Drums), Pete Zorn (Vocals), Teddy Thompson (Guitar (Electric)), Richard Thompson (Guitar (Acoustic)), Pete Zorn (Sax (Alto)), Pete Zorn (Mandolin), Tom Dube (Producer), Pete Zorn (Sax (Baritone)), Teddy Thompson (Vocals), Richard Thompson (Vocals)

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