Richard Thompson
Sweet Warrior - Proper 2007
Tracks: 1. Needle and Thread / 2. I'll Never Give It Up / 3. Take Care the Road You Choose / 4. Mr. Stupid / 5. Dad's Gonna Kill Me /n 6. Poppy-Red / 7. Bad Monkey / 8. Francesca / 9. Too Late to Come Fishing / 10. Sneaky Boy / 11. She Sang Angels to Rest / 12. Johnny's Far Away / 13. Guns Are the Tongues / 14. Sunset Song / 15. Any Old Body* / 16. Dust and Wine*
Comments:
After the almost completely acoustic album “Front Parlor Ballads”, Richard Thompson returned in 2007 with the electric "Sweet Warrior".
As always, Thompson's guitar playing is a pleasure in itself; very varied with so many facets. His songwriting is also, at its best, unique and even though not all songs on "Sweet Warrior" can be given such a designation, there are plenty of good songs to make a strong album.
Most well-known is probably the single "Dad's Gonna Kill Me", which is a political commentary on the war in Iraq. it's also a nice catchy boogie rocker.
Otherwise, my selected favorites are: "Take Care the Road You Choose", which is a long ballad-like song that reminds me a bit of The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses". "Poppy Red", which is probably the album's most catchy / commercial; also a nice rocker with great lyrics. "Too Late to Stop Now", which is one of the slow tracks, with a very nice melody. And finally the extended "Guns Are the Tongues", which is both dramatic and melodic; perhaps the album's real highlight; a comment to the conflict in Northern Ireland.
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