Electric by Richard Thompson

Electric

Richard Thompson

2013

Electric is a Rock album by Richard Thompson, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Rock

About

When the axe of six-string wizard Buddy Miller is relegated to supporting-role status, you know you've got a heavyweight guitar hero at the helm. Miller produced <i>Electric</i> and added a bit of instrumental support, but Richard Thompson's combination of inspiration and exactitude on his weapon of choice is as unmatchable here as ever. The British folk-rock icon also remains a monster songwriter, of course, so while the thorny riffs and licks of visceral tunes like "Sally B." and "Stuck on the Treadmill" will keep guitar aficionados happy, Thompson's pen proves as powerful as his pick. When he takes aim at his targets on "Good Things Happen to Bad People" and "Straight and Narrow," you almost feel sorry for them, knowing their takedown is imminent and unstoppable. As always, the softer side of Thompson's muse gets its day as well, as on the beautiful-but-ominous, goosebump-inducing "The Snow Goose" (with harmonies courtesy of Alison Krauss) and the sweet (but not sugary) acoustic ode to a latter-day love, "Saving the Good Stuff for You."

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Tracklist

  1. 1Stony Ground4:42
  2. 2Salford Sunday4:08
  3. 3Sally B4:04
  4. 4Stuck On the Treadmill4:20
  5. 5My Enemy5:37
  6. 6Good Things Happen To Bad People5:21
  7. 7Where's Home?3:30
  8. 8Another Small Thing In Her Favour5:06
  9. 9Straight and Narrow4:13
  10. 10The Snow Goose5:06
  11. 11Saving the Good Stuff For You3:54

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9 pressings tracked on Gatefold