Richard Thompson,David Byrne/NY,USA 1991 & SC

Richard Thompson was attracting even more attention in 1991, when his masterpiece “RUMOR AND SIGH” was nominated for a Grammy Award. A soundboard album of a co-starring show with David Byrne that was realized under such circumstances is now available. This work includes “Polling performance on March 7, 1991”. In addition to stereo soundboard recordings recorded at the club “TOWNE CRIER CAFE”, which is famous as a concert venue, this is a 3-disc set that includes an extremely rare co-star sound check. Thompson’s tour is complicated because it mixes solo and band formats, but Burn also participated in the solo tour on this day. In order to get an idea of ​​the circumstances around that, let’s explore the show’s position from the schedule at the time. ★February 18th – March 14th: North America #1 (26 performances) ← [Here]《RUMOR AND SIGH’ released in May》・July 5th – August 11th: North America #2 (30 performances)・August 14-19: Europe #1 (6 performances) *1 solo performance only ★August 29-October 6: North America #3 (31 performances) ★October 10-29: Europe # 2 (16 performances) ・October 31st – November 23rd: UK (7 performances) *Note: “★” marks solo performances, “・” marks band performances. This is Thompson in 1991. Although TV and radio appearances are excluded, the number of performances is not exact, as light solo performances are often held twice a day. So I don’t want you to believe me too much, but I think you can understand the general scale and flow. Under such circumstances, the polling performance of this work was the solo “North America #1” that was held before the release of “RUMOR AND SIGH”. This was the 18th concert. This day is best known for co-starring with David Byrne, but the two have shared the stage several times in the New York area in the early 1990s. In addition to this work, co-starring has been confirmed in “THE RITZ July 9, 1991” and “Brooklyn March 24, 1992”, and this work is also the first show. This work, which records such a stage, is truly the finest stereo sound board. There is no record of it being broadcast on FM, so it seems to be a line recording directly connected to a leaked mix console, but its rawness and sense of synchronization are tremendous. There is no post-added sound processing, processing, or production, and the guitar and vocals sound exactly as they were heard on set. The cutting is so vivid that you can almost hear the angle of the pick, and the singing voice is as loud as breathing into a microphone. To be honest, it’s so unprocessed that the volume sometimes changes suddenly when you change guitars (due to an engineer’s mistake?), but even that is super realistic. Although the cheers can be heard far away between songs, it is a live album where the whole body is synchronized with the performance itself rather than the realism of the scene. The show is drawn with its super vivid sound, and the repertoire from the 80’s to the early 90’s is also delicious. Let’s organize the contents here. [Main solo stage] ●SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS (2 songs)・Shoot Out The Lights/Wall Of Death ●AMNESIA (5 songs)・Turning Of The Tide/Pharaoh/Jerusalem On The Jukebox/Waltzing’s For Dreamers/Can’t Win ●INVISIBLE MEANS (3 songs)・Now That I Am Dead/Days Of Our Lives/The Killing Jar ●RUMOR AND SIGH (3 songs)・I Misunderstood/1952 Vincent Black Lightning/God Loves A Drunk ●Others (5 songs)・Two Left Feet [HAND OF KINDNESS] / When The Spell Is Broken [ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM] / Valerie [DARING ADVENTURES] ・Cover: She Moves Through The Fair (Trad) / Don’t Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes At Me (Winonie・Harris) [Collaboration with David Byrne] ●Original (2 songs)・I Feel So Good [RUMOR AND SIGH] / The Big Country [MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD] ●Cover (3 songs)・Who Were You Thinking Of?/96 Tears (Jim Glasser/? & The Mysterians)/Ca Plane Pour Moi (Plastic Bertrand)…and so on. The main part of the show is Thompson’s solo, and David Byrne appears in the encore. In addition to “I Feel So Good” and TALKING HEDDS’ “The Big Country,” they have performed on a total of five cover songs (including two medleys). It is a treasure to be able to sit in on the most valuable co-starring scene with the best sound board, but this work is not over yet. Disc 3 following such a full show 2-disc set also includes a sound check in which David Byrne also participated. Of course, this is also a super superb stereo sound board. Suddenly, the “Reckless Kind/Mystery Wind/I Gave My Love A Cherry” medley, which was not played in the actual performance, pops out, but after that, the songs prepared for the actual performance are played vividly with relaxed conversations and tuning scenes. Since the performance itself is also played and sung, you can enjoy it as a different version. And, in addition to such a performance, the tuning is actually delicious. As he tunes the instrument, he does a little test play, and Thompson’s knowledge shines through in the carefree phrases he doesn’t want anyone to hear, and his casual yet natural and vivid fingering is overwhelming. Also David Byrne. Those two people talked about various things, matched the sounds, and layered their voices. Even on stage, it was a close-up sound board, but here it was a world of only two people without even an audience. You can take a peek into that private space with the super-excellent stereo sound board. When it comes to sound checks, there are many things that you can’t listen to without fan psychology, but this work is completely different. The background and musicality of the two people are exposed even more than the actual performance, and it is also a musically beautiful studio live performance. Co-starring stage and sound check with David Byrne, which is valuable just to listen to. This is a 3-disc set that allows you to enjoy it with a super high quality stereo sound board that is far from official. The Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, New York, USA 7th March 1991 STEREO SBD Disc 1(58:56) 1. Intro 2. I Misunderstood 3. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning 4. Shoot Out The Lights 5. Turning Of The Tide 6. God Loves A Drunk 7. Two Left Feet 8. Pharaoh 9. Jerusalem On The Jukebox 10. Now That I Am Dead 11. Days Of Our Lives 12. She Moves Through The Fair 13. Don’t Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes At Me Disc 2(55:28) 1. The Killing Jar 2. Wall Of Death 3. When The Spell Is Broken 4. Waltzing’s For Dreamers 5. You Can’t Win 6. Valerie 7. Who Were You Thinking Of? / 96 Tears ( with David Byrne) 8. The Big Country (with David Byrne) 9. I Feel So Good (with David Byrne) 10. Ca Plane Pour Moi (with David Byrne) Disc 3(59:23) Rehearsal & Soundcheck 1. Reckless Kind / Mystery Wind / I Gave My Love A Cherry 2. Shoot Out The Lights 3. Ca Plane Pour Moi (with David Byrne) 4. 96 Tears (with David Byrne) 5. Tuning 6. Who Were You Thinking Of? / 96 Tears (with David Byrne) 7. Tuning 8. Who Were You Thinking Of? / 96 Tears (with David Byrne) 9. Tuning 10. I Feel So Good (with David Byrne) 11. Tuning 12. I Feel So Good (with David Byrne) 13. The Big Country (with David Byrne) 14. I Feel So Good (with David Byrne) 15. The Big Country (with David Byrne) STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING