Released 02/05/2013
I always found it interesting that when rock musicians are asked to name their favorite guitarists, Richard Thompson is usually among the group of usual suspects. He's truly a musician's musician. Acoustic or electric, his work stands out. Not only instrumentally but vocally (hard to miss his distinctive British inflection), Thompson is unique.
Then there's his song construction. Always interesting, when he hits the mark the tunes deliver. "Good Things Happen to Bad People" on "Electric" is a prime example. A great song with a chorus that refuses to leave your head. When a track is this good one would like all the rest to be as on the mark. That's hard to do. He comes close on this album with tunes like "Stony Ground" and "Straight and Narrow". No throwaways here.
A very good album with excellent sound (recorded at a home studion in Nashville) and a lot more "Electric" than recent albums. Good place to start (or go back to "Mock Tudor" or "Rumour and Sigh").
An artist you can't go wrong with.
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