Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention, Opinions on Naked Raygun & Amythyst Kiah
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4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot interview singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson this week. They discuss his memoir Beeswing, his time in Fairport Convention and how the iconic folk rock band stood out in a sea of blues and traditional rock bands. The hosts also review new albums by Naked Raygun and Amythyst Kiah.
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Featured Songs:
Richard Thompson, "1952 Vincent Black Lightning," Rumor and Sigh, Capitol, 1991
Naked Raygun, "Broken Things," Over The Overlords, Wax Trax, 2021
Naked Raygun, "Living in the Good Times," Over The Overlords, Wax Trax, 2021
Naked Raygun, "Suicide Bomb," Over The Overlords, Wax Trax, 2021
Naked Raygun, "Black and Grey," Over The Overlords, Wax Trax, 2021
Naked Raygun, "Soul Hole Baby," Over The Overlords, Wax Trax, 2021
Naked Raygun, "Farewell to Arms," Over The Overlords, Wax Trax, 2021
Amythyst Kiah, "Fancy Drones (Fracture Me)," Wary + Strange, Rounder, 2021
Amythyst Kiah, "Black Myself," Wary + Strange, Rounder, 2021
Amythyst Kiah, "Ballad Lost," Wary + Strange, Rounder, 2021
Amythyst Kiah, "Tender Organs," Wary + Strange, Rounder, 2021
Amythyst Kiah, "Soapbox," Wary + Strange, Rounder, 2021
Richard Thompson, "Beeswing," Mirror Blue, Capitol, 1994
Fairport Convention, "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," Unhalfbricking, Island, 1969
Fairport Convention, "Sir Patrick Spens," Liege & Lief, Island, 1969
Fairport Convention, "Matty Groves," Liege & Lief, Island, 1969
Fairport Convention, "Autopsy," Unhalfbricking, Island, 1969
Fairport Convention, "A Sailor's Life," Unhalfbricking, Island, 1969
Fairport Convention, "Crazy Man Michael," Liege & Lief, Island, 1969
Richard and Linda Thompson, "Wall of Death," Shoot Out the Lights, Hannibal, 1982
Richard and Linda Thompson, "Don't Renege On Our Love," Shoot Out the Lights, Hannibal, 1982
Richard Thompson, "The Big Love Scene," Serpent's Tears, Beeswing, 2021
Richard Thompson and Teddy Thompson, "Persuasion," Action Packed - The Best of the Capitol Years, Capitol, 2001
Yola, "Stand For Myself," Stand For Myself, Easy Eye Sound, 2021
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Sound Opinions Listeners, if you support us on Patreon, you get to listen to our podcast, |
| 0:05.9 | Ad Free on Patreon. Oh, Shh, Shrhrhrhrhr |
| 0:25.0 | I'll, uh, hrhrh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, You're listening to sound opinions and this week we're talking to Fairport Convention member and solo artist Richard Thompson |
| 0:45.6 | about his career and memoir. |
| 0:47.6 | I'm Greg Kott. |
| 0:48.8 | And I'm Jim Deregadis. |
| 0:50.2 | But first we review some new music from Chicago punk rock legends, Naked Reagan, and an album |
| 0:56.4 | from Americana artist Amethyst Kia. I'm so badly broken. |
| 1:05.0 | A Sh |
| 1:10.7 | so bad how so what's happening now |
| 1:10.0 | for things just can't they spoken. |
| 1:15.0 | In songs, always wondering what. |
| 1:20.0 | Always wondering what. |
| 1:21.0 | Always wondering what. Oh Greg that guitar that bass those drums Jeff Poseotti |
| 1:31.6 | Naked Reagan a new song called Broken Things from their first album |
| 1:37.2 | in three decades over The Overlords. |
| 1:42.2 | Naked Reagan is a band that has meant an awful lot to the two of us. |
| 1:47.0 | Since its heyday in the mid-80s, |
| 1:50.0 | five incredibly strong albums between 1985 and 1990. |
| 1:55.0 | Throb Throb to Reagan, |
| 1:58.0 | to Reagan, naked Reagan. |
| 2:00.0 | And then the band, I guess we used to say, broke up, but now we should say they went on hiatus. |
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