Richard Thompson: “Alexander Graham Bell” (Live) (2006)
Richard Thompson is known as a superb songwriter and a dazzling musician. But his secret weapon–his wry wit–is known mainly by those fortunate enough to have seen him live.
His between-song banter is dry, gently mocking–and intelligent. Basically, the polar opposite of Paul Stanley.
When asked by his child’s teacher to come into school and play some Egyptian songs “which is not as easy as it sounds”, he gave them “My Daddy is a Mummy”:
“Stylistically I place this somewhere between the two Memphis'”, he says, and…well damn if it isn’t an accurate description.
“Alexander Graham Bell”, stylistically closer to guitar jazz, is equally fun and actually quite enlightening.
Neither song is the type to be found on one of his studio albums, which are more serious-minded affairs.
It’s too bad this side of Thompson is relegated to concert performance and the “rarities” disc of a box set.
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