![]() ![]() But Stevie Nicks never gave birth in a Sufi squat without hot water or electricity, or stole a car in Canada on a bender she may never have kicked Lindsay Buckingham’s shins while he soloed – unlike Linda Pettifer, who, pre-Richard, performed as Linda Peters. It ends with the duo’s live immolation, when the Thompsons fulfilled lucrative 1982 tour dates despite their relationship having, as one of their most famous songs goes, “withered and died”.Ī little like Fleetwood Mac – a more lucrative British late-60s outcropping – these former soulmates sang songs about their curdled love at one another across blasted North American stages. ![]() This chronology kicks off with the pair’s first casual rock’n’roll experiments for a low-key ensemble project. ![]() ![]() It is a tale worth retelling – and shelling out for.Īs vocalists, the Thompsons shared a startling contralto directness that, squared, offered up a vision of often spare, unfussy beauty at one remove from convention or theatricality. Here, though, over eight CDs (or a big download) is the story of one of the most intriguing partnerships in British music: the silvery folk-rock duo Richard and Linda Thompson. B ox sets often exist merely to evacuate the wallets of the faithful. ![]()
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