Richard & Linda Thompson - The Choice Wife/Died for Love

Richard & Linda Thompson (First Light) «First Light [Chrysalis, 1978] Richard T. has always redeemed corny themes with a humor dry enough to be mistaken for nasty, as when he includes "I'll punch you in the nose" in a list of odd jobs he'll do. But nowhere else on "Restless Highway," "Sweet Surrender," and "The Choice Wife Died for Love"--the bulk of side one--do the lyrics deviate from the expectable. Just as distressing, the guitar veers away from Thompson's unique, timeless modalism toward the studio country-rock favored by new sidemen Willie Weeks and Andy Newmark. I love "Strange Affair," one of his greatest death songs yet, and still find the austere harmonies bracing. (...)» Excerpt taken from [severe] american writer Robert Cristgau's website. [ Music and photo are posted just for the benefit of the artists involved. If someone (artist, label, authors) feels that this video should be removed, please do let me know ]