RICHARD THOMPSON CHALLENGES, SATISFIES FANS.Byline: Rob Lowman Entertainment Editor One of the few songs that Richard Thompson did not do from his upcoming album, ``Mock Tudor,'' at his sold-out Roxy show on Wednesday night was the dark ``Hope You Like the New Me.'' It probably wouldn't have been in keeping with the lively, upbeat two-hour set that Thompson treated his fans to. Oddly enough, ``New Me,'' Thompson says, was partially inspired by thinking about some of the bits of stage persona he has ``borrowed'' from other performers throughout his 30-year career. Borrowed may be too strong a word, but Thompson has been inspired enough lately to let loose his considerable wit in concert as he joked with the audience, doing double-takes at some of their responses and urging them a couple of times to make faces at the band to offer them encouragement. Not that the band needed much encouragement, as the rhythm section Noun 1. rhythm section - the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments percussion section, percussion section - a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class of drummer Michael Jerome and Thompson's brother Danny on stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. bass drove the music home with the ease of a Porsche on an open highway while multi-instrumentalist Pete Zorn Pete Zorn (b. 29 May 1950, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA) is a renowned multi-instrumentalist who has played with some of the biggest names in roots music. He is currently most famous for providing live backing for Richard Thompson and his band, where he switches between acoustic and Thompson's son, Teddy, added subtle touches and background vocals. Thompson added his own pyrotechnics pyrotechnics (pī'rōtĕk`nĭks, pī'rə–), technology of making and using fireworks. Gunpowder was used in fireworks by the Chinese as early as the 9th cent. on guitar with intricate and compelling solos that make your hands hurt just watching. While the crowd was at first disappointed that, as Thompson announced, he was going to feature unfamiliar music from the upcoming CD, that feeling vanished after the audience heard such songs as the folk-tinged ``Sights and Sounds of London Town'' and ``Cooksbury Queen'' and the sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. rockers ``Hard on Me'' and ``Two-Faced Love.'' And Thompson left room for a few of his wonderful older numbers. He expanded `Al Bowlly's in Heaven'' to empathize em·pa·thize v. To feel empathy in relation to another person. its jazzy jazz·y adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est 1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical. 2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car. quality, with elegant solos from Zorn and Danny Thompson, and cranked up the intensity with ``She Twists the Knife Again'' and ``I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight.'' ``1952 Vincent Black Lightning'' (that's a motorcycle, by the way) showcased Thompson's superb acoustic guitar work. |
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