Front Parlour Ballads - Richard Thompson
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75 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: This is the guitarist's first solo acoustic album in nearly 25 years.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Uncut
    100
    May just be the most concise and potent distillation of Thompson's art to date. [Album of the Month, Sep 2005, p.98]
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  2. The Guardian
    80
    Recording at home suits him. Even with the over-dubs, this set has the vitality of a live performance, and he clearly feels relaxed enough to take chances with the sometimes elaborate songs, delivering both the expected guitar skills and some fluid, difficult vocals.
  3. Mojo
    80
    Less has become more for Richard Thompson. [Sep 2005, p.96]
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  4. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    Bogs down in stillborn ballads, vague metaphors, and fusty arrangements that sound too Olde English, even for him.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. bazzahip
    10
    smooth sounds
  2. razzydeck
    10
    perfect pitch
  3. martinb
    9
    Usual RT mix of wry lyrics, dark ideas and superb playing.
  4. Sordel
    7
    Adventurous but, for this artist, underwhelming

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