This sounds like a song you might have written.
Must have been something in the water back where we were livin’.
But now we’re at the bitter end we thought we’d never live to see.
Yeah, it’s the end of the story: the end of you and me.
Someone always gets there first. It’s always been that way.
The one you leave behind gets the final say.
Sometimes you gotta hold still, sometimes you better move along.
Try and do both things at once–what could possibly go wrong?
You’d think with eyes and ears like yours you’d try to pay better attention.
Well, you could memorize the script–but you couldn’t take direction.
Someone always gets there first. It’s always been that way.
The one you leave behind gets the final say.
I would’ve sworn that we’d be friends till I drew my last breath.
But how could I have known you would drink that dream to death?
‘Cause when you go too far you wind up gone.
And the fool you leave behind plays a dead man’s song.
Another stellar release from this long-lived ensemble. Though the King Crimson influence is obvious & that comparison unavoidable, these guys have made many great recordings that can't be categorized as 'mere copies'. The perfect balance of aggressive riffing and serene soundscapes. Stephen Roberts
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
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