332 - Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights - Avery Pearson
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EPISODE SUMMARY:
No matter how obscure, seemingly banal or downright hard to listen to, every album on The 500 list has its place for a reason. Musicians, producers and industry insiders used their combined knowledge and taste to define the most important works in music history. And for Richard and Linda Thompson, the reason seems to be their ability to craft a holistic record that incomparably captures the devastating sadness of a relationship in collapse, as in the case of 1982's Shoot Out the Lights. Comedian and musician Avery Pearson returns to revisit that reasoning and determine the value in a dying artform.
SHOW NOTES:
01:00 - Intro
11:00 - A true dickhead
19:00 - The story so far
27:15 - Definitely about the divorce
35:45 - Actual artistry
46:00 - facts!
54:15 - Lightning round
59:30 - Outro/New music
Check out the music history of this album here.