Talk:Richard Thompson (musician)
This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Richard Thompson (musician) article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. |
Article policies
|
Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL |
Archives: 1 |
This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page. |
![]() | This article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to multiple WikiProjects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Too Affectionate. Make it More Objective.
[edit]This article doesn't adhere to the policy of a neutral point of view. Rather, it expends considerable effort to put Thompson in a favorable light. Too often, it sounds like it was written by an admirer. That is appropriate in a fan magazine or a music critic's article, but it's out of place in a reference work like Wikipedia. Here are some examples:
- "the brilliant acoustic guitar ballad "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"" - brilliant is a value judgment,
- Thompson was "without a recording contract (but not without admirers)" - the parenthetical phrase
- "Thompsons' fans often refer to the Shoot Out the Lights tour (not unfondly) as "The Tour from Hell" "- the parenthetical
- "For a short while a late career commercial breakthrough seemed likely....the momentum that could have capitalized on the critical success and popularity enjoyed by Rumor and Sigh never followed." - this is a hypothetical, suggesting that somebody else screwed up his career. Perhaps, but let's stick to the facts!
- "Thompson's unique take on the Britney Spears hit "Oops!... I Did It Again"" - "unique" is a value judgment, an opinion.
- "Thompson has been well served by compilers of retrospective collections...essential purchases for more committed fans" - "well served" is an opinion and "essential" is promotional
- "Watching the Dark is a generous combination of his better-known songs" - "generous" is not objective
I made these points on this talk page some time ago. Nobody objected. So I'm going to make these changes. Peace and love to all! BuzzWeiser196 (talk) 12:11, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
Richard Thompson Electric Trio at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2018
[edit]Is this video copyright compliant: [1]? Michael Jerome on drums and Taras Prodaniuk on bass/vocals (also Bobby Eichorn on guitar, some tracks). Here's the setlist. The concert footage seems to be available commercially on DVD in the US, so maybe the YT video is not available there. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:32, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
Middle name
[edit]Is there any good source for a middle name of "John"? His FreeBMD entry here supports this. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:04, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
Connection with Portsmouth
[edit]At his recent gig at Portsmouth Guildhall, while jokingly "sucking up to the local crowd", he informed the audience that his grandfather was from Chichester and that his great-grandfather had been one of the last drivers of the stagecoach between Portsmouth and London. Presumably on the maternal side of his ancestry. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:03, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
- Biography articles of living people
- B-Class biography articles
- B-Class biography (musicians) articles
- Mid-importance biography (musicians) articles
- Musicians work group articles
- WikiProject Biography articles
- B-Class guitarist articles
- WikiProject Guitarists articles
- B-Class Roots music articles
- Low-importance Roots music articles
- B-Class British folk rock task force articles
- Low-importance British folk rock task force articles
- British folk rock task force articles
- WikiProject Roots music articles