The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #52607   Message #807448
Posted By: Skipjack K8
20-Oct-02 - 07:59 PM
Thread Name: Linda Thompson on UK TV (Jools)
Subject: RE: Linda Thompson on UK TV (Jools)
Promise I'm not being anti-reactionary, but I just watched Linda with the knowledge of her panning here, and I liked her performance. Three acoostik geetars was probably overkill, even if she didnae play hers, but the waves of harmony were soothing. I don't agree that it was weak, and I genuinely enjoyed the performance. I suspect that, for the right reasons, our previous posters wanted our Linda to champion our cause, and when she went it minimally, felt defeated. When Sharon Shannon played on Jools back a few years, that felt very one dimensional to me, and there is no bigger fan than I. I believe we want our champions to slay the field, and that's a tough order against Bowie. Doris Dynamite needs to keep trying. Against Linda, she's a musical pygmy. Good on yer, Linda!