Without sounding too crass, can I suggest that the record wouldn't be as great
if they hadn't been going through the divorce? "Walking On A Wire" and "Wall of
Death" especially seem to be given added depth by the context.
I wouldn't wish that fate on anyone, but if it had to happen I'm glad to take
the record as fallout.
John Magee
>How are we defining "that period"? The whole Richard and Linda era? The
reason I'm asking is because I >hear a huge difference between the stuff they
recorded for Island and their later material for Chrysalis and >Hannibal. The
early records are very folky sounding, more acoustic with lots of tradtional
English and Irish >influences. When they changed record companies, they
noticeably shifted gears. The accordion and fiddle >were still there,
sometimes, but his guitar playing was way out front. Their last record
together, "Shoot Out >the Lights," was a great rock record. Too bad they got
divorced in the middle of making it.
>Jim N.
