Despite being stripped down and potent, Thompson and his band are able to conjure a range of moods, atmospheres and impressions.
After Electric, we now know Thompson can shave a little polish in favor of a lukewarm beer and get along just as well.
The overriding feel of the album is one of attack although conscious maybe that light and shade is always to be found within the Thompson palette, there are gentler, reflective songs here like the dryly regretful “Salford Sunday” and the tender, self-searching “The Snow Goose”.
For an artist that is at the age that Thompson is, Electric mostly proves that he is still a vital and non-expendable force in the music world.
A hard rocking effort from Thompson with some of his highest tier lead guitar work.
As is the way with the man there’s a few stodgier compositions here that hold the album back ever so slightly, but all things considered it’s still one of his best.
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