Talk:Linda Thompson (singer)

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A Linda Thompson supporter has written much of this entry - it describes her as "heroic," etc. It's crap, makes the whole entry not credible. 68.81.114.143 22:54, 26 August 2007 (UTC) --- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.81.114.143 (talk) 22:54, August 26, 2007 (UTC) I posted a revision that cleaned up style, and corrected several errors. It's since been taken down. Presumably, the errors can now live on in perpetuity. Ah, Wikipedia -- no wonder you're so well regarded!

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Linda Thompson sings on the soundtrack of Gangs of New York. She sings Paddy's Lamentation a traditional arranged by Linda Thompson and her son Teddy Thompson. Linda Thompson appears on the soundtrack album courtesy of Rounder Records.

[edit] White and overeducated

I can't remember where I got that line. It might have been the TV documentary on her life. If it really worries you, you can use this instead:

"Although Islam itself was a revelation," Linda recalls, "the commune was full of white middle-class people trying to punish themselves, and everybody else. It taught me a lot. To stay away from sects, mostly."

The source is this interview: http://www.cdshakedown.com/110696.htm It conveys much the same sentiment. Ogg 07:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

There is more of the same here: http://www.sundayherald.com/print50973

Ogg 07:34, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bias

The article, while quite informative, is rather biased, and makes a few sweeping POV statements. Do we have, for instance, any sources to cite that LT's breakup with RT was the cause of her hysterical dysphonia? Also, the myth-making and speculation surrounding the final show of the Shoot Out the Lights US tour are fascinating, but not strictly orthodox in an encyclopedia entry. There is a touch of anti-Richard Thompson about the whole article, too. Cravenmonket 14:08, 15 October 2007 (UTC)