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The Old Kit Bag

by Richard Thompson

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All Time

of 455,776

5,082
2000's

of 266,014

684
2005

of 37,902

100

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.9078 The Old Kit Bag is ranked overall as 2.9078 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.0533 The Old Kit Bag has an avg. critic score of 3.0533 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

The writing is just as rueful, darkly romantic, and exuberant as it's ever been

PopMatters

Thompson is more comfortable than ever with his musical abilities and songwriting craft, and you hear the experience and the confidence on every track. ...more

All Music Guide

The Old Kit Bag is Richard Thompson's simplest and most unadorned album since Shoot Out the Lights, and while it isn't an immediate masterpiece like that album, it confirms that this man's work is best presented at its simplest, and the result is a modest triumph. ...more

Rolling Stone

Thompson's taut, literary folk pop is as odd and pleasing as ever. ...more

Rolling Stone

After a lifetime of making graceful music out of turmoil, British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson's taut, literary folk pop is as odd and pleasing as ever. ...more

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Mojo

A significant return to...read the complete review at Mojo

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Uncut

Doesn't quite make it into the Thompson solo Top 10.... But it's good to have him...read the complete review at Uncut

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The A.V. Club

Forty years ago, it wouldn't have taken much time to design the packaging for Richard Thompson's new album. In a darkened club, Thompson would have posed on a stool beneath a spotlight shining on a face haloed in cigarette smoke. Maybe there would have...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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