Richard Lloyd - The Grotto, New Haven, Connecticut, March 15, 1985

Richard Lloyd - The Grotto, New Haven, Connecticut, March 15, 1985I pointed you in the direction of Richard Lloyd’s GoFundMe page a couple weeks back — let me point you in the direction of that page again! The response has been great, but if you still haven’t given or can give a little more, the new goal has almost been reached. Hopefully, this infusion of cash will help Richard beat his cancer diagnosis.Once you’ve taken care of that, check out Alex Butterfield’s typically excellent tape of Lloyd and his band in New Haven in the spring of 1985, touring behind the Field of Fire LP. And yeah, this is a fiery performance, with lots of guitar acrobatics from Richard. His solo career was full of fits and starts over the years, but this era has to be a high point. Thanks for passing along the recording, Alex! Richard Says: I think the overwhelming sensation in the music is joy; it’s a celebration of being alive. I guess there’s bound to be some sense of flirting with danger, but I’ve seen…