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Rich Man Spiritual · 03-14-2005, 11:40 PM

I am a man coming out of a Gordon Lightfoot time capsule. The year is 1978. The album is Endless Wire. I know virtually nothing of what happened to this great singer/songwriter subsequent to this year. I was poor in 1978 but now find that I have adequate funds to indulge my musical whims. To aquaint and reaquint myself with Gordon's past and present musical accomplishments I use a portion of those funds to purchase and then listen to all 20 of his original albums. The results of this endeavor are forthcoming.
THE RESULTS:
Since 1978 Gord has put out an additional 7 albums resuming (from my point of view) with "Dreamstreet Rose" and ending so far with "Harmony". The songwriting and musicianship are as always superb. The voice is rich and full and as remembered until "East of Midnight". The album "Salute" is the last that I hear of a voice that I remember! I go to lightfoot.ca and read reviews of his concerts to see if I can find a clue as to the time and nature of change in this voice of non-pareil. I find a review from a concert of April 21st,1984 in Duluth, Minnesota. In addition to many plaudits the reviewer has this to say "The voice shows all of the singer's 46 years, in ways. The richness of the lower register is gone forever and there's an at times nasal quality up high. And he still mixes up a lyric here and there. But the warmth radiates, still." It is now 2005 and for over 20 years the voice which I heard and loved from "Don Quixote" to "Endless Wire" and now including "Dream Street Rose", "Shadows" and "Salute" has been missing and changed. I doubt I will ever know the reason but at least I know. What will I do now. In 1984 Gord traded in his vintage 1940's D-28 herringbone scallop braced Martin of a voice for an Ibanez of much newer vintage. I remain a steadfast fan, an ardent supporter but nostalgic in remembering the voice from my relative youth which is forever gone!

03-14-2005, 11:40 PM	#1
Rich Man Spiritual Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Toledo, Washington, USA Posts: 27	I am a man coming out of a Gordon Lightfoot time capsule. The year is 1978. The album is Endless Wire. I know virtually nothing of what happened to this great singer/songwriter subsequent to this year. I was poor in 1978 but now find that I have adequate funds to indulge my musical whims. To aquaint and reaquint myself with Gordon's past and present musical accomplishments I use a portion of those funds to purchase and then listen to all 20 of his original albums. The results of this endeavor are forthcoming. THE RESULTS: Since 1978 Gord has put out an additional 7 albums resuming (from my point of view) with "Dreamstreet Rose" and ending so far with "Harmony". The songwriting and musicianship are as always superb. The voice is rich and full and as remembered until "East of Midnight". The album "Salute" is the last that I hear of a voice that I remember! I go to lightfoot.ca and read reviews of his concerts to see if I can find a clue as to the time and nature of change in this voice of non-pareil. I find a review from a concert of April 21st,1984 in Duluth, Minnesota. In addition to many plaudits the reviewer has this to say "The voice shows all of the singer's 46 years, in ways. The richness of the lower register is gone forever and there's an at times nasal quality up high. And he still mixes up a lyric here and there. But the warmth radiates, still." It is now 2005 and for over 20 years the voice which I heard and loved from "Don Quixote" to "Endless Wire" and now including "Dream Street Rose", "Shadows" and "Salute" has been missing and changed. I doubt I will ever know the reason but at least I know. What will I do now. In 1984 Gord traded in his vintage 1940's D-28 herringbone scallop braced Martin of a voice for an Ibanez of much newer vintage. I remain a steadfast fan, an ardent supporter but nostalgic in remembering the voice from my relative youth which is forever gone!