At the age of 56. Long, distinguished career. Which of his songs did you like? I was always fond of "The Power of Gold". "Same Auld Lang Syne" and "Rhythm of the Rain", too.
Oddly, I found him via Twin Sons of Different Mothers (oddly because that was the time my musical tastes were being hammered out, and I was listening to the radio that then played him a lot).
I'm a sucker for Dad songs, so "Leader of the Band" (despite knowing it's a cliche) is still way up there for me. (Want to see me stream tears? Hit me with that and Steve Goodman's "My Old Man" back to back.) I even still like "Longer", if I only hear it every couple of years.
Of the non-hits songs, I think I most like "Netherlands" and "Icarus Ascending".
Twin Sons is a neat album. In addition to "The Power of Gold" and of course the sweet instrumentals that are the raison d'etre of the project, it's got those really cool cover songs on it. "Tell Me to My Face" by the Byrds, which I hadn't been aware of until I heard it on Twin Sons, and "Since You've Asked," which gave me a whole new level of respect for Judy Collins. I hadn't even known she wrote songs at all, here was her byline on one of the loveliest songs ever, period.
I really grooved on those little jazz instrumentals though. I have a about a dozen old recordings I made on a Casio synth with an 8-track sequencer, using that electric piano/flute/cello combination. Actually, a couple of them were among my best material. Remarkable album.
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I'm a sucker for Dad songs, so "Leader of the Band" (despite knowing it's a cliche) is still way up there for me. (Want to see me stream tears? Hit me with that and Steve Goodman's "My Old Man" back to back.) I even still like "Longer", if I only hear it every couple of years.
Of the non-hits songs, I think I most like "Netherlands" and "Icarus Ascending".
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I really grooved on those little jazz instrumentals though. I have a about a dozen old recordings I made on a Casio synth with an 8-track sequencer, using that electric piano/flute/cello combination. Actually, a couple of them were among my best material. Remarkable album.