Dan Fogelberg Dies

[filkertom]

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.

Comments

[darrenzieger.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, this hurts. I'm a huge fan. And I've always felt he never got the respect he deserved because he got lumped in with a lot of mellow 70s singer/songwriters who weren't fit to change his strings.

I don't think any album has ever had the effect on me that The Innocent Age did. My mom received it as a birthday present in 1980, but I was the one who listened to it until it was worn out.

There was such depth to his material - he had the incredible craftsmanship of the slickest country songwriters, but with the soul and vision of a true artist. Damn. I'm actually crying as I write this.

Damn. Damn. Damn

[darrenzieger.livejournal.com]

correction - re: The Innocent Age it must have been in 1981, since that's the year the album was actually released. A trivial detail to you, perhaps, but to me, it means that it was August of 1981 when my ^ #$%*%@% life changed, at least to the extent of my deciding that, aha! _that's_ the kind of songs I want to write. I had the same experience with the Indigo Girls several years later, but it's all part of a larger progression...