The old, he can't sing tag eh? Beauty is in the eyes and in this case in the ears of the beholder. I'm sure a Jim Croce thread would light up with comments on their fave records also.
Hitting all the right notes can make for enjoyable listening but too often the perfect singers are boring and lifeless. I'll take the frog in the throat of Neil, Dylan or Lou Reed over most 5 octave masters.
That being said. I'm also surprised that people find anything of worth on most of his 80's Lp's, and that includes "Life". Would anyone listen to that record if it wasn't be Neil. And what is it with Hawks and Doves? The songs are ok but they don't stand up to his early to mid 70's records
Oh well too each their own, I'm just glad to hear that Neil is recovering from surgery and may finally get around to releasing his long awaited box set.
matthew
