I can't really comment on The Hunter as I only have it on CD.Therefore I can only hear it in my car.As far as following a hit so massive it can't be followed Los Lobos "La Bamba" gave way to "La Pistola Y La Corazon" the spanish language record they always wanted to do,yet probably would have been a momentum breaker in the regular scheme of things.A wonderful strategy.It mirrors what The Band did following the incredible ride of "Stagefright",huge sales and FM play,Cover of Time magazine, with "Moondog Matinee" an album of oldies to honor their roots with Ronnie Hawkins.Deliberately stepping back so as not to face inevitable critical backlash.Moondog remains to me a brilliant strategy and a wonderful gem of an LP.With the added bonus that you can almost always find it at a low price.
Overlooked Follow-Ups
Gene Bartow won 52 of the 60 games he coached at UCLA, but had the misfortune of following John Wooden. Bartow was no John Wooden, but 52 of 60 is pretty impressive. I mention this because I just finished listening to Jennifer Warnes "The Hunter", her follow up to "Famous Blue Raincoat". The songs don't measure up to "FBR", but there's some very good music, her voice is great, and IMHO the recording quality is tremendous. It seams like the record suffered from being in the shadow of its predecessor. Any others overlooked for similar reasons
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