It's a very good record - I play it a lot - but it's not one of my favourite Gord albums. More maybe to do with the very Sixties pop production than the songs. Did She Mention My Name? has it too. Strangely enough, the debut and Back Here On Earth (my favourite of the UA records) both have a more earthy, folk sound.
I’m with you 100 % on this one. I was a casual Lightfoot fan when, around 1990, a buddy loaned me his LP copy of Shadows. I was instantly hooked, and went out and found my own copy after reluctantly giving it back. I have all the albums now, and I’ve seen him in concert 5 or times now.
Always had a soft spot for Shadows....a very good lp. Thought it was a step up after Endless Wire and Dream Street Rose. But those two I like as well.
I have a beef with Lightfoot's best-of, anthologies..whatever. There's always some great song missing. One will have everything but missing 'Black Day In July'. Another will have that but missing ' If You Could Read My Mind'. Another will have those two but missing ' Sundown'
Ok...will throw out a quick trivia question. On the 4 cd Songbook collection...which of the above LP's listed in the OP's rundown was represented the most? Outtakes are NOT counted as being tied to an album session. And don't be a cheetah. No googlin or running to get your Songbook collection. Will post results in six hours after I get back from church.
I would’ve guessed Stranger/Mind, but knowing Minstrel Of The Dawn isn’t on there... hmm. I think I might go with the above-mentioned The Way I Feel, an album which I absolutely love.
The original 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy' is such a fantastic song, possibly the greatest Canadian song ever written. Yes, sir...they don't write 'em like that anymore; they can't write ' em like that anymore. How could they? That time and sense of history is long gone from music. What an incredible piece. Strong rhythmic acoustic strumming backed with a propulsive groove. You are there laying down those steel rails, clearing the brush, battling the elements and riding those trains. Lightfoot wrote many great songs but none greater than this.
Answer to the above trivia question... The 1999 4 cd collection Songbook had SIX songs from.....Did She Mention My Name lp. 13 The Mountains and Maryann 14 The Last Time I Saw Her 15 Did She Mention My Name 16 Pussywillows, Cat-tails 17 Boss Man 18 Something Very Special The least represented (to be expected since it was released the year prior was A Painter Passing Through (song same title). One selection. Sunday Concert, Endless Wire, and Back Here on Earth each had two songs represented. I'm Not Saying/Ribbon of Darkness, Softly. Endless Wire, The Circle is Small Bitter Green, Affair on 8th Avenue Harmony and Solo not represented at all since they came out after Songbook.
Here's a hot tip. If you think there is nothing worth hearing after the 70's -- please listen to Shadows. You'll thank me later.
It took until 2002 for Shadows to finally get a cd release. That's just plain nutz! Triangle is my fave off of Shadows.
I always come back to these 3 as they get a lot of play...I love all Gordon! Sit Down Young Stranger Don Quixote Old Dan's Records
yes he was and Terry Clements was just as good...I loved them both...Terry was a really nice polite man...I enjoyed my time with him years ago..
Agree..First heard the remake on Gord's Gold...but like the original (The Way I Feel LP) and live Sunday Concert also.
I think the voters are getting it right - currently the top vote-getters are the seven album run from Sit Down Young Stranger through Summertime Dream.
I have most on original vinyl, but I gave a vote for Harmony which I bought on CD and was really impressed by.
The Way I Feel (Home From the Forest and Canadian Railroad Trilogy - absolute gems to me) Summer Side of Life Sundown Cold on the Shoulder Summertime Dream
