My goodness - a dissenter in the ranks! I was wondering how long that would take. Have been quite amused at how much agreement there was.
Now, Valerie - I don't agree with you, but that is a fine side indeed - particularly coming right out of the box with the two title songs (I like that description). My thing with Don Quixote, side one is that I don't think it lets up the whole side. There's not a tune on it that you don't find yourself totally immersed in.
Another great "jumps at you right out of teh box" side is Summertime Dream - side 1 -"Race Among teh Ruins," "Edmund Fitzgerald" and "I'm Not Supposed to Care." Yow! If you put something else where "I'd Do it Again" was you might have another full candidate. It's a good song and appropriate where it is (he obviously wanted to put something that jumps in that spot) but not up to the writing quality of the other songs. That said trying to nit pick any of the albums from "Sit Down Young Stranger" through "Summertime Dream" is a complete waste of time. It's a string of albums of astounding quality that I don't expect to se matched by anyone.
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