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johnfowles · 05-09-2004, 02:39 PM

Am I getting excited or what??
Montreal Gazette review of Harmony http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html ?id=3f26ad25-6d83-4269-9f1e-593996a79777

Welcome Back, Gordon Lightfoot: Gordon Lightfoot's voice is frailer than it once was, but his songs still resonate with emotion.
CREDIT: THE GAZETTE
The Gazette

May 6, 2004

Gordon Lightfoot

Harmony

Linus/Warner

Rating 3 1/2
Sometimes the simplest recordings are a lot better than the million-dollar productions. In the months before falling ill in 2002, Gordon Lightfoot put down guitar and vocal demos of his recent songwriting efforts. After emergency stomach surgery and a lengthy hospital stay, Lightfoot listened to the tapes, enlisted his band to overdub their parts, added a couple of other new songs from a 2001 concert, and the result is his best work since the 1970s. Some songs, including Couchiching and River of Light, recapture the spirit of early songs that eloquently described Canadian landscapes. Others, like Harmony, End of All Time and Clouds of Loneliness, reflect poetically on broken relationships. Lightfoot's voice, though frailer than it once was, still communicates both the implicit and explicit emotional content of his songs. Harmony marks a welcome return to form by one of this country's greatest musical legends.

Mike Regenstreif

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05-09-2004, 02:39 PM	#1
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	Am I getting excited or what?? Montreal Gazette review of Harmony http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html ?id=3f26ad25-6d83-4269-9f1e-593996a79777 Welcome Back, Gordon Lightfoot: Gordon Lightfoot's voice is frailer than it once was, but his songs still resonate with emotion. CREDIT: THE GAZETTE The Gazette May 6, 2004 Gordon Lightfoot Harmony Linus/Warner Rating 3 1/2 Sometimes the simplest recordings are a lot better than the million-dollar productions. In the months before falling ill in 2002, Gordon Lightfoot put down guitar and vocal demos of his recent songwriting efforts. After emergency stomach surgery and a lengthy hospital stay, Lightfoot listened to the tapes, enlisted his band to overdub their parts, added a couple of other new songs from a 2001 concert, and the result is his best work since the 1970s. Some songs, including Couchiching and River of Light, recapture the spirit of early songs that eloquently described Canadian landscapes. Others, like Harmony, End of All Time and Clouds of Loneliness, reflect poetically on broken relationships. Lightfoot's voice, though frailer than it once was, still communicates both the implicit and explicit emotional content of his songs. Harmony marks a welcome return to form by one of this country's greatest musical legends. Mike Regenstreif ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited May 09, 2004).]