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The Rez · 08-01-2005, 11:52 AM

To this old man, Sawyer Brown did decent MOR C/W "Starsearch" hits. I wouldn't have spent any bucks on their stuff personally, until I heard the song in question.

When I first heard it, my reaction was: Gord?
Then the DJ said, "Sawyer Brown." His on-air pardner said, "Yeah, but sure sounds like Gordon Lightfoot to me."

So, I shelled out some sheckles. Never disappointed in that single song. Most of the rest didn't touch me, just OK MOR like the rest of CW radio then. Not any better now, still formula, for this old man's sheckles.

But that one song and the Gord influence? Very Present. And there's absolutely nothing wrong w/ that. Showing who influenced Miller (who's likely somewhere on some Gord forum) is just Honoring the mentor, not copycat stuff. 'Course that just might depend on song value, too.

And this particular song has value. No complains all around there.

The Rez

08-01-2005, 11:52 AM	#6
The Rez Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Balboa, CA, US of A Posts: 598	To this old man, Sawyer Brown did decent MOR C/W "Starsearch" hits. I wouldn't have spent any bucks on their stuff personally, until I heard the song in question. When I first heard it, my reaction was: Gord? Then the DJ said, "Sawyer Brown." His on-air pardner said, "Yeah, but sure sounds like Gordon Lightfoot to me." So, I shelled out some sheckles. Never disappointed in that single song. Most of the rest didn't touch me, just OK MOR like the rest of CW radio then. Not any better now, still formula, for this old man's sheckles. But that one song and the Gord influence? Very Present. And there's absolutely nothing wrong w/ that. Showing who influenced Miller (who's likely somewhere on some Gord forum) is just Honoring the mentor, not copycat stuff. 'Course that just might depend on song value, too. And this particular song has value. No complains all around there. The Rez __________________ I came to Love the Music Before I came to Be [Psalm 139:13]