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Borderstone · 06-30-2003, 05:37 PM

I like Dan F. to and have all 11 of his top 40 hits. I have his best of LP and the "Language Of Love" 45rpm from 1984. He's a lot more pop oriented the Gordon Lightfoot and certainly more AC but he's still something nice to listen to. The thing I find kind of sad about his post hit career isthat when I go to a record store that sells old vinyl,the letter "F" section might as well be called The Dan Fogelberg Rack! Seemingly every one of his albums are there and usually not in the best shape. I thought a lot of GL LP's that I saw were in bad shape but Dan (sadly) wins the prize. Boy,when the American public dumps a once popular artist,they "really" dump! That's really the one thing about popular music that I detest. In Europe or other countries they revere their most popular artists into old age and beyond (unless they do something to tarnish their standing). Here in the U.S. you end up forgotten for about 15 or 20 years until they decide they want to hear from you again or put you in the R&R Hall Of Fame. I'd blame the music buying public completely if I didn't know that the labels are the biggest culprits (and we all know why by now.) I don't see Dan getting into the hall of fame but he should at least be remembered as a fine music and songwriter along the lines of Gord,Neil Diamond,John Denver and Al Stewart just to name a few. It's been me,catch ya on the flipside of Sundown!

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Borderstone (Also known as,"The B!")

06-30-2003, 05:37 PM	#10
Borderstone Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix,Arizona -America Posts: 4,427	I like Dan F. to and have all 11 of his top 40 hits. I have his best of LP and the "Language Of Love" 45rpm from 1984. He's a lot more pop oriented the Gordon Lightfoot and certainly more AC but he's still something nice to listen to. The thing I find kind of sad about his post hit career isthat when I go to a record store that sells old vinyl,the letter "F" section might as well be called The Dan Fogelberg Rack! Seemingly every one of his albums are there and usually not in the best shape. I thought a lot of GL LP's that I saw were in bad shape but Dan (sadly) wins the prize. Boy,when the American public dumps a once popular artist,they "really" dump! That's really the one thing about popular music that I detest. In Europe or other countries they revere their most popular artists into old age and beyond (unless they do something to tarnish their standing). Here in the U.S. you end up forgotten for about 15 or 20 years until they decide they want to hear from you again or put you in the R&R Hall Of Fame. I'd blame the music buying public completely if I didn't know that the labels are the biggest culprits (and we all know why by now.) I don't see Dan getting into the hall of fame but he should at least be remembered as a fine music and songwriter along the lines of Gord,Neil Diamond,John Denver and Al Stewart just to name a few. It's been me,catch ya on the flipside of Sundown! ------------------ Borderstone (Also known as,"The B!")