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Originally Posted by gretschviking1967
Oh well. I guess one has to reach that summit sometime. However, I am sure there's plenty of unreleased material spanning his entire career to create many "new" albums. If any are unadorned- which I'd wager many are- he could go back into the studio at his own pace and finish them up. A collection of rarities would be a nice addition and a great way to round off his already incredible catalogue of albums.
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Even with the technology we have today, where virtually everybody and his dog can record music and distribute it far and wide, quality albums are still expensive and time-consuming things to produce. Especially if you need to hire a producer, an arranger, and studio musicians and other specialists. At age 71, Gord doesn`t have a lot of time left, and while I can`t speak for him, I get the distinct impression that he feels his time and money are better spent elsewhere.
I also sense that he has reached the point where he feels he has said all that he can say, both lyrically and musically.
My suspicions were borne out in a recent interview I saw where CBC News anchor Peter Mansbridge was interviewing Gordon, who admitted that he had destroyed the sheet music and lyrics for his extensive catalogue of unpublished and unrecorded work.
When a singer songwriter gets to the point where they destroy their unpublished stuff, they`re probably thinking about their legacy. It could be the case that Gord didn`t think his back-catalogue stuff lived up to what he thought his legacy should be and so it got tossed. Either that, or he didn`t want one of the record labels he dealt with in the past to somehow acquire all that material and profit from it.
As for the rarities, the ones he wanted to release found their way onto the Songbook box set.
I personally would be thrilled to bits to hear some new stuff from him, even if it was just a few songs in an EP format. But I don`t think it`s likely to happen.