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james hill · 08-28-2002, 07:44 PM

i'm a big fan of a lot of people, but i get a bit annoyed at the lack of appreciation of Gordon's work. with the ever increasing amount of c.d.'s that get poured into stores weekly, & as the age of music buyers gets younger, it's obvious that people's tastes are turning elsewhere. what really bothers me is there are too many folks my age that don't care if Gord ever releases another album. for example, why was Massey Hall filled every night during the "Shadows" tour, but the album died virtually stillborn?
the answer is people just want to hear the hits. (except of course, the true Lightheads).
i've strayed a bit from the orig. topic, but the bottom line is this: Lennon & McCartney could never have written "Seven Island Suite" while Gordon could never have written "Let it Be".
i'm just glad that "7 Island..." got a mention. truly a wonderful song!

08-28-2002, 07:44 PM	#35
james hill Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: toronto,ontario,canada Posts: 109	i'm a big fan of a lot of people, but i get a bit annoyed at the lack of appreciation of Gordon's work. with the ever increasing amount of c.d.'s that get poured into stores weekly, & as the age of music buyers gets younger, it's obvious that people's tastes are turning elsewhere. what really bothers me is there are too many folks my age that don't care if Gord ever releases another album. for example, why was Massey Hall filled every night during the "Shadows" tour, but the album died virtually stillborn? the answer is people just want to hear the hits. (except of course, the true Lightheads). i've strayed a bit from the orig. topic, but the bottom line is this: Lennon & McCartney could never have written "Seven Island Suite" while Gordon could never have written "Let it Be". i'm just glad that "7 Island..." got a mention. truly a wonderful song!