I think Ken's approach in his 1st message came off a bit brash or harsh and read as a highly crictical & negative message.
I'm glad he cleared it up though.
Ken,I thankfully did hear his hits growing up but his later voice didn't shock me too much,despite the fact it had only been 15 years since East Of Midnight in 2001,when I really "tuned in".
What did surprise me the most was,how he looked when he came out on stage on Aug. 6th,2001! For a brief moment I thought,"Is this a Lightfoot tribute"? It was he though.
As for the voice,it's really not that bad. On Live In Reno,he did a wonderful,"Song For A Winter's Night". Almost like the original.
When I saw him in January,he totally blew away the audience with "Baby Step Back" and "Sit Down Young Stranger.