Not including compilations, of course (no voting for 'Songbook'!).
I would say my favorite overall album would be 'Don Quixote'. Something about that combination of songs just clicked to make the perfect album. Even the picture of Gord on the cover is great, sporting the bearded outdoorsman look and holding a guitar (I am guessing it was taken in his backyard).
The only song I didn't like was 'Ode to Big Blue' but the rest of the them were excellent. I will never forget that opening line to 'Christian Island' ("I'm sailing down the summer wind, I got whiskers on my chin, and I like the mood I'm in...") What imagery! Its the kind of song that really takes you away.
I could go on and on about the quality of the songs-- 'Don Quixote', 'Alberta Bound', 'Brave Mountaineers'--but I won't.
So which of Gord's albums are your favorite and why?
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