From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Sat Apr 19 2003 - 23:07:38 MDT
No, there seems to be no other like Al Stewart. I think the reason that he
had limited success in the 70's was the was music was pidgeon-holed back
then, for easier marketing and promotion. A mix of folk (which was dead),
pop, and 70's light rock. Kind of a melodic Dylan. Warren Zevon came in the
same realm as Al Stewart, and was similarly limited. Curiously, I find
Dylan's 70's and 80's lyrics and tunes (which nobody listens to) much better
then the popular stuff he did in the 60's. It seems pretty easy to change the
lyrics to Dylan and Al Stewarts songs, to an Extropian bent. This is like the
"filk-singing" of so many science fiction fans.
Mitch
Spike noted:
<<Al Stewart! Spud, hes one of my all time faves.
I have all of his discs, even the ones that didn't
sell. Love em all. The lyrics are so deep and
intricate, the melodies eloquent. The man was
a *stellar* example of the innovative music that
came outta the 70s alternative rock scene. Is
there another like Al Stewart?
Very curious that only two of his songs ever made
it high up on the pop charts, Year of the Cat and
Time Passages, both faaaar from his best work.
spike>>
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