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joveski · 10-19-2003, 02:56 PM

"What was this songwriting genius doing crooning songs by pale imitators such as Paul Simon and Gordon Lightfoot?"

ah, the usual Self Portrait bashing. bob is my musical first love and this album is loved by 95% of bobcats. he does a great job on the crooning. early morning rain is one of his best ever vocals in the studio and he did a few really good versions in 1991 which normally wasn't a good year for him on stage. erratic alcolhol-indiced performances!

self portrait has a lot of highlights including early morning rain, the boxer, little sadie, take a message to mary, and wigwam (!)

10-19-2003, 02:56 PM	#6
joveski Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,802	"What was this songwriting genius doing crooning songs by pale imitators such as Paul Simon and Gordon Lightfoot?" ah, the usual Self Portrait bashing. bob is my musical first love and this album is loved by 95% of bobcats. he does a great job on the crooning. early morning rain is one of his best ever vocals in the studio and he did a few really good versions in 1991 which normally wasn't a good year for him on stage. erratic alcolhol-indiced performances! self portrait has a lot of highlights including early morning rain, the boxer, little sadie, take a message to mary, and wigwam (!)