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Yeah...it is. Lots of killer JT songs on that one too. One of my favorites was/is "Mexico".
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I am a big James Taylor fan and I have never heard "Lighthouse". I have listened to "Mexico" many times.
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Both songs are on the Gorilla album. Don't think "Lighthouse" got much (if any) radio play back then?
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Ah... Then I know I have it and I do remember that album. Yes, it was a good album!
James Taylor has been very good over the years at figuring out how to reinvent himself without seeming like he is starting over. For example, Paul Simon, while he was also very successful at reinventing himself, there were periods, such as his African music direction, where it seemed like he was starting over. Thanks for the clarification! - Glenn
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That was my favorite cut from that album, which I still think is one of his strongest.
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Ahhh, JT. So much to love about this mans music. My Gorilla album is full of scratches and pops. May be time to search out a CD.
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Several other great songs from that album that I love are Sarah Maria, I Was a Fool To Care, You Make It Easy, and Wandering. It is chock full of great songs that received very little, if any radio play?
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Folk Rock hit its peak in 1969 with the release of Fairport Convention's "Liege & Lief."
JT for me though was pretty much a passing fad. I bought his first two LPs but that was it. In the end I guess the "New Folk" did not work for me and I quickly went back to Dave Van Ronk, Ramblin' Jack Elliot and the like.
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Lighthouse is a lovely, pristine folk-pop song, but it is hardly "rock." Far too polite and self-conscious for that. Not that it matters - James Taylor has a signature style that is all his own.
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Going to see them tomorrow night...
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Nice. I saw them a few years back but wasn't a fan of the album they were touring then--the most recent one was great, though.
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