Gordon Lightfoot

As a rock star. Gordon Lightfoot has always been a cross between an Ambassador Scotch
ad and Martin Mull without humor. Even on his interesting early albums, you feel he doesn't
really know why he's singing because his music has no urgency. At his best. Lightfoot's a
stodgy romantic, and his perfectly modulated baritone, while invariably pleasant, isn't
exactly the most expressive vocal tool in the world. The man is just too tasteful... More >