Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett is firmly entrenched in the "well-traveled troubadour" genre recently
popularized by Jim Croce. He sings with a big, friendly voice and deals in topics peculiar to
the everyday existence of the "little man." On Living and Dying in 3/4 Time he further
flashes the humor and comic sensibilities he so finely displayed on "The Great Filling Station
Holdup" and "Let's Get Drunk and Screw," his two minor hits of 1973. Sounding a l... More >

When the best cut on a singer-songwriter's album is a tall tale, he's either Arlo Guthrie or confused about the nature of his talent. And since this tall tale is about getting drunk, he's probably not Arlo Guthrie. (Grade: B-)