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Gordon Lightfoot - Harmony
By David McPherson
Release Date: May 11, 2004
At 65, Canada's famed troubadour returns with his 20th
album — a historic feat considering the Orillia native
was felled during a concert in his hometown in
September 2002, and remained in a coma for six weeks.
On Harmony, Lightfoot's once powerful pipes are a
little more weathered from years of road living. His
vocal prowess is irrelevant, however, since
Lightfoot's claim to folk fame has always been his
songwriting, and here his keen observations about
love, loss and loneliness are as poetic as ever.
The disc was officially launched on May 10 at
Centuries Bar & Lounge in the basement of Massey Hall
as fellow musicians such as Tom Cochrane, and Blue
Rodeo's Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor lent their support to
their songwriting godfather. Appropriately two songs
("Shellfish" and "The No Hotel") were recorded live in
May 2001 at the Grande Dame on Toronto's Shuter Street
since Lightfoot has played here almost every year for
more than three decades.
The highlight is "Inspiration Lady", one of
Lightfoot's best songs in years. The title track
"Harmony" is an unforgettable ballad, which captures
the pain of a failed relationship. "End of All Time",
is another classic Lightfoot love ballad that echoes
"If I Could Read Your Mind". Later, Lightfoot pays
homage to his hometown with the rhythmic
"Couchiching".
Overall, Harmony finds a legendary singer-songwriter
still exercising his musical muscles after 40 years.
Harmony is out now on Linus Entertainment.
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