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Al Steward - Year of the Cat (Original Post)
marble falls
Mar 10
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flying rabbit
(4,635 posts)1. On a morning from a Bogart movie...
lastlib
(23,248 posts)2. Al Stewart has given the world SO MUCH good music!
Very underappreciated, I think. "Roads To Moscow," "Modern Times," "The Dark And The Rolling Sea" should all be required listening. Awesome music, lyrics--and there's so much more!
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)3. Wonderful Tune
Covered it in the late 70s in a band.
I still mess around with it doing both piano & guitar versions. Really fun to play.
marble falls
(57,106 posts)4. The poster above you is right: Steward made good music. I like the way the words and music almost seem to tumble out.
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)5. He Is Great At Painting Pictures With Music
Lyrics of course. But, the music sets a mood very well.
Here's another fine example.