tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232479.post6672306344442579634..comments2023-10-05T10:19:06.886-05:00Comments on Blogonomicon: Jackson Browne - For Everyman (1973)AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232479.post-70714651701442313192010-09-16T08:42:21.922-05:002010-09-16T08:42:21.922-05:00It must be a matter of aesthetics because I find m...It must be a matter of aesthetics because I find most of Jackson Browne's records up until Running On Empty some of the dullest music ever made. punctuated by a good song here and there (doctor my eyes, et al)- his words read better than they sing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232479.post-18280832567273231062009-06-20T03:04:38.803-05:002009-06-20T03:04:38.803-05:00I could argue in defense of For Everyman. More tha...I could argue in defense of For Everyman. More than mere relics, Jackson Browne's first three albums (undoubtedly his finest) are some of the most gorgeous songwriting to emerge from Southern California. You can hear Tim Buckley's influence, particularly on the spare and beautiful "These Days." (The Velvet Underground simply cannot do that song justice.) The writing in "The Times You've Come" is evocative and flawless. Late for the Sky is, of course, his finest. And elegic ode to love lost and hope not quite forsaken -- though Running on Empty is one of my all-time favorite road albums. Looking over the blogs you read, I'm not surprised that you don't enjoy his later work; your politics alone seem to keep you at a distance from the songs. Peace, love, anarchy. -AshleyIshkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166960103294535820noreply@blogger.com