echos of the past

Review Score: (6/10)
Gordon Lightfoot's newest album has within it eerie traces of the great work he has done in the past. Yet the album is not great--good yes, but not great. As it does with so many of us, age is catching up with the master troubadore. The title song has echos of a great number of his hits. It will be one of the cuts on this album which will last. Probably the best song is "ringneck loon" which combines Lightfoot's best minstralcy with his off-beat humor. To those of us who have loved his work over decades, this will be a pleasant listen and a gentle reminder of what once was.

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