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hifiguy

(33,688 posts) Tue Jan 12, 2016, 05:52 PM Jan 2016

Any Al Stewart fans out there?

Just found this from his Royal Albert Hall show of last year. "Year of the Cat," with the Great Tim Renwick on lead and Peter White on keyboards, just like the old days. Al's still got it and never lost it. Such elegant, smart, literate songs.

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Any Al Stewart fans out there? (Original Post) hifiguy Jan 2016 OP

Right here. drm604 Jan 2016 #1

Present... Tom_Foolery Jan 2016 #2

Thank you! PennyK Jan 2016 #3

ME! ME! ME! HeiressofBickworth Jan 2016 #4

Don't forget On the Border gratuitous Jan 2016 #11

In the village where I grew up nothing seems the same. hunter Jan 2016 #5

Ain't that the truth. hifiguy Jan 2016 #6

I was a young born-in-the-U.S.A-teen in Franco's Spain. hunter Jan 2016 #7

I've watched that a dozen times and it never gets old. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #8

The ghost moon Mendocino Jan 2016 #9

yes Kali Jan 2016 #10

I love him, sometimes I can hear just him all day. astral Jan 2016 #12

Been a fan since high school Pool Hall Ace Jan 2016 #13

Yes! Thanks for the post! vanlassie Jan 2016 #14

"Time Passages" and "Year of the Cat".... AngryOldDem Jan 2016 #15

YES!! lastlib Jan 2016 #16

Night of the 4th of May has always touched a chord in me Zorro Jan 2016 #17

drm604

(16,230 posts)

1. Right here.

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 05:55 PM

Jan 2016

Tom_Foolery

(4,691 posts)

2. Present...

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 06:03 PM

Jan 2016

PennyK

(2,302 posts)

3. Thank you!

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 06:11 PM

Jan 2016

This might be my favorite song of all time (I just hope Donald Fagen doesn't come here).

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)

4. ME! ME! ME!

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 09:06 PM

Jan 2016

I have:

Russians & Americans
24 Carrots
Year of the Cat
Past Present & Future
Time Passages
Modern Times
The Early Years
Famous Last Words
Between the Wars

Whew -- I didn't realize I had so many

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

11. Don't forget On the Border

Reply to HeiressofBickworth (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 13, 2016, 04:56 PM

Jan 2016

Another nicely paced, evocative song with a great marriage of words and music.

hunter

(38,309 posts)

5. In the village where I grew up nothing seems the same.

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 09:28 PM

Jan 2016

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

6. Ain't that the truth.

Reply to hunter (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 09:35 PM

Jan 2016

hunter

(38,309 posts)

7. I was a young born-in-the-U.S.A-teen in Franco's Spain.

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 09:43 PM

Jan 2016

My dad decided in the middle of the night we had to leave for France.

My mom cannot be contained.

It runs in the family.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

8. I've watched that a dozen times and it never gets old.

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 09:48 PM

Jan 2016

I adore Am Stewart, always have.

Thanks for posting it.

Mendocino

(7,486 posts)

9. The ghost moon

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2016, 01:46 PM

Jan 2016

sails among the clouds.

Kali

(55,007 posts)

10. yes

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2016, 04:16 PM

Jan 2016

saw him at least once back in the day

astral

(2,531 posts)

12. I love him, sometimes I can hear just him all day.

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 12:29 AM

Jan 2016

I will have to watch this later.

Pool Hall Ace

(5,849 posts)

13. Been a fan since high school

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 08:03 AM

Jan 2016

His music never gets old.

vanlassie

(5,668 posts)

14. Yes! Thanks for the post!

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Sun Jan 17, 2016, 08:11 AM

Jan 2016

AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)

15. "Time Passages" and "Year of the Cat"....

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 01:02 PM

Jan 2016

...they were constantly on my turntable back in the '70s. Love the long piano lead-in to "Year of the Cat."

lastlib

(23,208 posts)

16. YES!!

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 05:22 PM

Jan 2016

Got to see him twice--he is TRULY an amazing musician and songwriter!! Especially love "The Dark and Rolling Sea", "Modern Times", "Carol", "Antarctica", "Love Chronicles"--just SO MANY good songs that tug the heart!

Zorro

(15,737 posts)

17. Night of the 4th of May has always touched a chord in me

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 05:43 PM

Jan 2016

It's a deeply personal and revealing song of his, and listening to it warp propels me 40 years into the past to a time of youthful emotions and indiscretions.

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