Strange that Dan Fogelberg should be brought up here. Sadly, like >Joni, his voice has suffered over time. Unlike Joni, Dan has openly >acknowledged that the damage done is mostly due to a 30 year smoking >habit, of course combined with advancing age. Also unlike Joni, he >quit several years ago, and his voice is the better for it.
I saw Dan do it solo a few years ago and he is an incredible musician. Like Lindsey Buckingham, Todd Rudgren and a few others, there isn't an instrument he can't tackle. The only downer was hearing him try to hit the high parts to "In the Morning" off of his first album(this is one of my all time fave Dan albums). He had a difficult time with it 'cause he tried to sing it just like the record. I find this to be a common problem with male singers. They are so preoccupied with exploring their higher range and it renders them incapable of singing their early material once they've aged. Dan has an uncharacteristically high range and being a man he was most definite going to lose it at some point. It probably would have happened even if he hadn't been a smoker. More men should get into exploring their lower register earlier in their careers. Then you run into problems in a live setting 'cause it's really difficult to get the low voices to be heard over the music. I guess there is no easy way around it.
Have any of you guys ever heard "Wisteria" off of his first album. The classical guitar lead is beautiful!! I'm not a woman and I'm not gay but when you here this song it almost makes you want have this guys baby. Pure emotion!
(Note:That was over twenty years ago and after the 4 minutes was over I soon came back to my senses.)Hee, Hee.
Will
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