03-23-2006, 06:23 PM
Left and Leaving recently regained its spot as the only album I ever feel like listening to. That and Day For Night are the only albums I ever get like that with.
I'd go so far as to say Left and Leaving is the album with which I identify most. The lyrics are simple (not obtuse) and not stupid, a difficult line to strattle. While the Hip are obviously my favorite band, there is no time that Gord connects with me lyrically like John K. does on this entire album. He, and they, really got it right on L and L. I love their other stuff, but it isn't quite the same. Not that it should be, but it's just not at the same level to me.
I'd go so far as to say Left and Leaving is the album with which I identify most. The lyrics are simple (not obtuse) and not stupid, a difficult line to strattle. While the Hip are obviously my favorite band, there is no time that Gord connects with me lyrically like John K. does on this entire album. He, and they, really got it right on L and L. I love their other stuff, but it isn't quite the same. Not that it should be, but it's just not at the same level to me.