<<what a great year for great albums by familiar performers; >> Boy, no kidding...I've been thinking the same thing. ALthough I constantly try and find new artists, and there have been some great ones there as well, the real gems are the tried and trues like Neil, XTC, Steely Dan (!), Patti Smith, Paul Simon. It's just a shame that radio doesn't pick up on it any more than it has; than again, maybe we'll be hearing this stuff NEXT year on the radio. Lots of familiar performers took a while to break big, like Sting & Santana. Bob NP: The Wallflowers, "Josephine"
