Ok, firstly Go Insane is a work of genius. I think it's an amazing album all the way through. Smh at some of these responses- OOTC getting some "mehs" is also really, really heartbreaking but I'll get through it I guess. That album is perfect to me. I can't find fault in it. I once listened to it all the way through about 6 times, and I don't normally do that without some kind of an intermission or another album in-between. So I really don't agree with some of the comments about that one at all.:distress:
Now, Law & Order was a little more challenging for me at one point. I hated that September Song tune SO freaking much, and I still don't like it. But since then, I have grown to really dig this album and absolutely love Trouble, Mary Lee Jones, Bwana, It Was I, and THWDIILA.
Under The Skin has some beautiful stuff on it. I think I understand what Louie means, though, because the songs are a little slower. I believe there may have been a couple more slow numbers on there than what is usually preferred. And some of the songs, like Castaway Dreams and Under The Skin, I think, could have been a little less smothered in echo. But I do love and enjoy that album, really. I can't lie, I skip songs when I do my run-through. What is weird is, on that Elizabethtown album Shut Us Down is the standout but on UTS it just gets lost in the sea of similar. Maybe he needed a little more diversity in this collection? I don't know. All I know is there are a lot of gems on this album that end up being overlooked due to the songs sounding so much alike and being rather slow.
I really have not one complaint about Go Insane, Out Of The Cradle (duh), or Gift Of Screws. The other two are more of a challenge, but worth it.
I guess I listen the least to Under The Skin these days...but I still really love the album, despite Not Too Late (ugh, I HATE that song). Shoot, I remember the excitement and uncontrolled joy we all felt when he announced he was releasing it. I went crazy and bought as many tickets to as many shows as I could, thinking it would probably be the only chance I'd get to see him solo. lol! I really can't call it my least favorite album simply because it spawned all the current Lindsey drive. So, long story short, if I had to vote I'd say Law & Order. :shrug: But even then...
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