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Amongst the best

Falc | Southwest U.S. | 03/10/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"No doubt, this album is a favorite for the songs on it, but one amongst many.



Some have taken this opportunity to complain of John's humanity, how his life didn't always reflect the music. The music is the best in us ALL... and each of us would pale compared to our best.



(For the record, his license wasn't suspended for DUIs, it was only technically suspended because he hadn't renewed the medical yet.)



Any man who brings so much good to light is a hero in my book. JD and his music brought me to the mountains, the ocean, to bothering to fly, to travel and work in Africa... helped calm some of my own demons, certainly improved and affected my own songs and performances... made it okay to be into his sort of music while my peers only listened to very hard rock.



I can still remember the first time I heard RMH on the radio, how it stopped me in my tracks, had me glued to the speaker, gloriously elated to hear acoustic guitars so intricately interwoven and driven... Few days have gone by in the 40 years since then that his music hasn't had a distinct and profound affect upon my life, shown me, brought me to be open to greater possibilities -- both within the world and myself. He has many good albums, before and after Spirit, but this is amongst the best of them."

Spirit

J. Nickel | California,USA | 09/12/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A great collection of Denver song's I hadn't heard before.

Fun to listen to."