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Manifestor_of_Light

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43. Great words but he mumbles too much.

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 12:26 AM

Jul 2014

The words have overtaken what little melody there is.

Great songs for other people to make standards out of
(All Along the Watchtower comes to mind.)

Took me a few years to appreciate Hendrix.

Yeah, I'm old!

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Great words but he mumbles too much. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2014 #43

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