Alvin Lee Message & Discussion Board
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Hi Laurie! We've got to be able to chuckle at ourselves sometimes:) You're so right on-- it's like an extended Christmas eve. My husband was so funny saying that once I got the CD in the mail I needed to wait for him to listen to it with me (he's a big fan too). I said, "no way-- that CD is getting played right away whether your home or not!" 
It's really fun to see the great cover and song titles isn't it. I'm intrigued by Song of the Red Rock Mountain, Mignight Creeper and Walk on, Walk Tall. I've e-mailed the review to my Alvin fan friends here at home and they're preordering the CD too. Maybe we can all have a cyber-party here on the board when we get our CDs
Any clue why Alvin is STILL on the road to freedom...sounds like a lengthy road...
He was on that road in the seventies and now in the 21th century, he still has not found freedom
I suspect what is meant is freedom in the loftiest sense, which could seem elusive even after decades. Or be a long work in progress. Or have been found, then lost again. Only Alvin can answer this one for himself, of course. But at some point in any quest for freedom as I see it comes the realization that freedom is ultimately inside one, or it is nowhere at all.
He was on that road in the seventies and now in the 21th century, he still has not found freedom
My opinion: You don't just achieve freedom and then leave it alone. Especially when you're looking for freedom to make the kind of music you want. I always thought that was what Alvin meant anyway, at least with the original OTRTF....he felt confined by TYA's musical style and by what the record labels and even the audience wanted from him, and he wanted the freedom to do what he wanted and to explore different musical options. I don't think that ever ends....it's a constant journey.
He was on that road in the seventies and now in the 21th century, he still has not found freedom
