Aside from being an exquisite songwriter, in my opinion, one thing that really impressed me was that, live, Michael did NOT use a capo- he was all up and down the neck, adding harmonics at the drop of a hat- I think his guitar playing is on par with the rest of his writing, and that's often not the case!

Big Jim, I agree too that for my tastes, simpler is often better. (Keelaghan is a great example- I really want to hear the entire Road album solo! We were fortunate enough to see him play in the spring.) Just saw Lynn Miles and she was shimmering solo live... ditto Richard Shindell- it just seems like the heart and soul of their songs really shine through live.

But that's just my opinion!

Jim