vlmagee,

I agree with you. I don't think it is a lack of diversity in his material that is at the root of the criticism, though that is how it is framed. I believe it was that his songs became ubiquitous. They put Lightfoot in the elevators and in the supermarkets and everywhere. Familiarity breeds contempt, and contempt is expressed in a myriad of ways. One of these being the charge of homogeneity. IMHOP of course.

'spaw, as to who's songwriting is better, Lightfoot tells a better story, but Taylor expresses human emotions and relationships more successfully. Lightfoot's characters are stylized or archetypal, while Taylor's, like Carol King's (remember Tapestry?) are full round human folks, quite warm and real. (IMHOP)