I think that here in the U.S. he suffered by comparison: the genteel romantic nature of many of his songs along with a good voice and performances relatively free of heavy percussion was in direct contrast to the hard-living world of the various metal rock bands popular at the same time. His voice was good, his songs were well-written, and lately his environmental activism kept a steady audience listening to him. He died way too young.

I had a friend in the mid-1970s who listened to a lot of Denver and Gordon Lightfoot. I think they're still pretty comparable.

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