SRS, the title of the song was "Perhaps Love" and it is amazing to me how the two vocalists, who each could have had an ego that wouldn't allow the other on the stage, put that song together. In one of JD's cd liner notes there is a story how early on in his career he was advised to give up the low brow pop/folk material he was working on and to put on a tuxedo and sing in the opera.

I think, given that anecdote, John probably always loved the opera and could have succeeded there had he wanted to. That Placido Domingo recognized the quality of John's voice and worked to blend with him (no matter how much I love JD's singing, I have to admit Placido has the better voice). It's just that John was a product of the west, he loved the west, he felt more at home and comfortable in the west, and the opera was probably a little too confining for his natural bent. That is not to disparage Opera!

Big Al, I am confused over your comment about strumming and singing being a "pretty nice noise". Are you suggesting JD lacked in his instrumental technique? If so, I beg to differ, because I have/am studying his guitar technique and I find it remarkably intricate and advanced. Perhaps it is difficult to notice on his albums due to the orchestration and backup guitars, but his technique, mostly heard in his intro's and outro's, is quite polished. I also believe his song writing to be exceptionally good. Maybe you are thinking of a couple of clunkers, but then no one is always perfect.

Freightdawg