Lowell is where "The Bar" has been set. Despite the intervening 29 years, 3 months, 29 days (as of his writing), NO ONE, I repeat, NO ONE has come anywhere close to matching his oeuvre. As one poster above noted, "Bonnie Raitt is quoted as saying 'Lowell George was the best singer, songwriter and guitar player I have ever heard, hands down, in my life'...." To this day she maintains that contention - for the best reason possible - he was THE MAN. Just listen to all the available live material associated with his tenure in the band which, thankfully, has been posted on various sites around the Internet. Unlike Waiting For Columbus, these live recordings remain "unsweetened". They capture the sound of the band in a room the way the various audience members heard them. Those six guys playing together on a good "day or night" during the mid 1970's, was pretty definitively as absolutely good as it gets. Don't take my word for it. Make the discovery yourself.