i really, really like jackson browne as a lyricist

i just wish he would use...i dunno, more chords?

still pretty early in my exploration of his music

it& #39;s less obviously boring than most I-IV-V music, but in a way it& #39;s MORE boring, because it& #39;s like I-IV-I-IV-I-IV-I-IV for an hour before it finally hits a V

he is slick enough to include some clever root subs and sus chords, but there is a certain kind of uber-diatonic quality to his music which makes it just kind of float by

i guess the issue is that there is just very little tension, harmonically

he does have the occasional moment of tension or a surprising chord, but it always seems to quickly drift back to uber-diatonic land before you can really experience the tension in a way that feels structured enough to ground the song

so the end result feels meandering

but again maybe he breaks out of this over time. i& #39;m mostly just familiar with the album "late for the sky"

and with that i will conclude this thread that no one asked for