OK...Someone explain the difference between Jimmy Buffett and James Taylor

[Taverner]

Both dudes are musicians

Both dudes had ALOT of fun in the 70's

Both dudes had a distinct "pushing the envelope from AM to FM" during the 70's. Anyone over 30 will know what I mean.

Both are very effective at getting boomers to send $$$ to support the environment (this is a good thing)

Both travel around the country, singing folky tunes and smoking pot (this is also a good thing)

Buffett sings Taylor's "Mexico"

Taylor sings Buffett's "Come Monday"

Both are heard extensively in major chain hotel lobbys at a very soft volume

[Shell Beau]

1. That is weird! I would've never compared the two!

[RPM]

2. Isnt JT dry and buffet, well, wet?

is that it?

[Beware the Beast Man]

3. One sucks ass and the other sucks shit.

:shrug:

[ET Awful]

4. James Taylor, regardless of what you think of his songs, is one

hell of a fine guitarist and plays some very unique and unusual licks.

Jimmy Buffet . . . doesn't.

[Taverner]

5. Actually I like both of them

But in the same way one might like, say, Maude or Sanford and Son reruns.

[ET Awful]

8. Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't dislike Buffet, I just don't think he's

exactly an excellent guitarist :). Taylor on the other hand is an exceptionally gifted guitarist.

[Burma Jones]

6. Jimmy Buffett opened for Frank Zappa

and James Taylor Didn't.......

[chaska]

7. I respect JT. That other guy ... god, he sucks.

[Taverner]

10. Well he does have fun shows

Not musically gifted shows, but fun in an audience participation kind of way.

And he is a serious environmentalist.

[redqueen]

9. I like JT's voice. Sometimes.

JB, not so much.

[Jara sang]

11. Ones an alcoholic and the other is a heroin addict.

You for got to mention that they both live on islands. Buffett on Key West and Taylor on Martha's Vineyard.

[jobycom]

12. I hate Taylor's songwriting, I love Buffet's

Taylor's songs are too self-indulgent and narcissistic. Buffet's are more fun, less pretentious (usually).

There's a personal reason, too. I'm from the Mississippi Coast, so I thought of Buffet as a local hero, so I like him. And I caught someone cheating on me to a James Taylor album. I disliked him before, but that really made me not want to hear him anymore.

[dajoki]

13. when i listen to...

buffett i feel like i'm on a tropical island. when i listen to taylor i feel like i'm in an asylum. but i like both!!:shrug:

[merh]

14. There is just something about a boat ride south of the

barrier islands listening to Buffett and drinking a beer and smelling like sunscreen!

Can't think of a better way to spend an afternoon! :smoke:

[Magrittes Pipe]

15. Taylor's crappiness is Yankee colonial...

...whereas Buffet sucks in a more tropical vein.

[tridim]

16. Buffet makes me vomit

Taylor doesn't.

I'm headed to my parent's lake house for the 4th, and every year their neighbor blasts Jimmy Buffet's crappiest hits all day long. It's impossible to tune it out. I can't stand his music.

Jimmy Buffet is a hack and James Taylor is an artist.