[Simon]

I admire him... in phases. Can't listen to him all the time (but not even BJ, so...), and when I'm in the mood he can be the greatest pop-rock artist I know. I love his "MTV Unplugged", as for studio albums "Reckless" is a firworks of hits, while "18 til I die" is my favourite... his most mature album I would say. Another great one is "Live! Live! Live!", the atmosphere on the show is mindblowing. I never went to see him live though. Maybe I will one day if the opportunity is there.

He has other great songs here and there, but the level of songwriting went downhill since "On A Day Like Today". The lyrics, that never had been the deepest, became even more simple and cheesy, the songs shorter and also simpler.
I always felt he has a lot of fillers on some of his albums, like "Waking Up The Neighbours", there are some songs I just can't stand, and then some masterpieces as well. Weird mix really.

I truely love some of his songs which I rate very highly, such as:

One Night Love Affair
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
Thought I'd Died And Gone To Heaven
East Side Story
It's Only Love
Everything I Do
All For Love
Let's Make A Night To Remember
Summer Of '69 (still!)
Room Service
...