Nick Drake is one of these breed of artists that is overwhelmingly revered purely because he died early. He was a good singer/songwriter, who may have been slightly ahead of his time, but his godlike status among many is somewhat cringeworthy. Although he is currently inside the UK Top 40 with a single relase
At the moment, the new Morrissey album is taking some shifting from my stereo. Now THERE'S a proper singer/songwriter who deserves all praise. A true legend. Been there and done it for over 20 years, and still producing extremely high quality music. His solo stuff has maybe never quite reached the height of the Smiths, but it's still better than most of the drivel thats out nowadays.
In an age of Justin and Britney, long live Steven Patrick Morrissey.