My Take: For reasons only he knows, Gordon unleashed the full potential of his voice from 1972 to 1974, which was his world-wide exposure time. My feeling is he kept his vocal ability in check in earlier recordings to sound more down-to-earth and authentic to the folk-singer/troubadour tradition. Also, I believe that even when he vocalizes at his top vocal form his songs sound wonderful and accessible to all listeners.
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