I recall a interview Neil Young where after Harvest he felt like he was in the middle of the road (I guess Heart of Gold is as MOR as he even got) and it was time to head for the ditch. Though Alabama and Needle and the Damage Done hardly qualify as easy listening.

Favourite song by any artist is always a shifting target, but at the moment, "After the Goldrush" both song and album seem to resonate with my circumstances.