The year after I moved to Canada and got married (1999), my wife and I went down to California where she ran her first marathon; in the Red Wood Forest. Anyway, to shorten this story - I found a cool little store in Eureka that had "Road To Zen". It was some sort of pre-relase version of the CD, and I had just read some good comments about Stevens, so I bought it on the spot. I've been digging the CD ever since. He's sounds a lot like Clapton when he sings and his playing is solid.