Beyond the obvious technical perfection and sensual allure of the music, this is a hard question to answer.
It is primarily his genius for putting technical perfection at the service of emotional expression.
One is left awestruck at the level of technical perfection.
But technical perfection is not what home cooking is about.
And technical perfection is a relatively minor concern, though competence helps.
Phillips recorded looking for a feel, not technical perfection.
He was a perfectionist as a writer and emphasized on technical perfection of his works.
Today's audiences are spoiled by technical perfection, and they look for force of expression in addition.
It clearly demonstrates a familiarity with drawing from a live model and attempts to reach technical perfection.
They might also have learned to doubt somewhat the sanctity of technical perfection.
