<< She'd also begun her decade-long experimentation / learning curve / whatever with technology. Was this just her next phase -- the shortening of lines with more electric-sounding stuff -- or was it the first sign of LK's influence?>> A bit of both, I imagine. Most importantly, Joni wanted to return herself to the marketplace after Mingus tanked. But Shadows and Light really marked the end of that 'phase', and Joni was ready to move on I think.
<< And if the latter, was it necessarily all bad? She doesn't seem to think so, even in retrospect, as far as I've been able to determine. >> I agree - I think WTRF is a wonderful record. When I bought the vinyl, it was everything I'd hoped it would be. I about wore the grooves out. <<She seems to have kept the shorter lines, used what aspects of the techno that she wants or needs, and more or less dropped the call-and-response thing. It was a long experiment, but if TI is the result, then I feel it was worthwhile. >> Quite a nice summation...I think you make a lot of great points, Walt. Bob NP: Smash Mouth, "Pacific Coast Party"
