"Boots" spoke of Court and Spark as representative of a commercial phase, in contrast to what he called the "folk" phase (STAS thru LOTC I suppose), and in contrast to what he termed the "jazz" phase and the "synthesizer" phase. He didn't use it disparagingly, but rather he agreed with my accessment that JM transcends whatever paintbrush she holds at the moment.
>From interviews where she discussed C&S, she told the story of that Liverpool guitarist, (what was his name? the guy who married Yoko?) who chided Joni for being "a product of over-education" and suggested that she "puts some fiddles on it," lest she "let everyone else have your hits *for* you." You know. Not Paul, the other one. The one who married a performance artist and drove a mini Cooper. hee hee. Then in the interviews, she spoke of "trying" to make something accessable (if I recall correctly- an assumption not to taken lightly) and being disappointed when Bobby fell asleep during a playback in some exec's office. Lama, who's up too late again. Fred Simon, jazz pianist par extraordinare asked, [Lama, what does your friend mean by "commercial"? Seriously, what does this word mean, especially in the context of Joni?] Lama's friend "Boots" said, >"Yeah! She's a perfect example! She starts >out in folk, then does some commercial things, then >jazz, then synthesizers! No one has done that like >Joni!"
