greetings all ! first, to fred, on latter day joni - shows what you know... i will say that some of her work is not as realized as others but uninteresting... c'mon ! ( by the way i am not a musician but i have been told on more than one occasion that a have a rather lovely singing voice .) second, i second the nomination of shawn colvin's first album and would like to add emmylou harris' " pieces of the sky," bonnie raitt's " give it up," and rita coolidge's self -titled LP ! thirdly i will add my voice to the many praising STAS . what a wonderfully realized work of art. i purchased STAS and CLOUDS after having discovered LOTC in 1970. ( three wonderful LP's that i listened to simultaneosly for months and months and months.) i was particularly mesmirized by " marcie," and "nathan la franeer," but i was completely blown away by " the pirate of penance." all those layers of joni's voice were incredible ! later...
may joni inhabit your dreams, waren keith p.s. no offense fred but C'MON !!!!!
