Interesting you should say this. I went with a friend with only a passing acquaintance with Joni and he thought she was incredible. It was my first time seeing her in concert too, and I was blown away. Ben especially liked "Amelia" (always a favorite song of mine).
On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 10:15 AM, Blair Fraipont wrote: > Lori and all, > Also good to point out about Joni not having her heart in the music > may show in the performances she gave that year with Bob. I recall the > album had just come out two months prior and the only new song she > performed was "the Crazy Cries of Love" and i was hoping to hear "Harlem > in Havana" and or "Man from Mars" live at the time. Good point to look > at. The other thing to consider is that she had an alotted time to > perform and wanted to keep it familiar? > Blair > > > > > > >> >> Yesterday's mail brought an "Album Advance" copy of TTT, which I >> recently won on eBay. The CD is contained in a simple black & white >> cardboard sleeve, and the CD label is black & white as well. >> >> TTT was the only Joni I didn't have, which is to say that I actually had >> it twice but gave those copies to friends who were TTT-less. (There's a >> joke in there, I know.) There has been a space for it in my CD player >> (similar to Coyote Rick's, it holds 400 disks), but I hadn't been in a >> hurry to fill it because, to date, it has been my least favorite Joni >> album. >> >> I never before took the time to consider WHY it's been my least favorite. >> I originally bought it the day of release, and I listened to it enough >> to know most of the words to most of the songs, but -- with one >> exception -- I found the album underwhelming. >> >> And so it remains, and I think I've determined why: for the most part, >> the writing seems shallow, like Joni's heart wasn't really in it. It's >> almost as if she had to meet a contract requirement and so cranked out >> an album of songs that were leftovers. I love a lot of the jazzy >> melodies and the way they're played, but the lyrics just leave me ... >> wanting. >> >> Obviously one exception would be "Stay In Touch," although that's not >> the song that gets to me. It's "Man From Mars," not so much because of >> the lyrics themselves (or the fact that they're about Joni's cat), but >> because the lyrics and melody together so acutely evoke a deep sense of >> LOSS. After hearing it this morning in the car, I found myself crying >> silently on the train as the song played in my head. I think MFM is the >> only Joni song that does that to me. >> >> That's it. Just thought I'd surprise everyone and actually write a >> little JC for a change. : ) >> >> Lori >> >> ~ >> Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
