> As for Joni, she gives me a royal pain in the ass with her fetish for > "originality" and her self-importance. I love her work because during the > 1970s she really excelled in matching words to music. Even Mingus is a work > of genius. But in terms of harmony, there is nothing in Joni's music that > would have seemed strange in the 16th century. The 14th century would have > found her music very conservative. > After Shadows and Light, try as I have since I joined the list, I find her > albums tiresome and strained, with the partial exception of Night Ride Home > (three cuts) and Turbulent Indigo (two). >
What a brave man you are roberto! I pretty much think the same in regard to your first sentence.(here we would suggest she is 'up herself') Don't know anything about the middle part regarding centuries ago. Disagree with you about her later work. I love it, with NRH and TI being among my faves. You know, one of the things i really miss about pre-internet is not knowing much, if anything, about Joni or Carly. They were an enigma to me and therefore I could hold them up and have my own little fantasy about them. Now I can't. I really miss that. Knwoing so much has taken the shine off them for me. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.370 / Virus Database: 205 - Release Date: 05/06/02
