Bob writes: > > Of course, my Mom ALSO told me that if you can't say something nice about > someone, don't say anything at all, so maybe I should just leave poor ol' > CMIAR be. >
Hi Bob....Well I gotta say I really rather dig parts of CMIAR, primarily because of the breathy quality of Joni's singing. I love Beat of Black Wings, Reoccurring Dream (maybe because they were both on the first Joni album I heard - Misses) and Corrina, Corrina I have a lot of time for. But the stand out, for me, has to be Secret Place. That's a killer song in every way; simple but interesting and effective chords, not unlike Night Ride Home, with those add-2's......and what groovy drumming too. By the way, I think Otis and Marlena could be excellent with orchestra. I think we might be surprised by the orchestrations. Who's to say the whole ensemble will be performing on every track? Much of the album could in fact be smaller chamber arrangements. Tom np: Steely Dan "The Fez"
