But I would say that while Joni's high register is certainly in full > evidence on STAS, she does go for some lower notes on this record that she > doesn't seem to approach on Clouds. Matter of fact, I didn't get this > record until the late 90's, and the IMMEDIATE thing that I noticed were the > low notes like right off the bat when she sings "painted the pastel walls > BROWN" on IHAK.
What about 'Tin Angel', the very first cut? Those "varnished weeds in window jars" sounds close to the depth of those pastel walls to my ears. Or the first lines of 'I Think I Understand'? "Daylight falls upon the path/the forest falls behind." Joni does go into her upper register on STAS but for some reason it doesn't sound as thin or screechy as some of LOTC and Blue. I don't know if it's how she sang or how it was recorded but the voice is much more soothing, softer sounding somehow on STAS. To me, anyway. Mark E in Seattle
