The biggest "takeaway" point I get so far from "TRAVELOGUE" is that the Master is back.
She's not throwing up mis-shapen, skewed letters in place of artwork (as she did for 'hits'.) Her creativity is very much intact. The fact that she hasn't recorded new songs doesn't matter. The painting is freakin' burgeoning. It lives. And that, is the best news in several years. Buzzing for days, Lama P.S. Listening to "TRAVELOGUE" at full volume at close range on the big stereo, it sounds a little like we are in the balcony, about 4 rows back. Joni's very close to the listener, at the lip of the balcony and the orchestra is much further away, below on stage. There's a close/far tension going on that I'm learning to love. Now that I've "found" that metaphor, that image to understand it, I really like it. Yahoo! Mail Plus Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
