Laurent a ecrit: > Hi all, > Here it is, the first article about Travelogue in France. A very very good > article from Nick Kent in "Libiration". I hope you all can read french ;-) > http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=68811#
Here's my attempt at a translation: Travelogue Joni Mitchell just turned 59 and has chosen this moment to officially announce the she will not record again. She explains that she can no longer support the dishonesty and greed of the record companies and the music industry in general, and prefers to concentrate on her other gift, painting. However you interpret it, this declaration is a very bad omen for the future of popular music in which, over the last thirty-five years, Mitchell has shown herself to be a vital link, the equivalent of Dylan and Cohen as a lyricist, and an inspired goldsmith of sublime melodies. Travelogue (a 2 CD collection of 22 of her favorite compositions rearranged and rerecorded with a full symphony orchestra) comes across as her swan song: a disc of thrilling beauty, an impeccable tour de force and a demonstration of the timelessness of Mitchell and her songs. Drawn from every period of her career, these songs, interpreted in a marvelous voice haloed by wisdom and maturity, include too many highlights to name only one. Drop everything and buy this CD at once, in the hopes that it will make her change her mind. Rick (who only had to use Larousse 3 times to translate this and is pretty proud of himself.)
