--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it struck > me, > as it has in the past, that it isn't the fact that > music > critics (mostly male) don't like some stuff (they're > entitled; and I dont like DED or CMIARS much, > myself) > that upsets me -- its the VITRIOL with which they > attack Joni. What is it about her that brings this > out > in reviewers? I'm still thinking this through. I > have my > theories, but I'd like to know yours.
My theory is fairly simple and I don't usually jump to these conclusions this easily, but I am pretty sure that her being a woman has a lot to do with it. Most of the "rock" reviewers are male. Most of the popular "rock" artists are male. Joni has crossed boundaries that few composers ever do successfully (that is few do it successfully AND she has done it successfully - and by success, I'm not talking about fame and fortune because there are many who are more famous and many who've made a lot more money than Joni has; but rather the success of being looked up to and respected by so many in the music industry. Who in popular music today (whether you love 'em or hate 'em) has NOT said that Joni influenced them? And a lot of people hate that. Is it jealousy? Is it "tall poppy syndrome"? Maybe she's perceived as being too big for her britches, so people want to cut her down to size. I think this rankles some people all the more because she's female. ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
