Azeem wrote: > Subject: Travelogue - thumbs down I'm afraid > > Oh dear! I was kind of dreading this. I finally bought it today and am > playing disc one as I type this. Her voice isn't in as bad shape as I'd > feared (then again I'd imagined a deathly croak, perhaps as an insurance > policy, knowing that it couldn't be quite that shot) - but I still find it > painful to listen to. Joni's voice sounds parched and exhausted, and I'm not > hearing this marvellously expressive instrument that others have been > hearing. ........
> Azeem in London, dismayed to find that my main reaction at the end of disc > one was relief that it was over. > Hello Azeem, Allow me to congratulate you for your courage to express your feelings. I also posted some negative reactions (although not as drastic as yours) and based on the off-list mails I've received we're not alone, except that many are afraid to go on-list for fear of alienating JMDLers. Laurent
