Azeem wrote:
> > Subject: Travelogue - thumbs down I'm afraid

--- Laurent Olszer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 
> Allow me to congratulate you for your courage to
> express your feelings.  

Ditto from me, Azeem. Your posts are always thoughtful
and thought-provoking and you have a right to express
your views without fear. Who knows? You may yet change
your mind. The first time I heard any of the songs I
was kind of disappointed but the whole thing grew on
me after a while, and this could happen with you (or
maybe not.)

I'm still back and forth and up and down on
Travelogue. Some pieces I love, others I skip over
every time; still others I like one day, don't like
the next. I find the overall pace too slow in many
places or for too long a period. I find myself
skipping over the very popular songs. I'm afraid I'm
not much of a fan of Woodstock or The Circle Game in
any incarnation. I think I've just heard them both too
often. I don't mind the Travelogue version of
Woodstock, but I skip The Circle Game every time. I
don't care much for the song, now that I'm past 20,
and it just takes too long (feet dragging to slow the
circles down.) I can't take this version of "For the
roses" either - I think I love Joni's guitar too much
on that to settle for anything else.

On the other hand, Flat Tires is one I never cared for
before, but I love the new version - I think it may be
my favourite piece on the whole album. Same with
Justice/Just Ice. It didn't do much for me before, but
I like this one. If I'm in a particularly depressed
mood and listen to Travelogue, I just end up crying my
eyes out anyway, so listening to it a lot probably
ain't a good idea. Not that it's depressing, but I do
find it emotionally draining when I'm feeling weak.


=====
Catherine
Toronto

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