Bob wrote: >I'll say this about Beck, he's a big Joni fan as we all know and as he openly professes.
I vaguely remember somewhere Joni giving him a thumbs up, too. I'll try to find the reference. >I never had been a fan but this is one superb record. I've had an open ear on him for awhile and thought there was some real good potential there. He's a "local boy" here so I was rooting for him. > It blends some of the raw emotion of "Blue" with the audio landscaping/textures of "Hejira". This is amazing, Bob - have you been corresponding with Robert Hilburn?! ;-) Here is what Hilburn wrote in the L.A. Times "an album so poignant and naked that it may eventually rank with such haunting exorcisms as Joni Mitchell's "Blue" and Neil Young's "Tonight's the Night." (When I read this I kind of felt Hilburn was giving a little nod to Joni to make up for not putting her on his list this year ;-) It is going on my shopping list. Kakki
