Scott wrote: > Again - I've enjoyed the posts. Particulary the ones that > don't have NJC > in the subject heading.
Hi Scott, and thanks for sharing your thoughts on T'log. While I'm less than blown away with it, I appreciate it for what it is, and hope that Joni still has some things left to say to us in the future. We need intelligent songwriters now more than ever! In regards to the "NJC" comment, just in case you don't know you can select an option that will automatically weed out those messages. People sometimes slip and forget to use NJC, but for the most part it works pretty well. I also enjoyed your "20 performances" list. I was surprised to see "Tea Leaf" there as I for the life of me find nothing of value in that song whatsoever. So if you feel like it, I'd be interested to know what you appreciate about it. Not so I can disagree, but rather so maybe I can listen for what you're hearing. I won't list 20, but among my favorites: Black Crow from Shadows & Light Down to You (sung with the perfect amount of emotional commitment/detachment, this song just sends me to another place) Woodstock from Canadaigua, NY 1983 (she gets carried off with the audience and just keeps jamming that closing riff for 6 minutes or so...very cool) Both Sides Now, Atlanta 98 (because I was there and was totally surprised and reduced to a puddle of whimpering goo) Little Green/Circle Game, Philadelphia Folk Festival 1968 (an amazing medley where she intertwines these two songs, mixing the joys of watching a child grow older with the sorrows of giving up those joys before they're even experienced - a revelation of a performance). Anyway, welcome, thanks for stepping out and speaking up. Bob NP: Ani, "Joyful Girl"
