hi
sit down bob we're talking about her album covers :-) (btw i have to agree with the person who dissed the cc version of byt - it was refreshing to hear at first but its getting so much play here ive grown sick of it) anyhow -- the album which best describes the contents to me is ded. joni getting ripped at by those dogs larry klein & all them other guest artists. (gee - guess you can tell im a cat person :-) joni trying to look trendy & poppy but just looking garish & horrible & grotesque. sorry mack - i really loved your posts while you were getting into this album. youve inspired me to really make an effort & keep trying - but the only track that gets me is "smokin" - something adventurous & original & doesnt take itself too seriously. love cranking this one up loud - but i gotta wonder what the neighbours think!!!!.... i just get this overwhelming impression of schizophrenia from the album. joni's contribution is great. larry's is just plain boring cliched pop (ok - im assuming a lot here cause i dont know that thats how it really was) - they just dont belong together. listen to the music on some tracks and theres this cheezy pop sound - tho to be quite honest with a couple of nice embellishments. and youre waiting for madonna with some cheesy pop performance and lyrics (with crotch grabbing on the video????). suddenly you get jonis classy performance & everything clashes. try as she might to fit in, and i get the impression she genuinely did try - she cant. thats a *good* thing.... gets my vote as the album that really needs re-recording. i think the songs there could be great if joni were let lose without any interference. but hey - ill keep trying...... ron np - ani - 1999.06.22
