That is a shame. I like her oldest stuff the best. I don't think it's at all willowy or wispy. She takes a great deal of chances. STAS is on a level way beyond the folk or protest genre of that time, at least what I've heard of it, especially for a female solo artist. Plus STAS is a concept album. The songs form a diary. It's not just a collection of singles. Plus having just heard this for the first time a couple of weeks ago, it stands the test of time. It also seems to me that she just keeps doing the same thing throughout her career, putting poetry to music and making song. I think this is why she is able to work into different styles and genres because the concept is just what she does naturally as a journalist and musician, she just works with a different set of palettes and brushes. The heart and soul is the same, timeless. If you think about it very few "folk" artists have been able to do this if any. Oh well, music critics are the worst and as an artist one should never read the press. The only bigger scums of the earth other than music scribes are A&R men. Bad news travels fast, Ted
NP: Lou Reed "Rock And Roll" -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark or Travis Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 8:03 PM To: Little Bird; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Joni, then and now they > criticized her for not being that willowy, wispy Joni > of days gone by. I think that's what Joni resents. And well she should and has every right to. Mark E in Seattle
