Thought I'd surface from lurkdom and say hello, I've been trying to keep up with the JMDL since last Oct. Joined a few weeks before Travelogue came out. Really enjoy all your comments. You guys have turned me on to Kyle Eastwwod, Rickie Lee, Ute Lemper and WFUV which I now listen to at work. Thanks! Also thanks to Lama and Bob for making copies for me.
I started listening to Joni after watching her PBS concert in 69, ran out and bought Clouds. I've bought every one since but I must admit I did "loose" Joni after Mingus! I would buy the albums as they came out listen a few times and shelve them, except for NRH and CMIARS. Then BSN came out. I had already started listening to Billie Holiday, Ella and Frank (now who would have thought that 20 years ago!) BSN just knocked me out. Funny, this is the album I had waited for all those years, yet if I heard it 20 years ago I wouldn't have liked it. I had read in Rolling Stone that Joan wanted to do 2 more orchestral albums. I waited ... and waited... I lowered my expectations knowing it couldn't be as good as BSN, much to my surprize I loved it. I think it's the greatest! I've read all your comments and I understand where some of you are coming from with the smoking and changes in her voice. It still sounds beautiful to me! More expressive than ever. Anyway... Travelogue has inspired me to relisten to some of the albums I shelved years ago. I'm rediscovering Joni all over again. What a great place to be! I think I'll go watch WOHAM for the third time... Wil
