hi kerry -- thanks for the suggestions and enthusiasm.
i don't really know what i meant by RLJ is in my mind
"too close to joni." i liked "chuck e.'s in love"
and i've read so many good reviews of RLJ (um, and
some semi-sub-conscious ones--hi, wally!), that i suppose
i just need to check her out myself.
i guess what i meant was that i somehow lumped RLJ into
the close-to-JM-but-not-close-enough category, knowing
(IMO) that no one compares to the musicianship, lyrics,
and passion that i love in joni's work. and i guess
because they are close contemporaries. and look somewhat
alike. and because the "public" seems to confuse them
once in a while. and because i like to think of joni
as transcending any and all kinds of CATEGORIES, and
because i suppose i like to think of myself as loving
MUSIC, not a certain kind of category (women folk singers
of a certain era...).
OK, so all these reasons don't add up -- just thought
i'd toss them out there. they seem silly after i look
at them!
so, i should go get the "chuck e." record, or POP POP
which the press was raving about.
thanks for pushing me to think further!
(and thanks to everyone who posted suggestions to me
today -- much, much appreciated. phew--this is the most
i've JMDL'ed in a while!)
--emily
