Bob wrote:
> As far as Tributes go, the JMDL put out FIFTEEN CD's worth of tribute in
> 2000!! Way to go gang! No way we'll be able to top that in '01! Not to
> mention the TNT Tribute CD, not to mention The Howling Wolf show which I
AM
> STILL PATIENTLY WAITING ON!!! ;~) Also, the "I Came Upon A Child of God"
CD
> which has shipped to me but I haven't gotten it yet.
For the record, I wasn't belittling the Tribute CD's in any way when I said
I'd like to see the "official" version! Bob has done a great job, I'm just
curious to see how these artists handle the songs in a studio, rather than a
concert setting, ie. the TNT show (which I haven't seen or heard either)!
> As for the Christmas album, I for one hope it DOESN'T happen (at least not
> at the expense of something else). After all, she's got "River" and
> "Facelift" and that's about it. "Gift of The Magi" would be great to hear,
> but there's no way she's going to 'resurrect' a song she never recorded in
> the first place. The line "Christmas is sparkling out on Carol's lawn"
> doesn't make "Chinese Cafe" a Christmas song. So what would we get? I
doubt
> that she would record songs of a highly sacred nature, and please God NOT
> the Hallelujah chorus! ;~)
My way of thinking is, any Joni is good Joni, and while of course I'd rather
have a whole album of originals, I won't turn up my nose at any new release
Joni sees fit to make! And since she's made mention of this Xmas album
several times, I thought it was far more likely than a new original album.
In actual fact I agree with Bob, and don't think we'll see anything next
year (more's the pity) but it's nice to hope!
Hell
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