At 12:04 PM -0500 2/7/01, Mike Hicks wrote:
>I agree with you totally. Every Jone release is special, but Hejira
>is a unique gem.
For me, Hejira was a hard album to get into. Back in my earlier JMDL days,
I stated openly that i didn't get. It's grown on me a lot, so my opinion
had turned on it. There is an hypnotic quality to it that I had to sit
through a few times to appreciate. The darker sounds of Jaco's bass is
bothpart of the hypnosis and what took me a long time to get used to. I'm
not sure I'm completely sold on Jaco's contribution, but then I'm a
tasteless philistine worthy of little more than being stoned. :)
But, yes, it's a set of great songs. I guess it's still growing on me.
-Neil
can't really pick a favorite Joni album
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