CONGRATULATIONS JONI!!! <<I almost felt sorry for Joni, so much class in the midst of such a trailer trash production...>> Yeah, this is exactly how I felt. After one-half hour watching this program I could take no more and had to go to my room and listen to Mark Knopfler's "Sailing to Philadelphia" which I just bought a couple days ago and love. Yes I love music, but the Grammy's -- Forget It! I was with Joni in spirit though and so glad she won-- maybe it will be part of a Video Tree someday?? By the way I wonder why Mark Knopfler's album was not nominated for any major awards--it is such an excellent record, imo. It seems to have been ignored all around--though I have been hearing "What it is" on the radio lately. I was glad to hear that U2 won. I was never a huge fan of their's, but I think ATYCLB is a fantastic, mature pop/rock album, my favorite of last year and I think the best they've ever made. One thing I like is the stream of positivism that comes across in their lyrics now. It is really much easier to write a sad, melancholy melody that touches peoples souls than it is to write a happy positive song without sounding sappy and cornball. In that way "It's a Beautiful Day" is a triumph, and strangely courageous in today's rock world. And "New York" is the best song about the bad apple since Lou Reed's "Dirty Boulevard". Jeff NP: Mark Knopfler "Baloney Again"
