Stephen in beautiful Vancouver wrote: >Steve- hang on to those loonies for your next trip to Vanc. I will! I'm ready to come back! >Misles of Aisles is still one of my most played JMs. I do agree that some >of the Tom Scott sound is a bit dated now. But is was a brilliant sound- >he and Joni- @ the time. Yes, I agree. And C & S and the MOA tour gave Joni the widest exposure she's ever had, before or since, so that was a plus. >I find the Blade/Isham et al, the perfect backing for JM. Absolutely! And Bob M. wrote: >I wouldn't want to confuse a well-placed, well-executed solo with >showing >off. One of the highlights of the show in Atlanta was Greg >Liesz' rockin' >solo on Black Crow. Right! But I did not think the LA Express solos served Joni's songs that well - I felt they were soloing because it was their turn, or whatever. >The band that said "Listen to ME" was her '79 band, not that that >was a >bad thing because it was a group of virtuosos, but they all >had their solo >sections and everything. I'll go along with that. >And where does her '83 road band fit into the picture? Uh-oh! I can't remember that outfit too well. I do remember that that was the last tour I saw Joni play dulcimer on. :) -- ######################################################## Steve Dulson Costa Mesa CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The Tinker's Own" http://www.tinkersown.com "Southern California Dulcimer Heritage" http://members.aol.com/scdulcimer/ "The Living Tradition Concert Series" http://www.thelivingtradition.org/
