I agree with Kakki (so what else is new?) that Joni's "Miles Of Aisles" is a
good record. I think it's solid mainstream pop. The musicians are as good
as anyone on albums of the day by JT, & Carole King. It's telling that MOA
comes up short _in retrospect_. When comparing it to the level of S&L,
HOSL, and Hejira, yeah, it's not there. Tom Scott comes up short in
comparison to Wayne Shorter. Yeah. Absolutely. But in a way, so what?
It's almost a no-brainer to agree with that statement. I also agree that
Tom's contribution "worked" better in the studio than on the live album.
I still like MOA more than some earlier, studio albums that will remain
nameless. :) The fact that she attained higher highs doesn't diminish MOA,
to me. The glass is *more* than half full.
Happy today,
Lama
