> Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 10:51:42 -0500
> From: mags <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Mike Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: The top 10 Joni songs...
> what about Blue and Turbulent Indigo as well as Don Juans Wreckless Daughter and in
> this particular CD, I am drawn to Paprika Plains..what a magnificent body of work
> that song is in and of itself.
>
> Mags
All of these you mentioned had their moments, but none of these are
as solid throughout as the ones I mentioned, in my opinion of course.
I can count on one hand the number of times Blue has graced my
turntable and cassette deck. When I taped my favorite songs off lp's
all of Hejira and Court were definitely on there, as was most of For
the Roses and Hissing. I have to pick and choose with the rest, even
though I own all of them on cd now. Even bought the BSN promo
package cd, and rarely ever play it. I will continue to buy
everything she ever does knowing full well it can never eclipse that
period in the 70's.
Mike
>
> Mike Hicks wrote:
>
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 09:56:47 EDT
> > > Subject: Re: The top 10 Joni songs...
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > > In a message dated 5/4/01 8:30:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > And I don't think I'm in the minority, either, than while Joni has
> > > > continued to put out good music, nothing after Hejira measures up to
> > > > anything
> > > >
> > >
> > > For me, TI ranks up there with the very best of Joni's (or anyone's for that
> > > matter) work. The emotional intensity--the sense of desperation--that she
> > > captures in Sunny Sunday is, IMHO, unmatched in any other song. And the
> > > poetry of Sire Of Sorrow matches that of Hejira (my favorite song and LP). I
> > > feel TI is a true masterpiece: it comes from the perspective of an older
> > > woman than what we hear on the albums from Blue thru Hejira, and while it may
> > > be "darker" than some like, it captures emotions as strongly as any of Joni's
> > > works. I have always been drawn to Joni's work because she hits a chord in
> > > me--I respond to her music and lyrics on a visceral level (I can't always
> > > explain what she touches off in me, but she always brings up intense
> > > feelings).
> > >
> > > Stephen
> >
> > You are right. If anyone could pull it off at this point of a career
> > it would be Joni. I guess aerosmith fans could say the same of them
> > now. Still, for me song for song, Hejira wins. Joni has more than a
> > couple masterpieces. Mine are FTR, Court, Hissing, and Hejira.
> > Outside of Blue, this may be the favorites by many others on the
> > list. To me, this body of work is nearly unmatched by anyone I can
> > think of. (Of course their are some in my opinion that come
> > close...Yes, Genesis, Beatles, Hendrix, Stones, Jefferson Airplane,
> > CSNY, Tull, and early Steve Miller Band had it's moments .) And when
> > you think about it, 4 albums is one heck of a body of work. Am I
> > leaving any out?
> >
> > Mike
>
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