Ron - just delurking to reassure you that you are not alone in putting s&l
right up there in the 'favourite album' stakes. This was the album that got
me into Joni in the first place, (I came to Her Siquombness rather late).
For the most part, I prefer studio albums to live albums, but not in this
case. Joni and the Metheny/Pastorius/Brecker/Mayes/Alias band bring the
Mingus tracks to glittering life, and the whole 'In France They Kiss On Main
Street' to 'Hejira' sequence is pure magic to me.
For years I wanted, but couldn't get hold of, the video of the album. Then
finally a couple of years ago it was released again. I went out and bought a
new VCR that could play NTSC videos, and paid the high price/import
duties/VAT on the tape, only to lose both the video and the VCR within a
couple of months in a burglary. Didn't stop going out and getting another
VCR and another copy of the video though! I reckon I have spent about 300
pounds just to be able to watch S&L on video, but no matter - I'll love it
'til my dying day.
The top 10 joni song poll that started this thread is a pretty good
representation of my favourite tracks -even though I hadn't voted myself.
The Last Time I Saw Richard is definitely up there for me. It seems to
encapsulate so much of what Joni's life has been about. The way she often
contrasts the way her own life has turned out with others that she knows/has
known - Song For Sharon is another one that comes to mind in that way. I
love her piano playing on 'The Last Time' also. She has such a beautiful
touch, right down to the slight pause before the very last chord of the
song, and the voicing of the chord and the weight are so perfect. I often
end up straining to listen to the very end of the die-away of that chord,
hanging on as long as I can to the moment.
Makes the hairs go up on the back of my neck just thinking about it!
atb,
Martin. In London.
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> Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 12:16:41 +0200
> From: "Greer, Ron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: jonis best album/s&l lyrics
>
> hi
>
> i really find it impossible to believe that in all the talk about "best"
> albums, no one has mentioned shadows & light
>
> am i in a minority of 1 on this??
