Cassy wrote:
> It's just my opinion, but I always felt that Larry Klein thought so
> highly of Joni's composing that he, like us, couldn't understand her
> lack of commercial success... (read record sales). I believe that it
> was his intention to direct her into a more commercial appeal to the
> masses and may have influenced her approach to her music in that
> light. Joni strikes me as a woman who gives her all to her music, her
> man, life in general and I am convinced Larry greatly influenced her
> approach to her music during their time as "lovers" but that his
> motives were to make her appeal to a broader audience.
I agree and think his motives were very well-intentioned. And to be fair to
him, I think he/they succeeded on many levels because there are a number of
people on the list who absolutely love the 80s Joni music. I love most of
the songs from the 80s albums myself, but each one as a totality didn't
knock me away in like most of her others did on the first or fifitieth
listen. I always felt like a part of her was being "diluted" or "altered" or
something on them - guess I'm just a purist or maybe a Joni provincialist
;-) I think she's just too unique for attempts at a new "packaging" by
others. Geffen's lack of real promotion didn't help the situation, either.
Kakki
