> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 01:43:43 EDT
> Subject: Re: Confessions and Joni's Best Albums
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> There was a lesson in humility I learned there, that I hope to share with the
> JMDL'er who asserted (as I recall - I deleted the digest, and have forgotten
> his name - nothing personal) that he did not think that Blue was among Joni's
> best albums, and that he has played it at most 5 times (perhaps that was an
> exaggeration, but even so...) Based on my experience above, it is possible
> that 5 times is not enough of a try. And if he considers that so many of her
> real fans (note the album poll here) and her casual fans (note the VH1 all
> time greatest album poll) rank it so highly, it is possible that exercising
> the virtue of humility by listening to it a few more times will prove
> rewarding for him. It certainly has been for me, as now I have been enjoying
> THOSL, DJRD, S&L and all of her 90's stuff. Only 4 more to really explore
> (Mingus and the 80's triad). Lucky me.
>
This must describe me. I confess. Blue has not done it for me. I
continue to gather Joni albums on cd except for this one. (I only
have a cassette for this) I will give it another try and another, but
I think it's the fullness in musicianship that I really started
liking with her music. I'm not a Joan Baez fan, and I like Judy
Collins some. I need the fullness of surrounding musicianship with a
group-sounding effort in most cases. This doesn't explain my
passionate love for For the Roses. This was a pretty simple album
musically compared to her stuff after this. This is a big exception.
There are others. Karla Bonhoff comes to mind. Simple and beautiful
music as does Nanci Griffith. I think maybe I wasn't into previous
folk style music early on. I'm and old rock and roller so this may
also have some bearing on my taste. However, I will give Blue some
more time now that I have read your deal.
Mike
