I can't stand being silent any longer.I need to put the other point of
view:I far prefer Joni when she's not trying to sing jazz or a jazz-related
genre.I love folk/pop/rock and regret that she has totally abandoned this
style of singing and playing.It doesn't surprise me at all that her most
successful commercial period in the early 70's dried up with the issue of
Hejira.HOSL is an outstanding album,but I agree with many other JMDLers that
it takes a while to get into a lot of the tracks.Joni made it hard for her
original fan base to follow her and by abandoning melody on HEJIRA she
switched off millions I'm sure.
I am saddened by the very low ranking given to Chelsea Morning on the poll
vote.It's such a beautiful,cheerful,simple song with so much hope
for the future.Hilary Clinton may have dreadful taste in men,but her musical
taste is spot on.
So for anyone else who likes great melody as well as incomparable lyrics,
for those who like me live ,die and breathe Joni Mitchell and bore all
friends and family rigid with my obsession ......yes,it is possible to be
like that and still proclaim a dislike of most jazz and still love
Joni.Sorry if that upsets most people on the list,but I feel it's important
to put the other point of view from time to time.
Here are my homemade CD's which I have given to many non-Joni music lovers
and many have been amazed by by the depth and richness of her music:
CD1
Chelsea Morning
BYT
Carey
California
Woman of Heart and Mind
River
For Free
Circle Game(live)
Rainy Night House
The Last Time I Saw Richard
All I Want
A Case Of You
Morning Morningtown
In France They Kiss on Main Street
Edith and the Kingpin
Court and Spark
Free Man in Paris
Car on a Hill
Woodstock(live)
CD2
Harry's House
Impossible Dreamer
Sex Kills
The Reoccurring Dream
BSN
Shadows and Light
Lakota
Little Green
The Arrangement
Woodstock - Matthews Southern Comfort
Wild Things Fast
Underneath the Streetlight
Love
Help Me
Chinese Cafe
BSN - Judy Collins
Urge For Going
If Joni were willing to play some of these songs on guitar/piano unplugged
it would show her true brilliance to a much wider audience.What a shame it
can never happen now that her voice has changed so much.
CBros
NPCorrs-Talk on Corners
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