In a message dated 21/06/01 23:50:33 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< It seems obvious that Madamme Mitchell's motivation for releasing the
preposterous "Both Sides Now" is purely dental: the old lady of the canyon
needs cash to finance her extensive oral treatments. Otherwise one could not
explain how an artist who was once appreciated for innovation and for
demanding the utmost from herself would hand us this ragbag of geriatric
love-songs. >>
Good heavens, Nuriel - send for the flak shields now! My take on this is
that I don't listen to it now, and some of my own reservations about the
project still hold firm as far as I'm concerned. I think the arrangements
are stunning, and yet I don't feel Joni's voice is suited to the songs, and
it seems light years away from her best work.
I don't agree about her motivation for embarking on the project - I think she
fancies herself as an interpreter of standards, and only hope that she loses
that notion and cops a lesson from Dylan's amazing comeback with Time Out Of
Mind.
Azeem in London
