Wait 'til she does her album of Xmas songs...I'm not making this
up, either...her plan as of last year was to do two more orchestral
projects, the first of originals, the 2nd of "Xmas" stuff- apparently
something like "River" would qualify because it mentions "Xmas"
once. She has referred to it as her "Have Yourself a Dreary
Little Xmas" album. I would be elated if she dropped the idea-
but I reckon Joni will do what she damn well wants to.
As far as Joni doing BSN for the money, I doubt if it has made
any...she financed it herself...went to England to hire out an
orchestra...I don't think it has sold more than 300,000 copies-
figure in record co. promotion, touring....she may be eating through
a straw for awhile!
RR , who has played BSN twice and has no immediate plans to
play it again....
Nuriel Tobias wrote:
> 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.
> Joni is singing love-songs to no-one. Listening to this album feels like a visit to
>a children's theme-park (whose theme is LOVE), lacking even a single exciting ride.
>Is it possible that after all we have gone through with Joni, we wind up with heap of
>sentimental cliches, lyrically on a par with the crassest pop music on offer in every
>record shop?
> It seems that the several last years of rubbing shoulders with the American
>entertainment bourgoise, and recieving their accolades and honors, have finally
>gotten to Joni: Both Sides Now is a Christmas gift for the self-indulgent classes, to
>sing along to as they hanker for the Good Old Days.
>
> Nuriel
